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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]

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

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

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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