Culture Shock (musician)

Culture Shock
Birth name James Pountney
Genres
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
  • "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 Notes
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
2016 "Have It All" / "Pandemic" RAM Records
2017 "Bunker" RAM Records "The Sequence" Series (Seq. I)
2018 "East Block" RAM Records "The Sequence" Series (Seq. II)
2018 "There For You" RAM Records / Mau5trap "The Sequence" Series (Seq. III)
2018 "Get Physical" RAM Records "The Sequence" Series (Seq. IV)

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

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. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054pgv7
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/BBCR1/status/594393399366582272
  6. ↑ https://www.beatport.com/release/turn-the-lights-on/1027499


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