Hiromi Moritani

Japanese avant-garde vocalist better known as Phew. Born on 1959-09-12 in Osaka. She started out as a member of the legendary (post) punk band Aunt Sally. In 1980 she collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto on the single 終曲（フィナーレ） / うらはら (Shukyoku). In 1981 she and the members of Can made the album Phew. After taking some time off, Phew made a recording with former members of Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft and [a=Einstuerzende Neubauten]. She subsequently released two albums with Anton Fier, Bill Laswell and others. She is currently active in a wide range of projects, including Phew Unit, a duo with Seiichi Yamamoto, and so on.