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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©FLAU
CAT No. FLAU02
Release Date: Sep 19th, 2007
Format: CD/DIGITAL
flauの第２弾リリースはThe Pastelsも認める新鋭Part Timerによる２ndアルバム。自身の妻danielleに捧げられたという本作には、盟友The Remote ViewerのAndrew Johnson、Empressの歌姫Nicola Hodgkinsonに加え、地元オーストラリアが誇る人気ストリング・カルテットFourplayが全面参加。タイトル通り青く瑞々しく響くアコース ティック・ギターとバイオリンのフレーズ、繊細に舞う電子音が織りなす情感豊かなアンサンブルは、パステルズが昨年のベストアルバムの１つに選んだ前作を遥かに凌ぐクオリティーです。
As the second release from flau, and also the second album by Part Timer, Blue is unarguably a masterpiece of organic bedroom folk sounds for daily life. This luminous album is a collection of brand new tunes, a couple of remixes and some bits from the voluminous archives at McCaffrey HQ. His stunning click beats, and sublime warm melodies from acoustic guitar, beautifully exhibits the moteer’s sound, with a polished touch of folk.
More elegant and pastoral than the melancholic sounds of his self-titled debut album, which was listed as one of favorite records of 2006 by The Pastels,Part Timer’s Blue album features the fantastic Australian string quartet Fourplay,with its string instruments gorgeously instill weight and warmness into the already beautiful melodies. Also contributing to this album are the dreamy vocals of Nicola Hodgkinson (a.k.a. empress) and Andrew Johnson of The Remote Viewer.
Blue is where organic sounds and tranquil atmosphere drift together, gently blowing folkish breezes in between the summer leaves.Grab this now.
01 Theme From Part Timer
02 Unknown03 Four Timer (mix one)
04 Hide All You Like05 Four Timer (mix two)
06 Hens Teeth
07 Somewhere That You Feel
08 Sudden Loss
09 Inside Ross' Memory
10 Not So Firm Resolve
11 Gentlemen Please
12 Click It
13 Samsa Cries In Thunder
14 Closing The Opera House
“Blue” is just a gorgeous album, produced with a singular musical vision that’s impossible not to adore, layered with a plethora of homespun musical signatures that transcend any kind of laptop music you could think of, and housed in the kind of typically lavish Japanese packaging that makes it utterly irresistible. Gorgeous music – brought to you with a massive recommendation. – Boomkat (album of the week!)
the sound of floating on a puffy white cloud through a crystal clear summer sky – Aquarius Records
Hier sitzt alles perfekt…bei Part Timer macht das irgendwie Sinn, auch wenn es nur ein kleiner Aspekt dieser Platte ist. Einfach toll – De:Bug
beautifully meandering in between acoustic composition and delicate electronic tampering…gorgeous album – Lost In Autsin
“Blue” presents individual meditations on mood – nostalgia, to be specific – Foxy Digitalis
The album exudes a coziness and warmth from cover to cover which will ease the listener into a soothing state of minds – The Silent Ballet
the organic and synthetic to summon up a mode that anticipates the current boom for all things folk – Norman Records
Superb stuff – Textura
CAT No. FLAU02
Release Date: Sep 19th, 2007
Format: CD/DIGITAL
01 Theme From Part Timer
02 Unknown03 Four Timer (mix one)
04 Hide All You Like05 Four Timer (mix two)
06 Hens Teeth
07 Somewhere That You Feel
08 Sudden Loss
09 Inside Ross' Memory
10 Not So Firm Resolve
11 Gentlemen Please
12 Click It
13 Samsa Cries In Thunder
14 Closing The Opera House
flauの第２弾リリースはThe Pastelsも認める新鋭Part Timerによる２ndアルバム。自身の妻danielleに捧げられたという本作には、盟友The Remote ViewerのAndrew Johnson、Empressの歌姫Nicola Hodgkinsonに加え、地元オーストラリアが誇る人気ストリング・カルテットFourplayが全面参加。タイトル通り青く瑞々しく響くアコース ティック・ギターとバイオリンのフレーズ、繊細に舞う電子音が織りなす情感豊かなアンサンブルは、パステルズが昨年のベストアルバムの１つに選んだ前作を遥かに凌ぐクオリティーです。
As the second release from flau, and also the second album by Part Timer, Blue is unarguably a masterpiece of organic bedroom folk sounds for daily life. This luminous album is a collection of brand new tunes, a couple of remixes and some bits from the voluminous archives at McCaffrey HQ. His stunning click beats, and sublime warm melodies from acoustic guitar, beautifully exhibits the moteer’s sound, with a polished touch of folk.
More elegant and pastoral than the melancholic sounds of his self-titled debut album, which was listed as one of favorite records of 2006 by The Pastels,Part Timer’s Blue album features the fantastic Australian string quartet Fourplay,with its string instruments gorgeously instill weight and warmness into the already beautiful melodies. Also contributing to this album are the dreamy vocals of Nicola Hodgkinson (a.k.a. empress) and Andrew Johnson of The Remote Viewer.
Blue is where organic sounds and tranquil atmosphere drift together, gently blowing folkish breezes in between the summer leaves.Grab this now.
