Kavinsky has toured alongside Daft Punk, The Rapture, Justice, and SebastiAn in 2007.
In addition to his music career he has also appeared in several films including Steak, directed by longtime friend Mr. Oizo, who appears on Ed Banger label. The SebastiAn remix of Testarossa Autodrive off the 1986 EP is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
Kavinsky's production style is very visceral and reminiscent of video game music and film soundtracks of the 80s.
Pacific Coast Highway
Kavinsky Lyrics
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Well, things are about to get a whole lot stranger.
This mysterious driver tricks cops into thinking he's about to pull over, then all hell breaks loose.
His moves are still baffling to the police as he swerves all over the road, driving like a man possessed.
In just a moment he's going to make a turn into the twilight zone. Watch.
But in the blink of an eye the driver comes into view again.
He's wheeling from the cops for a loop, he gets back on the straightaway, showing off a seemingly supernatural speed...
For a moment it appears as if the driver and his car have disappeared into thin air.
The officers watching this get only a quick glimpse of the man behind the wheel.
It's the last look they'll get.
This time, he tries to outrun the police rather than just vanish.
A fence at the end means no way out... or does it?
Even watching it again, cops are unable to make sense of it...
All they see is the an intact fence and nothing more than the taillights of what the Garden City P.D. have come to call: The Ghost Car.
In "Pacific Coast Highway," Kavinsky tells the story of a mysterious driver who is able to outsmart the police and evade capture. The song begins ominously, with the lyrics "We've seen how strange things can get at night... Well, things are about to get a whole lot stranger." The driver of the car is described as being almost supernatural in his abilities, swerving all over the road and exhibiting an incredible speed that seems impossible to explain.
As the song progresses, the driver becomes more and more elusive. At one point, it even seems as though he and his car have disappeared into thin air. The police officers watching the chase are completely baffled by the driver's abilities, and are unable to capture him or even make sense of what they are seeing.
In the end, the driver tries to outrun the police but ultimately runs into a dead end. However, even then, he is somehow able to escape and disappear once again, leaving the police with nothing but the memory of the taillights of the "Ghost Car."
Overall, "Pacific Coast Highway" is a thrilling and suspenseful story that leaves listeners on the edge of their seats wondering just how the driver of the Ghost Car was able to pull off such incredible feats.
Line by Line Meaning
We've seen how strange things can get at night...
Well, things are about to get a whole lot stranger.
This mysterious driver tricks cops into thinking he's about to pull over, then all hell breaks loose.
His moves are still baffling to the police as he swerves all over the road, driving like a man possessed.
In just a moment he's going to make a turn into the twilight zone. Watch.
But in the blink of an eye the driver comes into view again.
He's wheeling from the cops for a loop, he gets back on the straightaway, showing off a seemingly supernatural speed...
For a moment it appears as if the driver and his car have disappeared into thin air.
The officers watching this get only a quick glimpse of the man behind the wheel.
It's the last look they'll get.
This time, he tries to outrun the police rather than just vanish.
A fence at the end means no way out... or does it?
Even watching it again, cops are unable to make sense of it...
All they see is the an intact fence and nothing more than the taillights of what the Garden City P.D. have come to call: The Ghost Car.
Contributed by Ellie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@luiswen9437
The year was 1986
He was a teenager like any other
Dreaming of his heroes and in love with a girl
But on a thunderous night along a ragged coast
A mysterious red car came to him
Its power lighting his eyes blood-red
In a flash all was lost in the hellfire of twisted metal
When our hero emerged from the burning wreckage
He and the car had become one, their souls spliced forever
Leaving him to wonder the night alone
Invisible to everyone but her.
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@HaiderZ315
your music is criminally underrated dude
@thatisimpossible
Gosh did not know this song existed till now. This is awesome.
@bigounce2135
Now that is impossible
@deagle.2
it's removed from most streaming platforms, should explain why 😢
@sirisaac6225
@toasty deagle Who in their right mind would do such an evil thing?
@davidburns4143
Always places me right in the middle of the movie "The Wraith" (Charlie sheen) . .im an 80's Kid 4 Life . .San Diego In the House . . . Who's with me California . . . . .lol ????????
@Justin-lh2ho
THATS IMPOSSIBLE!
@very_many_days9710
Kavinsky always makes me feel an emotion that doesn’t exist
@StiffStonks
It's like feeling badass and depressed in the same time for me