Quakers (band)

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Quakers
Genres Hip hop
Years active2012–present
Labels Stones Throw
Members

Quakers are an indie rap group consisting of three producers; Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow), 7-Stu-7, and Katalyst. [1] [2] Their debut studio album, Quakers , was released in 2012 and features a host of guest rappers, many of whom the band discovered using MySpace. [3] [4] The group is signed to Stones Throw Records.

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History

Quakers' debut studio album, Quakers , was released in 2012. [5] 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". [6] The album has been listed as number 41 in Amazon UK's top 100 albums of 2012. [7] It also made Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio "Best of 2012" list. [8]

In 2020, Quakers released a 50-track beat tape, Supa K: Heavy Tremors. [9]

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

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

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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