Far East Family Band

   
Artist: Far East Family Band

   Genre(s): 
New Age
   

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Discography:


   
 Tenkujin

   Year: 1977   
Tracks: 6


   
 Parallel World

   Year: 1976   
Tracks: 4


   
 The Cave Down To The Earth

   Year: 1974   
Tracks: 11


   
 Far Out

   Year: 1973   
Tracks: 9

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Regarded by many as the first Japanese progressive rock grouping, the Far East Family Band featured the keyboardist and future new long time composer, Kitaro. A keyboard-dominated space rock band, the Far East Family Band played extended compositions that brought comparisons to Tangerine Dream and early Pink Floyd.


The group's first album was released under the band name of Far Out. After ever-changing their discover, the band released The Cave Down to Earth in 1975. Their first European spill, Nipponjin -- Join Our Mental Phase Sound (1975), featured re-recorded versions of material from the late record book and the album attributed to Far Out. The group's next record, Parallel Worlds (1976), was deeply influenced by Klaus Schulze wHO Kitaro met on a trip through Europe. With the first track o'er 30 proceedings long, the album bears similarities to Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel. Tenkujin (1977) followed and was the band's first and only American spill. By this point, the band consisted of Miyashta (vocals, synths, guitars, bamboo transverse flute), Hirohito Fukushima (guitar, vocals, koto), and Yujin Harada (drums, percussion). It would be the band's utmost record.