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Castanets on LaundroMatinee
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:07:00 +0100Here's a video session of Castanets on LaundroMatinee. Castanets~Prettiest Chain from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.... (Read complete news)
Castanets get ripped off
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:06:00 +0100Hope everyone's weekend was reasonable. Frog Eyes was incredible last night, and though Tauno wasn't around to film the set, I'll be posting some photographs and an in-depth review of both that show and Saturday's Wrens show over the next few days. For now, though, I thought I should direct everyone's attention to a distressing situation regarding one of our favourite bands, Castanets. From the band's Myspace page: So, the story is, last night we played in tucson at solar culture. afterward, we loaded our stuff up, went downtown, had a drink, and went to a house to crash on the floor. en route, we damaged a door, making it such that the door won't close and such that eventually, before we return the vehicle to the rental company, we'll have to pay on the order of 2 grand to replace the door. seeing as how we had an unsecured vehicle, ray (castanets) slept in the van. sometime during the night, some brave fuck(s) very quietly opened the back door and took what they could carry. we assume their were more than one of them given all the shit they managed to walk away with. we're gathering what serial numbers we can, but in the meantime, here's a rudimentary list: JH gear- fender classical guitar (ser.#9505151116) new boss 20xl loopstation boss reverb/delay pedal original digitech whammy pedal original b k butler tubedriver overdrive pedal peavey 6 mixer (ser.#k0344300) shure beta 98/s custom flashlight circuit-bended thing Castanets gear- late 60's blue fender music master guitar line 6 delay pedal boss tremolo mutron volume/wah pedal boss tuner pedal digitech metal master ebow slides/cables That... (Read complete news)
21 - 24
Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:07:00 +010021. The Von Bondies - _Pawn Shoppe Heart_ The overlooked Detroit garage band. Too basic to get the credit they deserve, the Bondies will likely be remembered more for the beating Jack White gave one of them than for their music, which I listen to more than the Stripes. If nothing else, check the hidden Otis Redding cover, which just screams. 22. Liz Janes - _Poison & Snakes_ I'm surprised to see this ranked higher than Castanets, whom I've definitely listened to more often and more intently. Janes does a great job blending sounds on this album and is a great example of my interest in formal experimentation within traditional genres. In my world, 2004 was apparently a great year for freakfolk and Asthmatic Kitty. 23. Comets on Fire - _Blue Cathedral_ Meh. Impressive in its way, but it seems like something that just caught me the right way at the time, and I've pretty much kept it shelved for 2005. 24. Castanets - _Cathedral_ My respect for Ray Raposa's craft has continued to grow. This album was a real grower, and continues to be. This year's follow-up, _First Light's Freeze_ hit me more immediately but faded more quickly (though I really want to spend more time with it). Spooky, spiritual, and affecting, a nice twist on folk and hymn-singing.... (Read complete news)
Castanets ...
Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100"Raymond Raposa tested out of high school at the age of 15 and traveled the U.S. via Greyhound bus off and on for the next four years," an oft-paraphrased passage from an early Castanets press release reminds us of the band's anchor, a peripatetic sort who hit the road early, maybe bound for glory or, at the very least, experience. Raposa has long downplayed that episode to reporters, telling one inquirer in 2005 that such biography barely mattered. "I'm not speaking for any greater populace or anything," he put it dismissively. Alas, Raposa has always seemed unsettled and unsatisfied on record, surrounding his folk song cores with discursive sonic ideas-- a drone or improvisation here, a beat or noise blast there. He's seemed like a wanderer, passing through and picking up ideas quickly, grafting them to his own even if he's not sure how they really work. Maybe dilettante's too strong a word, but Raposa has unapologetically wrestled with ideas that are a bit too big for him. Sometimes, he's lost. But_ _ "My Heart", the economically arranged highlight from Castanets' latest, _Texas Rose, the Thaw, and the Beasts_, feels a lot like a homestead: Using only guitars, bass, drums, and voice, Raposa washes into a low cloud of reverb, a second, slight layer of vocals chasing after his own. Impeccably timed, the song builds layer by layer, the drums rising only as the third verse collapses, pushing tension to a short-lived pinnacle. "My tongue is forming new words for you/ My lungs are calling like birds for you," Raposa offers for the climax, offering the best of his body to someone intent on using all of him. Considering this may be the most quintessential Castanets song to date, it'd simply be didactic to spell out the metaphor. ... (Read complete news)
New Release: Castanets:
Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Artist: Castanets Album: _Texas Rose, The Thaw, and The Beasts_ Release Date: September 22 Label: Asthmatic Kitty Tracklist: 01 Rose 02 On Beginning 03 My Heart 04 Worn From the Fight (With Fireworks) 05 No Trouble 06 Thaw and the Beasts 07 We Kept Our Kitchen Clean and Our Dreaming Quiet 08 Down the Line, Love 09 Lucky Old Moon 10 Ignorance Is Blues 11 Dance, Dance Notes: Latest from Raymond Raposa's gothic alt-country crew. Labelmate Rafter Roberts produces. Includes contributions from DM Stith and members of the Black Heart Procession, Rocket From the Crypt, Bauhaus, and Gogogo Airheart.... (Read complete news)


