1998 EP by Negativland
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Happy Heroes is an EP by sound collage and experimental musical group Negativland , released in 1998.[ 3] [ 4]
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]
"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 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 ^ Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira. "Negativland" . Trouser Press . Retrieved 2020-07-24 . ^ "Happy Heroes - Negativland | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com. ^ "Review - Happy Heroes" . Orlando Weekly . 1998-07-15. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2023-07-19 . ^ Baker, Brian (2000-05-03). "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 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-19 . ^ Duncan, David D. (1998-05-21). Grimstead, Stephen (ed.). "Memphis Flyer: Music Reviews - May 21, 1998" . Memphis Flyer . Contemporary Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 1999-10-01. Retrieved 2023-07-19 . ^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (July 24, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (1st ed.). Rough Guides . p. 713. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books . {{cite book }}
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