Straight to the Point : James Pants
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In this edition of Straight to the point we get chatting with James Pants . . .
The son of two Presbyterian ministers from an American backwater called Spokane, James Pants went from being the teenage DJ for a black nationalist rap group to a multi-instrumentalist who can count on fans as diverse as Flying Lotus, Zane Lowe, Erol Alkan and XL’s new teen hip-hop internet sensation Tyler The Creator, who calls James “one of the most creative fucking people to walk this earth”.
James met Stones Throw Records head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf after his high school prom and dropped a debut album in 2008, Welcome, which told the tale of a lone music obsessive who synthesized a staggeringly broad record collection into a coherent LP in a style he dubbed “fresh beat”, taking in ’80s boogie, synth experiments, garage rock and much more.
Since then James has toured the globe, released Seven Seals (a tribute to his beloved ’70s cult and New Age records), a self-titled third album, and uprooted from Colorado to Cologne, where he works as a studio engineer.
Your Name
James Pants
First record bought...
I think it was Led Zeppelin IV. Or maybe Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Last record I listened to was ...
Mr. Partridge's 'Take Away' and Pyrolator's 'Wunderland'
The record I pretend I don't love is ...
Blood On The Dance Floor. Super creepy stuff.
The record I always go back to…
Gary Wilson 'You Think You Really Know Me'
My biggest musical inspiration is...
Street tacos. Hard to get in germany though.
My first gigging experience was…
In a black-nationalist rap group in Texas. I was the white DJ.
My worst gigging experience was…
I haven't had anything too bad. Yet...
My best gigging experience was…
Either playing at house-parties or with Felix Kubin or PB Wolf.
The person I would least like to share a stage with would be…
Anyone who says "this is real hip hop"
If I wasn’t a musician I would be a…
Nanotech engineer or pizza delivery guy.
Favorite YouTube video...
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