Superhuman Happiness

Bio:

Superhuman Happiness was founded in 2008 to seek joy and love through shared rhythm and melody, composed and improvised. They have one CD, Stuart Bogie's Superhuman Happiness - Fall Down Seven Time Stand Up Eight, and one 7" entitled GMYL/Hounds. Members are known for their work with Antibalas, the Sway Machinery, TV on the Radio, Battle Apples, The Phenomonal Handclap Band, Caural, The Roots, James Hunter, King Expressors, Passion Pit, Celebration, Holly Miranda, Foals and the inimitable MC Chris. The band regularly rehearses, composes, and records together, engaging in various improvisatory musical games currently being compiled for implementation in widespread applications.


The GMYL/Hounds 7" is available! Contact us to get yours!

"Fall Down Seven Times Stand Up Eight" EP is available for download on Bandcamp.com:
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Member Since:

November 19, 2007

Members:

Stuart Bogie-saxophone, keyboard, percussion, vocals
Luke O'Malley-guitar, percussion, vocals
Ryan Ferreira-guitar, vocals, engineering
Jared Samuel-keyboard, bass, vocals
Eric Biondo-trumpet, percussion, keyboads, vocals
Nikhil Yerawadekar-bass, vocals
Miles Arntzen-drums, vocals
and the Lovely Tatiana McCabe on art and design

The "Fall Down Seven Times" EP features all the above PLUS: Brian Chase on Drums, Jeremiah Lockwood on Guitar, Eli Asher on Trumpet, Gunnar Olsen on drums, Gabe Roth on Tamborine, Chris Vatalaro on Drums, Zak Mastoon on Drums and Percussion, and a beautiful mix by Hernan Santiago

Influences:

Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Antibalas, Caural, Henry Threadgill, Bela Bartok, Fugazi, Tortoise, Matt Lux, Colin Stetson, humanity, Celebration, TV on the Radio, Haruki Murakami, Punch Drunk Love, tears of joy, Marjoe, Talking Heads, Neil Gaiman, You, King Sunny Ade, Battles

Sounds Like:

John Bonham and Tony Allen having frozen pizza at Roscoe Mitchell's house on New Years.

Record Label:

Egyptian Brain Surgery