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Liquid Liquid

Real Name:Scott Hartley, Richard McGuire, Salvatore Principato, Dennis Young
Profile:Early-80s band on the legendary 99 Records (US) label. Often namechecked because of the track 'Cavern' from which parts were replayed by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five for their hit single 'White Lines'. Liquid Liquid were originally a much more punk sounding band called Liquid Idiot who released one 7" before reforming as Liquid Liquid and basing their sound around a much more percussive framework. They would invite members of the audience to bring their own percussion to their gigs and at one of these, they were so impressed when Dennis Young brought a marimba that they invited him to join. They developed their own unique sound which they called 'big beat' (a term some English producers would use more than a decade later for something entirely different). Liquid Liquid still exist and worked together with DFA on new material.
Members:Dennis Young, Richard McGuire, Salvatore Principato, Scott Hartley
Name Variations: All | Liquid Liquid | Liquid Idiot | Liquid, Liquid
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Releases:
Bellhead / Push (7", EP)   99 Records (2) 1981
Liquid Liquid (12")   99 Records (2) 1981
Successive Reflexes (12", EP)   99 Records (2) 1981
Optimo (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   99 Records (2) 1983
Dig We Must (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   99 Records (2) 1984
Cavern (12", Promo)   Mo Wax 1997
Liquid Liquid (Album, Comp) ◄ (6 versions)   Mo Wax ... 1997
Bell Head (12")   Mo Wax 1998
Remixes (12")   Mo Wax 1999
Bellhead / Caitie Faulds Plays Optimo (7")   Optimo Singles Club and Related Recordings 2003
Signal Up Ahead / Flextone (12")   Rush Hour Recordings 2005
Cavern / Optimo / Sank Into The Chair (12", Promo)   Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
Optimo / Rubbermiro REMIXES (12")   Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
Optimo Remixes (12")   Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
Remixes (CDr, Single, Promo)   Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
Slip In And Out Of Phenomenon (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
Production:
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD) Groupmegroup Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Appears On:
United Mutations Lo Recordings Vol 3 (CD, Comp) Out Lo Recordings 1996
Disco Not Disco (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cavern Strut 2000
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (2xLP, Com) Cavern Street Beat Records 2003
DFA Compilation #2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bellhead DFA 2004
Collectors Series Pt.2 - Danse, Gravité Zéro (CD, Mixed, Comp, Album) Lock Groove Faith Recordings, Faith Recordings 2006
Fabric 35 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Met) Bellhead Fabric (London) 2007
Demolition Tape #5 (File, MP3) Optimo Fiat Lux 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Red Hot Re-Issues (12") Optimo Red Hot Issues 1988
A Bathing Ape Vs Mo'Wax (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cavern (Let's Hear It ... Toy's Factory 1997
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Dance Hits Of The '80s (CD) Cavern Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
Audiology Of 15 Years Volume 2: Classic Beats (2xCD) Cavern Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 1998
Big Beats Dope Sounds Volume One (CD) Cavern (Let's Hear It ... Urban Essentials 1998
DJ Dusty Bottom Presents: B-Boy Classics Volume 2 (2xLP) Cavern Bottom Records 1998
The Perfect Beats CD Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Cavern Timber! Records 1998
The Perfect Beats Volume 2 ◄ (2 versions) Cavern Timber! Records 1998
Time Machine ◄ (3 versions) Scraper (Psychonauts R... Mo Wax 1998
Two, Three Break Volume 1 (Cass, Comp, Mixed, Ltd, Promo) Cavern (Edit) Supapeople 1999
Disco Not Disco (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cavern Strut 2000
Eskimo: Various Artists And Many Others ◄ (2 versions) Scraper (Psychonauts R... Eskimo Recordings 2000
Open Ends: Musical Exploration In New York - 1960 To 2000 (CD) Cavern Museum Music 2000
Downtown 81 ◄ (2 versions) Cavern Recall ... 2001
Grandmaster Flash : Essential Mix Classic Edition (CD) Cavern FFRR (US) 2002
The Infamous Queensbridge Collection (25 Original Songs Sampled By Mobb Deep) (2xLP) Cavern Strictly Breaks Records 2002
Azuli Presents Tony Humphries - Choice - A Collection Of Club Zanzibar Classics (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Optimo Azuli Records 2003
Backtrack 5 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Optimo Impact Records (12) 2003
Fuzzy Breaks Presents The History Of Breaks (CD) Cavern Tinted Records 2003
New York Noise ◄ (2 versions) Optimo Soul Jazz Records 2003
Rare Trax Vol. 30 - Nailed To The Dancefloor (CD, Comp, Car) Cavern Rolling Stone (Germany) 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD) Groupmegroup Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (2xLP, Com) Cavern Street Beat Records 2003
80's Underground Clubbing (2xCD) Cavern Bang! Music 2004
DFA Compilation #2 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Bellhead, Bellhead DFA 2004
Life:Styles (CD, Comp) Lock Groove (In) Harmless 2004
Paradisco 3000 : Chicago Boogie Sampler 1/4 (12", Smplr, Comp) Optimo Eskimo Recordings 2004
Paradisco3000 Presents Chicago Boogie (CD, Mixed, Comp, Sli) Optimo Eskimo Recordings 2004
The Glimmers ® (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Optimo Eskimo Recordings 2004
DJ-Kicks (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Flextone (JD Twitch Op... Studio !K7 2005
Essential Electro Wave (CD) Cavern EMI Music (Belgium) 2005
Mix This (CD) Flextone KSR 2005
25 Ans Radio Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Cavern Nova Records 2006
Collectors Series Pt.2 - Danse, Gravité Zéro (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) Lock Groove Faith Recordings ... 2006
Cocktail Achtzig (CD, Promo, Mixed, Ltd) Optimo ElektroTekknoKlash Records 2007
Fabric 35 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bellhead Fabric (London) 2007
In The House (2xCD, Mixed, Comp + CD, Comp) Cavern ITH Records 2007
Le New York D'Andy Warhol (CD, Comp) Cavern Les Inrockuptibles 2007
Poplife™ Presents Poplife Sucks (CD, Comp, Mixed) Cavern 541 2008
The Grandfather Paradox (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Lock Groove (Out), Loc... BBE 2009
Afro-Latin-Funk, Funky Beats & Breaks Vol 3. (LP) Cavern Soulful Records  
Dancer / Auto Man / Take A Chance / Cavern (12") Cavern J.V.S. Records, Inc.  
Super Breaks & Beats Vol.1 (LP) Cavern DJ's Choice  
You Are Here (2xCD, Mixed, Comp, Promo) Optimo King Biscuit Recordings  
Unofficial Releases:
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP, Comp) Cavern Street Beat Records 1986
Record Review (12", Comp) Optimo R & R Record Review 1990
Record Review Volume XVI (12") Optimo R & R Record Review 1992
Missing Tracks Vol. 1 (CD) Optimo Missing Music Records 1993
Cavern / U.F.O. (12") Cavern Strictly Breaks Records 2001
Cavern (12", S/Sided, W/Lbl)   Not On Label 2002
Full 12" Mixes & Re-Edits Volume 2 (12") Optimum Music Box 2002
Untitled (12") Cavern Space Dust Disco Classics 2002
1936 - 2003 Rewind Your Mind (CD, Mixed) Cavern (Let's Hear It ... Not On Label (DJ Oof) 2004
As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 8 (CD, Mixed) Liquid Jungle Waxedhead Recordings 2004
Japan Tour Live Mix @ Club Dawn Osaka (CD, Mixed) Optimo Not On Label 2004
Back To Disco Not Disco (Part 1) (12") Cavern Not On Label 2005
Optimo (12", EP)   99 Records (3) 2005
Fragment : Hous' (CDr, Mixed) Rubbermiro Slow To Speak 2006
Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Complete Collection (Box, Comp, RM + 2xCD-ROM + DVD) Cavern Street Beat Records 2006
99 Records Greatest Hits - The Garage Years (2xLP) Scraper, Rubbermiro, G... Not On Label  
Collectors (12") Optimo Cavern Not On Label  
Dig We Must (12", RE)   99 Records (3)  
King Of The Beats / Cavern (12") Cavern Not On Label  
Liquid Liquid (12", RE) Groupmegroup, Rubbermiro Not On Label  
New Wave Mix Vol. 4 (CDr, Mixed, Ltd) Optimo Not On Label (New Wave Mix Series)  
Odeon (12") Cavern Journey Records  
Successive Reflexes (12", EP, RE)   99 Records (3)  
Untitled (12") Optimo (Re-Edit) Not On Label  
Winners Of African "Track"2 (12") Otimo Cavern, Scraper Out Not On Label  
User Reviews:
Vinnie, Sep 03, 2003

History in the making Part 2...I was fortunate enough to see Liquid Liquid LIVE at Optimo in Glasgow in July. Twenty years on their performance was outstanding, the atmosphere in the club was electric and if you ever get the chance you MUST check these guys out!

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