Little Things by Various Artists

http://flau.jp/releases/little-things/

Everyday, there are little things happen around us that charm our lives. And today, we are going to charm your life with "Little Things", the first cd compilation by flau.

Beautifully themed as tiny homemade music made of breathtaking acoustics sounds, "Little Things" showcases works by brilliant local and foreign artists of new generation around the world. With the warm melodies that blossoming from the fresh sounds of many live musical instruments like guitars, pianos, music boxes, trumpet, glockenspiels and violins, this handmade music that uses these ordinary material and structure becomes miraculous here. "Little Things" ensembles most previous unreleased gems that portray the vivid moments of spring, ranging from innovative field-recordings, old style singer-songwriting to cutting edge electronics, stunning improvisation and gorgeous folktronica. All music-styles becomes equivalent through this compilation. "Little Things" is about to fascinate you, as much as other little things that has enriched your life.

And we say, it is these little things in life , that count.

"A truly lovely piece of work, Little Things establishes a global network of international artists who all share in a similar musical vision, regardless of how different their respective approaches might be" - Boomkat (album of the week!)

"That surely sounds fine enough for an early sunday afternoon" - Vital Weekly

"little things create perfection, and perfection is not a little thing" - Otsechka

"the collection nevertheless leaves a strong cumulative impression" - Textura

『Little Things』はflau初のCDコンピレーション。ハンドメイドの小さな音楽をテーマに、国内外の人気アーティストが思い思いに解釈した、新世代のアコースティック・サウンドを収録しています。ギターやピアノ、オルゴールなどの生楽器から紡ぎ出される暖かい旋律が、春の鮮やかな息吹を感じさせる珠玉の 17曲。フィールド・レコーディングからソフト・フォーク、現代的なベッドルーム・サウンドまで、流麗な歌声と生音の響きが瑞々しく溶け合う楽曲の数々が、ジャンルを超えてミックスされています。

Tracklist

1.	Jasper Leyland - Worth Ash	5:10

2.	Rachael Dadd - Happiness	2:57

3.	Hood - This Year's First Storm	3:57

4.	Patten - Memory Pictures	4:23

5.	Hirono Nishiyama - World's End Fanfale	3:48

6.	Ethan Rose - Relations	2:48

7.	PoPoyans - Shukujitsu	3:33

8.	Part Timer - Only Natural	3:58

9.	F.S.Blumm meets Luca Fadda - Marcel & Maura	3:12

10.	Pan Am Scan - Rosa	4:33

11.	Radicalfashion - Happy End	3:32

12.	Marla Hansen - Shuffle Your Feet	3:19

13.	Cokiyu - Round In Fog	3:20

14.	Kira Kira - Happahrólfur Salísú (version)	3:46

15.	The Boats - There Are Tunnels Where We Live	4:29

16.	Lori Scacco - The Poles	6:44

17.	Dale Berning - Clicking	8:38

Credits

released March 18, 2008

artwork by TAKCOM

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