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. FLAU33
Release Date: Japan - March 13th / Europe & USA - June 10th 2013
Format: CD/Digital
フランスのアーティストSylvain Chauveauが新たに結成したコレクティブ、0（ゼロ）。武満徹作曲賞を受賞した若手現代作曲家Joël Merah、パリ管弦楽団のパーカッション奏者Stéphane Garinというフランスの現代音楽シーンの才能が集結、２年の歳月をかけて完成した室内楽曲集です。スペイン語で「dreaming」を意味するこのア ルバムは、ミニマルに爪弾かれるアコースティック・ギター、グロッケンシュピールの細やかなフレーズ、様々な打楽器がまるでパズルのピースのように繊細に 組合わさった静謐なミニマル・フォーク・サウンド。淡くメランコリックな旋律と滑らかな音のテクスチャは、確かな普遍性を獲得しています。
mastering: Taylor Deupree
artwork: Sylvain Chauveau & mondii
Ensemble 0 is a french band directed by Stéphane Garin (percussion), Joël Merah (acoustic guitar) and Sylvain Chauveau (acoustic guitar, glockenspiel), whose line-up can change for each project with the addition of regular guests. The trio of Merah, Garin and Chauveau have spend two years composing, recording and mixing the seven pieces of the Soñando album (dreaming in Spanish). This chamber folk suite is entirely played with acoustic instruments (guitar, glockenspiel) and small pieces of metal collected by Stéphane Garin for their special sound and tuning. In quiet spaces, this repertoire can even be performed without any microphone or amplification.
The result looks like an original mix of rhythmic patterns assembled togetehr like the pieces of a puzzle.
01 Soñando 1
02 Soñando 2
03 Soñando 3
04 Soñando 4
05 Soñando 5
06 Soñando 6
07 Soñando 7It is as if what had been retained from the band’s adventures with Cage et al is a certain openness – Fluid Radio
Within the constant mobility of 0, Chauveau, Merah and Garin have given us a heartwarming collection of nice pieces that overlap the outer rumor, slowing the copioso movement of sounds with the sprout of fragile notes, which allows the flourishing of the acoustic noise of the organic shades – Hawái
a dream-like soundtracky feel which reminds me a little of The Kramford Look but with relaxed, organic shades of Jose Gonzalez or Ralfe Band…Thoroughly enjoyable and impeccably tasteful stuff, treading that thin line between arty minimalism and head-nodding accessibility – Norman Records
…Diese Musik ist einfach da, benötigt keinen Überbau, keine Theorien, keine Erklärungen. Das ist wie Lagerfeuermusik in gut, wie Pop-Improvisationen in klein, wie ein Gegenentwurf zu allem Lauten und Schreienden – Jazzthetik
Each of these seven pieces hangs like a wind chime, tethered above low frequencies as delicate formations of metallic resonance, swaying and clanging as acoustic melody is threaded gently through the bars…into a single cocoon of deep, solitary introspection. – ATTN: Magazine
two glockenspiels sound great, and tinkle nice away, such as the acoustic guitar…Very nice – Vital Weekly
De Fransen weten een breekbaar, speels en toch verstild geheel neer te zetten waar je enkel bij weg kunt dromen. Typische muziek die prima op het Japanse Flau records past. De akoestische pareltjes van dit ensemble zijn echt van een andere wereld – Subjectivisten
L’ensemble semble même, au fur et à mesure du déroulé de l’album, prendre de la consistance jusqu’à parvenir au bout de la demi-heure que compte le long-format, sur un morceau caudal où toutes les composantes (guitares, Glockenspiel, pièces de métal) sont réunies dans une apothéose. – EtherREAL
CAT No. FLAU33
Release Date: Japan - March 13th / Europe & USA - June 10th 2013
Format: CD/Digital
01 Soñando 1
02 Soñando 2
03 Soñando 3
04 Soñando 4
05 Soñando 5
06 Soñando 6
07 Soñando 7
フランスのアーティストSylvain Chauveauが新たに結成したコレクティブ、0（ゼロ）。武満徹作曲賞を受賞した若手現代作曲家Joël Merah、パリ管弦楽団のパーカッション奏者Stéphane Garinというフランスの現代音楽シーンの才能が集結、２年の歳月をかけて完成した室内楽曲集です。スペイン語で「dreaming」を意味するこのア ルバムは、ミニマルに爪弾かれるアコースティック・ギター、グロッケンシュピールの細やかなフレーズ、様々な打楽器がまるでパズルのピースのように繊細に 組合わさった静謐なミニマル・フォーク・サウンド。淡くメランコリックな旋律と滑らかな音のテクスチャは、確かな普遍性を獲得しています。
mastering: Taylor Deupree
artwork: Sylvain Chauveau & mondii
Ensemble 0 is a french band directed by Stéphane Garin (percussion), Joël Merah (acoustic guitar) and Sylvain Chauveau (acoustic guitar, glockenspiel), whose line-up can change for each project with the addition of regular guests. The trio of Merah, Garin and Chauveau have spend two years composing, recording and mixing the seven pieces of the Soñando album (dreaming in Spanish). This chamber folk suite is entirely played with acoustic instruments (guitar, glockenspiel) and small pieces of metal collected by Stéphane Garin for their special sound and tuning. In quiet spaces, this repertoire can even be performed without any microphone or amplification.
The result looks like an original mix of rhythmic patterns assembled togetehr like the pieces of a puzzle.
