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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

  • Summary: The concept behind the full-length debut release from the French house producer Vincent Belorgay is how a man who crashed his Ferrari Testarossa in 1986, arises as a zombie in 2006 to make music and race cars.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Apr 1, 2013
    80
    With Outrun on the books, Kavinsky has firmly defined himself as a musician capable of forming, and then effectively nailing, an overarching concept of artistic vision.
  2. Feb 25, 2013
    80
    It’s not perfect--a couple of tracks slightly overdo the asthmatic-sounding compression--but mainly it’s a really impressively consistent and well-structured listen, and definitely worth the wait.
  3. Feb 26, 2013
    80
    There's a grandeur and purity of intent to the whole doofy concept that prove hard to resist. For Kavinsky, B-grade electronic '80s gunk is rocket fuel, and it makes Outrun soar.
  4. Feb 26, 2013
    70
    Perhaps the most rousingly, entertainingly, ridiculously dumb record that 2013 will have to offer.
  5. Mar 13, 2013
    70
    Once you’ve finished Kavinsky’s OutRun, you’ll want to buckle up and ride again.
  6. Mar 6, 2013
    70
    The main reasons to drop a quarter into this video game on wax (or digital download) are the sexy robot song "Nightcall" (which was featured prominently in the film Drive), the dubsteppy victory theme "Protovision," and the assurance that no matter what cool bits of the present are employed, the fetishizing of that 16-bit swagger will remain solid and inspired.
  7. Under The Radar
    Mar 22, 2013
    50
    Too much of Kavinsky's debut LP is overly repetitive, and little of it leaves any lasting impact. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.100]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Aug 20, 2015
    10
    This is, without any doubt, one of the (if not the) best electronic album of the most recent years. Kavinsky can easily be compared to theThis is, without any doubt, one of the (if not the) best electronic album of the most recent years. Kavinsky can easily be compared to the level of Daft Punk. Really looking forward to his future projects. Expand
  2. Feb 26, 2013
    10
    This makes NO SENSE but this album reminds me of the FEELING I get when listening to Rage Against The Machine. Does that make sense? No.This makes NO SENSE but this album reminds me of the FEELING I get when listening to Rage Against The Machine. Does that make sense? No. But I liked that feeling. And so I'm giving this album a 10/10 review. Because I love RATM. Expand
  3. Apr 9, 2018
    9
    Where was my love t synth born. Where I met with synth and add new genre to my music taste.