Aphrodite 
AKA  born: Gavin King 
Years Active   
Performed As  Alladin 
Genres  Electronica 
Styles  Jungle/Drum 'N Bass, Club/Dance 
Instruments  DJ, Producer 
Tones  Energetic, Playful, Detached, Bleak 
Labels  Aphrodite (8), Aphrodite Recordings (5), V2 (3) 
 Internet links  On-Tour - provided by musictoday.com 
  
                         
        Aphrodite's  Gavin  King  is  one  of  the reigning, well, kings of jump-up style
  jungle,  a  sparse, high-energy offshoot of drum'n'bass designed for maximum dancefloor
  impact.  With tracks propelled by simple, rolling drum loops, huge, warbling basslines,
  and  loads  of  chopped-up  hip-hop  and  ragga  samples, King's releases as Aphrodite,
  Alladin, and Amazon II (a side project with producer Tony B.) began ruling dance floors
  in  '95  after top DJs such as Hype and Zinc began playing the socks off them. Although
  many  of  Aphrodite's earlier tracks were deep in a ragga style, his late-1995 and 1996
  releases  began  bridging  the  gap between ragga's gimmicky, sample-heavy refrains and
  jump-up's  more  spry stepping. His discography is cluttered with chart-topping jump-up
  tracks,  including  "King  of  the Beats," "Woman That Rolls," "Mash Up Your," and "Dub
  Moods."  Releasing  most of his tracks on his own Aphrodite Recordings label, King also
  hooked  up with DJ/producer Mickey Finn in 1996 to record a number of tracks (including
  "Bad  Ass" and "Big Time") for release on the joint-established imprint Urban Takeover.
  He's  also  rumored  to be the man behind any number of white label-only bootleg jungle
  versions, including mixes of "Mission: Impossible," "No Diggity," and the Luniz' "I Got
  Five  on It," in addition to legitimate remix work for such artists as Dub War and Nine
  Inch   Nails.   The  1997  CD  compilation  Aphrodite  Recordings  is  the  best,  most
  comprehensive  introduction  to  his  work,  while  his self-titled 1999 American debut
  collected  old  tracks  and  a  few  new remixes. King has also appeared at the helm of
  several mix albums, including Full Force and 1998's Takeover Bid: Round One. The latter
  of the albums was reissued in 2001as part of the Mixer "Rewind" series. — Sean Cooper 
  
Similar Artists: Adam F  Aquasky  Rebel MC  Kenny Ken  Mickey Finn  DJ Hype  DJ Zinc  
Andy C.  Grooverider  DJ Trace  Josh Wink 

Performed Songs By: Tony B!  Mickey Finn  Gail McLean 
Worked With: Matthew Vaughan  Al Stone  Qed  Andy O'Connell  Andy Balcer  The Spirit  
L.B. Dope  John "Big JW" Wilkinson  Natural Born Chillers  Alabama 3  Rob Tarbuck  
Darius Kedros  Caspar Kedros  Deborah  Tony B!  Glyn Perrin  Julian Tear  Dub War 
  
 Hardstep/Jump-Up - from: "Jungle/Drum'n'Bass" map 
 
 Albums:
 
 1999 Aphrodite V2 
 
 Compilations:
 
 1997 Atmospheric Drum & Bass, Vol. 2 Millenium   
 1997 Aphrodite Recordings Aphrodite   
 1997 Aphrodite Presents Full Force Death Becomes   
 1998 Takeover Bid: Round One Moonshine   
 
 Remixes:
 
 1995 Woman That Rolls! [UK Single] Alladin s 
 1996 Mash Up Ya Know (Remix) Aphrodite s 
 1996 Sexual Healing Urgent s 
 
 Appeared on:
 
A3  Exile on Coldharbour Lane (1997) Remixing  
Alabama 3  Woke Up This Morning [Elemental] (1997) Remixing  
A3  Exile on Coldharbour Lane [Bonus... (1997) Remixing  
Apollo 440  Raw Power (1997) Producer, Engineer, Remixing  
Blackalicious  Deception [UK] (1999) Remixing  
Dub War  Enemy Maker (1996) Producer, Remixing  
Natural Born Chillers  Rock the Funky Beat (1997) Producer, Remixing  
Simon Smith/Paper  Hypnosis/Windows (1999) Remixing  
Various Artists  Best of Underground Dance (1994) Producer  
Various Artists  Speed Limit 140 BPM+, Vol. 7 (1995) Producer  
Various Artists  Drum & Bass Selection, Vol. 3 (1995) Producer