Influences: The Liquid Dude On Five Records That Shaped His Freaky Electronic World
- Undrtone Blog
- 5 days ago
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For The Liquid Dude, electronic music has never been about staying within the boundaries of a single genre. Across decades of musical exploration, his sound has moved between electro, acid, house, breaks, machine funk and beyond, always retaining a playful and unpredictable character.
That approach sits at the heart of ‘Artificial Ignorance’, his latest six-track EP on his own Liquid Freaks imprint. Following his debut album in 2025, the new release brings old-school funk aesthetics into conversation with futuristic electronic experimentation, moving through analogue textures, elastic basslines, machine rhythms, ambient passages and disco-infused moments.
For this edition of Influences, The Liquid Dude digs into five formative records that demonstrate how experimentation, personality and groove have shaped his musical outlook.
Bernard Fevre – Dali (1981)
“I discovered Bernard Fevre through my obsession with electronic music that existed before genres had names. What I love about this record is that it doesn't feel like it belongs to a specific era. It feels like someone imagining the future with the technology they had at the time.
The atmosphere is everything. The synthesisers are not just instruments, they create a world. I always come back to records like this when I need inspiration because they remind me that electronic music is not only about rhythm, it's about creating a feeling and transporting people somewhere else.”
Chaz Jankel – 3,000,000 Synths (1981)
“This record showed me that electronic music could have humour and personality. A lot of people think about synthesisers as something cold or mechanical, but Chaz Jankel made machines feel funky and alive.
I love the balance between the groove of a live band and the possibilities of electronic production. It has this strange energy where everything sounds playful but incredibly precise at the same time. That idea of making machines dance is something that has always stayed with me.”
Telex – Moskow Diskow (1979)
“Telex were completely different from everyone else. They took disco, electronic music and humour and created something that felt almost like a joke from the future.
What inspires me is their attitude. They weren't trying to sound serious or follow a formula. They created their own universe. The robotic vocals, minimal groove and strange melodies show that electronic music can be experimental while still making people move.”
Steve Monite – Things Fall Apart (1984)
“I found this record while digging deeper into the relationship between funk and electronic music. What immediately caught me was the bassline, it has this incredible physical energy.
For me, this track represents the moment where human groove and machines started becoming one. It also reminds me that some of the most futuristic electronic music was coming from places outside the usual history we hear about. Nigeria had its own electronic revolution.”
Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face (1980)
“This record represents the freedom of the dancefloor. It doesn't feel polished or designed to be perfect, it feels alive.
Arthur Russell understood something very important: sometimes the imperfections are what make a record special. The groove feels organic, unpredictable and emotional. This is the spirit I love in club music, when a track creates a moment that exists only in that exact place and time.”
Looking back at these records, the connection between them is not really a genre. It's a feeling. They all come from moments when artists were experimenting, breaking rules and using technology in unexpected ways.
Whether it's funk, disco, electronic music or club culture, the thing that inspires me is always the same: records that feel like they have their own personality. Music that sounds like it could only have been made by that person, at that exact moment.
