The second part of the interview with aus who recently released new album “Everis” from UK label, Lo Recordings ( click here for Part 1 ). This part is some of his music recommendations from his music label, “FLAU” particularly for new listeners and readers of Round Pattern.
– Interview Part 2 –
Question from Round Pattern ( rp )
rp 6 : This medium, Round Pattern, often features ‘state of being in a condition’ ( “totonou” in Japanese by means), both internally and externally through the season and spaces so called ambient in some form ). Referring to the term, would you be able to share some of FLAU released recommendations and songs for our readers and listeners.
aus : a few pieces that are about the ambient of its seasons and space so as some artworks design, to evoke their own sense.
Radicalfashion & tony chanty – way home
Elegant boxy chamber pop with restrained piano and wind arrangements that bring a freshness of spring. Co-composed by two Japanese artists living in the Kansai region.
The Future Eve feat. Robert Waytt – KiTsuNe / Brian the Fox
This is a collaboration between the mysterious Japanese artists Th and Robert Wyatt, who have been active as Tomo Akikawabaya since the 80s and whose reissues on Minimal Wave have brought them a worldwide reappraisal. This work has an intense density that could be called both electronic ethno-ambient and cold wave of the far north.
Robert Lippok – Open Close Open
One of the most representative works of minimal music of the 2000s by the Berlin artist. Conceived for a video work by Kento Koganezawa, it is a collection of analogue field recordings, digital debris and cultural fragments condensed into a sound space. It was also used as the soundtrack to Tim Walker’s short film “The Lost Explorer”. The track and album available on Bandcamp
Melaine Dalibert – Magic Square
This is the latest work by the French pianist, notable for her work with David Sylvian and Sylvain Chauveau and her participation in recordings by Julius Eastman and Ensemble 0. Rare works such as ‘A Song’, a tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto, maintain a certain tension in the midst of a slow flow. It represents a finely honed sense of sound. The album is available on Bandcamp.
Federico Madeddu Giuntoli – The Text and the Form
A work by a photographer and artist from Pisa, Italy. Desolate piano fragments, densely clawed acoustic guitars, spoken words and detailed vocals resonate with processed micro-sounds and field recordings, creating a brief, profound journey into romance and mystery.
All recommended music are available via FLAU’s Bandcamp page.
Since I had an experience of listening to his recent projects and the process of this interview along the season and events, which has been somehow reminded me of the term, resonating in space. All seemed synchronized. And it is such a profound new discovery of quiet arts recommended by aus : Each music seems to have a significant background, concept, and even better that they would add your current to pleasant engagement with profound experiences. Again thank you aus aka Fukuzono-san, very much for your time and efforts for this interview. It was an honor and pleasant process of experience to greet the world of aus and FLAU.
( One of aus’s album, “Lang” ( 2006 ) just released analogue LP on 26th May 2023. This also another treasure of aesthetic Japanese electronica to listen to )
Bio
FLAU ( music label, Japan ) : Tokyo-based record label established at the end of 2006. The label has attracted international attention for its alternative musicality that defies the boundaries of nationality and genre, and its playful releases that seem to expand the concept of records. The label has held label showcases in London, Berlin, Melbourne and Beijing, and was the first Japanese label to provide mixes for The FADER and i-D.
