DJ Soulstew: “Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook gave me his signed drum stick”
Martin Soulstew -Foto: Jörn Vick

If there is a meeting of ‘the scene’ in Hamburg, Germany, Soulstew (formerly known as The Elder Statesman) will be present. You would expect him at a networking night of the Association of Independent Music Firms (VUT) and also at UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival. Given his Punk roots, no surprise there. However, one of the more […]

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Please meet: Mr Mellow

Truly a friend, who I would describe as a mid-wife, if he was a lady. When Our Label fired up stage two of its business, Mr Mellow of Legere Recordings was there – on the lawn of Hamburg’s Stadtpark, if memory serves me correctly – to offer advice, courage and generally a good vibe. Therefore, […]

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Jazztofunk: “I never ever heard a wall of sounds like this again”

This Hamburg Groove Master has been spinning for about 25 years. Inspired by what you and I would expect but also Depeche Mode, Jazztofunk initiated the Hamburg Funk Allnighter a few years back. My home town is still grateful for this annual Funk Frenzy at the legendary Mojo Club. Listen to his mix here and […]

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The Story of… Uebertribe

We at Our Label always had a soft spot for Hamburg’s Diazpora  and you can imagine the fun we had, when we joined forces to release the Gu-produced, now sold-out „Raw Meat / Song 2“ Funk 45. 

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Party: 10 years Our Label

Celebrate with us in Hamburg on 16th May 2015 and / or in Bremen on 23rd May! 10 YEARS OUR LABEL RECORDS -funk, soul, jazz & groovy stuff- In 2005 the brothers Tom and Gu founded Our Label Records in London to bring new Funk to the world on 7 inch vinyl. Their 10th birthday […]

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Uebertribe – Game Over / The Thief
Uebertribe - Game Over / The Thief

The mix is done, the master mastered and the artwork approved. Now we need to wait. This is obviously the hard part. But Vinyl must be cooked and pressed and cooled off and boxed and shipped. We aim for an official release on the 8th May 2015… but we know, you can’t wait either, If […]

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The Story of… Diazpora
Diazpora - Raw Meat / Song 2

I had no idea how smokey this joint would be… oh, joint as is place, not as in drugs. The Yoko Mono in Hamburg is one of the last few smoking bars, which I only realised as I entered it. That was in the late afternoon of a day in 2011. David Nesselhauf, a genuinely […]

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Funky Dinner with Professor Groove

It happens only every four years or so, but having a chat with Professor Groove of WeFunk Radio is always a true pleasure! A lovely guy with a deep knowledge of Funk.

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Sharon Jones: The amazing live show

She has been around for a while. Her band of equal fame are as tight as ever and nobody can ignore the fact that she almost single-handedly brought real Soul back into the American mainstream. I take solace in the fact that the music biz has to watch from the wings as every late night […]

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