Happy Family

The Profile

Happy Family is a Japanese progressive rock/Zeuhl band known for complex, high-energy instrumental compositions and razor-sharp interplay, with influences often linked to Magma and King Crimson. Members cited in reviews include Takahiro Izutani (guitar), Tatsuya Miyano (bass), Keichi Nagase (drums) and Morimoto (keyboards).

Music is instrumental and blends Zeuhl, avant-prog and progressive rock; influences referenced include Magma, King Crimson, Zappa, Gong and Hawkwind.

One heroic review hails Happy Family’s Toscco as a ferocious, instrumental onslaught steeped in Zeuhl and avant-prog. Magma and King Crimson influences loom large. The playing is tight, menacing, and relentlessly inventive.