Why?
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Founded: 1999
Headquarters: Oakland/Bay Area, CA
Website Link(s): http://www.anticon.com/
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Why? is one of the quirky contenders in the Anticon crew out of sunny California. The moniker originally was only responsible for Yoni Wolf, who, if you are a fan of the experimental hip-hop label, is the man you’ve heard through the collaborations with cLOUDDEAD (with Doseone and Odd Nosdam), Greenthink (with Doseone), and Reaching Quiet (with Odd Nosdam). Wolf also recorded the first two of his solo EP’s solely under the name, but as of recently, Why? has come to represent along with Wolf, his older brother Josiah Wolf, Matt Meldon and Doug McDiarmid. The quartet has expanded the indie-hop sound originally constructed by Wolf and morphed it from an odd nasal voice backed by a scratchy drum machine to a light-hearted (with a murmur) and experimental indie-pop band.
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- Elephant Eyelash (Anticon - 2005)
- Oaklandazulasylum (Anticon - 2003)
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- Sanddollars EP (Anticon - 2005)
- Early Whitney EP (Anticon - 2004)
- Why?/Odd Nosdam Split EP (Anticon - 2001)
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Yoni Wolf as Why?:
- Shawnee Rip - Josiah – The Josiah EP (self released – 2003)
- Spreading - Josiah – The Josiah EP (self released – 2003)
- What A Day Day (Why? Remix) - Fog – What A Day Day 12" (Ninja Tune – 2003)
- Song For John Walker w/ Alias, Doseone, Pedestrian, Sole, Passage - DJ Krush - The Message at the Depth (Sony Music - 2003)
- The Carnival w/ Tommy V, Nick Starr, Doseone - Tommy V - Crew Cuts (Homeless - 2001)
- With Branches Bare - Hood - Cold House (Aesthetics - 2002)
- You're Worth the Whole World - Hood - Cold House (Aesthetics - 2002)
- Center City w/ Sole - Sole - Center City Anticon - 2000)
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Yoni Wolf as Why?:
- The Results Are In w/ Dosh - Crossfaded Vol. 2 CD (Firetrunk Records – 2004)
- Hahaha/On My 19th - Anticon Label Sampler (Anticon – 2004)
- Darla - Anticon Label Sampler (Anticon – 2004)
- Bad Entropy - Anticon Label Sampler (Anticon – 2004)
- Cold Lunch (Albert Brown Mortuary Dumpster Dive Remix) - Themselves - The No Music of AIFFs / Anticon Label Sampler (Anticon – 2003-2004)
- I Love Art! w/ Pedestrian & Odd Nosdam - Inside Out - A Foolblown Compilation (Blown! Recordings - 2000)
- You’ll Know Where Your Plane Is - Anticon Giga Single CD (Anticon –2001)
- We Ain’t Fessin (Double Quotes) w/ Alias, Doseone, Passage, Sole, Pedestrian - More from June / We Ain’t Fessin CD/10”: (Anticon - 2002)
