This article is part of a (irregular written) series about famous dnb and jungle music djs.

DJ Aphrodite

DJ Aphrodite goes by the real name of Gavin King, but he is also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro. He is a UK jungle and drum’n'bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the ‘Godfather of Jungle’, who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label. Aphrodite is one of the oldest dnb producers, he is largely contributed to and influenced drum and bass’ current styles and techniques. (Based on Wikipedia)

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Download a kickass Aphrodite live recording here or listen to it using the flash player above!

(Aphrodite feat Schooly webflash video below, wait for it to load (3.4mb) then press PLAY)

See Aphrodite live this year (2007) at:

# April 21st – PPC, Graz, Austria
# April 27th – Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands
# April 30th – Ting!-Club, Bremen

# May 11th – BSG on VUB Site, Brussels, Belgium
# May 24th – USA Tour
# May 25th – USA Tour
# May 26th – USA Tour

# June 08th – R.I.F.F., Viru Keskus, Estonia
# June 15th – Club Fleda, Czech Republic
# June 22nd – Toronto Canada
# June 23rd – Denver, USA
# June 30th – Zoo Club, Vienna, Austria

# July 03rd – USA Tour
# July 04th – USA Tour
# July 05th – USA Tour
# July 06th – USA Tour

# August 03rd – Tempo , Shrewsbury
# August 04th – Urban Art Forms Festival, Austria
# August 18th – Summer of Love Festival, Czech Republic

# September 27th – Paris, France, TBC

# November 30th – Big Re-Union, Skegness

For updated dates, see his site
Maybe also interesting: Hoochie Aphrodite Flash Video

Aphrodite Recordings Back Catalogue

Aph001 – Raw Motion / Dub Motion – Aphrodite

Aph002 – The Vine EP- Aphrodite

Aph003 – Cocaine – Aphrodite

Aph004 – Stonker / Break Of Day / Break Of Dawn – Aphrodite

Aph005 – The Vine Remixes – Aphrodite

Aph006 – Sea Mortar / Beautiful Bass – Aphrodite

Aph007 – Full Effect / Feel Real – Aphrodite & Nutty Jim

Aph008 – Deep In The Jungle / Feelings – Amazon II

Aph009 – Solar Flare / Fascination – Aphrodite

Aph010 – Navigator / Beautiful Bass Remix – Aphrodite

Aph011 – Beat Booyaa / Control Yourself – Amazon II

Aph012 – Shine / Sub Groove – Aphrodite

Aph013 – Booyaa Remix / Feelings Remix – Amazon II

Aph014 – Bass Lights / Solaris – Aphrodite

Aph015 – Bomber / Tell The Truth – Aphrodite (Deleted after 100 white labels)

Aph016 – Deep In The Jungle / Crazy Trip To The Tropics – Amazon II

Aph017 – Bomber / Velvet Seduction (So You Gotta) – Aphrodite

Aph018 – Tell The Truth – Aphrodite (Deleted after 100 white labels)

Aph019 – Recuts Volume 1 – Aphrodite

Aph020 – Searching All Around / Listen To The Rhythm – Aphrodite

Aph021 – Style From The Dark Side / Spice – Aphrodite

Aph022 – Hit Me / I Wanted It More & More – Aphrodite

Aph023 – Tower Bass / Recuts 2 – Amazon II

Aph024 – King Of The Beats / Music’s Hypnotising – Amazon II

Aph025 – Dub Moods / Spice Remix / Tell The Truth – Aphrodite

Aph026 – Rinsing Quince / Listen To The Rhythm Remix – Aphrodite

Aph027 – Cool Rock Stuff / The Underworld – Aphrodite

Aph028 – Private Plates Vol 1 (Wickki Wickki Plate / Dark Dark Side / Sweet Mind) – Aphrodite

Aph029 – Private Plates Vol 2 (Defjammer / Stalker) – Aphrodite

Aph030 – The Wobble / Bomberstyle – Aphro

Aph031 – Royal / Tower Bass – new mix – Aphro

Aph032 – Dojo / Acid Junky – Aphro

Aph033 – Clean Decibels / From The East – Aphro

Aph034 – BM Funkster Featuring Jungle Brothers (Club Mix/Downbeat Mix) – Aphro

Aph035 – Fanfare (Main Mix/Dub Mix) – Aphro

Aph036 – Aphro vs Schooly D / Crater – Aphro

Aph037 – Lava Flow / Acid Life – Aphro

Aph038 – Cloud Break / Karma Sutra – Aphro

Aph039 – Playground Shades / Siren Bass – Aphro

Aph040 – Come Down Dubbin’ / Hazey Bass – Aphro

Aph041 – Blue Mystique / The Time The Place – Aphro

Aph042 – Heat Haze / Ganja Man – Aphro

Aph043 – Hoochie Dub Mix / Chinois – Aphro

Aph044 – Karma Sutra Remix / Fanfare Remix – Aphro

Aph045 – Twilight / Dub Mix – Aphro

Aph046 – Boomtown / Beefcake – Aphro

Aph047 – Stalker Remixes by Night Force / Benny Page – Aphro

Aph048 – Dub Moods Remixes by Phantasy & Shodan / Nicol & Magistrate – Aphro

Aph049 – Siberia / London Massive – Aphro

Aph050 – Aphro featuring Beverly Knight – Sometimes

Aph051 – Mind of the Don / Metal Man

Aph052 – Ganja Man Remix / Tantalize

Aph053 – Deadly Valley / Dub Mix

Amix

Amix-01 – Re-cuts of early tracks

Amix-02 – Re-cuts of early tracks

Amix-03 – Scarface / War of the Worlds

Amix-04 – Breaking Me Softly / Breaking Point

Amix-05 – Crazy Diamond / Holding On

Re Cuts Series

Recuts 01 to 14 – Re-cuts of early tracks

V2 Records Releases

All Over Me feat. Barrington Levy ( Also Remixes )

Coupla Trix EP ( Wobble / Hoochie / Lava Flow / Blue Mystique )

Woman That Rolls ( Also Remixes )

Aladdin Back Catalogue

Adn001 – So Good – Aladdin

Anq1 – Set You Free – Blue Mist

Adn002 – Warm & Easy / The Lamp – Aladdin

Adn002R – We Enter (Heavenly Remix) / Genie Of The Lamp – Aladdin

Adn003 – Mash Up You Know / So Good (Tear Up Mix) – Aladdin

Adn004 – Woman That Rolls / Mash Up Remix – Aladdin

Adsummer – Summer Breeze / Dub Mix – Aladdin

Aphrodite Remixes

East 17 – Stay Another Day

J Pac – Ransom Note

J Pac – Nutter

Urban Dance Squad

Sparkling

Dub War – Brothers

Sexual Healing Remix

Soca Surfers – The Plan

Nine Inch Nails – Perfect Drug

Smoke City – Underwater Love

Dub War – Brothers

S.Bassline Smith – Hypnosis

J Pac – Burn It

Inca Quena Remix

Roswell Remix

Dub War – Nations

Dreamer Remix

Johnny L – Hurt You So

Yum Yum – Angel

BabyFox

Tribe Called Quest – 1nce again

NWA – Gangster Gangster!

Deception – Blackalicious

Meredith Brooks

Frou Frou

Holly Valence – Down Boy

Stevie Hyper D – Can’t Stop / One in a million

Afrika Bambaata – Soul Makossa

Jem – Wish I

Sugar Babes – Daisy Chain (Unreleased)

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