- Liquid funk
Liquid funk is a style of
drum and bass . While it uses similarbassline s and bar layouts to other styles, it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers (both synthesized and natural), harmonies, and ambience, producing a calmer atmosphere directed at both home listeners andnightclub audiences.History
In
2000 , Fabio began championing a new form of drum and bass he called "Liquid funk", with a compilation release of the same name on hisCreative Source label. This was characterised by influences fromdisco and house, 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 likeGood Looking Records (although this label is strongly cross-genred with "atmospheric drum and bass"),Hospital Records ,Liquid V ,Rubik Records ,Fokuz Recordings ,State of the Art Recordings and artists like Calibre,High Contrast , Logistics,London Elektricity , and Solid State among its main proponents.Liquid funk is very similar to
intelligent drum and bass , but has subtle differences. Liquid funk has stronger influences from soca, latin,disco ,jazz , andfunk music , while IDB creates a calmer yet more synthetic sound, using smooth synth lines and samples in place of the organic element achieved by use of real instruments.Related artists
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4hero
*Alix Perez
*Atlantic Connection
*Basic Operation
*BCee
*Beta 2
*Big Bud
*Blame
*Blu Mar Ten
*Blue Sonix
*Brookes Brothers
*Bungle
*Calibre
*Chino
*CLS
*Commix
*Contour
*Cyantific
*D.Kay
*Donnie Dubson
*Danny Byrd
*Davide Carbone
*Deep Inc
*DJ Marky
*Electrosoul System
*Eveson
*EZ Rollers
*Funky Technicians
*Greg Packer
*High Contrast
*Kjell
*Klute
*Kubiks
*L.A.O.S.
*Lenzman
*Logistics
*Lomax
*London Elektricity
*LTJ Bukem
*Makoto
*Mindstorm
*Mistabishi
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*Mutt
*Nookie
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*Paul SG
*Q Project
*Redeyes
*Sabre
*Seba
*Shapeshifter
*Sigma
*SKC
*Solid State
*Spectrasoul
*Submorphics
*Syncopix
*The Funktastics
*The Insiders
*Total Science
*XRS
*Zero Tolerance
*Young Ax External links
* [http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=74 Marcus Intalex RBMA video lecture session]
* [http://www.itstooloud.com ItsTooLoud.com: UK-based website and Liquid funk resource.] Offers a friendly community, up to date scene news, and has been active since 2001.
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