“Exploratory and expressive, the album was born of exercises in the dynamic interplay of sounds and intervals, based on recorded performances without the preconception of programming. It is rich in detail, nuanced, subtle, and deeply layered with intertwined synths and rhythms.” - PSEA
vcam is the electronic music project of James Long. Now based in Snoqualmie, WA (the setting for the old TV series Twin Peaks) and surrounded by the Cascade mountains and an endless sea of evergreen trees, I create electronic listening music. Inspired by artists like Autechre, Aphex Twin, Lexaunculpt, Funckarma, early Funkstorung, Richard Devine, Arovane, Andre Esterman, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher, Plaid, The Black Dog, Novel 23, Bola, and so many others, I create electronica that is at times abstract and experimental, with evolving rhythms, textures, and melodies.
Lots of new vcam tracks are coming soon! I've been hard at work during the pandemic, creating tons of new material that I plan to release later this summer. In the meantime, the long out-of-print Shaelslip EP will be available on iTunes very soon, along with a bunch of unreleased tracks on a 2-volume compilation.
Mar 3, 2026
New vcam ep ‘sift’ now available on bandcamp!
Continuing on that road towards intricate, unpredictable, yet structured rhythmic soundscapes, sift (a self-release) is a further exploration into how cohesive structures emerge from sounds interacting in a fluid-like form of evolution…
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Oct 29, 2025
A new vcam album ‘cevers’ is out now on EVEL records, only on bandcamp. 10 tracks of intricate, evolving rhythms and atmospherics, spawned from jam sessions on my modular setup last winter. It is available as a download and also…
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Feb 7, 2025
“Exploratory and expressive, the album was born of exercises in the dynamic interplay of sounds and intervals, based on recorded performances without the preconception of…
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May 22, 2024
Dec 18, 2023
Concavity, a new 5-track ep by vcam is out now on High Grade Media (HGM)! In addition to the digital downloads, a limited number of CDs are also available through bandcamp:
Dec 16, 2022
Updraft by vcam is now available for digital download on Bandcamp, Apple Music, etc.!
From n5md (on Instagram):
"t's been more than a year since we've done one of our surprise releases. This year our surprise release is…
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Jun 4, 2021
New vcam album "cycle" releasing June 5! And the video for meta_carpl is out now!
Click the image to view it on igloo mag and also see the press release for cycle! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks to Mike…
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Apr 27, 2021
Cycle is scheduled to be released by n5MD on June 5, which, as it so happens, is minidisc day! Yes, minidisc day does in fact exist! Who knew??!! And of course minidisc day is the perfect day to release.... well…
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Jan 3, 2021
Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year and hope for a much better 2021!
It's been a crazy year for sure. And even though 2020 really didn't have a whole lot going for it, it is the year that…
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Oct 28, 2020
Just signed with n5MD and my new album Arconide will be released December 4 in limited quantity on mini-disc and also for digital download! These will be available for preorder on n5MD.com in just a few weeks - November 13…
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Sep 1, 2020
I used the COVID shutdown to finally get my gear all set up again (after about 12 years away!) and created a bunch of new tracks! You can catch a preview of the new track "77" here on the website…
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Jun 27, 2020
Selected Works Vol. 1-2 is now available for purchase from the vcam.net store! You can get the whole album here before it becomes available on iTunes and other platforms! I created all of these tracks between 2002 and early 2008…
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