Musical Collaborations
Unlike his band mates Albarn and Coxon, James has not released any solo material, although he has been involved in other collaborative side projects. In 1998 James formed Fat Les with actor Keith Allen and artist Damien Hirst, releasing (excluding three others) the unofficial theme song "Vindaloo" for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. He also worked on side project Me Me Me with Stephen Duffy, co-wrote songs for Marianne Faithfull (appearing in drag playing a double bass in the music video for her single "Sex With Strangers") and Sophie Ellis Bextor, and worked with Florence and The Machine and KT Tunstall. James worked with Bextor on her solo debut Read My Lips, co-writing and co-producing "Move This Mountain", and co-producing "I Believe" alongside Bextor and producer Ben Hillier. He also played bass on both tracks. Ellis Bextor's 2003 album, Shoot from the Hip also featured James as co-writer and bass player on track "Love Is It Love". He also joined his friend and singer-songwriter Betty Boo in a band called WigWam in 2005. In 2009 James appeared as bass player on debut Bad Lieutenant record Never Cry Another Tear. The band consists of former New Order lead singer Bernard Sumner and guitarist Phil Cunningham, along with Jake Evans of Rambo And Leroy.
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