Aphrodite (artist)
Aphrodite (born Gavin King [1]) also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the "Godfather of Jungle", who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label. One of the oldest drum and bass producers, he largely contributed to and influenced the genre's current styles and techniques.
DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called 'Aphrodite'. His debut album was a self titled effort under V2 Recordings released September 1, 2000. The follow-up was Aftershock which was again released under V2 Recordings on June 24, 2002, featuring artists such as Barrington Levy and Wildflower.
The song King of the Beats was featured in the Psygnosis game Rollcage (video game).
Discography
Albums
- Aphrodite - Recordings(Yellow cover) (1997)
- Aphrodite (1999)
- Urban Jungle (1999)
- Aftershock (2002)
- Urban Junglist (2003)
- Aph44 (2003)
- See Thru It (2004)
- Urbanthology Volume 1 (2005)
- Overdrive (2005)
- Break In Reality (2007)
Compilations
- Park Rave Madness (1998)
- The Takeover Bid: Round 1 (1998)
- Egil Music presents: Urban Jungle (1999)
Singles and EPs
- 1999 "BM Funkster" UK #139
- 2002 "All Over Me" (feat. Barrington Levy) UK #76
- 2002 "See Thru It" (feat. Wildflower) UK #68
- 2003 "Bad Ass" (with Micky Finn) UK #162
- 2003 "Rinsing Quince" UK #155
- 2003 "Let the Rhythm Flow / Stalker" UK #170
- 2003 "Cool Flight" UK #179
- 2003 "Music's Hypnotizing / King of the Beats" UK #155
- 2003 "Mash Up Ya Know" UK #182
- 2003 "Def Jammer" UK #183
- 2003 "Cocaine / Calling the People" UK #196
- 2004 "Fanfare / Karma Sutra" UK #192
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