Praise for Hand to Earth’s new album out on ROOM40

“A moving meditation on belonging, memory, and continuity, this music connects multiple traditions without diluting any... Ŋurru Wäŋa conjures sound worlds that are both grounded and transcendent.” The Wire

“It’s elemental and visceral, windswept, punctuated with rustles and chitters. It exists in a space outside of time, yet also feels oddly pragmatic—a somatic response to the circumstances of its origin.” Steve Smith - Night After Night

“Both traditional and experimental vocals blend seamlessly alongside birdcalls, yidaki, bilma (clap sticks), minimalist instrumentation and ethereal electronics. Simply sublime.” ★★★★ Songlines

“With Ŋurru Wäŋa, Hand To Earth sing of another life – and it’s another world, and one we should all aspire to.” Auralaggrevation.com

“Breathes with the spirit of the land itself – rising and falling, humming softly, a dance where memory and the present fold into one.”

FBi Radio Album of the Week

“These songlines will keep resonating, blurring, and vibrating in the listener’s mind long after this moving, beautiful album ends.” Salt Peanuts

“Ambient electronics and bass drones anchor First Nations singer Daniel Wilfred’s yearning vocalisations and Wáglilak language lyrics, producing six moving tracks that reflect on a search for home.” The Guardian

“This is one of those albums that stays with you long after it’s finished playing, and I’ve found myself drawn back to it again and again. Simply stunning!” This Is Darkness

Longe da Estrada part of ArteKino Festival 2025

Longe da Estrada (dir. Hugo Vieira Da Silva) with score by Peter Knight is part of ArteKino Festival 2025.

Tahiti, 1903. The doctor and poet Victor Segalen leaves France for Hiva Oa hoping to meet Paul Gauguin. But upon arrival, he discovers that the painter has just died. Inspired by Segalen's own writings, Longe da estrada is a reflection on Gauguin's legacy and contradictions, and on the fraught relationship between colonizers and the colonized.

For a Moment the Sky Knew My Name out now on ROOM40

Peter Knight’s new solo release, For a Moment the Sky Knew My Name, is out now on the ROOM40 label.

“Knight bends time into a single moment of reflection, of life unfolding across generations, his trumpet casting long melodic lines across the frame like nets thrown into deep water.” Foxy Digitalis video premiere 

“Vividly painted panoramic scenes that capture the stillness and magic of the place while Knight’s trumpet meditates and muses with soulful, evocative expression. It is music that breathes as much as it flows.” Stationary Travels

“Offering a listening experience that feels at once intimate and cosmic.” Sonofmarketing 

TL;DR nominated for ARIA Award Jazz Album of the Year 2025

Excited and proud that my album, TL;DR (Earshift Music) with Helen Svoboda bass/voice, Theo Carbo guitar, Quinn Knight drums/SPD has been nominated for the 2025 ARIA Awards for Jazz Album of the Year.

Hand to Earth - opening the Biennale of Sydney

14th March sees Hand to Earth perform for the opening of Biennale of Sydney. Ahead of that the band will perform 2 sets at Phoenix Central Park on 12th March.