Happy Family (Japanese band)

Happy Family
Origin Japan
Genres Progressive rock, avant-rock
Years active 1987–present
Labels Cuneiform
Website facebook.com/HappyFamily.music
Members Kenichi Morimoto
Takahiro Izutani
Keiichi Nagase
Hidemi Izutani
Past members Shige Makino
Tatsuya Miyano

Happy Family is Japanese instrumental progressive rock band based in Tokyo formed in 1987 with member in musucal circle of 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 alive, releasing new album along with attending 1st edition of Rock in Oppsition 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) / Takahiro Izutani (guitar) / Tatsuya Miyano (bass) / Keiichi Nagase (drums)
around 3rd album ~ now
Kenichi Morimoto (keyboards) / Takahiro Izutani (guitar) / Keiichi Nagase (drums) / Hidemi Ichikawa (bass)

Discography

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