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

Track name

Artist

1.YoYoYo Intro

Makaya McCraven

2.Venice

Makaya McCraven

3.Imafan

Makaya McCraven

4.Los Gatos

Makaya McCraven

5.Sweet Stuff

Makaya McCraven

6.Battleships

Makaya McCraven

7.Away

Makaya McCraven

8.Dark Parks

Makaya McCraven

9.Awaze

Makaya McCraven

10.News Feed

Makaya McCraven

11.Braddas

Makaya McCraven

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Gnu Blue

Makaya McCraven

2.Technology

Makaya McCraven

3.Boom Bapped

Makaya McCraven

4.Prime

Makaya McCraven

5.Strikes Again

Makaya McCraven

6.Choo Choo

Makaya McCraven

7.The Beat UP

Makaya McCraven

8.What a Life

Makaya McCraven

9.Lake Shore Drive Five

Makaya McCraven

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