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. FLAU108
Release Date: October 2nd
Format: DIGITAL
Kazumichi Komatsu returns with his first album in four years, a boundary-pushing exploration born from the intersecting planes of his diverse projects, live performances, and DJ sets. Continuing from where his last release left off, this new body of work dismantles and reassembles the experiments formed in these intersections.
The album delves deeply into the embodiment of listening — an exploration of how sound interacts with the body, rendering its presence tangible. Throughout the album, multiple layers of processed voices weave in and out, creating a sonic tapestry that oscillates between distinct atmospheres and disintegrating noise that lies just beyond the boundaries of the tracks themselves.
Simultaneously, Komatsu introduces familiar yet recontextualized elements: guitar tones and preset-like rhythms that nod to shoegaze and improvisation. The repetition of simple, almost mundane melodies offers a meditation on parallel structures and the potential hidden within them. This repetition doesn’t just build, it bets on the possibilities that emerge from the cracks within it.
The album’s title gestures towards an infinite archive of past works, suggesting a hyper-saturated experience of nostalgia that transcends mere memory and points toward something more elusive — a generative engagement with what has come before.
1. Good Problem
2. Yellow
3. Damn Clean
4. 光 (feat.堀池ゆめぁ)
5. AM3 Blackjack
6. More Bar
7. 5 Voices
8. Wrong
Skin (feat.Dove & Le Makeup)10. Chance
CAT No. FLAU108
Release Date: October 2nd
Format: DIGITAL
1. Good Problem
2. Yellow
3. Damn Clean
4. 光 (feat.堀池ゆめぁ)
5. AM3 Blackjack
6. More Bar
7. 5 Voices
8. Wrong
Skin (feat.Dove & Le Makeup)10. Chance
Kazumichi Komatsu returns with his first album in four years, a boundary-pushing exploration born from the intersecting planes of his diverse projects, live performances, and DJ sets. Continuing from where his last release left off, this new body of work dismantles and reassembles the experiments formed in these intersections.
The album delves deeply into the embodiment of listening — an exploration of how sound interacts with the body, rendering its presence tangible. Throughout the album, multiple layers of processed voices weave in and out, creating a sonic tapestry that oscillates between distinct atmospheres and disintegrating noise that lies just beyond the boundaries of the tracks themselves.
Simultaneously, Komatsu introduces familiar yet recontextualized elements: guitar tones and preset-like rhythms that nod to shoegaze and improvisation. The repetition of simple, almost mundane melodies offers a meditation on parallel structures and the potential hidden within them. This repetition doesn’t just build, it bets on the possibilities that emerge from the cracks within it.
The album’s title gestures towards an infinite archive of past works, suggesting a hyper-saturated experience of nostalgia that transcends mere memory and points toward something more elusive — a generative engagement with what has come before.
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