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. FLAU48
Release Date: Japan - June 17th / Europe & USA - June 22nd 2015
Format: CD/Digital
３枚のミックステープがデビュー前より話題となっていた北海道出身のアーティストNoahが待望のファーストアルバムをリリースします。『Sivutie』は白昼夢の光景を音像化した、彼女にとっての路地裏の世界。幼い頃から慣れ親しんだピアノ、教会から聞こえる聖歌隊のハーモニー、フランスの短編アニメーションのサウンドトラック、カリフォルニアのプロデューサーSELA.やヒューストンのラッパーSiddiqとの交流など、幼少の頃から現在に至る様々な影響をクラシック・マナーで咀嚼した美しくシネマティックなサウンドに仕上がりました。プールの水面を光がゆらめくようなドリーミーなアンビエントから神秘的なドローン／ノイズ、雪のようにピュアな歌声を繊細に重ね合わせ、時に官能的な瞬間さえ漂わすコーラスワークで力強く運ぶ夜の空気まで、過去４年間に作られた15の楽曲はそのまま空想の中で遊ぶ少女の成長の歴史となっています。
From childlike electronica that is as pure as virgin snow, to sensual minimalistic R&B, casting mesmerizing spells in the world of fantasy with her dreamy voice, flau presents you, the one and only, Noah.
Hails from the northern part of Japan, Noah, who is now based in Aichi, has been hailed as one of the brightest emerging stars in the local indie scene in Japan. With 3 gorgeous mixtapes under her belt, Noah finally released her stunning debut full-length album, Sivutie.
Sivutie, which is a Finnish word – means “back road”, is conceived based on an unique concept – a girl’s mysterious world in a night dream. In this 15-tracks debut full-length, Noah gently blended in the musical influences she carefully absorbed – the piano pieces she listened during childhood, the choir harmony from churches, soundtrack of French animation films, 90’s trip-hop, R&B music, the exchange of ideas with SELA. (whom she released a split with), and she transformed all these into some cinematic and yet tantalizing sounds with full imagination. With her delicate singing, the mysterious drone noises, the fluffy melodies that float like the night air, Sivutie, a breath-taking ambient album, shines like the light shimmers on the water surface of a pool.
Noah’s Sivutie is like the ghost of Aaliyah, with Jessie Ware’s aesthetic, dipped into the mellow moment of Lapalux, on the background of Burial’s loneliness.
Now, dim the light, and enjoy Noah’s mysterious world in her night dream.
text by Wei at mu-nest
01 sivutie 02 flexion 03 motion 04 unspoken
05 weak
06 (interlude - drøm)
07 fehér
08 times09 pool garden
10 gorgeous death (noah remix)11 blur
12 flaw
13 (interlude - doll)14 tadzio
15 sivutie a reprise
like some fantasy extrapolation of the new greats of avant-R&B: SZA + Kelela x Jhené Aiko cubed – The Guardian
This Japanese electro-pop song will transport you to a magical dream world – NYLON
an unhurried dreamlike grace…The blend is magical – Under The Rader
Late night sophisticat noir pop to go, smoking glitch jazz lounge – The Sunday Experience
Haunting, floating – Gorilla VS Bear
Sivutie is set to be a unique experience to listen to, fully immerse in and discover a new, unknown and almost spiritual musical dimension – IDOL Magazine
Ambient swirls fill the crisp air to further enhance the fairy-like whispers that intermittently weaves through the dense layers – Earmilk
Sivutie remaining her inner-looking masterpiece, a song inviting listeners to step into her own little world and share some time – Otaquest
CAT No. FLAU48
Release Date: Japan - June 17th / Europe & USA - June 22nd 2015
Format: CD/Digital
01 sivutie 02 flexion 03 motion 04 unspoken
05 weak
06 (interlude - drøm)
07 fehér
08 times09 pool garden
10 gorgeous death (noah remix)11 blur
12 flaw
13 (interlude - doll)14 tadzio
15 sivutie a reprise
３枚のミックステープがデビュー前より話題となっていた北海道出身のアーティストNoahが待望のファーストアルバムをリリースします。『Sivutie』は白昼夢の光景を音像化した、彼女にとっての路地裏の世界。幼い頃から慣れ親しんだピアノ、教会から聞こえる聖歌隊のハーモニー、フランスの短編アニメーションのサウンドトラック、カリフォルニアのプロデューサーSELA.やヒューストンのラッパーSiddiqとの交流など、幼少の頃から現在に至る様々な影響をクラシック・マナーで咀嚼した美しくシネマティックなサウンドに仕上がりました。プールの水面を光がゆらめくようなドリーミーなアンビエントから神秘的なドローン／ノイズ、雪のようにピュアな歌声を繊細に重ね合わせ、時に官能的な瞬間さえ漂わすコーラスワークで力強く運ぶ夜の空気まで、過去４年間に作られた15の楽曲はそのまま空想の中で遊ぶ少女の成長の歴史となっています。
From childlike electronica that is as pure as virgin snow, to sensual minimalistic R&B, casting mesmerizing spells in the world of fantasy with her dreamy voice, flau presents you, the one and only, Noah.
Hails from the northern part of Japan, Noah, who is now based in Aichi, has been hailed as one of the brightest emerging stars in the local indie scene in Japan. With 3 gorgeous mixtapes under her belt, Noah finally released her stunning debut full-length album, Sivutie.
Sivutie, which is a Finnish word – means “back road”, is conceived based on an unique concept – a girl’s mysterious world in a night dream. In this 15-tracks debut full-length, Noah gently blended in the musical influences she carefully absorbed – the piano pieces she listened during childhood, the choir harmony from churches, soundtrack of French animation films, 90’s trip-hop, R&B music, the exchange of ideas with SELA. (whom she released a split with), and she transformed all these into some cinematic and yet tantalizing sounds with full imagination. With her delicate singing, the mysterious drone noises, the fluffy melodies that float like the night air, Sivutie, a breath-taking ambient album, shines like the light shimmers on the water surface of a pool.
Noah’s Sivutie is like the ghost of Aaliyah, with Jessie Ware’s aesthetic, dipped into the mellow moment of Lapalux, on the background of Burial’s loneliness.
Now, dim the light, and enjoy Noah’s mysterious world in her night dream.
text by Wei at mu-nest
