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. FLAUR31
Release Date: March 9th, 2018
Format: Zine + Cassette
Unimetsäは、インダストリアル・バンドLichen Gumboのメンバーとして、またOus Mal／Nuojuva名義でも活躍するアンビエント／ニューエイジ作家Olli Aarniと自然写真家Mia Tarkelaという二人のフィンランドのアーティストが、異なるメディアを通じて同じテーマに接近したドキュメントです。音楽と写真の両方は、自然の静的な見解を通して季節の変化を探ります。森の地面から立ち上る湿った香りと、樹木を通って濾過された残光の暖かさを感じることができます。
どちらも、デジタルな領域をフィルタリングするアナログなアプローチに基づいています。音楽はアナログ・シンセサイザーとフィードバックで作成され、マイクロトーンの脳波マッサージとして機能する液体の、調和のとれたストリームにデジタルに再配置されます。
写真は2017年の秋、フィンランドのJoutsaとVantaaの森林へのキノコ狩り旅行の中で撮影され、光の漏れや夢のような曇りがちなアナログカメラのYashica fx-3で撮影されました。
写真と音楽は、この旅行での同じ経験から影響を受けて、紅葉の森の中で静寂の主観的な感覚を伝えようとしています。
このリリースには、入手困難となっているOlli Aarniのディスコグラフィーを包括するコンピレーションも収録されています。
This release is the result of two artists (Olli Aarni, music & Mia Tarkela, photography) approaching the same subject via different medias. Both the music and photography explore the changing of the seasons through static views of nature. You can almost sense the moist scent of the forest floor and the warmth of the lingering light, filtered through the treetops.
Both approaches are grounded in the analog, filtering through the digital realm. The music is created with analog synthesis and feedback, and rearranged digitally into a liquid and harmonious stream of sound that acts as a microtonal brainwave massage.
The photographs were taken in the autumn of 2017 on mushroom picking trips to the forests of Joutsa and Vantaa, Finland. They were captured with the Yashica fx-3, an analog camera prone to light leaks and dreamy haze. The photographs and music overlap and interlace, flowing from the same experience, attempting to communicate a subjective sense of tranquility in the autumnal forest.
The release also includes a download of the Olli Aarni Classics compilation – a collection of pieces from his extensive discography.
A Unimetsä
B Unimetsä
(Digital - "Classics")
A (3/12, Vuosi, 2015)
Pohjoistuuli (Puu tuulessa, Cotton Goods, 2015)
Kirkas vesi (Muovia, Preservation, 2016)
Ikkunasta näkyvä ikkuna (Koittaa aika, Sunshine Ltd, 2013)
Kimalle (Kimalle, Dauw, 2014)
Huhti (split, Jozik, 2011) Touko (split, Jozik, 2011)Uteliain silmin (Yötaivas, Crummy Kids, 2014)
Pohjoisen kesä A (Pohjoisen kesä, Jozik, 2012)
Ylitse 3 (Ylitse, Avant Archive, 2012)Piano ja kaiku (7/12, Vuosi, 2015)
Nurmilintu (11/12, Vuosi, 2015)
hymn in praise of nature, of beauty, and of the calmness and peace they bring – Fluid Radio
CAT No. FLAUR31
Release Date: March 9th, 2018
Format: Zine + Cassette
A Unimetsä
B Unimetsä
(Digital - "Classics")
A (3/12, Vuosi, 2015)
Pohjoistuuli (Puu tuulessa, Cotton Goods, 2015)
Kirkas vesi (Muovia, Preservation, 2016)
Ikkunasta näkyvä ikkuna (Koittaa aika, Sunshine Ltd, 2013)
Kimalle (Kimalle, Dauw, 2014)
Huhti (split, Jozik, 2011) Touko (split, Jozik, 2011)Uteliain silmin (Yötaivas, Crummy Kids, 2014)
Pohjoisen kesä A (Pohjoisen kesä, Jozik, 2012)
Ylitse 3 (Ylitse, Avant Archive, 2012)Piano ja kaiku (7/12, Vuosi, 2015)
Nurmilintu (11/12, Vuosi, 2015)
Unimetsäは、インダストリアル・バンドLichen Gumboのメンバーとして、またOus Mal／Nuojuva名義でも活躍するアンビエント／ニューエイジ作家Olli Aarniと自然写真家Mia Tarkelaという二人のフィンランドのアーティストが、異なるメディアを通じて同じテーマに接近したドキュメントです。音楽と写真の両方は、自然の静的な見解を通して季節の変化を探ります。森の地面から立ち上る湿った香りと、樹木を通って濾過された残光の暖かさを感じることができます。
どちらも、デジタルな領域をフィルタリングするアナログなアプローチに基づいています。音楽はアナログ・シンセサイザーとフィードバックで作成され、マイクロトーンの脳波マッサージとして機能する液体の、調和のとれたストリームにデジタルに再配置されます。
写真は2017年の秋、フィンランドのJoutsaとVantaaの森林へのキノコ狩り旅行の中で撮影され、光の漏れや夢のような曇りがちなアナログカメラのYashica fx-3で撮影されました。
写真と音楽は、この旅行での同じ経験から影響を受けて、紅葉の森の中で静寂の主観的な感覚を伝えようとしています。
このリリースには、入手困難となっているOlli Aarniのディスコグラフィーを包括するコンピレーションも収録されています。
This release is the result of two artists (Olli Aarni, music & Mia Tarkela, photography) approaching the same subject via different medias. Both the music and photography explore the changing of the seasons through static views of nature. You can almost sense the moist scent of the forest floor and the warmth of the lingering light, filtered through the treetops.
Both approaches are grounded in the analog, filtering through the digital realm. The music is created with analog synthesis and feedback, and rearranged digitally into a liquid and harmonious stream of sound that acts as a microtonal brainwave massage.
The photographs were taken in the autumn of 2017 on mushroom picking trips to the forests of Joutsa and Vantaa, Finland. They were captured with the Yashica fx-3, an analog camera prone to light leaks and dreamy haze. The photographs and music overlap and interlace, flowing from the same experience, attempting to communicate a subjective sense of tranquility in the autumnal forest.
The release also includes a download of the Olli Aarni Classics compilation – a collection of pieces from his extensive discography.
