talks to DARKLAB Who are Darklab?
What releases have you had to date?
Darklab are a three piece, eclectic/ psychedelic rock band comprised of Andy Edwards (guitar, vox) Dean Hamilton (drums vox) Jon Hambly bass, vox)
We released our debut EP Darklab #1 December 2012 and gigged all over the place selling them all off to cover costs. We’d give the rest away to our audiences mid gigs, with cosmic trivia questions.
When and how did you form? Darklab met studying music at QUT back in 2002/2003. We all gigged around Brissy in (defunct venues now) REV, ALLEY BAR, INDIE TEMPLE in assortments of bands. Fate put us together circa 2011 with a gig at The Beetle Bar supporting The Volcanics from WA. We started recording long meandering jams and the first EP was constructed from hours of our jamage. After developing a diverse and solid set Darklab began to gig around Brisbane and coastal regions 2011-2013.
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What’s in the pipeline? We are playing some shows with Stonechimp in December at Sewarts Maroochydore up Sunshine Coast on the 6th December and then at TEMPO Brisbane on December the 22nd. Tell me about the name Darklab? Darklabs are loyal cosmic dogs that steer the blind to the right side of the road. I grew up with one! One moved in across the road and I’d pat him on my way down to the coffee shop every morning. Darklabs ROCK!!!
MouthZoff NOVEMBER 2013
Whats the plan for the next 12months? We have ten new tracks ready and are looking to record at Ian Haug’s (Powderfinger) studio. Then were looking to do a southern tour down to Melbs and Sydney and also some regional stuff. (Go get lost in the Hiace for a month...) If you could share the stage with whoever you choose, who would it be? I’ve worked stages for ten years and seen some pretty cool stuff… If I could choose to have a roadie moment where the star says “Ted come and play this song” I’d like to jam with Jeff Beck or Jimi Hendrix. www.facebook.com/DarkLab www.hobokebab.com