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Maddslinky - Make A Change - out on Tru Thoughts

Posted on Monday 25 October 2010, 10:47 - updated on 09/12/10 - Music News - Permalink



Maddslinky Make A Change
Maddslinky - Make A Change
(CD/Digital) Tru Thoughts TRUCD218, 2010-10-25

Brand new album from dubstep pioneer MADDSLINKY (aka ZED BIAS); collaborators include Skream, Mr Scruff, Tawiah, Jenna G, Ghost 1, Mighty Moe, Nile Sugar, and Omar, who lends his world-famous vocals to the lead single, Special. Album already in huge demand: many press features lined up and repeated upfront tastemaker play including Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1), Benji B (1Xtra), Gilles Peterson (Radio 1), Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio 1), Ras Kwame (Radio 1), MistaJam (Radio 1/1Xtra), James Mountain (Ministry) & many more. Album track Further Away feat Tawiah was voted No.3 track of the year in the 2010 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards; and another, Lost On Tenori St, was included in Martyn's recent Fabric 50 mix. 40,000 YouTube hits in 2 months for Special single, out 13th Sept with remixes by MJ Cole, Toddla T, Chimpo, At Jazz and Simbad. Zed Bias has had a UK Top 25 hit with the influential UK Garage track, Neighbourhood. Seminal underground hit album Make Your Peace to be re-issued on same day as Make A Change release.

Maddslinky Make A Change
Maddslinky - Make A Change
(CD/Digital) Tru Thoughts TRUCD218, 2010-10-25

Maddslinky - Ruled By Your Motions by Tru Thoughts

Tracklisting :
01. Lionheart feat. Ghost 1 & Mighty Moe
02. Dub Is For Real feat. Mr Scruff
03. It Was You
04. Ruled By Your Motions
05. 50 Shades Of Peng feat. Skream
06. Further Away feat. Tawiah
07. Lost On Tenori Street
08. Fly feat. Jenna G
09. Hiding Place feat. Tawiah
10. Peru
11. Cognitive Behaviour
12. Inspiration Meditation feat. Paul Randolph
13. Special feat. Omar
14. Travelling feat. Nile Sugar

Links :
discogs.com/artist/Maddslinky
myspace.com/zedbias
twitter.com/Zed_Bias
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zed_Bias
tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/maddslinky
myspace.com/truthoughtsrecords
youtube.com/user/truthoughtsrecords
facebook.com/truthoughts
twitter.com/tru_thoughts
Buy it on etchshop.co.uk

Maddslinky - Ruled By Your Motions by Tru Thoughts

Info :
Brand new album from dubstep pioneer MADDSLINKY (aka ZED BIAS); collaborators include Skream, Mr Scruff, Tawiah, Jenna G, Ghost 1, Mighty Moe, Nile Sugar, and Omar, who lends his world-famous vocals to the lead single, "Special".
Album already in huge demand: many press features lined up and repeated upfront tastemaker play including Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1), Benji B (1Xtra), Gilles Peterson (Radio 1), Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio 1), Ras Kwame (Radio 1), MistaJam (Radio 1/1Xtra), James Mountain (Ministry) & many more.
Album track "Further Away" feat Tawiah was voted No.3 track of the year in the 2010 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards; and another, "Lost On Tenori St", was included in Martyn's recent 'Fabric 50' mix. 40,000 YouTube hits in 2 months for "Special" single, out 13th Sept with remixes by MJ Cole, Toddla T, Chimpo, At Jazz and Simbad.
Zed Bias has had a UK Top 25 hit with the influential UK Garage track, "Neighbourhood".
Seminal underground hit album 'Make Your Peace' to be re-issued on same day as 'Make A Change' release.

"Soulstep of the highest order" - MIXMAG
"Maddslinky was an Inspiration" - SKREAM
"A total legend of UK music" - RAS KWAME (RADIO 1)
"LOVIN THAT!" - ANNIE MAC (RADIO 1)

Press Release :
Dubstep pioneer Maddslinky – aka Zed Bias – is back!

Dubstep pioneer Maddslinky – aka Zed Bias – is back, and he's signed to Tru Thoughts to release his new album, 'Make A Change' on 25th October, with a stellar list of collaborators including man of the hour Skream (who cites Maddslinky's early work as a major inspiration) plus Mr Scruff, Tawiah, Jenna G, Ghost 1, Mighty Moe, Nile Sugar, and of course Omar, who lends his world-famous vocal talents to the lead single, "Special".

The album is already in huge demand with repeated radio play of upfront tracks by tastemakers including Benji B (1Xtra), Gilles Peterson (Radio 1), Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio 1), Alex Nut (Rinse FM), and a recent interview and guest mix for Ras Kwame on Radio 1. The album track "Further Away" feat Tawiah was voted No.3 track of the year in the 2010 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards, despite not being out yet; and another, "Lost On Tenori St", was included in Martyn's recent 'Fabric 50' mix.

As well as lead vocals from veritable UK soul luminary Omar (who has previously worked with Stevie Wonder and Estelle among others), the "Special" single, out in September, boasts remixes by MJ Cole, Toddla T, Chimpo, At Jazz and Simbad and is already earmarked for the lead review spot in many dance music publications. The promo has gained nearly 10,000 YouTube hits in the first month.

On the same day as 'Make A Change', Tru Thoughts will also be making available Maddslinky's first album, the seminal but very underground 'Make Your Peace', which originally came out in 2003, influencing a whole array of young producers in waiting and playing a key role in the creation of dubstep. Set to bring this important record the limelight it deserves, the re-release sports new artwork and incisive sleeve notes by Martin Clark aka Blackdown, with quotes from Skream citing the album as a major influence on him.

Always moving with (or more often ahead of) the times, breaking boundaries and filling dancefloors, the man behind the Maddslinky moniker has had a string of successes under various aliases, including Zed Bias, Phuturistix and Ruffcut Bias; his Zed Bias productions have had particularly notable success, with support from BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Pete Tong. He hit the UK Top 40 in 2000 with the single "Neighbourhood", now widely regarded as one of the all time classic UK garage tracks – so much so that with the recent resurgence in the 2-step sound in the UK club scene it was re-released last year with a remix from Roska that fully redefined its importance to a younger generation of clubbers.

Calling all DJs: in addition to the official Tru Thoughts releases, "50 Shades Of Peng" featuring Skream will be on an exclusive Serato single. Look out for it – shouldn't be too hard to spot as it's on fluoro yellow vinyl.
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