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
7/13(土)東京・Rittor Base w/八木皓平
8/3(土)岐阜・Slow Room w/ CazU-23
8/18(日)東京・Half Moon Hall w/ Wataru Sato, Haruhisa Tanaka, Chihei Hatakeyama
8/28(水)名古屋・K.D Japon w/ marucoporoporo, CazU-23
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CAT No. FRAUM02
Release Date: Japan - March 25th / Overseas - March 23rd 2015
Format: 12"/Digital
Sonar Sound Osaka/Tokyo 2013両公演に最年少で出演、昨年はRyoji Ikeda、Tim Hecker、The Fieldの公演をサポートするなど22歳の若さにして多方面から注目を浴びる京都の奇才Madeggが新たなプロジェクトM/D/Gをスタートさせます。2100年のスポーツを一つのコンセプトとし、強烈な身体感覚を呼び起こすファットなグルーヴとロウな質感、時空が歪むかのようなユニークな音響空間によって、ベッドルームからダンスフロアまでも機能する多面性を獲得。パラノイアックに繰り返される不穏なループの応酬には、既存のハウスミュージックを更新させるような強い野心が見え隠れします。
Madegg, the 22 year old wonder kid who supported Arca, Ryoji Ikeda, Anthony Naples, FaltyDL, The Field in Japan last year, starts a new project: M/D/G.
The EP’s concept is “sport in 2100” – M/D/G’s unique sound evokes the feelings of a mechanical body check, some strange procession, the embodiment of our future body. High quality lo-fi sounds coming from a techno/house/bass music orientation and just as perfect on dance floor or in your living room.
RIYL:Huerco S., Actress, Kassem Mosse, Logos, Karen Gwyer, Basic House
an ornate, hugely plentiful buffet of melancholy peeling-plaster yet industrial abandoned-building sounds precisely and danceabley ripped to shreds, framed antique mechanics of an unknown future, but it’s vital and organic – Yes/No Music
sparse but effective, and jolting botanical of body music – Impose Magazine
strange progressions and future-leaning nods – THUMP/VICE
refracted house music which serves as an intriguing first taste to the collection of raw, twisted productions- XLR8R
a sensitive edge, cuytting quite close to Herbert styles with the banging techno dimensions – Boomkat
extra special, bass heavy tracks over run with multi-layered pops, snaps and house-esque vocals – Bleep
フィジカルなビートと流麗なウワモノの連なりが圧巻のグルーヴィー・ミニマル – Disk Union
CAT No. FRAUM02
Release Date: Japan - March 25th / Overseas - March 23rd 2015
Format: 12"/Digital
Sonar Sound Osaka/Tokyo 2013両公演に最年少で出演、昨年はRyoji Ikeda、Tim Hecker、The Fieldの公演をサポートするなど22歳の若さにして多方面から注目を浴びる京都の奇才Madeggが新たなプロジェクトM/D/Gをスタートさせます。2100年のスポーツを一つのコンセプトとし、強烈な身体感覚を呼び起こすファットなグルーヴとロウな質感、時空が歪むかのようなユニークな音響空間によって、ベッドルームからダンスフロアまでも機能する多面性を獲得。パラノイアックに繰り返される不穏なループの応酬には、既存のハウスミュージックを更新させるような強い野心が見え隠れします。
Madegg, the 22 year old wonder kid who supported Arca, Ryoji Ikeda, Anthony Naples, FaltyDL, The Field in Japan last year, starts a new project: M/D/G.
The EP’s concept is “sport in 2100” – M/D/G’s unique sound evokes the feelings of a mechanical body check, some strange procession, the embodiment of our future body. High quality lo-fi sounds coming from a techno/house/bass music orientation and just as perfect on dance floor or in your living room.
RIYL:Huerco S., Actress, Kassem Mosse, Logos, Karen Gwyer, Basic House