The Unlimiters are a German ska band from Berlin, formed in 2010 by members of the German ska band The Essentials (active since 2003). Their music is influenced both by the early years of ska and its later revival in the 2 Tone era. This is mixed with sounds from genres such as soul, surf and dub.

The Unlimiters released their eponymous debut album in October 2010 on the German independent label Highscore. The song Hard Times from the album was released as a single in September 2010, and appeared in the soundtrack of the 2012 German feature film . The album received favourable reviews in media such as the German reggae magazine Riddim and the German daily newspaper Die Tageszeitung. On 22 October 2010, the German television channel ZDF invited the Unlimiters to perform in front of a national audience in their morning show Morgenmagazin.

2011 saw the release of the two EPs In Dub and In Club, both containing remixes of songs from the first studio album. This collaboration involved dub artists such as Victor Rice as well as cumbia producers such as Erick Rincón. The remixes received airplay internationally on radio stations such as BBC 6 Music and Radio 3 of Radio Nacional de España.

Members

Current members Nathan Moore – lead vocals, trombone Erika Carmen Abalos – lead and backing vocals, percussion Stefan Kulaszewski – electric guitar Steffen Hein – keyboards Jeff James – bass guitar Mathias Wegner – drums Daniel Sauerborn – tenor saxophone Jan Kalb – alto saxophone Wolf Dörffel – trumpet

Additional musicians Geoffrey Vasseur – electric guitar

Former members Andreas Bergmann – bass guitar Claudio Jolowicz – tenor saxophone Mathieu Pe – trumpet Stefan Grosse Rüschkamp – trumpet Nick 'The Greek' Briggs - tenor saxophone

Discography The Unlimiters have released one studio album, two EPs and one single.

YearDetails 2010 Hard Times (Single) Released: 24 September 2010 Label: Highscore Publishing Format: 7" vinyl B-side: Let It Go 2010 The Unlimiters (CD, LP) Released: 15 October 2010 Label: Highscore Publishing Format: 12" vinyl, CD 2011 In Dub (EP) Released: 21 November 2011 Label: Highscore Publishing Format: Digital download 2011 In Club (EP) Released: 5 December 2011 Label: Highscore Publishing Format: Digital download

See also Ska

References

External links The Unlimiters discography at Discogs

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