James Ray And The Performance has been played on NTS in shows including Roadkill Ikebana, featured first on 13 February 2024. Songs played include Texas and A New Kind Of Assassin.

The Performance was a band started by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of tracks such as "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The Sisters of Mercy's record label, Merciful Release. The band were signed, and after Ray's contribution to The Sisterhood project "Gift", Merciful released the "Mexico Sundown Blues" single in July 1986.

The singles "Texas" and "Dust Boat" were also released on Merciful, followed by the compilation A New Kind Of Assassin.