Chris Harris is a Canadian musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.Fraser Dobbs, "Womankind: 'David Yow said we sucked'. Discorder, June 2, 2011. He is most noted for the 2020 album Philadelphia,Stuart Berman, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: Philadelphia". Pitchfork, November 11, 2020. a collaboration with Joseph Shabason and Nicholas Krgovich which was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
He was active in Vancouver's music scene in the 2000s and 2010s as a keyboardist in the post-rock combo The Secret Three,"The Secret Three: Northern and Industrial". PopMatters, August 4, 2003. as a solo artist who released an EP in 2004 under the moniker Parks and Rec,Darren Eke, "Parks and Rec, N.A.M.". Exclaim!, May 1, 2004. as a multi-instrumentalist with Krgovich's P:ano,Susy Webb, "P:ano". Discorder, August 1, 2002. as a bass player in Destroyer, and as a singer and guitarist in the short-lived post-hardcore band Womankind.Gregory Adams, "Womankind's self-titled debut splits vocals". The Georgia Straight, June 1, 2011.
In 2021, Shabason, Krgovich and Harris again collaborated on the instrumental followup release Florence.Calum Slingerland, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris Announce Instrumental Album 'Florence'". Exclaim!, February 5, 2021. Harris contributed to the track "I'm Dancing" on Shabason and Krgovich's 2022 album At Scaramouche, but was not credited as a principal performer.Kayla Higgins, "Shabason & Krgovich Announce Joint Album 'At Scaramouche,' Share Idyllic New Single". Exclaim!, August 10, 2022.
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