James
@retrojames.bsky.social
Designer | Writer | Retro video producer | '80s soul (music and mind) | Writing a book about Hong Kong - publishing in early 2026 🙂 | Despise right wing and corriander
The local in Witheridge - with the landlord keeping watch. Lovely smells outside of wet leaves, chimney smoke, and crisp air. (The landlord needed a scratch behind the ear, too - maybe I’ll get a free pint tomorrow…)
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The local in Witheridge - with the landlord keeping watch. Lovely smells outside of wet leaves, chimney smoke, and crisp air. (The landlord needed a scratch behind the ear, too - maybe I’ll get a free pint tomorrow…)
Heading “home” to Devon. Just passing through what I consider to be the border to the West Country - Westbury 🙂 I remember coming through here on a 125 back in the 80s. Same vibes, different train
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Heading “home” to Devon. Just passing through what I consider to be the border to the West Country - Westbury 🙂 I remember coming through here on a 125 back in the 80s. Same vibes, different train
Something very strange in the sky over London, like a yellow ball emanating bright light…
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Something very strange in the sky over London, like a yellow ball emanating bright light…
I @ed all the bands and singers with tracks I edit to - but only one every got back to me, shared my video, and said how much it was enjoyed.
That man was Richard Darbyshire of Living in a Box.
RIP Richard
That man was Richard Darbyshire of Living in a Box.
RIP Richard
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I @ed all the bands and singers with tracks I edit to - but only one every got back to me, shared my video, and said how much it was enjoyed.
That man was Richard Darbyshire of Living in a Box.
RIP Richard
That man was Richard Darbyshire of Living in a Box.
RIP Richard
You trust me (I think….) with my retro videos, so if you’re in London, trust me with this restaurant.
Unreal flavours, incredible atmosphere, brilliant team. Non fussy but refined.,
OMA - Borough Market.
I’ve not had food as good as this in a long time.
www.theguardian.com/food/article...
Unreal flavours, incredible atmosphere, brilliant team. Non fussy but refined.,
OMA - Borough Market.
I’ve not had food as good as this in a long time.
www.theguardian.com/food/article...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You trust me (I think….) with my retro videos, so if you’re in London, trust me with this restaurant.
Unreal flavours, incredible atmosphere, brilliant team. Non fussy but refined.,
OMA - Borough Market.
I’ve not had food as good as this in a long time.
www.theguardian.com/food/article...
Unreal flavours, incredible atmosphere, brilliant team. Non fussy but refined.,
OMA - Borough Market.
I’ve not had food as good as this in a long time.
www.theguardian.com/food/article...
Just larking around in London….
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just larking around in London….
Wife in the fabric shop - oh look what’s a few shops down….
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Wife in the fabric shop - oh look what’s a few shops down….
A fireworks party taking place somewhere over Hoxton. My camera didn’t capture it well, but it was pretty spectacular from the skylight.
It’s so trippy being here - lots of memories of our shoebox terrace in Farnham back in 2017.
But no 6:30am commute on the zombie train tmrw, just a holiday 🙂
It’s so trippy being here - lots of memories of our shoebox terrace in Farnham back in 2017.
But no 6:30am commute on the zombie train tmrw, just a holiday 🙂
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A fireworks party taking place somewhere over Hoxton. My camera didn’t capture it well, but it was pretty spectacular from the skylight.
It’s so trippy being here - lots of memories of our shoebox terrace in Farnham back in 2017.
But no 6:30am commute on the zombie train tmrw, just a holiday 🙂
It’s so trippy being here - lots of memories of our shoebox terrace in Farnham back in 2017.
But no 6:30am commute on the zombie train tmrw, just a holiday 🙂
Roast chuck and Yorkshire pud - what a Sunday. Feels dream-like yet normal
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Roast chuck and Yorkshire pud - what a Sunday. Feels dream-like yet normal
At the Duke of Cambridge for a Sunday roast and a pint.
Great to be home.
Great to be home.
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
At the Duke of Cambridge for a Sunday roast and a pint.
Great to be home.
Great to be home.
Islington…what a cool area.
Forget staying in hotels again, this is better and cheaper.
Forget staying in hotels again, this is better and cheaper.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Islington…what a cool area.
Forget staying in hotels again, this is better and cheaper.
Forget staying in hotels again, this is better and cheaper.
One to Newark, one to Boston - not sure why Vienna Airport thought these slats were a good idea, but I’m sure there’s a logical Germanic-thinking reason, their usually is…
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
One to Newark, one to Boston - not sure why Vienna Airport thought these slats were a good idea, but I’m sure there’s a logical Germanic-thinking reason, their usually is…
And now I have the Close Encounters melody in my head for some reason…
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
And now I have the Close Encounters melody in my head for some reason…
From Austria to Angel…
A little break in London ahead - leaving home to go home 🇦🇹🇬🇧
A little break in London ahead - leaving home to go home 🇦🇹🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
From Austria to Angel…
A little break in London ahead - leaving home to go home 🇦🇹🇬🇧
A little break in London ahead - leaving home to go home 🇦🇹🇬🇧
We're only human, born to make mistakes.
I dedicate this video I made to anyone struggling with mental health issues. You're never alone. You're always loved. You're always needed. "chatter in the skull" is our worst enemy. A great book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - not a cure, but a help ❤️
I dedicate this video I made to anyone struggling with mental health issues. You're never alone. You're always loved. You're always needed. "chatter in the skull" is our worst enemy. A great book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - not a cure, but a help ❤️
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We're only human, born to make mistakes.
I dedicate this video I made to anyone struggling with mental health issues. You're never alone. You're always loved. You're always needed. "chatter in the skull" is our worst enemy. A great book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - not a cure, but a help ❤️
I dedicate this video I made to anyone struggling with mental health issues. You're never alone. You're always loved. You're always needed. "chatter in the skull" is our worst enemy. A great book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - not a cure, but a help ❤️
I should buy this….wouldn’t it be good?
Done 😎
Done 😎
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I should buy this….wouldn’t it be good?
Done 😎
Done 😎
I tried to make an 80s fever dream video - but with positive vibes….
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I tried to make an 80s fever dream video - but with positive vibes….
The local snack in Graz on a beautiful autumnal day
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The local snack in Graz on a beautiful autumnal day
Too early or not, it’s a pretty sight in Hauptplatz today….
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Too early or not, it’s a pretty sight in Hauptplatz today….
When it came to editing this one, it really souper to make.
I hope you enjoy this heartwarming bowl of retro soup!
I hope you enjoy this heartwarming bowl of retro soup!
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
When it came to editing this one, it really souper to make.
I hope you enjoy this heartwarming bowl of retro soup!
I hope you enjoy this heartwarming bowl of retro soup!
On another Albion-related topic - I wonder if the website is supposed to look like this? It has the look of a site that hasn't loaded properly.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On another Albion-related topic - I wonder if the website is supposed to look like this? It has the look of a site that hasn't loaded properly.
My videos are not designed to promote consumerism, they’re designed to bring back memories.
It’s a vibe thing.
This one is “watching 90s US cable TV”
If it strikes a chord, that’s job done. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t….
It’s a vibe thing.
This one is “watching 90s US cable TV”
If it strikes a chord, that’s job done. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t….
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My videos are not designed to promote consumerism, they’re designed to bring back memories.
It’s a vibe thing.
This one is “watching 90s US cable TV”
If it strikes a chord, that’s job done. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t….
It’s a vibe thing.
This one is “watching 90s US cable TV”
If it strikes a chord, that’s job done. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t….
My book will be published next year.
Gear Down and Growing Up: An attempted journey from boy to man, is the story about my one-way journey to Hong Kong when I was 21 in 1996.
They’ll be a book launch in HK and I can’t wait to be there.
Here’s my 90s Hong Kong tribute video.
Gear Down and Growing Up: An attempted journey from boy to man, is the story about my one-way journey to Hong Kong when I was 21 in 1996.
They’ll be a book launch in HK and I can’t wait to be there.
Here’s my 90s Hong Kong tribute video.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My book will be published next year.
Gear Down and Growing Up: An attempted journey from boy to man, is the story about my one-way journey to Hong Kong when I was 21 in 1996.
They’ll be a book launch in HK and I can’t wait to be there.
Here’s my 90s Hong Kong tribute video.
Gear Down and Growing Up: An attempted journey from boy to man, is the story about my one-way journey to Hong Kong when I was 21 in 1996.
They’ll be a book launch in HK and I can’t wait to be there.
Here’s my 90s Hong Kong tribute video.
Do you love retro computers and games?
Yes?
Well, don’t go, watch what I’ve made, you might like it 🙂
Yes?
Well, don’t go, watch what I’ve made, you might like it 🙂
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Do you love retro computers and games?
Yes?
Well, don’t go, watch what I’ve made, you might like it 🙂
Yes?
Well, don’t go, watch what I’ve made, you might like it 🙂
‘70s kids telly…
I gave it some welly.🙂
Here’s what I made…
I gave it some welly.🙂
Here’s what I made…
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
‘70s kids telly…
I gave it some welly.🙂
Here’s what I made…
I gave it some welly.🙂
Here’s what I made…