Sonic celebration on the hill

DEDICATED electronic music fans are in for a thrill with the latest edition of Lush Lounge Series, a professionally curated listening party featuring an all-female lineup of DJs, Sassta and Natasha Connor.

Billed as more of a “gathering of friends in a non-confronting environment” than a nightclub, the early evening event will feature audio visual production standards rarely seen in the region.

Organiser Darren Tolley said the night is unique in that it “adheres to the original values of the electronic music scene, whereby it’s all about acceptance, but most of all the most cutting edge amazing music that you could ever experience.”

“It’s designed for people who are drawn towards really refined sounds in a non-pop star environment,” he said. “It’s about being intimately surrounded by the sound that the artists are showcasing, that’s the focus.”

Daylesford’s Sassta will set off the proceedings from 6pm to 8pm, followed by Natasha Connor from 8pm to 10pm.

“Sasta does part originally produced content, and that predominantly includes stripped back, deep, low tempo house that’s heavily tribal influenced,” Tolley explained.

“Natasha is going to play minimal German influenced house/techno. She lived in London for eight years in the prime of electronica in the 90s and 2000s, so that’s where her influences come from.”

Lush Lounge Series featuring Sassta and Natasha Connor takes place on Saturday 6 July at The Old Church on the Hill in Quarry Hill.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the Eventbrite website.