When you get to my advanced years there are few things in life you tend to do for the first time, but this year after more than a decade and a half of somehow missing them I finally got to see Red Snapper play live.

Bursting onto the scene back in the halcyon days of the mid nineties, the Snapper, ostensibly a punk-jazz band, were a curious propostition considering most of us were pilled up to the gills on double dipped doves and making little box, big box shapes on top of speaker stacks at the time.

But through a combination of old Lord Sabre’s patronage, epic drum and double bass live sets and a series of critically acclaimed albums on Warp, it’s fair to say that Red Snapper soon had the techno fan’s favourite jazz band slot sewn up and I along with many others was right gutted when they split in 2002.

Thankfully after a lengthy hiatus they reformed in 2007, and this year has seen them once again back in the spotlight with the excellent A Pale Blue Dot album out on Lo Recordings getting the critics all excited and crowds once again marvelling at the noise that three blokes with just a double bass, guitar and drums between them can make.

To celebrate this renaissence of all things Snapper, sticksman Rich Thair (as handy on the decks as he is behind the drums) put together this mix for us to give to you. Featuring all the recent mixes from the Chris Smith EP plus a load of unreleased material, this is just the ticket for those looking for something a bit different to kick start the week.

Download: Rich Thair – Red Snapper Mix – Nov 09

1. Danger Global Warming – Red Snapper Remix
2. Robert Logan – Accurate Spit Boy – Red Snapper Remix
3. Red Snapper – Moving Mountain – The Waldorf And Statler Trio – Move Any Mountain Remix
4. Red Snapper – Moving Mountain – Scuba Remix
5. Red Snapper – Deathroll – Robert Logan Remix
6. Red Snapper – Brickred – Dr.Radius’ Brick Dub
7. Red Snapper – Lagos Creepers – Memory 9 Remix
8. Moist – I Am – Red Snapper Remix

Talking of seeing the band play live, as you can see below Red Snapper have a few dates coming up, any of which I would heartily recommend you attend. But if you’re in London this week then let us make the decision even easier by giving the first person to email us here, a pair of tickets to the show at Koko where the band will be going head to head with The Bays.

5th December – London, Camden Koko
12th December – Oslo, Jazz festival
18th December – Thessaloniki, Mylos Stage
19th Decmeber – Athens, Rodeo
20th December – Athens, Rodeo
19th Fenruary – Istanbul