Liquideep
Liquideep is a South African house duo founded in 2007 in Johannesburg by the South African Thabo "Ryzor" Shokgolo (DJ, producer) and the American Jonathan "Ziyon" Christian (singer, songwriter) . Her musical style is described as a mixture of house and urban dance.
history
The duo had their breakthrough with the single "Fairytale" from their debut album "Fabrics of the heart" in 2010, which won the MTV Africa Music Award in Lagos in 2010. According to the duo, the name describes their style of music: "Liquid" refers to the fact that music shouldn't be constrained and should be able to adapt to its surroundings, while "deep" describes its aspiration to produce substantial and long-lasting music.
The duo met in 2006 in a college in South Africa through mutual friends. Both worked independently as DJs.
Discography
Albums
- 2009 Oscillations (part of House Africa Sessions Vol. 1 , Bass Breaks & Beats Records)
- 2010 Fabrics of the heart
- Deep part I
- Deep part II
Singles
Oscillations
- Fairytale
- Be free (ancestral)
- Rainy day
- No trouble
- Vio Ghetto Lin
- 1st day
- Pulse signal
- Love your life
- Deep style
- Hold on me
- Say so
- The way you move
Fabrics of the heart
- fishing rod
- BBM
- Something about you
- Settle for less
- Slow forever
- Far away
- Dreams
- Alone
- Got it goin'on
- The saint
- Feel it
- Synthetic vibes
- Alright
- Fairytale
Deep part I
- Bossruu Dark Mix
- Bossruu Sixth Sense Mix
- C9ine mix
- FM Chant Mix
- FM frequency mix
- FM ride mix
- Nomarema Dub
- Nomarema mix
- Original mix
- Pule's mix
- T-Solo Grind Mix
Awards
- Channel O Music Video Award for "Most gifted dance video"
- SAMA nomination for "Song of the year"
- Metro FM Awards for Most Downloaded Song (Fairytale) and Best Group
- Platinum for "Fabrics of the heart"