Happy Family (Japanese band)

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Origin Japan Labels Cuneiform Record label Cuneiform Records		Years active 1987–present Active from 1987 Members Takahiro Izutani

Website facebook.com/HappyFamily.music Past members Shige Makino Tatsuya Miyano Albums Toscco, Minimal Gods, Silver Elephant Genres Progressive rock, Experimental rock Similar Kōenji Hyakkei, Bondage Fruit, Miriodor, Salvia Plath, Doctor Nerve

Happy Family is Japanese instrumental progressive rock band based in Tokyo formed in 1987 with member in the musical circle of the University in Tokyo. They influenced by music of Recommended Records type or Zeuhl (which is the music by French progressive rock band Magma), but they also have an influence of minimal music, and are focusing on extremely complex and dynamic rhythm which makes their music unique and original. They stopped their musical activity since the end of 1990s for 15 years, but they restarted once again from early 2010s. They are now active, releasing new album along with attending 1st edition of Rock in Opposition Japan Festival in 2014.

History

around 1st album

Kenichi Morimoto (keyboards) / Tatsuya Miyano (bass) / Shige Makino (guitar) / Keiichi Nagase (drums)

around 2nd album

Kenichi Morimoto (keyboards) / Tatsuya Miyano (bass) / Takahiro Izutani (guitar) / Keiichi Nagase (drums)

around 3rd album ~ now

Kenichi Morimoto (keyboards) / Hidemi Ichikawa (bass) / Takahiro Izutani (guitar) / Keiichi Nagase (drums)

Discography

『Happy Family』 Cuneiform Records Rune 73, 1995

『Toscco』 Cuneiform Records Rune 93 / Arcangelo ARC-1030, 1997

『Minimal Gods』 Cuneiform Records Rune 393 / Disk Union DUJP015, 2014

『Various Artists / Unsettled Scores』 Cuneiform Records Rune 75/76 1995

Songs

Funky Town2016
Nord Company vs Lead CompanyToscco · 1997
Overdrive LocomotiveToscco · 1997

References

Happy Family (Japanese band) Wikipedia

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