Montreal multi-instrumentalist Michael Silver, known as CFCF, changes it up a touch on his second full-length album. Rhythm is now more an atmosphere inducer than a stoker of physical response. Opener “Beyond Light” throbs with tribal, primeval power to a make a little electronic noodling much more entrancing than it would otherwise be. Silver sings on a few tracks, some with harmony backup, an extra sonic element to even out the blips and eddies. He’s a serious keyboard collector. Opening notes are as likely to spark a memory of Peter Gabriel or Enya as ignite the moment. The chirping birds of “Find,” oddly, bring this mostly background fodder up front and down to earth.
This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2013.