Phosphenes

TL;DR are one of the most distinctive groups to emerge from the Australian jazz scene in recent years. Their influences, including Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, Laurie Anderson and The Necks, are refracted into propulsive forms that are, in equal measure, accessible and surprising. Led by established composer and trumpeter Peter Knight (formerly Artistic Director of the Australian Art Orchestra), the group also features three of the most compelling next generation musicians in the country, Helen Svoboda (bass/voice), Theo Carbo (guitar) and Quinn Knight (drums). Their debut on Earshift Music earned a 2025 ARIA nomination and a place in the NYC Jazz Record’s Top Ten. Phosphenes is their second album. Phosphenes takes its name from the shapes and colours you see when you close your eyes, the perception of light stimulated by something other than light. This is non-narrative music, patient and spacious, that works through overlapping repetition and slowl