 Shadow met James in London, gave him three demos and a week to write as much as he could, lyrically, and met him at the end of that week in the studio.The collaboration resulted in the songs "Erase You" and "You Made It" that were featured on DJ Shadow's 2006 album "The Outsider".James joined him as guest vocalist on his 2006 world tour to perform the songs live, playing 90 live shows in 17 countries.