Daydream is the enchanting second single from Tensei’s upcoming EP ‘Speak Your Truth’ (Releasing July 14th) showcasing Emily Steinwall’s mesmerizing double bass and celestial flute improvisations atop a bembe of Caribbean rhythms. A bright and sultry summer banger in the tradition of Nora Jones lounging with Guru on a breezy afternoon.
Tensei is the composer/producer/musician/beatmaker tandem of Chris Kramer & Midas Wells. Chicago based, they create eclectic compositions that fuse multiple styles through a Hip Hop lens. Speak Your Truth is a collection of collaborative works recorded over the last six months.
Emily Steinwall, a multi-instrumentalist, toured the world with Alessia Cara, while gathering awards and accolades as a Jazz saxophonists in the Canadian Jazz scene. On her debut self-produced album, “Welcome to The Garden” Emily plays saxophone, flute, piano and guitar while singing all of her original songs.
lyrics
In a Daydream
I’m floating through the clouds
I don’t wanna come down
On a sun beam
Magic carpet ride
Flying through the skies, so high
You taught me how to fly
To places in my mind
I feel you all the time
If we try, You and I, We can fly... So high
Like a butterfly
So High
We could touch the sky
In a Daydream
I’m floating through the clouds
I don’t wanna come down
On a sun beam
Magic carpet ride
Flying through the skies, so high
I’m so glad you found me
I can feel you all around me
I hear your voice in every sound
Your rhythm hit the ground
You are the morning dew
You’re the sweetness of the fruit
You’re the colours in the sky
You taught me how to fly, so
We could fall in love
And live the life we were dreaming of
credits
from Speak Your Truth,
track released June 16, 2020
Produced: Tensei
Double Bass, Flute, Vocals; Emily Steinwall
supported by 18 fans who also own “Daydream - Feat. Emily Steinwall”
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell