CFCF (musician)
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Birth name | Michael Silver |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
Labels | Paper Bag Records, Acéphale Records, RVNG Intl. |
Associated acts | Owen Pallett, Health, Mark Barrott, Jose Padilla, Jean-Michel Blais |
Website | https://www.cfcfmusic.com/ |
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. His most recent release is memoryland (2021).
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[]
Studio 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
- 2019 – Liquid Colours, BGM Solutions
- 2021 – Memoryland, BGM Solutions
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
- 2017 – Cascades (with Jean-Michel Blais), Arts & Crafts
- 2018 – Self Service, Sounds Of Beaubien Ouest
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 Zellers Locations Canada-Wide
- 2010 – Do U Like Night Bus
- 2010 – Altered Zones 4
- 2011 – Reincarnation
- 2011 – Slorida
- 2011 – Night Bus II
- 2012 – The Flood for SSENSE
- 2014 – Night Bus 3: Death of Night Bus
- 2015 – Blowing Up The Workshop #48
- 2019 – Night Bus 4: Memory of Night Bus
- 2020 – MMLD 99.9 FM: Dispatches From Memoryland
Remixes[]
- 2008 – Heartsrevolution – CYOA (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 – The Presets – Talk Like That (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 – HEALTH – Triceratops (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 – Sally Shapiro – Time To Let Go (CFCF Remix)
- 2008 – Crystal Castles – Air War (CFCF Remix)
- 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)
- 2012 – Say Lou Lou – Maybe You (CFCF Remix)
- 2017 – Kero Kero Bonito – Heard a Song (CFCF Remix)
- 2017 – HEALTH – Dark Enough (CFCF Remix)
References[]
- ^ "CFCF's quest for pure pop". Entrepreneur, July 2009.
- ^ "Q&A with CFCF | Anthem". 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
- Canadian electronic musicians
- Musicians from Montreal
- Remixers
- Paper Bag Records artists
- Living people
- 1989 births