TEKE::TEKE (QC)

Japanese psych-punk group TEKE::TEKE are intimately familiar with duality, of splitting reality between past and present, complex melodies and hushed interludes, intense action and lingering response. After building their sound through careful assembly of countless splinters of Japanese folk, psychedelia, Brazilian surf rock, and other far-flung touchstones, the Montreal-based seven-piece indulged in and learned from stretching out in free-floating experimentation on the road.

Now on their sophomore album, Hagata (out now via Kill Rock Stars), TEKE::TEKE move fully in the space between, embracing the power of mythic pairings and identities lived at once. Matching muscly intensity with moments of cloudy meditation—like a world-class high jumper finding bliss at the apex of their leap—the group frame expressive compositions with regal flute, rich horns, ecstatic guitar, and a thumping rhythm section.

Maya Kuroki – vocals
Hidetaka Yoneyama – guitars
Sei Nakauchi Pelletier – guitar
Mishka Stein – bass
Ian Lettre – drums
Yuki Isami – flute
Etienne Lebel – trombone

Saturday 14 September • 10pm • TD Market Square Stage Free [Support the GJF]

Listen to TEKE::TEKE here.
Artist website.

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