UNO Records x CFCF

I just recently discovered UNO records, a great label out of NYC who specialize in dance floor euphoria. So far, three records in, the cast of artists has been stellar: Eddie Mars got things started with a killer Italo-Disco bender, man of the minute Jacques Greene did his thing for UNO002 and now CFCF brings his game to the table. Just the other day I was thinking how killer CFCF is on the remixes but on his release for the label, it's fellow Montreal native D'eon that really takes this song to the next level. Need proof? Check it below.


And hear Edie Mars do his thing here:

CFCF- It was Never Meant to be (Games remix) (music video)

CFCF - It was Never Meant to be (Games Remix) from Franck Deron on Vimeo.

CFCF - The River

CFCF has a new EP called The River, which is apparently inspired by Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, which I'm ashamed to say I have yet to see...and it's been on my to-do list for years now. However, on the music tip this sounds like this highlight of the year material from CFCF. Really, this is shockingly great stuff. Not shocking in that it's a surprise for CFCF to release really strong material-- that's something he's done consistently -- shocking in that this sounds a) quite different from his other material b) it sounds like an amazingly focused EP. There are musical ideas CFCF has explored before on The River, but here he pursues them a little deeper. There's not much more to say without gushing, so let's just say I highly recommend you order it right now.

Order the 12" or mp3 via RVNG here

CFCF - Before and After Light by RVNG Intl.

CFCF - The River from RVNG Intl. on Vimeo.

Taken By Trees - Anna (CFCF Rrmix)

Wow. This is and that Anoraak song I posted a few days ago have been on repeat the past few days. Both songs are among the loveliest things I've heard so far this year. CFCF is consistently great, and in a day and age where you don't have to be consistently great - just fire off hit singles - it is something to be praised. CFCF just draws from such a rich template of sounds that his music really brings together a wide variety of sounds. Taken by Trees original song was a standout track from their last record, so the fact that CFCF comes along and somehow manages to take it to any even higher level is pretty amazing. I remember CFCF at one point had Boredoms and Goblin listed as his influences, somehow that makes complete sense. As for 'the Anna', well, just wow...I hope you've never been in love with a girl named Anna because hearing this one might just reduce you to tears. It's ethereal, it's nostalgic, it gets under your skin, and, whatever your musical tastes, it's a hard one to forget. CFCF has done a lot of great remixes before, but this for me confirms his status as among the upper echelons. When you can strip away a track rather than build it up, to me, that shows that as an artist you have a profound understanding of the source material. The best remixes are in a way tributes to their source material, and I can't imagine a more loving tribute than this.