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Aphrodite is a performance name for the person Gavin King.

Photo of Aphrodite L-R Jarvis Anderson and Sam Martin performing on stage

Biography

Aphrodite (born Gavin King )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).

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  1. Aftershock 2002

    Aftershock

    Reviewed by Christian Hopwood

    Second instalment in the Aphrodite story. Armed with machine gun snares and funk...

Credits

Role Artist Release
Mix-DJ Various Artists Urban Junglist (2003)
Mix-DJ Various Artists Atmospheric Drum & Bass, Volume 2 (1997)
Mix-DJ Various Artists The Takeover Bid: Round One
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