Formed in 2007 by Jason Sweeney – who has been composing sound and music scores for live theatre, dance, film/video and installation projects since 1998 – he has has released two critically acclaimed full length albums on Melbourne imprint, Sensory Projects. Let The Darkness At You (2008) and Yes To Fear, Yes To Desire (2009). He performs live with Zoë Barry, Jed Palmer and Tristan Louth-Robins.
“Using the rich, open C-string of the cello as a tonal basis, the Panoptique quartet slowly established a thick wash of pulsating, reverb-drenched sound. In this near beatless sonic environment, the melodic content was the controlling element, with Jason Sweeney dictating the musical flow with mellifluous dyads from his MIDI keyboard. These melodic droplets fell on an undercurrent of elongated instrumental samples and processed cello and electric guitar tones. There was a real sense of cohesion to Panoptique’s sense of ensemble, aided by an implicit sense of communication amongst the four players.” – Geoffrey Gartner / Resonate Magazine: