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. FLAU06B
Release Date: Japan - Nov 20th / Overseas - Nov 27th 2019
Format: CD
2007年に発売され、大きな衝撃を持って迎えられた旧東ドイツ出身のアーティストHenning Schmiedtによるソロ・ピアノの名作「Klavierraum」。そのリイシューにあたり、アルバムの同セッションを録音した同名のスタジオKlavierraumより多数の未発表曲が発見されたことから、続編として新たに編集・構成されたニューアルバムがリリース。「以前に発売されていた夥しい数の音楽を無用にしてしまう力がある」とも評された独創的なピアノの調べ、音の粒子がまるで水の中を緩やかに流れるように聴こえる音響加工も美しい全編即興によるソロ・ピアノ作品は、前作に勝るとも劣らない静謐な美しさを獲得した傑作に仕上がっています。
さらにアルバムにはアルゼンチン音響派の代表的な存在として知られるMono Fontanaが「Cribas」以降を感じさせるピアノ＋フィールド・レコーディングによって、「Klavierraum」収録の「du und ich」を再構築したカバーを披露。またMusic From Memory、L.I.E.S.からのロウハウス〜アンビエント諸作で注目を集めるNYのTerekkeによるリミックスを収録。
※2020年の再プレス時にカバーの色味がクリームに、仕様がデジパックへと変更されています。
Klavierraum is the place where my piano is, but it’s also a virtual space and spiritual shelter whenever needed – it immediately appears when I am playing piano, floating in sound and resonating with melodies. In my concerts I feel this ‘Raum’ is embracing and covering me, the piano and my whole audience.
Klavierraum, my very first solo piano album, tells a story of arranging a tea time for a rendezvous. Klavierraum, später is like a sequel sometime later on – this time it’s about preparing for a surprise morning coffee with my favorite pancake!
For the new album I used previously unpublished material of the original Klavierraum session. Some parts were recorded later on, but in the same setting and similar spirit. – Henning Schmiedt
01 1 Bio Ei
02 Prise Meersalz
03 Becher Milch
04 2 reife Mangos? 05 Mit dem Schneebesen!06 Goldbraune Unterseite
07 Kaffee Aufs Tablett
08 Guten
09 Morgen!
10 3 Teelöffel Backpulver (Terekke Remix)
11 du und ich (Mono Fontana Reinterpretation)impressionistic, emphatically simple and pretty piano pieces – Groove
…the measured calm surrounding these joyous outbursts that are truly wondrous to behold as they impart that sense of equilibrium that seems so essential to Schmiedt’s compositions – Live Eye TV
very current feel. Rather than just be a stark piano based album, Schmiedt infuses the material with a healthy dose of subtle ambience as heard on “Becher Milch” and “2 Reife Mangos” for example that gently occupies what would have been silence and adds textures to the pieces – Drifting, Almost Falling
The rich, bold and full-bodied production means the piano feels alive and meaty even when the music itself is relaxed. Henning Schmiedt has created the musical piano duvet. Sink in – Higher Plain Music
the piano returns to be the undisputed protagonist, not only in describing melodic embroidery with a variety of nuances, but above all in defining a sound space in which an uncontaminated inspiration is manifested – Music Won’t Save You/Rockerilla
CAT No. FLAU06B
Release Date: Japan - Nov 20th / Overseas - Nov 27th 2019
Format: CD
01 1 Bio Ei
02 Prise Meersalz
03 Becher Milch
04 2 reife Mangos? 05 Mit dem Schneebesen!06 Goldbraune Unterseite
07 Kaffee Aufs Tablett
08 Guten
09 Morgen!
10 3 Teelöffel Backpulver (Terekke Remix)
11 du und ich (Mono Fontana Reinterpretation)2007年に発売され、大きな衝撃を持って迎えられた旧東ドイツ出身のアーティストHenning Schmiedtによるソロ・ピアノの名作「Klavierraum」。そのリイシューにあたり、アルバムの同セッションを録音した同名のスタジオKlavierraumより多数の未発表曲が発見されたことから、続編として新たに編集・構成されたニューアルバムがリリース。「以前に発売されていた夥しい数の音楽を無用にしてしまう力がある」とも評された独創的なピアノの調べ、音の粒子がまるで水の中を緩やかに流れるように聴こえる音響加工も美しい全編即興によるソロ・ピアノ作品は、前作に勝るとも劣らない静謐な美しさを獲得した傑作に仕上がっています。
さらにアルバムにはアルゼンチン音響派の代表的な存在として知られるMono Fontanaが「Cribas」以降を感じさせるピアノ＋フィールド・レコーディングによって、「Klavierraum」収録の「du und ich」を再構築したカバーを披露。またMusic From Memory、L.I.E.S.からのロウハウス〜アンビエント諸作で注目を集めるNYのTerekkeによるリミックスを収録。
※2020年の再プレス時にカバーの色味がクリームに、仕様がデジパックへと変更されています。
Klavierraum is the place where my piano is, but it’s also a virtual space and spiritual shelter whenever needed – it immediately appears when I am playing piano, floating in sound and resonating with melodies. In my concerts I feel this ‘Raum’ is embracing and covering me, the piano and my whole audience.
Klavierraum, my very first solo piano album, tells a story of arranging a tea time for a rendezvous. Klavierraum, später is like a sequel sometime later on – this time it’s about preparing for a surprise morning coffee with my favorite pancake!
For the new album I used previously unpublished material of the original Klavierraum session. Some parts were recorded later on, but in the same setting and similar spirit. – Henning Schmiedt
