Culture Shock (musician)

James Pountney, better known by his stage name Culture Shock, is a British drum and bass DJ and record producer. He is currently signed to RAM Records.

Culture Shock
Birth nameJames Pountney
Born23 January
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2004–present
LabelsRAM
Websitewww.cultureshockmusic.co.uk

Biography

In 1996, Culture Shock was introduced to drum and bass while listening to London's pirate radio stations. He set up his own studio with basic equipment at home and recorded his own music. His first release was "The Vega EP" on Moving Shadow in 2004. Two years later, Culture Shock signed with RAM Records after attracting attention of the label's CEO, Andy C. His first EP, titled "The Third Stage" was released in 2007 and featured four tracks, including the track "Rework", co-produced by the Brookes Brothers.[1]

After a longer break, he returned in September 2014 with a remix of Moko's "Your Love"[2] and the songs "Troglodyte VIP" and "Raindrops". His song "City Lights", which has featured as an instrumental in his DJ sets since 2009, was picked up by Virgin EMI Records and released in May 2015 with a vocal by Bryn Christopher of I See MONSTAS.[3] The single has received airplay on popular UK radio stations and music channels,[4] and was BBC Radio 1's Track of the Day.[5] In November/December 2015, he released tracks from his latest extended play entitled Transit.

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Sequence

Extended plays
Title Details Track listing
The Vega EP
  • "Vega"
  • "White Knight"
  • "Alarms"
  • "Flight Path"
The Third Stage
  • Released: 30 July 2007
  • Label: RAM Records
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
Transit
  • Released: 18 December 2015
  • Label: RAM Records
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
  • "No More" (with Josh Parkinson)
  • "Steam Machine"
  • "Tangents"
  • "Rush Connection"

Singles
Year Release Label Album
2008 "Kronix" / "Imax" RAM Records rowspan="7" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
2010 "Bad Red" / "Surprise"
2011 "Protection" / "Ohrwurm"
2012 "I Remember" / "Troglodyte"
2014 "Raindrops" / "Troglodyte VIP"
2015 "City Lights" (featuring Bryn Christopher) Virgin EMI / RAM Records
2016 "Have It All" / "Pandemic" RAM Records
2017 "Bunker" Sequence
2018 "East Block"
"There For You" RAM Records / Mau5trap
"Get Physical" RAM Records
2019 "Take Control"
"Renaissance"
2020 "Love To Give" (with Dimension featuring Billy Lockett) Self-Released rowspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Don't Sleep" (with Dimension)
"Visions" Ram Records Sequel

Other appearances
Year Song Album
2006 "The Bypass" Dimensions 2 EP
2008 "Smoothie"
(Culture Shock & Brookes Brothers)		 Dimensions 3 EP
2009 "Gears" Dimensions 4 EP
"Move Higher"
(Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock)		 Sub Focus
2010 "Cathedral" Nightlife EP, Pt. 1
2011 "Footloose" Nightlife EP, Pt. 3
"Machine" Ram 100
2013 "You Make It Better"
(Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock and TC)		 Torus
2015 "Piano Dark" Ram 200
2018 "Erosion"
(The Upbeats featuring Culture Shock)		 No Sleep 'Til Japan & Iceland

Production credits
Year Song Artist Album
2013 "Turn the Lights On"[6] Fleur Non-album single

Remixes
Year Song Artist
2011 "Guilt" Nero
2012 "Come Alive" Netsky
2014 "Your Love" Moko
"Love Alight" Crystal Fighters
"Pistols At Dawn" Seinabo Sey
2015 "King" GRADES
"Swan Song" Espa (featuring Giggs)
2018 "Broken Pieces" Camo & Krooked (featuring NIHILS)
"Panic Room" Au/Ra
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References
  1. "Culture Shock at RAM Records.com". ramrecords.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Culture Shock is BACK!". ukf.com. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. "Culture Shock FINALLY unleashes City Lights". UKF. 16 March 2015.
  4. "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac, Shiba San Mini Mix & Culture Shock Special Delivery". Bbc.co.uk. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. "BBC Radio 1 on Twitter: "Our #TrackOfTheDay today is from @culture_shock with 'City Lights' feat. Bryn Christopher. What do you think? "". Twitter.com. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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