CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician, Michael "Mike" Silver.[1] Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV.[2] Silver's work oftentimes involves themes of nostalgia.[3]
Silver has released ten albums, a 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 a newly mastered version of Blowing Up the Workshop 48 (2022).
His first 7" single "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love" was released on March 8, 2009, on the Acéphale label.[5]
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."[3]
In a 2013 interview with Aimee Cliff for DMY, Silver calls his melodies "evocative rather than provocative." Cliff goes on to write that Silver's music "is 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."[3]
