HAPPY LAND (A COMPENDIUM OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC FROM THE BRITISH ISLES 1992-1996 VOLUME 2) by VARIOUS ARTISTS
| SKU | 128245 |
| Artist | VARIOUS ARTISTS |
| Title | HAPPY LAND (A COMPENDIUM OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC FROM THE BRITISH ISLES 1992-1996 VOLUME 2) |
| Label | ABOVE BOARD PROJECTS |
| Catalog # | HLLP 2 |
| Genre | |
| Release | W 18 - 2023 |
| Format | Vinyl - UK2LP |
| EAN Barcode | 5060944578695 |
| Import | |
| € 31,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Strider. B. - Linmiri ≠ Bradley Stryder
- Radioactive Lamb - Bellevedere
- Max - Pull Thy Boots
- Fretless Azm - Dreamland
- Sandoz - Armed Response
- The Black Dog - Cost II
- Zone Smut - Sub Dub Rub (Holyfield Vs. Tyson Remix Totally Killed By Sub Dub)
- Slow Rotor - Space Disco (Dub Edit)
Description
The second part of Ed Cartwright's much-needed retrospective of British electronic music in the post-rave era ('92-'96) - a time of great creativity set against the backdrop of recession and unease at the Conservative government's harsh policies (sounds familiar etc) - is even more impressive than its predecessor.
Employing the same hard-to-pigeonhole mix of sounds and styles, it confidently strides between mind-mangling IDM psychedelia (a ridiculously rare Richard D James outing as Strider B), dubby and sub-heavy deep house (Slow Rotor's fantastic 'Space Disco (Dub Edit)' and Fretless AZM's 'Dreamland'), maximal techno-not-techno (Radioactive Lamb), and unfamiliar selections from familiar favourites (the Black Dog, Richard H Kirk as Sandoz). The package also contains extensive contextualising liner notes from UK dance music historian Matt Anniss.
