Buck-Tick Zone

1998

On February 4, Buck-Tick began their "Tour Sextream Liner" which was comprised of 33 dates. It was longer than the tour for Chaos but still a slightly shorter tour than most. The last two dates were on May 8 and 9 and were held at the Budokan. These shows were taped and released on August 12 as an album and as a video. The album was called Sweet Strange Live Disc and was Buck-Tick's first live album. The video was called Sweet Strange Live Film. There were a few differences between the album and the film. The album does not include "Gessekai". The video does not include "Tight Rope", "Mienai Mono Wo Miyou To Suru Gokai    Subete Gokai Da", and "Candy".

On March 11, the single "Sasayaki" was released. All of the b-sides were remixed by foreign artists. "Thanatos" was remixed by Raymond Watts (Pig), "My Fuckin' Valentine" was remixed by Gunter Schulz (KMFDM), and "Schi.zo Genso" was remixed by Daniel Ash (Bauhaus as well as Love and Rockets). For the first time since "Just One More Kiss" in 1988 (and Taboo in 1989), this was also released on vinyl with slightly different tracklisting and artwork. It was entitled "LTD" as it was a limited release.

On May 13, Buck-Tick released the single "Gessekai". As a b-side, "Muchi No Namida" was remixed by Tomoyasu Hotei (formerly of Boøwy). "Gessekai" was used as the opening theme song for the tv cartoon show "Nightwalker: Mayonaka No Tantei". As a result, many people were introduced to Buck-Tick for the first time.

On October 21, Guniw Tools released Dazzle. Hisashi wrote the music to the track "Grazing".

Also on October 21, Masami Tsuchiya released Mori No Hito ~Forest People~. Atsushi wrote the lyrics and provided vocals for the tracks "Manatsu No Yoru No Mori (A Mid Summer Night's Forest)" and "Chisana Mori No Hito (Goblin Forest)". As Atsushi had long been a fan of Masami's work, it must have been quite an experience to work with him. (They later collaborated again when Atsushi released his solo material.)

When the Bauhaus Resurrection Tour reached Japan, all of the members of Buck-Tick were spotted in attendance at the Tokyo concert. Hisashi also wrote the liner notes introduction for the Japanese edition of their compilation album Crackle.

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