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Happy Family

Country

Japan

Bio / info

Happy Family is a Japanese instrumental quartet formed in 1987 that released two albums during their original run. Influences ranged from Magma to Univers Zero, with eclectic, furious passages that may sound similar to King Crimson or Frank Zappa. The band reunited briefly in 2013 and again in 2024.
Photo courtesy of Cuneiform Records

Website

Not on file

Related articles (15)

• Review: Happy Family - 4037 (Jon Davis 2025-08-06)
• Recommendation: Is your family this happy? (Jon Davis 2025-03-25)
• News: Cuneiform Turns 30: The Albums of 2014: a "Name Your Price" Compilation Album (Peter Thelen 2014-11-26)
• Review: Happy Family - Minimal Gods (Peter Thelen 2014-10-28)
• Review: Happy Family - Toscco (Mike McLatchey 1997-05-01)
• Review: Happy Family - Toscco (Peter Thelen 1997-05-01)
• Review: Happy Family - Toscco (Steve Robey 1997-05-01)
• Review: Various Artists - Unsettled Scores (Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)
• Review: Various Artists - Unsettled Scores (Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)
• Review: Various Artists - Unsettled Scores (Dan Casey 1996-03-01)
• Review: Happy Family - Happy Family (Mike McLatchey 1995-11-01)
• Review: Happy Family - Happy Family (Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)
• Review: Happy Family - Happy Family (Mike Ohman 1995-11-01)
• Feature: Riding the Silver Elephant —
  Meet Happy Family 1995 (Dan Casey 1995-07-01)
• Review: Happy Family - "Flying Spirit Dance" Live (Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Releases on file (8)

	Happy Family — Live 4138 (Cuneiform Rune 4138, 2026, DL)
	Happy Family — 4037 (Cuneiform Rune 4037, 2025, DL)
	Happy Family — Minimal Gods (Cuneiform Rune 393, 2014, CD)
	Happy Family — Toscco (Cuneiform Rune 93, 1997, CD)
	Happy Family — Happy Family (Cuneiform Rune 73, 1995, CD)
	Various Artists — Unsettled Scores (Cuneiform Rune 75/76, 1995, 2CD)
	Happy Family — "Flying Spirit Dance" Live ((Not on label) no#, 1994, MC)
	Happy Family — Live at Silver Elephant ((Not on label) *, 1993, MC)

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