Chiiild

Chiiild
Chiiild
Origin	Montréal, Quebec; Canada
Genres	synthetic soul; r&b; psychedelic soul;
Years active	2017 – present
Labels	Avant Garden; Island;
Associated acts	Emotional Oranges; Daley; Shungudzo; Tayla Parx;
Website	www.chiiild.com
Members	Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal; Pierre-Luc Rioux;

Chiiild (pronounced "child") is a Canadian experimental soul band, led by Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal and Pierre-Luc Rioux, signed to Avant Garden Records.^[1]^[2] The Montréal-based band formed in 2017 and released their debut EP, Synthetic Soul, in 2020.

Musical Style and Influences

With a creative process rooted in collaborative experimentation, Chiiild's work has been universally described as "genre-bending."^[3]^[4] Various styles the band has drawn from include soul,^[5] r&b,^[6] psychedelia,^[7] jazz,^[8] indie,^[9] and pop.^[2] The band has dubbed this wide-ranging textural sound as “synthetic soul”.

The band has cited D'Angelo, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, The Notorious B.I.G., Brandy, Wu-Tang Clan, Fleetwood Mac and Moby as influences.^[1]^[5]

Band Members

Current Members

Yonatan Ayal – lead vocals, bass guitar, sampler (2017–present)
Pierre-Luc Rioux^[10] – guitar (2017–present)

Supporting Members

Lauren "LYON" Malyon^[11] – violin, keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals (2017–present)
Maxime Bellavance^[1] – drums (2017–present)

Discography

Extended Plays

List of extended plays, with release details
Title	EP Details
Synthetic Soul	Released: February 28, 2020^[12] Label: Avant Garden / Island Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

As Lead Artist

List of singles as lead artist, with release year and album name
Title	Year	Album	Ref
"Count Me Out"	2019	Synthetic Soul	^[13]
"Back to Life" (featuring Shungudzo)
"Darling"
"Hands Off Me"	2020

Guest Appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artist(s), release year and album name
Title	Year	Other Artist(s)	Album
"Careless"^[14]	2017	Daley	The Spectrum
"South Beach"^[15]	2018	Tayla Parx	Tayla Made

Tours

Opening Act

A Very Emotional Tour^[16] (2019) (supporting Emotional Oranges)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2
"Avant Garden - Artist Roster: Chiiild". Avant Garden Records. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- Hou, Peter (Cinematographer). Pirouette (Vignette). Saint-Zénon: Avant Garden. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Leijon, Erik. "Chiiild Is Montreal's Most Soulful Secret". COMPLEX Canada. Complex Networks. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
↑ Granadoson, Vidal N. "Chiiild Blends Genres to Create Psychedelically Soulful R&B". Quip Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
↑ Dale, Evan. "Montreal's Chiiild Invent Own Sound Aptly Described with Debut, Synthetic Soul". RNGLDR Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Burkhart, David Dean. "New Noise: Chiiild". Wonderland Magazine. Visual Talent Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
↑ Moore, Jacob. "Best New Artists of the Month (September 2019)". Pigeons & Planes. Complex Networks. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
↑ Madden, Sidney. "Heat Check". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ Shah, Deep. "Chiiild - Count Me Out". COLORSxSTUDIOS. COLORS Media. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
↑ "Chiiild's Synthetic Soul Sound Takes Inspiration From Many Genres". Vocalo.org. WBEW. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
↑ Renaud, Philippe. "Pierre-Luc Rioux: Get In Line!". SOCAN Words and Music. SOCAN. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
↑ Eastmond, Jasmyne. "Emotional Oranges and Chiiild take on Westward Music Festival with Lust, Love and Groovy Tunes". The Ubyssey. AMS. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
↑ "Synthetic Soul by Chiiild on Apple Music". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
↑ "Chiiild Discography". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
↑ "Careless (feat. Chiiild) by Daley on Apple Music". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
↑ "South Beach (feat. Chiiild) by Tayla Parx on Apple Music". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
↑ Arunarsirakul, Alissa. "Chiiild Will Surely Bring You "Back To Life" With Their Psychedelic Soul Righteousness". OnesToWatch.com. Live Nation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

External links

Official Website
Chiiild on Instagram
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Category:Island Records artists Category:Musical collectives Category:Canadian musical groups Category:Canadian contemporary R&B musical groups Category:Canadian soul music groups Category:Canadian experimental musical groups Category:Musical groups from Quebec Category:Musical groups from Montreal Category:English-language musical groups from Quebec Category:Musical groups established in 2017

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[Avant_Garden-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Avant Garden - Artist Roster: Chiiild". Avant Garden Records. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
Hou, Peter (Cinematographer). Pirouette (Vignette). Saint-Zénon: Avant Garden. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[2] Hou, Peter (Cinematographer). Pirouette (Vignette). Saint-Zénon: Avant Garden. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[COMPLEX-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Leijon, Erik. "Chiiild Is Montreal's Most Soulful Secret". COMPLEX Canada. Complex Networks. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[3] Granadoson, Vidal N. "Chiiild Blends Genres to Create Psychedelically Soulful R&B". Quip Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[4] Dale, Evan. "Montreal's Chiiild Invent Own Sound Aptly Described with Debut, Synthetic Soul". RNGLDR Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[Wonderland-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Burkhart, David Dean. "New Noise: Chiiild". Wonderland Magazine. Visual Talent Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[6] Moore, Jacob. "Best New Artists of the Month (September 2019)". Pigeons & Planes. Complex Networks. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[7] Madden, Sidney. "Heat Check". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[8] Shah, Deep. "Chiiild - Count Me Out". COLORSxSTUDIOS. COLORS Media. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

[9] "Chiiild's Synthetic Soul Sound Takes Inspiration From Many Genres". Vocalo.org. WBEW. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[10] Renaud, Philippe. "Pierre-Luc Rioux: Get In Line!". SOCAN Words and Music. SOCAN. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[11] Eastmond, Jasmyne. "Emotional Oranges and Chiiild take on Westward Music Festival with Lust, Love and Groovy Tunes". The Ubyssey. AMS. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[12] "Synthetic Soul by Chiiild on Apple Music". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[13] "Chiiild Discography". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[14] "Careless (feat. Chiiild) by Daley on Apple Music". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[15] "South Beach (feat. Chiiild) by Tayla Parx on Apple Music". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[16] Arunarsirakul, Alissa. "Chiiild Will Surely Bring You "Back To Life" With Their Psychedelic Soul Righteousness". OnesToWatch.com. Live Nation. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

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