Released: 2025
EAN: 8018344115474 | 
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Schema Records presents Tema Due: a new chapter in Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs underground musical journey.
Nicola Conte once again expands the boundaries of his creativity through a joint venture created with fellow Bari-based and rising to international fame producer Nico Lahs. A connection rooted in an artistic synergy melting leftfield dance music and live organic sounds. This new project is set to make waves in 2025.
Stylistically, Tema Due is defined by a sophisticated, elegant approach to dance music, tailor-made for discerning club environments. Anchored in Afro-jazz percussion, the sound naturally evolves into electronic territory through an irresistible groove. The compositions are richly layered yet deceptively simple: on “Macumba De Oxalá” – whose title alone evokes trance-like states and cathartic release – voices and instruments gradually emerge, each at their own pace, building toward an increasingly hypnotic and immersive crescendo.
“La Danse de l’Esprit” unfolds in a similar fashion and features four special guests who bring an exotic, textured feel to the track: Dario Bassolino on electric piano, Magnus Lindgren on flute, Abdissa Assefa on percussion, and Lalin St. Juste on vocals.
This “EP1” is just the beginning. A second 12” and a full-length double LP are set to follow by autumn-glistening gems for lovers of the most refined electronic Afro-jazz for the dancefloor.
CREDITS
TEMA DUE is a project by NICOLA CONTE and NICO LAHSProduced by Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs
Recorded at Acustic Sound Studio, Bari, Italy
Additional recordings at Sorriso Studio, Bari, Italy
Lalin St. Juste - Vocals on B1
Magnus Lindgren - Flute on B1
Dario Bassolino - Electric Piano on B1
Abdissa Assefa - Congas & Percussion on B1
“Macumba De Oxalá” written by Nicola Conte and Nicola Loporchio
“La Danse De L’Esprit” written by Nicola Conte, Nicola Loporchio and Lalin St. Juste
Artwork: Carla Indipendente
Tema Due logo: Roberta Dispoto
Layout: Eugenio Crippa
Publishing by Edizioni Ishtar Srl