{"product_id":"various-happy-land-a-compendium-of-alternative-electronic-music-from-the-british-isles-1992-1996-volume-1","title":"Various Artists – Happy Land: A Compendium Of Alternative Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992–1996 (Volume 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom an electronic music perspective, the period 1992 to 1996 in the UK that this compilation celebrates, was one of dizzying sonic diversification. Future Jazzers, notorious experimentalists and outfield eccentrics stumbled onto the dancefloor. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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 \u003cem\u003eHappy Land\u003c\/em\u003e – to quote the name of this compilation – as an angry and divided one. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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’). — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com\/album\/happy-land\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove Board is putting out a compilations of rare and hard-to-find UK electronic music from the early-to-mid-'90s. \u003cem\u003eHappy Land: A Compendium Of Alternative Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992-1996 Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e This compilation feature tracks from Cabaret Voltaire, Matthew Herbert and Ultramarine, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Above Board, the compilations celebrate the dizzying sonic diversification that took place in the UK at this time against a backdrop of political turbulence and authoritarian legislation, which sought to crush rave culture, alternative lifestyles and traveller communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project takes its name from the Ultramarine track \"Happy Land,\" released on their 1993 album United Kingdoms.The LP was a sardonic response to restrictions on civil liberties that were enacted in the '90s, most notably the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/news\/78693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eResident Advisor\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=681292532\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=356281781\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1 Cabaret Voltaire – Soul Vine (70 Billion People)\u003cbr\u003eA2 Ultramarine Feat. Robert Wyatt – Happy Land (Remix – Drummie Zeb)\u003cbr\u003eB Thunderhead –    True Romance (Words By – Eden)\u003cbr\u003eC1 Xeper – Carceres Ex Novum\u003cbr\u003eC2 Matthew Herbert – Housewife\u003cbr\u003eD1 Liquid Son –   Big Decision\u003cbr\u003eD2 Syzygy – Meditation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Above Board Projects\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, 12\", Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Ambient House, Downtempo, Leftfield, Techno\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: House \/\/ Electro \/\/ Techno\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Above Board Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304540164254,"sku":"5060944573355","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/vol-1-mock.jpg?v=1766226388","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/various-happy-land-a-compendium-of-alternative-electronic-music-from-the-british-isles-1992-1996-volume-1","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}