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.