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73 articles 06:43 AM

Kavinsky Angèle The Weeknd Jean‐Michel Jarre Amelie Lens Mokobé Daft Punk Phoenix Sébastien Tellier Nicolas Winding Refn Mr. Oizo London Grammar

20 Minutes – Musique, BBC Music, Billboard +50

NME Yesterday

Kavinsky told NME how another collab with The Weeknd could have been on the way “soon”

Kavinsky The Weeknd Daft Punk Angèle Lovefoxxx

3 articles Yesterday

Kavinsky :Drive Daft Punk Angèle Skrillex Sébastien Tellier Lovefoxxx

franceinfo Culture – Musique, Le Parisien – Musique, Télérama

2 articles Yesterday

Kavinsky Daft Punk Cassius Étienne de Crécy Justice Angèle

L'Est Républicain, Radio FG

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA) Yesterday

Alsace. Kavinsky, star de la Cuvée givrée de Colmar et d’Ososphère à Strasbourg

Kavinsky

5 articles Yesterday

Patrick Bruel Justice

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA), franceinfo Culture – Musique, La Dépêche du Midi

Le Parisien – Musique

« Je n’avais jamais fait de musique, mais des potes m’ont aidé » : notre inoubliable première rencontre avec le DJ Kavinsky

Kavinsky

Side-Line Yesterday

GUNSHIP release ‘Time After Time’ video for Corin Hardy’s ‘Whistle’

GUNSHIP Corin Hardy Cyndi Lauper Alex Gingell

Side-Line Yesterday

R. Missing gets vinyl LP of ‘Like the Sound of Injured Love’

R. Missing Siouxsie and the Banshees

L'Est Républicain Yesterday

Belfort. « On coupe son et lumière et on se fait doucher » : quand le concert de Kavinsky tournait court aux Eurockéennes 2012

Kavinsky

DJ Mag Jul 28

Stranger Things actor plays surprise Comic-Con DJ set with tracks by Daft Punk and Justice

Daft Punk Justice BloodMagic Kate Bush

Side-Line Jul 27

Berlin Banter release ‘Indistinct Chatter EP’ on green and white vinyl

Berlin Banter The Cure Erasure Sneaker Pimps Yaneq Depeche Mode Gareth Jones

2 articles Jul 24

Mängelexemplar Lilli B. Kraftwerk Non Plus Ultra Heckel & Jeckel

Pavillon 666, Side-Line

Nice-Matin Jul 24

Aya Nakamura aux Canailles, Bob Sinclar à Bocca Mar, Kavinsky et Feu ! Chatterton à l’hôtel Amour… Pourquoi les plages de Nice s’offrent-elles de plus en plus de têtes d’affiche ?

Aya Nakamura Bob Sinclar Kavinsky Feu! Chatterton

Side-Line Jul 23

ACTORS release single ‘Youth’ via Artoffact Records

ACTORS She Past Away LEATHERS Dave Clarke

4 articles Jul 22

M83

Clash Music, Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork +1

Side-Line Jul 22

Sierra Veins announces international tour for 2026/2027

SIERRA VEINS Carpenter Brut

2 articles Jul 21

Tiny Magnetic Pets CHVRCHES Moloko Björk Gwenno New Order Erasure

Side-Line, The Spill Magazine

Side-Line Jul 19

Echoberyl’s ‘Mother Solitude and Other Dark Tales’ gets first vinyl edition

Echoberyl Antipole New Order France Gall François Truffaut Dario Argento

4 articles Jul 16

Deep Sea Diver Massive Attack Nation of Language Elizabeth Fraser Cocteau Twins Yo La Tengo

Clash Music, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit +1

73 articles 06:43 AM

Kavinsky Angèle The Weeknd Jean‐Michel Jarre Amelie Lens Mokobé Daft Punk Phoenix Sébastien Tellier Nicolas Winding Refn Mr. Oizo London Grammar

20 Minutes – Musique, BBC Music, Billboard +50

3 articles Yesterday

Kavinsky :Drive Daft Punk Angèle Skrillex Sébastien Tellier Lovefoxxx

franceinfo Culture – Musique, Le Parisien – Musique, Télérama

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA) Yesterday

Alsace. Kavinsky, star de la Cuvée givrée de Colmar et d’Ososphère à Strasbourg

Kavinsky

Le Parisien – Musique

« Je n’avais jamais fait de musique, mais des potes m’ont aidé » : notre inoubliable première rencontre avec le DJ Kavinsky

Kavinsky

Side-Line Yesterday

R. Missing gets vinyl LP of ‘Like the Sound of Injured Love’

R. Missing Siouxsie and the Banshees

DJ Mag Jul 28

Stranger Things actor plays surprise Comic-Con DJ set with tracks by Daft Punk and Justice

Daft Punk Justice BloodMagic Kate Bush

2 articles Jul 24

Mängelexemplar Lilli B. Kraftwerk Non Plus Ultra Heckel & Jeckel

Pavillon 666, Side-Line

Side-Line Jul 23

ACTORS release single ‘Youth’ via Artoffact Records

ACTORS She Past Away LEATHERS Dave Clarke

Side-Line Jul 22

Sierra Veins announces international tour for 2026/2027

SIERRA VEINS Carpenter Brut

Side-Line Jul 19

Echoberyl’s ‘Mother Solitude and Other Dark Tales’ gets first vinyl edition

Echoberyl Antipole New Order France Gall François Truffaut Dario Argento

NME Yesterday

Kavinsky told NME how another collab with The Weeknd could have been on the way “soon”

Kavinsky The Weeknd Daft Punk Angèle Lovefoxxx

2 articles Yesterday

Kavinsky Daft Punk Cassius Étienne de Crécy Justice Angèle

L'Est Républicain, Radio FG

5 articles Yesterday

Patrick Bruel Justice

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA), franceinfo Culture – Musique, La Dépêche du Midi

Side-Line Yesterday

GUNSHIP release ‘Time After Time’ video for Corin Hardy’s ‘Whistle’

GUNSHIP Corin Hardy Cyndi Lauper Alex Gingell

L'Est Républicain Yesterday

Belfort. « On coupe son et lumière et on se fait doucher » : quand le concert de Kavinsky tournait court aux Eurockéennes 2012

Kavinsky

Side-Line Jul 27

Berlin Banter release ‘Indistinct Chatter EP’ on green and white vinyl

Berlin Banter The Cure Erasure Sneaker Pimps Yaneq Depeche Mode Gareth Jones

Nice-Matin Jul 24

Aya Nakamura aux Canailles, Bob Sinclar à Bocca Mar, Kavinsky et Feu ! Chatterton à l’hôtel Amour… Pourquoi les plages de Nice s’offrent-elles de plus en plus de têtes d’affiche ?

Aya Nakamura Bob Sinclar Kavinsky Feu! Chatterton

4 articles Jul 22

M83

Clash Music, Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork +1

2 articles Jul 21

Tiny Magnetic Pets CHVRCHES Moloko Björk Gwenno New Order Erasure

Side-Line, The Spill Magazine

4 articles Jul 16

Deep Sea Diver Massive Attack Nation of Language Elizabeth Fraser Cocteau Twins Yo La Tengo

Clash Music, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit +1

Overview

French synthwave artist Kavinsky has died at the age of 50, leaving behind a legacy defined by his iconic track 'Nightcall' and his influential role in the genre's global rise, particularly through its use in the film 'Drive'. His final interviews hinted at an upcoming collaboration with The Weeknd, while his past performances in France, including at the Eurockéennes and in Nancy, remain memorable for fans.

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Décès du DJ français Kavinsky à l'âge de 50 ans

Kavinsky et le succès planétaire de 'Nightcall' après le film 'Drive'

Kavinsky à la place Stanislas en mai 2013

Patrick Bruel visé par deux nouvelles plaintes pour viol et agression sexuelle

Mängelexemplar – Neu Zukunft (Digital/Vinyl Album – Infacted Recordings)

M83 announces new album 'I Wrote You a Letter'

Tiny Magnetic Pets share 'Lost My Guiding Light (Again)' ahead of 'Astralux' EP

Deep Sea Diver cover Massive Attack's 'Teardrop'

Décès du DJ français Kavinsky à l'âge de 50 ans

Kavinsky et le succès planétaire de 'Nightcall' après le film 'Drive'

Mängelexemplar – Neu Zukunft (Digital/Vinyl Album – Infacted Recordings)

Kavinsky à la place Stanislas en mai 2013

Patrick Bruel visé par deux nouvelles plaintes pour viol et agression sexuelle

M83 announces new album 'I Wrote You a Letter'

Tiny Magnetic Pets share 'Lost My Guiding Light (Again)' ahead of 'Astralux' EP

Deep Sea Diver cover Massive Attack's 'Teardrop'

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