On the other side, Kavinsky has produced the fantastic 'Pacific Coast Highway'. The song was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk and mixed by SebastiAn and finds the spooky, distorted, zombie vocals of Kavinsky perfectly counterbalanced by the sultry purr of CSS’ front kitten Lovefoxxx. The single ‘Nightcall’ is composed of 4 tracks that represent the sensual, epic and romantic French sound like never before. After discovering the world with his red eyes, Kavinsky retreated to his base camp to work on his debut album. This is when his French robot mates in Daft Punk invited him to join their Alive’ Tour, and A-Trak put together an American Tour in his now repaired Testarossa. Crowds gathered to witness the miracle: despite being dead, Kavinsky was still alive. Since then, he has shown up all around the globe, playing his music to fellow humans. He re-appeared as a zombie in 2005, with his 12-inch, Teddy Boy. Kavinsky died in a car crash in 1986, whilst driving his beloved Testarossa. Now Kavinksy emerges from this late-night haze with the helping of friends, bearing a collection of covers, remixes, and second takes for yet another drive through the midnight hours.
Since the film’s September release, this single’s Youtube video has climbed to over 7 million views, and has been on repeat across an expanse of playlists, always fueling the after-after party with the slow burn of glossed synth echoes. A perfect taster for his forthcoming album, “Nightcall” proves that the French still lead the way when it comes to making sensual and romantic pop tinged house music.Nicolas Winding Refn’s recent film, “Drive” operates on a level of cool that's hard to articulate with just words it takes a snippet from the movie, take the opening credits backed by Kavinksy’s ‘Nightcall’, to really grasp it’s effortless debonair. This time French avant-garde producer Jackson provides the remix, turning Kavinsky’s effort into an epic 9 minute drama befitting of the story it sets out to tell. This time, the retro influenced sound charts the drama of a ghost car evading police officers on the highway. “Pacific Coast Highway” is another Kavinsky original, again telling its own story. The remix comes from Dustin N’guyen who keeps the vibe of the original but adds a heavier kick and more powerful drops. Talking directly to each other, the dialogue adds to the ballad dynamic of the production. The track is part organic, part robotic with CSS’s Lovefoxx (who is also Kavinsky’s girlfriend, for the benefit of those who like their reviews to come with salacious gossip) providing the organic vocals whilst Kavinsky himself adds the robotic parts. “Nightcall,” produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (one half of Daft Punk) keeps the underlying pop aesthetic of French electro and adds a slower, housier beat. Evoking the sensual, epic and romantic feel that we have come to know from the Teddy Boy, this is Kavinsky’s chance to be recognised as of the same stature as fellow Frenchmen Justice, SebastiAn and Mr Oizo. Kavinsky returns from the dead with his latest offering on Record Makers, “Nightcall”.
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