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. |
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 ten albums, 1 score, 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 Blowing Up The Workshop 48 (2022).
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
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Studio albums
EPs
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Mixtapes
Singles
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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.
- ^ "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. 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
- CFCF at CBC Radio 3