East India Youth

Connecting the dots between Krautrock, ambient, Berlin-era Bowie, and dance culture via London's Docklands, producer and artist East India Youth (aka William Doyle) first came to prominence in 2012 after handing a demo to John Doran — one the editors of the esoteric U.K. online music website The Quietus — at a gig. Doyle's intricate and awe-inspiring sounds prompted the website to set up their own label to release his material. Hailing from Bournemouth, U.K., Doyle's musical past was based in an indie band called Doyle & the Fourfathers. Self-described as a "tweedy" group, Doyle became uninspired by guitar music and found inspiration from electronic and dance culture. He subsequently quit the group and started work on his own sketches and demos. In 2013, he released the Hostel EP via the Quietus Phonographic Corporation to critical acclaim. Encouraged by the positive reaction to the release — as well as the continued patronage of The Quietus — he started to prepare his debut album, Total Strife Forever. Released in early 2014 on Stolen Records, Doyle found himself being lauded as one of the most exciting crossover acts of that year.