Happy Heroes
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| Happy Heroes | ||||
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| Released | March 1998 | |||
| Genre | Sound Collage | |||
| Length | 26:23 | |||
| Label | Seeland Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Negativland | |||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
Happy Heroes is an EP by sound collage and experimental musical group Negativland, released in 1998.[3][4]
Critical reception
[edit]Memphis Flyer wrote that the EP "delivers more bang for the buck – particularly if you have a wicked sense of humor and high threshold for aural pain."[5] The Rough Guide to Rock called it "more expert sampler anarchy."[6]
Track listings
[edit]- "Mertz #1" - 1:43
- "Jolly Green Giant" - 7:23
- "Mertz #2" - 1:14
- "Chicken Diction" - 3:49
- "The Black Hole Tube" - 3:48
- "O.J. And His Personal Trainer Kill Ron and Nicole" - 3:12
- "Happy Hero: The Remedia Megamix" - 5:02
- "Mertz End" - 0:13
Personnel
[edit]- Mark Hosler - tapes, electronics, rhythms, Booper, clarinet, organ, viola, loops, guitar, etc.
- Richard Lyons - tapes, electronics, rhythms, Booper, clarinet, organ, viola, loops, guitar, etc.
- David Wills - synthesizer, voice, tape
- Peter Dayton - guitars, viola
- W. M. Kennedy - guitar
- Ernst Long - Trumpet
- Phil Friehofner - Organ
References
[edit]- ^ Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira. "Negativland". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Happy Heroes - Negativland | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Review - Happy Heroes". Orlando Weekly. July 15, 1998. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Baker, Brian (May 3, 2000). "Dead Set on Deconstruction | On what may or may not be its farewell tour, Negativland makes the most of an age of uncertainty". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Duncan, David D. (May 21, 1998). Grimstead, Stephen (ed.). "Memphis Flyer: Music Reviews - May 21, 1998". Memphis Flyer. Contemporary Media, Inc. Archived from the original on October 1, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (July 24, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (1st ed.). Rough Guides. p. 713. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
