The best castanets may vary from person to person, depending on each individual’s needs, but it’s not hard to miss a nice pair of castanets when you see them. While most castanets have a few things in ...

After his Castanets project vanished off the map in 2009, Raymond Raposa brings the experimental folk project back for another go-round. Decimation Blues is a fragmented album that trends toward the ...

Ray Raposa, the folk artist best known for his music as Castanets, has died at age 41. Via Pitchfork, the news came via Sufjan Stevens‘ Asthmatic Kitty label, who released much of Raposa’s work and ...

Canadian trio Absolutely Free offer up their self-titled debut (well, technically there is a period in the album name). It’s often tough to make a modern record with extensive electronic elements ...

Plenty of bands these days are lacing their songs with ambient noise and electronics, stray bits of ear candy, dark intimations of an experimental impulse just beneath the surface, but it’s unusual to ...