{"product_id":"funke-maxine-silk","title":"FUNKE, MAXINE - Silk","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the fantastic third LP by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaxine Funke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a New Zealand musician whose first recordings were with the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e$100 Band\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Funke, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Galbraith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Dooley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!), whose music was drifting experimental dust of a very high order. Maxine's first two solo albums, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2008) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012) (originally released as CDR on Galbraith's Next Best Way and a lathe on Epic Sweep, respectively), were reissued by Time-Lag to great acclaim in 2016, securing her place in the upper echelons of contemporary folk inventors. With the release of Silk, Ms. Funke manages to create an album that merges both of these style threads. Many of the tracks are cast in an intimate mood congruent with artists like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSibylle Baier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Manning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMyriam Gendron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and other women who have pulled sweetly dark sounds from pockets of deep emotion, abetted largely by acoustic guitar. On a few other tracks, electronic instrumentals hearken back to her work with transceivers in the $100 Band days. The balance between these posts is delicately intoxicating. A readymade classic from start to finish, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e travels a brilliant series of spaceways with grace and assurance. We should all be so lucky.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eByron Coley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 2018. \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Feeding Tube","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":13927391232063,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/products\/FTR434LP_CU.jpg?v=1571718580","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/funke-maxine-silk","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}