BEN LAMAR GAY Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun (IA11 Edition) LP
opakowanie: heavyweight jacket + 12"x12" booklet + obi strip
Ben LaMar Gay’s de facto debut album, 'Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun', was our attempt to introduce the legendary Chicago composer / improviser / renaissance man to the rest of the world with a compilation of tracks from 7 albums he made over 7 years (though he hadn’t yet made the effort to actually release). The material showcases Gay’s penchant for genre-hopping – from Steve Reich-ian soundscape voyages to Don Cherry-esque polyrhythm treks to Jorge Ben-style vocal-and-string earworms – while keeping his singular musical voice in focus.
In the years since its release, this long OOP collection has become a touchstone, foreshadowing the breadth and scope of Gay’s output since. The songs-between-the-songs warped Soul Americana madness and beauty of 'Open Arms To Open Us', the unhinged long form freedom of 'Certain Reveries' – each fresh mode would defy expectation if without the context established by Downtown Castles. To quote our OG announcement of the album: “to call it ‘eclectic’ would only scratch the surface. This music is everything.”
The IA11 Edition of this LP comes with an IARC2025 obi strip plus a 4-page insert booklet featuring new (old) photos and new liner notes by musician (and longtime BLG friend/collaborator) Gira Dahnee.
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IA11 Edition - over the course of 2025 International Anthem will be celebrating their eleventh year of existence by revisiting some of the most celebrated (and hard to find) entries in their decade of releases. These LP packages will be presented with new liner notes, new insert booklets, and the fresh 2025 redesign of their iconic obi strip and dome logo.
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A1 Vitus Labrusca
A2 Muhal
A3 Music For 18 Hairdressers: Braids & Fractals
A4 Jubilee
A5 A Seasoning Called Primavera
A6 Miss Nealie Burns
A7 Me, Jayve & The Big Bee
A8 Uvas
B9 Galveston
B10 Swim Swim
B11 Kunni
B12 Melhor Que Tem
B13 Gator Teeth
B14 7th Stanza
B15 Oh No...Not Again!