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Liquid drum and bass is a subgenre of Drum and Bass that developed in the early 2000s under the name liquid funk. The genre was given its original name by DJ Fabio with the compilation Liquid Funk. It was characterized by various influences such as Funk and Soul and sampling vocals from these genres. Liquid funk had a smooth, atmospheric, and melodic sound, utilizing slower basslines to compliment its lighter aspects with similarities to Atmospheric .