Former Dresden Kreuzchor vocalist Filippo Nisini crafts a hauntingly beautiful a cappella meditation with “Dystopie in Orange”, a single that transforms urban collapse into something strangely sublime. Drawing from Tokyo smogscapes and Blade Runner 2049 aesthetics, Nisini explores the paradox of ruinous beauty through nothing but his remarkable voice—no instruments, no gimmicks, just raw, layered vocal alchemy.
From the first pulsing rhythmic breath, the track immerses listeners in an orange-hued soundscape of tension and awe. Nisini’s classically trained precision (honed over nine years in Germany’s renowned boys’ choir) collides with indie-pop experimentation, creating dark harmonies that swell like smoke plumes and atmospheric textures as unsettling as they are gorgeous. The composition sways between urgency and fragility—one moment evoking Gregorian chant gravitas, the next James Blake-esque vocal manipulation, all while maintaining an intimate, confessional quality.
Nisini who sings in four languages—poses questions rather than answers: “Why is the apocalypse so breathtaking?” The track doesn’t just describe dystopia; it sonically mirrors it, with dissonant clusters resolving into fleeting consonance, like flames licking at dawn.
Fresh off winning France’s Tremplin Pulsation BFC competition with his “Stories with My Voice” show, “Dystopie in Orange” cements Nisini as a boundary-pushing vocal architect. This is a cappella reinvented—not as gimmick, but as urgent, contemporary art.
A daring, transportive work that proves the human voice alone can build whole worlds—and beautifully dismantle them.
