james K’s album, Friend, has been reworked by Objekt, Drew McDowall (Coil), Hesaitix (M.E.S.H), Roza Terenzi, and Arushi Jain, as well as collaborators and contemporaries Special Guest DJ, Priori (who both co-produced elements of Friend), JASSS, Yushh and Loidis. AD 93 will release the remixes via digital and CD on 24 April 2026.

james K’s tour, continues this year with a sold-out show at London’s Barbican in April alongside stops all across Europe, including Rewire and BRDCST festivals, before making her return to the US to close out her tour with headline shows in LA and a hometown show at the historic Webster Hall in NYC.

Along with the announcement, james K releases two singles: “Play” (Objekt Remix), Objekt’s first remix in over a decade and “N’balmed” (JASSS Purple Mix), an industrial-psych rework from the Barcelona-based producer.

james K says on the new release: “Friends remix Friend. It is such a sweet honor to have my friends and collaborators, whose work has inspired mine, interpret and translate this work into new narratives.”

Objekt on his remix:

“I haven’t done a remix since 2015, but when Jamie asked last year if I would remix a track from her LP, it felt like the time was right: I adore the album, had a clear idea in my head of what I wanted to do (with just enough time to try it out), and it was for a friend. I was drawn to Play in particular because of a nagging sense that the melody had another, darker side to it that the original arrangement belied – I couldn’t stop thinking about how it would sound reharmonized, with the vocal recontextualised over a moody, slinky pop-dancehall version. So I started by rewriting the chord progression, and the rest pretty much wrote itself (quite naturally for once). I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of producing pop music and really loved working on this; I hope I can explore this world further. I’m v grateful to Jamie for the opportunity and trust. :)”

james k
Friend Reworked
Tracklist

1. Days Go By (K Wata Remix)
2. Blinkmoth (Special Guest DJ VIP)
3. Doom Bikini (Hesaitix Remix)
4. Idea.2 (Yushh Remix)
5. N’Balmed (JASSS Purple Mix)
6. Rider (Drew McDowall Remix)
7. On God (Roza Terenzi Remix)
8. Peel (Loidis Remix)
9. Play (Objekt Remix)
10. Lung Slide (Stone Remix)
11. Hypersoft Lovejinx Junkdream (Priori Remix)
12. Collapse (Arushi Jain Remix)

James K 2026 Tour Dates

April 3 – London, UK @ The Barbican (SOLD OUT)
April 4 – BRDCST Fest – Brussels, BE w/ Band
April 7 – MeetFactory – Prague, CZ
April 8 – Flucc Wanne – Vienna, AT
April 9 – Open Ground – Wuppertal, Germany
April 11 – Rewire Festival – The Hague, NL
April 12 – Rewire Talk
April 14 – Le Transbordeur – Lyon, France TBD
April 16 – Pulse, Venice
April 17 – Conde Duque – Madrid, ES (SOLD OUT)
April 19 – The Workman’s Club – Dublin, IE
May 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre *
May 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Earthport
May 13 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall +
Aug 23 – We Out Here Fest – Dorset, UK
Aug 29 – Rally Fest – London, UK
Sept 6 – End of The Road – Wiltshire, UK

* with Zsela and urika’s bedroom
+ with Oli XL, Lolina, Deer Park, + Ivy Knight

pre-order Friend remixes HERE