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
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CAT No. FLAU09
Release Date: December 12th 2008
Format: CD / DIGITAL
flauのレーベルオーナーの一人であるYasuhiko Fukuzonoによるプロジェクトausの2009年作。10代の頃に製作されたという楽曲を、親しい友人やアーティストの協力を得て再レコーディングし た本作は、これまでのaus作品にはみられなかった圧倒的な喪失感とカタルシスが同居する、耽美的な作品に仕上がっています。ゲストには海外から L’ALTRAのボーカリストLindsay Anderson、フランスの音楽家Sylvain Chauveau、The Remote Viewer/The Boatsの盟友Craig Tattersall、Andreas Berger、国内からはplop/spekk主宰のmondii、cokiyu、そしてGeskiaらが参加。海外での評価を高めた前作 『Curveland』の深淵な音世界を更に押し進め、ソングライターとしての資質を十二分に開花させた作品です。
After the huge success of his previous albums “Lang” and “Curveland”, Yasuhiko Fukuzono (aka aus) quickly became one of the top electronic artists in Japan. And “After All” is his 6th album from his own label flau, following the highly acclaimed “Curveland” which was released on Moteer in 2007.
All the tracks are brand new based on the songs he made when he was a teenager.
The deep opening track produced by mondii (Spekk/Plop) with vocals by Sylvan Chauveau “Water Paintings” serves as a thick door to the following pleasant adventures of aus tracks featuring great guest artists from around the world such as Craig Tattersall (aka The Remote Viewer / The Boats), Lindsay Anderson (L’altra),
Andreas Berger (glim), Cokiyu, Geskia and Yukiko Okamoto. What’s so special about this release among his others is that compared to his more electronic and instrumental based previous albums, most of the tracks in “After All” features vocals and the lyrics were also written by this artist which reveals his song writing skills. The album also includes 3 brilliant remixes by The World on Higher Downs, Motoro Faam and Ametsub.
01 Water Paintings
02 Vertigo03 IHI
04 Closed
05 Autoland
06 Fake Five
07 Waltz08 Lovers
09 Hero Of The Paper Boy (Motoro Faam Remix)10 Middle Most (Ametsub Remix)
11 Urum (The World On Higher Downs Remix)Popmusic? Sure. Ambient? Why not? Technoish? Also. Dreampop?..Music For a modern living room – Vital Weekly
A very gentle and soothing album reminding us at time of Bjork and Mum – Norman Records
From retro electronica to a more contemporary minimalist sound and pretty much everything in between, this is a seriously gorgeous sounding work – Smallfish
staggering beat patterns and temperamental pulses…a fine expansion and reduction of Fukuzono’s fragrant sound – Milk Factory
die Sonne auf und eine neue, unerwartete Lichtung tut sich auf und alles ist gut – De:Bug
exquisite, a must-listen for fans of forward-thinking ambient music, electronic tinkering and Japanese musicality – Earz Magazine
Successfully combining the fine art of contemporary ambient electronica techniques with neo-classical piano and strings, environmental sounds, and even elements of jazz, into delicate, crackly and multi-textured soundscapes – Adequancy
Fukuzono’s sophisticated electronic pop has always been distinguished by its attention to detail and its exquisite sound design but After All pushes those qualities to a higher level, in large part due to the humanizing effect the vocal dimension brings to the material – Textura
il s’agit bien d’un nouvel exercice d’orfèvrerie, d’enluminure adaptée à une écoute rêveuse- Autres Directions
album consolidant la position d’aus dans le paysage musical électronique – EtherREAL
センシティヴな歌声が紡ぐたおやかなメロディーと、水泡のように淡く浮かんでは漂う透明感に満ちた電子音。静謐さのなかから美を抽出したかのように深遠な音世界の奥底では、ほのかな喪失感がたゆたっている。 – Bounce
Car voilà la surprise, après un début d’album 100% électronique , les morceaux suivants se voir,t agrémentéd d’une rythmique solide, d’une basse ronde, de voix soul, procurant une chaleur inédite sur les terres parfois gelées de l’électronique initiale. On pense alors à Lamb – Station Service
CAT No. FLAU09
Release Date: December 12th 2008
Format: CD / DIGITAL
01 Water Paintings
02 Vertigo03 IHI
04 Closed
05 Autoland
06 Fake Five
07 Waltz08 Lovers
09 Hero Of The Paper Boy (Motoro Faam Remix)10 Middle Most (Ametsub Remix)
11 Urum (The World On Higher Downs Remix)flauのレーベルオーナーの一人であるYasuhiko Fukuzonoによるプロジェクトausの2009年作。10代の頃に製作されたという楽曲を、親しい友人やアーティストの協力を得て再レコーディングし た本作は、これまでのaus作品にはみられなかった圧倒的な喪失感とカタルシスが同居する、耽美的な作品に仕上がっています。ゲストには海外から L’ALTRAのボーカリストLindsay Anderson、フランスの音楽家Sylvain Chauveau、The Remote Viewer/The Boatsの盟友Craig Tattersall、Andreas Berger、国内からはplop/spekk主宰のmondii、cokiyu、そしてGeskiaらが参加。海外での評価を高めた前作 『Curveland』の深淵な音世界を更に押し進め、ソングライターとしての資質を十二分に開花させた作品です。
After the huge success of his previous albums “Lang” and “Curveland”, Yasuhiko Fukuzono (aka aus) quickly became one of the top electronic artists in Japan. And “After All” is his 6th album from his own label flau, following the highly acclaimed “Curveland” which was released on Moteer in 2007.
All the tracks are brand new based on the songs he made when he was a teenager.
The deep opening track produced by mondii (Spekk/Plop) with vocals by Sylvan Chauveau “Water Paintings” serves as a thick door to the following pleasant adventures of aus tracks featuring great guest artists from around the world such as Craig Tattersall (aka The Remote Viewer / The Boats), Lindsay Anderson (L’altra),
Andreas Berger (glim), Cokiyu, Geskia and Yukiko Okamoto. What’s so special about this release among his others is that compared to his more electronic and instrumental based previous albums, most of the tracks in “After All” features vocals and the lyrics were also written by this artist which reveals his song writing skills. The album also includes 3 brilliant remixes by The World on Higher Downs, Motoro Faam and Ametsub.
