Liquid (musician)

British dance act

Liquid

Eamon Downes aka Liquid live at SEOne in London.

Background information
Birth name| Eamon Downes
Origin| England
Genres|

* House
* techno
* breakbeat hardcore
* rave
* trance

Years active| 1991–2025
Labels|

* XL Recordings
* Art & Craft

Past members| Eamon Downes
Shane Heneghan

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

## Biography

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"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

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### Albums

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* 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

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* Liquid EP (1991)
* "Sweet Harmony" (1992) - UK #15,[5] BPI: Silver[7]
* The Future Music EP (1992) - UK #59
* "Time to Get Up" (1993) - UK #46
* Liquid Love EP (1994) - UK #93
* "Sweet Harmony"/"One Love Family" (1995) - UK #14
* "Closer" (1995) - UK #47
* "Strong" (1998) - UK #59
* "Orlando Dawn" (2000) - UK #53
* "Sweet Harmony" (2004) - UK #87
* "Sweet Harmony" (Danny Byrd featuring Liquid) (2010) - UK #64
* "Toxic Drop" (2019)
* "Get Straight/Clout Chasing" (with Fast Eddie) (2020)
* "Dove Removal Machine" (2021)

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Liquid discography at Discogs

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz