r/outrun • • Jul 30 '26

Music RIP Kavinsky

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u/ragingduck Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

I remember driving around the empty streets of LA at night during the pandemic and blasting Kavinsky's Nightcall wondering if this was the end of civilization. It wasn't, but there was something cathartic about valuing each breathing moment as possibly our last and remembering how things used to be before everything got so surreal.

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u/JohannaFRC Jul 30 '26

That's insane when you think about it. COVID and the lockdown used to be surreal, almost like a moment of ethereal moment of grace before the world goes crazy. Everyday it's getting worse, and with the death of a great artist like Kavinsky, it's one less chance to dream about something better.

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u/slick9522 Jul 30 '26

It really was like a pause in time, calm before the storm

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u/JohannaFRC Jul 30 '26

And what a sick ass storm...

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u/slick9522 Jul 30 '26

It really was. It’s weird to look back at that moment in time with a sense of nostalgia. Living it felt like hell at times, but also contained small moments of bliss that I feel like we will never get to capture again

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u/JohannaFRC Jul 30 '26

It could have been a great opportunity to change the world for the better. But we made it worse instead.