Quakers (band)

Quakers
Quakers
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Stones Throw
Members	Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow); 7-Stu-7; Katalyst;

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.

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

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)^[10]

References

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

External links

Quakers discography at Discogs

[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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