[BUCK-TICK Masterpieces] Popular Songs by the Legendary Band with an Overwhelming Presence

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BUCK-TICK / “BABEL” Music Video

As the first installment of the band’s 30th anniversary project, this is their 36th single, released in 2017.

The album No.0, which includes this track, made headlines by entering the top three of the Oricon chart—the band’s first time in 23 years.

Evoking the atmosphere of their early gothic rock while intricately intertwining elements of techno and industrial, the song truly encapsulates the band’s history.

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Steppers Parade – BUCK-TICK [Eng Sub]

A quintessential parade-sound track that begins with a drum roll.

This song served as the theme for the second part of BUCK-TICK’s documentary film “Gekijōban BUCK-TICK ~Bakuchiku Genshō~,” and played over the end credits.

With a sound that feels like it’s reveling in music with the whole body, it conveys a sense of conviction that pushes forward with strength.

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Buck Tick – Automatic Blue

A slightly naive, poppy and energetic song with a driving sense of speed.

The title even includes “BLUE,” doesn’t it? It’s hard to sum up what makes BUCK-TICK great in a few words, but isn’t it their ability to offer a wide range of sounds—from heavy, weighty tracks to songs like this with a thrilling sense of momentum?

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BUCK-TICK “From the Far East with Love” [Music Video]

After moving to the label BMG Funhouse, this was the second release and the twelfth album in total, included on “From the Far East, I LOVE YOU,” and later released as the lead single.

From the content of the lyrics and the words used, it makes you think that war may be the motif.

Of course, interpretations will vary from listener to listener.

Is it truly possible to love and cherish those who oppose us? Isn’t this a mindset more people should have? I feel like this speaks to contemporary society.

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BUCK-TICK / “Heartbeat” Music Video

This song was released in 1995 as an advance single from their eighth album, Six/Nine.

Despite its laid-back, pop-tinged melody, Atsushi Sakurai’s vocals create a distinctive atmosphere that only BUCK-TICK can achieve.

The music video, featuring a unique production that could make you mistake it for a still image, is also a must-see.

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BUCK-TICK – Ymemiru Uchuu 2012

This is a work that feels as if you’re gently cradled by the vast cosmos, with a dreamy, floating sensation that is deeply soothing.

Atsushi Sakurai weaves words full of compassion that embrace loneliness, softly colored by Hisashi Imai’s spacey effects and shimmering guitar sounds.

Released to the world in May 2012 as the B-side to the single “Für Elise,” it was later reworked as the title track for the album “Yume Miru Uchuu,” commemorating the 25th anniversary of their debut in September of the same year.

The fact that it was the first release from their own label can also be seen as symbolic of their journey.

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Voo Doo – Buck Tick Sub. Español – Japonés

Speaking of Sakurai-san, yes, he appears in the song “Angel and Devil” as well.

Voodoo refers to a religion that originated among Black people around the West Indies, and it carries a hint of something somewhat demonic or the scent of black magic.

The sound also conveys a touch of that sinister flavor.