TEKE::TEKE
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| Background information | |
| Born | Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
| Genres | Eleki,experimental rock,psychedelic rock,enka,noise,punk,art-rock,avant-garde,hip hop,film soundtracks,Bulgarian music,Brazilian music, |
| Instrument(s) | Guitars, bass, drums, trombone, flute, shinobue, keyboard, gaïda, vocals, percussion |
| Years active | 2017-present |
| Labels | Kill Rock Stars SUB POP |
| Members | Sei Nakauchi Pelletier Hidetaka Yoneyama Mishka Stein Yuki Isami Etienne Lebel Ian Lettre Maya Kuroki |
| Website | https:// teketekeband |
TEKE::TEKEis a Canadianpsychedelic rockband, whose music blendsJapanese rockandsurf rockinfluences.[1]They are most noted for their albumShirushi,which was a longlisted nominee for the2021 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
The band was formed by guitarist Serge Nakauchi Pelletier, trombonist Étienne Lebel and drummer Ian Lettre, originally as aTakeshi Terauchitribute band, after they discovered Terauchi's music while on tour with rapperBoogat.[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 inMontreal;[3]by the time of the band's second show at thePop Montrealfestival, 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 EPJikakuwas released in 2018,[1]andShirushi,their full-length debut album, was released in May 2021 onKill Rock Stars.[4]
They followed up in 2023 withHagata,which was longlisted for the2024 Polaris Music Prize.[5]
References[edit]
- ^abMatt 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.
- ^abcHannah 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.
- ^"Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List".Exclaim!,June 11, 2024.
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