CFCF (musician)
| CFCF | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Silver |
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | New age, chillout, balearic, ambient music, easy listening |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Labels | Paper Bag Records, Acéphale Records, RVNG Intl. |
| Associated acts | Owen Pallett, Health, Mark Barrott, Jose Padilla |
CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician/vocalist Michael Silver.[1] Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV.[2]
Silver has released five albums and several EPs. In 2015 he released two albums within two weeks: Radiance and Submission on July 31, and The Colours of Life on August 14.
Background
Originally from Montreal, Silver became interested in electronic music at an early age. Self-taught, he cites Peter Gabriel, DJ Shadow, the Yellow Magic Orchestra and Talk Talk as important influences.[3]
His first 7" single "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love" was released on March 8, 2009, on the Acéphale label.[4] The title of his first EP Panesian Nights was chosen in reference to the developer of Japanese erotic video games.[5]
In addition to his own recordings, Silver has also remixed songs for other artists, including Holy Ghost!, Crystal Castles, Sally Shapiro, The Presets, Health, Azari & III, Harald Grosskopf and Owen Pallett.
In 2014, Silver co-wrote and co-produced the songs "A Power" and "What You Wanted" on How To Dress Well's album, What Is This Heart?.
Discography
Albums
- 2009 - Continent, Paper Bag Records
- 2013 - Outside, Paper Bag Records
- 2015 - Radiance and Submission, Driftless Recordings
- 2015 - The Colours Of Life, 1080p Collection
- 2016 - On Vacation, International Feel
EPs
- 2009 - Panesian Nights, Paper Bag Records
- 2010 - Drifts, Paper Bag Records
- 2010 - CFCF c28, They Live We Sleep
- 2010 - The River, RVNG Intl.
- 2012 - Exercises, Paper Bag Records / Dummy
- 2013 - Music for Objects, Paper Bag Records / Dummy
Singles
- 2009 - "The Explorers", Paper Bag Records
- 2009 - "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love", Acephale Records
- 2011 - "Cometrue", UNO NYC
Mixtapes
- 2010 - Slow R&B for Locations Canada-Wide
- 2010 - Do U Like Night Bus
- 2010 - Altered Zones 4
- 2011 - Reincarnation
- 2011 - Slorida
- 2011 - Night Bus II
- 2014 - Night Bus 3: Death of Night Bus
- 2015 - The Flood for SSENSE
Remixes
- 2008 - Heartsrevolution - CYOA (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 - The Presets - Talk Like That (CFC)
- 2008 - HEALTH - Triceratops (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 - Sally Shapiro - Time To Let Go (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 - Crystal Castles - Air War (CFCF Remix) This Remix was never Released
- 2008 - Genghis Tron - Recursion (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 - Memory Cassette - Last One Awake (CFCF Version)
- 2009 - Sally Shapiro - Love In July (CFCF Remix)
- 2009 - Datarock - The Pretender (CFCF Remix)
- 2009 - Fan Death - The Constellations (CFCF Remix)
- 2009 - Midstates and The Choir of Ghosts - Hate To See You Smile (CFCF Remix)
- 2009 - Woodhands - Dancer (Cfcf Remix)
- 2010 - Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (CFCF Remix)
- 2010 - Azari & III - Into The Night (CFCF Remix)
- 2010 - Historics - Take It To The Top (CFCF Remix)
- 2010 - HEALTH - Before Tigers (CFCF Remix)
References
- ↑ "CFCF's quest for pure pop". Entrepreneur, July 2009.
- ↑ "Q&A with CFCF | Anthem". Web.archive.org. 2010-12-12. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ↑ "The Emotional Life of Objects: An Interview with CFCF's Michael Silver". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ↑ "CFCF - You Hear Colours / Invitation To Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ↑ "NES Games Published By Panesian". NESguide. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
External links
- CFCF on Soundcloud
- CFCF on Bandcamp
- CFCF on Discogs
- CFCF at CBC Radio 3