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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Born in Pisa (Italy) in 1974 and raised in a conventional mid class italian family, Federico Madeddu Giuntoli did not receive any artistic education, apart from a vague influence from his father’s deep enthusiasm for cinema.
Federico cultivated his interest for music by playing in local bands, while going through university studies which would ultimately lead him to a Phd in Neuroscience. He then abandoned the scientific carrier in disaffection with intensive vivisection practices, and in 2003 published his first album “Haiku” (CNI/Margarita) as part of italian electronic band DRM. The album, in which featured iconic german trio To Rococo Rot and italian duo Retina.it, was acclaimed by national press but so far has not been followed by a second one.
Federico then moved to Barcelona where he lived for almost 7 years, struggling for a living (as a language teacher) while working on solo projects. Though at times uncomfortable and rough, the stay resulted a key period, as Federico approached meditation and yogic spiritual practices which led him to renew, and in particular to refound, his focus on music and art.
This breakthrough and expansive stage is represented in Federico’s first photobook “Nuova gestalt” (a collection of short texts and meditative photographs taken in Seoul, Barcelona, Rome and tuscan countryside, and published by italian refined publisher Blisterzine in 2015), as well as in abundant production of so-called “oggetti sensibili” (“sensitive objects”), enigmatic and evocative pieces of art based on the assembling of fragments, debries and dismissed materials.
In 2022 Federico’s first solo album “The text and the form”, featuring legendary german e-poetess Antye Greie aka AGF and sophisticated japanese artist Moskitoo, is finally released by FLAU. Videos for the album singles “You are”, “Unconditional” and “Text and the form” are also shot by him.
Federico is currently finishing the production of his first solo italian album “Sonorizzazione per Nuova gestalt” and of his second photobook “Verso me”, while carrying on his commitment as an independent and internationally appreciated language teacher trainer.
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Born in Pisa (Italy) in 1974 and raised in a conventional mid class italian family, Federico Madeddu Giuntoli did not receive any artistic education, apart from a vague influence from his father’s deep enthusiasm for cinema.
Federico cultivated his interest for music by playing in local bands, while going through university studies which would ultimately lead him to a Phd in Neuroscience. He then abandoned the scientific carrier in disaffection with intensive vivisection practices, and in 2003 published his first album “Haiku” (CNI/Margarita) as part of italian electronic band DRM. The album, in which featured iconic german trio To Rococo Rot and italian duo Retina.it, was acclaimed by national press but so far has not been followed by a second one.
Federico then moved to Barcelona where he lived for almost 7 years, struggling for a living (as a language teacher) while working on solo projects. Though at times uncomfortable and rough, the stay resulted a key period, as Federico approached meditation and yogic spiritual practices which led him to renew, and in particular to refound, his focus on music and art.
This breakthrough and expansive stage is represented in Federico’s first photobook “Nuova gestalt” (a collection of short texts and meditative photographs taken in Seoul, Barcelona, Rome and tuscan countryside, and published by italian refined publisher Blisterzine in 2015), as well as in abundant production of so-called “oggetti sensibili” (“sensitive objects”), enigmatic and evocative pieces of art based on the assembling of fragments, debries and dismissed materials.
In 2022 Federico’s first solo album “The text and the form”, featuring legendary german e-poetess Antye Greie aka AGF and sophisticated japanese artist Moskitoo, is finally released by FLAU. Videos for the album singles “You are”, “Unconditional” and “Text and the form” are also shot by him.
Federico is currently finishing the production of his first solo italian album “Sonorizzazione per Nuova gestalt” and of his second photobook “Verso me”, while carrying on his commitment as an independent and internationally appreciated language teacher trainer.
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