aus

 

 

東京出身。10代の頃から実験映像作品の音楽を手がける。早くから海外で注目を集め、NYのインディーズ・レーベルよりデビュー。レコードショップOTHER MUSICに「現代のエッジと甘美さ、印象的な歌心をこれほど日本的な方法で融合させたアーティストは他にいない」と評される。これまでにヨーロッパを中心に世界35都市でライブを行い、国際的にも注目されるレコード・レーベルFLAUを主宰。

Tokyo-based artist aus finds inspiration everywhere: field recordings, snippets of everyday life, old vinyls, imagined melodies. His experience in the audio world is diverse. Working in sound design, music production for experimental films and ads for international brands, he also owns the record label FLAU.
Fukuzono as FLAU owner has put together mixes for KEXP, Fader, i-D, Dummy, among other media outlets. Boomkat hails him a “consistently enthralling artist”. aus finally resumed his musical activities in 2023, after many years of absence due to burglary.

 

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS

Sonorapid (music related, 2006)
Lang (preco, 2006)
Curveland (moteer, 2007)
After All (flau, 2008)
Everis (lo recordings, 2023)

SINGLES/EPS

Until Then (all my thoughts, 2023)
Layland with Ryosuke Nagaoka (enndisc, 2023)

COMPILATIONS / REMIXES

Lang Remixed (preco, 2008)
Antwarps (preco, 2008)
Light In August, Later (someone good, 2009)
ReCollected (plop, 2013)
Revise (lo recordings, 2023)

PRESS QUOTES

I can’t imagine another artist that blends modern edginess with sweetness and effective song-y-ness in that Japanese way as well. Its kind of an update on the delicate balance reached on Nobukazu Takemura’s very first Child’s View album – OTHER MUSIC

he’s cultivated a world of hushed, understated beauty – The Japan Times

The music of aus is the music of dreams. Good dreams. If only every day could be so pleasurable – Jon Tye (Seahawks/Ocean Moon/MLO)

aus combines rich in detail,sensibly constructed arrangements with wonderful melodies that evoke feelings of melancholy and optimism at the same time – Ulrich Schnauss 

great Japanese producer – Loraine James

incredibly talented – Memoryhouse

consistently enthralling artist – Boomkat

…Sehr fein und noch viel leiser – Thaddi HerrmannDe:Bug

A master not only of taste but of exquisite sound productionthe 405

unwavering elegance and painstaking meticulousness – Brainwashed

an innocent child’s imagination – Piccadilly Records

thoroughly engrossing – XLR8R

one of Japans most impressive young artists…A powerful display of minimalist manoeuvres  Tokafi

all just beautiful painted like a delicate watercolour of sunlight playing on a sea scape,with all the grace of spring blossom fall – Musique Machine

Music for a modern living room – Vital Weekly

a supremely good electronic artist – Smallfish

PRESS QUOTES

I can’t imagine another artist that blends modern edginess with sweetness and effective song-y-ness in that Japanese way as well. Its kind of an update on the delicate balance reached on Nobukazu Takemura’s very first Child’s View album – OTHER MUSIC

he’s cultivated a world of hushed, understated beauty – The Japan Times

The music of aus is the music of dreams. Good dreams. If only every day could be so pleasurable – Jon Tye (Seahawks/Ocean Moon/MLO)

aus combines rich in detail,sensibly constructed arrangements with wonderful melodies that evoke feelings of melancholy and optimism at the same time – Ulrich Schnauss 

great Japanese producer – Loraine James

incredibly talented – Memoryhouse

consistently enthralling artist – Boomkat

…Sehr fein und noch viel leiser – Thaddi HerrmannDe:Bug

A master not only of taste but of exquisite sound productionthe 405

unwavering elegance and painstaking meticulousness – Brainwashed

an innocent child’s imagination – Piccadilly Records

thoroughly engrossing – XLR8R

one of Japans most impressive young artists…A powerful display of minimalist manoeuvres  Tokafi

all just beautiful painted like a delicate watercolour of sunlight playing on a sea scape,with all the grace of spring blossom fall – Musique Machine

Music for a modern living room – Vital Weekly

a supremely good electronic artist – Smallfish

aus

JAPAN

東京出身。10代の頃から実験映像作品の音楽を手がける。早くから海外で注目を集め、NYのインディーズ・レーベルよりデビュー。レコードショップOTHER MUSICに「現代のエッジと甘美さ、印象的な歌心をこれほど日本的な方法で融合させたアーティストは他にいない」と評される。これまでにヨーロッパを中心に世界35都市でライブを行い、国際的にも注目されるレコード・レーベルFLAUを主宰。

Tokyo-based artist aus finds inspiration everywhere: field recordings, snippets of everyday life, old vinyls, imagined melodies. His experience in the audio world is diverse. Working in sound design, music production for experimental films and ads for international brands, he also owns the record label FLAU.
Fukuzono as FLAU owner has put together mixes for KEXP, Fader, i-D, Dummy, among other media outlets. Boomkat hails him a “consistently enthralling artist”. aus finally resumed his musical activities in 2023, after many years of absence due to burglary.

 

 

 

NEWS

Sep 26th, 2020

aus got into a new compilation by audiounion

Feb 2nd, 2020

FLAU interview by Drifting, Almost Falling

音楽ブログDrifting, Allmost Fallingのインタビューを受けました。レーベルの始まりからアーティスト、今後のリリースまで...

Jan 29th, 2020

Miu Sakamoto’s Dear Friends

1/30(木)11:00〜TOKYO FM「坂本美雨のディアフレンズ」にFLAUオーナー フクゾノヤスヒコが出演。3月にリリース予定の徳澤青...

Jan 17th, 2020

Label In Focus: The Borderless World Of Japan’s FLAU

ベルリンの音楽サイトNothing But Hope And Passionにレーベルインタビューが掲載されました。Rayons、Machi...

Nov 1st, 2019

BBC Proms JAPAN Extra

BBC Promsの「レイト・ナイト・プロム」の精神を則り開催される実験的プログラム「experimental session」のディスカッ...