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. 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==