- Hisashi Imai
Imai Hisashi (今井 寿) born October 21, 1965 in
Gunma Prefecture , is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese rock bandBUCK-TICK since 1985.About
Imai Hisashi is a popular guitarist within the Japanese rock scene and has performed in musical side-projects such as
Schaft (1991-1994),Schwein (2001) and more recentlyLucy (2004).chaft
The two musician friends (Imai Hisashi and Maki Fujii) collaborated for a song in 1991 and a few live shows. The enjoyed it so much they went on to do an album. For the album, Fujii recruited his friend
Raymond Watts , whom is known for his solo work asPig and collaborations with such artists asKMFDM . Fujii was able to get many guest musicians to work withSchaft .Schaft went on to play a few shows in Tokyo and Osaka with Raymond Watts and Motokatsu (The
Mad Capsule Markets ) guesting on drums. Other musicians that appeared on the album appeared on stage via pre-recorded tape. Schaft released 2 albums.Switchblade on September 21, 1994 andSwitch Remix on October 21, 1994 along with a VHS live videoSwitchblade Visual Mix on December 16, 1994.Schaft appeared on the
Zilch 's remix album "BastardEYES " in 1999.chwein
Schwein is a music group consisting of members ofKMFDM ,PIG andBUCK-TICK . Members Imai Hisashi and Raymond Watts, both having worked together withSchaft , were joined bySakurai Atsushi (vocalist) ofBUCK-TICK andSascha Konietzko ofKMFDM . In 2001 Schwein released an album,Schweinstein followed by a remix EPSon Of Schweinstein . Schwein toured Japan in the summer of 2001, however Konietzko did not tour with them citing illness, though also stating he was absent so he could focus onKMFDM .Lucy
This more recent project
Lucy was another side-project led by Imai Hisashi. This project involved guitaristKiyoshi (ex.spread beaver ,MACHINE ) and drummerKatsushige Okazaki from Japanese bandAge of Punk . They toured at clubs throughout Japan in the Summer of 2004 and released an album namedRockarollica and a live DVD calledLucy Show - Shout, Speed, Shake Your ROCKAROLLICA .External links
* [http://www.buck-tick.com Buck Tick]
* [http://www.lucy.co.jp Lucy]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/buck_tick/ For Dangerous Kids: Buck-Tick Fan Community Journal]
* [http://www.bmgjapan.com/_artist/info.php?id=970 BMG Japan Buck-Tick Label webpage]
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