ishi tishi
ishi tishi reached its final form when composer/musician Jackie Gallant joined Montreal musicians/artists Chantal Allard and Ingrid Wissink, who had been playing experimental caveman rock together under names such as Itchytitz and Ouain. The trio bonded immediately as friends and co-creators, as their diverse individual influences united around a passion for absurdity, creativity and compelling hooks infused with ominous lyrics. In 2015, the members created and performed original music onstage as part of Gallant’s pop opera POD~the musical, a commissioned work for Montreal’s Phenomena Festival, and in 2016 contributed to the soundtrack for her King of Pop residency at OBORO. Over several annual camping retreats in the wilds of Quebec, they wrote a repertoire inspired by the natural world around them, laced with dark reflections on both individual and global catastrophe. Their sound is now rooted in synths, live electronics, and striking three-part harmonies, while their songs walk the fine line between the profound and the ridiculous.
ishi tishi reached its final form when composer/musician Jackie Gallant joined Montreal musicians/artists Chantal Allard and Ingrid Wissink, who had been playing experimental caveman rock together under names such as Itchytitz and Ouain. The trio bonded immediately as friends and co-creators, as their diverse individual influences united around a passion for absurdity, creativity and compelling hooks infused with ominous lyrics. In 2015, the members created and performed original music onstage as part of Gallant’s pop opera POD~the musical, a commissioned work for Montreal’s Phenomena Festival, and in 2016 contributed to the soundtrack for her King of Pop residency at OBORO. Over several annual camping retreats in the wilds of Quebec, they wrote a repertoire inspired by the natural world around them, laced with dark reflections on both individual and global catastrophe. Their sound is now rooted in synths, live electronics, and striking three-part harmonies, while their songs walk the fine line between the profound and the ridiculous.
