Liquid Liquid was part of NYC's No Wave scene of the late '70s and early '80s that took the freedoms afforded by punk and took them in an artier, funkier direction while being, technically, a lot more primitive and wild than the emerging sounds of New Wave. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth fame co-wrote the definitive book chronicling the movement. There were a few sub-sets among No Wave artists. Generally, there was a side to it that was very noisy and performance art, and a side that was more into funk and rhythm. Liquid Liquid belongs more to the latter. 99 Records in the early '80s was responsible for much of the commercially released recordings of No Wave artists, including "Cavern". After many silent years, DFA Records tracked down Liquid Liquid and released a trickle of new music. The best compilation available for original No Wave is New York Noise on Soul Jazz.
Because of the time and place No Wave emerged, some shards of it became intermingled with the seminal hip hop that was also going on. A great example is ESG's oft-sampled "UFO".
Of course, "Cavern" has a formidable hip hop legacy of its own.
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