Aphrodite
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. In 2002, the first album in his distribution deal with V2 Records was released, Aftershock.
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Psychodynamik 05
Drum & Bass - Released by Psychoquake Records on 5 Sep 2018
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Orgasmic Glory
Metal - Released by Fighter Records on 30 Mar 2021
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Digital Universe
Electronic - Released by White Label Music on 26 Mar 2007
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Open Your Eyes
Electronic - Released by White Label Music on 30 Oct 2006
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Insomnia
Electronic - Released by White Label Music on 11 Dec 2006
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Hades in the Night
Metal - Released by Fighter Records on 28 Jun 2019
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I Choose You
Alternative & Indie - Released by Pinche Way Productions on 2 Aug 2022
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WORSHIP
Metal - Released by [Aphrodite Symphonics] on 25 Dec 2019
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Cruel
Alternative & Indie - Released by 3587733 Records DK on 4 Jan 2022
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Know me
Alternative & Indie - Released by 3587733 Records DK on 11 Aug 2022
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What we do
New Age - Released by 3587733 Records DK on 26 Jun 2022
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Karma
Alternative & Indie - Released by 3587733 Records DK on 11 Aug 2022
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