Happy Heroes

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

For the Chinese animated film, see Happy Heroes (film).

Happy Heroes E.P.
EP by Negativland
Released	March 1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Sound Collage
Length	26:23
Label	Seeland Records[1]
Producer	Negativland
Negativland chronology
Negativ(e)land: Live On Tour (1997) Happy Heroes E.P. (1998) The ABCs of Anarchism (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Critical reception

The 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

• 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

1. "Negativland". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
2. "Happy Heroes - Negativland | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Review - Happy Heroes". Orlando Weekly.
4. "Dead Set on Deconstruction". SF Weekly. May 3, 2000.
5. "The Memphis Flyer: Music Reviews - May 21, 1998". www.memphisflyer.com.
6. "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides. July 24, 2003 – via Google Books.