Had a fantastic time down in Cardiff with BBC Radio Wales on Wednesday. I played a couple of tunes and got grilled about where I grew up, what the heck I’m doing, the music I like etc etc. The team there were a lot of fun and it was a joy to be in Cardiff where my family roots are. In other extraordinary news while I was there the audio engineer had a Kit Kat and when he bit into it he found it was solid chocolate. No wafer! I felt honoured to be there to see it.
You can download an MP3 of the live cut of ‘Other Side’ from the session here.
“There’s few people who have a strong enough voice to have unaccompanied parts on the first song of their first EP. Kris Morris is certainly one of them though. Broken is a song to warm the coldest of hearts.
This EP is one of the most sincere and heartfelt collection of songs I’ve heard in a while, and I’d challenge anyone not to get something from it. The simple melancholic strumming of the acoustic provides Kris will all the backing his voice needs.
Whilst its unfair to say there’s no honesty in music these days (The View’s declaration of their unwashed clothes, Maximo Park’s heart–on–sleeve relationship analysis) there’s only a few people who actually go a little deeper, particularly into the not so pleasant things, but Little Light articulates this perfectly.
Why this man had to release his own EP is an absolute mystery/travesty. Someone sign him. Now.”
Thrilled and honoured that Little Light has been chosen to be on the Burnside Writers Summer Mixtape. This is what they said about the track:
“Little Light from Kris Morris, reminded one of our editors of the sticky Louisiana summer nights of his childhood. The song’s power to invoke became even more remarkable when we learned that Morris is Australian-born and London-based and, as far as we know, has never lived in the bayou.”
Thats very true. I had to look up bayou on Wikipedia.
The other good news is that means you can download the track for free (as well as the other fantastic mix tape tracks) from here.
June 22, 2007 at 12:16 pm · Filed under Radio, Reviews
Great news that the tunes are starting to get a run on radio around the place. Its been playlisted at a few stations and I’ve also just been invited to do a live set / interview at BBC Radio Wales sometime in July. Cool!
“From the north coast of Australia, Kris Morris brings us a mix of acoustic, country/ folk music. This is a lovely, honest EP, capturing the essence of hope as well as fear. Influences such as Bob Dylan, Ray Lamontagne and Ryan Adams definitely shine through.” Stevie Hopwood Xpression FM 87.7
“Ah now thats great. I really enjoyed that, I think he’s got a very interesting voice, a unique sound to it and I do like the songs he writes.” Frank Hennessy BBC Radio Wales
Really enjoyed this second gig at Union Chapel. Was slightly manic with the emergency sound guy rocking up at the last minute and no time for a soundcheck but was still fun and a great opportunity to play in such a great space. I just did two tracks - ‘Other Side’ and ‘Little Light’ and then sat back and enjoyed Sarah’s poetry and Helen’s tunes. Really nice chilled vibe. You can see a bit here below but the audio is a bit wacky:
