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Off the Record
ReleaseProduct
Off the Record
Artist
Makaya McCraven
Label
XL Recordings
Catalogue Number
XL1588
Release Date
October 31, 2025

Off The Record compiles four new EPs by Makaya McCraven:

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. Together they mark McCraven’s first recorded offerings since 2022’s In These Times (“McCraven’s most ambitious set of music” -GRAMMY) 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.

The OFF THE RECORD vinyl LP and CD compilation is not just a collection of these recordings, but a tactile document celebrating creative, communal, IRL moments of musical gathering.

Speaking on the record, McCraven says, “In a time where we’re increasingly connected through phones, in a virtual world where you can’t really tell what’s real or what’s fake, there’s something special where we come together and share space, there is something special where we are sharing music, art. I want to create an energy that amplifies the magic in the underground moments where we come together and we experience something wild, different, off the cuff, human. What I’m trying to present is a dreamlike alteration of that energy, which only exists in the recorded realm. But to actually have been there, in real life, is the special thing.”

Digital Tracklist

Disc 1

  1. 1 YoYoYo Intro Makaya McCraven 0:30 Buy

    YoYoYo Intro

  2. 2 Venice Makaya McCraven 3:38 Buy

    Venice

  3. 3 Imafan Makaya McCraven 6:53 Buy

    Imafan

  4. 4 Los Gatos Makaya McCraven 3:58 Buy

    Los Gatos

  5. 5 Sweet Stuff Makaya McCraven 6:38 Buy

    Sweet Stuff

Disc 2

  1. 1 Battleships Makaya McCraven feat. Jeff Parker 4:55 Buy

    Battleships

  2. 2 Away Makaya McCraven 3:18 Buy

    Away

  3. 3 Dark Parks Makaya McCraven feat. Jeff Parker 3:37 Buy

    Dark Parks

  4. 4 Awaze Makaya McCraven feat. Josh Johnson 4:16 Buy

    Awaze

  5. 5 News Feed Makaya McCraven feat. Junius Paul 4:47 Buy

    News Feed

  6. 6 Braddas Makaya McCraven 2:15 Buy

    Braddas

Disc 3

  1. 1 Gnu Blue Makaya McCraven feat. Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay 4:52 Buy

    Gnu Blue

  2. 2 Technology Makaya McCraven feat. Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay 3:48 Buy

    Technology

  3. 3 Boom Bapped Makaya McCraven feat. Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay 3:00 Buy

    Boom Bapped

  4. 4 Prime Makaya McCraven feat. Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay 4:30 Buy

    Prime

  5. 5 Strikes Again Makaya McCraven feat. Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay 6:07 Buy

    Strikes Again

Disc 4

  1. 1 Choo Choo Makaya McCraven 3:55 Buy

    Choo Choo

  2. 2 The Beat Up Makaya McCraven 5:06 Buy

    The Beat Up

  3. 3 What a Life Makaya McCraven 5:07 Buy

    What a Life

  4. 4 Lake Shore Drive Five Makaya McCraven 7:02 Buy

    Lake Shore Drive Five

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