Dave Jones, better known as Zed Bias, is an

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ian based in

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, who operates within the

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/ 2-step,

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and

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genres, as a producer and as a DJ. He has also released material under various

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s including Maddslinky and is half of the Phuturistix duo.Clark, Martin.
Zed Bias biography
, May 2002.Halewijck, Yiannis van.
Phuturistix, new Zed Bias project
, ''Plastiks'', 24 January 2003. Bias is best known for his single "Neighbourhood" which reached #25 in the UK charts in July 2000, having created a large underground response from late 1999 in its original version. Living in

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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 (

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).Kodwo Eshun.
Zed Bias: 2step has a Right to Children – Part 1
, ''Riddim.ca'', 29 November 2000. Some of these have been released on his own Sidewinder/Sidestepper and Biasonic labels. 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. 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 Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...

as a definable sound or genre.Mugan, Chris.
Dubstep: Straight outta Croydon
, ''

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'', 28 July 2006.

Discography

Albums

*''Make Your Peace'' (2003, Laws of Motion) – as Maddslinky *''Feel It Out'' (2003,

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) – as Phuturistix *''Breathe Some Light'' (2007, Phuture Lounge) – as Phuturistix *''Experiments with Biasonics Vol. 1'' (2007, Sick Trumpet) *''Make a Change'' (2010,

Tru Thoughts Tru Thoughts is a British independent record label founded in Brighton in 1999 by Robert Luis and Paul Jonas. Since the acclaimed first album release of Bonobo's debut ''Animal Magic'', the label has put out over 200 LPs, across genres from e ...

) – 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,

) - 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)

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