Finally (it’s taken a while), we’ve moved on to pastures new. Gone are the purple walls, and the view of the Train Station, situated on top of an overpriced cafe. In its place is a farmhouse, with views of rolling fields. Can’t be bad.In case you’re wondering what I’m on about, I’m referring to the fact that we’ve moved our war cabinet/harem/office to a far more preferable setup that our previous property. We are now safely ensconsed in the bosom of the Carousel Sound Lab crews headquaters (not a pretty image that is now forming in my head….especially if you’ve seen Carousel’s Ummbop, and the Northern Monkey!)

Essentially, we’ve got an office at Carousel, as we all get on, have known each other for years, and work on similar stuff (oh yeah, they’ve got cable, and we can smoke…) - Our updated postal details are on our “contact us” page. Feel free to send us money, quality meats, expensive amplifiers, or size 9 Adidas (boxed). Thank You.

Carousel Sound Lab is a state of the art recording facility, set in the Bedfordshire countryside (about half and hour from London) - There’s rehearsal rooms, post-production suites, audio/visual facilities, you name it, they’ve got it. All fully staffed by the infamous Northern Monkey and his people. If you’re a band just starting out, looking for somewhere to make a noise, or if you’re more accomplished, and want some mastering or overdubs done….whatever, the chaps can take care of it (for a very reasonable price,as it goes!). Check out their website for more information on the full setup.

It’s the next instalment of our “Soul Food” radio series next week. The last one saw the crew playing some classic, fresh, and rare sounds from right across the spectrum of hip hop, funk, soul and jazz. This won’t be any different. You know what to expect. Straight up, tasty, deep-fried beats from your favourite Blunted residents. Marcus Hurley, Agent M, and the Erbalist will be serving up this sitting of musical chicken and rice. Enjoy. We did. That’s why we’ve come back for seconds!

Ok people. Hopefully by now you’ll have forgiven us for being off air last week. We certainly did our best to make it up to you all (and to christen the new studio here at Blunt Manor) by playing some quality beats for you all. We certainly enjoyed it anyway! Our thanks go our to DJ Adam Williams for coming over to play an exclusive set for us, and it was well worth the wait if you ask me! - Top quality beats all night long from Mr Williams, Marcus Hurley, and Agent M - lashings of hip hop and funk, with a hefty portion of drum and bass.

This was the latest in our “Destination Midnight” series, and it certainly was a musical journey. We hope you enjoyed the trip. A full tracklisting is below, and don’t forget you can listen to the whole show again, for the next 7 days, via our radio page. Aren’t we nice?

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All has been resolved in the way of server issues (our major thanks go to SdZ for taking care of things), and the crew have finally moved into Blunt Manor Studios, away from the pesants.

We’re sorry we weren’t on air last week. But, we’ve made it up to you by putting something extra special together for tonight’s show…

This weeks show sees the latest in our “Destination Midnight” series, where we give our beat selectors the freedom to play what they like from right across the genres and the years. We know from speaking to you guys in webland that you particularly enjoyed the last session. So, we thought we’d do it again.

Because we’re so nice, we’ve also arranged for guest DJ Adam Williams to come over to Blunt Gables, with his mixed bag o’ tricks to give us an exclusive set once again. Adam will be musically complimented tonight with sets from Blunt Beats resident DJs Marcus Hurley, and Doug. However, due the crazy weather, flooding, and general meteorlogical mayhem that have been happening in the last couple of days, Agent M may step up to the plate to substitute if The Family’s token Scotsman is AWOL. Either or, the beats will be good. Of that you are assured.

As per usual, the whole thing kicks off from 8pm UK time tonight. So be sure to tune in and enjoy 4 hours of premium music.

OK party people, the server glitch that put us out the game last week is now sorted. You’ll be happy to see that we’re back stronger and stranger than ever.

To pick up the slack on the audio side of things I’m proud to present the freshest mixtape from one of our best buddies, the mighty DJ Prolifik. Those of you who caught him at last year’s Urban Picnic Sounds jams at the Rhythms Of The World festival will already be scrambling for the download link. Those that didn’t will be equally impressed.

The man himself recently returned to the fair city of Edinburgh from a spell in Barcelona, and put together this tribute to the late, great, and sorely missed J Dilla. He introduces it like this… Continue reading…

The recording of Wednesday nights Blunt Beats Web Radio is now available for download.

Apologies for the delay in getting this uploaded. It should have been released yesterday, but we had a few technical difficulties that stopped us gettin this out on time. We’re sorry!!

Wednesday Nights show was themed “More Noodles - A Night Of Noodles Part II”. and it’s fair to say it was exactly that. A direct link to the 4 hour mix is up on the radio page, and below is a complete tracklisting for the entire night.

Needless to say, this is a great selection of music, we’re glad those of you who listened liked it as much as we did. It was a joy to play so many great tracks. Sets from the Erbalist, special guest Ras Pizzler J, and Agent M. Excellent tracks hand-picked by those in the know. We know you guys in webland are loving the Noodle vibe, so look out for tasty course number 3 to appear on the menu in the near future. Continue reading…

Ok people. We’re sorry. We’ve had a few data conversion issues with the recording of last nights show. Apologies to all of you who have been trying to download this today, and getting nothing but silence.

The good news is, it’s fixed. The full recording of last nights “More Noodles” special is now available for download, via our radio page, as per usual.

The even better news is, the tunes were supreme! - It was an absolute pleasure for us to play such gorgeous pieces of music.

A comprehensive tracklisting for the entire session will be posted in a few hours (just double-checking it, and messing with some HTML business. Rest assured, the music and the information is in hand, and will be there for you very soon. Once again, we’re sorry for the delay. Technology, eh? I dunno.

The next scheduled radio session from Blunt HQ is going to be a bit special. In line with our current trend for “themed” shows, we’ve brought back “A Night Of Noodling” for another outing. Yes indeed. Thats right. The Noodle Crew are back on air at Blunt HQ on Wednesday night. Expect lots of creamy digital music, with a subtle ambient peppering.

Wholesome sets on the night will be served to you by Blunt Beats residents Agent M and the Erbalist, with the one and only “Ras Pizzler” J back at HQ with an exclusive set to provide you with some high-carb, organically farmed sounds. Tasty.

Be sure to check this night of what is sure to be quality music from right around the world. If you can’t make the live broadcast at 8pm UK time on Wednesday, then you’ll be able to download it for 7 days after the show (because we’re nice like that). Take my adivce and make sure you get to hear it one way or another. You’ll kick yourself if you miss this one. You have been warned.

The time has come. Burt Fox and Sonny Noir have put the final touches to number 7 in the Riot Control podcast series, entitled “The Payback Mix”, and it’s now available for download. Do yourself a favour. Get hold of it. This episode is back to basics. Pure hip hop and funk material on a wicked vibe. Also of note is the inclusion of some material from Burt Fox and El-Juba. Well worth a check. Really really nice tune, and a spot-on mix overall. We’ve been on the Riot Control tip for a while here at HQ, and are loving the shows. As I say, do yourself a favour and download it. Simple as that.

The keystrokes you’re gonna need to do that are: www.riotcontrolnyc.com

Oh gosh. What a fantastic night of music we had last night. Wednesday saw us launch a new themed radio night entitled “Soul Food“. The mission was to provide a hazy mix of hip hop, funk, soul, and disco cuts, which all the DJs did to the letter. Fantastic stuff. We battled hangovers, bad cables, and general Blunted studio mayhem to get this to you good people, so we’re glad the feedback so far has been really good.

Agent M lazily kicked things off with a mellow mix of soul tracks, drifting into some old time hip hop classics for the sunshine, helping ease the Wray and Nephews induced hangovers that were present at HQ. Next up, Marcus Hurley got his funk on, pumping out some heavyweight breaks, with the inclusion of his “Bargain Bucket” set of tunes that he’s picked up recently, diggin through secondhand shops. Funny, and well executed as always. (with some bloody top tunes from across the years!)

The final set in this little session was brought to you by Doug, and, put simply, it was a pleasure to listen to. High quality, fresh, worldwide hip hop beats mixed to the letter. Tracks from artists such as Roots Manuva, and Lloyd Parks, sweetly blended together as we approached midnight. Spot on.

We’ll be back with a future installment in the Soul Food series in the near future. For now, you can download the entire nights show via our radio page for the next 7 days, and a full tracklisting is below.
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