Off the Record gathers four separate but interconnected EPs into one expansive document, pulling from performances in London, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, and McCraven's home base of Chicago. It's a continuation of the "organic beat music" method he unveiled with In the Moment and pushed further across Universal Beings. Here, we get vivid snapshots of that process: 'Technology' folds dubby edits around restless horn lines, while 'Boom Bapped' taps into raw hip-hop urgency. 'Los Gatos' feels loose and sunlit, driven by vibraphone and bass interplay, and 'Sweet Stuff' shows his knack for reshaping grooves into something both off-the-cuff and intentional. Long-time collaborators like Junius Paul, Marquis Hill, Joel Ross, and Jeff Parker appear alongside newer voices such as Jeremiah Chiu and Theon Cross, creating a dense yet open ecosystem. This isn't just a retrospective-it's a living archive of McCraven's community-centred practice, a reminder of how improvised moments become timeless when reframed with care.