Monkey Love Records News

Our friends are very special to us and most of them are doing some very cool things. We thought it was about time we told you about them and the joy they bring to the world.

First up we have Free Wheels East. These boys are a couple of complete madmen who set off on their bikes on a journey which will take them to over 50 countries and to every one of the worlds great continents, all without the use of an aeroplane. Hell yeah!!!! Now that's what I call cycling! They are about 2 years into their trip and, after a few near death experiences, are currently in South America somewhere.
As I said...madmen, but madmen with a purpose as this trip is all in aid of the charity Practical Action, which 'helps people to use technology in the fight against poverty'.
You can keep up to date with their escapades by visiting their website and if you're feeling flush you can even donate some cash to this great cause.

Moving away from trying to make you part with your money, our record label chums over @ Kitten Rock have a load of FREE music from all their artists available for you to download @ your pleasure. There you will find Grandtheftandrew's NES-style power-pop cover of Queens of the Stone Age's, 'Go with the Flow', Jellica's 'Microparty Megamix', a 22 mix crammed with 60 chipcoremicrorave tracks, Josstintimberlake's 'Amiga Noise Rave EP' and a link to the 8-bit chip music show they hosted on London's Resonance FM, which is pretty cool. Jellica also swung into Monkey Love HQ as a guest on the latest Monkey Love Podcast, you can find more details, track-listings and you can even have a listen here.

Next we have more great music for you from independent digital distributors Fake Science. These lovely people sell digital music from independent musicians and record labels as well as having their own podcast to keep you up-to-date with their new releases. We ran a remix competition with them last year and they are going from strength to strength and now have a eclectic catalogue of fine music. If you ever fancy trying something different, then this is a great place to start...plus you can buy EP's from our very own Red Cassette and Robberriff there so they must have some taste!

Make friends, not war,

Monkey Love x

Saturday, 02 June 2007

Monkey Love Label Showcase

Ok, here's how it goes...
Step 1: Get a pen.
Step 2: Open up your diary.
Step 3: Go to the page marked Thursday 19th July 2007.
Step 4: In the space next to that date please write;

"Dear [your name],
Monkey has been asked to remind you that tonight is very special. You must make your way to the Mustard Lounge, Norwich as tonight's the night that Monkey Love Records' artists will be showing what they're made of by playing live all under one roof. It's a bit like 'Toys 'R' Us' but with more live music and more fun."

That's right people! The time has come to let our music do the talking.
Those eclectic people over @ BeatBrew have given us the opportunity to flex our musical muscles by handing us a whole floor of the Mustard Lounge to play our songs.
We do realise that this event is still a while away but we cant keep it a secret any longer...we just HAD to tell someone!

Whoop!

Monkey Love x