{"product_id":"ben-lamar-gay-downtown-castles-can-never-block-the-sun-1","title":"Ben Lamar Gay: Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDowntown Castles Can Never Block The Sun\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eBen Lamar Gay\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational Anthem\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e603784911946\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eJazz\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2018-05-04\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         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 his first solo album, and it's a collection of music compiled from 7 albums he made over the last 7 years but never released.If you're a follower of Chicago music, Downtown Castles is likely not the first you've heard from him. One of the most prolific collaborators in the city's creative music community, he makes active contributions to Nicole Mitchell's EarthSeed, Joshua Abrams's Natural Information Society, Bitchin Bajas \u0026amp; many more.And he's well present in the International Anthem catalogue. Beyond being the brains behind Bottle Tree the future funk suite we released in April of 2017 that was named #1 Best Album of the Year by Londons EZH Magazine and on NPRs Sound Opinions (c\/o producer Ayana Contreras) Ben Lamar Gay plays on both of our biggest 2017 releases, Makaya McCraven's Highly Rare and Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die.Ben Lamar Gay is already almost omnipresent in the current zeitgeist of progressive jazz sounds sprouting from Chicago, but the release of Downtown Castles will be his first moment squarely in the center of the spotlight.Ben's musical vision covers a whole amazing sonic universe. He is, hands down, one of my favorite musicians on the planet today. - Jeff ParkerRecommended if you like... Don Cherry, Tom Ze, Big Boi, Thundercat, Abner Jay, Steve Reich, Archie Shepp, Raymond Scott, Daedelus.1 Vitis Labrusca2 Muhal3 Music for 18 Hairdressers: Braids \u0026amp; Fractals4 Jubilee5 A Seasoning Called Primavera6 Miss Nealie Burns7 Me, Jayve \u0026amp; The Big Bee8 Uvas9 Galveston10 Swim Swim11 Kunni12 Melhor Que Tem13 Gator Teeth14 7th Stanza15 Oh no... not again!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Vitis Labrusca \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Muhal \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Music for 18 Hairdressers: Braids ; Fractals \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Jubilee \u003cbr\u003e1.5 A Seasoning Called Primavera \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Miss Nealie Burns \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Me, Jayve ; the Big Bee \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Uvas \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Galveston \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Swim Swim \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Kunni \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Melhor Que Tem \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Gator Teeth \u003cbr\u003e1.14 7th Stanza \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Oh No... Not Again!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/111707497\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Ben Lamar Gay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32475672215623,"sku":"36000531","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3778413.jpg?v=1747417899","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/ben-lamar-gay-downtown-castles-can-never-block-the-sun-1","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}