Universal Beings E&F Sides is a Jazz album by Makaya McCraven, originally released in 2020. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- warm
- restless
- urban
About
Jazz, hip-hop, “organic beat music,” as the man himself calls it: Whatever Makaya McCraven is up to, the fact that it doesn’t fit extant taxonomy remains a good sign that it’s moving the needle. Recorded during the same globe-hopping improvisatory sessions that made up 2018’s <i>Universal Beings</i>, <i>E&F Sides</i> spins a simple idea—build a collaborative groove on the spot; sample, loop, and collage the track later—out to elegant ends. You can tune in to it (the fusion of “Dadada,” the free gospel of “The Way Home”), you can tune out (“The Hunt,” “Isms”). Or, as McCraven seems to intend, you can let it all play moon to the mind’s tides, focusing and releasing attention as the music winds on. Easy to listen to but challenging under the surface—this does it.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Everybody Cool
- A2Half Steppin'
- A3Mak Attack
- A4The Hunt
- A5Beat Science
- A6Dadada
- A7Isms
Side B
- B1Traveling Space
- B2Kings And Queens
- B3The Loneliness
- B4Her Name
- B5Universal Beings Pt 2
- B6Butterss Fly
- B7The Way Home
Credits
Performers
- Anna ButterssFEATURING DOUBLE BASS
- Ashley HenryFEATURING ELECTRIC PIANO
- Brandee YoungerFEATURING HARP
- Carlos NiñoFEATURING PERCUSSION
- Daniel CasimirFEATURING DOUBLE BASS
- Dezron DouglasFEATURING DOUBLE BASS
- Jeff ParkerFEATURING GUITAR
- Joel RossFEATURING VIBRAPHONE
- Josh JohnsonFEATURING ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Junius PaulFEATURING DOUBLE BASS PERCUSSION
- Kamaal WilliamsFEATURING KEYBOARDS
- Miguel Atwood-FergusonFEATURING VIOLIN
- Nubya GarciaFEATURING TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Shabaka HutchingsFEATURING TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Soweto KinchFEATURING SAXOPHONE
- Tomeka ReidFEATURING CELLO
- Makaya McCravenDRUMS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold