Happy Mood

Happy Mood
EP by
Dessau
Released1986 (1986)
StudioBelmont Studio
(Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreIndustrial rock
Length14:46
LabelFaction
Producer
  • Tom Der
  • Robb Earls
  • Michel Kestemont
Dessau chronology
Red Languages
(1985) 		Happy Mood
(1986) 		Exercise in Tension
(1989)

Happy Mood is the second EP by Dessau, released in 1986 by Faction Records.[1][2][3]

Music

The tracks "Europe Light" and "Imperial Hotel" were released on the 1989 compilations Music View – Radio's Alternative Talk Show No. 59 & #60 by Joseph Fox Communications, Inc.[4] and Nashville Rock (What You Haven't Heard...) by Joseph Fox Communications, Inc.[5] The songs "First Year" was originally released on the band's Red Languages EP.[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Europe Light"John Elliott3:27
2."Imperial Hotel"Elliott4:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unshakeable"Elliott3:06
2."First Year"
  • Elliott
  • Kim Ervin Elliott
3:31

Personnel

Adapted from the Happy Mood liner notes.[7]

Dessau

Additional performers

  • Frank Brodlo – bass guitar (B1)
  • Tom Gregory – percussion and production (A2)
  • Kim Ervin Elliott – vocals (B2)
  • Tommy Lee Harding – percussion and production (A2)
  • James Horn – bass guitar (B2)
  • Skot Nelson – guitar (A2, B1)
  • Mike Orr – bass guitar (A2)
  • Andy Schmidt – guitar (A1)

Production and design

  • Tom Der – production (B1, B2), engineering (B1)
  • Robb Earls – production and engineering (A1)
  • Michel Kestemont – production and engineering (B2)
  • Mark Wood – executive-producer

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1986 Faction LP 05

References

  1. ^ A. Gordon, Rev. Keith. "Dessau > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ DJ Hypno5 (August 26, 2015). "Isolation – Dessau: Revisit Industrial Classic From 1988". Hypno5ive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Pfanenstiel, Bart; Schock, David (1998). "Artists: Dessau". WTII Records. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Radio's Alternative Talk Show #59 & #60 (sleeve). Various Artists. New York City: Joseph Fox Communications, Inc. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Nashville Rock (What You Haven't Heard...) (booklet). Various Artists. Nashville, Tennessee: Nashville Entertainment Association. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Red Languages (sleeve). Dessau. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Happy Mood (sleeve). Dessau. Nashville, Tennessee: Faction Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)