Press: Experimental synth explorations by Courtisane de Byzance and the new album La traversée
More ghost than woman, Courtisane de Byzance crosses time and space. Little is known about this spirit or its journey. Its very existence is debated. Some forgotten songs mention a widow of Constantinopolitan nobility from whom all lands and treasures were taken. Rather than a forced exile, others evoke a supernatural disappearance. There is the epic tale of a strange musical caravan across the deserts. Papyri portray a beggar-like Sapphic poetess. She is said to have sown discord at an ecumenical council in the early days of Christianity...
