Firas Zreik * Tarabesque [New LP] 10/21/22 Pressed on highest quality vinyl

Pressed on highest quality vinyl at Smashed Plastic in Chicago and co-released with the great Olvido Records

Transmitter marks a deepening of Clarke's abilities and the convergence of two artists whose work searches for grace amid dislocation

Someone's Rockin' My Dreamboat

he performed and multitrack-recorded all the parts himself without loops

Teenage Love

Firas Zreik * Tarabesque [New LP] 10/21/22 Pressed on highest quality vinylWith Tarabesque, his powerful new album, Firas Zreik delivers his boldest and most visionary work to date. Fearlessly placing the kanun the shimmering Mediterranean harp at the center of a jazz quartet, a hybrid ensemble, and an Arab Takht ensemble, Zreik reimagines the instrument as both a rhythmic engine and melodic force. He builds a world of Maqam driven melodies woven through rich harmonic and modal landscapes that feel fresh, organic, and