Eqscesi / Excess

The hip-hop group Excess was formed in November 1999.

Their first concert took place in Rustavi, followed by their Tbilisi debut at the Griboedov Theatre (19/12/1999). On stage, the group presented a fully developed image, appearing before the audience in black cassocks (Cassock).

Their debut album was released on October 9, alongside the premiere of their first music video, "Day of Judgment" (Gankitkhvis Dge).

In September 2000, the group began working on their second album, for which the material was already prepared. Initially, the album was to be titled "The Age of Money" (Pulis Khana), but it was later decided to name it "Graves" (Saflavebi). The album was released in August 2001.

Members:

Muza – Davit Shamanauri
Memo – Giorgi Shamanauri
Ampula – Giorgi Kheladze

The first two albums were recorded at Georgia Records. Production, recording, mixing, and mastering by Mikheil Chkhaidze. The 2011 remastering of these albums was also performed by Mikheil Chkhaidze.