Teke Teke & New Beast

Black Gate International: Teke Teke & New Beast

The Mick Lally Theatre
Druid Lane
Galway
9pm, Sunday, September 11th
€22.50

Doors at 8:30pm

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TEKE::TEKE

"Spitfire songs...frenzied mishmash of guitars, trombone, assorted Japanese instruments, and Kuroki’s singing — guttural, physical shrieks in her native tongue — bears a manic energy that bleeds into even the ballads. ....engaging in a cross-continental musical scramble while flirting with detonation." - The New Yorker

"...defies description and most definitely demands attention." - Consequence

"...this music instantly puts you in a Seijun Suzuki ultra-cool world." - The Wire

"Nothing else in 2021 sounds quite like it." "Spies mosh with surfers, ninjas and supervillains..." - BrooklynVegan

After initially forming as a tribute band for Japanese guitar legend Takeshi Terauchi, TEKE::TEKE learned that they had to tear up their surf-tinged covers and build something new. Since then, the Montreal-based seven-piece have expanded their already wide scope into a dazzling journey through classic Japanese balladry and Brazillian psychedelia alike. Fusing everything from traditional Japanese instrumentation to punk guitar, TEKE::TEKE have created their own musical universe--one that’s continuously expanding.

On their debut album Shirushi, TEKE::TEKE blend their eastern and western influences to produce a set of songs that play like soundtracks to a wildly eccentric epic film saga. From the spiritual tale of “Yoru Ni” to the stomping adventure ride of “Kala Kala” and the doomed romance of “Dobugawa”, the Montreal-based seven-piece find a mystic cohesion. By tearing apart roaring punk guitar riffs, folk instrumentation, poetic Japanese lyrics, and big band energy, Shirushi builds a dazzling mosaic of styles and eras.

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New Beast

Three friends. Multi instrumentalists. Original songs. It’s like rain in your brain; make noise easy.
Somewhere in the West lies a New Beast...