DATE: February 2nd, 2012
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We love CFCF. “Exercise #3 (Building)” is taken from Montreal’s CFCF, aka Michael Silver, new EP “Exercises”. According to the label, this release “shows a different side of his pallette with a series of subdued piano and synth based pieces. Pulling from influences like Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Borden, among others, and using institutional architecture and 70s Canadiana as a framework”.
CFCF’s “Exercises” is coming out on April 24th via Paper Bag Records.
DATE: January 4th, 2012
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CFCF adds a smooth layer of bouncing bass and pan flute on this beautiful remix of Active Child’s track “High Priestess”, off his debut album “You Are All I See”. Grab it for free below.
Montreal-based DJ/Producer CFCF, aka Michael Silver, has released another great installment of his “Night Bus” mixtapes. It features tracks from Vangelis, ASAP Rocky, Oneohtrix Point Never, Fever Ray, Eurythmics, and more. “Night Bus” is a style of music that CFCF once described as “a silly little term that originated on Hipinion that describes not a certain genre but a certain feeling of music… can’t quite describe what it is but Eno, G-Side, David Sylvian, DJ Screw, Angelo Badalamenti, Lil B, and the Akira soundtrack, are all super night bus.” Enter the night bus and enjoy the ride!
Tracklist:
01. wait for me intro (vangelis)
02. this city never sleeps (eurythmics)
03. stranger (jhene aiko)
04. demons/behind the bank (asap rocky/oneohtrix point never)
05. keep the streets empty (fever ray)
06. aventurescence/addiction (beaumont/cassie)
07. here in heaven/one more chance (elite gymnastics/notorious BIG)
08. tongues (d’eon)
09. sappys curry/body count (underworld/meek mill)
10. lowride/unthinkable (autechre/alicia keys)
DATE: August 9th, 2011
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Download CFCF’s new remix of Porcelain Raft’s “Talk To Me”. Taken from the “Gone Blind” remixes EP, which is now available for free download via Acephale. It also features reworks of Porcelain Raft’s tracks by the likes of Babe Rainbow, Memoryhouse, Memory Tapes and Pierce & Pierce. Download the whole thing here.
DATE: August 3rd, 2011
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CFCF: “Cometrue”
Here’s a brand new jam from CFCF. “Cometrue” is coming out digitally on August 16th via UNO Records, backed with remixes by Physical Therapy and D’eon. You can grab the Physical Therapy Deep Forest Mix of “Cometrue” for free here.
Here’s an extended preview of Aeroplane’s great remix for the track “Nightfall” by Processory (Jori Hulkkonen & Jerry Valuri). This rework is taken from the remix EP “Recovery Measures”, which is the first of 3 EPs released from Processory’s new album “Change Is Gradual”, due out May 31 via Sugarcane Recordings. The EP (out on June 21) also features a remix of “Young Italians” by CFCF, and “Recovery Measures” by Hannulelauri. Preview the EP here.
Also, you can check Processory’s latest video for their track “Take Me To Your Leader” starring Jori and Mr Normal:
DATE: May 10th, 2011
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We already featured Flight Facilities’ amazing remix of Holy Ghost!’s latest catchy single “Wait & See” and now you can grab CFCF’s remix of the track. The remix EP is available in vinyl and digital on DFA. It also contains remixes from Moby, Kris Menace and Richard X.
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DATE: April 8th, 2011
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Swedish DJ and producer Johan Agebjörn, best known for his work with Sally Shapiro, is ready to drop his first full-length disco album “Casablanca Nights” on May 10th via Paper Bag Records. The album features guest appearances by artists such as Sally Shapiro, CFCF, Wolfram and Queen Of Hearts and it will blend his usual disco pop sound with elements of classical music, “like a radical interpretation of an Erik Satie piece.” Here’s the first catchy pop single from the album “Watch The World Go By”, a collaboration between the mysterious Stockholm producer Le Prix and Jan Kask (of Lake Heartbeat).
“Watch The World Go By” will be released on April 12th, backed with remixes from Skatebård and Teen Daze and a B-side featuring Yota called “Don’t Wait”. Pre-order here.
DATE: March 16th, 2011
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CFCF made an exclusive mixtape for La.Ga.Sta. Sounds really amazing. Fill it up!
“With this mixtape I tried to go more dancefloor-oriented and display some of the more current trends that I’ve been fixated on lately. I think there’s an incredible amount of quality stuff coming from the dance music community lately, basically from all over. So there are some newer dubstep-influenced tracks mixed with some nice atmospheric gems. It’s short, and it’s kind of all over the map, but i think it’s a nice little distillation of a general mood that is dominant in a lot of music these days”. – CFCF
Tracklist:
01. The Weeknd – What You Need
02. Velour – Booty Slammer
03. Creep – Days (Deadboy remix)
04. Magick Mountain – One for my Ego
05. CFCF – Whispers
06. Andrea – You Still Got Me
07. Fast Eddie – Git On Up (Fast Eddie mix)
08. Bird Peterson – For That Drama
09. G-Side – Hit Da Block
10. Mosca – Square One (Bok Bok remix)
11. Asobi Seksu – Trails (Holy Other remix)
12. Soft Rocks – Black Magic
13. Tangerine Dream – The Dream is Always The Same
14. Burial – Endorphin
Originally from Montreal but now living in Paris, the 22-year-old Mike Silver, aka CFCF, is one of our favorite producers. Before coming to Greece for two shows in Thessaloniki (18/3, Can You Relate?) and Athens (19/3, Kormoranos), La.Ga.Sta. spoke with CFCF about music, movies and influences:
La.Ga.Sta.: What made you decide to turn to music in the first place? CFCF: It just happened naturally from messing around, trying to emulate DJ Shadow and stuff. Gradually I started to concentrate on it more and more and learn more and more.
What’s the story behind your name?
It’s taken from a local TV station in Montreal.
Five words to describe CFCF…
Atmospheric, beat-driven electronic music.
What has influenced you most in the past years?
A lot of different things, I think. I’d say Popol Vuh, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and current trends in UK dance music.
You often draw inspiration from movies. If your debut album “Continent” was a movie which one would it be?
That’s a tough one. The album is pretty varied in style, so I think it would have to be something kind of colorful, eclectic. I’m thinking of a mix between Michael Mann’s “Heat” and Wong Kar-Wai’s “2046″.
Tell us 3 of your favorite movies…
I couldn’t even begin to choose 3 favorites… But some that always come up are Terrence Malick’s “Badlands”, Les Blank’s “Burden of Dreams”, and Michael Mann’s “Manhunter”. But there are so many others. “Barry Lyndon” is another one that I totally adore.
What makes you feel bored?
Sitting around my house, restless and waiting for something to happen. Like waiting for a phone call, or waiting for my album to be finished. I am impatient sometimes.
What turns you on?
Fantastic music which I’ve never heard before, that’s strange and interesting.
Which is your favorite destination?
I’m living in Paris now which I love. I have to admit though when travelling after a while my absolute favorite place to go is home to Montreal. It kind of refills my energy.
What three things do you always travel with?
My laptop obviously, because I work on the go quite a lot. My iPod, for obvious reasons. And when I came to Paris the only instrument I brought with me: a panflute!
What’s your plans for 2011?
I have a few different releases to come, in different styles. To do more shows in Europe, and to come back to North America and do some shows in the US and finish my LP and just enjoy myself.
How can we expect your next album will sound like?
I think it will be a natural progression but a step up from the things I’ve already released. There will be a lot of vocals. It’s going to be kind of like Peter Gabriel.
What is your “Big Love”?
Big question! I guess just the process of seeking out inspiration. Looking for it everywhere and trying to feel inspired, whether by music, film, art, nature, people, whatever. That’s the best thing.
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