The Dictionary of Lost Meanings/Gatefold

Description

PRAED return to Discrepant following their 2017 album "Fabrication of Silver Dreams" (CREP44). Known for their iconic blend of Egyptian shaabi, free jazz and improvisation, PRAED's Lebanese duo, Raed Yassin and Paed Conca, assemble a full orchestra for the second time, propelling the music to a deeper and more authentic level. After the release of "Live in Sharjah" in 2020, also as PRAED Orchestra!, the duo revisits their unique blend of Arab heritage and free jazz sensibility with an album that continues to venture into strange and unexpected directions. "The Dictionary of Lost Meanings" is precisely that: seven fully composed pieces and large-scale improvisations performed by an expanded ensemble of musicians from around the world. The result is dense and playful, unpredictable yet familiar, a record where Arabic rhythms and microtonal melodies playfully collide with electronics, distorted vocals and orchestral textures. It's less about genre than about memory – like listening to a radio station broadcasting sounds between past and future. PRAED continues to blur the lines between popular culture and experimental music in a way that is both authentic and deeply personal.