Phil Asher

British DJ, producer, label owner.

Born: 1966 in London, England, UK.
Died: 22 January 2021 in Brighton, England, UK (aged 55).

Asher was a record collector, music aficionado, with a knowledge spanning soul, jazz, and disco. Like his father, who worked at a branch of Harlequin Records in the 1960s-1970s, giving his son an interest in music, Asher followed suit working in both Quaff Records and Vinyl Solution records shops in London.

Infusing all of this understanding into his house music productions and DJ sets, he was regarded as one of the finest DJs to emerge from the UK, playing a pivotal role in bridging the gap between 4/4 and broken beat, winning widespread admiration for his smooth mixing.

He was leader of the west London [a=Restless Soul] crew, but also recorded under a plethora of other names including [a=Basic Soul], [a=Demonstration], [a=Phlash], and [a=E & E Sound], and across his own [l8468] and [l=Restless Soul] labels, along with others such as [l=Strictly 4 Groovers], [l=Versatile Records], [l=4 Lux], [l=Houseology], and [l=Rekids].

Co-founding very influential west London "Co-Op" club in 2000, alongside [a=Dego], [a=Demus], [a=G Force], and [a=IG Culture], which became the hub for the the broken beat sound and scene. Also co-hosted the radio program "R Solution" with [a=Kirk DeGiorgio], and [a=4hero]'s [a=Dego] and [a=Marc Mac] on Kiss FM in London.

He passed away from a heart attack in his sleep.

Father of [a=Marvin Asher].