BUCK-TICK
Buck-Tick (typeset as BUCK-TICK) is a Japanese rock
band formed in 1983.
The band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai (vocals),
Hisashi Imai (guitar, backing vocals, noises and
theremin), Hidehiko Hoshino (guitar, backing vocals),
Yutaka Higuchi (bass), and Yagami Toll (drums) for the
majority of its existence.
Over the course of their career, the band have
experimented with many different genres of music,
including post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, industrial,
electronica, and straight rock and roll.
Along with X Japan, Buck-Tick are commonly credited as
one of the fou ...read more
Buck-Tick (typeset as BUCK-TICK) is a Japanese rock
band formed in 1983.
The band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai (vocals),
Hisashi Imai (guitar, backing vocals, noises and
theremin), Hidehiko Hoshino (guitar, backing vocals),
Yutaka Higuchi (bass), and Yagami Toll (drums) for the
majority of its existence.
Over the course of their career, the band have
experimented with many different genres of music,
including post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, industrial,
electronica, and straight rock and roll.
Along with X Japan, Buck-Tick are commonly credited as
one of the founders of the visual kei movement.
In addition to their long, productive career as a band, the
five members have worked on individual projects and
collaborated with many other famous artists, both
Japanese and foreign, including Maki Fujii (of Soft
Ballet), Issay (of Der Zibet), Kiyoshi (of Spread Beaver
and Media Youth), Masami Tsuchiya (formerly of Ippu-
do), Raymond Watts (of PIG), Sascha
Konietzko(ofKMFDM), Clan ofXymox, Robin Guthrie
(oftheCocteauTwins), Cube Juice, and KelliAli (formerly
of Sneaker Pimps). « hide |
