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Guerilla Disco
''Guerilla Disco'' is the first album from Quarashi Quarashi is an Icelandic rap rock band from Reykjavík, Iceland. The group consists of rappers Hössi Ólafsson (later replaced by Egill Olafur Thorarensen), Ómar Örn Hauksson, Steinar Orri Fjeldsted, and Sölvi Blöndal (who also acted as p ... with new rapper Tiny. The album was originally going to be called ''Payback'' (the name of the opening track), but was later changed to ''Guerilla Disco'', the name of an older Quarashi instrumental. This is the fifth and final studio album before the band's breakup on 5 August 2005. Detail On 3 January 2003 Quarashi announced that their lead vocalist, Hossi, was leaving. In mid-2003 rapper Opee joined long enough to release "Mess It Up" which became a big hit in Iceland that summer. He also did some other songs with them, including 'Shady Lives, Orð Morð' and other demos. Later that year the band announced that the rapper Tiny had joined, and announced a new song for downloa ...
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Quarashi
Quarashi is an Icelandic rap rock band from Reykjavík, Iceland. The group consists of rappers Hössi Ólafsson (later replaced by Egill Olafur Thorarensen), Ómar Örn Hauksson, Steinar Orri Fjeldsted, and Sölvi Blöndal (who also acted as producer, keyboardist, percussionist, drummer and songwriter). For live shows, Quarashi was joined by guitarist Smári "Tarfur" Jósepsson, bassist Gaukur Úlfarsson, and DJ Dice (later replaced by DJ Magic). The group came back together in 2016 and is planning on releasing a new album. The group released five studio albums from 1996 to 2005. History On 31 August 2000, Quarashi announced that they had signed with Sony Music Entertainment Incorporated under the Columbia Records label. The deal was to last for six albums, the first of which would be produced in collaboration with Cypress Hill DJ, DJ Muggs, and Brendan O'Brien, who was the recording director for the Red Hot Chili Peppers breakthrough hit album, ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'', ...
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Jinx (Quarashi Album)
''Jinx'' is the fourth album by Quarashi, and is the only album the group released on a major record label. It was released on 9 April 2002. It was their first album to receive an international release, being released not only in Iceland, but also in the United States, Australia, Japan, and the rest of Europe. As such, ''Jinx'' is Quarashi's best known album. History After hearing Quarashi's last album, '' Xeneizes'', EMI Music Resources contacted Quarashi to perform at the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival hosted by EMI in conjunction with Flugleiðir in New York City in the fall of 1999. The group performed two shows to rave reviews. The EMI emissary met with Quarashi, and the group went into a studio (which Sölvi has called a "crack house") to record six songs (four with vocals), with the EMI emissary watching them. In February 2000, Quarashi began negotiations with record labels, wrote some new songs, and performed shows for record executives. On 27 April 2000 it was announced ...
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Anthology (Quarashi Album)
''Anthology'' is a compilation album from Quarashi. Detail Quarashi has stated that this was their last album. They did three concerts in Iceland, the summer of 2011. The first one were at Besta Útihátiðin 2011 at Gaddstaðaflötum, Hella. And the other two were at NASA, a nightclub downtown Reykjavík. {{Track listing , headline = Disc 3 (DVD) {{small, (Music videos & Concert recordings) , note = Location , extra_column = Director(s) , title1 = Stick 'Em Up , note1 = Besta Útihátíðin 2011, Gaddstaðarflötum, Hella, Iceland , extra1 = Len Wiseman , length1 = -:- , title2 = Orð Morð , note2 = Besta Útihátíðin 2011, Gaddstaðarflötum, Hella, Iceland , extra2 = Jón Egill Bergþóruson , length2 = -:- , title3 = Race City , note3 = Besta Útihátíðin 2011, Gaddstaðarflötum, Hella, Iceland , extra3 = Börkur Sigþórsson , length3 = -:- , title4 = Stars , ...
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Quarashi Albums
Quarashi is an Icelandic rap rock band from Reykjavík, Iceland. The group consists of rappers Hössi Ólafsson (later replaced by Egill Olafur Thorarensen), Ómar Örn Hauksson, Steinar Orri Fjeldsted, and Sölvi Blöndal (who also acted as producer, keyboardist, percussionist, drummer and songwriter). For live shows, Quarashi was joined by guitarist Smári "Tarfur" Jósepsson, bassist Gaukur Úlfarsson, and DJ Dice (later replaced by DJ Magic). The group came back together in 2016 and is planning on releasing a new album. The group released five studio albums from 1996 to 2005. History On 31 August 2000, Quarashi announced that they had signed with Sony Music Entertainment Incorporated under the Columbia Records label. The deal was to last for six albums, the first of which would be produced in collaboration with Cypress Hill DJ, DJ Muggs, and Brendan O'Brien, who was the recording director for the Red Hot Chili Peppers breakthrough hit album, ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'', and ...
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