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.
sˈɪns tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn dʒˈeɪmz hɐz pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ kəlˈæbɹətˌɪv pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wɪð hɪz pˈɑːɹtnɚ, mjuːzˈɪʃən ænd ˈɑːɹɾɪst ˈæŋhɐɹˌæd vˈæn ˈɑːɹdʒˈɪsweɪk, kˈɔːld lˈoʊkəs, wˌɪtʃ ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːk ɪnvˈɑːlvd ˌɪmpɹəvəzˈeɪʃənəl sˈaʊnd kɑːlˈɑːʒᵻz bˌiːɪŋ pɚfˈɔːɹmd lˈaɪv.