Off the Record

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' - to be released on all music platforms October 31st. The four EPs are also compiled on a 2xLP and 2xCD physical release titled 'Off the Record', available in stores October 10th 2025. Together they mark McCraven's first recorded offerings since 2022's 'In These Times' and a deep return to the signature 'organic beat music' approach that Makaya first debuted on his 2015 album 'In the Moment' and further developed across subsequent releases 'Highly Rare' (2017), 'Where We Come From' (2018), and 'Universal Beings' (2018). Built from live recordings, the music is later reshaped by McCraven via extensive editing, overdubs, and post-production at his home studio in Chicago.

Disc 1
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

Disc 2
1: Gnu Blue
2: Technology
3: Boom Bapped
4: Prime
5: Strikes Again
6: Choo Choo
7: The Beat UP
8: What a Life
9: Lake Shore Drive Five

Number of Discs: 2

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