2006年末に設立された東京のレコード・レーベル。
the nation’s premier label for hushed music – Pitchfork
Flau releases are sonically quite diverse, from acoustic folk to dream pop and complex drum experiments. And though eclectic, never before has a label’s oeuvre come together to so closely sound the way a cherry blossom looks – The FADER
one of the biggest names in the world of really small sounds…the perfect soundtrack to a Sunday evening – Timeout Tokyo
consistently impressive – XLR8R
Flau has associated itself with a signature sound…association with Flau suggests a superior level of pop craftsmanship…What’s remarkable about Fukuzono’s project, which launched at the end of 2006, is that he’s achieved quality control without uniformity – exclaim!
Flau has shown that sometimes silence beats flashiness – METROPOLIS Magazine
flau seem to have a magic touch; everything they put out..has a celestial, positively glowing aura about it that has us longing for more..sonically the label is incredibly diverse, but what its releases share in common are a playful curiosity, an unmatchable quality and a genre-bending commitment to evoking time and space within their sounds – DUMMY
Flau label casts its net across a worldwide community of artists with a particular affection for fragile arrangements and microscopic songwriting…A reliable resource for all the finest, quirkiest exploratory electronic pop music – Boomkat
it combines genuine emotion with a sense of playfulness – Fluid Radio
everyone’s favourite Japanese label and, of course, we make no exception – Going Solo
constantly surprising, consistently stunning – Dummy
un monde de l’infiniment fragile et doux – Ondefixe
one of our favourite labels – Textura
Flau are one of those unassuming labels, which since 2007 have been quietly making their way in the world releasing a diverse range of high quality albums…their roster of international artists blend field recordings, acoustic instruments, microsounds, and voice, in a sound that has become truly synonymous with the label – Furthernoise
worth finding – Foxy Digitalis
grow, pushing boundaries and releasing gems – Drifting, Almost Falling
An inner experience and pure fascination to little things concept and microscopic sounds. FLAU is the latest Label Of The Moment – Otsechka
the Tokyo label’s dreamy and cinematic aesthetic seems tailor-made for two favourite hobbies: idleness and letting the imagination run wild – Solar Flares
This label collects very particular artists from all over the world all under one roof that eclectically holds them together. Each artist is so unique, that you would like to read a whole book about them – PonyDanceClyde
2008-09 London, Cafe OTO
2009-09 Melbourne, Toff In Town
2010-08 Berlin, Altes Finanzamt
2012-05 Malaysia, Black Box Map
2012-05 Macau, LMA
2012-05 China Tour Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou
2012-06 Tokyo, Fujimigaoka Church & VACANT
2012-06 Kyoto, Metro
2013-04 London, Cafe OTO
2013-04 Berlin, Antje Øklesund
2013-12 Tokyo, VACANT
2016-03 Tokyo, VACANT
7/13（土）東京・Rittor Base w/八木皓平
8/3（土）岐阜・Slow Room w/ CazU-23
8/18（日）東京・Half Moon Hall w/ Wataru Sato, Haruhisa Tanaka, Chihei Hatakeyama
8/28（水）名古屋・K.D Japon w/ marucoporoporo, CazU-23
SEE FULL LIST
©FLAU
Danny Norbury lives and works in Manchester. He is a cellist, using the instruments he has around him at home. He has collaborated with The Boats, Library Tapes, Rafael Anton Irisarri, and Nancy Elizabeth
Nancy Elizabeth、Rafael Anton IrisarriそしてLibrary Tapesの作品・ライブなどで名脇役として活躍しているマンチェスター在住のチェロ奏者。The Boatsでは第３のメンバーとして参加。static caravanやonoからソロ作品をリリースした後、2009年にLacie’s Recordsより1stアルバム『Light In August』を発表。ゆったりとした音符の動きが心地よい雄大なチェロの音色と、控えめなピアノの伴奏の多重録音で作り上げた、デリケートで美しいこの モダン・クラシック作品は、各所でベスト・アルバムに選ばれ、今年flauより待望のリイシュー。現在ヨーロッパ中からその才能に注目が集まっている。
photo by Ryo Mitamura
EP / ALBUM
Dusk (static caravan, 2007)
Jean Cocteau (ono, 2008)
Light In August (lacie’s, 2009)
Noël Nouvelet (ono, 2009)
Bluebeard (wistrec, 2012)
Light In August (flau, 2013)
COMPILATION
The Clyde Parker Project Session #2 (monolyth & cobalt, 2009)
Music and Migration (second language, 2010)
31 Songs for Japan (flau, 2011)
Minute Papillon (second language, 2011)
Robag Wruhme – Wuppdeckmischmampflow (kompakt, 2011)
Erik Satie & Les Nouveaux Jeunes (arbouse, 2011)
Hidden Landscapes 2 (audio gourmet, 2012)
REMIX
Ian Hawgood – Slow Films In Low Light (home normal, 2010)
Autistici – Resonating Wires (audiobalb, 2010)
Clem Leek – The Plan (brian, 2011)
IKEBANA – When You Arrive There Remixes (flau, 2013)
you will find music to move you and create associations, naturally first the setting with the low and strafing sunlight coming brokenly through the trees, with that first tinge of coldness in the rays. But also with those tenderly stroked strings and the lingering, trying piano keys, there is an air of silence, isolation and tranquility – Soundscraping
you will find music to move you and create associations, naturally first the setting with the low and strafing sunlight coming brokenly through the trees, with that first tinge of coldness in the rays. But also with those tenderly stroked strings and the lingering, trying piano keys, there is an air of silence, isolation and tranquility – Soundscraping
UK
Danny Norbury lives and works in Manchester. He is a cellist, using the instruments he has around him at home. He has collaborated with The Boats, Library Tapes, Rafael Anton Irisarri, and Nancy Elizabeth
Nancy Elizabeth、Rafael Anton IrisarriそしてLibrary Tapesの作品・ライブなどで名脇役として活躍しているマンチェスター在住のチェロ奏者。The Boatsでは第３のメンバーとして参加。static caravanやonoからソロ作品をリリースした後、2009年にLacie’s Recordsより1stアルバム『Light In August』を発表。ゆったりとした音符の動きが心地よい雄大なチェロの音色と、控えめなピアノの伴奏の多重録音で作り上げた、デリケートで美しいこの モダン・クラシック作品は、各所でベスト・アルバムに選ばれ、今年flauより待望のリイシュー。現在ヨーロッパ中からその才能に注目が集まっている。
photo by Ryo Mitamura
Dec 23rd, 2018
コンピレーション「Circles」がカナダのウェブジンTexturaが選ぶ今年のベストコンピレーションNo.3に選出されました。
