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    Makaya McCraven Off The Record

    XL Recordings
      • 1. YoYoYo Intro
      • 2. Venice
      • 3. Imafan
      • 4. Los Gatos
      • 5. Sweet Stuff
      • 6. Battleships
      • 7. Away
      • 8. Dark Parks
      • 9. Awaze
      • 10. News Feed
      • 11. Braddas
      • 12. Gnu Blue
      • 13. Technology
      • 14. Boom Bapped
      • 15. Prime
      • 16. Strikes Again
      • 17. Choo Choo
      • 18. The Beat UP
      • 19. What A Life
      • 20. Lake Shore Drive Five

      Internationally acclaimed drummer, producer, and sonic collagist Makaya McCraven returns to announce four distinct yet interconnected EPs - Techno Logic, The People’s Mixtape, Hidden Out!, and PopUp Shop

      Built from live recordings, the music is later reshaped by McCraven via extensive editing, overdubs, and post-production at his home studio in Chicago.

      The source material from each EP is drawn from moments of pure improvisation, recorded live in performance, shaped as much by the room and audience as by the musicians themselves.

      Other Releases by Makaya McCraven

      Makaya McCravenIn The MomentInternational Anthem
      Nearly 48 hours of live improvised performance recorded at 1 venue over 12 months and 28 shows - culled, cut, rendered, and remixed into 19 potent pieces...
        Makaya McCravenIn These TimesXL Recordings
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        • – The Fours
        • – Dream Another
        • – Seventh String
        Makaya McCravenDeciphering The MessageBlue Note
        Across numerous albums and mixtapes, Makaya McCraven has proven his mastery of the loop akin to hip-hop’s most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla and...
        • – A Slice Of The Top
        • – Sunset
        • – When Your Lover Has Gone
        • – Ecaroh
        • – Tranquility
        • – Wail Bait
        • – Coppin’ The Haven
        • – Frank’s Tune
        • – Autumn In New York
        • – Monaco
        • – Mr. Jin
        • – C.F.D.
        • – Black Rhythm Happening
        Makaya McCravenIn The Moment (2019 Deluxe Edition)International Anthem Recording Company
        Makaya McCraven's contemporary jazz classic / International Anthem debut from 2015 sees the light of day once again.
        • – Exploration Intro
        • – The Jaunt
        • – Slightest Right
        • – First Thing First
        • – Lonely
        • – Gwana
        • – On The Spot
        • – Butterscotch
        • – TomTOm
        • – Three Fifths a Man
        • – In the Moment
        • – Quartz
        • – Just Stay Right There
        • – Untitled
        • – Requests
        • – Time Travel
        • – The Encore
        • – The Drop
        • – Finances
        • – Next Step
        • – Alone
        • – Standing On Shoulders
        • – Spontaneous
        • – The Dimmer
        • – She Knew
        • – Trading Bars
        • – 50 Thousand Miles
        • – The Master
        Makaya McCravenUniversal BeingsInternational Anthem Recording Company
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        • – A Queen's Intro
        • – Holy Lands
        • – Young Genius
        • – Black Lion
        • – Tall Tales
        • – Mantra
        • – Pharaoh's Intro
        • – Atlantic Black
        • – Inner Flight
        • – Wise Man, Wiser Woman
        • – Prosperity's Fear
        • – Flipped OUT
        • – Voila
        • – Suite Haus
        • – The Newbies Lift Off
        • – The Royal Outro
        • – The Count Off
        • – Butterss's
        • – Turtle Tricks
        • – The Fifth Monk
        • – Brighter Days Beginning
        • – Universal Beings

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