Background
He was born and raised in Aberystwyth, and moved to London with his family as a toddler.
He was born and raised in Aberystwyth, and moved to London with his family as a toddler.
He studied computer science.
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 on 1 September 2000.
The follow-up was Aftershock which was again released under V2 Recordings on 24 June 2002.
The song "King of the Beats" was featured in the video games Rollcage and SSX Tricky, and "Wobble" in SSX3.
Discography Albums Aphrodite - Recordings (Yellow cover) (1997) Aphrodite (1999) Aftershock (2002) Break In Reality (2007)CD Mixes Urban Jungle (1999) Aph44 (2003) Urban Junglist (2003) Urbanthology Volume 1 (2005) Overdrive (2005)CDs See Thru It (2004)Compilations Park Rave Madness (1998) The Takeover Bid: Round 1 (1998) Egil Music presents: Urban Jungle (1999)Singles and EPs 1996 "Bad Ass" (with Micky Finn) 1999 "BM Funkster" UK #139 2002 "All Over Me" (feat Barrington Levy) UK #76 2002 "See Thru It" (feat Wildflower) UK #68 2003 "Bad Ass (Reissue)" (with Micky Finn) 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.