We’re gonna be pullin’ something special out of the bag this week. Literally. This Wednesdays radio show sees the second part in our “Heavy Vibes” reggae series. 4 hours of quality iree sounds, courtesy of Agent M and the Erbalist. But that’s not all. Oh no. The family Blunt have arranged a little treat for you luck people in webland.

We’ve arranged for Dj Dread-i from the Liberation Collective to come and play and exclusive set for us too. So, needless to say, this one’s gonna be a quality session. Expect to hear loads of dub and roots music from across the years, with lashings of rocksteady and ska, and maybe a hint of dancehall thrown in the mix. Quality stuff with which to fight the forces of babylon!

Be sure to check out the show live from 8pm UK time, and don’t forget you’ll be able to download the whole nights music for 7 days after the show via the link on our radio page.

Hi there folks. I just thought I’d drop a line to let you know about my travels in March & April, & to big up all the peeps involved.

First of the party’s was down in sunny Brighton for the Ted Live show from the Volks Club, where myself Agent M, SdZ & Minnie Adenoid drove down in the little red go kart. We arrived in Brighton & headed straight for the beach (well it was sunny!) The night didn’t start till 11pm so we meandered around for a bit, & met up with a few of Agent M’s old uni pals, along with Operata M and Tribal Editor for a few afternoon drinks and smokes on the beach. We were starting as we were meaning to go on.

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It’s Friday the 13th. I’ve not been too well…I needed something to take my mind off both these facts. The solution came to me in as far as I decided I need to record some dub. It’s been a while, and a few people have been hassling me to play some dub, roots and stuff – so I thought I’d better pull my finger out…

I started digging through the boxes here at HQ, and pulled out a load of dub recordings on the mighty Trojan record label. As I did so, the sun came back out, I kid you not. Just what the doctor ordered!

There are tracks in this mix from artists such as King Tubby, Tommy McCook, and Sly Dunbar. Excuse the distortion on “A Loving Melody” - it’s a fantastic little tune, but this isn’t the best quality of pressings. Your amp isn’t clipping, it sounded like that here when I recorded it!. Anyway, a tracklisting for this mix is below, and you can listen here. Continue reading…

Global warming ain’t all bad. The weathers been scorching for this time of year here at Blunt HQ. In fact, we’ve been able to have the first of our infamous barbecues already, and believe me, that’s no mean feat in April, in the UK.

(Big up to the Riot Control crew in Brooklyn for providing the soundtrack to this meat-eating fest!)

Anyway, once the sun comes out, so does the reggae! It’s natural cause and effect. Physics in action, my friends. DJ Hughes has made musical reference to this equation in his latest creation. The Sleng Teng mixtape. It’s a selection of tunes on the Sleng Teng riddim, and mixed and blended by Mr Hughes himself.

A tracklisitng for this mix is below:

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Here at Blunt HQ, we’ve been treated to a delve into the Erbalist’s Dub collection.
This mix is entitled “Bongs Away”. The tunes are hand-picked by the Erbalist from all over the place, some classics, some digi dub some analogue, some old a few new, & a few remixed. Continue reading…

The chilly autumn nights are drawing in and the leaves are falling. What better to cheer you up than top audio from the sun-soaked island of Jamaica?

For this week’s tip-off we’ve happened across over 20 podcast versions of Big Mikey Dread’s Radio Show tucked away, playing Jamaican Music from the 1950s to the Present day. Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, Modern Roots and a whole heap more.

BMD sums it all up like this: “Live chat, sillyness and Jamaican music, what more could a man want… apart from a glass of Wray and Nephew’s Overproof Rum perhaps?”

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…

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.

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