TEKE::TEKE are a psychedelic rock band from Montreal that perform in Japanese. And by psych rock, I mean they are absolutely genre-bonkers. They bring together elements of Eleki, Punk, Spaghetti Western Score, Classic Rock, and Funk and blend them into something that makes Mr. Bungle sound like Celine Dion. I chatted with guitarist Serge Nakauchi Pelletier and vocalist Maya Kuroki about the band’s origins as a Takeshi Terauchi cover band and how they morphed into the beauty of what they are now.
TEKE::TEKE are wrapping up a West Coast tour now, but promised me they’d be back soon. If you are free tomorrow, you can catch them at Bandcamp HQ in Oakland doing a live interview and performance. Their brilliant debut record, Shirushi, is out now on Kill Rock Stars.
