James Ray Discography
James Ray has started from relatively simple and minimalist sounds, moving along aggressive
guitar-sampled industrial techno over onto full trance-based techno albums within various bands
and a variety of projects.
See also James Ray Official Website and check for a listen to the complete range of James Ray's releases.
Lyrics and audio clips can also partly be found on this James Ray Fan Website.
Discography
- 1986 - Mexico Sundown Blues - (12") / MRAY52
- 1986 - Mexico Sundown Blues - (7", radio promo) / MRAY52R
- 1987 - Texas - (7") / MRAY38
- 1987 - Texas - (12") / MRAY38T
- 1989 - Dust Boat - (12") / MRAY11
- 1989 - A New Kind Of Assassin´- (CD album) / MRAY89CD
not on Merciful Release:
- Evolution - this seems to be an online only released compilation
- 1989 - Another Million Dollars - (12") / MRAY99
- 1989 - Without Conscience - (12") / MRAY101
- 1990 - Without Conscience - (CD single) / MRAY101CD
- 1992 - Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado - (CD/LP album) / MRAY341CD (CD)
- not on Merciful Release:
- 1989 - Underdog - (Fanclub Flexi of 12-10-89 Leeds-University) - released by Flexi Records Ltd
- 1991 - Rev Rev Lowrider - (12") - released by Slaveking
- release date unknown - Fuel - (12" / CD)
- 1993 - Third Generation - (CD album) - released by Surgery
- 1993 - Psychodalek - (CD album) - released by 24:24 / Twenty Four Twenty Four
- 1993 - Psychodalek (book) - released by 24:24 / Twenty Four Twenty Four
- 1996 - The Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar - released by Fifth Column
This compilation consists of 2 CDs featuring Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado
and A New Kind Of Assassin, basically using the artwork for the latter.
MK Ultra
Note: "mK Ultra" is the name of a band different from "The MK Ultra".
Both are presumably named after Project MKULTRA, a truth serum project developed by the CIA after World War Two.
- This Is This - (LP/CD album)
- Beluga Pop - (CD album) - the last collaboration of James Ray's with Merciful Release
- not on Merciful Release:
- Third Generation 12" Promo - released on Surgery in 1993 and featuring three tracks,
- 2 versions of the title track from the former Surgery release Third Generation,
- and the song F.U.C.K from The MK Ultra album This Is This.
Latest Incarnations
- Empty Hearts Break (DVD)
This release consists of a 52 minute video that can be played with four different tracks.
Slightly more information and some audio clips of those tracks can be found on the 4080peru official site
Here's a review of James Ray performing 4080peru at The Garage, London - 26 February 2005
A short exerpt from that gig can be viewed on YouTube.
Following this, James Ray has been working with the band 25men.
See also their site on myspace...
Some of their songs/videos can be found on YouTube ...
An album was produced and released with d-monic, see The Dancing Wu Li Masters
The most recent project of James Ray's is James Ray And The Longfolk.
Please find all available information on their album Everywhere's A Strange Part Of Somewhere here on James Ray's Official Website.