DJ Aphrodite aka Gavin King

Welcome to Sonic RETROCAST Episode 5.

Paulee Bow talks to Gavin King aka DJ Aphrodite , the legendary British jungle and Drum & Bass pioneer.

In his early work with Urban Shakedown, he & collaborator Micky Finn pioneered the use of two hand synchronised(!) Amiga 500 computers - to create fully realised songs using 8-channels of sound.

News Links Reassembler Games, Sonic the Hedgehog: https://reassembler68k.itch.io/aonic

AmiGUS mini: https://www.amiga-shop.net/en/Amiga-Hardware/Amiga-classic-hardware/AmiGUS-mini-PCMCIA-sound-card-for-the-Amiga-600-1200::1487.html

Commodore 77: https://commodore.net/commodore-jacks-into-night-city-with-the-commodore-77-an-all-new-cyberpunk-2077-collaboration/

IMFM Synth: https://imfm-synth.com/en

Lotharek Bison Prof: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=432

M5Stack Cardputer ADV: https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cardputer-adv-version-esp32-s3?srsltid=AU7gw4UGLwoj0Fy9jF-XaVAiaRMQcHlEV8ngmovlnHjpGYLTswww_Sau

00:00:00 Intro and Episode Overview 00:01:03 Retro News Segment Begins 00:01:31 Reassembler Games’ Sonic Amiga Demo 00:02:01 Amiga 1200/600 PCMCIA Sound Card 00:02:32 Commodore 77 Cyberpunk Tie‑In 00:03:02 IMFM 8‑Operator Soft Synth 00:03:28 Lotharek Bison Prof Announced 00:05:31 M5 ADV Card Computer 00:05:54 Main Interview: DJ Aphrodite 00:07:02 Busy B Amiga Musicians Meetup 00:07:32 Discovering Amiga And MED 00:09:17 City Sounds, Mickey Finn, Bass 00:11:05 Some Justice, Carl Cox Mixdown 00:11:55 Manual Syncing, Phasing, OCD 00:13:12 Amiga-Era Sound Prep Ethos 00:14:18 Amiga Limits Foster Creativity 00:16:21 From Amiga To Digital Era 00:19:59 Amiga Hardware Drop And Fix 00:21:14 Derby Amiga Get‑Together Plans 00:21:43 Busy B Sample Swap Sessions 00:23:05 Aura 14‑bit And Sample Hygiene 00:23:57 Mastering Hears 8‑bit Artifacts 00:25:17 Industrial Distortion Perspective 00:25:51 AI‑Generated Promos And Mixing 00:27:43 AI Noise Reduction And Stems 00:28:42 Apple Updates Break Plugins 00:29:32 Re‑recording Catalog: Two Amigas 00:30:31 Re‑record To Regain Rights 00:31:16 Stalker, Human Traffic, Rebuild 00:32:09 King Of The Beats 2016 Remake 00:33:24 From Mixtapes To Career 00:34:19 Signing To PWL, Industry Swings 00:35:23 Jungle Emerges, Starting Over 00:36:44 Release Criteria And Discipline 00:38:29 Ganja Man Lyric Controversy 00:41:49 Switching To Logic, Late Change 00:42:38 Amiga Twilight Years Revival 00:43:10 Amiga Graphics In Video Era 00:43:37 Commodore’s Downfall, DIY Spirit 00:45:22 Resource Limits: Mono Loops 00:46:34 All Over Me Flash Video 00:48:17 Career Longevity And DJing 00:49:12 Older DJs Accepted, Era Mixing 00:50:59 Signature Tracks And Sub Updates 00:52:21 Plan: Re‑record From Source 00:53:17 SyQuest And Jaz Drive Woes 00:54:32 Legacy SCSI Cables And Clutter 00:55:00 Emulating Amiga With Disk Images 00:55:29 A600 Driving Akai Mixdown Plan 00:55:53 Amiga MIDI Interfaces Offered 00:56:20 Documenting The Restoration Project 00:56:44 Wrap‑Up And Sign‑Off 00:58:36 Postscript: Amiga Live Remark