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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.

After a longer break, he returned in September 2014 with a remix of Moko's "Your Love" 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. The single has received airplay on popular UK radio stations and music channels, and was BBC Radio 1's Track of the Day. In November/December 2015, he released tracks from his latest extended play entitled Transit.

Discography

Compilations

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Production credits

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. "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. "Turn the Lights on [Strictly Rhythm] :: Beatport". Beatport. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Artist info at RAM Records
• Culture Shock discography at Discogs
• Culture Shock on SoundCloud

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