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For a genre that gets its name from two key ingredients, drum ‘n’ bass has a diverse range of sub genres. From jungle to neuro, minimal to clownstep, each style has its own key signifiers and you’ll know a liquid track from it’s ability to make your head nod and put a smile on your face.
The sound, championed as liquid funk by Fabio in the early 2000s, spread quickly thanks to labels like Hospital and Good Looking, and artists such as Calibre and DJ Marky. And by the late 2000s, the genre had evolved into the truly chilled-out and laid back sound we know today.
Dusty breaks, booming sub and moody samples all come to prominence alongside the sunny atmospheres and rolling Amens already in vogue in this list. Let it roll over you.
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Calibre feat Lariman Overreaction
Where else to start than with a Calibre tune, eh? The Northern Irishman is one of the most decorated producers in the drum ' n'="" bass="" game="" and="" a="" master="" of="" the="" sultry="" liquid="" roller.="" while="" his="" output="" has="" always="" been="" impeccably="" consistent,="" in="" the="" later="" part="" of="" the="" decade="" he="" was="" on="" fire="" with="" the="" 'shelf-life'="" and="" 'overflow'="" albums="" both="" released="" on="" his="" signature="" records="" imprint.="" 'overreaction'="" dropped="" on="" the="" aforementioned="" 'overflow'="" album,="" becoming="" an="" instant="" favourite="" with="" its="" loose="" production="" and="" langorous="" vocal="" delivery="" from="" lariman.="">
Atlantic Connection 'It's Your Jazz'
While Nathan Hayes AKA Atlantic Connection may have veered from his strictly drum ' n'="" bass="" roots="" in="" recent="" times,="" he="" was="" a="" force="" to="" be="" reckoned="" with="" coming="" onto="" the="" scene="" in="" 2006.="" an="" american="" artist="" that="" could="" actually="" keep="" his="" productions="" from="" becoming="" overly="" bombastic="" pieces="" of="" garbage,="" atlantic="" connection="" was="" a="" perfect="" fit="" with="" dutch="" label="" fokuz="" recordings="" which="" was="" making="" a="" name="" for="" itself="" as="" a="" purveyor="" of="" the="" mellow="" side="" of="" drum="" 'n'="" bass="" since="" 1999.="" released="" as="" a="" b-side="" to="" brother's="" 'do="" the="" right="" thing',="" 'it's="" your="" jazz'="" is="" a="" saucy="" number="" that="" really="" does="" bring="" that="" jazzy="" flow="" thanks="" to="" a="" sliding="" double="" bass="" and="" well="" placed="" piano="" samples.="">
Commix 'Emily's Smile'
Another crew up there with the best of them, Commix were at their peak in the late 00s as a trio leading a charge of producers that were making forward-thinking and intelligent drum ' n'="" bass="" without="" giving="" up="" any="" of="" their="" dancefloor="" sensibilities.="" hailing="" from="" cambridge,="" commix="" could="" be="" as="" heavy="" as="" their="" metalheadz="" peers="" but="" also="" had="" an="" ear="" for="" melody="" as="" sharp="" as="" anyone="" on="" the="" liquid="" scene.="" 'emily's="" smile'="" from="" their="" debut="" album="" 'call="" to="" mind',="" is="" a="" great="" example="" of="" that="" contrast.="" starting="" off="" with="" a="" gorgeous="" chord="" progression="" and="" some="" larger-than-life="" strings,="" it="" rolls="" out="" into="" a="" bass-heavy="" monster="" with="" glimpses="" into="" the="" darker="" world="" they="" would="" enter="" with="" tracks="" like="" 'satellite="" type="" 2'="" and="" 'talk="" to="">
Zero Tolerance feat Steo 'Walk Away'
Featuring the excellent talents of Irish vocalist Steo, ' walk="" away'="" is="" the="" highlight="" cut="" from="" zero="" tolerance's="" debut="" album="" 'cheap="" shots'="" on="" cia.="" perhaps="" the="" only="" liquid="" tune="" that="" could="" be="" described="" as="" pensive,="" its="" suspended="" bassline="" and="" plodding="" sample,="" coupled="" with="" its="" introspective="" lyrics="" make="" it="" an="" emotional="" ride="" more="" akin="" to="" an="" r'n'b="" love="" song="" than="" a="" tear="" out="" drum="" 'n'="" bass="" track.="" for="" zero="" t,="" it's="" one="" of="" his="" most="" complete="" liquid="" tunes.="">
Bungle feat Darrison 'Just A Little Bit'
As much as liquid became about moody head-nodders in the late noughties, there were also those keeping its original Amen-break heavy, sunshine-drenched vibe alive. DJ Marky, Bungle, Patife, XRS all brought a distinctly Brazilian d' n'b="" sound,="" or="" drum="" 'n'="" bossa="" nova="" as="" some="" have="" called="" it.="" 'just="" a="" little="" bit'="" from="" bungle="" is="" basically="" the="" embodiment="" of="" a="" summer="" party="" with="" its="" big="" band="" sample,="" a="" stuttering="" guitar="" and="" darrison's="" vocals="" about="" 'rocking="" to="" the="" rhythm'.="" and="" while="" it="" might="" be="" a="" little="" to="" sacharrine="" for="" some,="" you="" can't="" fault="" it's="" a="" huge="" tune="" at="" the="" right="" time,="" in="" the="" right="" place.="">
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Makoto & A-Sides 'Spacetrain'
Representing the best of Japan' s="" drum="" 'n'="" bass="" scene,="" makoto's="" 70's="" jazz="" and="" soul="" influences="" have="" served="" him="" well="" in="" a="" career="" that="" has="" been="" firmly="" in="" the="" liquid="" camp="" since="" the="" late="" 90's.="" uk="" producer="" a-sides="" is="" a="" stalwart="" of="" the="" drum="" 'n'="" bass="" scene="" since="" the="" early="" 90's="" and="" the="" pair's="" one="" collaboration="" resulted="" in="" 'spacetrain',="" a="" sprawling="" track="" that="" blends="" flavours="" from="" both="" producers="" in="" equal="" measure.="">
Electrosoul System 'On The Run'
Russia' s="" electrosoul="" system="" seriously="" churned="" out="" the="" tunes="" after="" starting="" his="" career="" in="" 2005,="" making="" him="" a="" name="" picked="" as="" one="" to="" watch="" on="" many="" a="" deep="" web="" forum.="" while="" that="" prophecy="" didn't="" quite="" pan="" out,="" he="" was="" still="" a="" force="" to="" be="" reckoned="" with,="" releasing="" on="" imprints="" such="" as="" fokuz="" and="" spearhead.="" but="" it's="" his="" 2009="" release="" with="" label="" allsorts="" that="" marked="" the="" decade's="" high="" point.="" a-side="" 'on="" the="" run'="" is="" a="" fizzing="" piece="" of="" low-key="" liquid,="" full="" of="" rolling="" breaks,="" a="" simple="" bassline,="" chopped="" and="" screwed="" vocals="" and="" a="" drop="" that="" keeps="" you="" guessing,="" it's="" the="" perfect="" soundtrack="" to="" sparking="" that="" second="" bifta.="">
Dj Marky & Makoto 'Togetherness (2009 edit mix)'
Who can you count on to turn Keith Sweat' s="" sexed-up="" and="" swagalicious="" 'make="" it="" last="" forever'="" into="" a="" sunny,="" break-fuelled="" liquid="" d'n'b="" roller?="" if="" dj="" marky="" &="" makoto="" were="" the="" first="" names="" that="" came="" to="" mind="" then="" you're="" correct.="" fruitful="" producers="" by="" themselves,="" the="" two="" take="" it="" up="" a="" notch="" when="" they="" work="" together,="" producing="" tracks="" like="" 'secret="" place'="" and="" 'long="" distance'.="" but="" it's="" 'togetherness'="" that's="" peak="" energy="" and="">
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dBridge & Calibre 'Ponderosa'
To kick-off his debut album, dBridge collaborated with Calibre on the brilliant ' ponderosa'="" a="" tune="" full="" of="" smoky="" piano="" lines,="" atmospheric="" effects="" and="" a="" sub="" destroying="" bassline="" that="" comes="" out="" of="" nowhere="" on="" the="" drop.="" if="" you="" like="" this="" then="" please="" check="" out="" 'the="" gemini="" principle'="" in="" full.="">
Redeyes 'Let It Shine'
Despite looking like Pitbull on the front cover, Redeyes' poetry="" in="" motion'="" eps="" are="" class.="" containing="" tracks="" like="" 'how="" many="" ways',="" 'love="" is="" haight'="" and="" 'blue="" note'="" it="" was="" hard="" to="" narrow="" it="" down="" to="" one="" track="" to="" include="" on="" this.="" but="" the="" luxurious="" rhodes="" and="" effervescent="" wah-guitar="" of="" 'let="" it="" shine'="" was="" the="" deciding="" factor.="" heavy="" on="" groove="" and="" funk,="" it="" embodies="" that="" sunshine="" spirit="" of="" earlier="" tracks="" in="" this="" list="" from="" dj="" marky,="" bungle="" and="" makoto.="" lovely.="">
Lenzman 'The Blues'
Lenzman is without doubt one of the major players to come out of the late-00s liquid drum ' n'="" bass="" scene.="" now="" known="" for="" sublime="" works="" such="" as="" 'open="" page',="" 'bittersweet'="" and="" 'ice="" cold="" soul',="" the="" dutchman's="" signature="" sound="" can="" be="" traced="" back="" to="" 'the="" blues',="" one="" of="" his="" first="" releases.="" fitted="" with="" that="" classic="" scattering="" percussion,="" it's="" is="" a="" delicate="" track="" that="" revels="" in="" its="" combination="" of="" jazziness="" and="" wobbly="" bass.="">
Mutt 'Kush Talk'
Hailing from Canada, Mutt has a hip-hop background and it shows through on this slinking r' n'b-infused="" track.="" the="" half-time="" intro="" sets="" up="" a="" classic="" roll="" out="" packed="" with="" a="" snug="" sub="" bass="" and="" layered="" breaks.="" liquid="" is="" known="" for="" its="" groove="" and="" this="" track="" has="" that="" in="" abundance.="">
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Naibu 'Generic Generation'
The last track released on the short-lived Avalanche imprint, Naibu' s="" 'generic="" generation'="" is="" another="" atmospheric="" gem="" from="" the="" french="" producer.="" the="" trip-hop="" vibes="" are="" heavy="" with="" its="" soaring="" string="" section,="" drawn="" out="" bass,="" exotic="" percussion="" and="" restrained="" drops.="" the="" utilisation="" of="" the="" forlorn="" vocal="" sample="" is="" also="" a="" nice="" touch.="">
Break 'Natural Progression'
Bristol' s="" break="" is="" well="" known="" for="" veering="" into="" the="" heavier="" side="" of="" drum="" 'n'="" bass="" with="" sounds="" that="" have="" long="" been="" some="" of="" the="" most="" innovative="" in="" the="" game.="" but="" that="" doesn't="" mean="" he="" doesn't="" have="" an="" ear="" for="" melody.="" 'natural="" progression'="" is="" one="" of="" the="" more="" overlooked="" tracks="" in="" his="" back="" catalogue,="" packed="" with="" luscious="" atmospherics="" and="" simple="" breaks,="" the="" track="" comes="" to="" life="" when="" its="" meaty="" sub="" kicks="" in="" and="" throws="" its="" weight="" around.="">
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Alix Perez 'Crooklyn'
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Before Alix Perez became known as a minimal maestro, he was well versed in the shuffling beats and lounging aesthetics of liquid. There was the joyful ' love="" bug'="" in="" 2005,="" the="" bouncy="" 'magnolias'="" in="" 2006="" and="" the="" 'watching="" you/virtue'="" release="" with="" mutt.="" however,="" the="" 'allegiance'="" ep="" with="" lynx="" is="" what="" established="" himself="" as="" the="" next="" big="" thing="" in="" d'n'b="" and="" contained="" sounds="" that="" blended="" the="" liquid="" of="" his="" past="" with="" the="" minimal="" of="" his="" future.="" put="" together="" with="" the="" mpc-smarts="" of="" vintage="" east="" coast="" hip="" hop,="" 'crooklyn'="" is="" a="" subtle="" banger,="" bringing="" together="" dusty="" breaks="" with="" mesmerising="" sounds="" and="" an="" excellent="" jazz="" riff="" to="" make="" it="" a="" rewind="" candidate="" every="" time="" it="" gets="" played="" out.="">Next Page