On Annie A’s ‘The Wind That Had Not Touched Land’, the boundaries between song, sound art and poetry disappear in a flicker or a haze, and the results are quietly mesmerising.
Maxine Funke’s output over the last few years has been consistently outstanding, and River Said shows her at her best and at her most varied. These are songs that gently demand attention, and longer compositions that are profound and moving and mysterious all at once.
Pieces of Driftwood, despite or perhaps because of the varied origins of its songs, is a perfect introduction to Maxine Funke’s very special work. These are small glimpses into dreamworlds, always invisibly tethered to a uniquely described reality.
