Arousal Disasters (Aporia Records), according to Toronto-based Jonathan Seet, is a collection of vignettes of what occurs to us when our desire consumes us – our emotions can liberate or destroy us. While the songs explore some deep dark erotic corners, they also touch on desire and lust in a more general context.

Although Seet performed, produced and mixed most of Arousal Disasters he wasn't flying solo on the entire project. He enlisted the talents of many local artists; Dennis Mohammed (Wild Strawberries) on bass, Rob Greenway (Brilliantfish, Amanda Marshall) on drums and percussion, Lisa MacIsaac (Mad Violet) on violin, Rachel Smith on backing vocals and lead on "14 Candles", as well as Tanisha Taitt on backing vocals for "Nasty Little Boys". Ray Montford (Look People, Andy Stochansky) engineered and recorded the bed tracks.

Seet’s first album, Melatonin (released in 2000) was a great launching pad to induct the singer/songwriter into the local music/art scene. Songs from Melatonin were included in a 2001 independent documentary (about Ontario’s Presqu’Ile Provincial Park) which piqued Jonathan's interest to create darker yet accessible melodies with intense visuals for Arousal Disasters.

Before completing Arousal Disasters, Seet composed what he likes to call "audio wallpaper" for an art exhibition titled "Vesuvius" at the Sis Boom Bah Gallery in Toronto and scored a Bravo!FACT funded film called "The School" (Berkeley Films) scheduled for release in early 2003.

arousal disasters
.: tracks
1. À Bientôt
2. Cyanide Tooth
3. Dirty Glass
4. 14 Candles
5. Echo
6. The Dead Ballet
7. Light The Sky
8. Smoke
9. Tilt
10. Cover Me
11. Nasty Little Boys

.: recorded by
Jonathan Seet and Ray Montford.

.: written, produced and mixed by
Jonathan Seet.
©Mazurka Music, 2002 (SOCAN)
under exclusive license to
Aporia Records Inc.

.: mastered by
Phil DeMetro at Lacquer Channel.