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Light Sleep

by Phew

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  • Special Edition LP on Clear Vinyl
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    Limited pressing of 100 copies on clear vinyl.
    Full color jackets and double-sided inserts.
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  • Vinyl LP (first pressing)
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    Edition of 400 on 140g black vinyl.
    Full color jackets and double-sided inserts.
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  • Light Sleep Vinyl LP (second pressing)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The jacket for this pressing finally looks the way we were originally hoping it would, with a subtle pinkish hue on reverse board paper. Double-sided inserts.

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Propulsive rhythms from early drum machines, whirring electronics and dreamlike vocals make for a jaw-dropping late-career masterpiece from legendary Japanese musician Phew, recorded solo at Phew’s home in Tokyo.

Phew’s career began in the late 1970s as lead singer of Osaka punk group Aunt Sally (whose only full-length was released by Vanity Records in 1979). Ryuichi Sakamoto produced her first solo release in 1980, a two-song single, and in 1981 Pass Records released her debut album, a bonafide classic recorded with original Can members Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit at Conny Plank’s studio in Germany. She’s forged a singular path over the past thirty-plus years, collaborating with folks from DAF, Einstürzende Neubauten, Boredoms, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell and more. It’s borderline sacrilegious to compare an artist as unique as Phew with anyone else, but for those unfamiliar with her work, “Light Sleep” might be described as a more animated Nico singing (in Japanese) for early Suicide.

Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D+M, Berlin
Full color jackets and inserts
40 minutes running time
Edition of 500

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released March 10, 2017

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Phew Tokyo, Japan

Phew's career began in the 70s fronting trailblazing Osaka punk group Aunt Sally (who released one album on Vanity Records in 1979). Ryuichi Sakamoto produced Phew's first solo release in 1980 and in 1981 Pass Records issued her debut LP, a classic featuring H. Czukay and J. Liebezeit of Can, and Conny Plank. She’s since collaborated with members of DAF, Neubauten, The Raincoats and more. ... more

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