Label: ReR MEGACORP (Japan), HCSH1 LC-02677
Style: Avant-Rock, Art Pop, Cabaret, Rock
Country: 1972–1975; German / English
Time: 36:48
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 202 Mb
Slapp Happy was a German/English avant-pop group, formed in Germany in 1972. Their lineup consisted of Anthony Moore (keyboards), Peter Blegvad (guitar) and Dagmar Krause (vocals). The band members moved to England in 1974 where they merged with Henry Cow, but the merger ended soon afterwards and Slapp Happy split up. Slapp Happy's sound was characterised by Dagmar Krause's unique vocal style. From 1982 there have been brief reunions to create an opera called Camera, record the album "Ca Va" in 1998, and perform shows around the world.
Slapp Happy's music was eccentric pop with an "avant-garde" twist to it. It drew on a variety of musical idioms, including waltzes, bossa novas, French chansons and tangos. The songs' lyrics were literate and playful while the mood varied from "dreamy" to sinister. However, it was Dagmar Krause's unusual and eerie high-pitched voice that was the group's most arresting feature. Her German-inflected vocals ranged from a sweet melodious croon to the "love-it-or-hate-it" Armageddon style typified on In Praise of Learning.
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01. Some Questions About Hats (01:53)
02. The Owl (02:17)
03. A Worm Is at Work (01:52)
04. Bad Alchemy (03:06)
05. Europa (02:48)
06. Desperate Straights (04:14)
07. Riding Tigers (02:02)
08. Apes in Capes (02:16)
09. Strayed (01:54)
10. Giants (01:57)
11. Excerpt from the Messiah (01:49)
12. In the Sickbay (02:09)
13. Caucasian Lullaby (08:25)
Listen. Full Album: Slapp Happy with Henry Cow - Desperate Straights (1975)
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