Zed Bias
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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 will see LP's released on Phuture Lounge from both Maddslinky and Phuturistix, and live performances from both LP's will be planned throughout europe this year.
D I S C O G R A P H Y:
ZED BIAS SINGLES:
Buttercup (12")Sidewinder Recordings
It Takes A Little More(12")Sidewinder Recordings
Jigga Up (Ring The Alarm) (12")Sidestepper Recordings
Life Is What You Make It (12")Sidewinder Recordings
Thinking About You (12")Sidewinder Recordings
All Night Jam (12")Public Demand 1999
All The Way (12")Saché Recordings 1999
Been Here Before (12")DFL (DJ's For Life) 1999
Kool Kuts Vol 1 - (Let Me Know) (12")DFL (DJ's For Life) 1999
Neighbourhood (12")Locked On 1999
Strong Enough To Survive (12")Sidewinder Recordings 1999
Crazy (12")DFL (DJ's For Life) 1999
Time Machine (12")Metrix Recordings 2000
Touch Me / Harmony (12")Sidestepper Recordings 1999
Neighbourhood (CD, Maxi)XL recordings 2000
Neighbourhood (12")Locked On 2000
Taking Over me(12")Public Demand2000
Strong Enough (12") Go!Beat Records 2001
You & Me (Kemistry) (12")Absolute Corruption 2000
Spare Ribz (12")Not On Label 2001
Time Out (12")Locked On 2001
Bite em up feat. Ms Dynamite & Sweetie Irie (Bigga Beats) 2001
Makossa / Voicemail (12")Bingo Beats 2003
Something about this (Plastic Surgery comp/12") Hospital Records 2003
COMPILATION LPs
'Sidewinder Vol 1' - Avex Japan
'Sound of the Pirates' - XL
'ZED BIAS - The Mighty Reaction' - Saki Ent., Japan
ZED BIAS REMIXES
ES Dubs - Standard Hoodlum Issue(Social Circles)1999
Suburban Lick - Your'e mine (Locked On)1999
Same People - Dangerous (Locked On)1999
Brasstooth - Celebrate Life (Well Built)1999
Richard Blackwood - Who Da Man?(WarnerBros)1999
Architechs - Bodygroove (Go!Beat)2000
The Streets - Has it come to this?(Locked On)2000
Kosheen - Hide U(ES-Dubs remix)(Moksha)2000
DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter (Bingo Beats)2000
DJ Hype - Pussy Trak(Naughty)2000
Glamma Kid - Bills 2 Pay(WarnerBros)2000
Valerie M - Tingles2000 (DFL)2000
TJ Cases - Do it again 2000
Lady G and Chrissy T - Girls Like Us(Relentless)2000
UGC - Bodyheat (United Grooves)2000
Suburban Lick - Here Comes the Lick (Locked On)2000
Romina Johnson - Into You (Avex, Japan)2000
Missy Elliot - She's a bitch (DMC)2000
Joleyn Murray - Wrapped Up (Honeybeat)2000
Gabrielle - Over You (Go!Beat)2000
Artful Dodger - Moving Too Fast (Locked On)2000
Maxim - Schemin' (XL recordings)2000
Pharoahe Monch - The Light (Rawkus)2000
M Flo - Been So Long (Avex, Japan)2000
Dajae - Time (Credence/EMI)2000
Madison Avenue - What can I do?(EMI)2000
Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel(Arista)2001
El B - Serious (Locked On)2001
2banksOfFour - Hook and a line (Sirkus)2001
Ramsey and Fen - Favourite part of me(Bug)2001
Ben Chapman - Easy not(Kontraband)2001
Kosheen - Hungry (Moksha/BMG)2002
Terminalhead - Mind of your own (Kilowatt)2002
My Feet Work - Blu feat. Specialist Moss(Polydor)2002
Miss Dynamite - It Takes More (Polydor)2002
The Streets - Lets Push Things Forward (679)2002
Just Jack - Paradise(Lost and Found)(RG records)2002
Bugz in the Attic - Its time (Bitasweet)2003
Pan Cosefo - Jooker (Fabrique)2006
Santos - Yo Soy (Yoruba records) 2006
Poison - Korrupted Kru 2007
Work It Out - DJ Mappa (7Wonders) 2007
Sahara - Soil and Pimp (Brownswood recordings) 2007
