Flashback to the late 80’s/early 90’s and this is where James’ love affair with house began – peaking in 93/94 where every Saturday night involved a mandatory session at Glasgow’s iconic house & techno pantheon Sub Club. However, it wasn’t long before James was distracted by the emergence of other exciting and innovative genres… The next 15 years were spent experimenting in a myriad of styles – concocting an alchemy of sounds resulting in a hazy blur of techno, drum n bass, experimental electronics, improv, avant karaoke, noise and electro-rock! Fast-forward to 2009 and after exhausting countless genres his musical voyage has transported him back to the house temple, rekindling his love for the timeless genre and laying the foundations for his revival in deep house…
‘She’s Gone’ – featuring a sample from the classic Bill Withers track ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ – was an instant hit on Soundcloud and received such a high volume of positive feedback it reached No.1 in Soundcloud’s ‘Most Popular Deep House Tracks Of All Time’ chart – not bad for his first deep house track… This didn’t go unnoticed and influential Detroit house label Kolour Recordings snapped up the track immediately and gave him licence to produce tracks for their off-shoot ‘Undertones’. The result was the ‘Honesty EP’, and James hasn’t looked back since…
His next two releases – the ‘Missed The Party EP’ and ‘Feeling Good In The Dark EP’ – 
4Lux, with the latter EP selling out within 2 weeks – who said vinyl was dead? The track ‘Slow Dance & Romance’ also appeared on Hed Kandi’s ‘Beach Sessions’ CD – showing James’ commercial appeal yet simultaneously catering to ‘the heads’.
With a triptych of EP’s now released to great acclaim, James was asked to supply tracks and remixes to respected labels including Berlin’s ‘Dikso’ imprint and City Fly’s debut ‘Visions EP’. His track ‘Move Forward’ from the latter was included on Harley & Muscle’s ‘Addicted To House 10’ compilation mix – emphasising James’ versatile appeal. Within a few months James’ next release was on the horizon – a split EP with Deep Space Orchestra which was released by Boogie Originals and again showcased James’ varying flavour in the house/disco palette…
A New Day Begins’ EP on Fine Art Recordings which in the words of Dutch behemoth Clone was “A masterclass in deep yet uplifting house music” and an EP on Under The Shade which featured three heavy-hitting slower house jams complete with a killer remix from Andy Ash. James also contributed a remix to fellow kindred spirits City Fly for their second release – the ‘CSA EP’ by MCDE’s partners in crime Creative Swing Alliance.
With releases of this calibre it is no surprise that James receives consistent support from some of the finest purveyors in the house spectrum including Alex Agore, Anton Zap, Cottam, Delano Smith, Deymare, Ethyl, Glenn Underground, Jeremy Underground Paris (MLIU), Jimpster, Milton Jackson, Moodymanc, Shur-I-Kan, Rick Wade, The Revenge and a whole host of others…
Not content with releasing tracks on other people’s labels, James has co-founded the NoMatter What’ label with fellow house producer du jour Alex Agore. The label’s debut release was an instant hit, with James’ track for the release ‘I Know It’s Not Time’ gate-crashing the top 10 of the most charted tracks by other DJ’s on Resident Advisor for May 2011. Their second release on the label, Alex Agore – Stay Together EP sold out within a week and was quickly repressed. Already a ‘buy on sight’ label…
Though 2011 has been a busy and productive year 2012 also promises to be a nexus of activity… James will be releasing the third EP for No Matter What and also has further tracks coming out on labels at the forefront of the house revival including Quintessentials and City Fly – not to mention a plethora of remixes. James will also be jet-setting around the globe with an increasingly busy DJ schedule.
Speaking of DJing James’ sets are an education in how house should sound and be played, showcasing his ability in joining the dots between the classic sounds that are synonymous with Detroit Techno, Chicago House and New Jersey Garage – fusing a cross-pollination of sounds complete with an ear open to the future. Add a splash of disco, unveiling of promos and a stash of secret weapons and you’ve got the perfect nocturnal jam whether you’re the discernible purist or hardcore dancer…
Love-affair with house now rekindled, now it’s time for the house takeover…