ASTHMATIC KITTY SAMPLER!

I recently sent out an email to all member of the Black Cat community about the good fortune I had in receiving some sampler CDs from Asthmatic Kitty, one of my favorite independent record labels.

What had happened was that I had ordered some vinyl from the label - two Sufjan Stevens LPs which round out my Sufjan vinyl collection - and they included this cool sampler CD in with the delivery of my order. I popped it in the big rig and listened, and it was very cool. Several artists on the label, every one different than the next, and I had this thing in constant rotation (on repeat) for I don't know how many hours.

Asthmatic Kitty really encapsulates my hopes for the indie-label industry, because they are finding fantastic artists and putting out quality music. You may not know these guys, but hopefully you will get to know them.

So - I had an idea while listening to the sampler. What if i were able to get a hold of some of those CD samplers from the label and comp them out to Black Cat members and clients? That would help to spread the word about the label and its artists, turn some people on to some cool new music, all in all - win:win

So I pitched the label the idea, and in return for my little leap of faith they sent me 100 CD samplers!

That was incredibly cool and generous of them!

So I sent out the email to all the Black Cat members: send me your physical mailing address, and I'll send you a CD sampler totally free.

I'm happy to report today that the first 50 or so CDs went out, and there are about 50 left. I'm also including one with every new Veloce order. When we're out of CDs, we're out ... first come first served.

Hope you all like them!