▁also ▁failing ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁Singles ▁Chart ; ▁in ▁consequence ▁Ch rys alis ▁Records ▁dropped ▁the ▁band ' s ▁contract ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁broke ▁up , ▁with ▁Id ol ▁leaving ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁solo ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁S igue ▁S igue ▁S put nik ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁after ▁writing ▁the ▁single ▁release ▁" Russ ian ▁Rou lette " ▁for ▁ ▁the ▁band ▁The ▁L ords ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Church , ▁playing ▁on ▁The ▁London ▁Cow bo ys ' ▁long - player ▁Animal ▁Ple asure ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁long - player ▁Song ▁and ▁Leg end ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁Sex ▁Gang ▁Children , ▁James ▁formed ▁the ▁rock abil ly / cy ber p unk ▁act ▁S igue ▁S igue ▁S put nik , ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁James ▁became ▁the ▁bass ist ▁with ▁The ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy , ▁recording ▁with ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁V ision ▁Th ing ▁album ; ▁he ▁also ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁subsequent ▁live ▁t ours , ▁however ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁during ▁Billy ▁Id ol ' s ▁No ▁Religion ▁Tour , ▁James ▁joined ▁Generation ▁X ▁for ▁a ▁one - off ▁re union ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Ast oria ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ' s ▁West ▁End . ▁