Lab 4 is a UK hard trance act comprising of Adam Newman and Les Elston formed in 1994. In the late 90's the group did regular personal appearances at trance club nights. Into the 21st century they grew to become the biggest live "Hard Dance" act in the UK with regular gigs overseas and subsequently gained a large and loyal following from fans across the globe. In September 2006 the duo announced that it was "time to call it a day with Lab 4" and arranged a series of farewell gigs up to and including New Year's Eve 2006-07. In 2013 they reformed and have released singles via the internet.
Links to Peel[]
Peel regularly played their tunes between the mid 90's and early 00's, even interviewing the duo in the late 90's for the Oxford episode of the TV series, Sounds Of The Suburbs. The group also did a live performance at Maida Vale for Peel's show in 2001.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 2000 Festive Fifty: Candyman #35
Live[]
John Peel's Lab 4 (Peel Session)
Recorded: 2001-10-10. Broadcast: 10 October 2001
- Critique
- Play With The Pain
- Resurrection
- The Bitch
- I Need Your Love
- Place Go Boom
- Reformation
- Deny My Existence
Other Shows Played[]
- 22 December 1995: Alien (album - Alien) Pod Communications
- 07 January 1996 (BFBS): 'Alien (12")' (Pod Communication)
- 20 July 1996 (BFBS): 'Transformation (Compilation CD-UK Space Techno Vol. II)' (Millenium)
- 27 July 1996: Transformation (v/a album - UK Space Techno Vol. II) Millenium
Lab 4 - Dreamland
- 04 March 1998: I'm Alive (12 inch -Genetik Response ) Elementary
- 09 April 1998: Dreamland (v/a album - The Transmission CD) Secret
- 21 April 1998: unknown
- 23 July 1998: Xl6 (v/a CD - Escape From Samsara) Trebleate
- 20 August 1998: Soul Fire (12") Elementary
- 11 March 1999: Reformation II (CD – John Peel's Sound Of The Suburbs) Shifty Disc
- 24 August 1999: 'Space Is The Place' (white label)
- August 1999 (FSK): Space Is The Place (white label)
Lab 4 Candyman
- 04 January 2000: 'Mask Hysteria (The Beatz Mix) (12 inch)' (One Inch)
- 16 January 2000 (BFBS): 'Mask Hysteria (12")' (One Inch)
- 23 January 2000 (BFBS): 'Mask Hysteria (12")' (One Inch)
- 30 January 2000 (BFBS): 'Candyman (12")' (One Inch)
- 26 January 2000: 'Candyman (12 inch)' (One Inch)
- 03 February 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Candyman (12 inch)' (One Inch)
- 09 February 2000: 'Candyman' (Single) One Inch
- 09 May 2000: Engineman (2xCD – Evilution) One Inch
- 17 May 2000: Orphan (LP - Evilution) One Inch
- 18 May 2000 (Radio Eins): Ready To Bop (2xCD - Evilution) One Inch
- 24 May 2000: Candyman (LP - Evilution) One Inch
- 20 June 2000: Ready To Bop (2xCD - Evilution) One Inch
- 22 June 2000 (Radio Eins): Ready To Bop (2xCD - Evilution) One Inch
- 06 July 2000: Orphan (2xCD - Evilution) One Inch
- 27 December 2000: 'Candyman (12 inch)' (One Inch) FF #35
Lab4 - Funk Now HQ
- 30 August 2001 (Radio Eins): Funk Now (12") Fragile
- 17 October 2001: Be My Lover (single) Fragile
- October 2001 (FSK): Be My Lover (12" - Be My Lover / The Bitch) Fragile
- 28 November 2001: Concept Of Love (LP – Yoji Biomehanika Presents Lab 4 In The Mix) Avex
- 06 December 2001 (Radio Eins): F8 (LP – Yoji Biomehanika Presents Lab 4 In The Mix) Avex
- 01 October 2002: 'Place Goes Boom (LP- Virus)' (Tidy)
- Drum
- 05 May 1996: Drum (2x10 inch – Drum )’ Rectory