Liquid (musician)

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Liquid
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Eamon Downes aka Liquid live at SEOne in London.
Background information
Birth nameEamon Downes
OriginEngland
Genres
Years active1991–2025
Labels
Past membersEamon Downes
Shane Heneghan

Liquid was a British dance act, formed by Eamon Downes (aka Ame) [1] and Shane Heneghan (aka Model). [2]

Contents

Biography

"Sweet Harmony", Liquid's first and best-known track, layered the house music of CeCe Rogers' "Someday" [3] over rolling breakbeats. Initially released in 1991 on the self-pressed white label Liquid EP of 500 copies, it was re-released to a wider audience on XL Recordings in the following year. [4]

The single "Sweet Harmony" was followed by The Future Music EP which included "Liquid Is Liquid". Following Heneghan's departure from the group after the first two releases, Liquid's reputation for recording alternative dancefloor fillers was cemented with "Time to Get Up" and the flamenco guitars of "One Love Family" - both of which were Mixmag 'singles of the week'.

The first three EPs were recorded with producer Jezz Wright at Blockhouse.

Liquid have achieved top 40 singles in the UK, [5] and several European hits. The NME described the XL Recordings album Liquid Culture as "sophisticated, soulful techno."[ citation needed ] Liquid has performed live in many countries over many years. December 2007 saw the re-release of "Sweet Harmony" on XL Recordings with remixes by James Talk, Dave Spoon and Streetlife DJs. A drum and bass remix of "Sweet Harmony" by Danny Byrd was released in early 2010. [4]

Downes died on 21 July 2025, after a five-year battle with brain cancer. [6]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

References

  1. ↑ "Ame". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Model (3)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Liquid - Sweet Harmony". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 Old Skool Classic: Liquid - Sweet Harmony Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (Interview with Ame), Kmag 2010, accessed 19 February 2010
  5. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 323. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ "Tributes paid after death of Eamon Downes, AKA Ame of rave legends Liquid: "This one really hurts"". NME . 21 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "British certifications – Liquid". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 June 2023.Type Liquid in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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