James K

Active between the New York and Berlin scenes, James K develops work at the intersection of experimental electronic music and deconstructed pop song. An American artist, vocalist and producer, she moves through ambient, downtempo, noisy textures and fragmented club rhythms, using the voice as the central element of often introspective compositions. Her early projects emerged in the mid‑2010s on independent labels tied to the underground electronic sphere, before firmly situating her within a network of clubs, art spaces and DIY venues in the United States and Europe. The release of the album Random Girl in 2022 on the Incienso label marked an important milestone, consolidating her explorations around stretched song formats, minimal melodic lines and electronic arrangements that are at once dense and spare. Over the years James K has expanded her practice with concerts, DJ sets and hybrid performances where sound experimentation, intimate writing and references to contemporary club cultures intersect. Collaborations and appearances on compilations have reinforced her place in an international electronic scene that values intersections between club music, sound art and unconventional pop forms.