Ciscandra Nostalghia

Nostalghia’s music is best described in palate form— a vulnerable outpour of an elemental, emotional landscape married to a cinema of sound, birthing what is now coined by fans as “post-apocalyptic gypsy punk.” California-Iranian native Ciscandra Nostalghia was primarily raised by her Persian mother, Persian and German Grandmother, her sister’s Jamaican and English father, and her Irish and Russian father, who spoke fluent French. Keeping to herself and having difficulty making friends who understood the cultural dynamic of her family, Ciscandra found freedom in self-induced entertainment, the music of language, and the sound of diversity, digesting and expelling it in the form of art, galvanizing her solitude into the vulnerable-behind-veil, intimate yet expansive sound of Nostalghia.  The vulnerable-behind-the-veil, intimate and yet expansive sound of Nostalghia draws comparisons to artists ranging from Nine Inch Nails to Bjork, yet it is unique unto itself. On recording and in a live-setting, Nostalghia transports it’s audience into a cathartic dimension; it is a journey that not only leads its audience into a spiritual state of feeling, intensity, and passion, but also directly into the face  of the unknown. Across Los Angeles, buzz is building around the performative artistry of this three-piece musical vision. Nostalghia, through word of mouth alone, is now packing venues and creating an eager amount of excitement for it’s growing fan-base. In September 2012, the band was even selected to open for Serj Tankian (System of a Down) at Club Nokia, where they put on a captivating show that left audiences, once more, breathless. With a new album mixed by multi-platinum producer and mixer Dave Fortman on the way, and an undeniable personal connection with fans, the future burns bright for Nostalghia.

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