Castanets (band)

Castanets

Castanets is the musical project of Raymond Raposa, a San Diego native currently residing in New York City. While Raposa is the only constant member of the band, his records and live performances often feature a seemingly never ending rotating cast of musicians, the line-up often changing from night to night in a single tour. First touted by Pitchfork Media, Castanets were one of the more prominent proponents of the so-called freak folk movement (also known as psychedelic folk and New Weird America) that took place in the U.S. music scene in 2003-04.

In addition to his regular touring, Raposa recently toured the east coast's Intracoastal Waterway in a sailboat with singer-songwriters Jana Hunter and Red Hunter (aka Peter and the Wolf).

Discography

• 2003 What Kind of Cure (unreleased)
• 2004 Cathedral (Asthmatic Kitty)
• 2005 First Light's Freeze (Asthmatic Kitty)
• 2005 untitled split 12" with I Heart Lung (Sounds Are Active)
• 2007 In The Vines (Asthmatic Kitty)
• 2008 City of Refuge (Asthmatic Kitty)

External links

• Asthmatic Kitty homepage
• City of Refuge reviewed at Daily Music Guide
• July 2008 NUVO Interview with Raposa