Fursaxa - Mycorrhizae Realm

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5...according to our Brian on Thu 04 Mar, 2010.

This lady is quite the woodland white witch, I have one record by her and that is quite powerful alone so imagine swimming in her entire output? You'd never come up for air. Combining an almost medieval folk essence with strong contemporary drone & chamber classical/choral elements, Tara Burke constructs beautiful, haunting & stirring music which makes for extremely spiritual, cleansing listening. I love the way her music has an Eastern Shamanic vibe at times whilst dipping its toe into the murky waters of brooding free-folk & the ghostly shifts of classical drone textures. This is one densely woven tapestry with a remarkably accomplished feel. A progression from her earlier spectral swooping vocal stuff like 'Alone In The Dark Wood', yet this is still pretty distinctive & VERY magical. Invest with confidence, you're in for a treat.

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* Fursaxa is Tara Burke. Formerly a member of the Silbreeze band UN, Tara started her Fursaxa project in 1999 after UN disbanded. Since then Fursaxa has released six full length albums on the Acid Mothers Temple label, Ecstatic Peace, Time Lag, Eclipse, Last Visible Dog, and ATP. In addition there have been 3 self released CD-Rs and a CD on the her own Sylph recordings.

* In the summer of 2008 Fursaxa started recording her seventh full length record "Mycorrhizae Realm" at Hexham Head studio in Philadelphia. This studio recording is a first, as all of the previous releases have been recorded at home on a four track.

* In addition to recording, Fursaxa has played live music at venues in the US, UK, and Europe, touring with Bardo Pond, Black Forest/Black Sea, Christina Carter, Jack Rose, Spires That in The Sunset Rise, and Black Bright Morning Light, to name a few.

* Espvall and Tara have a duo called Anahita, and Sharron Kraus and Tara have the duo Tau Emerald. And in September of 2006 Fursaxa became part of "The Valerie Project", which was a live soundtrack for the 1970 Czech film "Valerie and her Week of Wonders". Tara really enjoyed playing with these musicians and decided to engage Greg Weeks, Mary Lattimore, and Helena Espvall, all fellow Valerians, for her next album. Greg recorded the album at his studio, Mary played harp on 4 songs and also co-wrote 2 of the songs, and Helena played cello on 3 songs. It is an exercise in symbiosis.

* TRACKLIST: 1. Lunaria Exits The Blue Lodge 2. Poplar Moon 3. Celosia 4. Well Of Tuhala 5. Sunhead Bowed 6. Charlote 7. Ode To Goliards

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