Liquid (musician)

Liquid
Born
Eamon Downes
OriginEngland
Genres
Years active1991–2025
Labels
Past membersEamon Downes
Shane Heneghan

Liquid was a British dance act that originally consisted of Eamon Downes (a.k.a. Ame)[1] and Shane Heneghan (a.k.a. Model).[2]

Biography

Liquid's first and best-known track, "Sweet Harmony", layered the house music of CeCe Rogers' "Someday"[3] over rolling breakbeats. It was originally released in 1991 on a self-pressed white label Liquid EP of 500 copies, and was re-released on XL Recordings in 1992.[4]

"Sweet Harmony" was followed by The Future Music EP which included "Liquid Is Liquid". Heneghan's departed from the group after its first two releases, but Liquid continued to be successful with "Time to Get Up" and "One Love Family", both of which were chosen as Mixmag 'singles of the week'. The first three Liquid EPs were produced by Jezz Wright at Blockhouse.

The NME described their 1995 debut album Liquid Culture as "sophisticated, soulful techno."[citation needed]

Liquid's singles have charted in the top 40 in the UK,[5] and in Europe, and have performed live in many countries.

"Sweet Harmony" was re-released again, on XL Recordings, in December 2007, with remixes by James Talk, Dave Spoon and Streetlife DJs. A further drum and bass remix of "Sweet Harmony" by Danny Byrd was released in early 2010.[4]

Downes, who was the only remaining member of Liquid, died on 21 July 2025, after a five-year battle with brain cancer.[6] He was 56.

Discography

Albums

  • Culture (1995)
  • Energy Flows (2017)
  • Back to Rave 1 (2018)
  • Spacemonkey (2019)
  • Lethal (2021)
  • Back to Rave 2 (2023)
  • Atmospheric Rave (2023)

Singles and EPs

  • Liquid EP (1991)
  • "Sweet Harmony" (1992) - UK No. 15,[5] BPI: Silver[7]
  • The Future Music EP (1992) - UK No. 59
  • "Time to Get Up" (1993) - UK No. 46
  • Liquid Love EP (1994) - UK No. 93
  • "Sweet Harmony"/"One Love Family" (1995) - UK No. 14
  • "Closer" (1995) - UK No. 47
  • "Strong" (1998) - UK No. 59
  • "Orlando Dawn" (2000) - UK No. 53
  • "Sweet Harmony" (2004) - UK No. 87
  • "Sweet Harmony" (Danny Byrd featuring Liquid) (2010) - UK No. 64
  • "Toxic Drop" (2019)
  • "Get Straight/Clout Chasing" (with Fast Eddie) (2020)
  • "Dove Removal Machine" (2021)

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. ^ a b Old Skool Classic: Liquid - Sweet Harmony Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (Interview with Ame), Kmag 2010, accessed 19 February 2010
  5. ^ a b 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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