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. FLAU46/FRAUM03
Release Date: Japan - May 13th / Europe & USA - May 18th 2015
Format: LP/CD/Digital
モントリオールから次世代エクスペリメンタル・ディープ・ハウスの新鋭が登場です。 ポストSeefeel/Lukid的なダウンビートで注目を浴びたLotideや、ミュージック・コンクレート作品で知られるD.Hansenなど、様々な名義でポスト音響／ビートシーンの注目レーベルより傑作を連発してきたDevon Hansenによる新たなプロジェクト Stefan Jós。地下テクノ注目レーベルOpal TapesからのAustin CesearとのスプリットEPや、flauのサブレーベルraumからの12”「Things You Left Behind」も好評の中、待望のファーストアルバム『Primitives』が完成しました。 ソリッドに鳴らされる重心の低いキックに、細やかな音響処理が施された具体音がパーカッシヴに絡み、アルバムタイトル通りのプリミティブなグルーヴの快楽に包まれる先鋭的なミニマル・ミュージック。高度な音響理論に基づき幾何学的に変化する豊穣な音のテクスチャーは、ベッドルームからフロアーまで全方位に対応する新世代サウンド。
マスタリングをDemdike Stare、Milie & Andreaなどで活躍するMiles Whittakerが担当し、Farben〜Moritz von Oswald Trio、Ricardo Villalobosにも通じるサウンドの美学を先鋭的な音響彫刻で封じ込めた陶酔のミニマル・ミュージックに仕上がっています。
flau and raum proudly announces first album of Montreal based Stefan Jós by Devon Hansen aka Lotide (Astro Dynamics:), D.Hansen (Where To Now?). Primitives is the spacious and bugged-out sequel to his last ep Things You Left Behind. Careful restraint remains, but the sober crispiness of the EP is subsumed on Primitives by loose and moody rhythms, wood and metal, weird noises in wet caves and other goodies for ground-dwellers and mole people alike. The album mastered by Miles Whittaker (Demdike Stare), mastercut by Andreras [Lupo] Lubich.It comes out worldwide on limited vinyl from raum, including download code as well as a CD including a bonus track via flau.
RIYL: Farben, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Sutekh, Herbert, Ricardo Villalobos
01. An Introduction To Entomology
02. Trouble In The Common
03. Smack (Again)04. Watching Them Feed
05. Spinners*06. Roger
07. Grotto Erotica 08. Vandal Eyes09. Primitives
* = CD Only
nine tracks of subtly disorienting rhythms hewn from homemade sounds, where metal and wood ricochet off each other in crisp, precise movements; the ambience is coldly subterranean, like swimming through an underground lake in the pitch-dark. – FACT
a steady, futuristic-sounding back beat – Exclaim.ca
a call-and-response of dungeonesque leaks and groans over a deep house swell – Tiny Mix Tapes
Spacious, bugged-out electronics give way to sober crispiness – Ransom Note
quietude, subtle gestures and a remarkable ear for sound design – Resident Advisor
perfect music for a grey day but then to make you feel cheerful during such a grey day – Vital Weekly
CAT No. FLAU46/FRAUM03
Release Date: Japan - May 13th / Europe & USA - May 18th 2015
Format: LP/CD/Digital
01. An Introduction To Entomology
02. Trouble In The Common
03. Smack (Again)04. Watching Them Feed
05. Spinners*06. Roger
07. Grotto Erotica 08. Vandal Eyes09. Primitives
* = CD Only
モントリオールから次世代エクスペリメンタル・ディープ・ハウスの新鋭が登場です。 ポストSeefeel/Lukid的なダウンビートで注目を浴びたLotideや、ミュージック・コンクレート作品で知られるD.Hansenなど、様々な名義でポスト音響／ビートシーンの注目レーベルより傑作を連発してきたDevon Hansenによる新たなプロジェクト Stefan Jós。地下テクノ注目レーベルOpal TapesからのAustin CesearとのスプリットEPや、flauのサブレーベルraumからの12”「Things You Left Behind」も好評の中、待望のファーストアルバム『Primitives』が完成しました。 ソリッドに鳴らされる重心の低いキックに、細やかな音響処理が施された具体音がパーカッシヴに絡み、アルバムタイトル通りのプリミティブなグルーヴの快楽に包まれる先鋭的なミニマル・ミュージック。高度な音響理論に基づき幾何学的に変化する豊穣な音のテクスチャーは、ベッドルームからフロアーまで全方位に対応する新世代サウンド。
マスタリングをDemdike Stare、Milie & Andreaなどで活躍するMiles Whittakerが担当し、Farben〜Moritz von Oswald Trio、Ricardo Villalobosにも通じるサウンドの美学を先鋭的な音響彫刻で封じ込めた陶酔のミニマル・ミュージックに仕上がっています。
flau and raum proudly announces first album of Montreal based Stefan Jós by Devon Hansen aka Lotide (Astro Dynamics:), D.Hansen (Where To Now?). Primitives is the spacious and bugged-out sequel to his last ep Things You Left Behind. Careful restraint remains, but the sober crispiness of the EP is subsumed on Primitives by loose and moody rhythms, wood and metal, weird noises in wet caves and other goodies for ground-dwellers and mole people alike. The album mastered by Miles Whittaker (Demdike Stare), mastercut by Andreras [Lupo] Lubich.It comes out worldwide on limited vinyl from raum, including download code as well as a CD including a bonus track via flau.
RIYL: Farben, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Sutekh, Herbert, Ricardo Villalobos
