Makaya McCraven – Off The Record (2xLP)
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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.
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Artist: Makaya McCravenLabel: International Anthem Recording Company, XL RecordingsFormat: LPUnits: 2Country: WorldwideGenre: JazzStyle: Contemporary Jazz
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PopUp Shop
A1 Yoyoyo Intro
A2 Venice
A3 Imafan
A4 Los Gatos
A5 Sweet Stuff
Hidden Out!
B1 Battleships
B2 Away
B3 Dark Parks
B4 Awaze
B5 News Feed
B6 Braddas
Techno Logic (Featuring Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay)
C1 Gnu Blue
C2 Technology
C3 Boom Bapped
C4 Prime
C5 Strikes Again
The People's Mixtape
D1 Choo Choo
D2 The Beat Up
D3 What A Life
D4 Lake Shore Drive Five