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Podcast – BrokeN’Beat Radio

bbradio_logo-color2.gifIt’s all the way to Philadelphia for this week’s recommendation. Broken Beat Radio features a rotating variety of guests; all serving up mixes centred around the soul, nu-jazz, hip-hop vibe.

There’s a good couple of years worth of episodes in the archive. At time of writing this the latest was from Argo and featured tracks by The Roots, J Dilla, Aphro Pzyko, Domu and Mos Def. No messin’ – thumbs up from us…

Erbalist out & about Aug 2006

August was an exceptionaly good month. I went to the ‘Dam, saw Beck and played a great little festival. Here’s a bit of a report. (OK, a bleary-eyed report) Continue reading…

Beck live @ the Paradiso Amsterdam

During my August travels I passed through Amsterdam for a few days and was lucky enough to catch Beck at the Paradiso (what a great venue). It was a top event so I thoguht I’d share it with you… Continue reading…

New sets from Agent M

Agent M has been busy (well….a bit..!!) – he’s uploaded 4 new sets for you all to listen to at your leisure. The man himself explains below… Continue reading…

Things worth watching….

We’re not referring to Luton Town FC winning a game, or a fat bloke falling down stairs, or anything like that…..every now and then we come across some odd piece of film that grabs us, for whatever reason….so we’re gonna start listing them here…..here’s 4 to be getting on with… Continue reading…

Podcast – Human Elements

Human ElementsWe’re across the globe (in a virtual sense) for this week’s recommendation. Direct from Tokyo, Japan, the Human Elements podcast is jammed with soulful drum&bass and is served up by Makoto, Japan’s biggest drum&bass export. Continue reading…

Catch Erbalist live at HIVE

The Erbalist will be playing the first set @ HIVE this Fri, 15th Sept. A new techno and d+b night @ The Well, Hightown rd, Luton.

There is rumour that the Erbalist is gonna be reachin’ for his bag of Digi-Dub & Dubstep, warming up the speakers for WreckUp & the Krew. Trying not to blow the subs up with that big BASS frequency & ting.

For a sneak preview of what you’ll get if you’re down at HIVE on Friday here’s a 1hr dubstep mix (55mb mp3) from Erbalist on Blunt Beats Radio this week.

Tracklisting to follow…

Podcast – Alternative Hiphop Lounge

alpha.jpgBack on the hiphop vibe this week with a podcast from LA based label Alpha Pup Records. The Alternative Hip-Hop Lounge is a monthly podcast superbly mixed by various artists such as Daddy Kev, Daedelus, Elliot Lipp and D-Styles.

There’s 14 episodes clocked up with varying angles on the indie hip hop tip. Check it!