An unassuming and beloved pillar of London's underground dance community, Phil Asher was a DJ, producer, and label operator with global reach. His collaborative bent and avoidance of the spotlight are evinced in the dozens of aliases he's used since 1992, the year his first soul-steeped house productions were released. While his output was sometimes credited to his birth name and includes albums such as Focus and Phlash, he's known most as the driving force of Restless Soul. The slew of remixes Asher executed as/with Restless Soul includes work for Jamiroquai and Blaze, and fellow West London dwellers such as 4hero and Bugz in the Attic. As co-founder of the club night CoOp, Asher was key to West London's broken beat sound. Shortly thereafter, he and partner Patrick Forge established Inspiration Information, a weekly party that lasted over a decade. Asher remained active until his death in 2021.