Liquid funk

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Liquid funk
Liquicity Festival 2015 was held in Amsterdam.
Stylistic origins	Drum and bass funk ambient oldskool rave trance soca Latin music acid jazz post-disco
Cultural origins	1999,[1] United Kingdom

Liquid funk, liquid drum & bass, liquid DnB, melodic drum & bass, or sometimes just liquid is a subgenre of drum and bass. While it uses similar basslines and bar layouts to other styles, it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers (both synthesized and natural), harmonies, melodies and ambiance, producing a sentimental atmosphere directed at home listeners as well as nightclub and rave audiences. Music genres such as jazz, soul and sometimes blues have a pivotal influence on liquid funk.^[2]