Josh Damon aka 8Ball Mixes

8Ball's Funk & Disco Happy Hour - March 2015

Happy Halloween friends! Here's my #Rocktober set of rock remixes and mashups from the HUSHconcerts stage at this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. 

See you at Ghost Ship this weekend! I'm playing Friday night on the Mog. Tickets are almost gone: http://bit.ly/GS2015sc

8Ball - Rocktober (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015)

Back for now his fourth appearance in The Armory, it’s our pal 8Ball of the Space Cowboys. Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

For the complete track list visit http://djzachmoore.com/podcast/115-8ball/

8Ball aka Josh Damon has been DJing since '96, starting with drum 'n bass and then breaks in underground parties and on the playa. These days 8Ball plays all sorts of genres, from breaks to disco, from old school hip hop to new school funk, rock to electro, and all sorts of stuff in-between. He's one of the founding members of Space Cowboys. He's also one of the producers for the RIPEcast, a weekly podcast of fresh DJ mixes from Space Cowboy DJs and friends. 

For more information on 8Ball visit:

https://www.facebook.com/8ballxjoshdamon
https://soundcloud.com/spacecowboys/sets/8ball-mixography
www.spacecowboys.org

Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com

8Ball - Episode 115

8Ball - When It's Raining - Dec 2015

Recorded live from Breakfast of Champions at the Midway in SF January 1, 2016. 

8Ball RIPEcast Live from BoC 2016

When I heard reports of Bowie's death I assumed it was a grand hoax to compliment Blackstar, a hoax that would have fit well with the albums themes. But no, as reports continued to flood the web along with sentiments from fellow artists and performers I rounded on the realization that it was all true. What a shit morning. 

While I can point to the direct link between Space Cowboys and Bowie, I know it exists. His music and style influenced so many people in our group and the many vibes he created helped shape our aesthetics. A few of us started texting about the bad news and Andrea suggested putting together a tribute mix as a way of acknowledging all that The Thin White Duke meant to Space Cowboys. 

I want to add a disclaimer about this mix by saying I know it's not perfect and I know it leaves out so many awesome fucking songs. When I went looking for material I was surprised that—other than Let's Dance and Fame—there weren't many remixes out there. So I used what I could find, plus some originals, and at some point last night I decided I could either work on it forever or just be done. So it's done. It might be rubbish, but as Bowie says in the interview clip at the beginning of the mix, "All rubbish is wonderful."

- 8ball

Tracklist is in this Facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/8ballxjoshdamon/posts/1261368187226463

All Rubbish Is Wonderful - 8Ball's Bowie Tribute

My 3rd mix of the year—inspired while on vacation in Sayulita, finished up back in SF. Lonely Planet says Sayulita is a "hipster surfer village" and there's gotta be more rich gringos living there than Mexicans. But I found the mostly quiet beach beautiful, and margaritas or cervezas were always within reach. Hard to find a problem with that. This mix has some of the upbeat, funky mid tempo house I was listening to there... when I wasn't just listening to the waves. 

8ball - Casa Sayulita Feb 2016

Recorded live at Space Cowboys present Lady Waks! Public Works, SF March 13, 2016. 

8Ball RIPEcast Live Public Works 2016-03-13

This week's mix courtesy of 8Ball from Space Cowboys. 

8Ball RIPEcast Spring FWD Bounce BCK

Recorded live at Hush Silent Disco at BottleRock 2016. 

8Ball RIPEcast BottleRock Funk 2016

This is essentially my DJ set from the Space Cowboy 20th Anniversary party at Public Works, 7/8/16, plus some additional classic breaks that I mixed in after the fact. 

Photo courtesy of Dirk Wyse
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206252582626101&set=pb.1611516477.-2207520000.1468205517.&type=3&theater

8ball - Space Cowboys 20th Anniversary

Karl the Fog is the undisputed king of summer in San Francisco. During the month of Fogust (known as August anywhere north, south, east, or west of SF), I played sets with these tracks at a few daytime events including the Daybreaker Summer Boat Party and Wild Feather's long-running Beyond The Fence playa fashion trunk show. Enjoy! - 8b

8ball - Fogust In SF (2016)

8ball is back with 2 hours of house and disco for your aural pleasure.

8ball RIPEcast Octo Disco 2016

Recorded live at Ghost Ship Atlantis 2016 at Pier 70 San Francisco.

8Ball RIPEcast Live at Ghost Ship Atlantis

Hoping this helps smooth things out, at least for a little while. 

Track listing in the comments.

8ball - Don't Stop The Yacht... Rock

8Ball live from the Funktion One stage at Breakfast of Champions is this week's featured mix on The RIPEcast! Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of Scott Finsthwait http://finzw8.photoshelter.com

www.spacecowboys.org

8Ball Live from Breakfast of Champions 2012

It's horribly unfair, but unfortunately the responsibilities of adulthood sometimes have a knack for getting in the way of a good time. Case in point: Halloween is the bestest holiday ever, and one of my favorite ways to celebrate is by playing a special, ghoulish set at Ghost Ship. This year, however, a couple little things called work and parenthood loomed as obstacles to finding the time to brew my special mix. But thanks to a little black magic I like to call "multi-tasking", I was able to meet my professional and familial obligations, while still weaving together a set of new breaks, old rave classics, along with some spooky surprises. Was it worth it? Let me know! Only for Ghost Ship, kiddies! - 8Ball

The 13th Annual Breakfast of Champions will be returning to Utah Street & Mighty again on January 1st, 2013! As always there will be an all-star DJ line-up playing from 6 AM until you cry “uncle” in four different areas of sound: 

- A tented, outdoor stage featuring a Funktion1 system beginning at 9 AM

- A outdoor silent disco beginning at 6 AM

- The main and side rooms inside of Mighty beginning at 6 AM.

Pre-sale tickets are available right now at http://breakfastofchampions2013-efbevent.eventbrite.com

www.spacecowboys.org


8Ball Live from Ghost Ship Apocalypse

Breakfast of Champions is one of those rare instances of improving with age. It started as a complete shitshow of ravers who'd forgotten the meaning of the word 'sleep', but it's evolved over the years into a exuberant annual celebration of music and community. Yes, it's still a shitshow, but it's the best shitshow around. 

Instead of playing outside in the sun this year I played inside Mighty. The inside of Breakfast of Champions has traditionally had a darker vibe, with all manner of transgressive behavior going on in the sweaty nooks and crannies of the club. I took this year as an opportunity to play some rougher moombahton/moombahcore stuff that I'd been collecting, paired with some throwbacks and funky stuff, with all tracks tweaked or edited by yours truly. So far 2013 has been a great year for San Francisco, Space Cowboys, and me personally, and I attribute it all to this first mix of the year. 

Right now, Breakfast of Champions is nominated as 'Best Large Event' on BreaksPoll.com. It would be incredibly cool to see it win, for this year and for all the other dozen years of good times we've had. Also nominated is The RIPEcast as 'Best Radio Show'. Please go give us your vote of support at www.breakspoll.com. - 8ball

Enjoy!

For more information on the Space Cowboys visit us at www.spacecowboys.org or www.facebook.com/sfspacecowboys. 

Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com


8Ball Live from Breakfast of Champions 2013

Enjoy this set from 8ball as recorded live from 'Cosmic Nightlife', The California Academy of Sciences' Yuri's Night celebration in San Francisco on April 11th. 

For more information on the Space Cowboys visit www.spacecowboys.org.

8Ball Live from Yuri's Night 2013

Hello fellow Freedom Lovers! T'is the season for swim suits and beer, for flags and fireworks, and for BBQing... and with that comes a new BBQ-friendly mix from Space Cowboy DJ 8Ball. At a smidge more than 2 hours, it's a blend of your old school, nu funk, ragga, mashups, and whatever else was laying around. So head out to the backyard, soak the brickets in lighter fluid, fill up the kidding pool, and crank up the boom box! Have happy 4th, courtesy of Space Cowboys & 8Ball!

Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com

For more information on the space cowboys visit www.spacecowboys.org

8ball RIPEcast - Another Damn BBQ Mix

joshdamon aka JDW aka 8Ball  (Space Cowboys, SF)

See also:
http://soundcloud.com/spacecowboys/sets/8ball-mixography
https://www.facebook.com/8ballxjoshdamon

Josh Damon aka 8Ball Mixes

joshdamon / 8ball