Finding the Funk

It is a small and sweet label, that we created almost 13 years ago. Our goal was to surface Funk, that otherwise would probably remain unheard. Back in the hay days of Funk, most were recorded on 45 singles in small print runs. Also, most bands only recorded a few tracks that way before they […]

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The King Rooster – Gator Jerky / Ain’t Got Time For That

Listen! Brand new Funk straight from London. Available for order NOW, we are happy to present The King Rooster, feat. Florelie Escano  on Our Label Records! You might recognize some of the Funksters of this excellent and well-rehearsed combo.

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DEEP BREEZ: PROJECT DRAW B/W HAMMER FEAT. P.SO, JISE ONE & DJ STATIC

Breez Evahflowin’ is back on the scene and here he teams up with Big Deep of 2 Hungry Bros. to form Deep Breez. This first release reveals their passion for comics and Breez’ career in illustration over an energetic Latin-infused Boom Bap beat, while the flip brings you a New York City True School Dream […]

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ANDY COOPER: ACTION! B/W DON’T HOLD THE FEELING IN

Off the brandnew Action EP (released digitally with Audio Network), here is two new tracks by Andy Cooper of Ugly Duckling. Straight up funky HipHop that’s guaranteed to make fingers pop and heads bop (Buy Now). Andy Cooper “Action!”” b/w “Don’t Hold The Feeling In” ORIGU45-004 Release-date: 16. June 2017 LIMITED EDITION 300 COPIES comes […]

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Why “Gold Digger”? Sasha explains…

Inspired by a true life story and then a combination of Ian’s Groove, Sasha’s lyrics and the band’s skill to turn this into a Funk favorite! Sasha, the soulful singer from The Getup, explains, what inspired her to write about the “Gold Digger” and how the song was put together: If you want to hear […]

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Review: James Brown – Live at the Apollo IV

Record Store Day 2016. Generally a good idea, however, it seems that there are hardly any vinyl records that Funk freaks eagerly wait for. So I meandered into my local Wrecka Store Groove City a couple of days before RDS and had a chat with the lovely Marga. The James Brown Live at the Apollo […]

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DJ-Bundles of Our Funk 45s now available

We have upgraded Our vinyl shop and now offer DJ-Bundles for most of Our Funk 45 releases. Instead of paying 7.50 Euros per single, you can get a bundle of two 45s for 12.90 Euros.

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The Getup – Gold Digger / Fat Pat’s Kitchen

Available for pre-order NOW, we are happy to present the second single by the fabulous The Getup on Our Label Records! After the slammin’ 7-inch „Take You Down“, Britain’s acclaimed Funk combo The Getup returns to Our Label with another heavy Funk-Doublesider.

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The Story of … We Got One

In 2004 my dear friend Nicolas Colin had a special birthday present for me. He had told me about this amazing Japanes Funk-Band before, and in June he presented me 4 of their 7“ releases, which along with their albums where only released in Japan. Another dear friend of mine, Keb Darge, was playing a […]

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