Ben LaMar Gay - Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun
Artist: Ben LaMar Gay
Rating: SUPERB
Genres: Electronic,  Experimental Ambient,  Avant-garde Jazz,  Electroacoustic,  Glitch,  Nu Jazz,  Sound Collage
Released: 2018
Type: Album
Label: International Anthem
Link: Bandcamp
In Lists:
"Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun" is as much a 'greatest hits' as it is a 'debut album' for Ben LaMar Gay. It's a collection of music composed, performed & produced by the anomalous Southside Chicago-born, sometimes Brazil-residing artist, compiled from 7 albums he made over the last 7 years but never made the effort to actually release....

With its title taken from the mantra Ben repeats across several tracks on "Grapes" (1 of the 7 aforementioned albums), "Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun" is our effort to channel the rainbow of sonic expressions, art & poetry beaming from the ark of his unreleased catalogue into a cohesive & communicable compilation. It's as good of an introduction to Ben LaMar Gay as we could fit onto a single LP. To call it "eclectic" would only scratch the surface. This music is everything.

released May 4, 2018
Editions:
2018 Original Release
International Anthem | IARC0017 | CD/Digital/Vinyl
  01. Vitis Labrusca (0:33)
02. Muhal (3:43)
03. Music for 18 Hairdressers: Braids & Fractals (2:26)
  04. Jubilee (3:23)
  05. A Seasoning Called Primavera (3:51)
06. Miss Nealie Burns (2:48)
  07. Me, Jayve & the Big Bee (1:45)
08. Uvas (4:19)
  09. Galveston (3:47)
10. Swim Swim (3:23)
11. Kunni (3:47)
  12. Melhor Que Tem (3:29)
  13. Gator Teeth (1:23)
  14. 7th Stanza (0:57)
  15. Oh no...not again! (4:53)