Far East Family Band - The Cave

From the album Nipponjin released in 1975.

Regarded by many as the first Japanese progressive rock group, the Far East Family Band featured the keyboardist and future new age 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 changing their name, the band released The Cave Down to Earth in 1975. Their first European release, Nipponjin -- Join Our Mental Phase Sound (1975), featured re-recorded versions of material from the previous record and the album attributed to Far Out. The group's next record, Parallel Worlds (1976), was profoundly influenced by Klaus Schulze who Kitaro met on a trip through Europe. With the first track over 30 minutes long, the album bears similarities to Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel. Tenkujin (1977) followed and was the band's first and only American release. By this point, the band consisted of Miyashta (vocals, synths, guitars, bamboo flute), Hirohito Fukushima (guitar, vocals, koto), and Yujin Harada (drums, percussion). It would be the band's last record.

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• Kitaro
• Japan
• Progressive
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[soulstripper91]

reminds me of pink floyd...

[issuesbunny]

Great song. Lots of riffs straight from Pink Floyd though. ( 2:18 Sounds just like On The Run and directly after that it does the thing from One Of These Days  at 2:40 )

[30segundosevangelho]

I love this song! Jesus Crhist is my Lord!

[jebanjepsa]

Awesome!

[rainergoltsche]

habe noch die orginal lp im keller - coole music !!!!!!!!!!

[adric137]

a great band

[1tigerblood]

very good song video is great

[heartfeeder]

I love this Song !

[NudePanorama]

OMG

[xt6002002]

One of the best songs of the hole world