{"product_id":"makaya-mccraven-in-these-times-indie-exclusive-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Makaya McCraven: In These Times (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"In These Times is the new album by Chicago-based percussionist, composer, producer, and pillar of our label family, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Makaya+McCraven\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMakaya McCraven\u003c\/a\u003e. Although this album is 'new,' the truth it’s something that's been in process for a very long time, since shortly after he released his International Anthem debut \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Makaya+McCraven+In+The+Moment\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIn The Moment\u003c\/a\u003e in 2015. This is the album McCraven’s been trying to make since he started making records. And his patience, ambition, and persistence have yielded an appropriately career-defining body of work. As epic and expansive as it is impressively potent and concise, the 11 song suite was created over 7+ years, as McCraven strived to design a highly personal but broadly communicable fusion of odd-meter original compositions from his working songbook with orchestral, large ensemble arrangements and the edit-heavy 'organic beat music' that he’s honed over a growing body of production-craft. With contributions from over a dozen musicians and creative partners from his tight-knit circle of collaborators – including Jeff Parker, Junius Paul, Brandee Younger, Joel Ross, and Marquis Hill – the music was recorded in 5 different studios and 4 live performance spaces while McCraven engaged in extensive post-production work from home. The pure fact that he was able to so eloquently condense and articulate the immense human scale of the work into 41 fleeting minutes of emotive and engaging sound is a monumental achievement. It’s an evolution and a milestone for McCraven, the producer; but moreover it’s the strongest and clearest statement we’ve yet to hear from McCraven, the composer.\" - International Anthem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eambitious album recorded over 7+ years in 5 different studios, featuring Junius Paul, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jeff+Parker\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJeff Parker\u003c\/a\u003e, Brandee Younger + more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eivory colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eindie exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes obi strip + printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Nonesuch \/ International Anthem 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e.","brand":"voltios.shop","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":52318066508103,"sku":"fr-4804","price":17.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/7628\/0391\/files\/makayamccraven-inthesetimes-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1757590239","url":"https:\/\/voltios.shop\/products\/makaya-mccraven-in-these-times-indie-exclusive-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"voltios.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}