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Culture Shock (musician)

{{Short description|British drum and bass DJ and producer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{notability|biographies|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Culture Shock

| birth_name = James Pountney

| birth_date = 23 January

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| years_active = 2004–present

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| label = RAM

| website = {{url|www.cultureshockmusic.co.uk}}

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James Pountney, better known by his stage name Culture Shock, is a British drum and bass DJ and record producer.

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.ramrecords.com/artist/culture-shock |title=Culture Shock at RAM Records.com |publisher=ramrecords.com |accessdate=3 April 2015}}

After a longer break, he returned in September 2014 with a remix of Moko's "Your Love"{{cite web |url=https://ukf.com/words/culture-shock-back/ |title=Culture Shock is BACK! |publisher=ukf.com |date=8 September 2014 |accessdate=3 April 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://ukf.com/news/culture-shock-finally-unleashes-city-lights/|title=Culture Shock FINALLY unleashes City Lights|work=UKF|date=16 March 2015}} The single has received airplay on popular UK radio stations and music channels,{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054pgv7 |title=BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac, Shiba San Mini Mix & Culture Shock Special Delivery |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2015-03-13 |accessdate=2020-05-17}} and was BBC Radio 1's Track of the Day.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCR1/status/594393399366582272 |title=BBC Radio 1 on Twitter: "Our #TrackOfTheDay today is from @culture_shock with 'City Lights' feat. Bryn Christopher. What do you think? " |website=Twitter.com |date=2015-05-01 |accessdate=2020-05-17}} In November/December 2015, he released tracks from his latest extended play entitled Transit.

Discography

= Compilations =

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  • Released: 25 February 2022
  • Label: RAM Records
  • Formats: Digital download

= Extended plays =

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scope="row" | The Vega EP

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  • "Vega"
  • "White Knight"
  • "Alarms"
  • "Flight Path"
scope="row" | The Third Stage

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  • Released: 30 July 2007
  • Label: RAM Records
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl

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scope="row" | Transit

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  • Released: 18 December 2015
  • Label: RAM Records
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl

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  • "No More" (with Josh Parkinson)
  • "Steam Machine"
  • "Tangents"
  • "Rush Connection"

= Singles =

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!Release

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!Album

style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| "Kronix" / "Imax"

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| RAM Records

| rowspan="7" {{Non-album single}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2010

| "Bad Red" / "Surprise"

style="text-align:center;"| 2011

| "Protection" / "Ohrwurm"

style="text-align:center;"| 2012

| "I Remember" / "Troglodyte"

style="text-align:center;"| 2014

| "Raindrops" / "Troglodyte VIP"

style="text-align:center;"| 2015

| "City Lights" (featuring Bryn Christopher)

| style="text-align:center;"| Virgin EMI / RAM Records

style="text-align:center;"| 2016

| "Have It All" / "Pandemic"

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| RAM Records

style="text-align:center;"| 2017

| "Bunker"

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| Sequence

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2018

| "East Block"

"There For You"

| style="text-align:center;" | RAM Records / Mau5trap

"Get Physical"

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| RAM Records

style="“text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2019

|"Take Control"

"Renaissance"
style="“text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| 2020

|"Love To Give" (with Dimension featuring Billy Lockett)

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Self-Released

| style="text-align:center;"| Organ

"Don't Sleep" (with Dimension)

| style="text-align:center;" {{Non-album single}}

"Visions"

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | RAM Records

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | Sequel

"Lost"
rowspan="3" style="“text-align:center;" | 2021

|"Deconstruct"

"Discotheque"
"Rise"
rowspan="1" style="“text-align:center;" | 2022

|"Panorama"

rowspan="2" style="“text-align:center;" | 2023

|"Alone" (ft. Gracie van Brunt)

| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | Culture Shock Music

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{Non-album single}}

"Universe" (ft. YOU)
rowspan="6" style="“text-align:center;" | 2024

|"Get To Me"

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" {{TBA}}

"Breathe"
"Out My Head" (ft. Sarah de Warren)
"The Time Is Now"
"Back In Time" (ft. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs)
"Make It Pump" (ft. Grafix)

= Other appearances =

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Year

!Song

!Album

style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| "The Bypass"

| style="text-align:center;"| Dimensions 2 EP

style="text-align:center;"| 2008

| "Smoothie"
(Culture Shock & Brookes Brothers)

| style="text-align:center;"| Dimensions 3 EP

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2009

| "Gears"

| style="text-align:center;"| Dimensions 4 EP

"Move Higher"
(Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock)

| style="text-align:center;"| Sub Focus

style="text-align:center;"| 2010

| "Cathedral"

| style="text-align:center;"| Nightlife EP, Pt. 1

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2011

| "Footloose"

| style="text-align:center;"| Nightlife EP, Pt. 3

"Machine"

| style="text-align:center;"| Ram 100

style="text-align:center;"| 2013

| "You Make It Better"
(Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock and TC)

| style="text-align:center;"| Torus

style="text-align:center;"| 2015

| "Piano Dark"

| style="text-align:center;"| Ram 200

style="text-align:center;"| 2018

| "Erosion"
(The Upbeats featuring Culture Shock)

| style="text-align:center;"| No Sleep 'Til Japan & Iceland

style="text-align:center;"| 2023

| "Secrets"
(Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock, CamelPhat and RHODES)

| style="text-align:center;"| Evolve

= Production credits =

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Year

!Song

!Artist

!Album

style="text-align:center;"| 2013

| "Turn the Lights On"{{cite web |url=https://www.beatport.com/release/turn-the-lights-on/1027499 |title=Turn the Lights on [Strictly Rhythm] :: Beatport |website=Beatport |access-date=12 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919040715/http://www.beatport.com/release/turn-the-lights-on/1027499 |archive-date=19 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}

| Fleur

| style="text-align:center;"| Non-album single

= Remixes =

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Year

!Song

!Artist

style="text-align:center;"| 2011

| "Guilt"

| Nero

style="text-align:center;"| 2012

| "Come Alive"

| Netsky

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2014

| "Your Love"

| Moko

"Love Alight"

| Crystal Fighters

"Pistols At Dawn"

| Seinabo Sey

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2015

| "King"

| GRADES

"Swan Song"

| Espa (featuring Giggs)

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2018

| "Broken Pieces"

| Camo & Krooked (featuring NIHILS)

"Panic Room"

| Au/Ra

style="text-align:center;" | 2021

| "Airplane"

| Sub Focus

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.cultureshockmusic.co.uk/}}
  • [https://ramrecords.com/artist/culture-shock Artist info] at RAM Records
  • {{discogs artist|202243-Culture-Shock-2|name=Culture Shock}}
  • {{SoundCloud}}

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