Editing Liquid funk (section)

{{Short description|Subgenre (music) of drum and bass}}
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{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Liquid funk
| image             = Netsky purple 3 Liquicity Festival 2015.jpg
| caption           = [[Liquicity Festival]] 2015 was held in Amsterdam.
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Drum and bass]]|[[funk]]|[[Ambient music|ambient]]|[[Breakbeat hardcore|oldskool rave]]|[[trance music|trance]]|[[Soca music|soca]]|[[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]]|[[acid jazz]]|[[post-disco]]}}
| cultural_origins  = 1999,<ref name="ishkur">{{Cite web
|author = Ishkur
|url = https://music.ishkur.com/
|title = Ishkur's guide to Electronic Music
|date = 2005
|access-date = June 29, 2014
}}</ref> United Kingdom <!-- See history section on Fabio -->
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[[File:Ars Niemo - Small Talk Build IV.ogg|thumb|right|An example of a liquid funk track.]]
'''Liquid funk''', '''liquid drum & bass''', '''liquid DnB''', '''melodic drum & bass''', or sometimes just '''liquid''' is a subgenre of [[drum and bass]]. While it uses similar [[bassline]]s and [[Bar (music)|bar]] layouts to other styles, it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers (both [[synthesizer|synthesized]] and natural), harmonies, melodies and ambiance, producing a sentimental atmosphere directed at home listeners as well as [[nightclub]] and [[rave]] audiences. Music genres such as [[jazz]], [[soul music|soul]] and sometimes [[blues]] have a pivotal influence on liquid funk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liquid Funk Music Guide: History and Sounds of Liquid Funk |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/liquid-drum-and-bass-guide |website=MasterClass Articles |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>