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No moss gathers on the East Village's favorite Pied Piper, Mikki James.After a five year career playing bass for the critically acclaimed Thin Lizard Dawn, Mikki James has recorded no less than five solo records. He has also had the opportunity to play with some of NYC's best known musicians including Ryan Adams, Albert Hammond Jr., Jesse Malin, and Leonna Ness. Lest he have time for mundane tasks such as eating and sleeping, James also produced emerging bands Wussy and Bloody Social. Currently his stream of collaborators includes longtime friend, singer and songwriter Davey La.
James’ first release, "Sugardaddy" ,was put out on Dave Sardi's label, "See-Thru Broadcasting" in 2000. The attention he received from that release brought him to Detroit to record "Double-0-Zero" for a sister label of Lenny Kravitz's Roxie Records. Most recently, Mikki has found a home at Xemu Records. In 2005, Xemu released both the "Guess What" and "Lone Ranger albums to rave reviews. His latest effort, "The Fall", will be released in late August of 2007. This outing was created with the help of Buz, the former drummer from Psychotica, longtime producer and collaborator Michael "Mama" Tudor, a couple of guitars, and whatever else was lying around at the time. New York City scenesters: Chris Feinstein, and Brian "Coz" Dicosmo also provided contributions. Mikki James is gearing up for an extensive tour aided by guitarist for the "Double-0-Zero" and "Guess What" albums, Ivan Evangelista, and Thin Lizard Dawn drummer Dave Berk.
“Refreshingly uncontrived, consistently comic and ironic, and eminently hummable. Everything from delirious pop hooks to New Wave inspired keyboards, hip-hop beats, funky, neo-white-boy-soul a la Beck, and bratty guitar riffs reminiscent of 1960s garage rock.†-EPITONIC
“Contains a whirlwind of influences, and the tunes possess that strangely peculiar trait of an artist working in his own studio creating music out of the pure love of making it and enjoying the hell out of himself.†-All Music Guide
Albums Availlable at Xemu.com:
Mikki James "THE FALL" ...AVAILABLE SOON...
Mikki James "GUESS WHAT?"
Mikki James "LONE RANGER"