TEKE::TEKE
TEKE::TEKE is a Canadian psychedelic rock band, whose music blends Japanese rock and surf rock influences.[1] They are most noted for their album Shirushi, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
The band was formed by guitarist Serge Nakauchi Pelletier, trombonist Étienne Lebel and drummer Ian Lettre, originally as a Takeshi Terauchi tribute band, after they discovered Terauchi's music while on tour with rapper Boogat.[3] They added guitarist Hidetaka Yoneyama, bassist Mishka Stein and flautist Yuki Isami and made their live debut in a 2017 show at the Distorsion Festival in Montreal;[3] by the time of the band's second show at the Pop Montreal festival, they had added vocalist Maya Kuroki and evolved from a straight Terauchi cover band to performing original material inspired by Japanese eleki music.[3]
Their debut EP Jikaku was released in 2018,[1] and Shirushi, their full-length debut album, was released in May 2021 on Kill Rock Stars.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Matt Bobkin, "Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band". Exclaim!, January 10, 2019.
- ^ Melody Lau, "Kathleen Edwards, Mustafa, Tobi and more make the 2021 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Hannah Means-Shannon, "Serge Nakauchi-Pelletier and Maya Kuroki of Japanese Psych-Punk band Teke::Teke Take Us Inside Their Process on ‘Shirushi’". Glide Magazine, June 3, 2021.
- ^ Matt Bobkin, "TEKE::TEKE Showcase Many Possibilities of Their Kaleidoscopic Psych Rock on 'Shirushi'". Exclaim!, May 10, 2021.
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