Dave Jones, better known as Zed Bias, is an English

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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 one half of the duo Phuturistix.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 No. 25 on 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

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sound, have been hailed as a crucial element in the establishment of

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as a definable sound or genre.

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,

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) – as Maddslinky *''Biasonic Hotsauce: Birth of the Nanocloud'' (2011, Tru Thoughts) *''Sleepin Giantz'' (2012, Tru Thoughts) *''Boss'' (2013, Swamp81) - UK Dance #40 *''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, UK Dance #3, UK Indie #4 *"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) *"Badness/Trouble in the Streets" (2011, Tru Thoughts) - UK Physical #44 *"Hurting Me" (2012, Digital Soundboy)

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