Mikey Dread, Suicide, Silver Apples, Vertical Lines, Bruce Haack, Gary Wilson, Ash Ra Tempel, Philip Glass, Ariel Pink, Bobby & James Purify, Billy Stewart, Masterdon Committee, Bass Your Car Streets and Fresh Beats, Kraftwerk, Can, Egyptian Lover, Leroy Burgess, Daniel Johnston, Rap Music...
James Pants is from Spokane. In Spokane there are lots of people with long fingernails and lots of dogs. In Spokane, rent is very, very cheap and so James Pants can afford to buy records and not work too awfully hard. A long time ago, James Pants started playing drums and marching in bands. After hitting cymbals for a while, James Pants bought cheap turntables and learned to scratch with Steppenwolf. James Pants' turntables skipped so much that he lost many battles and was never a good DJ. Then James Pants started playing Showbiz and AG, but no one liked his rap, and he was never paid. Then James Pants started playing Cameo and his drums again and people danced a little. Now James Pants plays his new album and a few girls like it. "Mystical and enchanting," is what people in Spokane say about it. Teenagers at the park like to dance and make-out to the new James Pants sound. "What a kaleidoscope," said one lady with her dog. "I can feel the universe pulse."
hey james great playing with ya last night. we had a blast. we will be in your neck of the woods tomorrow releasing our cassette at the empyrean with the most serene republic (arts & crafts) and grand archives (sub pop). Hope you can make it out. and when we finish our vinyl we will get you a copy to spin!