Did anyone else order stuff from Styggelse's Bandcamp page and not get anything?
I ordered several tapes back in November and still haven't gotten anything. No response to messages either...
I ordered a tape in January of 2021 through the bandcamp and never received it. I did hear back from him in an email once about 6 months ago, but still nothing delivered. I get the sense that a lot of people haven't gotten anything from him in the past year or so.
you are not alone.
recently:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=174.msg95015#msg95015
or if you want to go deeper into the archives:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=165.0
Missed that thread, thanks!
Quote from: Harvest on April 10, 2022, 10:45:26 PM
you are not alone.
recently:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=174.msg95015#msg95015
or if you want to go deeper into the archives:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=165.0
Just spoke to him. Sounds like he's straightening things out... Said his old email address got hijacked and he has a new one for those who have outstanding business: styggelsekassetter@gmail.com
i talked to him today - he will deal with it in a minute - is email is no longer accessible
...sure
Same here, three or so past orders never arrived, around 200 euros of stuff if I remember correctly. Will drop a message on his new email today, hopefully things will get sorted!
Nothing from the orders made since December 2020 have been delivered here. About 150E worth of tapes in total. Tried to reach out several times over the last year and half, at his old and new emails, no reply.
He's been dealing with a lot lately but the tapes will be sent out just can't say when.
Me too, ordered his SWkogsvagen tape, sadly it never came.
I won't say how much I've spent or how long I've waited but rest assured it's much more than anyone else in this thread. What I will say is that kristian has always come through in the past, regardless of how many excuses or setbacks he's had AND he's ALWAYS come through and in spades. It's ALWAYS been worth the wait. That being said, I do hope that it arrives soon.
Here waiting for my order from 2019, there were other purchases based on confidence; however I must say that my patience has gone, Kristian is a fucking liar; so come and try to change my mind.
Olsson has also failed to send out a Hollow Men cassette I ordered from him well over a year ago, and failed to respond to any of my attempts to get in touch with him since then. It's a damn shame since I regard the guy as a great artist and hate to have my opinion of him lowered, but I can't say I wasn't aware of his questionable reputation in the past. I just figured all of that was done with and he was no longer as unreliable. Buyer beware!
I traded with Kristian a couple of times many many years ago. Things went smoothly once or twice and then I got ripped off. I guess he has his "clean" periods when he can function normally and you'll have to be there at the right time for things to work out. It's a real shame, as all his recorded output I've heard has been top-notch. I wish him well and sincerely hope he gets his shit together, but, to be honest, I'm skeptical.
I wish these "troubled artists" would only do releases on other labels. If they have to run a label of their own, they should have someone else taking care of the business side of it.
I brought some things from his band camp. I've just sent a refund request since reading the replies here. I have no interest in waiting a year for the small chance of ever receiving anything.
Another one to add to the list of labels that put out good releases but never ever order directly from them.
Posting personal correspondence seems kind of rude.
EDIT: this post was in response to a post made by another user wherein he posted a large snippet of a personal correspondence between himself and kristian. It has since been removed by said user.
Got a full refund from PayPal. I would advise anyone who has ordered from this seller and has not received anything to do the same. Waste of time.
Quote from: sterilization on May 30, 2022, 02:28:59 AM
Posting personal correspondence seems kind of rude.
Not sending stuff out/being unprofessional is rude as fuck too. Sent that guy morsels from the Netherlands and he said he'd trade me stuff and instead when I got to Sundsvall I basically had to buy stuff and he had forgotten about.
I was thinking on this recently and I feel like in this day and age this is the best way to get no one to give a fuck about what you're doing, but I guess thats the whole vibe? Dude comes from an older time when this type of behavior/business practices were worshipped/respected/made people want to search it out desperately but in 2022 it seems kind of lame and really sucks the wind out of whatever he's doing (for me at least).
This reminds me of when I was supposed to pick up Alfarmania merch for a friend when I played with them at MAPS in NYC. Two times I went up to talk to them to try and buy merch from them and I'll never forget Kristian mumbling something after I asked the second time and he just walked away. After that I gave up because why would I give a fuck? I'm not gonna beg and plead anyone to get their shit, period.
And sure all the old school purists/fwends who get their releases hand delivered will go on and on about how "it will all happen eventually" but frankly it just doesn't add up.
I want to make clear that I don't have an issue with Kristian, just adding to the convo.