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English electronic music group
The Qemists
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The Qemists performing in 2017
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Origin
| Brighton
, England
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Genres
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Years active
| 2004 ? present
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Labels
| Mastermind Records (2004)
Ninja Tune
(2005?2012)
Amazing Record Co. (2015?present)
FiXT Music
(North America only) (2016?present)
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Members
| Dan Arnold
Leon Harris
Liam Black
Bruno Balanta
Oliver Simmons
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Past members
| Matt Rose
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Website
| www.theqemists.com
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The Qemists
are an English
electronic rock
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group, hailing from
Brighton
, England. They are signed to Amazing Record Co., an
indie record label
based in the UK.
[2]
The band have a separate deal with Beat Records
[3]
for distribution in Japan and with Detroit-based label
FiXT Music
for North America.
[4]
[5]
History
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The Qemists were originally the drummer, bassist and guitarist in a rock band where they spent a lot of time touring UK and Europe as well as spending a lot of time in the studio. During this time in the rock band in the late 1990s, they acquired an interest in
drum and bass
and some of the group's early efforts started to get airplay. For many years they were performing in the rock band as their day job whilst producing and DJing
drum and bass
at night, and this conflict of interests led to the fusion of the two styles to form The Qemists sound that is known today.
They had previously worked as live sound engineers for
Basement Jaxx
,
Kano
and
Lady Sovereign
.
[6]
Their debut release on
Ninja Tune
was a remix of
Coldcut
's "Everything Is Under Control" which was supported by
Zane Lowe
,
Coldcut
and
Pendulum
.
[7]
Their first single, "Stompbox", appeared on the soundtrack for the film
Jumper
. "Dem Na Like Me" and "Your Revolution" were used in Clay Porter's mountain bike movie
3 Minute Gaps
(2011). "Stompbox" and "Tom Cat" appeared in the action movie
Blitz (2011)
.
In 2009, they supported
Enter Shikari
on their World tour, and underwent their own headlining UK tour.
In November 2015, they signed to Amazing Record Co., planning the release of
Warrior Sound
, their third studio album, on 4 March 2016.
[8]
Members
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- Bruno Balanta ? vocals (MC)
- Oliver Simmons ? vocals
- Liam Black ? guitar
- Dan Arnold ? bass, synth programming
- Leon Harris ? drums
Former members
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Musical style
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With the band's origins in
heavy rock music
and their fusion of electronic rock and drum and bass, The Qemists are often compared to bands such as
Pendulum
and
The Prodigy
.
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citation needed
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Discography
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Studio albums
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Compilations
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Singles
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- "React" (2004)
- "Summer Son" (2004)
- "Iron Shirt" / "Let There Be Light" (2006)
- "Stompbox" (2007)
- "Dem Na Like Me" (feat. Wiley) (2008)
- "Lost Weekend" (feat.
Mike Patton
) (2008)
- "On the Run" (feat.
Jenna G
) (2009)
- "Drop Audio" (feat. I.D.) (2009)
- "Your Revolution" (feat. Matt Rose) (2010)
- "Hurt Less" (feat. Jenna G) (2010)
- "Renegade" (feat. Maxsta & MC I.D) (2010)
- "Take It Back" (feat.
Enter Shikari
) (2011)
- "No More" (2013)
- "Run You" (2016)
- "Anger" (feat. Kenta Koie of
Crossfaith
) (2016)
- "Takeover" (with
Zardonic
) (2018)
- "Crevasse" (2019)
- "Feel Alive" (with Prolix) (2019)
- "Deep Scars" (with 3D Stas) (2019)
Remixes
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Miscellaneous
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- Let There Be Light
(from Stompbox EP)
? (2007)
- Lost Weekend (VIP)
(from Lost Weekend EP)
? (2008)
- Dem Na Like Me (VIP)
(from Dem Na Like Me EP)
? (2008)
- Play With Fire
(from on the Run EP)
? (2009)
- Renegade (VIP)
(from Renegade EP)
? (2010)
- Take It Back (VIP)
(from Take It Back EP)
? (2011)
- Dirty Words (VIP)
(from Take It Back EP)
? (2011)
Other appearances
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- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
? "Stompbox", "On the Run (VIP Mix) / Speed Freak"
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles
? "Stompbox"
- Pure
? "Stompbox", "Drop Audio"
- Blur
? "Stompbox (Spor Remix)", "On The Run (VIP Mix) / Speed Freak", "S.W.A.G", "Let There Be Light", "Dem Na Like Me (VIP Mix)"
- Need For Speed: Undercover
? "Stompbox", "Stompbox (Spor Remix)"
- SSX
? "Stompbox (Spor Remix)", "Lifeline", "Bones" ft. Kellermensch, "Deadly Rocks", "People's Gravity", "People's Air"
- Colin McRae: Dirt 2
? "Lost Weekend"
- Dirt: Showdown
? "Take It Back"
- Forza Motorsport 3
? "Lost Weekend", "On the Run", "S.W.A.G (Instrumental)"
- MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
? "Lost Weekend"
- Need for Speed: Shift
? "Lost Weekend"
- Crackdown 2
? "Dem Na Like Me", "Smash It Up (The Qemists Remix)", "Affliction", "The Demand"
- F1 2010
? "On the Run"
- F1 2011
? "Tropicana", "Planet Terror"
- Forza Motorsport 4
? "Take It Back", "Dirty Words", "Your Revolution"
- GT Racing 2
- "Don't Lose It", "S.W.A.G"
- Need for Speed Rivals
? "No More"
- Asphalt 8: Airborne
? "Be Electric"
- OlliOlli
? "Society"
- Forza Horizon 2
? "Renegade"
- Madden 17
? "New Design"
- Gran Turismo Sport
? "Run You"
- Onrush
? "Crevasse"
References
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