{"product_id":"culture-of-volume","title":"Culture of Volume","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Xl Recordings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e XLCD674\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 07-04-2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e East India Youth is William Doyle and CULTURE OF VOLUME is his debut for XL Recordings. It follows his 2014 release Total Strife Forever which garnered massive critical acclaim, earning him a Mercury Prize nomination for Album of the Year, alongside Damon Albarn and FKA Twigs. Mostly recorded and produced in his London bedroom, He explains: “I always wanted to make quite sophisticated music using very unsophisticated means.”\nNamed after a fragment of verse from the poem ‘Monument’ by Rick Holland, CULTURE OF VOLUME was mixed by Graham Sutton (British Sea Power, Jarvis Cocker), with the artwork created by visual artist Dan Tombs. Weaving Pet Shop Boys style pop bangers next to industrial techno, next to sci-fi Scott Walker style ballads, next to ambient explorations, next to Krautrock style synthesizer laments, Doyle makes his point: “Part of the thing with this album and surrounding elements such as artwork has been trying to combine things that wouldn’t usually go together. The whole vibe of the album is certainly trying to force errors by making unlikely connections and seeing what happens.”\n“Premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1, Turn Away follows ‘Carousel’’s lead in hinting at ‘Culture Of Volume’s potentially boundary-crushing scale. Where ‘Carousel’ was stripped-back and simplified, ‘Turn Away’ sees Doyle push his electronic imaginations further than ever before, taking in influences as seemingly disparate as krautrock and chiptune, and yet making the whole thing flow with ease.” – DIY\n“This is music that’s meticulous and expansive without ever falling into the trap of being boring or self-indulgent.” - Clash Magazine\nArtist \u0026amp; Album Information: When William Doyle first performed live as East India Youth in November 2012 to a dozen people in a tiny Dalston basement venue, it was remarkable that he made it through the entire 25 minute set without incident. He was using a knackered Macbook with a malfunctioning USB port, an antiquated mixer and a Casio MT45 keyboard bought off eBay for £15; and all of it was skidding around a plastic table which constantly threatened to collapse. During his second gig (this time to 40 people) he came up with a smart way of keeping everything exactly where he wanted it: by securing it all with cartons of apple juice borrowed from the bar and gaffa taped in place.\nOver the next two years his achievements seemed as effortlessly gained as they were well-deserved. He released the Hostel EP in March 2013 and then his critically acclaimed debut album TOTAL STRIFE FOREVER on Stolen Recordings in January 2014, which would go on to be nominated for the Mercury Prize. He toured with Factory Floor, supported These New Puritans and by the Summer of 2014 became a big festival draw in his own right. And while he might have upgraded his equipment and invested in a sturdy new table that allowed him to leave six cartons of apple juice and a roll of gaffa tape off his rider, essentially his live set-up was still the same - one electronic musician behind a table full of gadgets, occasionally clutching a bass guitar.\nBut in November 2014, almost two years to the night after his first ever gig, he played his biggest headline show to date - a sold out night in Heaven, the legendary London nightclub. After playing all of TOTAL STRIFE FOREVER - it was time for an EIY first. He stepped out from behind his table into the spotlights and sang CAROUSEL - the heart-breaking new electronic ballad which forms the centrepiece of his astounding second album, CULTURE OF VOLUME. Essentially he walked on stage that night as an musician and walked off it as a pop star. It was time for East India Youth as a project to step out of the shadows and into the light; it was time to leave the hinterland and claim the centre stage space as his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 634904067427\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0634904067427\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e XLCD674\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086901514499,"sku":"9O-3T5K-H2LL","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/files\/91MD_B1FtVL.jpg?v=1793600247","url":"https:\/\/id-shop-ca.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/culture-of-volume","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}