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
SEE FULL LIST
©FLAU
CAT No. FLAUR16
Release Date: Japan - May 21st / USA, Europe - May 14th 2014
Format: CDR/LP
カリフォルニア・ヴァレーホ在住、弱冠20歳のプロデューサーSELA.。昨年Coyote Clean Up、Noah、FoodmanらとスプリットEPを立て続けにリリース、自身の『Stress』３部作も完結し、ついにファースト・アルバムを発表します。
『Anniversary』は、『Stress』３部作以降、２ヶ月のレコーディングを経て完成された新作アルバムと、これまでに残したミックステープからSELA.自身がセレクトした楽曲をまとめた二つのコレクション。
ライブ・サンプリングと最小限のエディット、Hip-Hop、Juke/Footworkを極限にまで解体したビート、匿名化されたラッパー達の大量のリリックと盟友Allie、 Noahら女性ボーカリストによるムーディーで幻想的な歌声。ジャズ、ワールド・ミュージック、ソウルなど自身のルーツを紐解くように様々なレコードからサンプリングされたループは、 The Fieldなど一連のオーガニックなKOMPAKT作品を彷彿とさせる恍惚の美しさを讃え、ループマスターとも称されるそのサンプル選びの妙は、DJ ShadowやHowie B、Koushikといった名プロデューサーのような抜群のセンスを感じさせます。
『Anniversary』のアナザーサイドは、28曲からなるSELA.のティーンエイジ・クラシックス。レコードから美しく切り取られたループに簡素なフィルター加工を施し、R&B、フットワークを独自に消化して作り上げられた浮遊感溢れるミニマル・アンビエントの萌芽の数々。クラウドラップの新星Kitty (aka Kitty Pryde) にフックアップされた「Youth」、「Wavriel」など、一つ一つの瞬間に永遠を見る十代が、瑞々しくループと戯れる軌跡を見ることができます。
限りなくミニマルで陶酔感のあるポスト・インターネット世代の新しいブラック・ミュージックの世界がここに。
限定生産のCDR+DLクーポンの付いたポスターサイズの特殊ジャケット仕様。
Anniversary is a release from 20 year old Vallerio, California native, SELA., containing one LP of brand new material accompanied by a compilation of selected tracks from his previous 25 bandcamp releases.
“the idea for ‘anniversary’ was originally conceived in 2012, and it was supposed to be a ‘serious’ LPwith the release date being the anniversary of my first release/when i started making music (aug 21st 2011).
needless to say, this didn’t necessarily happen. the cause being ‘life’ happening, me scrapping songs, losing inspiration, and just changing my mind in general the more time i spent trying to make this album a reality. the aforementioned took place for a little over a year, and most of the songs/song ideas that were originally intended for this LP resulted in the 3-part ‘STRESS’ project.
then came fall of 2013. in late july/august, my contract at my previous job ended, which (obviously) resulted in me being unemployed. this is still the case at the time of this writing (feb. 26th, 2014), but i say all this to say; after much time and money spent applying for various things in my area/surrounding cities, i soon realized that i’d be stuck at home with a bit more free time on my hands than i had previousy thought.
knowing this, i decided to finally give this idea the time and attention i had envisioned initially. and now here we are. as the project started to flourish, the original theme i had in mind was a bit lost for lack of a better word (especially in terms of timing for the completion/release), but it’s all fitting.
i think it’s fitting because this is how all of my projects have been. i’ve never been good at spending a really long (long meaning 2+ months) time on anything i make. if you notice, the first half of this LP is drastically different in terms of mood/tone/production in comparison to the the second half (track 7 and up).
this is because they were all created in succession at two seperate times, with me being in two different states mentally and emotionally. it’s all self-expression and ‘stream of consciousness’. i feel like i’m rambling, but what i’m trying to say is that although the album doesn’t really follow a clearly defined theme and is more so just me indirectly paying homage to some of my favorite artists, experiences, and other various things, it’s all still ‘fitting’ in my opinion because it is ‘me’. none of it was made with a pre-planned end result in mind.
now it’s time to see if any of this matters”
RIYL: Balam Acab, Howie B, L.Pierre, DJ Shadow, The Field
01 湾岸地域
02 before i went away
03 crazy
04 learning about yourself may cause disappointment
05 so
06 to the heavens07 you'd think too
08 heartbeat (ft. allie)
09 keen
10 lost (ft. noah)11 congratulations
12 fake emotion
13 certainly
14 think about it (outro)
(Classics)
Album Preview01 shout outs to ariel pink
02 meant to be
03 youth
04 work
05 8:26[test]
06 voices
07 silvervirga ii
08 suspended
09 kathryn
10 early
11 a theme (interlude)
12 you are alone in this
13 yaklt ii
14 i give up
15 you're damn cute, y'know!
16 wavriel
17 14
18 myu
19 rpcguy
20 loop for dreams (intermission)
21 maya ii
22 reverie
23 heart
24 evelyn
25 excerpts
26 most serious song i've ever made
27 persson (slow)
28 niki fm (footwork)‘everyone should check this out.’ – XXYYXX
‘Heartbeat’ featured on December Mix by GORILLA VS. BEAR
ts a rare event where we can genuinely say that we’ve never heard a record that sounds like this – its a completely new take on genre meshing and other than the artists named above, I have no idea who to compare it to…Wonderful album by SELA. on flau records. For fans of Bibio, J. Dilla, Burial. Recommended – Norman Records
constantly evocative…all sounds deconstructed and re-blended; gentle swatches of noise in the foreground of each track offset by a coarse-yet-distant sampled lyricism in the back – Soniscope
スモーキー＆チリンなサウンドメイキングと独特のループ感を持つサンプリング・ワークで、憂鬱さを含んだドリーミーなトラック群を聴かせる SELA.。 ヒップホップ / R＆Bサンプルのスクリューやシンセ使いといったポスト・インターネット・フレイヴァと、オーガニックな質感を活かした90sサンプリング・ミュージック のセンスが融合した感覚は、Actressの近作などを思わせる – CD Journal
CAT No. FLAUR16
Release Date: Japan - May 21st / USA, Europe - May 14th 2014
Format: CDR/LP
01 湾岸地域
02 before i went away
03 crazy
04 learning about yourself may cause disappointment
05 so
06 to the heavens07 you'd think too
08 heartbeat (ft. allie)
09 keen
10 lost (ft. noah)11 congratulations
12 fake emotion
13 certainly
14 think about it (outro)
(Classics)
Album Preview01 shout outs to ariel pink
02 meant to be
03 youth
04 work
05 8:26[test]
06 voices
07 silvervirga ii
08 suspended
09 kathryn
10 early
11 a theme (interlude)
12 you are alone in this
13 yaklt ii
14 i give up
15 you're damn cute, y'know!
16 wavriel
17 14
18 myu
19 rpcguy
20 loop for dreams (intermission)
21 maya ii
22 reverie
23 heart
24 evelyn
25 excerpts
26 most serious song i've ever made
27 persson (slow)
28 niki fm (footwork)カリフォルニア・ヴァレーホ在住、弱冠20歳のプロデューサーSELA.。昨年Coyote Clean Up、Noah、FoodmanらとスプリットEPを立て続けにリリース、自身の『Stress』３部作も完結し、ついにファースト・アルバムを発表します。
『Anniversary』は、『Stress』３部作以降、２ヶ月のレコーディングを経て完成された新作アルバムと、これまでに残したミックステープからSELA.自身がセレクトした楽曲をまとめた二つのコレクション。
ライブ・サンプリングと最小限のエディット、Hip-Hop、Juke/Footworkを極限にまで解体したビート、匿名化されたラッパー達の大量のリリックと盟友Allie、 Noahら女性ボーカリストによるムーディーで幻想的な歌声。ジャズ、ワールド・ミュージック、ソウルなど自身のルーツを紐解くように様々なレコードからサンプリングされたループは、 The Fieldなど一連のオーガニックなKOMPAKT作品を彷彿とさせる恍惚の美しさを讃え、ループマスターとも称されるそのサンプル選びの妙は、DJ ShadowやHowie B、Koushikといった名プロデューサーのような抜群のセンスを感じさせます。
『Anniversary』のアナザーサイドは、28曲からなるSELA.のティーンエイジ・クラシックス。レコードから美しく切り取られたループに簡素なフィルター加工を施し、R&B、フットワークを独自に消化して作り上げられた浮遊感溢れるミニマル・アンビエントの萌芽の数々。クラウドラップの新星Kitty (aka Kitty Pryde) にフックアップされた「Youth」、「Wavriel」など、一つ一つの瞬間に永遠を見る十代が、瑞々しくループと戯れる軌跡を見ることができます。
限りなくミニマルで陶酔感のあるポスト・インターネット世代の新しいブラック・ミュージックの世界がここに。
限定生産のCDR+DLクーポンの付いたポスターサイズの特殊ジャケット仕様。
Anniversary is a release from 20 year old Vallerio, California native, SELA., containing one LP of brand new material accompanied by a compilation of selected tracks from his previous 25 bandcamp releases.
“the idea for ‘anniversary’ was originally conceived in 2012, and it was supposed to be a ‘serious’ LPwith the release date being the anniversary of my first release/when i started making music (aug 21st 2011).
needless to say, this didn’t necessarily happen. the cause being ‘life’ happening, me scrapping songs, losing inspiration, and just changing my mind in general the more time i spent trying to make this album a reality. the aforementioned took place for a little over a year, and most of the songs/song ideas that were originally intended for this LP resulted in the 3-part ‘STRESS’ project.
then came fall of 2013. in late july/august, my contract at my previous job ended, which (obviously) resulted in me being unemployed. this is still the case at the time of this writing (feb. 26th, 2014), but i say all this to say; after much time and money spent applying for various things in my area/surrounding cities, i soon realized that i’d be stuck at home with a bit more free time on my hands than i had previousy thought.
knowing this, i decided to finally give this idea the time and attention i had envisioned initially. and now here we are. as the project started to flourish, the original theme i had in mind was a bit lost for lack of a better word (especially in terms of timing for the completion/release), but it’s all fitting.
i think it’s fitting because this is how all of my projects have been. i’ve never been good at spending a really long (long meaning 2+ months) time on anything i make. if you notice, the first half of this LP is drastically different in terms of mood/tone/production in comparison to the the second half (track 7 and up).
this is because they were all created in succession at two seperate times, with me being in two different states mentally and emotionally. it’s all self-expression and ‘stream of consciousness’. i feel like i’m rambling, but what i’m trying to say is that although the album doesn’t really follow a clearly defined theme and is more so just me indirectly paying homage to some of my favorite artists, experiences, and other various things, it’s all still ‘fitting’ in my opinion because it is ‘me’. none of it was made with a pre-planned end result in mind.
now it’s time to see if any of this matters”
RIYL: Balam Acab, Howie B, L.Pierre, DJ Shadow, The Field
