Makaya McCraven – Off The Record (2xLP)

Internationally acclaimed drummer and producer Makaya McCraven is back with a special project: four new EPs - "Techno Logic", "The People's Mixtape", "Hidden Out!" and "PopUp Shop", which will be released as a double LP and double CD bundle under the title "Off the Record" (via XL Recordings).

These are McCraven's first studio works since "In These Times" (2022), with which he returns to his characteristic mix of live improvisation and studio reworking. The singles 'Imafan', 'Away', 'Technology' and 'Choo Choo' already give a taste of the project.

The four EPs draw on various live moments from the last ten years: recordings from London, Berlin and New York ("Techno Logic"), an anniversary concert in Brooklyn ("The People's Mixtape"), a residency at Chicago's Hideout ("Hidden Out!") and McCraven's Los Angeles debut in 2015 ("PopUp Shop").

'In a time when so much is virtual and intangible, there remains something special about people coming together in a space and sharing music,' says McCraven. 'I want to capture that energy - raw, human, spontaneous With "Off the Record", the musician, who has been described as a "cultural synthesizer" and "beat scientist", proves once again why he is one of the defining voices of a new generation that is leading jazz into the 21st century.