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In 1998, Paul Durham and his rock band, Black Lab, released their Geffen Records debut Your Body Above Me to critical acclaim. The album yielded the top 10 rock and alternative single “Wash it Away,” and the top 40 ac and pop track “Time Ago.”

Paul Durham grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho before moving to San Francisco to pursue his passion for musical invention. He recorded and toured with a group of friends under the moniker “Durham,” and made an acoustic-based singer/songwriter record with celebrated jazz producer Lee Townsend. (now available at blacklabworld.com under the title Ten Million Years: songs from the nineteen nineties).

“Durham” split, but a deal with Geffen Records followed, a new band was built, and Black Lab’s debut was tagged as “one of this year’s breakout records” (Billboard). Hollywood called, and the band contributed songs to the soundtracks for Can’t Hardly Wait, Varsity Blues, Permanent Midnight, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After a year of touring, Black Lab was poised to fulfill their destiny as “the American U2” (San Francisco Chronicle) when their record label was quickly shuttered. Over the next two years, Durham left his band, fired his manager and moved to LA. “In the end, all I had were my guitars and the songs I was writing.” Durham wanted to control the sound around his voice, so he bought a computer and learned to use it. “I had to get back to how it was in high school — just me and my four-track.”

The resulting demos got Durham a new deal with Epic Records. “The first thing I did was buy a giant ProTools system.

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  • thelittlegirl_

    mine again :3

    12 May 7:28am Reply
  • Vlados95

    Hole in my heart <3

    8 Mar 9:41pm Reply
  • Aldous41

    I'd kill for more music from the original lineup. Your Body Above Me is still my all-time favorite album. I have a playlist of nothing, but songs from that era/line-up.

    20 Feb 6:06am Reply
  • TheAlexH

    Another cool 90s band I hadn't heard appears out of the blue. The vocals on Wash It Away remind me of Longpigs (I think).

    19 Feb 7:50pm Reply
  • EllieWolf

    spechless about their music

    21 Jan 8:21am Reply
  • Ninjin_Ninjin

    Please vote this pic up, without the frame it will look better in library.

    13 Sep 2012 Reply
  • la_perdida

    i need all Black Lab Songs on Spotify! Passion Leaves a Trace and Dreams in Color, please~!

    14 Aug 2012 Reply
  • Suzakuxchan

    This Night and Weightless <3

    28 Jun 2012 Reply
  • Chocklad9

    Lonely Boy <3

    4 May 2012 Reply
  • Ao6

    <3

    19 Mar 2012 Reply
  • Eternal999

    Я хоть и смотрю Хауса, но об этой группе знал еще задолго до него

    6 Mar 2012 Reply
  • aidadi

    А я вот Хауса вообще не смотрела, но в теме недавно — случайно наткнулась на последний альбом, и мне понравилось, можно я тут постою послушаю? А вообще, не будьте эгоистами, надо радоваться за любимый коллектив, тому, чтомножится их аудитория слушателей. Рост числа поклонников — естественное явление для талантливой группы. И, кстати, в сериалах, даже дурацких, часто используется отличная музыка. Я сама когда-то в поисках чего-нибудь вкусного скачивала саундтреки к сериалам, которые не смотрела.

    2 Mar 2012 Reply
  • MaxChiko

    Русские, как обычно, какую-нибудь хуйню напишут.

    25 Feb 2012 Reply
  • AkadoDesu

    Какая разница откуда люди узнают о данной группе? Я тоже услышала This Night в 16 серии Хауса..И? Теперь альбомы этой группы закачены в плеер. И не все, кто смотрят Хауса "лошки" :)

    24 Feb 2012 Reply
  • KidVenom

    I love this night. I can relate to the song so much. I was pleased to see it on a playlist my good friend made for me on my birthday.

    16 Feb 2012 Reply
  • DiegoMeet

    see the sun is very good :)

    4 Jan 2012 Reply
  • bassqueen-

    fucking amazing

    26 Dec 2011 Reply
  • melikyan

    Лучше что бы о группе никто не знал, кроме нескольких тысяч любителей, или чтобы о группе узнали миллионы но из Хауса? Я не вижу смысла писать такую чепуху: "все кто узнали о такой великолепной группе из хауса лошки)те кто в теме давно смакуют) [3]"

    8 Sep 2011 Reply
  • m0d3rnNinja2

    I love this band and I think Paul Durham is amazing!

    7 Sep 2011 Reply
  • sasha9

    http://vimeo.com/21415718 ну что поделать да лошки

    24 Aug 2011 Reply
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