Maxine Funke

[1] Her first two releases began to build an audience which led to significant media attention for her third album Silk in 2018[2] and her fourth, Seance in 2021.

[3] The Sydney Morning Herald featured Seance, writing that Funke "has for several years quietly gone about making exquisite, minimal music on a small scale, tucked away in New Zealand – yet has consistently attracted worldwide acclaim.

"[3] Pitchfork praised the album, writing, "spare acoustic arrangements make deceptively simple containers for songs charged with memory and mysticism.

"[4] Within New Zealand, Seance occasioned a review of her career from NZ Musician, noting forthcoming projects and how the Covid-19 isolation fed into her 2021 album.

[6] Her most recent album River Said came out in April 2023 with UK record label Disciples, who had released her previous compilation.