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I found out about this label quite late. I don't mind the way of releasing from an artist- or label point-of-view at all.

I do mind it however not because of them, but because of people's greediness, e.g. discogs sellers who buy all records off the shelve and then resell it for crazy amounts.

I never get expensive second hand records, did however get a sealed copy of wh01 this week for 23 Euros (which is 30 inc. shipping) from a Discogs Seller. 30 Euro I would find too much for a record, but damn this was worth it. Am absolutely in love with the vinyl!! Still I know the same seller has all the other withholds on stock for 49 EUR a piece and I fell ready to send him a hate-mail.

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same comment as everyone else: phenomenal music, but ridiculous that they are still withholding digital release

ultimately, in these situations, people without a vinyl player (and who refuse to get vinyl players for various reasons) just pirate.  this exculsivity makes no sense, i can't imagine it helps artists.  indeed it causes their art to be locked away... it's even more offensive when the website has short digital samples; clearly they've digitized it already...

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anyone know if (a) the identities are known, (b) if there's any plan for digital releases?

i still listen to these fondly, but have not purchased them, as i have no vinyl player.  i would gladly buy them in digital form, AND buy further (digital) releases from the artists if i knew their identities.

this situation is pretty awful

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well the Jaffa Kid and Uf0 ones are pretty well known now, and I think there is a comment on Discogs about WH07 being Dawl, which I think is accurate (I don't have inside info, I just think it's fairly obvious). WH012 is Kanyalang - the digitals for the B side of the vinyl are available here: https://truthradio.bandcamp.com/album/dem-feels

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6 minutes ago, gated said:

well the Jaffa Kid and Uf0 ones are pretty well known now, and I think there is a comment on Discogs about WH07 being Dawl, which I think is accurate (I don't have inside info, I just think it's fairly obvious). WH012 is Kanyalang - the digitals for the B side of the vinyl are available here: https://truthradio.bandcamp.com/album/dem-feels

thanks for info.  i guess no one knows about who4; that one's my favorite.

i just checked and i'm at roughly 300 albums in my bandcamp collection.  i'd gladly add who4 and multiple others by the artist if i could...

(edit, to be clear, i bring up the 300 to try to give evidence that i'd really put my money where my words are, if i could.  probably most people here consider this collection small.)

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On 11/29/2020 at 9:04 AM, gated said:

WH012 is Kanyalang - the digitals for the B side of the vinyl are available here: https://truthradio.bandcamp.com/album/dem-feels

I think those two Kanyalang tracks from Dem Feels are the A side as listed on the WH012 clear version, the album cover info and the WH012 black version have the track names and durations jumbled.

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On 8/7/2020 at 3:02 PM, dcom said:

Oh, and I really don't understand the hubbub around Withhold, there's a couple of nice tracks here and there but most of it's mediocre fare riding on limited edition artificial scarcity - although that is exactly what floats my boat, so I'm a bit conflicted.

Cognitive dissonance aside, I caved and splurged on all three bundles, WH01-06 (black vinyl), WH07-12 (black vinyl), and WH013-18 (coloured vinyl). If I'd had to pick them up second hand piecemeal I wouldn't have bothered, but the bundles were comfortably available from Bandcamp through Under The Radar and Thee J Johanz, and I had some loose change jingling in my pocket. My Dork Passenger (i.e. The Collector) is ecstatic, let's see what the more sensible Music Lover subpersona thinks when the lot arrives.

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The compilation is pretty cool, it just sucks that there is no digital. :cry:

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