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
7/13（土）東京・Rittor Base w/八木皓平
8/3（土）岐阜・Slow Room w/ CazU-23
8/18（日）東京・Half Moon Hall w/ Wataru Sato, Haruhisa Tanaka, Chihei Hatakeyama
8/28（水）名古屋・K.D Japon w/ marucoporoporo, CazU-23
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CAT No. FLAU47
Release Date: April 22nd 2015
Format: CD/Digital
ファーストアルバム『Odori』がPitchforkなど海外メディアで絶賛され、鮮烈なデビューを飾ったHirohito IharaのプロジェクトRadicalfashionが、８年ぶりとなるセカンド・アルバムをflauよりリリースします。
『GARCON』は、レコーディングとエディットを丹念に積み重ね、様々な絵画技法を応用して得られたピアノの音色と構成によって、楽曲毎に異なる表情を見せるエレガントなピアノ作品。思慮深く、丁寧に設計されたメロディーとサウンド・コラージュ、ハイブローな実験性、シルクのように優美なピアノと電子音とのロマンチックなコントラストは、 安易なエクレクティズムやノスタルジーに陥ること無く、圧倒的な独創性と知性を感じさせます。作品に通底するのは楽音と具体音、人間と機械、西洋と東洋、古典と現代、女性性と男性性というあらゆる境界への好奇心と、それを乗り越えようとするハイブリッドへの志向。柔らかな光線と色彩をまとった一枚の絵画のように、 美しく気品に満ちたピアノの響きを先鋭的なエディット感覚でまとめ上げた傑作です。
Kobe based Hirohito Ihara’s moniker radicalfashion returns with his second album in 8 years. His debut album ‘Odori’ was released on Chicago’s legendary record label Hefty in 2007 and received critical acclaim from several media.
Radicalfashion recently joined flau to deliver a series of new releases. The first one is GARCON, a collection of elegant piano works recorded and carefully edited by Hirohito. Taking influence from traditional painting techniques and forms, each composition evokes a unique musical persona using thoughtfully designed melody and sound-collage with a polite nod to highbrow experimentalism… a romantic contrast of exquisite silky piano and electronic tone… an irresistible originality and personality without the burden of easy nostalgia and eclecticism.
On GARCON, Hirohito playfully expresses a curiosity between opposing states, an intention to hybridize or overcome all borders like human + machine, music + noise, eastern + western, classic + modern, feminine + masculine. The album is like a picture with a ray of soft light and color. Hirohito has created a sublime and emotive collection of piano pieces, full of beauty with an edge.
01 Prologue
02 Sequence for Tsuguharu Fujita
03 Bone China04 A ribbon Knot
05 Miuccia Lyric
06 Pointillism
07 Egyptology
08 Drum
09 In Women10 To "The September 13th"
undeniably beautiful – The 405
a charmingly distinct piece with a curiosity-like personality – Hypetrak
pensive compositions that evoke strong memories of erik satie… – Dimestore Saints
a testament to a pointed style that itself infuses each of his instrumentals with narrative – Cyclic Defrost
ピアノという楽器がまだまだ発展の余地があるということを示唆するような、
未来派の音楽 – Billboard JAPAN
仏・印象派を思わせる和声感覚、サティの諧謔性やセロニアス・モンクの不協和音。グールドの鼻歌やライヒのクラッピングミュージックまで連想してしまう…作品には多種多様な音楽のエレメントがさりげなく縫い合わせられており、様々な切り口でリスナーの感性で楽しめる奥深さを湛えている。 – Mikiki
one that fits the early grey autumn day very well – Vital Weekly
frutto della sapiente ibridazione tra oriente ed occidente, tra tappeti di elegante arredamento sonoro ed evocative sospensioni cinematiche – Music Wont’s Save You
CAT No. FLAU47
Release Date: April 22nd 2015
Format: CD/Digital
01 Prologue
02 Sequence for Tsuguharu Fujita
03 Bone China04 A ribbon Knot
05 Miuccia Lyric
06 Pointillism
07 Egyptology
08 Drum
09 In Women10 To "The September 13th"
ファーストアルバム『Odori』がPitchforkなど海外メディアで絶賛され、鮮烈なデビューを飾ったHirohito IharaのプロジェクトRadicalfashionが、８年ぶりとなるセカンド・アルバムをflauよりリリースします。
『GARCON』は、レコーディングとエディットを丹念に積み重ね、様々な絵画技法を応用して得られたピアノの音色と構成によって、楽曲毎に異なる表情を見せるエレガントなピアノ作品。思慮深く、丁寧に設計されたメロディーとサウンド・コラージュ、ハイブローな実験性、シルクのように優美なピアノと電子音とのロマンチックなコントラストは、 安易なエクレクティズムやノスタルジーに陥ること無く、圧倒的な独創性と知性を感じさせます。作品に通底するのは楽音と具体音、人間と機械、西洋と東洋、古典と現代、女性性と男性性というあらゆる境界への好奇心と、それを乗り越えようとするハイブリッドへの志向。柔らかな光線と色彩をまとった一枚の絵画のように、 美しく気品に満ちたピアノの響きを先鋭的なエディット感覚でまとめ上げた傑作です。
Kobe based Hirohito Ihara’s moniker radicalfashion returns with his second album in 8 years. His debut album ‘Odori’ was released on Chicago’s legendary record label Hefty in 2007 and received critical acclaim from several media.
Radicalfashion recently joined flau to deliver a series of new releases. The first one is GARCON, a collection of elegant piano works recorded and carefully edited by Hirohito. Taking influence from traditional painting techniques and forms, each composition evokes a unique musical persona using thoughtfully designed melody and sound-collage with a polite nod to highbrow experimentalism… a romantic contrast of exquisite silky piano and electronic tone… an irresistible originality and personality without the burden of easy nostalgia and eclecticism.
On GARCON, Hirohito playfully expresses a curiosity between opposing states, an intention to hybridize or overcome all borders like human + machine, music + noise, eastern + western, classic + modern, feminine + masculine. The album is like a picture with a ray of soft light and color. Hirohito has created a sublime and emotive collection of piano pieces, full of beauty with an edge.
