''Culture of Volume'' is the second album by the British
electronic
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musician
East India Youth
William Doyle (born 29 January 1991), formerly known by his stage name East India Youth, is an English musician originally from Bournemouth, England.
Doyle released his first solo album, ''Born in the USB'', in 2009, and was the leader of the ...
, released 6 April 2015 on
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been run and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group.
It releases an average of six albums a year. T ...
.
Production
''Culture of Volume'' is the first East India Youth album released by the
Richard Russell-owned label XL Recordings. Most of the production and the recording was completed in
William Doyle's home in London.
According to Doyle, the album's name comes from a fragment of a verse in
Rick Holland
Rick Holland is an English poet and independent artist. He was born in Aldershot in 1978.
Published work
His first book 'Story the Flowers' was made at Calvert's Co-Operative Press in Bethnal Green in 2010. The work is constructed within the tra ...
's poem 'Monument'.
''Culture of Volume'' was mixed by Doyle and
Graham Sutton
Sir Oliver Graham Sutton CBE FRS (4 February 1903 – 26 May 1977) was a Welsh mathematician and meteorologist, notable particularly for theoretical work on atmospheric diffusion, boundary layer turbulence, and for his direction of the UK Mete ...
, 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
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and 50 signed CDs.
On 3 February, Doyle shared the song "Carousel" with his fans on Twitter,
describing it as a very important song to him personally.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
References
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East India Youth albums
2015 albums
Albums produced by William Doyle (musician)
XL Recordings albums
Experimental pop albums