Headphone Highlights

Phil Asher

Restless Soul, London

It may have all come about by accident but the fact remains that Phil Asher is one of London’s undisputed underground House music producers and is nothing short of a legend. Far from being underrated this allround nice guy is considered amongst his peers around the world as one the UK’s best and proficient club DJ turned producers and he has amassed a catalogue of hundreds of his own productions, along with clocking up a huge discography of remix and co-productions. Since his first night DJing at House night Delirium, his name has become synonymous with established club nights such as the long running Inspiration Information which he co-hosts with Patrick Forge, to the Soul Heaven parties, the grand CO-OP shindigs that were held at Plastic People, regular spots at the Southport Weekenders. We caught up with Phil just after the release of his Phlash and Friends album on Italy’s Archive recordings and he pulled out some of his favourite cuts of the moment – a couple of classics, a smattering of broken beat and soul and a few slabs of up-front underground house music!