James Robertson Beattie is a Scottish musician who co-founded Primal Scream and later went on to form Spirea X and Adventures in Stereo.
[2] During his tenure with the band Beattie wrote "Velocity Girl", which was included on the NME's C86 compilation.
[3] Beattie formed Spirea X with girlfriend Judith Boyle in 1988, the band named after a Primal Scream B-side.
[3][4][5] Spirea X split up in 1993, and Beattie and Boyle went on to form Adventures in Stereo with Simon Dine.
In 2019, Beattie briefly reunited with Primal Scream for a one off performance in Glasgow.