Phew

Phew (Hiromi Moritani, born in Osaka) is a Japanese singer who improvises with voice and analogue electronics. She first sang in the Osaka post-punk group Aunt Sally, whose album appeared on Vanity Records in 1979. Her 1981 solo debut Phew was recorded in Germany with Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit of Can. After Aunt Sally split, Ryuichi Sakamoto produced her single "Finale". Phew was released by Pass Records and made at Conny Plank's studio, and she worked with Plank and Liebezeit again on Our Likeness (Mute, 1992).