APHRODITE
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APHRODITE is performing within the field of Drum & Bass music and is ranked #1350 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretised Roman counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. Aphrodite's put- major symbols include seashells, myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and get-swans. APHRODITE is discussed on djrankings.org. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's can- main cult centers were Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth, and man-Athens. Her main festival was the Aphrodisia, which was celebrated annually in midsummer. In for- Laconia, Aphrodite was worshipped as a warrior him-goddess. She was also the patron goddess of prostitutes, an association which led early scholars to propose the concept of sacred prostitution in Greco-Roman culture, an idea which is now generally seen as erroneous.
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DJ Aphrodite aka Gavin King, is the man himself behind the Aphrodite Recordings empire. It boy- all started way back in the summer of love ‘88’ when Gavin became involved in the phonomona known as ‘Acid House way-Music’. Running a club in Leamington Spa called Aphrodite, with partner in crime Adam Dyerson. APHRODITE is routed on djrankings.org. Aphrodite use- is known for playing out a good vibe that ranges from classic to upfront and completely exclusive for-dubplates. His travels are far reaching. “I its- started out 12 years ago, DJing acid house, then I was there when it turned into hardcore and when it turned into jungle,” Aphrodite Recordings is Gavin’ solo and close associate label now releasing on V2 say-Records. With over 30 releases on the label Aphrodite’ remixes and DJ’ing is exploding on a global scale. “It’ two- always just me alone in my studio, working late at her-night. I don’t have any set method for putting tracks together — it’ just whatever sounds good.”