Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.blacklabworld.com/ blacklabworld.com -rsb- - years active: 1995 -- present - past members: michael -lrb- 1996 -- 1999 -rrb- geoff stanfield -lrb- 1996 -- urbano 1999 -rrb- bryan head -lrb- 1997 -- 1999 -rrb- eve -lrb- hill -lrb- 2000 -- 2003 -rrb- scotty coogan -lrb- 2000 1996 -- 2003 -rrb- -- 1997 -rrb- michael belfer - caption: black r ; paul durham , l. paul durham lab , circa 2005 . andy ellis , - origin: berkeley , california , united states - label: none -- 1999 -rrb- epic -lrb- 1999 -- 2001 ; no -lrb- releases -rrb- 2001 -- present -rrb- geffen -lrb- 1997 - status: active - genre: alternative rock , rock - name: black lab - background: group_or_band - image: paulandandyunplugged.jpg - current members: paul durham andy ellis brian paturalski Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of black lab .
black lab is an alternative rock band founded in berkeley , california and currently based in los angeles and montana .they released one album on geffen records , entitled '' your body above me '' , and scored two rock radio hits in the us , '' wash it away '' in 1997 and '' time ago '' in 1998 .after leaving geffen in 1999 , the band signed to epic records , but did not release any material , and left the label after two years .the band is now unsigned .they have independently released an ep and three full-length albums since 2003 , the latest being two strangers released in october 2010 .'' passion leaves a trace '' , released in 2007 , featured the single '' mine again '' and gained significant exposure through internet media outlets .paul durham and andy ellis are currently the core members , with isaac carpenter and brian paturalski accompanying in the studio .the band works with secret road music services and paul durham 's licensing company , snap music licensing , to make the band 's available for licensing .