Happy Mood

Happy Mood
EP by Dessau
Released	1986 (1986)
Studio	Belmont Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	14:46
Label	Faction
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Europe Light"	John Elliott	3:27
2.	"Imperial Hotel"	Elliott	4:42

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Unshakeable"	Elliott	3:06
2.	"First Year"	Elliott Kim Ervin Elliott	3:31

Personnel

Adapted from the Happy Mood liner notes. ^[7]

Dessau

• John Elliott – instruments, vocals, cover art, illustrations, design

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.
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.
5. Nashville Rock (What You Haven't Heard...) (booklet). Various Artists. Nashville, Tennessee: Nashville Entertainment Association. 1989.
6. Red Languages (sleeve). Dessau. 1985.
7. Happy Mood (sleeve). Dessau. Nashville, Tennessee: Faction Records. 1986.

External links

• Happy Mood at Discogs (list of releases)