Fursaxa

The Profile

Fursaxa is the stage name of Tara Burke, an American solo artist known for experimental and psychedelic folk with layered vocals and ambient textures.

Fursaxa is Tara Burke's solo project. The reviewed album Lepidoptera features layered female vocals, classical guitar and touches of electronics; the review compares the sound to Nico, Hildegard von Bingen and Diamanda Galas and highlights the track "Pyracantha."

Lello's DeBaser review of Lepidoptera praises Tara Burke's layered female vocals and sparse guitar as creating a modern, religious-sounding atmosphere. The album mixes classical guitar and light electronics to produce drone-like, sidereal textures. Comparisons in the review include Nico, Hildegard von Bingen and Diamanda Galas. The reviewer rates the album 3/5 but calls it "a small masterpiece of voices."