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. FLAUR41
Release Date: July 12th, 2019
Format: Cassette/Digital
日本が誇るCRYSTALのシンセサイザー・マエストロ三宅亮太のソロ・プロジェクトSparrowsがアルバムCollected Visits以来となるEPをドロップ。
奔放なギター・カッティングに導かれたメロディーがスズメ（Sparrows）の新たな旅立ちを予感させるGold In The Tideは、ニュージーランドのギターポップ新世代Fazerdazeをフィーチャーし、太陽が波にきらめく中、海岸沿いの高速道路をドライブするのにぴったりなギターポップに仕上がりました。
10年前にベル＆セバスチャンからインスパイアされて作ったというこの曲は、長らく陽の目を見ることがありませんでしたが、カナダ・モントリオールでのRed Bull Music AcademyでFazerdazeの声を聴いた瞬間に、三宅はこの楽曲の存在を思い出したといいます。彼女のささやくように優しい歌声は、このサウンドトラックに人間的な側面を与え、寂寞感の中にも気ままで自由な雰囲気をもたらします。
EPには宇宙的なラウンジ・トラック「Saturn」、氷のような地下旅行へと連れて行くパーカッシブな「Rainbow In Your Cheek Patch」、どうぶつの森と60年代のフラワーチャイルドが出会ったかのような「(Found) Fuzzy Plastics」の計4曲を収録。Sparrowsは来月にも新作EPのリリースを予定しています。
With its propellant organic beat and light, galloping guitar strums, the kinetic ‘Gold In The Tide’ fits the theme of travel that so often underpins the work of Sparrows (aka Ryota Miyake, component of electro-meisters CRYSTAL).
Minor key guitar melodies summon the mystery of travel, unravelling like a path through a misty forest, whilst brass blares feel celebratory: driving a coastal highway as the sun gleams on the waves. A fitting fanfare for the FLAU family.
‘Gold In The Tide’ will appear on Sparrows’ upcoming EP of the same name, out on July 12th, as well as forthcoming album Berries (scheduled for a September release).
“It’s an old song,” says Sparrows. “About 10 years old. But after hearing her voice at RBMA, I decided Fazerdaze would be a best fit, so I asked her to write the lyrics and sing for me.”
The breathy, faraway croons of Faderdaze give this soundtrack a human side, bringing a forlorn but carefree atmosphere to the proceedings. Elsewhere on the Gold In The Tide EP, ‘Saturn’ plays out like a cosmic lounge track, whereas the percussive ‘Rainbow In Your Cheek Patch’ takes you on an icy subterranean journey to the EP closer: ‘(I Found) Fuzzy Plastics’, which sounds like discovering a parade of cute creatures in a grove.
most certainly rising, and with quite an incredible light…
fast driven melody and dreamy vocal – God Is In The TV
CAT No. FLAUR41
Release Date: July 12th, 2019
Format: Cassette/Digital
日本が誇るCRYSTALのシンセサイザー・マエストロ三宅亮太のソロ・プロジェクトSparrowsがアルバムCollected Visits以来となるEPをドロップ。
奔放なギター・カッティングに導かれたメロディーがスズメ（Sparrows）の新たな旅立ちを予感させるGold In The Tideは、ニュージーランドのギターポップ新世代Fazerdazeをフィーチャーし、太陽が波にきらめく中、海岸沿いの高速道路をドライブするのにぴったりなギターポップに仕上がりました。
10年前にベル＆セバスチャンからインスパイアされて作ったというこの曲は、長らく陽の目を見ることがありませんでしたが、カナダ・モントリオールでのRed Bull Music AcademyでFazerdazeの声を聴いた瞬間に、三宅はこの楽曲の存在を思い出したといいます。彼女のささやくように優しい歌声は、このサウンドトラックに人間的な側面を与え、寂寞感の中にも気ままで自由な雰囲気をもたらします。
EPには宇宙的なラウンジ・トラック「Saturn」、氷のような地下旅行へと連れて行くパーカッシブな「Rainbow In Your Cheek Patch」、どうぶつの森と60年代のフラワーチャイルドが出会ったかのような「(Found) Fuzzy Plastics」の計4曲を収録。Sparrowsは来月にも新作EPのリリースを予定しています。
With its propellant organic beat and light, galloping guitar strums, the kinetic ‘Gold In The Tide’ fits the theme of travel that so often underpins the work of Sparrows (aka Ryota Miyake, component of electro-meisters CRYSTAL).
Minor key guitar melodies summon the mystery of travel, unravelling like a path through a misty forest, whilst brass blares feel celebratory: driving a coastal highway as the sun gleams on the waves. A fitting fanfare for the FLAU family.
‘Gold In The Tide’ will appear on Sparrows’ upcoming EP of the same name, out on July 12th, as well as forthcoming album Berries (scheduled for a September release).
“It’s an old song,” says Sparrows. “About 10 years old. But after hearing her voice at RBMA, I decided Fazerdaze would be a best fit, so I asked her to write the lyrics and sing for me.”
The breathy, faraway croons of Faderdaze give this soundtrack a human side, bringing a forlorn but carefree atmosphere to the proceedings. Elsewhere on the Gold In The Tide EP, ‘Saturn’ plays out like a cosmic lounge track, whereas the percussive ‘Rainbow In Your Cheek Patch’ takes you on an icy subterranean journey to the EP closer: ‘(I Found) Fuzzy Plastics’, which sounds like discovering a parade of cute creatures in a grove.
