Zed Bias
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Zed Bias is an English
England
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 electronic music
Electronic music
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ian who operates within the UK garage
UK garage
UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...

 and broken beat
Broken beat
Broken beat is an electronic music genre that can be characterized by syncopated rhythm typically in 4/4 meter, with staggered or punctuated snare beats and/or hand claps....

 genres, both as a producer
Record producer
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 and a DJ
Disc jockey
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. Jones has also released material under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
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 Maddslinky, and is half of the Phuturistix
Phuturistix
Phuturistix is an English musical duo consisting of Zed Bias and DJ Injekta who operates within the UK garage and broken beat genres...

 duo, as well as other side projects.

Zed Bias is best known for his single "Neighbourhood," which reached #25 in the UK charts
UK Singles Chart
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 in July 2000. He has remixed artists ranging from Gabrielle
Gabrielle (singer)
Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...

, Kosheen
Kosheen
Kosheen are a British trip hop, breakbeat and rock group based in Bristol, England. The trio consists of producers Markee Substance and Darren Decoder , with singer and song writer Sian Evans...

, Maxim, Pharoahe Monch
Pharoahe Monch
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 and the Streets
The Streets
The Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...

. He runs the Sidestepper Recordings label. Zed Bias' releases which explore a more experimental or progressive side of the 2-step garage
2-step garage
2-step garage, or simply 2-step, is a typically English style of modern electronic dance music, and a relatively popular subgenre of UK garage.A transcription of this article is available as a PDF file.-Characteristics:...

 sound have been hailed as a crucial element in the establishment of dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....

 as a definable sound or genre.

Albums

  • Make Your Peace (2003), Laws of Motion – As Maddslinky
  • Feel It Out (2003), Hospital
    Hospital Records
    Hospital Records is an independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing Drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman and Chris Goss, and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well known labels within UK dance music...

     – 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

DJ mixes

  • Sound of the Pirates (2000), Locked On
  • Bingo Beats Vol. 2 (2001), Bingo Beats

Remixes

  • Skream ft Sam Frank - Where you should be (Zed Bias remix) - 2011
  • Skream ft Sam Frank - Where you should be (Zed Bias darker dub) - 2011

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