Zed Bias | |
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| Birth name | Dave Jones |
| Also known as | Maddslinky |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
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| Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
| Years active | Mid 1990s–present |
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Dave Jones, better known as Zed Bias, is an English electronic musician based in Manchester, who operates within the UK garage/2-step, broken beat and UK funky genres, as a producer and as a DJ. He has also released material under various pseudonyms including Maddslinky and is one half of the duo Phuturistix.[1][2]
Bias is best known for his single "Neighbourhood" which reached No. 25 on the UK charts in July 2000,[3] having created a large underground response from late 1999 in its original version. Living in Milton Keynes at the time, he collaborated with several other local artists and DJs resulting in a host of well-received tracks and remixes early in his producing career, such as "Standard Hoodlum Issue" with DJ Spatts (The Criminal Minds).[4] Some of these have been released on his own Sidewinder/Sidestepper and Biasonic labels.[1]
Bias started to record under the Maddslinky name in 2001, resulting in the album Make Your Peace in 2003 and a second Make a Change in 2010.[5] Around the same time, he also became one half of the production duo Phuturistix and has been engaged in remixing duties for many well-known artists.
Bias' releases, which explore a more experimental or progressive side of the 2-step garage sound, have been hailed as a crucial element in the establishment of dubstep as a definable sound or genre.[6][7]
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Discography
Albums
- Make Your Peace (2003, Laws of Motion) – as Maddslinky
- Feel It Out (2003, Hospital) – as Phuturistix
- Breathe Some Light (2007, Phuture Lounge) – as Phuturistix
- Experiments with Biasonics Vol. 1 (2007, Sick Trumpet)
- Make a Change (2010, Tru Thoughts) – as Maddslinky
- Biasonic Hotsauce: Birth of the Nanocloud (2011, Tru Thoughts)
- Sleepin Giantz (2012, Tru Thoughts)
- Boss (2013, Swamp81)
- Different Response (2017, Exit Records)
DJ mixes
- Sound of the Pirates (2000, Locked On)
- Bingo Beats Vol. 2 (2001, Bingo Beats)
- Mighty Reaction (2003, Nab Records)
Notable singles
- "Standard Hoodlum Issue" (1999, Social Circles) - as ES (Environmental Science) Dubs
- "Neighbourhood" (1999/2000, Locked On) - UK #25
- "Feel It Out" (2003, Hospital) - as Phuturistix
- "Somethin' Extra" (2005, Askew) - as Maddslinky
- "Time" (2007, Sick Trumpet)
- "Special" (2010, Tru Thoughts) - as Maddslinky
- "Music Deep Inside" (2011, Swamp81)
- "Subway Baby" (2011, Swamp81)
- "Hurting Me" (2012, Digital Soundboy)
See also
References
- ^ a b Clark, Martin. "Zed Bias biography", May 2002.
- ^ Halewijck, Yiannis van. "Phuturistix, new Zed Bias project", Plastiks, 24 January 2003.
- ^ Official Charts Company: "Neighbourhood" by Zed Bias
- ^ Kodwo Eshun. "Zed Bias: 2step has a Right to Children – Part 1", Riddim.ca, 29 November 2000.
- ^ "Maddslinky - Biography". Tru Thoughts. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Clark, Martin. "The month in grime/dubstep", Pitchfork Media, 25 January 2006.
- ^ Mugan, Chris. "Dubstep: Straight outta Croydon", The Independent, 28 July 2006.
External links
- Experiments with Biasonics, Zed Bias podcast
- Zed Bias discography at Discogs
- Zed Bias on SoundCloud
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