| Happy Family | |
| Origin: | Japan |
| Genre: | Progressive rock, Zeuhl, avant-rock |
| Years Active: | 1987–present |
| Label: | Cuneiform |
| Current Members: | Kenichi Morimoto Takahiro Izutani Keiichi Nagase Hidemi Ichikawa |
| Past Members: | Shige Makino Tatsuya Miyano |
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. 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.