Makaya McCraven In the Moment: IA11 Edition

Makaya McCraven's In the Moment: IA11 Edition on 2LP. Reissued to Celebrate the 11th Year of International Anthem Recording Company. This Edition Features an Obi Strip, Additional Photos, New Liner Notes in a 4-Page Insert Booklet. Pressed at Pallas in Germany. Lacquers Cut by Daniel K at SST.

Makaya McCraven’s International Anthem debut In the Moment is the album that properly introduced the then-burgeoning drummer/producer to the world. In many ways, it also laid the groundwork for a working method that both McCraven and the label have returned to again and again over the years: nearly 48 hours of live improvised performance recorded by IARC house engineer Dave Vettraino at 1 venue over 12 months and 28 shows - culled, cut, rendered, and remixed into 19 potent pieces of organic beat music by McCraven.

This early exploration of the concept is based in the nightlife—in relaxed and unostentatious gatherings of prodigious Chicago musicians letting loose one moment at a time. That the individual stature of the musicians involved has risen dramatically in the years since is only proof positive that these sessions in a renovated bank vault were a casually high-level convention of some of the city’s best.

The IA11 Edition LP features our IARC 2025 obi strip, plus additional photos and new liner notes by engineer Dave Vettraino in a 4-page insert booklet.

Classic Black 140g 2xLP, inside a heavyweight jacket, printed poly-lined printed inner-sleeves. Pressed at Pallas in Germany, with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST.

Musicians:
Makaya McCraven - drums, beats, loops & overdubs
Matt Ulery - double bass & bass guitar
Marquis Hill - trumpet
Junius Paul - double bass & bass guitar
Justefan - vibraphone
Jeff Parker - guitar
Joshua Abrams - double bass
De'Sean Jones - tenor saxophone
Tony Barba - tenor saxophone & electronics