Fursaxa

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Fursaxa is a USA-based acid folk or freak folk project led by Tara Burke of Philadelphia. She began home-recording songs featuring acoustic guitar, simple Casio electronic keyboards, accordion, dulcimer and her heavily overdubbed vocals on a 4-track recorder after having casually played with friends at "drunken/stoned jams"[1].

She has been making music since childhood, and some of her songs include parts of old tapes she made featuring her childhood self. Her music has been compared to Nico's solo work and is often categorized among New Weird America artists. She has recorded with numerous bands as a guest or side-project, including Acid Mothers Temple, fellow Philadelphians Bardo Pond, Iditarod, Scorces and Six Organs of Admittance. Fursaxa is currently signed to the London based ATP Recordings label.

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Official Releases :

  • Maidenstone 7" ep, Mt. St. Mtn. 2007
  • Alone in the Dark Wood LP, Eclipse Records 2007
  • Alone in the Dark Wood CD, ATP Records 2007
  • Amulet CD Last Visible Dog 2005
  • Lepidoptera CD All Tomorrows Parties 2005
  • Harbinger of Spring 3"cd Jewelled Antler 2004
  • Fursaxa/Juniper Meadows split cdr Foxglove 2004
  • Madrigals in Duos LP, Time-Lag Records 2004
  • Mandrake LP, Eclipse Records 2004
  • Fursaxa LP, Ecstatic Peace! 2002
  • Mandrake CD, Acid Mothers Temple 2000


Self Releases :

  • Myriad of Satyrids cdr, self released, 2006
  • Amulet CDR, Self-Released 2004
  • The Cult From Moon Mountain CDR, Self-Released 2003
  • Trobairitz Are Here From Venus CDR, Self-Released 2002


Compilations :

  • "transport #6" v/a Frannce, Ruralfaune 2007
  • "Swordforest (collaboration with Zaimph)" v/a Bound with Skin (5 volume CD), Skulls of Heaven 2007
  • "Water Moon" v/a Terrastock Six Compilation, Secret Eye 2006
  • "Guise of the Eskimo Curlew"& "Tura Tura and the Light of the New Crescent Moon" v/a The Invisible Pyramid: Elegy Box, LVD 2005
  • "March Hare" v/a Honeymoon Music compilation, Honeymoon Music 2005
  • "Aegean Lore" v/a You Shall Know the Roots by the Fruits, Time Lag/Eclipse 2005
  • "Red Moon Sinks Low" v/a Million Tongues Compilation, Arthur Magazine/Galatic Zoo Dossier 2004
  • "Aegean Lore" (live at Jeff the Pigeon--Allentown. PA)' v/a Sleep Tight Under a Blanket of Psyche, Easy Subculture 2004
  • "Abatwa" v/a Dream Magazine #4 compilation CD 2004
  • "Epitaph" v/a Tom Rapp Tribute CD, Secret Eye 2003
  • "Chartreuse My Green" (V/A The Invisible Pyramid, Last Visible Dog 2003)
  • "Porpoise Wings" (V/A Hand/Eye, Hand/Eye 2002)"Kniphofia" (V/A Surrounded By Sun, Fonal 2002)
  • "Mon Lion" (V/A Do Whatever You Want, Don't Do Whatever You Don't Want, Earworm records 2002)
  • "Artemisia" (V/A Sound Collector #7, Zine 2001)
  • "Free My Mind" (V/A Nice Pooper #23, Zine 2001)

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