CFCF (musician)
CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician Michael "Mike" Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV. Silver's work oftentimes involves themes of nostalgia.
Silver has released ten studio albums, a film soundtrack, 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 a newly mastered version of Blowing Up the Workshop 48.
Background
Originally from Montreal, Silver became interested in electronic music at an early age. Self-taught, he cites Peter Gabriel, DJ Shadow, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Talk Talk as important influences.Career
His first 7" single "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love" was released on March 8, 2009, on the Acéphale label.Describing his creative approach on 2012's Exercises and 2013's Music for Objects, Silver says, "A lot of people think the things that will give your life meaning are those grand, giant emotions, like you're terrified, or you're in love, but what the EPs are trying to do is fill in the gaps between."
In 2013, Silver released his second studio album, titled Outside. Inspirations for the album include The Letting Go by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Notebook on Cities and Clothes by Wim Wenders, and Peter Gabriel.
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 2022 film You Can Live Forever.
Style
In a 2013 interview with Aimee Cliff for DMY, Silver calls his own melodies "evocative rather than provocative." Cliff goes on to write that Silver's melodies are "never close enough to divulge anything personal, but they aren't devoid of humanity either. Maybe this is because they aren't studies as much as they are reflections."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
- 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
- 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, Arts & Crafts
- 2018 – Self Service, Sounds of Beaubien Ouest
- 2009 – "The Explorers", Paper Bag Records
- 2009 – "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love", Acephale Records
- 2011 – "Cometrue", UNO NYC
- 2018 – "December 25, 1999", BGM Solutions
- 2021 – "Light Disguise", Collection Disques Durs
- 2022 – "Sunrise Blue", BGM Solutions
- 2023 – "Never Going Home", BGM Solutions
Remixes
- 2008 – Heartsrevolution – "CYOA "
- 2008 – The Presets – "Talk Like That "
- 2008 – HEALTH – "Triceratops "
- 2008 – Sally Shapiro – "Time to Let Go "
- 2008 – Crystal Castles – "Air War "
- 2008 – Genghis Tron – "Recursion "
- 2008 – Memory Cassette – "Last One Awake "
- 2009 – Sally Shapiro – "Love in July "
- 2009 – Datarock – "The Pretender "
- 2009 – Fan Death – "The Constellations "
- 2009 – Midstates and The Choir of Ghosts – "Hate to See You Smile "
- 2009 – Woodhands – "Dancer "
- 2010 – Owen Pallett – "Lewis Takes off His Shirt "
- 2010 – Azari & III – "Into the Night "
- 2010 – Historics – "Take It to the Top "
- 2010 – HEALTH – "Before Tigers "
- 2012 – Say Lou Lou – "Maybe You "
- 2012 – Elite Gymnastics – "Here, in Heaven 4 & 5 "
- 2017 – Kero Kero Bonito – "Heard a Song "
- 2017 – HEALTH – "Dark Enough "
- 2018 – Baltra – "Will You Be? "
- 2022 – The Hellp – "yrstruly "
- 2023 – The Life – "Grace "
- 2024 – Basile3 – "U Stole the Summer "