Quakers - Quakers (CD, Double vinyl LP)

Quakers is a hip hop collective boasting 35 members which orbits around a core of three producers ; Fuzzface, 7-Stu-7 and Katalyst.Fuzzface is better known as Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, a long-time Stones Throw supporter in touch with Peanut Butter Wolf since championing the Jaylib album back in 2004. 7-Stu-7 is Portishead’s engineer and in-house producer at Invada Records. Katalyst is one of the most respected producers in Australia and a partner in Invada. Disillusioned with much of the hip hop around them, the like-minded producers set out to create the type of rap record they’d want to listen to. That meant gathering one of the most varied arrays of talent ever seen on a hip hop record. The producers sought out genuine collaborators, regardless of whether they were legendary or simply stumbled upon around the world wide web. Invitations were sent out to golden era legends such as Prince Po and The Pharcyde’s Booty Brown, indie rap titans such as Dead Prez and Phat Kat, and some of StonesThrow’s finest ; Aloe Blacc, Guilty Simpson, MED and newest signings Jonwayne and Dave Dub all make memorable contributions. There are also some lesser known talents present ; Coin Locker Kid, Lyric Jones, Estee Nack and others hold it down with their more celebrated peers. Yet for all the vocal talent, it’s often Quakers’ stellar production that takes centre-stage, tying together the album’s 41 tracks into a cohesive whole. Heavy beats come thick and fast, from the horn-heavy stomp of ‘Fitta Happier’ to the devastating synthesizer abuse of ‘Belly Of The Beast’ and beyond. Quakers music first appeared in Banksy’s 2011 film ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ and, in case you’re wondering, the name refers to seismic activity, not the strict Christian church. They’re here to shake foundations, not defer your pleasure.

TRACKLIST:

01. Intro   02. Big Cat ft Synato Watts   03. Fitta Happier ft Guilty Simpson & MED   04. Smoke ft Jonwayne   05. The Lo   06. Russia With Love ft Coin Locker Kid   07. What Chew Want ft Tone Tank   08. Flapjacksmm   09. Jobless ft Quite Nyce   10. Sidewinder ft Buff1   11. Mummy ft Diverse   12. Belly Of The Beast ft Emilio Rojas   13. Up The Rovers   14. The Turk ft King Magnetic   15. There It Is ft The Champs   16. RIP   17. I Like To Dance ft Krondon & General Steele   18. Dark City Lights ft Frank Nitty   19. The Beginning ft Coin Locker Kid   20. Kreem   21. War Drums ft Phat Kat & Guilty Simpson   22. R.A.I.D. ft Lyric Jones   23. Fresh   24. Something Beautiful   25. Chicken Livers ft FC The Truth   26. Rock My Soul ft Prince Po   27. Lost And Found ft Estee Nack   28. My Mantra ft Dave Dub   29. Hunnypots Of Beeswax   30. TV Dreaming ft Booty Brown   31. Don’t Make It Worthless   32. Soul Power ft Dead Prez   33. Glide   34. Get Live ft Coin Locker Kid   35. Sign Language ft Aloe Blacc   36. Earth Quaking ft Akil   37. You're Gonna Be Sorry   38. Outlaw ft Deed   39. The Tax Man ft Sareem Poems   40. Chucky Balboa ft Silverust   41. Oh Goodness ft Finale

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