Asthmatic Kitty Records 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. Asthmatic Kitty is now based across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada with a primary business address in Bloomington, Indiana.
The label's name refers to Sara, a stray with feline asthma adopted by Lowell in 1994. From 2002 on, she lived in Lander, Wyoming (elevation 5,358 ft / 1,633 m), where the thin, dry air alleviated most of her asthma symptoms. Sara died in December 2008, aged fifteen or sixteen years old.
Between 2007 and 2010, Unusual Animals was a special series of limited-edition vinyl releases, parties, artist showcases, and music events. In 2007, the Unusual Animals Project Space founded by Michael Kaufmann at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis featured exhibitions by Cindy Hinant and Stuart Snoddy.
Launched in 2009, the Library Catalog Music Series publishes instrumental music by a variety of artists for personal and commercial use.
In 2020, Sufjan Stevens and Lowell Brams released Aporia, a 21-track album. The album has been described as "mixing organic instrumentation with experimental electronics, intertwining both new age and ambient music."
Active artists
James McAlister 900X Angelo De Augustine Denison Witmer Half-handed Cloud Sisyphus Sufjan Stevens The Welcome Wagon
Former artists and alumni
Cecile Believe Castanets Cryptacize DM Stith Dots Will Echo Epstein Fol Chen Helado Negro Hermas Zopoula I Heart Lung Jookabox Julianna Barwick Land of a Thousand Rappers Lily & Madeleine Liz Janes My Brightest Diamond Ombre Osso String Quartet Linda Perhacs Pepe Deluxé Rafter Raymond Byron and the White Freighter Roberts and Lord Royal City Chris Schlarb Shannon Stephens Shapes and Sizes The Curtains Trumans Water
See also
List of record labels
References
External links
Interview with Lowell Brams Interview with Michael Kaufmann