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.

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…

We had a great time here when we broadcast our first “Uncharted Territory” drum and bass radio show last month. You guys in webland seemed to like it too. So, we’ve decided to do it again. Continue reading…

It’s that time of year when the young are looking for a new pencil case, and the old are looking forward to getting daytime TV back all to themselves. That’s right, folks, it’s back to school time.

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Good Lord. How did we get to this time of year again so damn quickly? As much as I’d like to ponder that question, I don’t have time…That’s right, next weekend sees the Blunt crew taking to the stage for our 5th year at the Rhythms Of The World festival with our Urban Picnic Sounds Project.

For those of you that know the score, it’s gonna be more of the same, which is no bad thing! - For those of you that don’t, well, Rhythms Of The World is the largest free world music festival in Europe, attracting over 30,000 people, hundreds of bands and solo artists from all over the globe, and your favourite Blunters run the 3rd biggest (and the only DJ) stage at the event, with our Urban Picnic Sounds event.

Basically, we set up a whopping big sound system in a Victorian bandstand, in an ornamental park, right in the heart of this 2 day festival in Hitchin, Hertforshire. Then we take it upon ourselves to play a laid-back, quality mix, of reggae, funk, soul, electronica, hip hop, cinema scores, and anything else we see fit to allow the assembled throng to chill and catch some rays. Continue reading…

This has to be one of the most exciting musical events that I have been to. The night was kicked of by the first set of James Holden, playing some great sounds of electronical madness. His second set really started getting the crowd moving rhythmically with the electronic bleeps & far out drone sounds. Big ups to Mr Holden for 2 fine dj sets.

The support act wasn’t all that so I’ll swiftly move on to the main act – Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid. What can I say? I was breathless for 2hrs of mad free jazz drumming mixed with Mr Hebden’s wild mix of electronical madness whipping the crowd up into a electrojazzology frenzy.

This has to be one of the greatest musical performances I have ever seen, and I’ve seen many. It is definitely the first gig in a long time were I’ve walked out of a venue afterwards totally buzzin’ from the performance and in awe of the music. Thank you very much Mr Reid & Mr Hebden for a fantastic night of great music.

So my tip of the week is go see these guys if you get a chance. You won’t be disappointed. Drop us a comment I’ve you were there too, or have caught the KH & SR experience…

Oh yes. That’s right. More Sunday mornings with time to kill, and records to play, have passed at Blunt HQ. We’ve been speaking to a few people who’ve listened to our Sunday Tapes Vol I mix, and, seeing as you seem to like it as much as we liked recording it, we decided to record some more.

This mix, Sunday Tapes Vol II, is longer than it’s predecessor. it’s a mix of 24 tunes, from the Erbalist, Agent M, and Doug. It was supposed to be structured in a “3-tunes-each-on-rotation”, but, Doug had to dash off, and head from Bedfordshire to Newcastle for a week of meetings and schemings (poor blighter), so it kinda wandered off towards the end, as the Erbalist and Agent M hijacked proceedings for their own liking and benefit!

In the same vein as vol I, The Sunday Tapes Vol II is a mixture of tunes from across the spectrum. No style as such, just 3 DJs playing sounds they love.No doubt, we’ll be back to this little project again very soon. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for vol II A tracklisting for Vol II is below:

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Safely ensconsed within the fortress that is Blunt Beats HQ, Doug, the Erbalist, and Agent M have been busying themselves in the recording booth. The upshot of this off the cuff studio session is this little outing that we’ve imaginatively titled “The Sunday Tapes Vol I” (as we recorded it on a Sunday, and we might do some more).

It’s a mix of 10 tunes. 3 each from Doug, the Erbalist, and Agent M (with Doug sneaking an extra last tune in. ‘Cos he’s like that.) There’s bits of funk, jazz, hip hop, and electronica in there. No special structure, just 3 Djs feeding on each other’s taste, and getting on a flow with their tunes.

The recording is a perfect accompaniment to a sunny Sunday morning, where the most difficult decisions are tea or coffee?, Pumas or Timberlands?, Ninja Tune or R&S?. Sit back and enjoy at your leisure. A tracklisting for this little audio soiree is below: Continue reading…

Long-Time Blunt cohort MC Sirota has been busy working on plenty of new material. Check it out at his myspace site. He’s been busy working with a number of respected producers, as well as working on his own creations. Conscious lyrics with on-point, distinctive delivery. Good stuff.

Sirota works across a number of music genres including hip hop, garage, and r n’b. One of the tracks he’s just finished putting together is something that gives props to all the extended family and crews. It’s called “rolling it out” and you can listen to it here (and, you might even notice and impromtu Agent M appearance on the track if you listen hard enough!)

Keep your eye out for Sirota - should be a busy year. Keep it up! (and expect to see a live appearance from the man himself at our Audio Vault Project gig series over the coming months)

It’s been a few weeks in the making, but we are now proud to unveil our next series of gigs!

The Audiovault Project is a new monthly jam starting on 18th November at the Hat Factory, a state-of-the-art media and arts centre in Luton.

We’ve got two rooms and a fairly late licence to play around with so we’re going to rotate the policy from month to month to see what works best.

The debut night on the 18th will see all the Blunt Beats residents team up with some special guests as follows: Continue reading…