CONSTRAINTS by NICO AMARA

Cold, minimal synths and tight basslines shape CONSTRAINTS, the debut album by NICO AMARA, into a sound that is immersive yet unyielding—eight tracks that shift between haunted stillness, echo-laden textures, mechanical edges, and a dark pulse.
Multilingual vocals, delivered in whispers, spoken fragments, or airy melodies, drift through the album with a sense of detachment.
Subtle changes in spatial depth and filtering animate even the most minimal structures, adding a quiet unease beneath the surface.
Each track is a contribution to contrast and control, drawing the listener in without ever fully letting them in, —creating a minimal body music built on disquiet, motion and deliberate distance.

The lyrics across CONSTRAINTS move through themes of existential reflection and political urgency, touching on animal activism and environmental grief.
These ideas surface in different forms—for instance, in “IN CHAINS,” through a focus on inherited emotional patterns and internal confinement; in “L’ORA VUOTA,” which draws from Nietzschean thought to explore illusion and perception; or in “MEAT MACHINE,” which addresses animal exploitation.

NICO AMARA is the solo darkwave project of experimental composer and multidisciplinary artist Nicole Fior-Greant.

Personal and unapologetically detached—she blends dark electronic beats and industrial textures with fragmented multilingual vocals, contrasting them with lush, minimal analog synth layers to create an immersive backdrop.

Switzerland.

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