S P A C E C O W B O Y S

Hello Friendly Person,

Happy Holidays from Space Cowboys!

Yeah, that’s all. Just Happy Holidays… What? Were you expecting me to write a motherflippin’ novel?

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, Jan 1st – BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS at KELLY’S MISSION ROCK
It all started down by the water, off a small pier with a small crew who didn’t want to compete with the masses on NYE. Ten years later, thousands of dancers and DJs have made the annual trek to the Space Cowboy’s Breakfast of Champions.

This epic event has reached a new milestone. Ten years at $10. We’ve never charged more, and this year is no different. We are moving the party to Kelly’s Mission Rock. Back on the water, sunrise to sunset.

Space Cowboys DJ:
8ball, Aaron Jae, Bassben,
Brad Robinson, Deckard, Ernie Trevino,
J9, Kapt’n Kirk, Mancub,
rrrus, Shizzy, shOOey, Tamo
& making his Cowboy debut… Zach Moore

And Friends:
Aaron Pope, Bam, Benchun, Bob V, Clarkie
Ding Dong, Felix the Dog, DJ Icon,
Jive, JoeJoe, Kramer, M3,
Mace, Mopo, Mozaic
Murphstar, Robb Green, Trav, Uncle Larry
Special bombastic percussion by Kevin Wardell!!

And Special Guest:
Soul of Man (see NEW MUSIC below)

Kelly’s Mission Rock
817 Terry Francois St, SF
6am til Uncle!

Tickets are $10 at the door
But for faster entry, get pre-sale tickets (still $10) at http://bit.ly/BOC2010 or use the form below

For more info about Breakfast of Champions, read this

Thursday, Dec 31st – SEA OF DREAMS presented by Anon Salon
Space Cowboy DJ Mancub is joining what promises to be an epic night of music, arts, and celebration.

Sea of Dreams. This is SF’s most elaborate NYE Spectacle and this year it features 3-time Grammy winners Ozomatli playing an exclusive 2-hour set, their first in SF In more than a year. Bassnectar makes his 8th SOD appearance joined by Ghostland Observatory, The Glitch Mob, EOTO, Yard Dogs Road Show and Sila & Afrofunk. SOD10 features DJ sets by Marty Party, Random Rab, Ana Sia, Lowriderz: An-Ten-Nae & Laura, ElPapachango, Shauna and Dee. Hookahdome hosts David Starfire, Jef Stott, Dragonfly and Feral. “Silent Disco” features Aaron Axelson, Motion Potion, Party Ben, Laird and Mancub. All enjoy elaborate décor, attractions and costumes and VIP’s enjoy exclusive viewing, food, coat check, bathrooms and champagne. This will be presented by independent party scientists anonEvents, Sunset Promotions and An-Ten-Nae present the 10th Anniversary Sea of Dreams NYE.

INFO
ONLINE TICKETS
HARD TICKET OUTLETS: Distractions on Haight (SF) and Streetlight Records (Market-SF / San Jose / Santa Cruz)

NEW MUSIC

Breakfast of Champions’ special guest Soul of Man has a new mix to share, and hopefully it’s a taste of what you can expect to hear during his BoC set. Mix hosted on SoundCloud

And as a special holiday treat, here’s a new mix of new school funk, old school house, and disco from yours truly, 8ball. Go here for tracklist and link to download

Here’s a small holiday present from me, and you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to listen. It’s a lot of new school funk, a bit of old school house, and some disco—stuff you don’t hear out at parties all that often, but when you do, you think, “Aw yeah, make some room on the dance floor.” Or maybe you don’t, what the hell do I know.

Anyway, I know it’s cliche, but “Happy Holidays!”

1. You Don’t Know – Featurecast Remix – Smoove, Turrell
2. Disco Love – Featurecast Remix – Omegamann
3. NY Funk – Fort Knox Five Remix – All Good Funk Alliance
4. Any Time Is The Right Time – DJ Apt One Edit – Archie Bell
5. Get Away – DJ Kid Stretch
6. Back & Forth – Neighbour
7. Harlem Shuffle – Canadian 12” Mix – The Rolling Stones
8. Drop A Dime – Phase 5 Stereo
9. Man With A Jam Plan feat Rubber Johnson – All Good Funk Alliance
10. Rockin’ On A Speaker – Bush Doctors
11. By The Way – Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra
12. All Good – Zeroleen Mix – Kraak & Smaak
13. Sing It Back – Boris Musical Mix – Moloko
14. Street Level – Def Cut
15. Spell It – Napz, Maelstrom
16. Kick It Hard – Esone
17. Thunder In The Jungle feat Afrika Bambaataa – Thunderball
18. Just Ready To Dance (B.O.T.Y.) – DJ Kid Stretch
19. Brothers Gonna Work It Out – Blake Baxter
20. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Justin Faust Remix – Daft Punk
21. Every 1’s A Winner – Electrochocolate Mix – Elelctrotheque
22. Funky Thang – Trippin Break – Funky Destination
23. Super Jam – All Good Funk Alliance
24. Koolism Is – Koolism
25. Wrong Alley Street, Pt 1 – Fort Knox Five Remix – Chris Joss
26. I Am Not From France – Louis La Roche Remix – Don Diablo
27. Dare – Junior Sanchez Remix – Gorillaz

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If you were rockin’ the “Treasure Chest” room at Ghost Ship from about 3:00 AM onwards you may have done a double take after seeing a taller, better-looking version of me behind the decks. Now, I’d love to take credit for the tasty beats that had us all begging for more even after security pulled the plug at 4 AM sharp. But all the credit goes to our pal, Kramer, who as far as I’m concerned (and granted I’m a little biased) also pulled off one of the more memorable costumes of the evening (see photo).

Zach Moore and Fake Zach Moore

To most of you Kramer needs no introduction. He has been a fixture in the SF Dance community for over fifteen years and is a core member of The Deep End camp at Burning Man. Kramer is also, and please pardon the baseball analogy, the DJ equivalent of the “clean-up hitter” (which is one of several reasons I’ve nicknamed him “Yaz”, a reference to his favorite player while growing up in Connecticut). And if you’ve ever experienced one of his legendary Saturday afternoon closing sets at The Deep End, you’ll understand why that analogy fits. Yes. Kramer “swings the heavy lumber”, as they say, and we were thrilled to have him in one of the closing slots at Ghost Ship this year. Enjoy Boys and Girls!

Download Kramer’s Set Here

Track List – Kramer Live @ Ghost Ship 2009

1. Fatboy Slim, Fedde Le Grand – Praise You (Fatboy Slim vs. Fedde Le Grand Remix)

2. Austin Leeds ft. Bass Nacho – Revolutionize (David Amo and Julio Navas Rework)

3. Cirez D – On Off

4. Yvan & Dan Daniel – Enjoy The Silence (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)

5. Menini & Viani feat. Terri B – The Revolution (Criminal Vibes Mix)

6. Martin Brodin, Dumb Dan – Le Voie Le Soleil (Mark Trophy Remix)

7. The Angry Kids, Bob Marley – Mr. Brown (Dylan Rhymes Remix)

8. Deux – Sun Rising Up (Peter Bailey 09 Remix)

9. Ian Brown – Stellify (Timo Garcia’s Wonderlust Bootleg Mix)

10. DJ Chus presents The Groove Foundation – That Feeling (2010 Revisited Mix)

11. Track info unavailable (Sorry Boys and Girls!)

12. Keven Maroda – Gotta Have House (Robbie Rivera Juicy Ib13. Simon & Shaker – Freshness (D-Formation Remix)

Another bait and switch mix—it’s true that Seismic’s Trav did play live at Ghost Ship, but this set isn’t that exact set. Not sure what the gremlins did exactly with that recording, but we’re happy to have this mix from the Plump DJs party at Mighty as a replacement (thanks again to Zach Moore).

It was a thrill to close Mighty for the Mighty Plump DJs @ their Global Underground CD release party. My set started at 3am, the floor was packed, and people were seething, frothing, and generally ackin’ the fool. I cut my DJ teeth on hard, funky breaks, so it was great to bring those back for a furious dancefloor. The set closes out with a couple mellow tracks—no need to push people’s faces into the cheese grater until the last track—gave them something peaceful to head home with. I don’t play these types of sets often, so enjoy!

1. Plump DJs – Get Kinky (unreleased coco-supahfly remix)
2. The Booty Bouncers – Get Dirty Baby (Friendly Remix)
3. Aquasky – Have a Good Time feat. Acafool
4. Move Ya & Steve Layers – The Ride
5. POD, Bowser – Get Loose
6. Christian J – Party People
7. Ian Carey – Lose Control
8. Fort Knox Five – Funk 4 Peace
9. Shystie – Nu Style (Deekline & Ed Solo Mix)
10. Crisp Biscuit – Brooklyn Banger
11. Twelve Inch Taffy – D4L vs. Bass Kleph (Trav’s Swolen Ankle Mix)
12. Cari Lekebusch – Shaded (Compuphonic & Kolombo Remix)
13. Santogold – Lights Out (Tepr Emo Remix)

Here is the link to Trav’s set