Makaya McCraven - OFF THE RECORD - 2LP/2CD in stores this Friday 10/17
Makaya McCraven
OFF THE RECORD
Vinyl 2LP and 2CD
in Stores October 17
This Friday October 17 in record stores worldwide: Makaya McCraven releases Off the Record – a double LP package compiling all the music from his four upcoming EPs Techno Logic, The People’s Mixtape, Hidden Out!, and PopUp Shop (all of which will be released on digital music platforms October 31).
Together, the four EPs (and Off the Record compilation) mark McCraven’s first recorded offerings since 2022’s In These Times, and a return to the signature “organic beat music” approach that Makaya first debuted on his 2015 album In The Moment and further developed on Highly Rare (2017), Where We Come From (2018), and Universal Beings (2018).
(( Makaya with the LP outside of 606 Records, Chicago ))
!!! Buy it IRL !!!
Off the Record is available in record stores worldwide this Friday October 17th, a little over two weeks before the music is fully available on streaming platforms.
To facilitate and celebrate the beauty and possibility of getting records from your neighborhood record store... we've compiled below (and here) an incomplete list of independent record shops that confirmed they are stocking the album this weekend. Please support local businesses, three-dimensional retail experiences. and the essential historical, archival, cultural industrial work being done at indie record stores... Buy this album IRL !!!
Los Angeles, CA - Amoeba Music
Louisville, KY - Guestroom Records
Loveland, OH - Plaid Room Records
Manchester, NH - Music Connection
Maple Grove, MN - Down in the Valley
Miami, FL - Sweat Records
Milwaukee, WI - Lilliput Records
Minneapolis, MN - Electric Fetus
Nashville, TN - Grimey's Music
New Orleans, LA - Euclid Records
New York, NY - Rough Trade
Norman, OK - Guestroom Records
Oak Park, MI - Street Corner Music
Olympia, WA - Rainy Day Records
Omaha, NE - Homer's
Opelika, AL - 10,000 Hz Records
Orlando, FL - Park Ave
Osaka, JP - Newtone
Pasadena, CA - Healing Force of the Universe
Petaluma, CA - Paradise Found Records
Philadelphia, PA - Ars Nova
Philadelphia, PA - Long in Tooth
Philadelphia, PA - Main Street Music
Philadelphia, PA - Repo Records
Phoenix, AZ - ZIA Records
Pittsburgh, PA - Attic Record Store
Plymouth Mtng, PA - The Rock Shop
Portland, ME - Bull Moose Music
Portland, OR - Everyday Music
Portland, OR - Music Millennium
Portland, OR - Passenger Seat
Portland, OR - Speck's Records
Princeton, NJ - Princeton Record Exchange
Raleigh, NC - Nice Price
Richmond, VA - Deep Groove Records
Richmond, VA - Plan 9
Rock Island, IL - Ragged Records & Music
Salt Lake City, UT - Diabolical Records
San Francisco, CA - Amoeba Music
San Luis Obispo, CA - Boo Boo Records
Scottsdale, AZ - Vinyl Record Dude
Seattle, WA - Easy Street Records
Seattle, WA - Jive Time
Seattle, WA - Royal Records
Seattle, WA - Silver Platters
Seattle, WA - Sonic Boom Records
Shanghai,CN - jōdo Records
St. Augustine, FL - Tonevendor
St. Louis, MO - Euclid Records
St. Louis, MO - Vintage Vinyl
St. Paul, MN - Barely Brothers
St. Petersburg, FL - Daddy Kool Records
Tacoma, WA - Hi-Voltage Records
Taipei City, Taiwan - White Wabbit
Taylorsville, UT - Graywhale
Ventura, CA - Grady's Record Refuge
W. Chester, PA - Electric Avenue Music
Wallingford, CT - Redscroll Records
Warsaw, IN - Karma Music
Washington, DC - Politics & Prose Bookstore
Washington, DC - Songbyrd Music House
Wheeling, WV - Nail City Record
Wilmington, DE - Goodboy Vinyl
Akron, OH - Square Records
Alpharetta, GA - Comeback Vinyl
Anderson, IN - Elusive Disc
Ann Arbor, MI - Encore Records
Ann Arbor, MI - Underground Sounds
Asheville, NC - Harvest Records
Atlanta, GA - Criminal Records
Austin, TX - Breakaway Records
Austin, TX - End of an Ear
Austin, TX - Waterloo Records
Baltimore, MD - Sound Garden
Beijing, CN - fRUITYSHOP
Birmingham, AL - Seasick Records
Bloomington, IN - Landlocked Music
Boise, ID - Record Exchange
Boulder, CO - Paradise Found Records
Boynton Beach, FL - Rust and Wax
Bozeman, MT - Cactus Records
Brookfield, CT - Gerosa Records
Brooklyn, NY - Finer Sounds
Brooklyn, NY - Human Head
Brooklyn, NY - Record Grouch
Brunswick, ME - Deep Groove Records
Burlington, VT - Pure Pop
CDMX, MX - Revancha
Cedar Falls, IA - Metro Records
Champaign, IL - Exile on Main Street
Charleston, SC - Monster Music
Charlotte, NC - Lunchbox Records
Chicago, IL - 606 Records
Chicago, IL - Beverly Phono Mart
Chicago, IL - Dusty Groove
Chicago, IL - Laurie's Planet of Sound
Chicago, IL - Orbit Records
Chicago, IL - Reckless Records (Belmont)
Chicago, IL - Reckless Records (Loop)
Chicago, IL - Reckless Records (Wicker Park)
Chicago, IL - Round Trip Records
Cincinnati, OH - Everybody's Records
Columbus, OH - Magnolia Thunderpussy
Dayton, OH - Omega Music
Dearborn, MI - Dearborn Music
Denton, TX - Recycled Books, Records, CD's
Denver, CO - Twist & Shout
Durham, NC - Carolina Soul
Durham, NC - Chaz's Bull City
Eugene, OR - Moon Rock Records
Evanston, IL - Squeezebox Books and Music
Fairfax, VA - Mobius Records
Ferndale, MI - Found Sound
Greenville, SC - Horizon Records
Hattiesburg, MS - T-Bone Records
Honolulu, HI - Hungry Ear
Hopkins, MN - Mill City Music
Houston, TX - Cactus Music
Indianapolis, IN - Luna Music
Iowa City, IA - Record Collector
Kansas City, MO - Mills Record Company
Kasai, JP - Tobira
Lakewood, OH - My Mind's Eye
Little Canada, MN - Cheapo Discs
Livingston Manor, NY - Jitterbug Sights and Sounds
Techno Logic
(featuring Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay)
(cover image by Jacob Blickenstaff)
The People's Mixtape
(cover image by Jacob Blickenstaff)
Hidden Out!
(cover image by Scott McNiece)
PopUp Shop
(cover image by Victor Duarte)
The source material from each of McCraven's new EPs is drawn from moments of pure improvisation, recorded live in performance, shaped as much by the room and audience as by the musicians themselves.
Techno Logic features Ben LaMar Gay and Theon Cross, and draws from performances in London (2017), Berlin (2024), and New York (2025), showcasing nearly eight years of developing rapport between the three musicians.
The People’s Mixtape has its foundation in a live recording from Brooklyn’s Public Records in January of 2025, where McCraven celebrated the ten-year anniversary of In The Moment with an intentional return to the improvisational language he developed during that album’s sessions. For the occasion, McCraven played with bassist Junius Paul and trumpeter Marquis Hill, both of whom are heavily featured on In The Moment; as well as vibraphonist Joel Ross, a regular collaborator of McCraven’s since the 2017 sessions for Universal Beings; and synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, the SML co-leader and International Anthem labelmate, who was playing with McCraven for the first time.
Hidden Out! is built off recordings from McCraven’s June 2017 residency at The Hideout in Chicago, where he improvised weekly with a revolving cast including bassist Junius Paul; Tortoise member, International Anthem labelmate, composer, and guitarist Jeff Parker; and SML co-leader, GRAMMY-award winning producer, and alto saxophonist Josh Johnson.
PopUp Shop was created from recordings of McCraven’s Los Angeles debut at Del Monte Speakeasy in 2015, where he took part in the King Hippo and Grown Kids Radio produced event RAWS:LA, and improvised with guitarist Jeff Parker, vibraphonist Justefan, and bassist Benjamin J. Shepherd.
Off The Record
Vinyl 2xLP and 2xCD compilation
The Off the Record vinyl LP and CD compilation is not just a collection of these four EPs, but a tactile document celebrating creative, communal, IRL moments of musical gathering.
Makaya McCraven
OFF THE RECORD
TOUR
Sat 10/18 - San Diego, CA - Artpower at UC San Diego - Price Center East Ballroom - tickets
Tue 10/21 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall - tickets
Wed 10/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Jazz Is Dead @ Lodge Room - tickets
Thu 10/23 - Denver, CO - Dazzle - early tickets / late tickets
Fri 10/24 - Denver, CO - Dazzle - early tickets / late tickets
Sat 10/25 - Portland, OR - The Get Down - tickets
Sun 10/26 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's - early tickets / late tickets
Fri 10/31 - Berlin DE - Jazzfest Berlin - tickets
Sat 11/1 - Roma IT - Auditorium Parco della Musica - tickets
Mon 11/3 - Prague CZ - Palác Akropolis - tickets
Tue 11/4 - Brno CZ - Cabaret des Pêchés - tickets
Wed 11/5 - Katowice PL - Ars Camerails / Jazz Club Hipnoza
Thu 11/6 - Mannheim DE - Enjoy Jazz / Alte Feuerwache - tickets
Fri 11/7 - Bremen DE - Theater Bremen - tickets
Sat 11/8 - Groningen NL - Rockit / Oosterport Kleine Zaal - tickets
Mon 11/10 - Utrecht NL - TivoliVredenburg - tickets
Wed 11/12 - Lisboa PT - Teatro Sao Luiz - tickets
Thu 11/13 - Madrid ES - Madrid Jazz Festival / Teatro Fernan Go
Fri 11/14 - Namur BE - Le Delta - tickets
Sat 11/15 - Den Bosch NL - November Music / Willem Twee Poppo - tickets
Mon 11/17 - Lille FR - Aéronef - tickets
Tue 11/18 - Paris FR - New Morning - tickets
Wed 11/19 - London UK - EFG London Jazz Festival / Koko - tickets
Thu 11/20 - Cenon FR - Le Rocher de Palmer - tickets
Sat 11/22 - Athens GR - Gazarte - tickets
Sun 11/23 - Oslo NO - Cosmopolite - tickets
!!! FALL '25 BUNDLE IS HERE !!!
Makaya McCraven's Off the Record is the first of three new physical releases we'll be announcing for the upcoming fall season. And per usual, we're offering a limited quantity of bundles that gather them all, available for purchase now via our Bandcamp page.
The Fall ‘25 Bundle collects a full season of new releases and ships them as a single parcel. Purchase gets you a bundle-exclusive discount of 10% off the LP prices as well as a discounted shipping cost.
Included in the Fall '25 Bundle:
IARC0103 (Makaya McCraven - Off the Record)
IARC0099 (Tortoise - Touch)
IARC0105 (TBA soon)
Bundles will ship from our warehouses in the US, EU, and UK, but don’t wait too long, the quantity available in each warehouse is limited! Early purchase is recommended to ensure the lowest possible shipping, tax, and VAT costs. All items will ship together in one package around October 22nd. Bandcamp downloads will be sent via email for all the releases by, or before, the ship date.
ORDER THE FALL '25 BUNDLE on
limited edition color vinyl here
ORDER THE FALL '25 BUNDLE on
classic black vinyl here
