# Culture Shock (musician)

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

| Title | Details |
| Sequence | Released: 7 June 2019 Label: RAM Records Formats: Digital download |
| Sequel | Released: 25 February 2022 Label: RAM Records Formats: Digital download |

### 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 | Album |
| 2008 | "Kronix" / "Imax" | RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "Bad Red" / "Surprise" | RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2011 | "Protection" / "Ohrwurm" | RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "I Remember" / "Troglodyte" | RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Raindrops" / "Troglodyte VIP" | RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "City Lights" (featuring Bryn Christopher) | Virgin EMI / RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2016 | "Have It All" / "Pandemic" | RAM Records | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Bunker" | RAM Records | Sequence |
| 2018 | "East Block" | RAM Records | Sequence |
| 2018 | "There For You" | RAM Records / Mau5trap | Sequence |
| 2018 | "Get Physical" | RAM Records | Sequence |
| 2019 | "Take Control" | RAM Records | Sequence |
| 2019 | "Renaissance" | RAM Records | Sequence |
| 2020 | "Love To Give" (with Dimension featuring Billy Lockett) | Self-Released | Organ |
| 2020 | "Don't Sleep" (with Dimension) | Self-Released | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Visions" | RAM Records | Sequel |
| 2020 | "Lost" | RAM Records | Sequel |
| 2021 | "Deconstruct" | RAM Records | Sequel |
| 2021 | "Discotheque" | RAM Records | Sequel |
| 2021 | "Rise" | RAM Records | Sequel |
| 2022 | "Panorama" | RAM Records | Sequel |
| 2023 | "Alone" (ft. Gracie van Brunt) | Culture Shock Music | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "Universe" (ft. YOU) | Culture Shock Music | Non-album single |
| 2024 | "Get To Me" | Culture Shock Music | TBA |
| 2024 | "Breathe" | Culture Shock Music | TBA |
| 2024 | "Out My Head" (ft. Sarah de Warren) | Culture Shock Music | TBA |
| 2024 | "The Time Is Now" | Culture Shock Music | TBA |
| 2024 | "Back In Time" (ft. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) | Culture Shock Music | TBA |
| 2024 | "Make It Pump" (ft. Grafix) | Culture Shock Music | TBA |

### Other appearances

| Year | Song | Album |
| 2006 | "The Bypass" | Dimensions 2 EP |
| 2008 | "Smoothie" (Culture Shock & Brookes Brothers) | Dimensions 3 EP |
| 2009 | "Gears" | Dimensions 4 EP |
| 2009 | "Move Higher" (Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock) | Sub Focus |
| 2010 | "Cathedral" | Nightlife EP, Pt. 1 |
| 2011 | "Footloose" | Nightlife EP, Pt. 3 |
| 2011 | "Machine" | Ram 100 |
| 2013 | "You Make It Better" (Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock and TC) | Torus |
| 2015 | "Piano Dark" | Ram 200 |
| 2018 | "Erosion" (The Upbeats featuring Culture Shock) | No Sleep 'Til Japan & Iceland |
| 2023 | "Secrets" (Sub Focus featuring Culture Shock, CamelPhat and RHODES) | Evolve |

### Production credits

| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
| 2013 | "Turn the Lights On" | Fleur | Non-album single |

### Remixes

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2011 | "Guilt" | Nero |
| 2012 | "Come Alive" | Netsky |
| 2014 | "Your Love" | Moko |
| 2014 | "Love Alight" | Crystal Fighters |
| 2014 | "Pistols At Dawn" | Seinabo Sey |
| 2015 | "King" | GRADES |
| 2015 | "Swan Song" | Espa (featuring Giggs) |
| 2018 | "Broken Pieces" | Camo & Krooked (featuring NIHILS) |
| 2018 | "Panic Room" | Au/Ra |
| 2021 | "Airplane" | Sub Focus |