Phew Vinyl Records

A boundary-breaking artist with a lengthy career, Phew has explored rock, electronic, and avant-garde sounds on her own terms since the 1970s. After leaving the pioneering Japanese punk band Aunt Sally, she worked with a who's who of other innovative artists from around the globe to express the different sides of her artistry. For her 1980 solo debut single, she teamed with Ryuichi Sakamoto and worked with members of Can on 1981's Phew and 1992's Our Likeness, both of which proved her formidable vocals and experimental sensibilities could match her collaborators' legacy of challenging their audience.