Just a quick heads-up for you all about next weeks radio. Wednesday night sees us present the latest episode of our “Destination Midnight” series, where we give 2 Djs 2 hours each to take you the listener wherever they want to.

Music providers on the night will be Blunt Beats Resident Marcus Hurley, who will be joined on the turntables by our very special guest Oli Taylor, who returns to Blunt Towers once more with another exclusive selection for you the lucky listener. Live from 8pm UK time. Wednesday night, 31st October. You’re not gonna want to miss this.

Well, that’s it then….The clocks went back last night, it’ll soon be fireworks night, and we’re exchanging our trendy windcheaters for heavyweight hoodies here at Blunt HQ. Autumn is surely upon us. But all is not lost. Oh no. Digging though our audio archives, we pulled out a couple of sets from our very own Marcus Hurley, that he played at Urban Picnic Sounds this summer. These are live recordings from the festival, and are certainly a nice reminder of sunnier days. Donwload and enjoy at your leisure. Continue reading…

Right, apologies this has taken a couple of days to do…one has been rather busy, don’t you know? - Anyway, Wednesdays Moonstompin show was of the highest quality. Out thanks go to DJ Herb from Solution Sounds, for droppin a ska set packed with gem after gem after gem (and top marks for printing your setlist out before coming over!). Now, the lads were having such a good time, that they kept the sounds going for an additional 2 hours. Unfortunately, things were a bit hazy by this point, so we only managed to get the “official” sets tracklisted. You’re well advised to download this marathon reggae evening via our radio page, and a full tracklisting is below. Enjoy.

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Now, my obsession with sports shoes is well documented by the crew here. It’s a well-known fact that I can’t help myself when it comes to buying old-skool Adidas (and Nike…and Puma…and Reebok) My bedroom at Blunt HQ looks like a sports shop with all the trainers, boxes, bags, laces and whatnot. But there are people who put me to shame when it comes to their love and understanding of sneaker culture. – These people are Woody and the gang at Sneakerfreaker, based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Our next live radio show on the 24th October is going to be something a bit special. The night in question sees the return of our “Moonstompin” ska and rocksteady session. Blunt Beats residents Agent M and the Erbalist will be joined by special guest DJ Herb from Solution Sounds to ensure that the tunes are kept top quality.Expect to hear some absolute classics, mixed up with some very rare sounds, live from 8pm UK time on Wednesday 24th October. - If skankin’ is your thing, you’re not going to want to miss this.

Well, I think it’s fair to say that last nights musical selection was top notch, and as suitably quirky as you would expect from two of the Blunt residents. 2 hour sets apiece from both Doug and Agent M made sure your ears were suitably noodled. A full tracklisting is below. Download the whole show for the next 7 days via our radio page. Continue reading…

OK, it’s been a while since our last podcast recommendation, but we’ve found a good ‘un to kick things off again.

Mowaxcuts is a nice little arrangement featuring “rare and not so rare tunes from mo’ wax back catalog and other related labels/artists”. Each one is a beautifully crafted 20min. (average) minimix of smooth breaks and beats. Produced by the guys at Bare (creators of designer vinyl toys and figures that are just as cool as this podcast), there’s 17 episodes so far, and they seem to drop on a (almost) monthly basis.

If you know Mo’ Wax then you’ll be right chuffed with this lot. If you don’t, give it a go - you won’t be disappointed. Check it!

Its that time again… Next weeks live radio show sees the return of our “Electric Noodles” series. Joining Noodle veteran Agent M, will be Doug, who will be poppin’ his noodle cherry with some top-notch chilled out sounds.I don’t need to say too much about this one…4 hours of quality electronic and downtempo beats from two of the Blunt Beats Residents. You know it makes sense….Blunt Beats Radio - 8 pm UK time, Wed 17th October. Hold the soy sauce.

Those of you who have been paying attention will be aware that we had DJ Nappa come to Blunt Towers on our recent Soul Food show, to play an exclusive funk-based mix for us. Well, this was too good to let go into the archives without a mention. Those of you who missed the 7 day download can now get the mix here. Tracklisting details can be found in the original post.There you go…don’t ever say you don’t never get nuthin’!

It was a night of ripping basslines and crashing hi-hats at Blunt Towers last night, as we set forth on an another of our “Uncharted Territory” radio sessions. And a good time was had by all. Our thanks go out to guest Dj WreckUp, who treated us to an exclusive set with some absolutely storming jungle tunes! - A list of all the tracks played by the Erbalist, WreckUp, and Agent M on the night is below. Don’t forget you can download the whole show for the next 7 days via our radio page. Continue reading…