“Happy Nation” from the Swedish Techno-Pop band Ace Of Base is from their 1993/94 album of the same name, although in America the album was retitled “The Sign” to match the band’s biggest hit of the same name. This is a great song for several reasons regarding symbolism. One can find religious and secular images set side by side with an underlying theme of a wish for peace and harmony among all peoples of this planet, a wish for a wonderful Utopia if you will; not a typical theme for an Ace … Much of the early music sequencing was executed via MIDI using hardware sequencers such as the Korg SQD1, and Roland MC-50 and the limited amount of sampling that was featured in this early style was accomplished using an Akai S900.