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Da catalogare sotto la voce rock/avant prog. Lo dice e consiglia la stessa Cuneiform, l'etichetta americana di Washington D.C. capitanata da Steve Feigenbaum , che nel 1995 li scoprì e li portó al debutto discografico. Stiamo parlando degli Happy Family, band giapponese che vent'anni fa fece quasi gridare al miracolo grazie a una micidiale miscela che frullava le tensioni tipiche dei mondi sonori di Magma e proseliti vari del culto Zeuhl con profondità metal e pulsioni progressive. ...

Album Review

Happy Family: Minimal Gods

Read "Minimal Gods" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 5, 2015

Since its self-titled Happy Family (Cuneiform, 1995) and Toscco (Cuneiform, 1997) this sinewy and agile Japanese quartet has remained relatively dormant. But with Minimal Gods, the ensemble's colossal power and mesmerizing agility reemerges with massive doses of adrenaline and robust compositional prowess. Indeed, they haven't lost their touch or one iota of chutzpah during the interim. Similar to other bands in the modern era of prog rock, the stylistic inferences to King Crimson are in effect, yet ...