Castanets was an experimental one-man band from San Diego composed of Raymond Raposa and any number of session musicians brought on for his albums and performances. The music has been described as gothic country, avant-gardeindie, psychedelicneo-folk, and a slew of other labels. Fundamentally, the music of Castanets is built on the clash between traditional music styles (folk, country) and modern intuition (avant-garde, psychedelia). For several years, Raymond spent his time traveling the USA by bus and distributing CD-R copies of his music. Castanets has since released two album… read more
Castanets was an experimental one-man band from San Diego composed of Raymond Raposa and any number of session musicians brought on for his albums and performances. The music has been described as gothic country, avant-gardeindie, psychedelicneo-folk, and a slew of other labels. Fundamenta… read more
Castanets was an experimental one-man band from San Diego composed of Raymond Raposa and any number of session musicians brought on for his albums and performances. The music has been described as gothic country, avant-gardeindie, psychedelicneo-folk, and a slew of other labels. Fundamentally, the music of Castanets is built on the clash between traditional mu… read more