Only active for a mere three years in the early 80s, New York no-wave band Liquid Liquid has had a far more profound influence on modern pop music than there output of only a handful of rare 12"s would suggest. Formed by Scott Hartley, Richard McGuire, Salvatore Principato and Dennis Young, the band famously featured only percussion and bass, no guitars, and quickly became known at the time as a mesmerizing live band. The group's third EP featured two songs that became big club hits in 1983: 'Optimo' and 'Cavern', the latter proving especially popular in New York's burgeoning hip hop scene. It was 'Cavern's success however that eventually led to the downfall of Liquid Liquid's home label, legendary 99 Records: Grandmaster Flash used the song's famous bass line as a backing to his worldwide hit 'White Lines', even appropriating some of Sal Principato's original vocals. 99 Records sued, won the case, but Sugarhill Records declared bankruptcy, and both Liquid Liquid and 99 Records, who had invested substantial funds in the lawsuit, were left out in the rain. Ironically the memory of Liquid Liquid was mainly kept alive through 'White Lines' until UK label Mo' Wax re-released the group's recordings in 1997. Liquid Liquid have become a huge influence on people like DFA or Glasgow's Optimo crew and have collaborated occasionally in the past years, with Sal Principato and Dennis Young still active in the music scene. In 2008 Domino Recordings has once again reissued the Liquid Liquid discography, coupled with selected live recordings, as 'Slip In And Out Of Phenomena'.