Liquid Liquid

Early-80s band on the legendary [99 Records](http://www.discogs.com/label/99+Records+%282%29) label. Often namechecked because of the track "Cavern" from which parts were replayed by [[artist:Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five]] for their hit single "White Lines". Liquid Liquid were originally a much more experimental sounding band called [[artist:4559502]] 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 [[artist: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 initially broke up in 1984, but got back together and have worked with [[label:DFA]] on new material.