▁Republic ▁Category : M id land ▁Rock H ounds ▁players ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D aj ab ón ▁Category : S ac r amento ▁River ▁C ats ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁S la pp ▁Happy ▁was ▁a ▁German / English ▁avant - pop ▁group , ▁formed ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Their ▁line up ▁consisted ▁of ▁Anthony ▁Moore ▁( key boards ), ▁Peter ▁B leg v ad ▁( gu itar ) ▁and ▁D ag mar ▁Kra use ▁( v oc als ). ▁The ▁band ▁members ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁where ▁they ▁merged ▁with ▁Henry ▁Cow , ▁but ▁the ▁mer ger ▁ended ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁and ▁S la pp ▁Happy ▁split ▁up . ▁S la pp ▁Happy ' s ▁sound ▁was ▁character ised ▁by ▁D ag mar ▁Kra use ' s ▁unique ▁vocal ▁style . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁brief ▁reun ions ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁opera ▁called ▁Camera , ▁record ▁the ▁album ▁ Ç a ▁Va ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁perform ▁shows ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Germany ▁S la pp ▁Happy ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁Germany ▁by ▁British ▁experimental ▁composer ▁Anthony ▁Moore . ▁Moore ▁had ▁recorded ▁two ▁avant - gar de / ex perimental ▁solo ▁LP s ▁at ▁Fa ust ' s ▁studio ▁in ▁W ü m me , ▁Bre men , ▁Germany ▁for ▁Pol yd or ▁Records . ▁When ▁he ▁presented ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁third ▁album