TEKE::TEKE Covers The Clash
Photo courtesy TEKE::TEKE Last year we discovered the excellent Montreal based Japanese psych band TEKE::TEKE, so we couldn't be more thrilled to discover they're part of an upcoming tribute album for The Clash. They chose to cover "Bankrobber," and while it is true to the original, TEKE::TEKE make it their own. Vocalist Maya Kuroki chose to sing the lyrics in Japanese which was inspired by an avant-garde musical movement in Japan happening at the same time as punk in the UK. The result is a version that is less dub inspired and more experimental... and also a little more traditional and folky. It's not a way I expected to hear a classic from The Clash done, but if you're a fan of The Clash, that's what makes it perfect. Sei Nakauchi Pelletier says of the band's decision to cover "Bankrobber": “‘Bankrobber’ was the first ever song I heard from The Clash, it was on a compilation tape a dear friend of mine had made for me in my early 20’s. The ...