Dave Jones, AKA Zed Bias, Maddslinky, Phuturistix.... a producer and DJ from deep within the UK dance music scene. He scored his first top 30 track with 'Neighbourhood' before setting the blueprint for the darker UK Garage sound at the end of the 90s. He was asked to mix the definitive 'Sound of the Pirates' compilation and at this time began to infuse a jazzier influence into his tracks. Alongside remixes for Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child, The Streets, Kosheen and Gabrielle, Zed was instrumental in the formation of an alternative urban scene that was more about the music than fashion brands. In 2001 he was nominated for 'Best Garage Act' at the MOBO Awards. After achieving relative commercial success in the UKG scene, Dave was signed to EMI music publishing in 2001, and worked with people such as Miss Dynamite, Amy Winehouse, Ray Gaskins and Mpho Skeef. It was also in 2001 that Dave decided to start the Maddslinky project, creating a new direction for garage, somewhere between the West London sound and garage's b-line dynamics. The Maddslinky project included help from Kaidi Tatham from Bugz in the Attic, Will White from Propellorheads, DJ Rocca and MC Juiceman to name a few and was signed to west London beats label Sirkus in 2001. Having remixed 'Hook And A Line' for 2Banks Of Four, the 'Make Your Peace' LP hit the streets mid 2002 and received acclaim from DJ's worldwide, including Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Domu and Afronaught. In 2002, 'Maddslinky' started as resident DJ down at the legendary Jazz rooms in Brighton, on a night called Askew. This eventually spawned a record label of the same name in 2004, and the two releases so far are Maddslinky productions ('Spilt Milk' and 'Something Extra' featuring Jenna G). Since moving to Manchester in 2004, Dave Jones has been working relentlessly on producing LP's for new artists on Phuture Lounge, as well as working hard on his long term project with Injekta, Phuturistix. 2006 saw the emergence of material from the Phuture Lounge with releases from both Maddslinky and Phuturistix… Currently Zed Bias has reemerged having spent nearly 2 years conducting Biasonic experiments in his audio laboratory in Manchester… the result is an album project for Liverpool’s emerging Sick Trumpet imprint, “Experiments with Biasonics”. The new material takes on many different forms, combining elements from Zed’s long standing career, fusing hip hop, house, grimey beats and future electronica… plaudits have come from every angle, from Dixon to Laurent Garnier, Mr Scruff to Mary Anne Hobbs, Gilles Peterson to Benji B, Unabombers to Afronaught… As Justin Unabomber said “Truly 30th century music. Awesome!” Zed has also started his Podcast adventures… Check out the Zedcasts currently available in Cyberspace… Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
And with additional production by Zed Bias himself, Howard release this excellent single (strangely called an EP on the. Locked On had 2 volumes called Sound Of The Pirates. He was asked to mix the definitive 'Sound of the Pirates' compilation and at this time began to infuse a jazzier influence into his tracks. Alongside remixes for Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child, The Streets, Kosheen and Gabrielle, Zed was instrumental in the formation of an alternative urban scene that was more about the music than fashion brands.
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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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Associated acts | Phuturistix |
Dave Jones, better known as Zed Bias, is an Englishelectronic 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 half of the Phuturistix duo.[1][2]
Bias is best known for his single 'Neighbourhood' which reached #25 in 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 a number of 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[edit]
Albums[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Sound of the Pirates (2000, Locked On)
- Bingo Beats Vol. 2 (2001, Bingo Beats)
Notable singles[edit]
- '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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abClark, 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[edit]
- Experiments with Biasonics, Zed Bias podcast
- Zed Bias discography at Discogs
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