CFCF: Music For Objects (Paper Bag, 2013)

July 5, 2013 at 6:27 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

CFCF: Music For Objects

Newest release from Mike Silver, creating audio miniatures inspired by normal everyday items. Like Exercises, his last release, this continues in a heavily Ryuichi Sakamoto/David Sylvian inspired direction, with “Turnstile” having a bit of an Eastern sounding melody to it. “Glass” reminds me of Philip Glass and Steve Reich, and I swear it’s not just because it’s called “Glass”. There’s plenty of chilled out xylophone-like percussion patterns on a lot of the tracks that remind me of Steve Reich’s percussion-based works. “Camera” has some atmospheric saxophone, and “Keys” has sounds approximating chirping insects, plus house beats and more saxophones which snake their way around the beat pattern and bassline. The last few tracks are quieter and more piano-centric, with closer “Ring” being all twinkly and starlike. Super impressive release as always from CFCF, it’s always been fascinating to see this guy grow as an artist, and this music is just as awe-inspiring as ever.

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