TEKE::TEKE

TEKE::TEKE is a Canadian psychedelic rock band, whose music blends influences from Japanese rock and surf rock.[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
  1. Matt Bobkin, "Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band". Exclaim!, January 10, 2019.
  2. Melody Lau, "Kathleen Edwards, Mustafa, Tobi and more make the 2021 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 15, 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Matt Bobkin, "TEKE::TEKE Showcase Many Possibilities of Their Kaleidoscopic Psych Rock on 'Shirushi'". Exclaim!, May 10, 2021.


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