The Qemists are an English electronic music group, hailing from Brighton, England. They are signed to Amazing Record Co., an

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based in the UK. The band have a separate deal with Beat Records for distribution in Japan and with Detroit-based label

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for North America.

History

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,

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and

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. Their debut release on Ninja Tune was a remix of

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's "Everything Is Under Control" which was supported by

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and

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. Their first single, "Stompbox", appeared on the soundtrack for the film ''

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''. "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

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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.

Members

* Bruno Balanta – vocals (MC) * Oliver Simmons – vocals * Liam Black – guitar * Dan Arnold – bass, synth programming * Leon Harris – drums

Former members

* Matt Rose – vocals

Musical style

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

and The Prodigy.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Join the Q'' (2009) *''

Spirit in the System ''Spirit in the System'' is the second studio album from British band The Qemists. The album was released on 7 July 2010 under record label Ninja Tune. On 26 May 2010, the band announced the album was complete. The album artwork was created by G ...

'' (2010) *'' Warrior Sound'' (2016)

Compilations

*'' Soundsystem'' (2011)

Singles

*"React" (2004) *"Summer Son" (2004) *"Iron Shirt" / "Let There Be Light" (2006) *"Stompbox" (2007) *"Dem Na Like Me" (feat. Wiley) (2008) *"Lost Weekend" (feat.

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) (2008) *"On the Run" (feat.

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) (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.

) (2011) *"No More" (2013) *"Run You" (2016) *"Anger" (feat. Kenta Koie of

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) (2016) *"Takeover" (with Zardonic) (2018) *"Crevasse" (2019) *"Feel Alive" (with Prolix) (2019) *"Deep Scars" (with 3D Stas) (2019) *"Crevasse" (2019)

Remixes

– "Everything Is Under Control" – (2005) *

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– "Trees" – (2006) *

– "True Skool" – (2006) *Backini – "Radio" – (2006) *

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feat. Rodney P – "Swords in the Dirt" – (2007) *

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feat.

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– " Beeper" – (2008) *

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– "Rainy Day" – (2008) *

– "Atomic Moog" – (2008) *

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– " Die Tonight Live Forever" – (2008) *

– " No Sleep Tonight" – (2009) * Steve Aoki – " I'm in the House" – (2010) * The Damned – " Smash It Up" – (2010) * South Central – "The Day I Die" – (2011) * In Flames – "Where The Dead Ships Dwell" – (2011) *

feat. DJ Krush – "Kikkake" – (2012) *

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– "Be Here Now" – (2014) * The Heavy – "How You Like Me Now?" – (2014) *

– "Kill 'Em All" – (2017) *

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– "Green Light Ride" – (2019)

Miscellaneous

*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

*'' MotorStorm: Pacific Rift'' – "Stompbox", "On the Run (VIP Mix) / Speed Freak" *'' Midnight Club: Los Angeles'' – "Stompbox" *''

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'' – "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" *''

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'' – "Lost Weekend", "On the Run", "S.W.A.G (Instrumental)" *'' MotorStorm: Arctic Edge'' – "Lost Weekend" *'' Need for Speed: Shift'' – "Lost Weekend" *''

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'' – "Dem Na Like Me", "Smash It Up (The Qemists Remix)", "Affliction", "The Demand" *''

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'' – "On the Run" *'' F1 2011'' – "Tropicana", "Planet Terror" *''

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'' – "Take It Back", "Dirty Words", "Your Revolution" *'' GT Racing 2'' - "Don't Lose It", "S.W.A.G" *''

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'' – "No More" *'' Asphalt 8: Airborne'' – "Be Electric" *''

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'' – "Society" *''

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'' – "Renegade" *''

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'' – "New Design" *''

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'' – "Run You" *''

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'' – "Crevasse"

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Qemists 2004 establishments in England British drum and bass music groups Musical groups established in 2004