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| "Formed in 1987 at Tokyo's University of Meiji, the instrumental quartet Happy Family describes its music as chamber jazz-rock driven by the fast and heavy rhythms of hard rock. Reference points include Magma, Univers Zero and Henry Cow, but Happy Family stakes out its own turf with its stunning, sometimes furious, intensity." - Jim Dorsch/Allmusic.com |
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| "Fans of KING CRIMSON, UNIVERS ZERO and MAGMA, pay attention: HAPPY FAMILY is one of the best bands currently happening in Japan right now. Furious riffing, noisy angular drumming, intense energy and top-notch musicianship is what they're about. Their guitar work is in the vein or Robert Fripp; the keyboards recall either UNIVERS ZERO or MAGMA (depending on what passages you're hearing); the fretless bass work will no doubt remind you of the MAGMA/Zeuhl fusion sound; and the drumming will instantly recall Bill Bruford or Daniel Denis of UNIVERS ZERO. Throw in a bit of heavy metal, some Japanese goofiness and you're in for quite a sonic ride." - ProgArchives |
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| "This quartet formed in Tokyo in the late 80s, and has become popular with RIO prog-rock fans all over the world. Influenced by bands such as Magma, Ruins, Univers Zero, and King Crimson, they play a hyper-aggressive form of rock that will either raise your adrenaline level or give you a migraine." - Ground And Sky |
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artist: Happy Family
title: Happy Family
type: album
label: Cuneiform
release date: 1995
length: 52:38
genre: avant-prog
country: Japan/US
format: mp3
bitrate: vbr (206-282kbps avg)
codec: lame 3.98
credits:
Tatsuya Miyano - bass
Keiichi Nagase - drums
Shigeru Makino - guitar
Kenichi Morimoto - keyboards
tracklist:
1. Rock & Young
2. Shige Et Osanna
3. Partei
4. Rolling The Law Court
5. Kaiten (Ningen Gyorai)
6. Naked King
7. Drums Whisper Spacy
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artist: Happy Family
title: Toscco
type: album
label: Cuneiform
release date: 1997
length: 55:07
genre: avant-prog
country: Japan/US
format: mp3
bitrate: vbr (194-258kbps avg)
codec: lame 3.98
credits:
Tatsuya Miyano - bass
Keiichi Nagase - drums
Takahiro Izutani - guitar
Kenichi Morimoto - keyboards
tracklist:
1. The Great Man
2. Overdrive Locomotive
3. Nord Company vs. Lead Company
4. Filial Piety At the Dawn
5. The Sushi Bar (With Bad Face, Bad Manners, And Bad Taste)
6. He Is Coming At Tokyo Station
7. The Picture Book - X Rated
8. The Three Leaves Insect
9. The Great Man (Revisited)