Happy Family

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
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