Wake & Bake Interview / Osaka Monaurail LIVE / Whitefield Brothers

Dear funk fanatics,

we do not sleep.. much... but get stuff done. There. All good, lots of exciting new stuff for you. Enjoy.

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In this issue:
1) Wake & Bake - Exclusive Radio Special
2) Lucinda Slim - Guest starring at UJG
3) Osaka Monaurail - Back in Bremen
4) Whitefield Brothers - Touring Germany and the UK
5) Schtuff
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1) Wake & Bake - Exclusive interview on the Home Diggin' Radio Show

Our Label Records is proud to present an exclusive interview with Russia's funkiest. Releasing their new songs on Our Label Records was reason enough for Gu to speak to them about their music, their inspiration and why they NEVER have tea for breakfast.

Listen live via web radio on Wednesday, 29th July at 10 pm CET on:
http://www.radioweser.tv/index.php?id=33&L=1

For more information about the show, please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/homediggin

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2) Lucinda Slim - Guest starring at Urban Jazz Groove

Urban Jazz Groove - now in its 16th year (!!) welcomes London's finest Funk DJane Lucinda Slim (Zap Mama/Daptone Records, London, UK).
Don't miss this rare treat in Germany's secret new home of the funk, Bremen.

When: Fri, 25 September 2009 10pm
Where: Urban Jazz Groove @ Tower, Bremen
-Rare Funk & Souljazz-

For more info on the Urban Jazz Groove visit:
http://www.ujg.de

More info on Lucinda Slim can be found here:
http://www.myspace.com/lucindaslim

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3) Osaka Monaurail - Back in Bremen (YES, exactly !!)

This is turning into one of the most valued traditions I can think of. They are back for the third time. SAVE THE DATE

Live from Tokyo, Japan, they bring the funk back to Germany. For all the freaks who prefer the small club with the best atmosphere, meander to Bremen in December.

When: Tue, 1st December 2009 10pm
Where: Lagerhaus, Bremen

Details to follow shortly.

More info on Osaka Monaurail can be found here:
http://www.myspace.com/osakamonaurail

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4) Whitefield Brothers - Touring Germany and UK

At Our Label Records we not only pride ourselves in bringing original funk to the Vinyl lovers out there. We also support the trade. In this case the infamous, not to say notorious, Whitefield Brothers. The new long play is due out in October, followed by a tour through Germany and the UK in November.

We are extatic to bring another fine act to Bremen's funk crowd. Details will follow soon, so keep your eyes and ears peeled.

In the meantime check out their website:
http://www.myspace.com/thepoetsofrhythm

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5) Schtuff

And as a friendly reminder:

Send us your music on SoundCloud:
http://soundcloud.com/our-label-records/dropbox

Follow us on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/ourlabelrecords

Visit us on Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/ourlabelrecordsmusic

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And, sadly, another edition of our newsletter must come to an end. Let us know what you think by dropping us a line through the website.

See you at one of the fabulous gigs,

Tom & Gu

New 45 / Radio show / Sounds and more...

Dear music lovers,

first of all sincere apologies !!! It has been years... well, almost... since we mailed you. There has been a lot going on, so let's dive right in.

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In this issue:
1) New 45 now available for pre-order
2) Weekly radio show
3) Sound snippets on Soundcloud
4) Follow us on Twitter
5) Send us your tracks
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1) New 45: Wake&Bake! - PartyStarter / Soul Woman

Our Label Records strikes again with two exclusive tunes by Russian Funk Sensation Wake&Bake!. The uptempo Instrumental “PartyStarter” will do as the title suggests and “Soul Woman” brings some extracool funky soul with strong vocals by singer Yana Zolotova.

A-Side: Wake&Bake! - PartyStarter
B-Side: Wake&Bake! - Soul Woman

The single is available for pre-order in all good record shops worldwide now, or via our distributors Unique/Groove Attack. It will be in the shops on the 31 July 2009.

For more information about our releases, please visit:
http://www.ourlabelrecords.com

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2) Weekly radio show online: Homediggin'

Our Label's very own Gu has his regular radio program running every Wednesday from 10 p.m. til midnight CET, playing Funk, Soul, Jazz and HipHop from deep within the crates, and featuring interviews and specials. Catch the show live via http://www.radioweser.tv and check further information and playlists on http://www.myspace.com/homediggin or Gu's homepage http://www.troublemusic.com.

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3) Sound snippets on Soundcloud

We are happy to have discovered Soundcloud.com, a new music service that allows us to share new sound clips with you. Check out snippets of our tracks on
http://soundcloud.com/our-label-records

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4) Follow us on Twitter

As you can tell, we are rolling with new Internet tools. Spontaneous and quick news about the label, artists and other music related stuff on:
http://twitter.com/ourlabelrecords

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5) Send us your music

If you have a new tune that you would like to share with us, there is now a very easy way to get us to listen to it:
On our homepage, there is a new graphic on the left, called "Dropbox". Click on it and you can upload your track in ANY FORMAT. We will then be notified of your track and will let you know what we think.
You can get to the dropbox directly here: http://soundcloud.com/our-label-records/dropbox

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So much for an update on what is new. Let us know what you think by dropping us a line through the website.

Stay funky,

Tom & Gu