Liquid Earth makes his awaited return to Rhythm on December 4, joined by local crew Lucid with Hemlock and Utopos warming up the floor. Under his Liquid Earth alias, California-born producer and DJ Taylor Freels crafts a distinctive strain of house music that bridges the rhythmic sensibilities of London and Berlin with the sun-soaked spirit of the West Coast. Blending '80s sleaze, '90s deepness and '00s club energy, his sound pairs intricate analog grooves, playful melodies and deep, rolling basslines. With releases on respected underground labels including Limousine Dream, TerraFirm, Let's Play House and Voyage Recordings, alongside collaborations with Tornado Wallace as Dinnervisions, Freels has established himself as a distinctive voice in contemporary house and techno. Equally accomplished behind the decks, he moves effortlessly between Detroit and Chicago classics, UK tech house and the trippier corners of the dance floor, with appearances at Dimensions Festival and Panorama Bar. Lucid is a local crew throwing parties centred on deep, minimal, and soulful sounds. They view the dancefloor as a shared and multi-sensory experience and focus on transforming the spaces they use with art installations. They run a residency every second Thursday of the month to platform emerging sounds and local artists and frequently collaborate with other local collectives, such as through their Muster Point series.