MixTAPE: 'Christmas At Merkin Manor'

Been a bit quiet recently as I've been crafting the 100, so I thought I'd treat you to a mix that Sell By Dave did for the Christmas period. Bit late, yes, but better late than ever! Take it away, Sell By....

"As a pre-Christmas treat for the best before: and TAPE faithful, we've decided to give away a brand new, festive-flavoured goodtime disco mix. It was recorded in one take in the record room at best before: HQ, nicknamed 'Merkin Manor' by Richard Carnage. It features a selection of discoid faves thrown together by yours truly, including a slew of forthcoming gems to look out for in 2008. These include Prins Thomas's fantastic remix of Wild Rumpus's 'Purple Somersault' (due in late January on Bitches Brew), Hercules & Love Affair's anthemic 'Blind' (out March) and a great new Holy Ghost! rework of Only Fools & Horses' 'Spectacle Wins', which is due in the New Year via Munich's Permanent Vacation. The Beat Broker dub of 'I Feel Electric' by Rubies is an exclusive of sorts - there are currently no plans to release it as far as we know.

Being a best before: mix, I've also included a selection of tracks that have rocked our parties this year, including Blackjoy's ace mix of 'Bonnaire' bu Dutch Rhythm Combo and Todd Terje's vintage 'Dance & Chant' re-edit. Of course, no 2007 round-up mix would be complete without our very own end-of-night anthem, 'Stick Around'.

Thanks to all those who've made 2007 a year to remember for all of us involved in best before:. All our parties have been memorable, we celebrated our fourth birthday in style, we've smashed it at other people's parties and we even have our own re-edit series! I know 2008 is going to be a brilliant year for us - hopefully you'll join us down at The Bank on January 5th for our Chris Duckenfield party."

Also, we're taking over The Bank for NYE, and tickets can be bought from that very pub. There are only 90 tickets, so get in there quick sharp if you fancy a bit of boozer boogie action with myself, Puffin Jack, Sell By Dave, Luke Malcher, Harry Glazebrook, and The Kelly Twins amongst others.

Sell By Dave - 'Christmas At Merkin Manor'
1) Trus'me - Nards // Fat City
2) Only Fools & Horses - Spectacle Wins (Holy Ghost! Remix) // Permanent Vacation
3) Dutch Rhythm Combo - Bonnaire (Blackjoy Rough Demo Mix) // High Score
4) Hercules & Love Affair - Blind // DFA CD-R
5) Escort - A Brand New Life // Escort
6) Rubies - I Feel Electric (Beat Broker NRG Dub) // Telle CD-R
7) Tangoterje - Dance & Chant // Supreme
8) SJNRL01 - Unknown // SJNRL
9) Wild Rumpus - Purple Somersault (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) // Bitches Brew CD-R
10) Corsican Brothers - Whole Lotta Disco // CD-R
11) Thumbs Aloft - Stick Around // Pointless Edits
12) Hardway Brothers - Voodoo Celebration // Pointless Edits CD-R

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Sell By Dave - Christmas At Merkin Manor