Happy Heroes
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Happy Heroes is a E.P. by sound collage and experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 musical group Negativland
Negativland
Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song...

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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
    Happy Hero
    Happy Hero is a single by the experimental band Negativland, appearing on their 1997 album, Dispepsi. The song talks about how a man would get publicity by putting himself in danger so he would promote Pepsi on the stage...

    " - 5:02
  8. "Mertz End" - 0:13

Personnel

  • Mark Hosler
    Mark Hosler
    Mark Hosler is an American musician who is a founding member of the sound art collective Negativland.- Career :Through his public speaking, lectures and extensive interviews, he serves as the primary spokesperson for the group...

     - tapes
    Tapes
    Tapes is a small city in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, near to Porto Alegre. It's good for sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing....

    , electronics
    Electronics
    Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...

    , rhythms, Booper, clarinet
    Clarinet
    The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

    , organ
    Organ (music)
    The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

    , viola
    Viola
    The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

    , loops
    Music loop
    In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...

    , guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , etc.
  • Richard Lyons
    Richard Lyons (musician)
    Richard "Pastor Dick Seeland" Lyons is one of the members in Negativland. His personas in the band include Dick Vaughn, 5-time Cali Award winner; auto trivia expert...

     - tapes, electronics, rhythms, Booper, clarinet, organ, viola, loops, guitar, etc.
  • David Wills - synthesizer
    Synthesizer
    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

    , voice, tape
  • Peter Dayton - guitars, viola
  • W. M. Kennedy - guitar
  • Ernst Long - Trumpet
  • Phil Friehofner - Organ
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