Kamasi Washington has recruited André 3000 for “Dream State”, the latest installment of the musician's next album Movement without fear.
Over the course of eight hypnotic minutes, Washington's saxophone and André 3000's flute intertwine and enchant. As the song title suggests, there is a dreamlike trance that surrounds the song, but it becomes much more active and vibrant when Kamasi Washington's rhythm section enters. “Dream State” is more meditative than the previous one fearless movement cut “Prologue,” but still features some dazzling and moving improvisational moments.
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About the song and the collaboration, Kamasi Washington wrote in a statement that the song “is a celebration of life and the opportunity it gives us to explore new possibilities. We created this song together instantly while improvising from the music we made at the time. “It was a great honor to work on this song with one of my heroes, the great André 3000.”
André 3000 shared the same sentiment, writing: “When you receive a text message from a wind friend, something beautiful usually happens. The day Kamasi invited me to a session to fearless movement I felt very excited and honored. Now, every time we meet something interesting happens. We played for the first time during a recording session for New blue sun and it has been fruitful ever since.” stream the song below.
Kamasi Washington previously shared “Prologue” when announcing fearless movement last month. fearless movement, Washington's seventh solo album and first in six years is due out on May 3. The next day, May 4, Kamasi Washington kicks off his 2024 tour in New York City; See the dates here and get tickets to all their upcoming shows here.
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