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
2007年にリリースされ、長らく廃盤となっていたcokiyuのデビューアルバム『Mirror Flake』。溢れんばかりのポップ・センスを女性らしい繊細な音使いで包み込んだベッドルーム・ポップの傑作として、広く国内外で支持されました。再発に伴い、田辺玄（Water Water Camel）によるリマスタリングを施し、ボーナストラックとしてGeskia、Ametsub、Tyme.によるリミックスを追加収録しています。
Open up your ears to the new era of Japanese contemporary pop music.
We are proud to announce flau’s first cd release Mirror Flake, is the beautiful debut album by the talented female artist cokiyu who hails from Ehime, Japan. As a vocalist, she participated in albums and live performances of aus. Mirror Flake sets a new standard in the genre of bedroom pop. The album instills soft-hearted shoegaze sounds into delicately beautiful melodies which are organically mixed with the graceful use of instruments like toy piano, music box, guitar (by ueda takayasu), and the gorgeous whispery voice of cokiyu that has sparkled in Curveland of aus. Mirror Flake is definitely a must have for the fans of Japanese pops.
This Edition is re-mastering version with bonus remixes from Ametsub, Tyme. and Geskia (flau).
01. More
02. Hedgehog's Wedding
03. Mirror Flake
04. Storm
05. Gdb
06. In The Air
07. Org
08. Piano and Frog
09. Roadz
10. Star Takes A Rest
11. In The Air (Ametsub Remix)
12. Gdb (Geskia Remix)
13. Mirror Flake (Tyme. Remix)
“Mirror Flake” is a sublime album to be enjoyed from beginning to end. Japanese electronic pop has never sounded so utterly charming. – Boomkat (album of the week!)
Sehr, sehr schöne Elektronika – De:Bug
Imagine Caroline pushed to an even dreamier and more entrancing degree and you’ll have a fairly accurate impression of Mirror Flake’s sound.
– Textura (top 25 of best album 2007!)
Un album paisible et lumineux, mignon tout plein, premier d’une liste que l’on souhaite longue dans le catalogue du label fraîchement né flau – Ondefixe
Mirror Flake’s smooth liquidity of sound will instantly ring familiar and pleasant to listeners versed in contemporary computer-generated lounge – ink19
Mirror Flake is atmospheric and evocative, pretty and charming, much as one would expect. – cyclic defrost
Aérien, poétique, et sucré – Autres Directions
Cokiyu’s music rests snugly alongside the like of Piana, Gutevolk and at a stretch Caroline. – Signal To Noise
it offers an elegant kind of melancholia, which seems just right for urban reveries – Foxy Digitalis
Cradle music for stubborn adults. – perdidos
CAT No. FLAU01B
Release Date: August 17th, 2011
Format: CD/DIGITAL
01. More
02. Hedgehog's Wedding
03. Mirror Flake
04. Storm
05. Gdb
06. In The Air
07. Org
08. Piano and Frog
09. Roadz
10. Star Takes A Rest
11. In The Air (Ametsub Remix)
12. Gdb (Geskia Remix)
13. Mirror Flake (Tyme. Remix)
2007年にリリースされ、長らく廃盤となっていたcokiyuのデビューアルバム『Mirror Flake』。溢れんばかりのポップ・センスを女性らしい繊細な音使いで包み込んだベッドルーム・ポップの傑作として、広く国内外で支持されました。再発に伴い、田辺玄（Water Water Camel）によるリマスタリングを施し、ボーナストラックとしてGeskia、Ametsub、Tyme.によるリミックスを追加収録しています。
Open up your ears to the new era of Japanese contemporary pop music.
We are proud to announce flau’s first cd release Mirror Flake, is the beautiful debut album by the talented female artist cokiyu who hails from Ehime, Japan. As a vocalist, she participated in albums and live performances of aus. Mirror Flake sets a new standard in the genre of bedroom pop. The album instills soft-hearted shoegaze sounds into delicately beautiful melodies which are organically mixed with the graceful use of instruments like toy piano, music box, guitar (by ueda takayasu), and the gorgeous whispery voice of cokiyu that has sparkled in Curveland of aus. Mirror Flake is definitely a must have for the fans of Japanese pops.
This Edition is re-mastering version with bonus remixes from Ametsub, Tyme. and Geskia (flau).
