Quakers (band)

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Quakers
Genres Hip-hop
Years active 2012-present
Labels Stones Throw Records
Members

Geoff Barrow
Katalyst
7-Stu-7
Synato Watts
Guilty Simpson
M.E.D.
Jonwayne
Coin Locker Kid
Tone Tank
Quite Nyce
Buff 1
Diverse
Emilio Rojas
King Magnetic
Champs
Krondon
Gen Steele
Frank Nitty
Phat Kat
Lyric Jones
FC The Truth
Prince Po
Estee Nack
Dave Dub
Booty Brown
Dead Prez

Aloe Blacc
Akil
Deed
Sareem Poems
Silverust
Finale

Quakers are a hip-hop supergroup consisting of three producers; Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow), 7-Stu-7 and Katalyst.[1] Their debut album, Quakers, was released in March 2012 and features a host of guest rappers, many of whom the band discovered using MySpace.[2][3] The group is signed to the Stones Throw Records label.

The Quakers album has met with some favourable reviews, scoring 91/100 on Okay Player.[4] The album has been listed as number 41 in Amazon UK’s top 100 albums of 2012,[5] while iTunes UK named it Best New Hip Hop Album Of The Year and Best New Hip Hop Artist 2012. It also made Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio Best of 2012.[6]

Quakers music first appeared in Banksy’s 2011 film Exit Through The Gift Shop.

Discography

Albums

  • Quakers (Stones Throw, 2012)

Track Listing

  1. Intro
  2. Big Cat (feat Synato Wyatts)
  3. Fitta Happier (feat Guilty Simpson & M.E.D.)
  4. Smoke (feat Jonwayne)
  5. The Lo
  6. Russia With Love (feat Coin Locker Kid)
  7. What Chew Want (feat Tone Tank)
  8. Flapjacksmm
  9. Jobless (feat Quite Nyce)
  10. Sidewinder (feat Buff1)
  11. Mummy (feat Diverse)
  12. Belly of the Best (feat Emilio Rojas)
  13. Up the Rovers
  14. The Turk (feat King Magnetic)
  15. There it is (feat The Champs)
  16. RIP
  17. I Like to Dance (feat General Steele & Krondon)
  18. Dark City Lights (feat Frank Nitty)
  19. The Beginning (feat Coin Locker Kid)
  20. Kreem
  21. War Drums (feat Guilty Simpson & Phat Kat)
  22. R.A.I.D. (feat Lyric Jones)
  23. Fresh
  24. Something Beautiful
  25. Chicken Livers (feat FC the Truth)
  26. Rock My Soul (feat Prince Po)
  27. Lost and Found (feat Estee Nack)
  28. My Mantra (feat Dave Dub)
  29. Hunnypots of Beeswax
  30. TV Dreaming (feat Booty Brown)
  31. Don't Make it Worthless
  32. Soul Power (feat Dead Prez)
  33. Glide
  34. Get Live (feat Coin Locker Kid)
  35. Sign Language (feat Aloe Blacc)
  36. Earth Quaking (feat Akil)
  37. You're Gonna Be Sorry
  38. Outlaw (feat Deed)
  39. The Tax Man (feat Sareem Poems)
  40. Chucky Balboa (feat Silverdust)
  41. Oh Goodness (feat Finale)

References

  1. ↑ Patrin, Nate (11 April 2012). "Quakers: Quakers review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  2. ↑ Turner, Robin (24 April 2012). ""We Broke MySpace": Geoff Barrow's Quakers Interviewed". thequietus.com. 
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (10 April 2012). "Fitta Happier: Quakers". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Best of 2012: Buy CDs and MP3s from the top 100 albums of the year
  6. ↑ BBC Radio 6 Music - Gilles Peterson, Best of 2012
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