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
CAT No. FLAUR18
Release Date: Japan - April 1st / Overseas - April 7th 2015
Format: CD/Digital (10" from CASCINE)
前作『Butterfly Case』が「PRETTIEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR」(The FADER)との評価を筆頭に、世界中の音楽メディア／ブロガーから注目を集めた京都出身のアーティストCuusheが久々の新作となるEPをリリースします。
「シューゲイズならぬサンゲイズ」とも評された光のあたる前作から一転、ネオンライトきらめく都市に潜むメランコリーを描き出したドリームポップの新機軸的作品。アーバンな空気をまとったシンセポップ「Tie」、ミニマルなギターとピアノのカッティングがドラマチックに展開していくダンスチューン「Shadow」など、夢見心地のエレクトロ・メランコリアが広がる全４曲を収録。Yumi Zouma、Kisses、Chad Valleyのリリースでも知られるアメリカのCASCINEからの熱烈なラブコールにより、flauとの共同リリースが実現しました。
CDには個性溢れる豪華アーティスト３組による強力なリミックスも追加収録。Teebsの新譜にも参加したイタリアの盟友Populousはボトムの効いたビートで大胆なクラブエディットを施し、The Postal Serviceでも活躍したアメリカのエレクトロニック・アーティストDntelはアシッドなベースが飛び跳ねるスペース・エレクトロに、Italians Do It Better、Stones Throwなど名だたるレーベルからリリースするLAのNite Jewelは面目躍如なベッドルーム・ディスコ・ファンクへと変貌させるなど、それぞれにバラエティーに富んだ珠玉のリミックスを提供しています。
EPのアートワークは前作に引き続き、『Airy Me』のミュージック・ビデオで文化庁メディア芸術祭新人賞を獲得するなど、各所で話題をさらった久野遥子が書き下ろしのイラストで華を添えています。
Cuushe now returns with the Night Lines EP, her fourth proper release. Night Lines is presented as a noir storybook, unfolding along four tracks to expose a haunting Japanese soundscape, complete with bad guys, funeral processions and skyscraper-sized floral arrangements. The lyrics were penned by Cuushe with underlying productions composed by aus. Many sounds were sourced from films, animations and field recordings, with designs of obscuring timelines and the perception of reality.
Night Lines is set for release on April 7 on 10” vinyl and CD as a collaboration between Cascine and flau. North American tour dates are currently being routed.
04 We Can’t Stop
05 Daze (Populous Remix) *06 We Can’t Stop (Dntel Remix) *
07 Shadow (Nite Jewel Remix) *
* = CD & Bandcamp Bonus Track
Cuushe’s sleepily droning pop songs is a hidden taste for the unsettling – Pitchfork
so simple and familiar I could cry – The FADER
a long, lonely night in tokyo…one of her most otherworldly and nocturnaly – Dazed And Confused
Cuushe is a project that is rich in identity…the unique way she writes, records and performs – The 405
plenty of buoyant beats and her sugar-spun soprano – Under The Rader
galaxy of swirling nocturnal urgency – DUMMY
The song progresses gently and sounds like an outer-space late-late-night jam mixed with a soundtrack to a children’s fantasy film – The Cool Hunting
CAT No. FLAUR18
Release Date: Japan - April 1st / Overseas - April 7th 2015
Format: CD/Digital (10" from CASCINE)
04 We Can’t Stop
05 Daze (Populous Remix) *06 We Can’t Stop (Dntel Remix) *
07 Shadow (Nite Jewel Remix) *
* = CD & Bandcamp Bonus Track
前作『Butterfly Case』が「PRETTIEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR」(The FADER)との評価を筆頭に、世界中の音楽メディア／ブロガーから注目を集めた京都出身のアーティストCuusheが久々の新作となるEPをリリースします。
「シューゲイズならぬサンゲイズ」とも評された光のあたる前作から一転、ネオンライトきらめく都市に潜むメランコリーを描き出したドリームポップの新機軸的作品。アーバンな空気をまとったシンセポップ「Tie」、ミニマルなギターとピアノのカッティングがドラマチックに展開していくダンスチューン「Shadow」など、夢見心地のエレクトロ・メランコリアが広がる全４曲を収録。Yumi Zouma、Kisses、Chad Valleyのリリースでも知られるアメリカのCASCINEからの熱烈なラブコールにより、flauとの共同リリースが実現しました。
CDには個性溢れる豪華アーティスト３組による強力なリミックスも追加収録。Teebsの新譜にも参加したイタリアの盟友Populousはボトムの効いたビートで大胆なクラブエディットを施し、The Postal Serviceでも活躍したアメリカのエレクトロニック・アーティストDntelはアシッドなベースが飛び跳ねるスペース・エレクトロに、Italians Do It Better、Stones Throwなど名だたるレーベルからリリースするLAのNite Jewelは面目躍如なベッドルーム・ディスコ・ファンクへと変貌させるなど、それぞれにバラエティーに富んだ珠玉のリミックスを提供しています。
EPのアートワークは前作に引き続き、『Airy Me』のミュージック・ビデオで文化庁メディア芸術祭新人賞を獲得するなど、各所で話題をさらった久野遥子が書き下ろしのイラストで華を添えています。
Cuushe now returns with the Night Lines EP, her fourth proper release. Night Lines is presented as a noir storybook, unfolding along four tracks to expose a haunting Japanese soundscape, complete with bad guys, funeral processions and skyscraper-sized floral arrangements. The lyrics were penned by Cuushe with underlying productions composed by aus. Many sounds were sourced from films, animations and field recordings, with designs of obscuring timelines and the perception of reality.
Night Lines is set for release on April 7 on 10” vinyl and CD as a collaboration between Cascine and flau. North American tour dates are currently being routed.
