Aphrodite also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle

Oldschool jungle

Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is debate as to whether jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as many use the terms interchangeably...

 and drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

/producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 commonly referred to as the "Godfather of Jungle", who works along with Micky Finn

Micky Finn

Micky Finn is a British DJ and music producer.He is the founder of Urban Takeover Records, and is one of the original rave scene and jungle pioneers...

 on their joint Urban Takeover

Urban Takeover

Urban Takeover is a drum and bass record label founded by DJs and recording artists Micky Finn and Aphrodite. The label is often associated with the Hip-Hop-influenced Jump-Up style of drum and bass which was popular in the mid 1990s...

 label. One of the oldest drum and bass producers, he largely contributed to and influenced the genre's current styles and techniques.

DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called 'Aphrodite'. His debut album was a self titled effort under V2 Recordings released September 1, 2000. The follow-up was Aftershock which was again released under V2 Recordings on June 24, 2002, featuring artists such as Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy is a reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica.-Career:In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977...

 and Wildflower.

The song King of the Beats was featured in the Psygnosis game Rollcage (video game).

Albums

• Aphrodite - Recordings(Yellow cover) (1997)
• Aphrodite (1999)
• Urban Jungle (1999)
• Aftershock (2002)
• Urban Junglist (2003)
• Aph44 (2003)
• See Thru It (2004)
• Urbanthology Volume 1 (2005)
• Overdrive (2005)
• Break In Reality (2007)

Compilations

• Park Rave Madness (1998)
• The Takeover Bid: Round 1 (1998)
• Egil Music presents: Urban Jungle (1999)

Singles and EPs

• 1999 "BM Funkster" UK #139
• 2002 "All Over Me" (feat. Barrington Levy
  Barrington Levy
  Barrington Levy is a reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica.-Career:In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977...
  
  ) UK #76
• 2002 "See Thru It" (feat. Wildflower
  Wildflower (rapper)
  Wildflower is a British musician. She is most known for providing rap vocals on numerous musician's albums, including several by the Ninja Tune label. She guested on Roots Manuva's first album, Brand New Second Hand.-External links:*...
  
  ) UK #68
• 2003 "Bad Ass" (with Micky Finn
  Micky Finn
  Micky Finn is a British DJ and music producer.He is the founder of Urban Takeover Records, and is one of the original rave scene and jungle pioneers...
  
  ) UK #162
• 2003 "Rinsing Quince" UK #155
• 2003 "Let the Rhythm Flow / Stalker" UK #170
• 2003 "Cool Flight" UK #179
• 2003 "Music's Hypnotizing / King of the Beats" UK #155
• 2003 "Mash Up Ya Know" UK #182
• 2003 "Def Jammer" UK #183
• 2003 "Cocaine / Calling the People" UK #196
• 2004 "Fanfare / Karma Sutra" UK #192

External links

• official Website