CFCF (musician)
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]
CFCF | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Silver |
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Labels | Paper Bag Records, Acéphale Records, RVNG Intl. |
| Website | https://www.cfcfmusic.com/ |
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 edit
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?.
In 2016, Silver was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of Berlin By Overnight by Daniel Hope.
Silver composed the score for the 2023 film You Can Live Forever.[6][7]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 2009 – "The Explorers", Paper Bag Records
- 2009 – "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love", Acephale Records
- 2011 – "Cometrue", UNO NYC
Mixtapes edit
- 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 edit
- 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)
- 2012 – Elite Gymnastics – Here, in Heaven 4 & 5 (CFCF Remix)
- 2017 – Kero Kero Bonito – Heard a Song (CFCF Remix)
- 2017 – HEALTH – Dark Enough (CFCF Remix)
- 2022 – The Hellp – yrstruly (CFCF Remix)
References edit
- ^ "CFCF's quest for pure pop". Entrepreneur, July 2009.
- ^ . 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. 4 September 2013. 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.
- ^ Isaac Feldberg (5 May 2023). "The Emotional Life of Objects: An Interview with CFCF's Michael Silver". RogerEbert.com.
- ^ Fran Hoepfner, "‘You Can Live Forever’ Film Review: Queer Love Blooms Amid Religious Repression". TheWrap, June 11, 2022.
External links edit
- CFCF on SoundCloud
- CFCF on Bandcamp
- CFCF on Discogs
- at CBC Radio 3