Aphrodite (born Gavin King) less commonly known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum'n'bassDJ/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 dnb producers, he largely contributed to and influenced drum and bass' current styles and techniques. Jungle music is one of the most deviant and punkish forms of electronic music, employing fast tempos (150-190 BPM is common), layering extended and mangled breakbeats on top of throbbing, authoritative basslines, originally borrowed from reggae. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to DnB, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Micky Finn is the founder of Urban Takeover Records and one of the original rave scene pioneers. ... a record label started by athrodite and mickey finn they have various hip-hop remixes ...
DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called (no other than) 'Aphrodite'. His debut album was a self titled effort under V2 Recordihngs released 1st September 2000. The follow up was 'Aftershock' which was again released under V2 Recordings on June 24th 2002 featuring artists such as Barrington Levy and Wildflower.
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Aphrodite was associated with, and often depicted with dolphins, doves, swans, pomegranates and lime trees.
Aphrodite rising from the sea foam in birth, crowned with luxuriant tresses, as depicted in the 19th century by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in his 1879 Birth of Venus (the Roman name for Aphrodite).
Alternatively, Aphrodite was a daughter of Thalassa (for she was born of the Sea) and Zeus.
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