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Kavinsky – Nighcall / Pacific Coast (Records Makers)

Posted in Cut The Noize on April 1st, 2010 by alt

There have been much rumors about a new release from French artist Kavinsky since weeks.

Finally the wait is over as we bring you now the new single ‘Nightcall’ from Kavinsky that represents the sensual, epic and romantic French sound like never before.

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.

On the other side, Kavinsky has produced the fantastic ‘Pacific Coast Highway’. This track really taps into the Kavinsky story as a voiceover narrates a high-speed ghost-car chase on the freeway. Kavinsky’s trademark arpeggiated 80’s sound forms the stylish backdrop to a thrilling pursuit the cops haven’t a chance in hell of winning.

The remix package for this release comes courtesy of secretive and emblematic figures. Nightcall gets a rework by the mysterious Dustin Nguyen. The sensuous vibe of the original gets sped-up for dancefloors around the world by one of the finest French talents to emerge in recent years.

Our package includes a very special rework by Breakbot who delivered one of the finest pieces of disco charged music with ´Baby I´m Yours´.

‘Pacific Coast Highway’ gets a treatment by the enigmatic Jackson, the true hero of the French electro sound of the last decade. The avante-garde producer, signed to Warp, transforms the original chase into a sprawling, drawn-out nine-minute epic that is pure high-octane.

Kavinsky died in a car crash in 1986, whilst driving his beloved Testarossa. He re-appeared as a zombie in 2005, with his 12-inch, Teddy Boy. Since then, he has shown up all around the globe, playing his music to fellow humans. Crowds gathered to witness the miracle: despite being dead, Kavinsky was still alive. In 2007, he released his second 12-inch, ‘1986’. 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. After discovering the world with his red eyes, Kavinsky retreated to his base camp to work on his debut album.

Now, the zombie is striking back. After months of studio work on his forthcoming album, he & Paris´ finest Record Makers have decided to release ‘Nightcall’ as an apéritif. Sit back, enjoy and get ready for the main course…

The single will be launched at a very special party hosted by ‘Together’ on 23rd April at the Coronet in London with some more of France’s finest on show: Uffie and Cassius

Nightcall