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. FLAU04
Release Date: March 12th, 2008
Format: DIGITAL/CD (SOLD OUT)
『Little Things』はflau初のCDコンピレーション。ハンドメイドの小さな音楽をテーマに、国内外の人気アーティストが思い思いに解釈した、新世代のアコースティック・サウンドを収録しています。ギターやピアノ、オルゴールなどの生楽器から紡ぎ出される暖かい旋律が、春の鮮やかな息吹を感じさせる珠玉の 17曲（＋enhanced video）。フィールド・レコーディングからソフト・フォーク、現代的なベッドルーム・サウンドまで、流麗な歌声と生音の響きが瑞々しく溶け合う楽曲の 数々が、ジャンルを超えてミックスされています。
今作には発売後すぐに完売となってしまった『Echod』よりHood、Lori Scaccoの楽曲に加え、Cokiyu. Part Timer, Dale Berningらflauのレーベルアーティストと、今後リリース予定のアーティストの楽曲も多数収録。レーベルサンプラーとしても楽しめる内容となっています。
Everyday, there are little things happen around us that charm our lives. And today, we are going to charm your life with “Little Things”, the first cd compilation by flau.
Beautifully themed as tiny homemade music made of breathtaking acoustics sounds, “Little Things” showcases works by brilliant local and foreign artists of new generation around the world. With the warm melodies that blossoming from the fresh sounds of many live musical instruments like guitars, pianos, music boxes, trumpet, glockenspiels and violins, this handmade music that uses these ordinary material and structure becomes miraculous here. “Little Things” ensembles most previous unreleased gems that portray the vivid moments of spring, ranging from innovative field-recordings, old style singer-songwriting to cutting edge electronics, stunning improvisation and gorgeous folktronica. All music-styles becomes equivalent through this compilation.
“Little Things” is about to fascinate you, as much as other little things that has enriched your life.
And we say, it is these little things in life , that count.
01 Jasper Leyland - Worth Ash
02 Rachael Dadd - Happiness 03 Hood - This Year's First Storm04 Patten - Memory Pictures
05 Hirono Nishiyama - World's End Fanfare06 Ethan Rose - Relations
07 PoPoyans - Shukujitsu
08 Part Timer - Only Natural
09 F.S.Blumm meets Luca Fadda - Marcel & Maura
10 Pan Am Scan - Rosa
11 Radicalfashion - Happy End
12 Marla Hansen - Shuffle Your Feet
13 Cokiyu - Round in Fog
14 Kira Kira -Happahrólfur Salísú (version)
15 The Boats - There Are Tunnels Where We Live
16 Lori Scacco - The Poles
17 Dale Berning - Clicking
18 aus / Iris Piers - Opened（video）
album previewA truly lovely piece of work, Little Things establishes a global network of international artists who all share in a similar musical vision, regardless of how different their respective approaches might be – Boomkat (album of the week!)
That surely sounds fine enough for an early sunday afternoon… ‘Little Things’ is a great compilation, and will be on the pile for the next time when waking up in a state of too much to drink and too little to sleep. – Vital Weekly
This compilation seems to sum up their aesthetic perfectly, featuring breathtaking music created from small, everyday acoustics, field recordings, and subtle electronics…repeated listens, a lot of the music on here is really fascinating…Little things may be easy to miss, but this album and label are worth finding. – Foxy Digitalis
‘little things create perfection, and perfection is not a little thing.’ Take into consideration this when you embrace the following release listening to versatile characters and worldwide mentalities, all joining one ambient feeling – a commitment to brittle beauties and warm arrangements. – Otsechka
It’s like rubbing the crap out of eyes in the morning, satisfying. – Norman Records
Little things cast in soft focus, small textural gestures that express the equilibrium and fluctuations of a sleeping force…the album is a wholehearted success in its exhibition of and participation in a shared passion for all things slight and seldom seen. – Cyclic Defrost
the collection nevertheless leaves a strong cumulative impression – Textura
国内外の才能がアコースティックな箱庭トロニカを展開していて、ふわりと舞い上がる繊細な音風景には、どれもじんわりと素朴な人肌の温もりがある – Bounce
Akustische Flaschenpost von den Urenkeln von Virginia Astley: diese 18 Tracks (und das Video) sind einfach nur noch unglaublich in ihrem Charme, ihrer Magie und ihrer Fragilität. Derart sanfte und ruhige akustische Musik, die zu keiner Zeit in die Kitschsentimentalo-Falle fällt, habe ich lange nicht mehr gehört. Und dabei klingt jedes Stück auch noch uroriginell und einmalig. Aus diesem Wunderwerk entspringt Freude das ganze Jahr über. –
Terz Düsseldorf
Massive Compilation dieses mehr als sympathischen Labels aus Tokyo, das hier die Schnittmenge aus Electronika, Singer-Songwriter “ohne” Folkanschluss,schüchternem Pop und ein bisschen Experiment perfekt zusammenfasst – De:Bug
“Little Things” macht aus Elefanten Fliegen und packt die ganze Faszination, die einen aufgrund der plötzlich hereinbrechenden Schönheit der Welt erfassen kann, in winzige Soundgebilde, filigran wie ein Spinnennetz auf einem Reisfeld. – Titel Magazin
CAT No. FLAU04
Release Date: March 12th, 2008
Format: DIGITAL/CD (SOLD OUT)
01 Jasper Leyland - Worth Ash
02 Rachael Dadd - Happiness 03 Hood - This Year's First Storm04 Patten - Memory Pictures
05 Hirono Nishiyama - World's End Fanfare06 Ethan Rose - Relations
07 PoPoyans - Shukujitsu
08 Part Timer - Only Natural
09 F.S.Blumm meets Luca Fadda - Marcel & Maura
10 Pan Am Scan - Rosa
11 Radicalfashion - Happy End
12 Marla Hansen - Shuffle Your Feet
13 Cokiyu - Round in Fog
14 Kira Kira -Happahrólfur Salísú (version)
15 The Boats - There Are Tunnels Where We Live
16 Lori Scacco - The Poles
17 Dale Berning - Clicking
18 aus / Iris Piers - Opened（video）
album preview
『Little Things』はflau初のCDコンピレーション。ハンドメイドの小さな音楽をテーマに、国内外の人気アーティストが思い思いに解釈した、新世代のアコースティック・サウンドを収録しています。ギターやピアノ、オルゴールなどの生楽器から紡ぎ出される暖かい旋律が、春の鮮やかな息吹を感じさせる珠玉の 17曲（＋enhanced video）。フィールド・レコーディングからソフト・フォーク、現代的なベッドルーム・サウンドまで、流麗な歌声と生音の響きが瑞々しく溶け合う楽曲の 数々が、ジャンルを超えてミックスされています。
今作には発売後すぐに完売となってしまった『Echod』よりHood、Lori Scaccoの楽曲に加え、Cokiyu. Part Timer, Dale Berningらflauのレーベルアーティストと、今後リリース予定のアーティストの楽曲も多数収録。レーベルサンプラーとしても楽しめる内容となっています。
Everyday, there are little things happen around us that charm our lives. And today, we are going to charm your life with “Little Things”, the first cd compilation by flau.
Beautifully themed as tiny homemade music made of breathtaking acoustics sounds, “Little Things” showcases works by brilliant local and foreign artists of new generation around the world. With the warm melodies that blossoming from the fresh sounds of many live musical instruments like guitars, pianos, music boxes, trumpet, glockenspiels and violins, this handmade music that uses these ordinary material and structure becomes miraculous here. “Little Things” ensembles most previous unreleased gems that portray the vivid moments of spring, ranging from innovative field-recordings, old style singer-songwriting to cutting edge electronics, stunning improvisation and gorgeous folktronica. All music-styles becomes equivalent through this compilation.
“Little Things” is about to fascinate you, as much as other little things that has enriched your life.
And we say, it is these little things in life , that count.
