Happy Family | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Progressive rock, Zeuhl, avant-rock |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Cuneiform |
Members |
Kenichi Morimoto Takahiro Izutani Keiichi Nagase Hidemi Ichikawa |
Past members |
Shige Makino Tatsuya Miyano |
Website |
facebook |
Happy Family is a Japanese instrumental progressive rock band based in Tokyo formed in 1987 by music students of Tokyo's University of Meiji. [1] They are influenced by French progressive rock band Magma (and so are associated with Magma's style of music which is termed Zeuhl) [2] and British experimental band Henry Cow, [1]
They are also influenced by minimal music.[ citation needed] Jim Dorsch, writing for AllMusic, feels that the drummer, Nagase, contributes "rhythmic complexity" to their music. [1] They broke up at the end of 1998 for 14 years, then reformed in 2012. [1] They are now active, releasing new album along with attending 1st edition of Rock in Opposition Japan Festival in 2014.
Happy Family | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Progressive rock, Zeuhl, avant-rock |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Cuneiform |
Members |
Kenichi Morimoto Takahiro Izutani Keiichi Nagase Hidemi Ichikawa |
Past members |
Shige Makino Tatsuya Miyano |
Website |
facebook |
Happy Family is a Japanese instrumental progressive rock band based in Tokyo formed in 1987 by music students of Tokyo's University of Meiji. [1] They are influenced by French progressive rock band Magma (and so are associated with Magma's style of music which is termed Zeuhl) [2] and British experimental band Henry Cow, [1]
They are also influenced by minimal music.[ citation needed] Jim Dorsch, writing for AllMusic, feels that the drummer, Nagase, contributes "rhythmic complexity" to their music. [1] They broke up at the end of 1998 for 14 years, then reformed in 2012. [1] They are now active, releasing new album along with attending 1st edition of Rock in Opposition Japan Festival in 2014.