Editing Liquid funk

{{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>

== History ==
=== Origins ===
[[File:Netsky (DJ).jpg|left|thumb|[[Netsky (musician)|Netsky]] performing in 2008.]]
In 1999, [[Fabio (DJ)|Fabio]] alongside Sarah Sandy began championing a new form of drum and bass they called "liquid funk", with a compilation release of the same name on their Creative Source label.<ref>[http://www.residentadvisor.net/forum-read.aspx?id=30527&page=1 "Magnetic Soul presents BBC Radio 1 DJ Fabio and MC Joker D @ Heat – 6 Jul 07"] Resident Advisor: Retrieved August 27, 2009</ref> This was characterized by influences from [[ambient (music)|ambient]], [[funk]], [[disco]], [[house (music)|house]] and [[trance (music)|trance]] music, and widespread use of vocals. Although slow to catch on at first, the style grew massively in popularity around 2003–2004, and by 2005 it was established as one of the biggest-selling subgenres in drum and bass, with labels like [[Good Looking Records]] (although this label is strongly cross-genred with ''atmospheric drum and bass''), [[Hospital Records]], Liquid V, Creative Source, Shogun Limited, Fokuz Recordings, and artists like [[Calibre (artist)|Calibre]], [[Netsky (musician)|Netsky]], [[LTJ Bukem]], [[High Contrast]], [[Logistics (artist)|Logistics]], [[London Elektricity]], [[Nu:Tone]], [[Shapeshifter (band)|Shapeshifter]], [[DJ Marky]], [[Makoto (musician)|Makoto]], and [[DJ Dextrous|Solid State]] among its main proponents.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-twisted-tongue-twisted-tongue-acid-jazz-1768309.html "Album: Twisted Tongue, Twisted Tongue, Acid Jazz"] The Independent: Retrieved August 27, 2009</ref>

Liquid funk is very similar to intelligent drum and bass and atmospheric drum and bass, but has subtle differences.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/02/13/2003436001 "The Vinyl Word"] ''Taipei Times'': Retrieved August 27, 2009</ref> Liquid funk has stronger influences from [[Soca music|soca]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], [[jazz]], [[disco]], [[breakbeat]], and [[funk music]], while intelligent D'n'B or atmospheric D'n'B creates a calmer yet more synthetic sound, using smooth synth lines, deep bass and samples in place of the organic element achieved by use of real instruments.<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>

===Continued growth===
Liquid music continued its growth from 2006 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shankowsky|first=Josh|title=Liquid Drum and Bass is back! North America's thriving scene of young producers is conquering the world with a fresh sound|url=https://www.b-music.co.uk/music/liquid-drum-and-bass-is-back-north-americas-thriving-scene-of-young-producers-is-conquering-the-world-with-a-fresh-sound/|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=B Music|language=en-US}}</ref> On 1 October 2007, [[High Contrast]] brought liquid funk back to the mainstream with his album, ''[[Tough Guys Don't Dance (High Contrast album)|Tough Guys Don't Dance]]'', releasing tracks such as "If We Ever" (featuring [[Diane Charlemagne]]) which made Radio 1's Dance singles chart, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", and "Tread Softly". This ended up [[Crossover (music)|"crossing over"]] and becoming one of the most listened to drum and bass albums of 2007. 

[[Liquicity]] emerged as a YouTube channel in 2008, after 2011 gradually growing out to become a record label and events promoter for new liquid DnB artists, especially in the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.<ref name="Meadow">{{Cite web |url=http://www.youredm.com/2014/11/11/liquicity-founders-detail-how-to-make-it-as-a-youtube-label/ |title=Liquicity: How to Make it as a YouTube Label |author=Matthew Meadow |work=Your EDM |date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080809231613/http://www.itstooloud.com/ Itstooloud.com: A forum supporting liquid / melodic / intelligent drum and bass music since 2002.]
* [http://www.liquicity.com/ Planet Liquicity]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090207013827/http://liquiddnb.com/ LiquidDNB.com: Online community for the liquid drum and bass scene.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091122060417/http://liquidfunk.ca/ LiquidFunk.ca: Liquid Funk DJ Tedder. Offers info and links to top artists such as Calibre, Condition Red, and more.]

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