ilex

1 September 2026

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Ambient
Electronic

ilex is the creative outlet and solo project of Sydney drummer, percussionist, and electronic music producer, Holly Conner.

Sometimes heavy, industrial, and highly rhythmic; sometimes beautiful, texturally rich, intricate, and emotional - ilex is a versatile, creative, and skilled performer with her own distinctive brand of percussion-meets-electronic music.

Performing solo, ilex has supported DJs such as Tzusing (LIES), punk/noise group Behind You, and producers 700 Feel; as well as creating ambient iterations for the Sydney Biennale & Surfacing Series. In 2023, she performed at the Sydney Opera House as a Freedman Fellowship Finalist. The Fellowship recognises artists at the forefront of improvised music in Australia. ilex has also been featured as fbi.radio’s Independent Artist of the Week, following the release of her previous EP Visions of Elsewhere & single What Is Soft is Also Strong. Her track Kodamas has also been showcased on New Weird Australia’s Ambient Compilation “Fragile States” – sitting amongst the best of Australia’s ambient music scene.

In this special performance, ilex will be debuting new works from her upcoming EP, moving towards a deeper, darker, and thicker sound than in previous releases.

Opening DJ

Peter Hollo

Peter Hollo is a cellist & electronic musician based in Eora/Sydney. He is a member of many bands including post-everything improvisers Tangents, atmospheric post-metal trio Black Aleph, pioneering electric string quartet FourPlay and dark jazz/folk group Close To Forever. He has played exalted stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Barbican, Cafe Oto, Dark Mofo and Phoenix Central Park - and improvised live in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.

Peter has presented experimental radio show Utility Fog on fbi.radio since the station's inception in 2003, and his DJ sets take in jungle, bass music, dub & techno, with surprising juxtapositions of contemporary classical, avant-garde jazz, folk, noise or glitch, and a strong interest in music from West Asia, North Africa and Nordic countries.

Peter will DJ from doors at 6.30pm. 

Performance

Performance

Tuesday 1 September 2026
7:00pm

Location

Phoenix Central Park
49 O'Connor St, Chippendale

Tickets

Free, by ballot only

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