Happy Land, by Various Artists

Happy Land

by Various Artists

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luispt I appreciate the short work of "Fretless Azm", particularly on this fantastic electro house track. A must for anyone who likes House. Favorite track: Dreamland.

Millhowski brilliant, loving it Favorite track: Bellevedere.

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A1. Strider. B. - Linmiri ≠ Bradley Stryder
A2. Radioactive Lamb - Bellevedere
B1. Max - Pull Thy Boots
B2. Fretless Azm - Dreamland
C1. Sandoz - Armed Response
C2. The Black Dog - Cost II
D1. Zone Smut - Sub Dub Rub (Holyfield Vs. Tyson Remix Totally Killed By Sub Dub)
D2. Slow Rotor - Space Disco (Dub Edit)

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A1. Cabaret Voltaire - Soul Vine (70 Billion People)
A2. Ultramarine - Happy Land (ft. Robert Wyatt)
B. Thunderhead The Word By Eden - True Romance
C1. Xeper - Carceres Ex Novum
C2. Herbert - Housewife
D1. Liquid Son - Big Decision
D2. Syzgzy - Meditation

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1.	Cabaret Voltaire - Soul Vine 07:49
2.	Ultramarine (feat. Robert Wyatt) - Happy Land 06:44
3.	Thunderhead The Word By Eden - True Romance 11:32	buy track
4.	Xeper - Carceres Ex Novum 06:42
5.	Herbert - Housewife 06:28
6.	Liquid Son - Big Decision 04:37
7.	Syzygy - Meditation 06:06
8.	Strider B. - Linmiri ≠ Bradley Stryder 05:56
9.	Radioactive Lamb - Bellevedere 07:41	buy track
10.	Max - Pull Thy Boots 06:53	buy track
11.	Fretless Azm - Dreamland 06:35	buy track
12.	Sandoz - Armed Response 07:38
13.	The Black Dog - Cost II 06:32
14.	Slow Rotor - Space Disco (Dub edit) 04:47
15.	Zone Smut - Down On All 4's (Holyfield Vs. Tyson Remix Totally Killed By Sub Dub) 05:49	buy track

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Future Jazzers, notorious experimentalists and outfield eccentrics stumble onto the dancefloor. In the 90s. In the UK.

From an electronic music perspective, the period 1992 to 1996 in the UK that this compilation celebrates, was one of dizzying sonic diversification.

It was also a particularly turbulent time in the UK, not only politically and economically, but also culturally too. Economic catastrophe in ‘92 was followed by widespread poverty, a cost of living crisis and countless political scandals. Meanwhile, John Major’s Tory government pandered to its political base via unpleasant, authoritarian legislation that seemingly sought to crush rave culture, alternative lifestyles, and traveller communities. The UK was not so much a ‘Happy Land’ – to quote the name of this compilation – as an angry and divided one. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

Throughout, the music created by producers based across these Isles remained uniquely British, speeding up a process begun in the late 1980s through the emergence of street soul, bleep & bass and breakbeat hardcore – musical styles whose roots in multicultural inner-city communities made them distinctly different from the Black American sounds that had inspired their creators. It was here, rather than in the indie pubs of Camden, that real musical revolutions were taking place.

This deep diving selection brings together some truly adventurous and original electronic music from this period, much of it very hard to find. Major label outings connect with white label oddities with ease. Perhaps it could even be argued that many of these unearthed gems fit more easily into DJ sets in 2023 than they ever did at the time. The off-kilter swing of Richard D James’ obscure and highly sought after Strider B outing, ‘Bradley’s Robot’ is joined by further rare cuts from Cabaret Voltaire and the Black Dog, and artists as diverse as Ultramarine, Herbert, Fretless AZM, and Radioactive Lamb, amongst others.

This collection has been lovingly selected, compiled and mastered for maximum sonic playback. This very special release boasts sublime pastoral themed artwork, as well as informative and passionate liner notes by celebrated music scribe Matt Anniss (‘Join The Future’).

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released April 14, 2023

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