Well it’s been a sweltering day today and summer has definitely arrived on the scene - some would say it’s too early, but hey. Weather like this is made for getting outdoors, finding a big patch of grass and kickin’ back in some flip flops.

I’m originally from the East coast of Scotland and now live in Newcastle, so sunshine is still a wee bit of a novelty. All that extra vitamin D has dispelled the seasonally affected disorder and inspired me to buy a pair of aforementioned flip-flops and throw this solarflarin’ 55min. mix together. It’s a bit of a sampler of things to come this summer from Blunt Beats, in the build up to Urban Picnic Sounds 2007 in July (Keep your eyes peeled for updates on here soon).

So, my recommendation is - jam this into the nearest iPod or boombox, go find as much open space as possible and soak up some rays. Tracklisting is below. Enjoy…

Tracklisting

1. An Impossible Place - Fila Brazillia (Twenty Three)
2. Pushin’ On - Freddie Cruger ft. Linn (Tru Thoughts)
3. Lord, Lord - The Herbaliser ft. Roots Manuva (Ninja Tune)
4. Pusherman - Ben Westbeech (Brownswood)
5. Slinger - Jumbonics (Tru Thoughts)
6. Edgy Sketch - Grizzle (Five20East)
7. Rhinestone Cowboy (Four Tet remix) - Madvillain (Stones Throw)
8. Keep Tryin’ - Oh No ft. Roc C & Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw)
9. Perimiter skit
10. Bap Your Head (Up Hygh remix) - Freddie Cruger ft. Rapadon (Jugglin’ Sweden)
11. $45000 Guapa Pasea (Ruben mix) - Gecko Turner (Love Monk)
12. Flex Off - People Under the Stairs (Tres)
13. Cypher Refunk - Phi-Life Cypher (Zebra Traffic)
14. Balangdesj - Kinny and Horne (Tru Thoughts)
15. So Good - TM Juke ft. Alice Russell (Tru Thoughts)
16. Closer - Ty, Bamamadia & Zion I ft. Maceo (Big Dada)