Yutaka Higuchi (musician)

Yutaka Higuchi (桶口 豊, Higuchi Yutaka, born January 24, 1967 in Takasaki, Gunma), nicknamed "U-ta", is a Japanese musician. Known as the bassist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983.[2] He is the younger brother of Toll Yagami, Buck-Tick's drummer.[3]

Yutaka Higuchi
Also known asU-ta
Born (1967-01-24) January 24, 1967[1]
OriginTakasaki, Gunma, Japan
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Bass
Years active1983–present
Member ofBuck-Tick
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In 1985, when Higuchi and Hidehiko Hoshino graduated high school they moved to Tokyo together, where Higuchi started business school.[4] Throughout Buck-Tick's long career, his only writing credit has been lyrics for "Under the Moon Light" (b-side of the "Aku no Hana" single).

Higuchi has also performed on Fake?'s Marilyn is a Bubble,[5] Shammon's Lorelei,[6] and on Tribute to The Star Club featuring Hikage.[7]

Wild Wise Apes

Wild Wise Apes is a side project that he began in 2004. It consists of himself as bassist and Atsushi Okuno as vocalist. They released their first album, 3rd World, on July 14, 2004.[8][9][6]

References
  1. "樋口豊" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. Eremenko, Alexey. "Biography: Buck-Tick". AMG. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. "BUCK-TICK "ICONOCLASM"" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  4. LOVE ME, Yasue Matsuura, Takao Nakagawa; Shinko Music Publishing Company, Ltd. 1989. ISBN 4-401-61275-2.
  5. "土屋アンナ、AIR、BUCK-TICKメンバーも参加！ FAKE？のニュー・アルバムが登場！" (in Japanese). CD Journal. 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. "メンバーそれぞれのソロ活動や外仕事を駆け足で振り返ってみると" (in Japanese). Tower Records. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. "Tribute to THE STARCLUB featuring HIKAGE" (in Japanese). Mercari. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. "Wild Wise Apes / 3rd world" (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  9. "Wild Wise Apes" (in Japanese). Atsushi Okuno. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04.



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