Aphrodite in general

Newest Review: ... wild, he’s having fun, too. While his DJing skills aren’t as accomplished as, say, Mickey Finn, Andy C or LTJ ... more

... Bukem, Aphrodite knows how to drop a fat tune and keep the crowd hungry for more. Aphrodite - or Gavin - began his tour of duty during England's second Summer of Love in 1988, a great time for music in the country and during the peak of the revolutionary Acid House movement. Him and a friend, Adam Dyerson, ran a club they named Aphrodite because the "Goddess Of Love" concept fit the mood of the summer. Both King and his DJ partner were winning over audiences with their sets and began to get booked all ...more

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Aphrodite in general: His Style is the Craziest (640 words)
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Drum & bass developed out of a confluence of different musical threads: booming Jamaican sound systems, funky hip-hop breakbeats, resonating reggae dub rhythms, mesmerizing house and techno grooves. Aphrodite is a purveyor of "jump-up" drum & bass, an adrenaline-laced style of dance music heavy on the beats, light on the darkness, and big on fun. Aphrodite is a pioneer and undisputed leader of the sub-genre, along with other UK mates like Mickey Finn and Ganja Kru, and he acts as ambassador for the style at DJ gigs worldwide. Indeed, other drum & bass DJs may focus on grand, shadowy opuses, haunting cinematic scores, or orchestral arrangements, but ... Read the complete review

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