I hope my following album has a more considered approach! ‘ Vertigo KO‘ is a compilation of unreleased material from 2017-2019, which is a big reason why I was able to look at it objectively. I used the word “objective” to mean perceiving my work from a distance. A more objective work than the previous two.ĭo you mean “objective” in that you’ve set out to achieve a goal by merging these developing strands of your work, or that you feel it’s perhaps a more considered approach than the other two - which seem to have been created out of spontaneity or creative impulse? ‘ Voice Hardcore‘ was recorded after I was sick on tour, and ‘ Vertigo KO‘ is probably the first to start balancing the voice with electronic sounds. These are chronologically linked in my mood: ‘ Light Sleep‘ was the first electronic music record I made alone, and is more impulsive than the next two. In what ways are ‘Light Sleep’, ‘Voice Hardcore’ and ‘Vertigo KO’ linked? What are the principal differences? With the inability to carry heavy equipment and difficulty in setting up, I wondered if I would be able to make music with my body alone. But the direct impetus was when I got sick during a tour in 2017. This idea has been brewing for a long time.
That’s when I thought I could paint a picture with my voice. When I dubbed my own voice, a completely different world emerged that could not be described in the context of melody, harmony, rhythm and sound technology. It was in 1980, when I recorded my first solo single, that I realised that I could create a work using only my voice. Your previous album, ‘Voice Hardcore’, used only your voice, which itself is a calling card of yourself as an artist. I felt guilty about editing a great piece of work to my liking." "I've never made a mix before, so I decided to give it a go. Ahead of its release, we were lucky enough to ask Phew some questions on the record, and are ecstatic to present her first ever recorded mix. Now, Disciples prepare to release what may be considered the third album in this trilogy, ‘ Vertigo KO’, which combines the essential natures of ‘ Light Sleep‘, and ‘ Voice Hardcore‘. Scarcely a year later and a follow up arrives by way of 2018’s ‘ Voice Hardcore‘, a jaw-dropping plunge into musical universes constructed solely using her iconic voice.
The work constitutes a new sound and direction in her solo work, with rushing synths and early beat-machines instead of instruments typically associated with a punk background. Then, in 2017, a new album, ‘ Light Sleep ‘, lands. Years passed, seeing her record with the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, individuals from Can and Einstürzende Neubauten, and alongside other luminaries. It’s somewhat telling that, when you search for Japanese avant-garde musician and vocalist Phew, real name Hiromi Moritani, the majority of the search results include the word ‘legendary’.Įmerging from the creative melting pot of the Japanese punk scene in the 70’s, Phew was part of the group Aunt Sally – an avant-punk-psychedelic-rock group from Osaka – who released just one record before disbanding.
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