!!! Album “Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun“ (IA11 edition reissue) out on International Anthem on 28.3. and New Album “Yowzers“ out on 6.6.2025 !!!
Ben LaMar Gay is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, poet, and patently eclectic polymath who Afropunk has called “strikingly original,” Pitchfork has called “uncategorizable,” and Jeff Parker has called "hands down, one of my favorite musicians on the planet today.” He channels a radical array of sound, color, and space through the universal language of folklore; but despite the widely attributed genius of his work, his artistic approach and general demeanor are characterized by an endearing humbleness and warm humanity.
“…Elevating the diverse sounds of earth to the heavens.”
– Andy Beta, Pitchfork
Ben LaMar Gay Ensemble
Line Up
Ben LaMar Gay, cornet, synth, vocals
Edinho Gerber, guitar
Matt Davis, sousaphone, vocals
Tommaso Moretti, drums
Edinho Gerber, guitar
Matt Davis, sousaphone, vocals
Tommaso Moretti, drums