Happiness (Fridge album)

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Happiness
Fridge Happiness album.jpg
Studio album by
Fridge
Released24 September 2001
Genre Post-rock, downtempo, experimental techno
Length59:27
Label Text Records
Producer Fridge
Fridge chronology
Eph
(1999)		Happiness
(2001)		 The Sun
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [2]

Happiness is a studio album by the English instrumental post-rock band Fridge. It was released in 2001 on Text Records. [3] According to AllMusic, the album's highlights are "Cut Up Piano and Xylophone" described as a "soft, gauzy piece reminiscent of '70s minimalism", and "Five Four Child Voice". [1]

It was re-released in April 2023 on vinyl, having been "restored, reconstructed, and remastered" by Fridge guitarist Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet). [4]

Track listing

  1. "Melodica and Trombone"
  2. "Drum Machines and Glockenspiel"
  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 Edits"
  8. "Harmonics"
  9. "Long Singing"
  10. "Surface Noise and Electric Piano" [Japanese version only]
  11. "Five Combs" [Japanese version and Reissue only]

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Cardew, Ben (27 May 2023). "Fridge: Happiness (Anniversary Edition) Album Review". Pitchfork .
  3. ↑ LeMay, Matt. "Happiness, Fridge, 2001". Pitchfork , 18 October 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2023
  4. ↑ Monroe, Jazz. "Four Tet’s Old Band Fridge Reissuing Happiness for Its 20th Anniversary". Pitchfork, 4 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023
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