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Drummer, producer Makaya McCraven traveled to London in October of 2017 to record material for Universal Beings. Over the course of 3 days in London, Makaya connected with first time collaborators (Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Soweto Kinch, Ashley Henry, Daniel Casimir and Kamaal Williams), and in addition to the Universal Beings studio sessions, did 2 improvised performances as part of a 2-night showcase called Chicago × London presented by International Anthem & EZH Mag at legendary UK Jazz hub Total Refreshment Centre (TRC). The following Sunday afternoon five producers (LeFtO, Ben LaMar Gay, Quiet Dawn, Earl Jeffers & Don Leisure of the Darkhouse Family) were invited to TRC to participate in an event called Fresh Roasted: Live Beat-Making & Battle, where they did live remixes of the recordings from Makaya & co’s Chicago × London performances. In the subsequent months, remixes by Emma-Jean Thackray and Lexus Blondin were added to the pool, then Makaya took all the remixes and the raw live recordings from TRC back to his home studio in Chicago, edited & re-arranged the music into two continuous side suites for this Chicago × London Mixtape. 

The original release was available exclusively from Apple Music in June 2018. In July 2018 it was released on all DSP platforms; and in November 2018, a limited-edition colored vinyl version was co-released by International Anthem & Total Refreshment Records for direct sale only at the London Jazz Festival. Now for the first time ever, Where We Come From (Chicago × London Mixtape) is widely available on classic black vinyl. — via Label

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Label: International Anthem Recording Company, Total Refreshment Centre
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mixtape, Reissue
Reissued: 2022 / Original Release: 2018
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Experimental, Hip Hop, Psychedelic, Soul, Broken Beat

File under: International Anthem Recording Company
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