Aphrodite

Aphrodite’s Gavin Ruler is among the reigning, well, kings of jump-up design jungle, a sparse, high-energy offshoot of drum’n’bass created for optimum dancefloor effect. With paths propelled by basic, moving drum loops, large, warbling basslines, and plenty of chopped-up hip-hop and ragga examples, King’s produces as Aphrodite, Alladin, and Amazon II (a part project with maker Tony B.) started ruling dance flooring in ’95 after best DJs such as for example Buzz and Zinc started taking part in the socks off them. Although some of Aphrodite’s previous songs were deep inside a ragga design, his past due-1995 and 1996 produces started bridging the space between ragga’s gimmicky, sample-heavy refrains and jump-up’s even more spry moving. His discography is usually cluttered with chart-topping jump-up songs, including “Ruler from the Beats,” “Female That Rolls,” “Mash Up Your,” and “Dub Moods.” Liberating the majority of his songs by himself Aphrodite Recordings label, Ruler also installed with DJ/maker Mickey Finn in 1996 to record several songs (including “Poor Ass” and “BIG STYLE”) for launch around the joint-established imprint Urban Takeover. He’s also rumored to become the person behind a variety of white label-only bootleg jungle variations, including mixes of “Objective: Difficult,” “No Diggity,” as well as the Luniz’ “I ACQUIRED Five onto it,” furthermore to genuine remix work with such performers as Dub Battle and Nine In . Fingernails. The 1997 Compact disc compilation Aphrodite Recordings may be the greatest, most comprehensive intro to his function, while his self-titled 1999 American debut gathered old songs and some new remixes. Ruler has also made an appearance in the helm of many blend albums, including Total Pressure and 1998’s Takeover Bet: Circular One. The second option from the albums was reissued in 2001as area of the Mixing machine “Rewind” series. In 2002, the very first recording in his distribution cope with V2 Information premiered, Aftershock.