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The Retainers

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  • Genre: Dub / Electronica / Funk

    Location Auckland, Auckland, NZ

    Profile Views: 23727

    Last Login: 6/8/2010

    Member Since 5/17/2006

    Website myspace.com/madsickill

    Record Label Little rascal records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    New to Little Rascal Records is THE RETAINERS, a unique Aotearoa style of Funk infused Dub, Roots and Hip hop bass heavy sound bringing a fresh sound to the ears of dub fans in clubs, festivals & cyberspace. Check out their free EP and 'rise Up' music video..... .. FREE DOWNLOAD.. .... .. THE RETAINERS LRR FREE EP DOWNLOAD.. ..'1000% MAD MUSIC'.... .. 1. MIND OVER MATTER.. 2. TAKE ME TO THAT PLACE.. 3. RISE UP (VIDEO MIX) .. 4. POSITIVE VIBES.. 5. LOW VOLTAGE.. .. PRODUCED BY MADSICKILL AKA DUB TERMINATOR.. ALL TRACKS COPYRIGHT 2009 THE RETAINERS.. .... MYSPACE.COM/RETAINERSMUSIC.... DUBTERMINATOR@GMAIL.COM.. .. ....DOWNLOAD HERE (52.9MB zip file)(320kbps MP3s)...... ....WATCH 'RISE UP' MUSIC VIDEO...... .. .. ...... This ..work.. is licensed under a ..Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...................... .. ...... Check out The Dub Terminator 'Watch your dubstep' Ep produced by MADSICKILL AKA DUB TERMINATOR !! Its free to download if your feelin it !! ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Download this.. | ..Create my own widget......This album on jamendo.com........ BUY THE RETAINERS TRACKS NOW!!>>> ..CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW!!.. Beats, Rhymes, Dubs and Basslines........The Retainers are a New Zealand based band who serve up a unique Aotearoa style of Funk infused Dub, Roots and Hip hop. The creative force behind The Retainers are cousins Christian McLay and Jeremy Hunt. They have been making music together in the Auckland region of New Zealand since 2000. Producer Christian McLay (aka Madsickill) steps up as Beat maker, lead vocalist and plays keyboards and guitar, along with other instruments that are incorporated into his unique beats and Retainers live shows. Chris has been producing beats for 12 years or so now, dabbling in such styles as dub, reggae, dub-step, drum n bass & hip hop. Over the years he has worked with a variety of artists with different styles, including MC Mana of Rhombus, Commodores member Ronald LePread, Kaya, N.T.D. and many more. Jeremy Hunt holds it down on the bass guitar when the band performs live, he also has a hand in creating some of the tracks for The Retainers. After living in London and travelling Europe and Peru, Jeremy returned to New Zealand at the beginning of 2006 to hook up with cousin Chris in developing ideas for dubbed out, funky, innovative rhythms. Karl Smith, a long time friend, joined the line up in late 2007 as co-guitarist and back-up vocalist, building the rhythm section for the live act and adding that extra bit to the Retainers live shows. After releasing two EP's, 'Beats rhymes & dubs' and 'Mad music', the boys have been making their sound accessible to listeners by focussing on web based distribution to get the music out there. With over 30 tracks online you can check 'em out on www.reverbnation.com/retainersmusic myspace.com/retainersmusic and facebook. Now pushing on, Mr Madsickill has directed the first Retainers music video 'Rise up', an Aotearoa dub/hip hop pleaser ready for the air waves. The retainers will continue to move forward with their kiwi do-it-yourself approach to making music with the aim to inspire young musicians and artists to take control and get their stuff out there, no matter what. The Retainers "are all about the music, thats how we be workin now!" Stay tuned... Peace! The Retainers Contact +64 21 1095331 retainersmusic@hotmail.com dubterminator@gmail.com ..Masthead Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!.............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ......
  • Members

    Christian McLay - Production/Vocals/Keys, Jeremy Hunt - Bass, Karl Smith - Guitar. BIG UP TO LUKE ROLANDS FOR OUR BAD AS ART WORKS !!! CHEERS BRO !!! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ........ ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....
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  • Sounds Like

    Dub, Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul, Blues, Electric..

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