Phew is a japanese avant-garde vocalist who started out as a member of the legendary punk band Aunt Sally. In 1980 she collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto on the single Shukyoku. In '81 she and the members of Can made the album Phew. After taking some time off, Phew made a recording with former members of DAF and Neubauten. She subsequently released two albums with Anton Fier, Bill Laswell and others. She is currently active in a wide range of projects, including Novo Tono, Phew Unit, a duo with Seiichi Yamamoto, and Big Picture.
An interview with Phew was scheduled during the 2017 Bozar electronic festival, however, a delay threw a spanner in the works. At the retake last Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, everything went smoothly.
Playlist :
Phew : Just A Familiar Face(Voice Hardcore - Bereket - 2017)
Aunt Sally : Aunt Sally (Aunt Sally - Vanity Records - 1979)
Phew : うらはら (終曲(フィナーレ) / うらはら - Pass Records - 1980)
Phew : Doze (Phew - Pass Records - 1981)
Phew : A New World (A New World - Felicity - 2015)
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Ensemble : Good Morning (Dreams - Tzadik - 2002)
Phew : Cheers (Vertical Jamming) (Vertigo KO - Beat Records - 2020)
Phew, John Duncan, Kondo Tatsuo : Joy (Backfire Of Joy - Black Truffle - 2021)
Picture : Hiromi Moritani (a.k.a.Phew), Shoko Igarashi (translator) Nico Bogaerts (himself being) at 't Stuk Leuven 13-10-2023