On Vacation | ||||
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Studio album (mini-LP) by | ||||
Released | February 17, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
Studio | Michael Silver's home, Montreal | |||
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Length | 31:05 | |||
Label | International Feel | |||
Producer | CFCF | |||
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On Vacation is a mini-album by Canadian electronic musician Michael Silver, known by his stage name as CFCF, and the second record in Balearic beat music label International Feel's On Vacation mini-album series.[1] On Vacation was initially planned to be a project of two extended plays titled Road Movie and House Music; this was before an International Feel A&R worker suggested to Silver he should make the project one whole album. International Feel first released vinyl versions of the LP in Europe on February 17, 2016 before releasing it in digital shops all around the world on February 19.
A Balearic beat jazz record that also includes a variety of musical styles such as baroque, chamber music, downtempo, easy listening, and new age, it is a set of tracks that lack any sort of indication of what place they are specifically set in, which is unlike most Balearic music that usually takes place on a beach. Reviews of On Vacation from music journalists were very favorable in general, some of them calling the record a "masterpiece" and one of the best albums of all time; a common praise was the album's use of sounds that would otherwise turn off most contemporary listeners. A set of three remixes of songs from On Vacation was issued by International Feel on July 15, 2016.