The Star of Išhtar

The Star of Išhtar is a music project from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Being a part of the dark alternative scene, the project upholds an open-minded and authentic approach. Its style includes elements of such genres as art rock, darkwave, goth rock and progressive folk  According to Dave Franklin (The Big Takeover, Dancing About Architecture), “genres and musical styles give way to feelings” in their songs, and the musicians “conjure sounds like sonic shamans”.

The Star of Išhtar consists of Ada Sargatis (vocals, songwriting, synthesizers, programming) and Andrei Ushakov (guitars, programming) featuring session musicians.