THE RETAINERS
Produced by Madsickill aka Dub Terminator

Madsickill AKA The Dub terminator is based in the north island of New Zealand south pacific ocean planet earth. An eclectic sound bundle of roots influenced music the Madsickill/Dub terminator has been known to dabble in such genres as Dub,Reggae, Dub-step, hip hop and drum & bass. Coming from a musical back ground he became familiar with playing guitars synths , drum machines and the MPC & from an early age played in bands of many different genres and would use these skills in his future sound experimentation’s. In his early teens he was sent to live in a bush hut situated on a mountain on the edge of a forest in the coromandel in the north island of new zealand. He found himself miles away from anywhere there was nothing to do but jam all day. It was here the Dub terminators path became clear that his mission in life was not to create music from a commercial perspective but to create underground music to nod ya head too. MADSICKILL has been producing beats for over 12 years, contributing to many projects, T.v. sounds tracks, advertising jingles, making albums, pressing drum & bass records etc, bringing him together with a variety of artists of different styles, including MC Mana, Rhombus, Commodores member Ronald LePread, DJ Substance, status Kaya, New technology division & of corse J.J. Hunt the second founding member of the to be live performance dub terminating machine set up in 2007 as a launching platform for Mr Madsickills Dub productions ‘The Retainers’.

‘The Retainers’ soon evolved into 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. The creative force behind The Retainers are cousins Christian McLay (MADSICKILL) and Jeremy Hunt. They have been making music together in the Auckland region of New Zealand since 2000. Producer Christian McLay (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. Cousin Jeremy Hunt who 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.

With a impressive selection of 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 featuring on the ‘1000% mad music’ release coming out on Little Rascal Records!! Retainers & LRR will be spreading the positive vibes by making 5 of their freshest Tracks available on free download from the LRR website. 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. Mr Madsickill is all about the hook ups when it comes to making music. He’s constantly on a mission Hooking producers & MC’s up beats just so others can have the experience of making a ‘dope track’ . Stay tuned… Peace!
THE RETAINERS MADSICKILL > DUB TERMINATOR > … Management/production/Bookings Contact +64 21 1095331 retainersmusic@hotmail.com dubterminator@gmail.com

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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

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‘Little Rascal’ DJ BlitZ playing hip hop and dub with local indigenous MC LGB, supporting Patch Up reggae band.

Patch Up is an Indigenous, original reggae six piece with a message of unity, peace and one love.

Patch Up has played at Reggae town, Kuranda Roots Festival, Yungaburra Folk and have just played at this year’s Woodford Folk Festival. Their previous gig at the Green Ant was a roaring success so we thought we’d bring ‘em back for another reggae remedy!

Din Selekta - Southen Seas Dubstep Mix - Copyright 2009.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/hl5y2y

(01) - Din Selekta - Stop the Bloodshed.
(02) - Din Selekta - Riverboat Radio.
(03) - Din Selekta - Bad Bwoy.
(04) - Din Selekta - in Fader Style Cut One.
(05) - Din Selekta - Boombastic.
(06) - Din Selekta - Whats up with your Money.
(07) - Din Selekta - Subhunter.
(08) - Din Selekta - Oh Yeah.
(09) - Din Selekta - with Version.
(10) - Din Selekta - International Style (Just Chill Mix).

DIN SELEKTA DIGITAL DUBSTEP!!!

(http://www.myspace.com/dinselekta)

MANY THANX & ENJOY DUBSTEPPA’S!!!

Some fat dubstep releases from our friends at Dub Frequency Records:

thark > deep EP >>OUT NOW !
http://www.digital-tunes.net/labels/dub_frequency_records/

TEK STEP > NEW TRACK UP EP >> OUT NOW!!!
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DUB FREQUENCY RECORDS

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Our first collaboration track with our friends and affiliate at ABAGA Records, Edinburgh, UK.

http://www.junodownload.com/products/1412722-02.htm

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http://abagarecords.digital-tunes.net/releases/remedy

Lafamille presents Hotdrop’s brand new release, ‘It’s a remix ting’.

The spanish reggae band strikes back with this original project that has been created thanks to the collaboration of different international artists.

For the occasion, Hotdrop hits us with refreshing versions of some of the tracks included in their first record ‘Ready’, made by the inspired hands of several producers.

‘It’s a remix ting’ is still scented with jamaican rythms, but also oozes cutting edge sounds such as hip hop or dubstep, surprising and refreshing the spanish reggae scene. This work, purists abstain, is sealed with the style and personality of the following emergent artists from all over the world: Process Rebel (USA), Deeproots & Bean (Romania), Jambassa (Italy), Volfoniq (France), Cut la vis (UK) y Ojah (Spain). The tracks are genuine revisions of the original songs, pure reminiscences of what we first heard in ‘Ready’, stating the creative turmoil in which jamaican music is evolving currently.

A unique and adventurous trip across a whole heap of possibilities that will delight the lovers of musical challenges.

Licensed under Creative Commons

DOWNLOAD HERE