Known to family and friends as Ian but it's under the pseudonym of Liquid Lounge that you'll

probably be more familiar with or more likely to have heard of...

 

Like any other dj, Ian cut his teeth at house parties and small one-off club events but it was

playing in the chillout at one of the legendary Mansion Parties, circa 1994, that he got his first

'big break' - playing a quirky mix of abstract electronica, Pink Floyd, Indian raga's and dub - that

caught the attention of a show co-ordinator for Dream FM (infamous Leeds based 'pirate' radio

station) and was promptly asked to present a show, as Dream FM had an opening for the type of 

chill out, dub and downtempo music that Ian, was then, currently play listing…

...the Liquid Lounge was born.

 

The weekly show on Sunday evenings began to pull in a sizeable and regular audience,

gaining support and recognition from record companies, magazines and dj’s alike and

quickly gained a sizeable reputation for featuring the best in downtempo electronica,

ambient and chilled dub, woven together perfectly in the 2 hour show.

 

Through the popularity of the show, Ian was asked to be a resident/regular dj for clubs and

events such as - Dream, Sunday Service, (which was an early incarnation of the world

renowned Sub Dub), Templehead, Dubterranean, Recovery, Party On, Stimulations, 10 Bar

and Frequency... as well as playing at clubs, parties, festivals and gatherings all over

the north of England...

 

Playing and partying hard throughout the late 90's took it's toll - dj'ing techno, chill out and

dub, as well as a side project called 3 SpyReal, composing and playing hard edged, 303 acid

techno, which achieved some local and minor notoriety - Ian became disillusioned by the scene

and following the death of a close friend and musical collaborator, he took a break in the new 

millennium, to concentrate onother projects - taking time to travel, to rest and recuperate and

have time away from dj'ing and the scene surrounding it all...

 

While on this break, Ian discovered the digital aspect of dj'ing and found a renewed appetite

for music again…

So ditching the vinyl (no more heavy record boxes to carry...!) and opting for cd's instead, the technology gave Ian the versatility and a fresh, invigorating approach to dj'ing and to present

the music he is so passionate about... 

 

Moving with the times, Ian now utilises the technology of a laptop and

Traktor controller for his music presentation.

 

A few years ago, the Liquid Lounge was asked to be an exclusive resident dj

at Secret Chill - a private, invite only event that was held on or around the night of a

full moon or a significant pagan date.

Each event was held in a varied and odd venue - be it a windmill, a folly, stone circle,

Victorian conservatory, gatehouse, tythe barn etc - with the continuing theme being chilled, 

laidback and of a downtempo nature...

It was while playing at Secret Chill that Ian's interest was 'sparked' in to playing out at

more events again and this has seen the Liquid Lounge regularly playing at  - Sunrise,  

Whirl-y-Gig, Remedy, Whitedogs, as well as appearances at Inspiral Lounge, Osmosis, 

Chilled in the Woods, Couch, Noise and Trades Club amongst others... as well as being a

 member of Little Fun Guy sound system 

 

 The Liquid Lounge has also shared the bill and provided dj support for The Orb, Eat Static,

Banco de Gaia, Globular, Tripswitch, Suns of Arqa, Terra Nine, Mote, Red Eye Express,
Orchid Star (Pete Ardron), Dr Trippy and Mountain of Love, amongst others, for one-off events

along the way...

As well as sharing the stage with his Shanti Planti colleagues -

Akasha Experience, Quanta, Land Switcher, Beatroots and Wolfen Technologies...

 

 As well as the many club events and gigs over the years, in recent times the Liquid Lounge has
appeared and played at -

Rainbow Serpent (Aus),  Whirl-y-Fayre, Sunise Celebration, Beat Herder, Sundance, Alchemy,

Sunrise, Bearded Theory, Playing For Change and Shamania festivals...

 

If you can’t catch the Liquid Lounge live, you can tune in to his regular radio shows on

                        Digitally Imported PsyChill - http://www.di.fm/psychill 

 and

                          Box Frequency FM http://www.boxfrequency.fm/

 

Also, the Liquid Lounge is label dj for the Shanti Planti Collective,

which includes the likes of Akasha Experience, Globular, Whitebear, Eurythmy, Somatoast,

Wolfen Technologies, Mindex, Sixix, Mumushku, Bumble, Quanta and more amongst their ranks…

 

Playing the music he loves, the Liquid Lounge sets are once again filled with the chilled and downtempo genres he likes to immerse himself in, ranging from psybient to dub,

electronica to world/ethnic beats, psydub to ambient trance, swamp dub to temple step...

...and all woven together in his own meandering style...

 

 I think it is safe to say that the Liquid Lounge can be counted as one of the UK’s premier chill/downtempo dj’s…

 

Combining sofa sinking chill, psychedelia and global bass, all woven together in the

Liquid Lounge style…

 

 Liquid Lounge on Facebook -    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liquid-Lounge/304264666292176?sk=wall

 

Liquid Lounge on Mixcloud -                    https://www.mixcloud.com/LiquidLounge/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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