Montreal-based Japanese band TEKE::TEKE released a boisterous studio recording of “Barbara” Wednesday, along with an animated music video. The track comes off their forthcoming album Shirushi, named ...
The Montreal band TEKE::TEKE began in a record store, when band member Serge Nakauchi Pelletier found an album from Japanese guitarist Takeshi Terauchi. In the 60s, Terauchi played "eleki" music, ...
Imagine music made by the bitter ghost of a Japanese schoolgirl who’s been ripped in half by a runaway train and now drags her torso around seeking vengeance—that’s Teke::Teke. OK, the music isn’t ...
The album opener is an anthem for the rebellion of wastes which serves as an analogy for anything or anybody that is cast out of society because they are considered useless by the norm. The idea ...
The audience refused to leave at the end of Montreal psych-rock band TEKE::TEKE's performance at Highlands. A surging ovation carried calls for "one more song" and "encore" until lead guitarist Sei ...
It can be difficult for a band with a truly distinctive sound to innovate and expand beyond their signature style without compromising their identity. On their sophomore LP Hagata, the Montreal-based ...
Montreal-based Japanese psych punk band TEKE::TEKE first formed in 2018 as a one-off tribute band for Japanese surf guitar legend Takeshi Terauchi but quickly found their ambitions outpacing the ...
The Montreal band TEKE::TEKE began in a record store, when band member Serge Nakauchi Pelletier found an album from Japanese guitarist Takeshi Terauchi. In the 60s, Terauchi played "eleki" music, ...