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. FLAU13
Release Date: October 29th 2009
Format: CD / DIGITAL
2008年に発表されたデビュー作『Silent 77』が、世界中のメディアから賞賛された日本が誇るブレイクビーツ・アーティストGeskia。All Apologies、Vongakuとしてのリリースを経て発表された今作は、昨今のアブストラクトHIP HOP、トリップ・ホップ・リヴァイヴァルの流れを意識しつつも、グリッヂ、シューゲイズ、サイケデリックといった様々な音楽的要素を統一した、これまで にないGeskia独自のスタイルを確立しています。不安感と高揚感、美しくも退廃的というアンビバレントな音響感覚は、神秘的でありながら、地球規模の天体観測というロマンチックな 一面を持つ皆既日食という、この作品タイトルに見事に現れています。
同時収録された リミキサーには、米chocolate industriesの人気ヒップホップ／ブレイクビーツ・アーティストCaural、同じく米anticonよりex-HoodのChris AdamsによるプロジェクトBracken、さらにHerbert, Kode 9から賞賛を受け、注目を浴びるロンドンの若きプロデューサーLukidが参加。
Geskia is back!
The Tokyo-based breakbeats master, who released the critically acclaimed album “Silent 77”, and received rave reviews from all over the world, is back with his latest EP “Eclipse 323”.
This stunning EP is beautifully stamped with Geskiaﾕs signature break beats style, by combining various musical elements like laptop acoustic, psychedelic, shoegazing and glitch, and at the same time, infused with a lovely twist of trip-hop revival. These trademark sounds of Geskia create an “atmosphere of uncertainty, upsurge of sentiment, beautiful but yet decadent”. This EP is indeed an awesome feast for all the fans of hip hop, breakbeats and IDM. And if you are into Flying Lotus, Chris Clark, this is definitely a must-have album for you.
To top if off, we have 3 superb remixes included inside this ep, which are contributed by some of the most important figures in the current breakbeats / hip hop scene, including: Caural – the famous hip hop / breakbeats artist from chocolate industries, Bracken – the project by Chris Adams (Hood) from anticon , and Lukid – the brilliant London-based young producer whose works have received praises from Herbert and Kode 9.
In “Eclipse 323”, the future of underground hip hop is taking shape.
01 Sun
02 Innerroots
03 Day Life Structure
04 Ideal Copy05 Sunset Line Texture
06 Silence Fiction
07 Drawing Dawning08 Experimental Goddes
09 Inside Out Night
10 Silhouetteque
11 Second Coming(Bracken Remix)
12 Right Lights (Caural Remix)13 3days Trial (Lukid Remix)
Eclipse 323 might be viewed as a midway point between glitchy, post-IDM micro-beats and the more contemporary, harder hitting sounds of current generation Warp artists like Clark, Flying Lotus and Hudson Mohawke. In production terms this is hugely enjoyable, full of complex, flowing beat designs and the level of detail is astonishing – Boomkat
Incredibly solid and groundbreaking music. Extremely refined music; very detailed and very polished. A diamond in a desert of sand. – I Slept In These Clothes
instrumental hip-hop devotees should find lots worth digging into here – Textura
Geskia aurait pu se contenter de ça, le hip-hop “futuriste” et “sci-fi” connaissant actuellement de belles heures de gloire. Avec beaucoup de maîtrise technique et ne souffrant jamais d’excès dans la superposition, ce japonais parvient aisément à insérer de cristallines sonorités acoustiques et des phases superbement lugubres qui rappellent le trip-hop du début des 90’s. – Chroniques électroniques
kind of funky electronica which veers from yr melodic electronica to some more awkward hip hop inspired beaty moments like Flying Lotus, Clark, Funkstorung – Norman Records
it feels like stepping back in time, yet remaining firmly in the ‘now’ as well – Smallfish
CAT No. FLAU13
Release Date: October 29th 2009
Format: CD / DIGITAL
01 Sun
02 Innerroots
03 Day Life Structure
04 Ideal Copy05 Sunset Line Texture
06 Silence Fiction
07 Drawing Dawning08 Experimental Goddes
09 Inside Out Night
10 Silhouetteque
11 Second Coming(Bracken Remix)
12 Right Lights (Caural Remix)13 3days Trial (Lukid Remix)
2008年に発表されたデビュー作『Silent 77』が、世界中のメディアから賞賛された日本が誇るブレイクビーツ・アーティストGeskia。All Apologies、Vongakuとしてのリリースを経て発表された今作は、昨今のアブストラクトHIP HOP、トリップ・ホップ・リヴァイヴァルの流れを意識しつつも、グリッヂ、シューゲイズ、サイケデリックといった様々な音楽的要素を統一した、これまで にないGeskia独自のスタイルを確立しています。不安感と高揚感、美しくも退廃的というアンビバレントな音響感覚は、神秘的でありながら、地球規模の天体観測というロマンチックな 一面を持つ皆既日食という、この作品タイトルに見事に現れています。
同時収録された リミキサーには、米chocolate industriesの人気ヒップホップ／ブレイクビーツ・アーティストCaural、同じく米anticonよりex-HoodのChris AdamsによるプロジェクトBracken、さらにHerbert, Kode 9から賞賛を受け、注目を浴びるロンドンの若きプロデューサーLukidが参加。
Geskia is back!
The Tokyo-based breakbeats master, who released the critically acclaimed album “Silent 77”, and received rave reviews from all over the world, is back with his latest EP “Eclipse 323”.
This stunning EP is beautifully stamped with Geskiaﾕs signature break beats style, by combining various musical elements like laptop acoustic, psychedelic, shoegazing and glitch, and at the same time, infused with a lovely twist of trip-hop revival. These trademark sounds of Geskia create an “atmosphere of uncertainty, upsurge of sentiment, beautiful but yet decadent”. This EP is indeed an awesome feast for all the fans of hip hop, breakbeats and IDM. And if you are into Flying Lotus, Chris Clark, this is definitely a must-have album for you.
To top if off, we have 3 superb remixes included inside this ep, which are contributed by some of the most important figures in the current breakbeats / hip hop scene, including: Caural – the famous hip hop / breakbeats artist from chocolate industries, Bracken – the project by Chris Adams (Hood) from anticon , and Lukid – the brilliant London-based young producer whose works have received praises from Herbert and Kode 9.
In “Eclipse 323”, the future of underground hip hop is taking shape.
