Happy Land: A Compendium Of Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992-1996 Volume 1 / Various (Vinyl) Sasha Sloan Understated yet visceral melodies charge

Understated yet visceral melodies charge each song

made of magical and mythologic Latin American secrets

takes Bon Jovi's increasing obsession with Springsteen to the verge of pastiche

Lost a Number Found a King

kalimba and clarinet - and locating a sense of both the deep sadness and uplifting powers of reverie

Happy Land: A Compendium Of Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992-1996 Volume 1 / Various (Vinyl) Sasha Sloan Understated yet visceral melodies chargeFuture 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