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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©FLAU
CAT No. FLAU07
Release Date: August 20th 2008
Format: CD / DIGITAL
夏の終わりを締めくくるflauの第７弾リリースは、マンチェスター出身の二人組The Boatsのニューアルバム。ロングセラーを記録した2ndアルバム『We Made It For You』以来久々となる全編インストゥルメンタルの本作は、デリケートな電子音とアコースティック・ギター、ピアノ、グロッケンシュピールなどの生楽器が 幾重にも折り重なったミニマル・アコースティック・サウンド。まるでアンティークのラジオから聴こえてきたかのような繊細な暖かみを持っています。
The 6th outing onto waters uncharted for the enigmatic Boats. Uncharted waters simply because The Boats refuse to be channeled into the niche so easily assigned to them.
Having been kindly approached by aus and the Flau stable from Japan, for a statement of their musical intent, The Boats obliged.
True to hearfelt form, they have generously delivered their most accomplished, and highly personal ships log to date. But listen closely, and dont get too comfortable with your dividing fencelines of genres as the horizon is blurred from on the ship’s deck by the haze of distance from familiar isles.
They’re still on the same ship, with distinctive melodies exclusive to them and the characteristic attention to detail, though they’ve discovered new lands within the electronic landscape by utilising both acoustic and digital navigation techniques and treating them to their unique shaping.
Never mind drawing inspiration from their personal circle of admirers and friends, as is almost a staple ingredient on a Boats record, but also this time from the circle without. This is most evident with the track names that show an almost forced humour at their musical pigeon-holing.
So, throw off your shackles, down the acoustic guitar, and allow the undulating textures reminiscent of the oceans to envelop your world. And lest we forget, don’t start with the Art, and get the Folk out of here.
01 Get folk outta my face
02 Its not a folk its a knife 03 The melody mosquito04 Harry, stop it please
05 As for substance
06 This is for you to read
07 The boats can't save you now
08 Cars, Bikes, Boats, Babes
09 Please correct me
10 This blotch is crossed
11 Hemihorn
Modern living room dance music – Vital Weekly
unclassifiable electronic and acoustic song fragments…how honestly sentimental and unwaveringly lovely their music is – Boomkat (album of the week!)
The Boats present their most versatile effort yet, augmenting their drinking songs and sea shanties with digital processing techniques. – Cyclic Defrost
achingly beautiful, subtle but dramatic when it needs to be, reserved and chill when it makes sense – The Music Lobby
certainly the trip away from home pays off for Hargreaves and Tattersall as Faulty Toned Radio finds them retaining the essence of The Boats’ established sound while smartly extending it into new territory. – Textura
Une nouvelle pierre de taille dans une discographie foisonnante – Autres Directions
a terrific mood-setter to accompany any incandescently-lit evening at home – Indieville
CAT No. FLAU07
Release Date: August 20th 2008
Format: CD / DIGITAL
01 Get folk outta my face
02 Its not a folk its a knife 03 The melody mosquito04 Harry, stop it please
05 As for substance
06 This is for you to read
07 The boats can't save you now
08 Cars, Bikes, Boats, Babes
09 Please correct me
10 This blotch is crossed
11 Hemihorn
夏の終わりを締めくくるflauの第７弾リリースは、マンチェスター出身の二人組The Boatsのニューアルバム。ロングセラーを記録した2ndアルバム『We Made It For You』以来久々となる全編インストゥルメンタルの本作は、デリケートな電子音とアコースティック・ギター、ピアノ、グロッケンシュピールなどの生楽器が 幾重にも折り重なったミニマル・アコースティック・サウンド。まるでアンティークのラジオから聴こえてきたかのような繊細な暖かみを持っています。
The 6th outing onto waters uncharted for the enigmatic Boats. Uncharted waters simply because The Boats refuse to be channeled into the niche so easily assigned to them.
Having been kindly approached by aus and the Flau stable from Japan, for a statement of their musical intent, The Boats obliged.
True to hearfelt form, they have generously delivered their most accomplished, and highly personal ships log to date. But listen closely, and dont get too comfortable with your dividing fencelines of genres as the horizon is blurred from on the ship’s deck by the haze of distance from familiar isles.
They’re still on the same ship, with distinctive melodies exclusive to them and the characteristic attention to detail, though they’ve discovered new lands within the electronic landscape by utilising both acoustic and digital navigation techniques and treating them to their unique shaping.
Never mind drawing inspiration from their personal circle of admirers and friends, as is almost a staple ingredient on a Boats record, but also this time from the circle without. This is most evident with the track names that show an almost forced humour at their musical pigeon-holing.
So, throw off your shackles, down the acoustic guitar, and allow the undulating textures reminiscent of the oceans to envelop your world. And lest we forget, don’t start with the Art, and get the Folk out of here.
