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.[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

  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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