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Rafter is the performing name of the American musician and producer Rafter Roberts. He also owns his own studio, Singing Serpent, in
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, California, United States. In 2005 he formed the project ''Bunky'' together with Emily Joyce. The name is a combination of the words "bunny" and "monkey" while they released one album,'' Born To Be A Motorcycle ''(Asthmatic Kitty, 2005). In January 2019 he started a megaseries of Rafter releases with the album ''Terrestrial Extras'' and set a release schedule of a new Rafter album every month for the duration of the year.


Discography


Albums

* ''Sweaty Magic'' (
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, 2008) * ''Sex Death Cassette'' (
Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...
) * ''Music for Total Chickens'' (
Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...
, 2007) * ''10 Songs (Rafter)'' (
Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...
, 2006) * ''Born to be a Motorcycle'' as a member of Bunky * ''Animal Feelings'' (
Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...
, 2010) * ''Quiet Storm'' (
Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...
, 2011) * ''It's Reggae'' (
Asthmatic Kitty Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local coll ...
, 2014) *''XYZ'' (
Joyful Noise Recordings Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington, Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases. Joyful Noise maintains an a ...
, 2016) *''Terrestrial Extras (
Rad Lazer
''January 2019)'' *''Rhythm Box (
Rad Lazer
''February 2019)'' *''Omnivore (
Rad Lazer
''March 2019)''


Producer

* '' Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made'' by
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(2009) * Various
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albums * The Rapture ''
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Shapes and Sizes Shapes and Sizes are a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia. There are four members—Nathan Gage, singers Caila Thompson-Hannant and Rory Seydel, and John Crellin. History Shapes and Sizes came together in Victoria and se ...
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Performer

* Bunky * The Free*Stars * Various
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and
Castanets Castanets, also known as ''clackers'' or ''palillos'', are a percussion instrument (idiophone), used in Spanish, Kalo, Moorish, Ottoman, Italian, Sephardic, Swiss, and Portuguese music. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome there was a similar ...
albums


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