WCold is a mixtape by American electronic musician James Ferraro, recorded in New York City and released in March 2013 on the Hippos in Tanks label. The press release stated that Cold is about "human drama" that is a part of a nihilistic period, as well as "the repetition and consumption of hedonism that cannot represent or replace one night of love." Described by one journalist as a pastiche of contemporary R&B and hip-hop, Cold contains elements of two-step, dubstep, techno and lounge music styles. Reviews of the mixtape were very favorable in general, common praises including its production and the use of Ferraro's own vocals.
WFar Side Virtual is a studio album by the American electronic musician James Ferraro, released on October 25, 2011 by the record label Hippos in Tanks. First conceived as a series of ringtones, the album marked Ferraro's transition from his previous lo-fi recording approach to a sharply produced, electronic aesthetic that deliberately evokes sources such as elevator music, corporate mood music, easy listening, and early computer sound design. The album has been interpreted as engaging with themes such as hyperreality, disposable consumer culture, 1990s retrofuturism, advertising, and musical kitsch.
WFour Pieces for Mirai (Overture) is an extended play by American musician James Ferraro. It was self-released on May 18, 2018 on his Bandcamp page and later to other music platforms. Ferraro also released the album on cassette. The EP is the overture to Ferraro's Four Pieces For Mirai series.
WHuman Story 3 is a studio album by American electronic musician James Ferraro, self-released on June 14, 2016. The album's concept revolves philosophically and structurally on how technology that can be used meaningfully is often used less usefully for commerce and, as a result, how the technology may eventually end up subverting humanness. The record landed at number seven on Tiny Mix Tapes' year-end list of the best albums of 2016.
WInhale C-4 $$$$$ is a mixtape by American electronic musician James Ferraro under the alias BEBETUNE$, released for free on December 14, 2011. Parodying the tropes of contemporary American hip hop music and its culture, Inhale C-4 $$$$$ marks the first time in Ferraro's career that he approached a hip hop style. Reviews of the mixtape from music journalists were mostly positive upon release, and it appeared in the top 20 of Tiny Mix Tapes' list of the best releases of 2012.
WLast American Hero is an album by American experimental artist James Ferraro, recorded in 2008 and released in March 2010 on Olde English Spelling Bee.
WNight Dolls with Hairspray is a studio album by American electronic musician James Ferraro released on October 31, 2010 by the independent record label Olde English Spelling Bee. Described as a "cycle of bubblegum pop songs," the album's lo-fi sound draws on sources such as 1980s pop culture tropes, B-movies, and glam punk. It garnered generally favorable reviews from music journalists, and was called a "weirdo masterpiece of the 21st century" by Impose.
WNYC, Hell 3:00 AM is a studio album by American electronic musician James Ferraro, released on October 15, 2013 by the label Hippos in Tanks. Ferraro created the album in a process separate from how he made music prior; the [production of NYC, Hell 3:00 AM began only as a "ritual" for Ferraro to record at or around midnight, and the main concept was "realized" instead of planned out in the beginning. It was also the first time Ferraro had recorded in an actual studio.
WRequiem for Recycled Earth is a studio album by American musician James Ferraro, released independently on May 3, 2019. The album is the first part of Ferraro's Four Pieces For Mirai series.
WSkid Row is a studio album by American electronic musician James Ferraro, released on November 13, 2015 by the label Break World Records. Lyrically, it had previously existed as a series of poems before it turned into a set of lyrics for an album named after the crime-and-poverty-heavy Los Angeles area Skid Row. It is the Los Angeles counterpart to Ferraro's previous studio effort NYC, Hell 3:00 AM (2013). Its sound palette includes elements of funk, news reports, new jack swing, film scores, smooth jazz and 1980s rock and hip-hop. The album garnered generally positive reviews from music journalists upon its release.
WSuki Girlz is a mixtape by producer James Ferraro, self-released under the moniker user703918785 on SoundCloud on July 2, 2014. The concept of the trap mixtape is symbolized through both its sound and its marketing; all of the tracks are low-quality and borrow tropes common in music self-released on sites like SoundCloud, and it was released with the name user703918785, which spoofs the spambots of these services, thus making it symbolically disposable. It garnered favorable opinions from music journalists, landing at number one on a list of the best mixtapes of 2014 by Pretty Much Amazing.
WSushi is a studio album by the American electronic musician James Ferraro, released on November 7, 2012, by the independent record label Hippos in Tanks. The electronica dance-pop record has a much more mainstream sound than Ferraro's past albums, continuing some of the trap, R&B and hip-hop underpinnings that were a part of Ferraro's two mixtapes Inhale C-4 $$$$$ (2012) and Silica Gel (2012), released under his Bebetune$ and Bodyguard monikers, respectively. Sushi garnered mixed to positive reviews upon its release, a common criticism being its lack of depth or indication of a main concept.
WTroll is an extended play by American musician James Ferraro. The EP was self-released to his Bandcamp page on November 26, 2017 with no prior announcement. The EP gained minor attention by online news sites who reported its release. The EP received positive reviews.