Happy Heroes

Happy Heroes
Happy Heroes
EP by Negativland
Released	March 1998
Genre	Sound Collage
Length	26:23
Label	Seeland Records
Producer	Negativland
Negativland chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

"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

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

^ 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}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[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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