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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/cfcf-exercise-3-building-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/cfcf-exercise-3-building-mp3/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:30:26 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=172984 CFCF’s new, mini-LP Exercises is a series of piano and synth-based pieces influenced by Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Borden using “institutional architecture and ’70s Canadiana” as a framework. “Exercise #3 (Building)” is meditatively … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/cfcf-exercise-3-building-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/cfcf-night-bus-ii-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/cfcf-night-bus-ii-mix-mp3/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:15:16 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=151105 I understand the sentiment of the Night Bus genre and agree that it’s generally well named; it evokes a certain sort of feeling—long pans of America’s darkened interstate, headlights refracting off the window, alone among … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/cfcf-night-bus-ii-mix-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/sams-pop-montreal-diary-part-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/sams-pop-montreal-diary-part-2/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:00:56 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=141243 At the top of an old building near downtown, there were occasional Pop Montreal hosted panels. Because I missed Grimes due to hanging out with all of Canada at the Arcade Fire show, I made … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/sams-pop-montreal-diary-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/porcelain-raft-talk-to-me-pierce-pierces-epilogue-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/porcelain-raft-talk-to-me-pierce-pierces-epilogue-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:40:51 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=131205 Porcelain Raft’s “Talk to Me” is one of the most epic bummer songs ever. Actually, that’s not entirely the truth. It’s definitely a sad song, but there’s still some little bit of hope left in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/porcelain-raft-talk-to-me-pierce-pierces-epilogue-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/07/this-week-in-the-fader-august-7th-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/07/this-week-in-the-fader-august-7th-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:10:35 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=131170 ***Chris Brown embraces his bad boy image, with his with his not-too-bad Boy in Detention mixtape ***After a two-year-too-long hiatus, Air France finally released a new track. ***Right on the heels of a new Best … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/07/this-week-in-the-fader-august-7th-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/cfcf-and-physical-therapy-make-night-music/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/cfcf-and-physical-therapy-make-night-music/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:45:47 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=130202 We’re constantly looking for songs that fit into our vaguely defined, mostly unrealistic mental concept of “late night sitting around and sweating music.” This could be anything, but most of the time it’s not dance … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/cfcf-and-physical-therapy-make-night-music/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/karl-x-johan-fantasies-cfcf-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/karl-x-johan-fantasies-cfcf-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:00:01 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=113002 Swedish duo Karl X Johan released “Fantasies” in February, hitting a kind of emotional high with the distressing and kinda-creepy (but we’ve kinda been-there?) chorus: My fantasies are all I’ve got/ my fantasies they make … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/karl-x-johan-fantasies-cfcf-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/dinosaur-bones-birthright-cfcf-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/dinosaur-bones-birthright-cfcf-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:00:37 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=96928 Temporary-Parisian CFCF‘s remix of Dinosaur Bones‘ “Birthright” takes what was once a solid, solid mono-rock song on some space-filter shit, retaining the original’s structure while replacing guitars with square waves and drum kits with programming … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/dinosaur-bones-birthright-cfcf-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/20/this-week-in-the-fader-february-20-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/20/this-week-in-the-fader-february-20-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:44:24 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=92141 ** We finally got to tell you that we flew to L.A. and London to spent time with Wiz Khalifa and James Blake for our Spring Style issue. We interviewed father/son design team Casely-Hayford and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/20/this-week-in-the-fader-february-20-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/15/premiere-young-galaxy-cover-your-tracks-cfcf-remix-mp3-remix-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/15/premiere-young-galaxy-cover-your-tracks-cfcf-remix-mp3-remix-ep/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:30:57 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=91421 From now on, any time we need a song for the moments when we put on a pastel blazer and stand on a balcony in Miami looking at dolphins jumping over jetskis and thinking about … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/15/premiere-young-galaxy-cover-your-tracks-cfcf-remix-mp3-remix-ep/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/stream-typical-girls-our-real-is-real/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/stream-typical-girls-our-real-is-real/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:00:54 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=87823 Here’s the thing about music: Does it accumulate meaning the more you understand connections? Or do more associations pile on unnecessary baggage that isn’t actually connected to the song at all? Typical Girls is the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/stream-typical-girls-our-real-is-real/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/cfcf-slorida-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/cfcf-slorida-mix/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:30:16 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=86895 Here’s an experiment we were stoked on but don’t plan on repeating ever: over the Summer we managed to avoid using an air conditioner even once. Sure, there were nights where we laid on top … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/cfcf-slorida-mix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/stream-we-are-standard-the-golden-league-other-lips-other-kisses-cfcf-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/stream-we-are-standard-the-golden-league-other-lips-other-kisses-cfcf-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:30:04 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=82056 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/stream-we-are-standard-the-golden-league-other-lips-other-kisses-cfcf-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/08/video-cfcf-it-was-never-meant-to-be-this-way-piano-version/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/08/video-cfcf-it-was-never-meant-to-be-this-way-piano-version/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:30:52 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=77298 The “piano version” of CFCF’s “It Was Never Meant to be This Way”, where a damper-pedal virtuoso and plaintive high-cheekboned ghost take residence inside your ear to elegantly discharge their story of composure amidst agitating … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/08/video-cfcf-it-was-never-meant-to-be-this-way-piano-version/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/cfcf-before-and-after-light-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/cfcf-before-and-after-light-mp3/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:56:15 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=71609 Probably one of the cooler things about CFCF is how he just stayed making his own eminently listenable, weirdly hard to classify music in his corner of Canada until people started taking notice, and now … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/28/cfcf-before-and-after-light-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/19/this-week-in-the-fader-september-19-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/19/this-week-in-the-fader-september-19-edition/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:05:02 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=70249 Kanye‘s new track is some kind of ’70s groove festival, needs El DeBarge: Kanye West f. Mos Def, Swizz Beats, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson, “Lord Lord Lord” Montreal producer/DJ CFCF proved faster isn’t necessarily better: … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/19/this-week-in-the-fader-september-19-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/premiere-cfcf-do-u-like-night-bus-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/premiere-cfcf-do-u-like-night-bus-mix/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:00:15 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=69876 We’ve lived with this mix for a couple weeks now. At one point we drove around on this weird island in a pickup truck listening to it in the early evening, which was as close … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/premiere-cfcf-do-u-like-night-bus-mix/feed/ 26 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/download-cfcf-slow-rb-for-zellers-locations-canada-wide-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/download-cfcf-slow-rb-for-zellers-locations-canada-wide-mix/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:08:54 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=6846 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/download-cfcf-slow-rb-for-zellers-locations-canada-wide-mix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/13/cfcf-slow-rb-for-zellers-locations-canada-wide-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/13/cfcf-slow-rb-for-zellers-locations-canada-wide-mix/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:15:01 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=40168 A few weeks ago CFCF blew our minds by playing a set of slo-mo jams at PS1. It was perfect for the weather—hot and breezy and smooth. We basically flipped out and started going around … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/13/cfcf-slow-rb-for-zellers-locations-canada-wide-mix/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/04/animal-collective-and-weirdos-played-outside-in-queens-at-a-museum/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/04/animal-collective-and-weirdos-played-outside-in-queens-at-a-museum/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:00:56 +0000 Alex Gortman http://www.thefader.com/?p=38950 On Saturday, MoMA branch PS1 hosted their weekly (in the summer) party Warm Up, with their widest variety of acts yet. More photos from Nicola Turner and a review of the vibe from Alex Gortman … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/04/animal-collective-and-weirdos-played-outside-in-queens-at-a-museum/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/korallreven-the-truest-faith-cfcf-remix-loved-up-lolboys-remix-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/korallreven-the-truest-faith-cfcf-remix-loved-up-lolboys-remix-mp3s/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:15:33 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=36086 As with most CFCF remixes, he hypnotizes with repetition and then slides graceful beauty in the second we stop paying attention. Basically, he’s good at subtle shifts in mood while keeping a constant dance beat. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/korallreven-the-truest-faith-cfcf-remix-loved-up-lolboys-remix-mp3s/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/premiere-cfcf-come-closer-nacho-lovers-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/premiere-cfcf-come-closer-nacho-lovers-rmx-mp3/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:00:15 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=35282 If Montreal-based producer CFCF‘s making some kind of nationalistic statement with Drifts, it’s that Canada is riddled with producer talent, even though apparently the total population in the territories numbers just “seven,” according to our … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/premiere-cfcf-come-closer-nacho-lovers-rmx-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/25/premiere-nacho-lovers-deeper-cfcf-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/25/premiere-nacho-lovers-deeper-cfcf-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 15:00:11 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=30609 For those unfamiliar, Nacho Lovers are not shy with a house anthem. In fact, previous singles made us want to visit the magical land known as Ibiza and become year-round shirtless bartenders, until we realized … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/25/premiere-nacho-lovers-deeper-cfcf-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/12/interview-with-cfcf-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/12/interview-with-cfcf-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 20:18:17 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=29239 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/12/interview-with-cfcf-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/19/levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-photos-day-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/19/levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-photos-day-2/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:26:39 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=23346 Photos from Day 2 of the Levi’s® FADER Fort, updated as we go! Photos by Dorothy Hong Photos below by John Francis Peters]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/19/levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-photos-day-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/18/levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-line-up-day-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/18/levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-line-up-day-2/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:26:17 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=23339 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/18/levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-line-up-day-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/15/the-dark-esquire-situation-cfcf-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/15/the-dark-esquire-situation-cfcf-rmx-mp3/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:34:32 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=21547 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/15/the-dark-esquire-situation-cfcf-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/17/cfcf-big-love-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/17/cfcf-big-love-mp3/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:10 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=19912 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/17/cfcf-big-love-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/09/premiere-cfcf-monolith-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/09/premiere-cfcf-monolith-mp3/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:11:10 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=14380 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/09/premiere-cfcf-monolith-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/22/exclusive-premiere-memory-cassette-last-one-awake-cfcf-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/22/exclusive-premiere-memory-cassette-last-one-awake-cfcf-rmx-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:40:40 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=10188 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/22/exclusive-premiere-memory-cassette-last-one-awake-cfcf-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-the-fader-issue-62-podcast/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-the-fader-issue-62-podcast/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-the-fader-issue-62-podcast/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/03/cfcf-you-hear-colours/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/03/cfcf-you-hear-colours/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:56:28 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=20507 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/03/cfcf-you-hear-colours/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/video-freeload-cfcf-you-hear-colours/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/video-freeload-cfcf-you-hear-colours/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:35:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/video-freeload-cfcf-you-hear-colours/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/30/freeload-cfcf-forbidden-colours-sylvian-sakamoto-cover-crystal-mines-video/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/30/freeload-cfcf-forbidden-colours-sylvian-sakamoto-cover-crystal-mines-video/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/30/freeload-cfcf-forbidden-colours-sylvian-sakamoto-cover-crystal-mines-video/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/08/freeload-cfcf-crystal-mines/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/08/freeload-cfcf-crystal-mines/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/08/freeload-cfcf-crystal-mines/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/15/freeload-cassie-f-lil-wayne-official-girl-cfcf-remix-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/15/freeload-cassie-f-lil-wayne-official-girl-cfcf-remix-mixtape/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:15:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/15/freeload-cassie-f-lil-wayne-official-girl-cfcf-remix-mixtape/feed/ 0