Since the significant passing of an unmarked demo, the soundtrack to James Pountney’s journey is one which is well known. The boundaries pushed by his sonic artwork, under the now revered guise Culture Shock, have created a varied and diverse discography that’s symbolic within one of the UK’s most withstanding genres. Creating tracks that attest both time and production standards, there’s no denying that his alias has become a household name not only across drum & bass, but also the daytime radio airwaves. With Beats1 mogul Zane Lowe already comparing Culture Shock’s music to Pink Floyd’s album ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, his future endeavours are about to lift him to the anticipated next gear of his burgeoning career.

With a classically trained background and finding a natural talent in writing music, it was only a matter of time before he refined his interests. Percussion and drums became a passion. Alongside mentorship from one of the most technically adept producers in the scene, namely Dom & Roland, James honed in on both his creativity and aptitude to become a figure in his own right: “I first discovered jungle on pirate radio stations, it sounded totally alien and futuristic…Pirate radio was the first thing to get me really interested in the scene. I wanted to know who was making this stuff and how.”