2006年末に設立された東京のレコード・レーベル。
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Press: press@flau.jp
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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. FLAU101
Release Date: January 11th, 2023
Format: CD/DIGITAL
台湾の室内楽アンサンブルCicadaが新たな４人編成で送る新作アルバムは、もともと海をテーマに制作を続けてきた彼らが、その源流を辿り、実際に山奥の渓谷を探索する長い旅＝自己探求の時間を記録した作品です。源流とは、はっきりと境界で分かれるような湖のようなものではなく、水たまり、季節ごとの流れや、岩や砂の孔によって形成されていることに気づいた作曲を担当するJesy Chiangは、物事のありかたから目的や方向性といったものが消え、新しい多層的なものへ向かう可能性を象徴しているように思えたといいいます。源流だけではなく、キャンプ場での霧雨、テントに降り続ける夜半の雨、出発時の葉の上の露…山を形作っている雨と水は、このアルバムの中心的なテーマとなりました。
静謐さと躍動感、多層的な音楽構成が見事な表題曲の長編を筆頭に、ピアノ、弦楽器、ギターに加えて、木管楽器、打楽器を新たに加え、源流のインスピレーションから表現の幅をさらに広げた本作。森にみられる様々な生物・静物のテクスチャー、自然の誕生と死のサイクル、森羅万象全てを受け入れるかのような神秘の表情を、内省的で美しいハーモニーとして現出させた意欲作となっています。
The composer Jesy trekked in the core of Central Mountain Range to search for the trickling drops and expansive valleys in sources of streams. The encounter with a Benihi tree inspired her to visit the Hinoki forest and composed the music for remains of giant trees which fell during the logging history. It took us a while wandering through the ridges and cirques to realize the mountains were formed from water. Water exists everywhere from the misty rain in the campsite, midnight rain on the tent, and dew drops on the leaves while departing… Rain and water became the theme of six short pieces in the album. Through the music, we once again hiked the forest trail between the physical home to/from the spiritual home.
Seeking the Sources of Streams diminished the borders of the mountains and opened up the awareness of the elements in mountains through the rain, ridgeline, cirques, and giant trees. The mountains in this album are not merely locations but everything we experienced within. Over the sources of the streams, the wrinkles of the land accepted both living and fallen trees. The woodwinds and percussion instruments joined piano, strings, and guitar to manifest the natural cycles of birth and death like harmonies of cicada sounds.
1 Departing in the Morning After Rain
2 Birds and Moist Pine Needles
3 On the Way to the Glacial Cirque
4 Foggy Rain
5 Seeking the Sources of Streams
6 Encounter at the Puddle
7 Raining on the Tent
8 Remains of Ancient Trees
9 Forest Trail to the Home Away Home
CAT No. FLAU101
Release Date: January 11th, 2023
Format: CD/DIGITAL
1 Departing in the Morning After Rain
2 Birds and Moist Pine Needles
3 On the Way to the Glacial Cirque
4 Foggy Rain
5 Seeking the Sources of Streams
6 Encounter at the Puddle
7 Raining on the Tent
8 Remains of Ancient Trees
9 Forest Trail to the Home Away Home
台湾の室内楽アンサンブルCicadaが新たな４人編成で送る新作アルバムは、もともと海をテーマに制作を続けてきた彼らが、その源流を辿り、実際に山奥の渓谷を探索する長い旅＝自己探求の時間を記録した作品です。源流とは、はっきりと境界で分かれるような湖のようなものではなく、水たまり、季節ごとの流れや、岩や砂の孔によって形成されていることに気づいた作曲を担当するJesy Chiangは、物事のありかたから目的や方向性といったものが消え、新しい多層的なものへ向かう可能性を象徴しているように思えたといいいます。源流だけではなく、キャンプ場での霧雨、テントに降り続ける夜半の雨、出発時の葉の上の露…山を形作っている雨と水は、このアルバムの中心的なテーマとなりました。
静謐さと躍動感、多層的な音楽構成が見事な表題曲の長編を筆頭に、ピアノ、弦楽器、ギターに加えて、木管楽器、打楽器を新たに加え、源流のインスピレーションから表現の幅をさらに広げた本作。森にみられる様々な生物・静物のテクスチャー、自然の誕生と死のサイクル、森羅万象全てを受け入れるかのような神秘の表情を、内省的で美しいハーモニーとして現出させた意欲作となっています。
The composer Jesy trekked in the core of Central Mountain Range to search for the trickling drops and expansive valleys in sources of streams. The encounter with a Benihi tree inspired her to visit the Hinoki forest and composed the music for remains of giant trees which fell during the logging history. It took us a while wandering through the ridges and cirques to realize the mountains were formed from water. Water exists everywhere from the misty rain in the campsite, midnight rain on the tent, and dew drops on the leaves while departing… Rain and water became the theme of six short pieces in the album. Through the music, we once again hiked the forest trail between the physical home to/from the spiritual home.
Seeking the Sources of Streams diminished the borders of the mountains and opened up the awareness of the elements in mountains through the rain, ridgeline, cirques, and giant trees. The mountains in this album are not merely locations but everything we experienced within. Over the sources of the streams, the wrinkles of the land accepted both living and fallen trees. The woodwinds and percussion instruments joined piano, strings, and guitar to manifest the natural cycles of birth and death like harmonies of cicada sounds.
Sep 24th, 2021
韓国ソウルの本屋YOUR-MINDの企画でFLAUのポップアップが本日より開催。 YOUR-MINDが選んだレーベル・カタログが展示されます。
Jul 15th, 2020
台湾のグラミー賞ともいわれる第31回金曲獎 Golden Melody Awardsのベストアルバム・プロデューサー賞にCicadaのメンバ...
