Tagged: Castanets
Raymond Byron & the White Freighter, “Never Surf Again” MP3
Fans of Ray Raposa’s Castanets project were probably in it for the way he made the entire world seem like one desolate road full of roadside motels and nothing else except suspicious guys in cowboy … read more »
Game, Brake Lights Mixtape
Okay first of all, what the hell? “You Are the Blood” samples the Castanets song of the same name. The connections that had to happen to lead Jayceon Taylor and co. to the outsider noise/folk … read more »
Video Premiere: Castanets, “On Beginning”
Remember that point after the Postal Service record came out when all sorts of dudes made their acoustic guitar sound vaguely processed and everyone was supposed to like it because it was a perfect union … read more »
Video: Castanets, “My Heart”
Ray Raposa bka Castanets moved to Portland recently, presumably so he could be surrounded by perpetual greyness and write many, many more sadsack jams. When we last spoke to him, he had been living alone … read more »
Exclusive Freeload/Q+A: Castanets, “Shadow Valley”
On October 7th, Ray Raposa, better known as Castanets, will be releasing City of Refuge, which he recorded by himself in a Nevada hotel room. Fittingly, the album is spare, pairing impossibly lonesome folk songs … read more »
Freeload: Castanets, “You Got Lucky” Daytrotter Session
Over the course of three albums and a grip of other songs Castanets main dude Ray Raposa has shown that he is capable of creating some of the more atmospheric country-folk we’ve heard in awhile. … read more »
Video: Castanets, Tendrils
In May, Castanets are releasing Tendrils, a film of stripped down and alternate versions from their underrated recent release In the Vines. Based on the trailer it looks like the film explores the concept of … read more »
