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Happy Rhodes is an enigma. This is according to the Music Industry, which has never been able to pigeon-hole her into any category. Her music is otherworldly yet substantial and her 4-octave voice has a haunting familiarity to it. Most listeners find her work difficult to describe and yet she incites an almost unheard of devotion among her fans. She goes from Kate Bush highs to David Bowie lows and you find yourself being beckoned to follow her into her futuristic worlds. She is now working on her 11th full-length album and is looking forward to doing some live shows soon.
In addition to her own work, you'll also find Happy guesting on CD's by Hansford Rowe and Project Lo which you'll find on our LoLo Records page.
Happy Rhodes/Find Me ....CD $15.99
(excerpt from 'One and Many')
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Happy Rhodes returns after a long absence with Find Me, her latest collection of songs, and it is well worth the wait. Exploring a sound both familiar and new, Happy covers a lot of emotional ground on Find Me. The subject matter ranges from the defiant anthem "She Won't Go," the last thoughts of a dying crash victim in the title track, the lament of the eternal bridesmaid on "Chosen One" and the sweet tribute to a loved one in "Here and Hereafter." Happy delivers one of the best songs of her career with the elegant and mesmerizing "Can't Let Go," exploring how the emotional scars of the past can be both a source of inspiration and a curse. The incredible range of her instrument is complimented by a carefully crafted bed of electronics and traditional instruments into a sound that is both unique and incredibly listenable. Nowhere does this seem more apparent than the track "Queen" where she seems to ponder her role as siren to the marginalized, the searching and the broken. Thankfully she seems to be willing to take the mantle, as unwilling as it might be. We'll all continue to be the better for it. Assisting Happy on Find Me are Hansford Rowe and Bon Lozaga of Gongzilla, Trey Gunn, Bob Muller, Jon Catler Teddy Kumpet, Rob Schimmer and more.
Happy Rhodes/Warpaint ....CD $16.99
(excerpt from 'One and Many')
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Warpaint is considered by many of Happy's fans to be among her best work. Includes the hit, "Feed The Fire." This has been out of print for a while now, but demand is now such that Happy is repressing this classic of hers!
Happy Rhodes/Many Worlds are Born Tonight ....CD $16.99
Happy released approximately 9 CD's on the Aural Gratification label. In 1997 however, Happy decided that it was time to seek out a different kind of record label. A good friend recommended her to a newly forming label called, Samson Music. Founded by Norm Waitt Jr.(co-founder of the Gateway Computer company), this was a label that Happy felt would take her music to the next level. She signed with them and released "Many Worlds Are Born Tonight" in August of 1998. It is Happy's favorite album. "I went through a lot of darkness to make that album. It was also the most fun I've ever had making a record." Happy and Samson Music parted ways in early 2000. And now, sadly, Samson has let this great album go out of print! Through Happy's efforts we have managed to get a handful of these CD's. But when these are gone, we're not likely to be able to get any more, so get it while you can.
Happy Rhodes/Rearmament ....CD $16.99
Early Happy music....acoustic with a touch of electronics. Not to be missed.
Happy Rhodes/Ecto ....CD $16.99
The namesake for the electronic mailing list, "ECTO". Early Happy acoustic/electronic gems.
Happy Rhodes/The Keep ....CD $12.99
The latest collection of live radio tracks as well as new originals and never before released oldies.
Happy Rhodes/Building The Colossus ....CD $12.99
Happy's most commercial effort to date. Includes the hit "Collective Heart".
Happy Rhodes/Equipoise ....CD $12.99
The follow-up to "Warpaint", a collection of film-inspired, richly textured songs. Prepare for a journey.
Happy Rhodes/Rhodes I ....CD $16.99
Temporarily unavailable, sorry
The first of two "compilation" CDs of Happy's earliest recorded material. Bonus tracks included.
Happy Rhodes/Rhodes II ....CD $16.99
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The second of two "compilation" CDs of Happy's earliest recorded material. Bonus tracks included.
Happy Rhodes/RhodeSongs ....CD $16.99
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A compilation of live, acoustic or otherwise unusual versions of Happy's best work. Includes hit "Feed The Fire".
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