Tagged: flau
Stream: IKEBANA, “Rose (James McNew Anxiety Remix)”
Maybe James McNew, the longtime Yo La Tengo bass player, feels anxiety listening to his remix of “Rose,” but it actually alleviates mine, its ceaseless fuzz filling in the scatterbrained spaces around things to do … read more »
Stream: Cuushe, “I Love You”
The Japanese label Flau has a great history of cultivating tiny gestures in its artists: Masayoshi Fujita plays just a vibraphone, Twigs & Yarn makes quiet collages, MayMay strums guitar and sings softly, and so … read more »
Stream: Twigs & Yarn, “Yuurei”
In Austin a few weeks ago, in a small theater in the back of a coffee shop, I caught a performance by Twigs & Yarn, the tender, quiet sound-collage duo of Texas’ Stephen Orsak and … read more »
Stream: Cokiyu f. Baths, “Twinkle Way”
In order to name a song “Twinkle Way,” you have to be pretty confident that softness is your core virtue. Thankfully, a quiet and pitch-perfectly tender repertoire precedes Cokiyu, the artist behind one of label-that-no-longer-needs-an-introdcution … read more »
Video: Masayoshi Fujita,“Swans and Morning Dews” + Twigs & Yarn Remix
We’ve expressed our awe for the delicate work of vibraphone composer Masayoshi Fujita and Austin sound collage duo Twigs & Yarn before, and now the two have mixed their music all together, linked up via … read more »
Twelve to Watch in 2013
DJs, labels and video directors to keep an eye on next year. Jerome LOL Los Angeles, CA AGE: 25 SOUND: Like a syrupy, house-informed pop musician who is dating the drummer from a middle school … read more »
Watch Four Videos from Twigs & Yarn
Update 2/14/13: In honor of Valentine’s Day, Twigs & Yarn released a heart- and raspberry-red video for one of their best tracks, “If I Were an Artery.” We’ve added it above to keep this little … read more »
Video: Masayoshi Fujita, “Story of Forest”
Flau, the little Tokyo label with an unparalleled ear for peaceful sounds (and an incredible FADER mix), will release Berlin-based Masayoshi Fujita’s new album of vibraphone compositions, Stories, on January 21st. Guided by the instrument … read more »
Download Flau Records’ FADER Mix
Lately I’ve been smitten with the dainty, organic sounds released by Flau, the Japanese indie label run by Yasuhiko Fukuzono (who also records and DJs as aus). The records Flau releases are sonically quite diverse, … read more »
Stream: Cuushe, “Summer Night Sketch (Botany Remix)”
Cuushe, a soft-voiced dream pop artist from Tokyo, released her debut last month on the Japanese label Flau, who’ve been on quite the tear of tender music lately. Girl / You Know That I Am … read more »
