Happiness

General | Oct 2001

Reviews

nari
Reviewed 2002-05-06
Fridge "Happiness" [label: Temporary Residence]

Kraut post rocktronica. Some tracks are straight up guit-drum-bass post-rock instrumentals others are all electronic manipulations. Interesting, intellectual and musical, in a diversity of styles. -nari

1. hazy drone, maracas, wandering trombone, abstract; last 1:30 goes minimal
2. cool, chill, boards of canada; bass loop and latin shakers on the bottom layer; pretty hodgepodge of clinks and clacks and found sounds on the top layer
3. lovely flurry of bells & chimes
4. mellow, free-form track with independent lines criss crossing: electric guit, skittery drums; abstract
5. rock; nostalgic looped melody, strummed guit, effervescent drums; "Happiness"; closes with 1 minute of ringing bell
6. cute bass drum-heavy beat-happy thing
7. Fontanelle-like meandering jam w/a pretty outro
8. pretty chirp-like melody & hand drum, with nice flourishes of acoustic guitar. delightful.
9. slow heavy rock beat; twinkling electric guit, piano, & distant voices;
hopeful melody

Recent airplay

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Track listing

1. Melodica and Trombone
2. Drum Machines and Glockenspi
3. Cut Up Piano and Xylophone
4. Tone Guitar and Drum Noise
5. Five Four Child Voice
6. Sample and Clicks
7. Drums Bass Sonics and Edit
8. Harmonics
9. Long Singing