Mixmag and Soulwax teamed up for their January issue on a little disc called “Part of NYE Never Dies.” It’s a 14 track retrospect of some of the biggest tunes that the 2ManyDJs have been playing, remixing or just enjoying throughout 2008. It includes tracks and remixes from Tiga, Late of the Pier, MGMT, The Chemical Brothers, Mr Oizo, Zombie Nation and more.

Enough of the pleasantries. Let’s talk about NYE (New Years Eve for you slowpokes reading this) for a bit. Maybe I’m alone here, but I think it’s pretty overrated. It’s never as fun as its supposed to be, I guess. Basically Soulwax wants to make me believe that, through this mix, “Part” of my NYE will be, in fact, immortal. Now, I’ve never partied NYE Soulwax-style before, so here’s what I’m going to do: this NYE, I’m going to blast this fantastic mix all night long — or maybe I’ll throw in a few others I have downloaded this year — and see if NYE 2008/2009 is any better than the otrocious NYE I had almost 365 days ago.

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