If Nina Nastasia and Jim White made an album that acted as an intimate conversation between their audience and themselves, then Ray Raposa's Castanets project cuts out the listener entirely. Across five LPs, Raposa's moved from gothic, swampy folk to lofty sweetness to desolate, heat-soaked desert music. It's all good in its own way, and each album is united by the fact that the actual songs - and by songs I mean coherent pieces with basic structure and lyrics - are spread out across drifts of noise and ambience. I'm not sure if [...]
On July 16th, Los Angeles composer Chris Schlarb will deliver his third solo album, Psychic Temple II , on Asthmatic Kitty. The follow-up to 20102s Psychic Temple includes his cover of the Beach Boys' 1971 Surf's Up track "'Til I Die", where he's joined by an eclectic cast of musicians: Sufjan Stevens , Castanets' Ray Raposa, and Cryptacize' s Nedelle Torrisi on vocals, and the Mars Volta' s Ikey Owens on the organ. Listen to the warbling rendition below.
Portada del nuevo álbum de Chris Schlarb. Chris Schlarb , músico de folk , sonidos experimentales, jazz y una larga combinación de géneros contemporáneos, publicará el 16 de julio su segundo álbum titulado Psychic Temple II a través de Asthmatic Kitty , la disquera de Sufjan Stevens . Este disco incluirá un cover a The Beach Boys con la canción "'Til I Die" la cual incluye las participaciones del mismo Sufjan , Ray Raposa de [...]
We made it. I made it. Winter could not take us. I want to both berate nature for having inflicted all those cold, hellish months on me and thank it profusely for having whisked them away with chirping birds and blooming iris' and sunshine. This is the conundrum of the Midwest clime and it is one that baffles me every damn year, despite 30 of them here. Here, when it turns cold, you grit your goddamn teeth and steal yourself against the wind and you pray it's one of those [...]
I'm not sure what he's under the influence of, but whatever it is, remind me never to try any of it. As I mentioned in yesterday's post , we were checking out Austin, Texas, last week, and what a great city it is. There's a claim I read somewhere that Austin has more live music on its weekday nights than most cities have on their weekends, and from what I can tell, that's pretty close to being true. I made a point of getting out to check some of it out [...]
A Quick Word from the Author: It's been raining pretty consistently the past week, ruining my plans to do everything and accelerating my agenda for doing nothing. Rain depresses me, at least in the winter time when everything's already fairly gloomy, but there's always music out there to take your mind off of things. Thusly, this week of the Sabbath is a bit more uppity than usual, and non coincidentally my favorite mix since Week 26. In other news, I've moved in [...]
A Quick Word from the Author: It's been raining pretty consistently the past week, ruining my plans to do everything and accelerating my agenda for doing nothing. Rain depresses me, at least in the winter time when everything's already fairly gloomy, but there's always music out there to take... The post The Indie Sabbath - Week 32 appeared first on Noise Collective .
by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Raymond Byron & the White Freighter - "Allegiance" (MP3) Ray Raposa , the brains behind Asthmatic Kitty-signed freak folk project Castanets , hasn't officially retired the Castanets moniker, but he is on to a new project which he's calling Raymond Byron & the White Freighter . He released his first album with that project, Little Death Shaker , earlier this month (9/4) via [...]
I never understood Ray Raposa's Castanets, always thought that there was talent lurking in the wings of the band, but couldn't ever really wrap my head around their sound. Which, to be honest, is hard as a music writer. I don't want to be the guy who looks at the wildly popular indie band and [...]
" Go ahead. Start off with crisp beats and a knowing male vocal with just a hint of cornpone to it. Tack on some power chords and tick-tocking percussion. Add unison group vocals. “Allegiance,” the first track on Raymond Byron and the White Freighter ’s Little Death Shaker , is an attention getter, and an inspired kettle of psych/rock/gonzo/folk sensibilities. But “Allegiance” is just the beginning of this stimulating set. The title track adds color from one of my fave styles – Merseybeat. “Don’t [...]
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
Independent record label Wool Recordings has teamed up with Galerie Linette to deliver a whopping 22 track digital summer compilation which comes included with a Toma Duttler designed shopping bag. The release is extremely limited so order yours quick. It's a solid compilation and a perfect soundtrack for backyard grill sessions or intimate summer gatherings. You can get a sneak listen below. - Conrad Track Listing: 1fusé " Cuatro " / Richard Swift " MG333 " / A classic education " [...]
The Dig – ‘I Already Forgot Everything You Said’ (from Midnight Flowers , out now on Buffalo Jump Record s) New York ensemble of songwriters that employ clean guitar & unassailable vocal harmonies over whirling synth to evoke feelings of struggle, inevitability, & resignation. Get People – ‘Something Better’ (from Harmonize… , out July 2 nd on Luv Luv Records ) Stark, rhythmic and ghostly take on tropical electro sounds - from London. [...]
As the days and nights get colder, and we enter full-fledged winter, it becomes more and more difficult to justify taking the BMW out. In the cold, it's almost better to just walk. But I braved the chill and barely-working defrost on December 2, taking the car out for one last night show before the new year. It would be a good one, filled with dreamy music pretty much throughout. Here's the playlist. No follow-up coverage today, as I'm saving them for later this week; it'll probably be another [...]
The synopsis: After a 30 year separation, father and son reconnect for a grueling 500-mile bike tour. In a confrontation of the past, these two men struggle to find a future. Can they see beyond their polar opposite views? Beyond This Place is a complex and emotionally dense film about family, forgiveness, and the arduous task of moving forward. Sufjan Stevens and Castanets’ Raymond Raposa performed the soundtrack to Kaleo La Belle’s Beyond This Place live at The Vista Theatre. Two screenings were packed with music and film fanatics. The live score went so [...]
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Tweet Watch the new video for Akron/Family 's song "Cast A Net" below, taken from the album "S/T II: The Cosmic Birth And Journey Of Shinju TNT". Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on Tumblr Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon [...]
Okay, you probably know what castanets are, on a basic level. But these little clackers have a surprisingly interesting little tale behind them. For example, did you know that, despite the fact that castanet-style instruments have been in existence for over 10,000 years, basically every castanet player performing today draws their style from just one woman, who was born in 1890? Well, hey, now you do. If you'd like to know more, read on: All About the Castanets . ... Read Full Post
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Raymond Raposa und Sufjan Stevens schreiben gemeinsam die Musik zum Dok-Film "Beyond This Place". Sie vertonen die Geschichte eines Mannes, der auf einer Velotour versucht, seinem Hippievater näher und über die Vergangenheit hinwegzukommen. Über eine Strecke von 800 Kilometern versucht der Filmemacher Kaleo La Belle radfahrend Anschluss zu finden an das Leben seines Vaters, der die Familie dreissig Jahre zuvor verlassen hat. " Beyond This Place " erzählt die Geschichte des Alt-Hippies Cloud Rock, der im Sattel seines Rennrads und unter dem [...]
New: Death Songs - Death Songs 10” EP Slightly less morbid in style than the moniker might suggest, Nick Delffs (also of Castanets , and The Shaky Hands ) is the man behind half Death Songs , a Portland-based indie pop outfit started with his Brother in 2007, set to drop their new self-titled EP on October 4th. From that release comes a rather unconventional Flamenco-influenced take in ‘Ophelia’, being offered as a free download by the band ahead of the 10” release on Post-Consumer. An evening European shuffle sits contentedly beneath [...]
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by teepoo Time for something not Canadian. The Whisperlights is a group from Phoenix, Arizona who together written 10 tracks for their album Surfaces which can be grabbed on their Bandcamp . The album is a collection of songs that is full of a summer palette of sounds. I know it's almost back-to-school time (well for you guys, I'm done forever mwahaha) but until then keep your summer tracks going. The Whisperlights should be a definite addition. Their vocals are bright and upbeat in nature [...]
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