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Happy Heroes

EP by

Negativland

Released

March 1998

Genre

Sound Collage

Length

26:23

Label

Seeland Records^[1]

Producer

Negativland

Negativland chronology

Dispepsi
(1997)

Happy Heroes
(1998)

The ABCs of Anarchism
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

"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)

v t e Negativland
Don Joyce Jon "Wobbly" Leidecker
Albums	Negativland Points A Big 10-8 Place Escape from Noise Helter Stupid Free Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2 Dispepsi These Guys Are from England and Who Gives a Shit Deathsentences of the Polished and Structurally Weak No Business Thigmotactic It's All in Your Head True False The World Will Decide
Live albums and DVDs	Negativconcertland Negativ(e)land: Live on Tour It's All in Your Head FM Our Favorite Things
EPs	U2 Guns The Letter U and the Numeral 2 Truth in Advertising Happy Heroes The ABCs of Anarchism
Notable songs	"Christianity Is Stupid" "Helter Stupid"
Over the Edge	Vol. 1 Vol. 1½ Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 5 Vol. 6 Vol. 7 Vol. 8 Vol. 9

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