ARTIST: Rafter TITLE: "Sex Death Cassette” LABEL: Asthmatic Kitty Records CATALOG#: AKR037 RELEASE DATE: January 22, 2008 FORMAT: CD UPC: 656605603728 CD BOXLOT: 25 FILE UNDER: pop/indie rock EXPORT RESTRICTIONS: None

RAFTER, SEX DEATH CASSETTE Inspired by influences as diverse as Guided By Voices, R Stevie 1. zzzpenchant Moore, Fela Kuti, Lightning Bolt, Fushitsusha, Stevie Wonder, 2. sleazy sleepy Paul Simon, and Cody Chestnutt, SEX DEATH CASSETTE is an 3. adventurers album full of hope, determination and chaos. It'll leave you with sweat dripping down your face onto your swelled lip; fresh, 4. i love you most of all liquid salt, the quintessential flavor of late night post-disco 5. love time now please parties and booty slinging good times. After dancing to this 6. cuddling raccoons album, you're heavy with it, like too much cough syrup on a 7. chances stomach full of hi-quality sushi. Rafter executes the helter- 8. slay me skelter boogie-down production so gracefully that it is no mystery why those in-the-know recruit him, including the likes 9. breathing room of Fiery Furnaces, The Rapture, Arab on Radar, The Album Leaf, 10. candy sprinkles Rocket from the Crypt, Danielson, Black Heart Procession, The 11. breeze Peppermints, Hot Snakes, his own band Bunky, and fellow 12. casualty of BOC Asthmatic Kitty artists (Castanets, Liz Janes, and Sufjan Stevens). 13. thunderclap

Selling Points 14. tropical - Rafter will be releasing a song a week on the Asthmatic Kitty 15. kindness website for one year 16. no one home ever - Radio promotion by Team Clermont 17. asking - Press by Pitchperfect PR (National Campaign) 18. casualty of dance music - Two videos will be worked to video outlets 19. how to and why

On 10 Songs: "these early recordings are such a showcase for Rafter's skills as a multi-instrumentalist and, above all, producer that it's no mystery why Asthmatic Kitty couldn't let these early productions remain unheard." - Pitchfork

On Music For Total Chickens: "Rafter successfully manages a universe in a genre that few even deserve to visit." - Slug "Each [song] blossoms into its own collage of psychedelic wonder." - Skyscraper "Your bravery will be rewarded with beautiful songs." - CMJ "The way Rafter brings together extremes of pop sweetness and free-form experimentation is wonderfully invigorating." - Performer