Morris, Chris – “Blue Jam” – [Warp Records Ltd]

humana   5/23/2016   A Library, CD

Wow. The Intro brought to mind Justin Hayward’s Days of Future Past voice, but by the Outro I was thinking more of Vincent Price’s Thriller voice. The intervening tracks upped the creepiness exponentially. It’s easy to see why Morris’ “ambient radio comedy” had to air during the safe harbor hours, but the fact that it lasted from 1997-1999 shows he appealed at least to some audiences. For sure, the weird topics (incompetent doctors [2, 6, 12] and four-year-old murderers [15]) are right up the KFJC alley, and I can already see how many things could be used for production. But it’s incredibly explicit, so beware.