Incredible meeting with Empirical Labs (as in the MASSIVE Turtle Beach!)

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Posted by Ibiza Dreams on Jul-23-2004 11:51:

Incredible meeting with Empirical Labs (as in the MASSIVE Turtle Beach!)

I agreed to help a promoter friend of mine since he needed to provide Pioneer CDJs (CD Turntables) for a Dutch DJ that was spinning at a club. It was a Drum & Bass party, so I wasn't too excited about lending my CDJs or going to the club, but I thought to myself, you never know what you might find... The headliner (the dutch DJ) was a member of BSE (Black Sun Empire), a very well known Drum & Bass trio (which I had no clue about of course).

As I talk to this DJ about my CDJs, the scene in Europe, and how I spin Progressive/Trance, he mentions to me that he's also signed on Armin van Buuren's label. But wait, Armin doesn't dig Drum & Bass right? He tells me "We signed on with the name Empirical Labs." I almost pissed myself. I was chatting with the genius (one of the three) behind the insta-classic "Turtle Beach" without having a fucking clue. So apparently, he only spins Drum & Bass, but works with his 2 partners on producing Trance as a side project which not many people are aware of.

But holy shit, what a side project! Outback, which are responsible for the only remix of Turtle Beach, have received a remix to their track "Cause and Fact" (or something along those lines) by Empirical Labs. Empirical Labs will also be releasing a tune which Milan (the DJ) said was gonna be incredible, called "Empirical Labs - Timeloss"

After talking for a while, he stepped into the DJ Booth, and proceeded to tear the club apart with my CDJ800s, and for the first time ever, I went crazy dancing my ass off to Drum & Bass. The energy was overflowing out of the club windows.

An awesome guy, awesome DJ, and incredible producer. If you read this Milan, or either of your partners, thank you, best of luck, and don't stop producing trance!!!! And since this might be the first and last time a world-known DJ/producer spins on my decks, of course, I asked him to autograph it. I fucking love music. This is like winning the lottery for a tranceaddict.

Posted by trancintaiwan on Jul-23-2004 15:49:

haha.. damn. thats a pretty cool story

Posted by Zombie0729 on Jul-23-2004 17:30:

yeah, if i was gay and u used that story too pick me up at a bar... i would def. be going home with you.

wait, what?

Posted by N-Tys on Jul-23-2004 18:33:

Nice!

Posted by Rememberence_ on Jul-23-2004 19:32:

That's awesome Andres! Who woulda thought eh?? Who'd you go up to Austin with btw?

Posted by Ibiza Dreams on Jul-23-2004 19:37:

By my damn self, no one wanted to come with me. Met some cool people though...

Posted by DiMethGuy on Jul-23-2004 19:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
yeah, if i was gay and u used that story too pick me up at a bar... i would def. be going home with you.

bwahahahahhahahahahahhahaha

get back in the closet

Posted by zenbudda on Jul-23-2004 20:39:

lol andres, you didn't contact me m8. :-p

where was this show? the lights and club setup in the pic doesn't look too familiar.

Posted by Mac on Jul-23-2004 20:58:

You are right about the 'classic' part,turtle beach is indeed the only tune I've heard in last year that still gives me goosebumps.The melody is unbeatable...

Nice story, btw.

Posted by DeviantxPete on Jul-23-2004 21:35:

quote:
Originally posted by Ibiza Dreams
By my damn self, no one wanted to come with me. Met some cool people though...

You never asked me either.

Posted by Ibiza Dreams on Jul-23-2004 23:50:

Part of the reason I didn't invite too many people was because it was very short notice, and second, because it was Drum & Bass. I didn't know there was gonna be such a great vibe there, I was very impressed. Milan is a badass dude, can't wait for their new track "Timeloss"

They started with the name "Charger" as in 'Charger - Turtle Beach' but when they switched labels to release it, they changed their name to Empirical Labs. He also mentioned they liked the melody they made for Turtle Beach so much that they did a drum & bass track with the same melody called "Swipe" on their album "Driving Insane".

I've never bought a drum & bass album, and probably never will again, but this one I have to pick up, this guy tore the club apart. Even a hardcore tranceaddict like myself could appreciate it.

Posted by DJ_Octane on Jul-24-2004 09:59:

Hey Andres, now you have to have Keoki and Pish Posh sign your cdjs at next months show. man, that and priceless look on Keoki's face when he finds out he's playing at a rollerrink are all I need to convince me to go. Good job.

Posted by Christoph on Jul-24-2004 22:48:

Nice story. Who would have thought Empirical Labs = Black Sun Empire.

Posted by Feuhrer on Jul-26-2004 19:37:

WOW BSE=EMPIRICAL LABS!!! THAS STRAIGHT MINDBLOWING!!! Damn, if only you had my contact info, I would have loved to go, but too bad I was broke then! i wanted to go see BSE!

Posted by NinetyNinety on Jul-26-2004 19:39:

Hehe, lucky you...

Posted by Nalin on Jul-27-2004 01:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
yeah, if i was gay and u used that story too pick me up at a bar... i would def. be going home with you.

wait, what?

rofl

but yeah i would have done the same thing, you never know what you may find you're right

Posted by Ibiza Dreams on Jul-27-2004 23:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Feuhrer
WOW BSE=EMPIRICAL LABS!!! THAS STRAIGHT MINDBLOWING!!! Damn, if only you had my contact info, I would have loved to go, but too bad I was broke then! i wanted to go see BSE!

I was shocked when I found out man, you could've got in for free if you had come with me man!

Posted by LiQuiD_FuSioN on Dec-22-2004 21:00:

Wow, that's REALLY cool man.. I LOVE the Empiricial labs sound as well as Outback MY FAV. hehe