Osmanthus * Starting as a one-off pairing for a small gallery show in early 2019, the Calgary based duo of Laura Reid (violin) and Krzysztof Sujata (synthesizer and keys) quickly grew in activity. From starting recording in the summer and a mini-tour that fall, to an abrupt hiatus in the fall of 2020 amid life changes and a global pandemic, Osmanthus felt like the right project that began at the wrong time. A few years on however, having released their debut album in 2024 and after a handful of shows in their home city, they’re back in the studio working on new material. The duo combines Reid’s classical prowess and ear for melody and texture with Sujata’s electronic experience and penchant for paced improvisation and minimalism. Together they straddle the line between acoustic and electronic music, and accentuate how truly insignificant the distinction between the two worlds is.
Laura Reid * From a Suzuki violin kid through an orchestral career, Laura now plays classical music on formal stages, contributes to recording projects, and improvises and collaborates within the experimental music community.
Krzysztof Sujata * Born in Poland but now based in Calgary, Krzysztof Sujata has been releasing music since 2010, both collaboratively and as a solo artist under the name Valiska, largely using synthesizer, voice and tape.
We're grateful to collaborate and produce on the shared, stolen, unceded, ancestral and traditional territories of Penelakut, Lamalcha, Hwitslum and other Hul’qumi’num speaking peoples, as well as the ceded territories of Tsawwassen First Nation, on what is now known as Galiano Island, British Columbia. We recognize the complex impacts that hosting settlers and non-settlers has on the Indigenous land and peoples of this area, and we aim to be responsible and accountable for these impacts and our footprint—whether cultural, environmental or social.
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