CFCF (musician)
| CFCF | |
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| 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
- Continent, Paper Bag Records (2009)
- Outside, Paper Bag Records (2013)
- Radiance and Submission, Driftless Recordings (2015)
- The Colours Of Life, 1080p Collection (2015)
- On Vacation, International Feel (2016)
EPs
- Panesian Nights, Paper Bag Records (2009)
- Drifts, Paper Bag Records (2010)
- CFCF c28, They Live We Sleep (2010)
- The River, RVNG Intl. (2010)
- Exercises, Paper Bag Records / Dummy (2012)
- Music for Objects, Paper Bag Records / Dummy (2013)
Singles
- "The Explorers", Paper Bag Records (2009)
- "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love", Acephale Records (2009)
- "Cometrue", UNO NYC (2011)
Mixtapes
- Slow R&B for Locations Canada-Wide (2010)
- Do U Like Night Bus (2010)
- Altered Zones 4 (2010)
- Reincarnation (2011)
- Slorida (2011)
- Night Bus II (2011)
- Night Bus 3: Death of Night Bus (2014)
- The Flood for SSENSE (2015)
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
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