MUSIC artwork by DR.ATL (GERARDO MURILLO) interview and portrait by ALEPH MOLINARI after being part of the successful pop band called disco ruido, mercedes nasta embarked on a solo project. she creates hypnotic, poetic music, which ranges from cumbia to psychedelic rock and neo-folk. her intimate albums, imbued with modernist nostalgia, pay homage to mexican culture, referencing luis barragán and the el paricutín volcano paintings by dr. atl ALEPH MOLINARI — What references in music, film, and art have informed your musical project? MERCEDES NASTA — A lot of Italian films have influenced me since the beginning. Films like Medea by Pier Paolo Pasolini, which was one of my first strong influences. The rhythm of the way he tells stories. The visual part of my project also has references in Italian cinema, with its characteristic long takes and particular framing. And I’ve recently been watching a lot of Louis Malle…