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Laboratory - Review Reported by Tin_Tin / Submitted 05-04-02 10:46 Laboratory @ Camden Palace Sunday 31st of March Well lets be honest if you did any background reading on this event you already know what it was like because you would not have missed it. I mean what a line up, Starting with Meri, who according to Lab-4 is the best warm up DJ to grace the earth, he knows how to build and work a crowd into exactly the right state of mind to take on the rest of the night. Followed by the already legendary Nick Sentience the man that pushes the boundaries of Hard Dance in every direction. The next man to grace the decks was the living legend Sterling Moss, but not satisfied with the complications of two 1210’s to mix with he played about on three. Oh yeah, he brought his 808 drum machine as well to spice it up a bit. If that hasn’t got you juices flowing then the ultimate in euphoric, hard and down right dirty has got to be Lab-4 themselves. They did not only playing an extended hour and a half live p.a. but they built the set out of requests emailed to them in the weeks forthcoming to the event. It didn’t stop there though; to follow we have Japanese King of NRG Yoji Biomehanika playing it harder and faster than the usual lot and the consistently stunning Phil Reynolds. Now lets get a couple of things straight, I like my music downright hard, fast and dirty, with a euphoric twist for good measure. So when I stepped through the doors of the Palace on Sunday I got a bit of a shock. Knowing what Lab-4’s sets sounded like I had made an assumption that they had picked the six DJs to fill the eight hours of the day because of the way they inspired them. Well they did but for reasons I hadn’t counted on. Spencer Freeland opened up Sunday morning and not Meri, for reasons unknown to me, but he did play a very good warm up set. It built and twisted and carried people along, slipping you into the right mood for the day ahead. In fact I think if I had missed this set I might not have enjoyed the day so much. Now you see I hate progressive house/trance, I don’t see the point in something that takes a whole set to reach its peak. I like a peak every five minutes, that why I love trance, hard dance & hardcore. Its in your face, it just gets on with it, you only have to dance, have fun and spend far too much time smiling Now on Sunday the influence of Techno was a very strong. Techno to me is pretty much hard progressive so normally I wouldn’t be best impressed, now thanks to Freeland I managed to get my head into it for the day so thank you that man. Nick Sentience was up after and to be honest I was not at all impressed. The man played a dull, flat, set, there was very little to it. I know the man is pushing boundaries but if he tries to push them in the direction he did on Saturday I will not be a happy man. I was extremely grateful when Sterling Moss came along and spun out Nick Sentience’s last tune, slamming you straight into a build up with drum machines going off from all sides. Sterling Moss did impress thankfully: he played a really wicked set of hard trance, scratching swiftly and superbly over the tunes, using effects modules and his 808 to great effect. Heaving bass lines and dark euphoric twists pulled you onward and upward toward Lab-4, switching styles nicely to work the crowd, one minute dark and intense the next bouncy and uplifting. Lab-4 land on the stage, this is what every single person in the room is waiting for. They are the masters of the live p.a. legends of the hard dance scene, pioneers of the fast and the furious. I am so ready for this; the whole room is it at fever pitch even before their first bass line pumps out of the enhanced sound system. Camden has never sounded this good, no matter where you stand you are enveloped in crystal clarity sound. I am convinced they beefed up the system for this one and it was worth coming just to hear it. Lab-4 pound along at their usual pace, taking you through all of the classics that we all asked for, each tune building off the last. The ultimate moments for me were hearing Ding a Ling live for the first time. Screaming ‘Jesus built my car’ on Easter Sunday had a bit of a blasphemous ring to it, but I think ‘I am gonna baptise you all in fire’ was the best lyric I heard for this special day. The ultimate Lab-4 tune of the day though was Candyman, probably their best work to date. The familiar beat builds the intensity in the room as it rolls along. The break comes and the whole of Camden palace is screaming, hands are in the air, the lasers going mental as the sound flies around our heads slamming into the beat hurtling along at break neck speed, elation is everywhere and everyone gets back to raving. Of course no lab-4 set would be finished with out Reformation II to close, I have this on picture disk and I have always liked it as a tune. But until you hear it through a really, really good system, you have no idea how powerful it is. Yoji Biomehanika was up next and did the business in his special way, playing tunes at a pace somewhere between hard dance and hardcore. The most memorable being his joint- remix with DJ Scot Project of Ding a Ling and when he seamlessly dropped in a salsa tune in a break down. It was as odd as it sounds, everyone just looked confused for about ten seconds until the rhythm got them and it went down a storm. The day finished with Phil Reynolds a man who seems to be popping up everywhere; his energetic uplifting style is becoming extremely popular. He played some wicked tunes and really gave the end of the night what it needed, bringing the pace down a bit from Yoji B and lifting everyone up with some tranced up breaks. I remember bouncing to the squelchy bassline of Lucid2 (A Hard Dance remix of Happiness Happening) and chucking my self about to a flurry of anthems. It really was a wicked day, almost a journey through Hard Dance and its many faces. Well done the Frantic Team and Lab-4 for producing a fantastic day, with a superb line up. Oh and for somehow making the Camden Palace sound that good. Share this :: : : : Follow HarderFaster :: Other Features By Tin_Tin: Bubbles 1st Birthday @ Belushi’s X-Static Back to Back - Review Future Dance vs. Frantic - Review The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable. Comments: From: benz on 8th Apr 2002 10:26.06 WHAT?!?!? Nick Sentience ruled! and Stirling Moss used a 909, not an 808.. for some comparison, try my review at http://www.clubbingreviews.com/reviews/greaterlondon/lab/lab.HTM From: SLIPPERYMILKYMEL on 8th Apr 2002 10:59.42 I didnt get to go but i agree totaly, Lab4 rock big time they really know how to get the clubbers going!! milkmel. From: MDJ on 9th Apr 2002 12:47.37 It was wicked! made me do Nineflips and bouncing of the 12th kind... From: Pickled Pat on 10th Apr 2002 12:43.09 Sorry I missed Spencer Freeland and Nick Sentience, but it was a big day in clubland... got there in time for Sterling Moss and I loved every minute of his set. Lab4 ARE becoming like rock stars. Wicked while I was there... From: Camden Nurse on 10th Apr 2002 18:53.41 Although I only stayed for a few hours, and the crowd was diff. from norm, it fukn rocked... From: Hendrik on 11th Apr 2002 12:18.27 It was wicked night!!! Read my review at www.klubfever.com From: Pearsall on 13th Apr 2002 00:57.43 haha anal trainspotter note: that salsa tune is an actual tune, Yoji didn't mix shit to do that. It's 'La Pequenita' by Angy Dee on Trauma Records, Switzerland. It's banging hard trance, then it goes all latino in the break before going back to acidy hammering. From: jamesseo on 16th Jun 2024 12:54.13 Typical trips listed below are the ultimate way to many thanks to your energy, which usually is why Now i'm browsing your website each day, trying to find fresh, intriguing details. Several, thanks! click here From: jamesseo on 16th Jun 2024 13:10.57 Thanks with regard to publishing this type of excellent post! I discovered your site ideal for my personal requirements. It has fantastic as well as useful articles. Continue the great function! https://sites.google.com/view/chittak/home/maximizing-accuracy-and-efficiency-with-laser-metal-cutting-machines

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