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. FLAU52/FRAUM04
Release Date: CD - November 18th (Japan) 20th (Overseas) 2015 / Digital/LP - Jan 15th 2016
Format: LP/CD/Digital
京都をベースに活動する平成生まれの奇才Madeggが2年8カ月ぶりとなるサードアルバム 『NEW』を発表します 。『建築』『神殿の形成』『人と野生』『境界と言葉』『石』『血脈の水』などのテーマをもとに、ハードシンセとコンピューターによって楽曲を構築。温度を持ち、絶えず揺らぎを示すメロディー、空間を認識する為の境界として機能するビート。接近と俯瞰の反復により、リズムは崩壊してアンビエンスそのものに変化していきます。テクノ、ハウス、ドローン、インダストリアル、アンビエントなど様々な音楽的フォーマットを大胆なアイデアと徹底した実験精神で解放し、ダンスミュージックの新たな地平を感じさせるニューアルバム。マスタリングは2ndアルバム以外のMadegg作品全てを手がけているMiles Whittaker （Demdike Stare、Milie & Andrea）。
NEW is the third full-length album from the young Kyoto based producer Kazumichi Komatsu aka Madegg. Using mainly hardware and analog synthesizers, Madegg has created a world of thoughtfully woven melodies and basslines that shimmer with beauty and anxiety. NEW transcends it’s various musical formats through playful boldness and exploration, embracing concepts of juxtaposition, sacred forms, intimacy and savagery, and the boundaries of language. The unrelenting beat, raw feel and ecstatic psychedelia of NEW attempts to carve a new surface into the planetary shell of dance music. A pulse of emptiness defines each musical landscape before rotting slowly into it’s own ambience. Techno, raw-house, drone, industrial, body music, ambient… NEW is both casual and complex, a uniquely authentic experience. the album mastered by Miles Whittaker (Demdike Stare, Milie & Andrea).
01 Savages
02 Portrait of a Diagram
03 Palace of Robe
04 National Water
05 Chain
06 Dragon07 Cave Reflection
08 Paste Dream
09 Lineage of Stones
10 Chandelier11 Unicorn
12 EFS (bonus track for CD)
12 Secret Track (bonus track for LP)
pure hypnagogic pleasures, masked in ocean-side, basement club/house mayhem
– Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s a fidgety listen that builds slowly and carefully into something grand and luxurious, bringing to mind Aphex Twin’s more stately period – Redbull Music
Japanese electronic psychedelia as bright and strange as the hottest neon-blur in downtown Shibuya in a rainstorm. Tip! – Bleep
playfully elusive ambient-techno geist – Boomkat
a pretty fine substitute and we reckon you’re going to love getting your ears all the way around it like a mother to an almighty dragon egg – Ransom Note
Melding industrial techno-isms and rugged house with subtle droning movements, the Japanese producer shapes a unique sound signature that keeps pushing boundaries between the secular and the sacred, establishing itself astride untamed rawness and demanding sophistication – Inverted Audio
he continues along his path of artistic innovation, effortlessly blurring the lines between techno, house, experimental and a host of other genres – Bigshot Mag
combining interpersonal exploration and grinding analog synths throughout – The405
Experimental floating soundscapes – WhatPeoplePlay
like a snippet of a euphoric dance floor anthem that got left out in the sun for too long – The Japan Times
Madegg gives Japan’s electronica scene an injection of ‘new’ energy – MTV81
底が知れない井戸の底を覗き込むように不吉で、かつドリーミーで蠱惑的な世界 – Realsound
丁寧に積み上げられたマテリアルが透過していくプレイ・エレクトロニクス大傑作– Jet Set Records
ビーティなトラックからビートレスのコンクレートまで、不穏かつドリーミーな現代ならではの楽曲集 – CD Journal
深海を蠢くようなドローン・ノイズと、ゆらゆらと浮かび上がって来る淡いメロディ、ときおり鋭いパルスのように切り込んでくるビートが織りなすアブストラクトでアンビエントな音響空間は官能的で美しいが、どこかいびつで不吉な光を湛えている – MUSICA
CAT No. FLAU52/FRAUM04
Release Date: CD - November 18th (Japan) 20th (Overseas) 2015 / Digital/LP - Jan 15th 2016
Format: LP/CD/Digital
01 Savages
02 Portrait of a Diagram
03 Palace of Robe
04 National Water
05 Chain
06 Dragon07 Cave Reflection
08 Paste Dream
09 Lineage of Stones
10 Chandelier11 Unicorn
12 EFS (bonus track for CD)
12 Secret Track (bonus track for LP)
京都をベースに活動する平成生まれの奇才Madeggが2年8カ月ぶりとなるサードアルバム 『NEW』を発表します 。『建築』『神殿の形成』『人と野生』『境界と言葉』『石』『血脈の水』などのテーマをもとに、ハードシンセとコンピューターによって楽曲を構築。温度を持ち、絶えず揺らぎを示すメロディー、空間を認識する為の境界として機能するビート。接近と俯瞰の反復により、リズムは崩壊してアンビエンスそのものに変化していきます。テクノ、ハウス、ドローン、インダストリアル、アンビエントなど様々な音楽的フォーマットを大胆なアイデアと徹底した実験精神で解放し、ダンスミュージックの新たな地平を感じさせるニューアルバム。マスタリングは2ndアルバム以外のMadegg作品全てを手がけているMiles Whittaker （Demdike Stare、Milie & Andrea）。
NEW is the third full-length album from the young Kyoto based producer Kazumichi Komatsu aka Madegg. Using mainly hardware and analog synthesizers, Madegg has created a world of thoughtfully woven melodies and basslines that shimmer with beauty and anxiety. NEW transcends it’s various musical formats through playful boldness and exploration, embracing concepts of juxtaposition, sacred forms, intimacy and savagery, and the boundaries of language. The unrelenting beat, raw feel and ecstatic psychedelia of NEW attempts to carve a new surface into the planetary shell of dance music. A pulse of emptiness defines each musical landscape before rotting slowly into it’s own ambience. Techno, raw-house, drone, industrial, body music, ambient… NEW is both casual and complex, a uniquely authentic experience. the album mastered by Miles Whittaker (Demdike Stare, Milie & Andrea).
