Culture Shock (musician)

Culture Shock
Birth name	James Pountney
Genres	Drum and bass breakbeat
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	RAM Records
Website	www.cultureshockmusic.co.uk

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

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

Extended plays

Title	Details	Track listing
The Vega EP	Released: 2004 Label: Moving Shadow Formats: Digital download, vinyl	"Vega" "White Knight" "Alarms" "Flight Path"
The Third Stage	Released: 30 July 2007 Label: RAM Records Formats: Digital download, vinyl	"Rework" (with Brookes Brothers) "Zeppelin" "Vice Chase" "Asteroids"
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
2008	"Kronix" / "Imax"	RAM Records
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	"Low Frequency"	RAM Records

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
2009	"Move Higher" (Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock)	Sub Focus
2013	"You Make It Better" (Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock and TC)	Torus

Production credits

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

Remixes

2011: Nero – "Guilt"
2012: Netsky – "Come Alive"
2014: Moko – "Your Love"
2014: Crystal Fighters – "Love Alight"
2014: Seinabo Sey – "Pistols At Dawn"
2015: GRADES – "King"
2015: Espa featuring Giggs - "Swan Song"

References

↑ "Culture Shock at RAM Records.com". ramrecords.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "Culture Shock is BACK!". ukf.com. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "Culture Shock FINALLY unleashes City Lights". UKF. 16 March 2015.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054pgv7
↑ https://twitter.com/BBCR1/status/594393399366582272
↑ https://www.beatport.com/release/turn-the-lights-on/1027499

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