Happy Heroes

Happy Heroes is an EP by sound collage and experimental musical group Negativland, released in 1998.[3][4]

Happy Heroes
EP by
Negativland
ReleasedMarch 1998
GenreSound Collage
Length26:23
LabelSeeland Records[1]
ProducerNegativland
Negativland chronology
Dispepsi
(1997)		 Happy Heroes
(1998)		 The ABCs of Anarchism
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Critical reception

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
  1. "Mertz #1" - 1:43
  2. "Jolly Green Giant" - 7:23
  3. "Mertz #2" - 1:14
  4. "Chicken Diction" - 3:49
  5. "The Black Hole Tube" - 3:48
  6. "O.J. And His Personal Trainer Kill Ron and Nicole" - 3:12
  7. "Happy Hero: The Remedia Megamix" - 5:02
  8. "Mertz End" - 0:13

Personnel
  • 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
  1. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira. "Negativland". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. "Happy Heroes - Negativland | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Review - Happy Heroes". Orlando Weekly. 1998-07-15. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Buckley, Peter, ed. (July 24, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (1st ed.). Rough Guides. p. 713. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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