The band members are 櫻井敦司 (Sakurai Atsushi) (vocals), 今井寿 (Imai Hisashi) (guitars, noises, electronics, vocals), 星野英彦 (Hoshino Hidehiko) (guitars, chorus), 桶口豊 (Higuchi Yutaka) (bass) and ヤガミ・トール (Yagami Toll) (drums).
BUCK-TICK's music has changed and evolved hugely over the course of their career. Their early work is what the Japanese call "positive punk". It used simple rhythms and chords, with the songs mostly in major keys and using some English words in the lyrics. Starting with 1989's TABOO, they experimented with a darker sound, which grew more mature with 狂った太陽 in 1991. darker than darkness style 93 delved into a harsher industrial rock sound which continued all the way up through Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE in 2003. With 2005's 十三階は月光, they deliberately adopted a "goth" concept, which they combined with a retro straight rock sound for the albums 天使のリボルバー (2007) and Memento Mori (2009). Their next album, 2010's RAZZLE DAZZLE, then incorporated many instances of dance-rock.
Some elements that persist throughout their music are resounding, jangling guitar chords, throbbing, prominent bass lines, harsh roars of electronically distorted noise, and ambivalent melodies that wander between major and minor keys, as well as Sakurai's distinctive rich baritone voice. Jrockrevolution described the band's style as having gone "from the bubbly sounds of pop to the buzz of electronic cyberpunk to lustful velvety goth to the smooth style of hard rock and back again". Sakurai, who is the main lyricist of the band, is famous for the erotic decadence of his lyrics, but he also often addresses existential psychological themes. His lyrics is also described as "dance in a daydream about reality". Imai, the main composer, has written many songs that read like science fiction stories, involving genetic engineering and computer hackers, but more recently has branched out into love songs.
As Josephine Yun describes them, in 'A Concise Report on 40 of the Biggest Rock Acts in Japan', "BUCK-TICK's music is smashed-together nuances of everything from Depeche Mode and New Order to U2 and The Knack. While wry, it can float and be nebulously melodic. [...] Masked in eye makeup, Atsushi looks and sounds possessed. BUCK-TICK was (and continues to be) and anomaly in the Japanese music scene, a tangle of goth rock diluted with synth and electronica. It's unhappy, dirty music, the musical equivalent of exploded soot and smoke."
BUCK-TICK and their members have performed with, for example, KMFDM, Soft Ballet, Luna Sea, Sheena Ringo, and The Yellow Monkey. The band members have also participated in different side-projects, such as Schaft, Schwein (Sakurai and Imai with Raymond Watts (PIG) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM)), and The Mortal.
SEX FOR YOU
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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Sex for you
Kuruoshiku nemure towa no yoru ni dare ka (ga) dakishimete embrace me
Yume ni nagarete (kogarete) ai ni obore kizu o name aeba deadly love
Kogoesou na karada ga atsuku atsuku sex for you
Nomi hoshite okure amai mitsu o shita o togarasete embrace me
Kuruoshiku nemure towa no yoru ni dare ka (ga) daite oh deadly love
Akaku ni jimutsubomi ni atsuku atsuku sex for you
Sou sa koshi o tsuki dase oh oh oh sex for you
No no no no atsuku moete
No no no no nemure nemure
Akaku ni jimutsubomi ni atsuku atsuku sex for you
Sou sa koshi o tsuki dase oh oh oh sex for you
No no no no atsuku moete
No no no no nemure
No no no no koyoi dake wa
No no no no daite dakare
No no no no
The lyrics of BUCK-TICK's song "Sex for You" reflect a sense of overwhelming passion and desire. The song speaks of a night in which a person becomes engulfed by their dreams of love and longing, leading to an embrace with someone else. The lyrics hint at a darker side of love as well, mentioning "deadly love" and "kizu o name," which translates to "licking wounds."
The lines "Kogoesou na karada ga atsuku atsuku sex for you" and "Mimodae suru kokoro wa ochiru ochiru sex for you" describe the physical sensations that are experienced during deep passion, with a burning body and a heart that falls apart. The chorus repeats the phrase "atsuku atsuku sex for you," emphasizing the intensity of the moment.
The second verse talks about consuming sweet honey and driving it into the body, leading to another embrace with the person one desires. The bridge repeats the phrase "akaku ni jimutsubomi ni," which means "with a deep red gem," and the phrase "koshi o tsuki dase," which translates to "thrust the hips." These lines suggest the act of sex and the power it holds over the people involved.
Overall, "Sex for You" is a song that explores the powerful and intense emotions that come with physical intimacy. It touches on the darker aspects of love and relationships, highlighting the danger and risk that can come with giving oneself over to desire.
Line by Line Meaning
Kuruoshiku nemure towa no yoru ni dare ka (ga) dakishimete embrace me
Embrace me in the eternal night when crazily asleep, someone holds me tight
Yume ni nagarete (kogarete) ai ni obore kizu o name aeba deadly love
If I sink into love flowing in my dreams and burn with desire, then deadly love leaves its wounds
Kogoesou na karada ga atsuku atsuku sex for you
My frozen body is burning hot with sex for you
Mimodae suru kokoro wa ochiru ochiru sex for you
My anxious heart falls down, falls down with sex for you
Nomi hoshite okure amai mitsu o shita o togarasete embrace me
With my throat dry, make me drink sweet nectar and intoxicate me, embrace me
Akaku ni jimutsubomi ni atsuku atsuku sex for you
Red veins pulsating, hot burning sex for you
Sou sa koshi o tsuki dase oh oh oh sex for you
Yeah, push my hips forward, oh oh oh sex for you
No no no no atsuku moete
No no no no, burn hot
No no no no nemure nemure
No no no no, sleep, sleep
No no no no koyoi dake wa no no no no daite dakare
No no no no, only tonight, no no no no, hold me tight
Contributed by Landon O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.