Lab 4

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British hard trance musician

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Field	Value
name	Lab 4
image	Lab4BandLogo.png
alt	Lab 4 logo
landscape	yes
origin	Oxford, United Kingdom
genre
years_active	1994–present
website
current_members	Les Elston
past_members	Adam Newman
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Lab 4 is a U.K. based hard trance act formed in 1994 by Adam Newman and Les Elston. The duo are known for their spectacular and raucous live performances.

History

Newman and Elston had previously worked together in the industrial act M.A.D. Shortly after forming, the duo were asked to perform at Club UK, a nightclub that had previously played host to DJs such as Carl Cox and Laurent Garnier. They later played at London fetish club Torture Garden and have since played at the Brixton Academy, Global Gathering 2005 and at Infest in 2006.

Lab 4 were regularly played on BBC Radio 1 by the late DJ John Peel, who also invited Lab 4 to launch their third album Virus on one of his 'John Peel Sessions' at Maida Vale.

In September 2006 a statement was posted on the Lab 4 website that Lab 4 would be disbanding by the end of the year. By 2009, the duo had reunited and were working together once more.

In November 2013 a Lab 4 tune, Gilgamesh, featured on the soundtrack for the Sci-Fi movie Time Lapse directed by Bradley King. In 2019 the band split again with Newman departing to work in the AV industry, however Elston continued the Lab 4 act as a solo artist. As of 2020 Lab 4 continue to release singles, such as a well received remix of Concept of Love.

The duo has performed across Great Britain, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Lab 4 have won a number of awards for their live performances including from Mixmag and the UK Hard Dance Awards.

Discography

Singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Artist | Release date || colspan="2"|Peak chart positions | UK Chart | UK Dance Chart | |---|---|---|---|---| | Unbelievable | Lisa Lashes vs Lab 4 | 2002 | 78 | 14 | | Requiem/4th Floor | Lab 4 | 2002 | 98 | 13 | | Candyman | Lab 4 | 2003 | 90 | 13 | ::

Albums

Neurocide (LP, 1999, Trebleate Recordings)
Evilution (LP, 2000, One Inch Records)
Devilution (LP, 2001, Fragile)
Yoji Biomehanika Presents Lab 4 In the Mix (LP, 2001, Superb Trax)
Devilution 2 (LP, 2002, Fragile)
Evilution (LP, 2002, Superb Trax)
Virus (LP, 2002, Tidy Trax)
Laboratory 31.03.02 - Experiment 1 (LP, 2003, Fragile) (recorded at Camden Palace)
Devilution 3 (LP, 2004, Fragile)
Laboratory 04.04.04 - Experiment 2 (LP, 2004, Fragile) (recorded at Shepherd's Bush Empire)
None Of Us Are Saints (LP, 2006, Avex Trax)
The Tidy Magna Live Album (LP, 2009, Tidy Trax) (CD 1 is Lab 4, CD 2 Agnelli & Nelson, CD 3 Rob Tissera)

References

"Frantic DJ Legends: Mixed by A+D+A+M Lab4".
"LAB4".
(16 December 2001). "A chat with the Lab 4 lads". [[Resident Advisor]].
"Lab 4 Biography".
"Gig Reviews - Infest 2006". 27 August 2006.
(10 October 2001). "Peel Sessions - Lab 4".
"LAB-4".
(3 February 2009). "Interview with Lab4".
"Time Lapse Soundtrack 2014".
(2020). "LAB4 – CONCEPT OF LOVE (RETRO FUTURISM REMIX) [ATOMIKA]".
"Lab 4 Past Events".
"LAB4 Tour Dates".
"LAB4".
(6 September 2002). "Reviews Lisa Lashes vs LAB4 – Unbelievable (Remixes)".
(5 June 2006). "Lab4 – ‘None of us are Saints’ album launch interview".

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