Ben LaMar Gay - Downton Castles Can Never Block The Sun (IA11 Edition) Format:140g Classic Black LP in heavyweight jacket, with 12x12" insert booklet, IA OBI strip & printed poly-lined inner sleeve. from the Peter Gunn twang

from the Peter Gunn twang of Sean O'Hagan's guitar in Ping-Pong to the exotic Martin Denny-Arthur Lyman feel of the closing marimba-and-vibes instrumental Fiery Yellow and the lyrical salute to exotica queen lucia pamela in International Colouring Contest

slowly evolving euphoria in a period when their experimentation swerved through endless possibilities

Autechre) mastering it at the legendary Abbey Road Studios

Released: 20/10/23

it was recorded with a Fender Twin guitar in Orcutt's living room

Ben LaMar Gay - Downton Castles Can Never Block The Sun (IA11 Edition) Format:140g Classic Black LP in heavyweight jacket, with 12x12" insert booklet, IA OBI strip & printed poly-lined inner sleeve. from the Peter Gunn twang"There is no one universe for Ben LaMar Gay, he just sonic booms from one sound to another." NPR Music Ben LaMar Gays de facto debut album, Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun, was our attempt to introduce the legendary Chicago composer improvisor renaissance man to the rest of the world with a compilation of tracks from 7 albums he made over 7 years but never made the effort to actually release. The material showcases Gays penchant for genre