NEWS
te' 1st album  Mar. 21th 2006 RELEASE in U.S.A.
[If that is what is being thought, liberated sound talks the depth of "musical" world.]
1st album

U.S.A. Deview!!

It's decided that 1st album including two music of bonus tracks
will be released from an American label [status quo audio record]
in March, 2006.
U.S. live tour is also planned simultaneously in March 26th - April
1th, 2006.

status quo audio record : http://www.statusquoaudio.com/
 
te'

 Guitar : kono
 Guitar : hiro
 Bass : masa
 Drums : tachibana








te' was formed in January 2004 by Kono in Tokyo, Japan.
As soon as they began playing live shows, they gained rave reviews and much praise
from critics and fans alike for their inspirational performances. Their demo CD sold
out instantly. Their first single was then released through Zankyo Records(Japan).

Despite lack of promotion, and being a virtually unknown instrumental band, their first
single became extraordinarily popular and received critical acclaim.
The single reached number one on the Disk Union (Japan) charts. Having observed the
success of te', Tower Records Japan offered to assist in promoting the band. A special
te' listening section was featured in Tower Record stores throughout Japan. By doing
so, they won the hearts of the Tower Records staff, and their single sold almost more
than any instrumental band in the past. The single is currently still available in stores.
Magazines, CR-J (which produces the College Chart in Japan), and various other media
add to the hype. Offers from overseas began to roll in.

te''s highly anticipated debut full length album was released in September 2005, and
immediately charted at number ten on the Tower Record Japan charts ahead of many
major popular artists. Their album sales continued to grow as they embarked on a tour
of Japan. Recently, te' played shows with Swiss band Koch Schuetz Studer and Coptic
Light from New York. Koch Schuetz Studer even invited the band to support them on a
tour of Switzerland. Word about te' is fast spreading across the seas, with foreign
magazines such as Bounce, HMV, VICE and so on featuring the band in their articles.

More and more fans are flocking to see te' perform live. With an effects-infused bass,
explosive guitars, and pounding drums at its core, te' is a world-class instrumental band
from Japan.

te' consists of 2 guitarists, a bassist and a drummer. Their music is similar to bands such
as Mogwai, Appleseed Cast, Tristeza, Slint, Godspeed You Black Emperor and Mono.

Status Quo Audio is proud to release a re-mastered, expanded version of te's debut full
length for American audiences in March 2006.
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SCHEDULE

Mar 26 2006 8:00P The Scene Bar@Glendale, CA
adv. $--.-- door $--.--
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Mar 27 2006 8:00P Hogue Barmichaels@Newport Beach, CA
adv. $--.-- door $--.--
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Mar 28 2006 8:00P Pez Despencer Presents - Location To Be Determined@Reno, NV
adv. $--.-- door $--.--
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Mar 29 2006 8:00P The Stork Club@Oakland, CA
adv. $--.-- door $--.--
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Mar 30 2006 8:00P Red Square@Sacramento, CA
adv. $--.-- door $--.--
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Apr 1 2006 8:00P S.S. Marie Antoinette@Seattle, WA
adv. $--.-- door $--.--
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SOUND
TITLE : ならば、意味から解放された響きは『音』の世界の深淵を語る。
If that is what is being thought, liberated sound talks the depth of "musical" world.
1st album
zankyo-record ZNR-004
2,625yen(tax in)
7th Sep. 2005 RELEASE @ JAPAN

For what this album means, you are decision.
But I at least can catch a shout required which
starts from the end of pathos that it is running.
It's not the world for whom, either. If it does not
break, here is the reality which cannot progress.

COMMENT : Takaakira"Taka"Goto (MONO)
This CD is a 1st album of [te'] released from zankyo-record in Japan.
It'll be released re-mastered ver. from an American label
[status quo audio record] in March, 2006.

You can buy CD in the online store of zankyo-record. (Only Japanese)
 1. 己が分を知りて及ばざる時は速やかに止むるを『智』と言うべし。
    It must be called "Intelligence" if people stop when they realize
    they are not able to become what they are wishing to be.
PV
 2. 思想とは我々の選ぶものを見せず、我々の好むものを『見』せる。
    A thought would never let people "watch" what they choose.
    Instead, it let them see what they hope to see.
 3. 不安なのは事柄にでは無く、それに関する人の『考』えにである。
    Anxiety is not about the issue. It is actually about people's
    "mind" related to the issue that they are afraid of.
 
 4. 欲は全ての言葉を話し、全ての役を演じ、無欲者すら『演』ずる。
    Avarice would speak with every word, it "acts" every part and
    it even pretends to be not avaricious.
 5. 退屈な原作の滑稽さを直視させる模倣だけが真の『模倣』である。
    A real "imitation" is the imitation that let people see
    ridiculousness of boring original one.
 
 6. 暗黒中での想像力は明るい光よりも逞しく働くのを『常』とする。
    It is supposed to be "ordinary" that imagination moves
    much faster and more freely than bright light in the darkness.
 
 7. 沈黙中の表情にこそ、言葉選びに勝る本当の雄弁が『存在』する。
    "Existence" of eloquence is only in a look of people's face that
    remain silence, and it even beats any kind of words.
 8. 怒りは愚かな者を殺し、妬みは馬鹿者の生命を『瞬間』ごと苛む。
    Anger kills all the idiots, and envy would torture foolish people
    and all the "instants" being involved.
 
 9. 我々は希望に従って約束をし、恐怖にかられて約束を『果』たす。
    We promise with a view to hope, but the reason to "accomplish"
    what we promised would be fear.
10. 人が空想で描く世界よりも、人が生きる現実は『遥』かに物深い。
    A reality that people are living in this world is a lot "more"
    complicated than fantasy-land that they imagine.
 

---------- Bonus Tracks [US ONLY] ----------
 
11. 真実と誠実を無くしては、礼儀は茶番であり所詮『芝居』である。
    Courtesy is considered as a "farce" if there are no honesty
    and reality.
 
10. 誰がそう言ったかを訊ねず、言われてるのは何かに『心』を砕け。
    Break the "heart" to what is actually being told instead of
    asking who said that.
 

TITLE : 己が分を知りて及ばざる時は速やかに止むるを『智』と言うべし。
It must be called "Intelligence" if people stop when they realize they
are not able to become what they are wishing to be.
1st single
zankyo-record ZNR-004
1,000yen(tax in)
21th Sep. 2004 RELEASE @ JAPAN

The stimulus which permeates the portioninto
which the scene of overflowing split.
Post post emotional rock band "te'"
By uneasy breathing which breaks calmnessand
peace,the locus of the future is felt!!

COMMENT : Tomohiro Matsuda (WRENCH)
This CD is a 1st single of [te'] released from zankyo-record in Japan.
You can buy CD in the online store of zankyo-record. (Only Japanese)
1. 己が分を知りて及ばざる時は速やかに止むるを『智』と言うべし。
   It must be called "Intelligence" if people stop when they realize
   they are not able to become what they are wishing to be.
  PV
2. 怒りは愚かな者を殺し、妬みは馬鹿者の生命を『瞬間』ごと苛む。
   Anger kills all the idiots, and envy would torture foolish people
   and all the "instants" being involved.
3. 暗黒中での想像力は明るい光よりも逞しく働くのを『常』とする。
   It is supposed to be "ordinary" that imagination moves
   much faster and more freely than bright light in the darkness.
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