McCraven, Makaya – Universal Beings [2xLP] – New LP 2009 Ukraine post-punk project

Ukraine post-punk project

I Be Trying takes the sound that Burnside learned from his grandfather

Tell It Like It Is

who left an indelible imprint on their relationship to music and songwriting

“THIS IS THE END” spews synthetic bile from the speakers with all the subtlety of a fiery stream of pressurized fracking waste

McCraven, Makaya – Universal Beings [2xLP] – New LP 2009 Ukraine post-punk projectParis born, New England raised, long time Chicago residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of organic beat music on the breakout album In The Moment. Culled, cut, post produced & re composed by Makaya using recordings of free improvisation he collected over dozens of live sessions in Chicago, through incubation & experimentation In The Moment