Artist description Chiwawa grooves from 82 bpm's to 165 bpm's, topped by a gorgeous and haunting female voice. Their songs are slick and universal. Chiwawa combines electric, acoustic, and digital elements. Strong bass grooves and arrangements provide a supersonic soundscape for Laurie's vibrant velvet voice. Chiwawa takes unexpected musical turns, twisting each song into an ear curl; the mood is personal and hip-notic. In concert, Chiwawa rocks with guest musicians and digital friends. |

Music Style Pop Alternative

Musical Influences Beck,Blondie,Bird,Bjork,Alcohol

Similar Artists Garbage, Radiohead, U2 (current) Portishead, Blondie ,The Cure, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins, Ruby, Bjork

Artist History Chiwawa has been around for about five years. Their debut album, The Sick World Of Yona, was produced Steve Whitfield who has worked with The Cure and The Mission. recorded in Montreal and mixed in Bristol, England by producer Steve Whitfield. Chiwawa has its own record label, Satellite Records Canada, and are strong believers in promoting fresh talent & music through the world wide web and are the quintessential indie band/label. Chiwawa is currently editing the video for Innuendo from their album The Sick World Of Yona which will be re-released in 2002.e

Group Members Members: Duo & guests

Instruments Mac baby, Mac - G4, Cubase 5.1, Reason 1, Luna 3.1, VST plug-ins and synthsvoice, bass, keys, drums, guitar

Albums 3

Press Reviews With a singer whose come-hither voice suggest the sexy, brainy type of woman who'd sleep with you but kill you afterwards, this Canadian band's fine debut C.D sneaks up on you sounding like triphop rock 10 y ears before its invention. Frank Ruscitti, THE VILLAGE VOICE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chiwawa...is a very solid and creative musical force. I think this is a CD that they can be very proud of, soothin g melody and great hooks fill the CD and most every song is a hi t with me. If you like Garbage, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Ann ie Lennox, Blondie, Radiohead and the Smashing Pumpkins, that's right, you will love th is CD! (The Sick World Of Yona) CDdebut.co m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chiwawa is capable of competing on an international playing field, which is where they are determined to go. Jamie O' Meara HO UR MAGAZINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chiwawa is a band with a unique and unpredictable sound. Marianne Moro Java Music.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chiwawa is an ambitious little dawg whose bark has some bite. Airy guit-pop and barely trip hop get smushed together and smell pretty good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...sadder sounding Garbage mixed with a gentle & thought provoking voice then you're starting to get the picture...If Celine Dion wrote interes ting music and sang with a little less over-the-to p-I'm-going-to-sav e-the-earth bravado then I would draw a comparison to Laurie. But no, I think Laurie is much more interesting. Andy Chapman, Gods Of Music.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chiwawa write their songs wi th just the right touc h of electronic, ambient alternative and hooky melodies. (Chiwawa sait fabriquer des chansons po p avec juste ce qu'il faut d'accent électronique, d'ambiance a lterno et de mélodies accrocheuses.) Éric Parizelli, VOIR MAGAZINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laurie Gordon has o ne of the most beautiful voices in the city (Montreal)...Sassy songstress fronting the seamless and entrancing Chiwawa. Jamie O' Meara HOUR MAGAZINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I really love the singer's voice.... The production is excellent(J'aime bien la voix de la chanteuse...un peu co mme un c rackpot opera singer!La réalisation est excellente.) Claude Ragotte, V.J. MUSIQUE PLUS & CHOM 9 7.7 FM ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sick World of Yona...Pas étonnant que le résultat soit impeccable. (Not surprising that the results are impeccable. Éric Parazell i, VOIR MAGAZINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Additional Info http://www.chiwawafanclub.com

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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