With “La Danse de L’Esprit,” Italian musicians and producers Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs—working together under the name Tema Due—offer a deep, slow-burning blend of soulful house, spiritual jazz and Afro-Latin grooves. It’s the lead track from their debut EP1 on Schema Records, and features the gently luminous vocals of Haitian-American singer Lalin St. Juste, known for her work with future-soul group The Seshen.

Conte and Lahs are seasoned instrumentalists and selectors with a long-standing commitment to rhythmically rich, jazz-informed music. Conte is a guitarist, composer and longtime Schema figurehead whose work draws on bossa nova, modal jazz and afro-funk. Lahs, meanwhile, brings a club-focused sensibility shaped by years of digging into classic house, Detroit techno and jazz-funk—both in the booth and in the studio.

“La Danse de L’Esprit” sits comfortably between the club and the concert hall. Its warm, hand-played percussion, earthy basslines and subtly layered keys create a hypnotic, head-nodding pulse, while St. Juste’s voice brings soulful depth and human touch. The result is a refined, quietly powerful track that reflects the duo’s deep musical roots and global listening habits.

You can stream, listen to and get your copy of the EP also featuring “Macumba De Oxalà” HERE