Richard James (born 27 March 1975) is a guitarist, bassist and singer-songwriter originally from Carmarthen, Wales.

[1] James was with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci throughout the band's lifespan, from 1991 to 2006, and appears on all their albums, initially mostly as a bassist.

[3][4] James has curated the musical sides of both the annual Laugharne Weekend festival and In Chapters, a Cardiff-based event.

[5] The album was released in physical form (vinyl and CD) in March 2016 on The state51 Conspiracy label.

[8] Since 2016 James has participated in a collaborative project with his partner, musician and artist Angharad van Rjiswijk, called Locus, which among other work involved improvisational sound collages being performed live.