Culture of Volume
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Culture of Volume
| type = studio
| artist = East India Youth
| cover = The_album_cover_for_Culture_of_Volume.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 6 April 2015
| recorded = William Doyle's home in London
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flat list|
- Indietronica
- synth-pop
- experimental
- ambient
- experimental pop{{cite web |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis |title=East India Youth: Culture of Volume review – experimental pop with a very basic appeal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/02/east-india-youth-culture-of-violence-review |website=The Guardian |accessdate=1 November 2020 |date=2 April 2015}}}}
| length = 55:12
| label = XL Recordings
| producer = William Doyle
| prev_title = Total Strife Forever
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/culture-of-volume-mw0002835170/credits |title=Culture of Volume|publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2015-04-23}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
}}
Culture of Volume is the second album by the British electronic musician East India Youth, released 6 April 2015 on XL Recordings.{{cite web|url=http://www.xlrecordings.com/news/eastindiayouthpreordercultureofvolumereleasedapril6thus7th|title=East India Youth – Pre-Order CULTURE OF VOLUME, Released April 6th (US 7th)|accessdate=5 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205172523/http://www.xlrecordings.com/news/eastindiayouthpreordercultureofvolumereleasedapril6thus7th|archivedate=5 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}
Production
Culture of Volume is the first East India Youth album released by the Richard Russell-owned label XL Recordings.{{cite web|title=East India Youth announces new album Culture of Volume|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/news/east-india-youth-announces-new-album-culture-of-volume|publisher=The Skinny|accessdate=5 February 2015}} Most of the production and the recording was completed in William Doyle's home in London.{{cite web|title=East India Youth announces new album 'Culture of Volume'|url=http://www.libel.co.nz/blog_posts/7457-east_india_youth_announces_new_album_culture_of_volume_|publisher=Libel music|accessdate=5 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205182808/http://www.libel.co.nz/blog_posts/7457-east_india_youth_announces_new_album_culture_of_volume_|archivedate=5 February 2015|df=dmy-all}} According to Doyle, the album's name comes from a fragment of a verse in Rick Holland's poem 'Monument'.{{cite web|title=EIY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON XL RECORDINGS|url=http://eastindiayouth.co.uk/2015/01/eiy-announces-new-album-to-be-released-on-xl-recordings/|publisher=East India Youth|accessdate=5 February 2015}} Culture of Volume was mixed by Doyle and Graham Sutton, and the album artwork was made by Dan Tombs.
Release
XL Recordings announced in late January that Culture of Volume was scheduled to be released on 6 April in Europe, and 7 April in the US. Besides digital download, the album is pressed in limited 100 signed vinyl and 50 signed CDs. On 3 February, Doyle shared the song "Carousel" with his fans on Twitter,{{cite web|title='Carousel' announcement Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/eastindiayouth/status/562661396492845056/|publisher=East India Youth's Twitter|accessdate=15 September 2015}} describing it as a very important song to him personally.{{cite web|first=Laurie |last=Tuffrey|title=WATCH: East India Youth - CAROUSEL|date=3 February 2015 |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/17165-east-india-youth-carousel-video/|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=15 September 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|total_length =
|title1 = The Juddering
|length1 = 4:38
|title2 = End Result
|length2 = 5:17
|title3 = Beaming White
|length3 = 3:53
|title4 = Turn Away
|length4 = 4:07
|title5 = Hearts That Never
|length5 = 6:47
|title6 = Entirety
|length6 = 4:21
|title7 = Carousel
|length7 = 6:22
|title8 = Don't Look Backwards
|length8 = 4:57
|title9 = Manner of Words
|length9 = 10:18
|title10 = Montage Resolution
|length10 = 4:32
}}
Charts
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| scope="col"|Chart (2015)
!scope="col"|Peak |
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| {{album chart|UK2|50|artist=East India Youth|date=2015-04-12|accessdate=24 April 2015|rowheader=true}} |