Graffiti Mechansim - Forext [hpr031]

Happy 2009!

We're starting off the new year with a brand new EP from Graffiti Mechanism of extremely subtle and minimalist ambient music entitled "Forext". Click here to download it for free, as always.

More news coming very soon!

September News

Happy fall everyone!

We start off the new season with a brand new EP from Graffiti Mechanism entitled Harvest Moon. It's perfect blend of organic textures and electronic warmth - perfect music to go for a walk in the pumpkin patch with, and as always it's available for free download!

Lee is once again slated to appear on a tribute to Frank Zappa in the new year, only this time under his real name. 21 Burnt Weenie Sandwiches challenges various artists from around the world to use all or partial themes of Zappa's Burnt Weeny Sandwich album into a single song. Lee's track "Burning Of The Sand Witch" got the thumbs up and we can't wait to hear the rest of the album when it gets released by Cordelia Records next year.

August news

We're proud to release the debut EP on our label by Scrap Heap. Scrap already has quite a large catalog of music; this EP answers just what can you do with some imaginating, a limited palate of sounds and turn it it all into a dynamic noise release. Available for free download and also in the public domain, so remix away!

August 1st officially launched the debut of the world's first netlabel for kids, Kazoomzoom! Run by Katya of Oddio Overplay, the site features all sorts of neat things for kids to download, play it and contribute. Lee and his pal Sheep contributed a song for the site's first release, Silly Songs - totally free and totally fun. Visit the site today!

c4 and Lee have also teamed up for proc-records first physical release: a two-track cassette single called Gelwaz. The tracks are available for free download, but you can also get a copy from proc-records if you wish - limited edition of 25 copies.

c4 - nothing [hpr027]

c4 returns with another EP of spacey electronic loops and grooves. Very much in the style of Jean Michel-Jarre and spacey-masters The Orb, these four tracks show Adam's melodic side, but still retain the hypnotic quality from his other work. By using no percussion or drums, the music has a floating quality, with movement propelled by the rhythm of the melodies.

Quite easily a favorite of mine out of all of Adam's work - download it now, you will enjoy it too. And don't forget to visit proc-records.

Lee Rosevere - Sounds Of The Earth/AKR [hprs001]

Happy Puppy is proud to announce the debut of their new 'single series' and the first release is a timely one by Lee Rosevere, featuring a remix of the sounds of earth.

Today on July 3, scientists posted a recording of how the earth sounds from space, and Lee remixed the original file into 2 new ambient works in 30 minutes. You can listen to the original file here.

Go get it!

Lee Rosevere - Reason/Four Reasons [hpr026/ocean13]

In collaboration with the Oceanbase netlabel, Lee has released two versions of new ambient material.

Over at Oceanbase, you can download Four Reasons, a collection of 4 long tracks for completely free licensed to the public domain.

Here at Happy Puppy, we are offering an limited exclusive "artist edition" of the album, entitled Reason which contains over 4 hours of music, including extended full length versions of the material on a 4-CD box set...over 3 hours of unheard music!

The 4-CD version of Reason is not for free download - it's being released as a fund raiser for archive.org, which hosts all of our music for absolutely no charge, so we'd thought it'd be nice to give something back to them.

The box set costs $25, of which $18 will be donated to archive.org and we will send you in the mail a copy of Reason, 4 CDs housed in a double-DVD style case. There are a total of ten sets available, so order yours now! Sorry, we are only able to accept Paypal.

As of July 6/08, we have six box sets left! And if you need more encouraging, Scott from Oceanbase has posted his review of the 4-CD box with screen caps, and he likes it!

To download the free version of Four Reasons from Oceanbase, please click here.

To order your copy of the 4-CD set Reason, click here.

KUSO - Sursu & Tabriz [hpr025]

Happy Puppy is pleased to announce the debut EP from the latest addition to the Puppy label family.

Although the word "Kuso" means internet culture parody in East Asia, these tracks by the enigmatic artist Kuso suggest intent in a more serious musical direction.

This EP is split into 2 distinct parts, the first titled "TABRIZ" which encorporates elements of Japanese-flavoured guitars alongside orchestrations and melodies that resemble the 1970's work of Ennio Morricone.

The second shorter section, "SURSU" is comprised of themes that could easily appear in an action picture from the 70s, although of the slightly more wobbly variety.

The bonus track "Construccion Del Maiz" is an 8-bit outing, very much like the theme from a long-lost video game.

We hope you enjoy this short, but worthwhile listen. Download now!