CFCF CFCF CFCF

Music | jon.ramsay | March 6, 2010

That’s it… we can’t (or rather, really shouldn’t) keep quiet for much longer… CFCF is officially the business.

Released towards the end of last year on Toronto’s Paper Bag Records, Michael Silver’s debut as CFCF - ‘Continent’ ranks as one 2009’s most pleasant surprises: a serious, meticulously-crafted disco record that still sets those dance muscles twitching. (If you really wanna know how much this record meant to us, it was without doubt a top 5 in 09′ in our opinion.)

This is Silver’s great skill – an ability to make subtle, thought-provoking music that works in the club, in the bar, in the car, or on the kitchen stereo while you’re cooking up a mac and cheese. Cerebral yet danceable, all smooth, supple grooves, slow-motion basslines and haunting synths that drift in and out of the a track like a gentle breeze.

This might all sound a little contradictory, but in practice it really isn’t. It’s thoroughly modern, everyday music in the best possible way, trimming off the excess fat from juicy joints of kraut, italo and piano-house and slow-roasting them with a nice pop glaze. Ok so the cooking analogy’s a bit forced but you get the picture… this stuff is great no matter where you or what time of day it is, and it’s certainly been getting plenty of repeat listens over at Tashed HQ.

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So what’s the man been up to recently?

Besides his weekly residency at Montreal’s ‘Dance Dance Dance’, he’s been getting stuck into some serious remix work, chalking up unlikely two-step crossover collaborations (Kingdom feat. Shyvonne’s ‘Mindreader’) and putting together a fantastic piano-driven dark house version of London pop dude Fabio Lendrum’s latest track ‘Trouble’.

Much more like this and he find himself the de-rigueur remixer for those in search of a more serious sound when the over-driven synth stabs and air-horns get a bit much. We’re not sure what comes next, but we’re certainly eager to find out.

Check out the links below for the Lendrum remix, some superb cuts from Continent and a super smooth reworking of 80’s RnB hit ‘Midas Touch’.

We don’t wanna give away too many tracks, the five below are testament to their inimitable quality, but if you do get a chance to listen to ‘Monolith‘ which is on Continent, you will be teased and romanced with dreamy beats and piano for a track which is as close as it gets to perfection.

MP3 CFCF – INVITATION TO LOVE ♥♥♥♥♥

MP3 THE DARK ESQUIRE – SITUATION (CFCF REMIX) ♥♥♥

MP3 FABIO LENDRUM – TROUBLE (CFCF REMIX) ♥♥♥

MP3 FEMME – BATHTUB CLASH (CFCF REMIX) ♥♥♥♥♥

MP3 MIDNIGHT STAR – MIDAS TOUCH (CFCF REMIX) ♥♥♥

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