A profound consequence of Einstein’s special theory of reletivity is that no material object can travel as fast as light.

It is forbidden.

There is a commandment: Thou shalt not travel at the speed of light, and there is nothing we can do to travel that fast.

Originally entitled ‘Indian Summer’ and created for the Kumo Music website this mix has been gathering dust in the vaults from mid-June but James Kumo has been understandably otherwise engaged as he has had far more important matters to attend to by taking care of his family after the birth of his first child – Congratulations James and family!

After becoming the soundtrack to recent lazy Sunday afternoon lie-ins, I’ve grown quite accustomed to this mix so I promptly pinched it back and decided to use it as the next installment in the Space Race series.

Keeping things strictly downbeat, this mix features the tried and tested method of mixing the old with the new. (Well, new in June 07 anyway…)

Maybe this one should have been entitled ‘Indian-Giver’.

• Joyce – Please Garcon
• David Snell -Crab Apple
• Essouria – Marine Beats
• Joe Dukie and Fitchie – Midnight Marauders (Dub)
• Melaaz - Non, Non, Non
• Eva Be – Eva At Bob’s
• E The Hot – 45 This (Bjorn Torske Auto Transfer Dub)
• Studio – Life’s a Beach (Prins Thomas Remix)
• A Mountain of One – Brown Piano (Studio Remake)
• Eastern Soul – Monsoon
• Sadistic Mika Band – Funky Mahjong
• Guy Cuevas – Obsession (FK Mix)
• Rolling Stones – Heaven
• Sun Palace – Rude Movements
• Brian Green and Saul Nathan – Indian Dream
• Grassskirt – How Long?
• Ramsey Lewis – That’s The Way of The World

JAZ is one of our favourite DJ’s.

His recent ‘Show Me On The Doll (Pt.4)’ mix for Lovefingers earlier this summer was one of favourite recent mixes and it received serious rotation on the Cosmic Disco CD player which reminds me, I have to burn a new copy as the one in the Millennium Falcon is starting to skip!

With his ‘Leather Get Going’ mix JAZ has drawn inspiration from some of favourite mixes, pointing out M7′s ‘Slo Blow’, Gato’s ‘Relaxer Goes Leather’ and Beat Brokers ‘Freak ‘n’ Roll’ mixes for special recognition.

JAZ’s take on the leathery ‘Disco-Rock’ genre is right up there with the best of them. As always JAZ has impecible track selection coupled with fantastic mixing making his latest offering yet another exclusive (And instant favourite) for Cosmic Disco readers.

JAZ (John Zahl) is based in Charleston, SC, United States, is a respected DJH forum member and all round good egg. To find out a little more about him you can hit up his excellent Blog as well as his MySpazz page.

We’ve no doubt you’ll love this mix as much as we do so if you have any questions for him or just wanna show JAZ some love, leave your comments below.

JAZ also provided us with another fantastic cosmic mix some time ago, so if you missed it 1st time around you can find it HERE.

Cosmic Disco Rating – 10/10!

JAZ – Leather Get Going – Track List

• John Miles – Stranger In The City
• Ganymed – Hyperspace
• Toy – Suspicion
• Hot RS – Slow Blow
• Bilgeri – Video Life
• That Thing – That Thing
• J. Keen – In-A-Godda-Da-Vidda (Cloud Edit)
• Yazawa – The Ride
• Nick Robson – Stars
• Kazino – Binary
• Billy Thorpe – Stimulation
• Greg Kihn Band – Love Never Fails
• Sailor – Down by the Docks
• The Immortals – Warlords (Pt.2)
• Supercharge – I Think I’m Gonna Fall in Love (Edit)
• Mi-Sex – Computer Games
• B. B. Zee – Hatchet Man
• Dogs of War – Love Pirate
• Boomerang – Na Zapado

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‘Markus Leppelt aka Gobo Dee-Jay’ is one of Germany’s leading ‘Cosmic’ DJ’s and is responsible for the excellent cosmicmusic.com website.

Markus has been creating cosmic music and events since 1991, playing and managing small parties, clubs and discos in and around Munich also making new connections to famous Italian DJ’s, producers, labels and record dealers.

Here’s what he told us about his passion for ‘Cosmic’ music:

‘Cosmic’ music is a little known genre, which, similar to today’s hip-hop and electronic dance music, is focused on the DJ and his manipulation of vinyl. However, the “Cosmic” records played by the DJ’s do not fall into any narrowly defined categories with an essential set of idioms or motifs.

The genius of cosmic is that it can be absolutely any type of music. What defines it as such is the DJ. As long as the record has the right vibe and the proper dancey yet downtempo groove. From New-Wave to Reggae to Disco, each and every genre can be appropriated in order to create an explosively original sound, which characterizes the events we showcase.

The resulting hyper eclecticism demands that the listeners come open-minded and prepared to hear the unexpected. The chaos is heightened with the addition of live musicians who play on top of the DJ pulling the music further away from ordinary clichés. With cosmic music, the usual formulas of the familiar and predictable are replaced by the obscure and unlikely but carefully and strategically situated (And often purposefully played at the incorrect speed; 45′s as 33, and vice versa) in order to create a de-centering experience beyond any notion of rigid genre category. The end result is a powerful and atmospheric, dubbed out, heady mix of breaking and repetitive rhythms, which are at once evocative of Tribal, Ethnic and Folk music as well as a more contemporary, gritty, Urban Funk.

Cosmic music, a great variety of sounds, ranging from world music elements like African traditional, tribal rhythms and Bulgarian choirs to funky music, Samba, Ragga, Reggae, Bhangra, Oriental and electronic music to today’s house and trance beats, may feed your brain with a great experience and make your feet move with some comfortable 100-120 bpm…… if mixed properly.

Gobo was first introduced to his music through the German parties of the renowned Austrian Afro/Cosmic DJ – Stefan Egger. (Now friend and partner on various work) One special thing that is famous on Stefan’s music and collections of tunes is his ability to mix and match apparently seamlessly, a vast range of musical styles, and end up with a collection that after first listen has you scurrying around trying to find out what else this genius has put together on CD.

With the growth of the house music scene in Italy, Gobo was inspired to produce yet another CD mix series called ‘Uno, Due, Tre, Quattro’ and in 2000 Gobo took his sounds from Italy back to Germany.

Below is a couple of exclusive Gobo DeeJay mixes for Cosmic Disco readers. If Markus’s style is something you’d like to find more about then you can hit up his personal webpages – Gobo DeeJay

Here’s part 2 of 2. (9.30pm-11pm)

After the laid back vibes on part 1, as it gets a bit later we step things up a touch.

Don’t forget to hit up the LIVE STREAM at 2200hrs (GMT) on Monday 8th October for more radio goodness as Niles and Baggy return to the Unity studios for more ‘Makin Music’ magic.

If you’re out and about in Manchester this Friday 5th October then get yourself down to Best Foot Forward’s AMO1 live gig at Sacred Trinity Church then jib down to Cord for some late night after’s feat. Richard Norris (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve) and Studio (DJ Set).

We’re already there.

Until Monday…

*Over and out*