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Matilda (1996)

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Scooby-Doo (2002)

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Life Is Perfecto (2021)

CFCF

(featuring marley!)

Life Is Perfecto is the second track of the album memoryland released by Mike Silver, known better as CFCF in 2021

beginning with a sample from Millennium Mambo (dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien), the seven-minute track gradually converges into an amalgamation of breakbeat electronica and dream-pop. the featured monologue details a past love affair of the narrator, describing her youth prior to the new millennium

“It was the catalysing inspiration for the album, and I wanted to do justice to its universal themes of alienation from one’s own identity amid the turbulence of youth in a globalised metropolis on the cusp of the millennium”

such themes of compelling melancholy are evident in both memoryland and Millenium Mambo alike, exploring the uncertainty and anticipation of Y2K, resulting in a strikingly nostalgic and bittersweet track

now, a few words from marley!

Life is Perfecto is a fantastical 7-minute long journey formed from the nostalgic techno-sound of the late 1990s. It’s the second track on Mike Silver's (CFCF) album fittingly titled memoryland.

My favourite aspect of the track is the clear influence from some of the big Dance and Electronica of the 90s, such as The Chemical Brothers and Sonic Youth - music that was very prevalent in my childhood, with 'Hey Girl, Hey Boy' being one of the first songs that I downloaded onto my iPod. However, Life is Perfecto is a slow-burner of a song, so it reminds me more of the Chemical Brothers' earlier music, such as 'Her Jazz'. Despite the nostalgic influence, Life is Perfecto still manages to sound new and fresh.

"I was feeling fatigued by an overabundance of ‘calming’, productivity-oriented music, and wanted to explore something angsty, messy, and dark, while also applying a pop sheen" 

In my opinion the track does just this, and as always Silver finds a way to perfecto-ly blend multiple styles and familiar sound together, my other favourite example of this being from his debut album Continent, which has many clear 80s and euro-dance inspiration. 

Everything comes together beautifully, making for a familiar and nostalgic, yet fresh and upbeat listening experience.

with love,

sasha and marley

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