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Hip hop band

Quakers
GenresHip hop
Years active2012–present
LabelsStones Throw
Members

Quakers are an indie rap group consisting of three producers; Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow), 7-Stu-7, and Katalyst. Their debut studio album, Quakers, was released in 2012 and features a host of guest rappers, many of whom the band discovered using MySpace. The group is signed to Stones Throw Records.

History

Quakers' debut studio album, Quakers, was released in 2012. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The album has been listed as number 41 in Amazon UK's top 100 albums of 2012. It also made Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio "Best of 2012" list.

In 2020, Quakers released a 50-track beat tape, Supa K: Heavy Tremors.

The group has no known affiliation with the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Quakers (Stones Throw, 2012)
  • Supa K: Heavy Tremors (Stones Throw, 2020)
  • II - The Next Wave (Stones Throw, 2020)

Mixtapes

  • Hip-Hop Quake Mix (Stones Throw, 2012)

References

  1. Patrin, Nate (11 April 2012). "Quakers: Quakers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. "Portishead's Geoff Barrow to release hip-hop project on Stones Throw". Fact. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. Turner, Robin (24 April 2012). ""We Broke MySpace": Geoff Barrow's Quakers Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. Murray, Robin (10 April 2012). "Fitta Happier: Quakers". Clash. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. Reeves, Mosi (5 April 2012). "Portishead's Geoff Barrow Spills on Quakers Rap Project". Spin. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "Quakers by Quakers". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. "Best of 2012: Buy CDs and MP3s from the top 100 albums of the year". Amazon UK. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "Best of 2012, Gilles Peterson - BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. Murray, Robin (11 September 2020). "Quakers Drop 50 Track Beat Tape 'Supa K: Heavy Tremors'". Clash. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  10. "Quakers – 'Hip-Hop Quake Mix'". Fact. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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