Download Liquid - Lethal (KF155)

Music/Style Electronic, Drum and Bass, Jungle, Breakbeat, Breaks
Release 19/11/2021
Quality 320 kbps MP3 | FLAC
Imprint Kniteforce Records
Nr# KF 155
Format Album

What can be said about Liquid that hasn't been said a thousand times before? A leg end by every metric, responsible for one of the biggest hardcore tunes ever, who 30 years on from the very first Liquid release is still cranking out banger after banger. If you take my word for it (and you should), he's been doing career-best work as of late.

And if you don't want to take my word for it, good thing we're on Soundcloud isn't it? So here have a listen for yourself to Lethal, the brand new 12 track album from the one and only Liquid, available as a two vinyl package, or an extra special bundle with TWO additional bonus vinyls as well as a credit card USB packed full of goodies.

London's Kniteforce returns this week with a fierce new offering by label staple Liquid in the form of Lethal: a 12-track long player with all the best beats and breaks you need in one place. From the ragga swagger of opener "Wrong Sun" or the back to '94 junglist roller "Dread Inna Babylon" (featuring Echo Ranks), to the ravey breakbeat shenanigans of "Lethal Beats" and then getting dubwise on the euphoric closer "Blackwave" (featuring Earl 16) among others - it's a stellar effort all-in-all. Juno Recommends Breakbeat!

TL:12 / 48:50
Liquid — Wrong Sun 4:01
Liquid — Battle For The Minds 2:04
Liquid — Kill For You 4:19
Liquid, Echo Ranks — Dread Inna Babylon 5:39
Liquid — Machinic Repetition 2:32
Liquid, Rachel Wallace — Broken 4:37
Liquid — Morphine 4:41
Liquid — Lethal Beats 2:44
Liquid, Niki Mak — Blood Like Dope 5:14
Liquid — Funk Removal Machine 3:45
Liquid — Plasticity 4:40
Liquid, Earl 16 — Blackwave 4:39



Liquid’s new album will surprise and delight fans of the rave stalwart.
‘Lethal’ is the name of Liquid’s 3rd album in recent years and all the hallmarks of his sound are present with a few delightful curveballs. ‘Wrong Sun’ is one of those tracks, a diversion from the Rave bangers into a vocal Dub Reggae tune and an ode to the rave/club/festival life reminiscent of Faithless, Dreadzone (perhaps not surprising when Earl 16 is on vocals!) and even UB40 with catchy lyrics that will stick firmly in your head.

‘Battle For The Minds’ starts stabby while introducing some familiar and very crisp breaks before a bit of scratching and Chuck D samples, a smatter of the good old 303s and bass that really does go ‘boom.’
‘Kill For You’ sounds like ‘Sweet Harmony’ Liquid with heartfelt, uplifting strings and arpeggios. Mr Downes always was the king of emotive rave and is yet to lose his crown!

‘Dread Inna Babylon’ is all the best parts of Jungle rolled into one with conscious ‘Chant of a poor man’ style lyrics from Echo Ranks. Expect to hear all the top Jungle DJs playing this one from Run Tings to Brian Brainstorm. This is Ragga Jungle without the excess and with all the good vibes.
‘Machine Repetition’ throws it back to 1991 with Bleeps, early Hardcore strings and breaks that sound amazing- heavy and programmed to perfection. Like the good old days but better!
‘Broken’ floored me, no joke. I instantly recognised the unmistakable voice of Rachel Wallace singing over a MASSIVE slice of modern day Dub. It’s as if it was meant to be- THAT voice with THAT musical production!
‘Morphine’ begins with the ‘Terminator’ version of the JB Funky Drummer followed by mighty wobs and 91′ dark hoovers making this the official banger of the album, only for the headstrong!

‘Lethal Beats’ is a subtly dark amen roller that moves seamlessly into each consecutive section with plenty of breath space from the the opening beats and drone bass into 4-Hero style stabs and the final section of eerie orchestral strings.
‘Blood Like Dope’ features the vocals of Niki Mak, the voice of 3 decades of Hard Dance in a poignant number that switches between the emotive strings/Niki’s vocals and a searing bassline. All of this makes me wish it was 1992 and this was in it’s rightful place dominating the UK charts.

‘Funk Removal’ fits nicely within Rave, Hardcore and modern Breakbeat sounding a little (or at least to me) like the Nuskool Breaks sound of the early to mid 00’s.
‘Plasticity’ kicks up the tempo for some D&B influenced action loaded with power chords, gnarly bass notes and movie esque drops. Yes, I could hear this playing to an action scene in a new Bond movie or one of the Fast & Furious films for sure!!!

‘Blackwave’ bookends this fantastic album with a final slice of Dub once again featuring the stunning voice of Earl 16. Both the music and the words are enigmatic and powerful and a thoughtful final cut on an album you need in your collection.
The album is available as a double 12″ Vinyl LP or a LTD edition bundle with additional 10″ Vinyl remix album (remixes from Ray Keith & Acen), a special 7″ Vinyl single and a USB with the entire ‘Lethal’ album plus remixes and ‘Spacemonkey’ & ‘Energy Flows’ albums and extras. The first 50 buyers will also get a Kniteforce frisbee! Full release here!

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