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. FLAU103B
Release Date: Apr 24th, 2024
Format: DIGITAL
運命や過去の想い出に焦点を当てた歌詞、ダンサブルで刺激的なメロディー、もはや副都心かさえもわからない大橋ジャンクション。ストーリーテリングな語りに、ついにその姿を現した丸山素直のクリアーなボーカルなど新しい挑戦も程々に、未来へのサプライズとポジティブなエネルギーが存分に詰まった、クリスタルならではの楽曲となっています。
Tokyo synth duo CRYSTAL unveil their effervescent new single of unashamed retro-futurist city pop ‘One More Chance’, following their recent single ‘Autumn Story’ and their acclaimed album ‘Reflection Overdrive’, as well as appearances on Brainfeeder’s Flying Lotus curated streaming series The Hit, a memorable feature on Jessy Lanza’s DJ Kicks compilation and a prior collaboration with Ikonika.
Expanding on the windswept, soft-focus synth pop of ‘Autumn Story’ – like Prefab Sprout if they landed on Yukihiro Takahashi & Haroumi Hosono’s Yen Records – CRYSTAL return with a sugar-coated, analogue vision of past futures, defined by a dazzling, irrepressible take on Italo house. Enriched by subtle echoes of acid house and the distinctive sound of the Prophet-6 synthesizer, ‘One More Chance’ is a work of euphoric Hi-NRG pop evoking New Order circa ‘Technique’ and the Pet Shop Boys circa ‘Introspective’ if fronted by Miharu Koshi.
A story in a song, ‘One More Chance’ features the sweet, infectious vocal debut of CRYSTAL’s very own Sunao Maruyama, who sings of destiny, nostalgia, and bygone memories – timeless paradigms of pop – amidst the backdrop of Ohashi Junction, a unique urban interchange in Tokyo and a place so enigmatic it might as well be its own city.
Situated at their own kind of aesthetic interchange, between synth pop, Italo house and city pop, balancing multiple timelines, and with the city sprawl in their eyeline, CRYSTAL craft vibrant, intoxicating, time-traveling music on ‘One More Chance’; the product of both looking back and thinking of the future, and the soundtrack to razor sharp suits, iridescent skyscrapers, and endless city nights.
1. One More Chance
CAT No. FLAU103B
Release Date: Apr 24th, 2024
Format: DIGITAL
1. One More Chance
運命や過去の想い出に焦点を当てた歌詞、ダンサブルで刺激的なメロディー、もはや副都心かさえもわからない大橋ジャンクション。ストーリーテリングな語りに、ついにその姿を現した丸山素直のクリアーなボーカルなど新しい挑戦も程々に、未来へのサプライズとポジティブなエネルギーが存分に詰まった、クリスタルならではの楽曲となっています。
Tokyo synth duo CRYSTAL unveil their effervescent new single of unashamed retro-futurist city pop ‘One More Chance’, following their recent single ‘Autumn Story’ and their acclaimed album ‘Reflection Overdrive’, as well as appearances on Brainfeeder’s Flying Lotus curated streaming series The Hit, a memorable feature on Jessy Lanza’s DJ Kicks compilation and a prior collaboration with Ikonika.
Expanding on the windswept, soft-focus synth pop of ‘Autumn Story’ – like Prefab Sprout if they landed on Yukihiro Takahashi & Haroumi Hosono’s Yen Records – CRYSTAL return with a sugar-coated, analogue vision of past futures, defined by a dazzling, irrepressible take on Italo house. Enriched by subtle echoes of acid house and the distinctive sound of the Prophet-6 synthesizer, ‘One More Chance’ is a work of euphoric Hi-NRG pop evoking New Order circa ‘Technique’ and the Pet Shop Boys circa ‘Introspective’ if fronted by Miharu Koshi.
A story in a song, ‘One More Chance’ features the sweet, infectious vocal debut of CRYSTAL’s very own Sunao Maruyama, who sings of destiny, nostalgia, and bygone memories – timeless paradigms of pop – amidst the backdrop of Ohashi Junction, a unique urban interchange in Tokyo and a place so enigmatic it might as well be its own city.
Situated at their own kind of aesthetic interchange, between synth pop, Italo house and city pop, balancing multiple timelines, and with the city sprawl in their eyeline, CRYSTAL craft vibrant, intoxicating, time-traveling music on ‘One More Chance’; the product of both looking back and thinking of the future, and the soundtrack to razor sharp suits, iridescent skyscrapers, and endless city nights.
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