''Happy Heroes'' is an EP by sound collage and experimental musical group Negativland, released in 1998.

Critical reception

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'' 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." ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' called it "more expert sampler anarchy."

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 -

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electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

, rhythms, Booper,

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

, loops,

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, etc. *Richard Lyons - tapes, electronics, rhythms, Booper, clarinet, organ, viola, loops, guitar, etc. *David Wills -

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

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

References

{{Authority control 1998 EPs Negativland EPs Seeland Records EPs