Cosmic was our label. Jeff Alderson as DJ Spice, me as DJ Friction and Voyager. COSMIC 001–018 collects that work. Transformed follows Explorations, then the duo’s releases, remixes and appearances on other labels.
Period
Vinyl chronology begins January 1996
Contribution
Label co-owner · Artist · Composer · Producer
Cosmic Records — photograph supplied by the artist.
HISTORY & CONTEXT
Cosmic Records: ownership and artist identities
Justin Scott Dixon
Label co-owner and producer; DJ Friction and Voyager.
Jeff Alderson
Label co-owner and producer; DJ Spice.
HISTORY & CONTEXT
Groove Me: the first studio
October 1995
Merritt Island, October 1995. New equipment arriving, testing it out. Groove Me came together in that first studio.
A hardware ensemble
Bass Station Rack on the lead. Cakewalk sequencing external instruments through the Mackie 1604.
Firestone
The promo pressing at Firestone. Hearing it in the club gave me confidence in the mix—and more freedom to write.
HISTORY & CONTEXT
The sound of Voyager
COSMIC 009
You Make Me Feel So Good. A turning point in sound design and composition for me.
COSMIC 012
The extended Ah Yeah remix. A larger console, room to see the arrangement and organize its emotional shape.
COSMIC 017
Time Travel, my first release sequenced entirely in Logic. Alongside it, the move into digital mixing.
HISTORY & CONTEXT
Catalogue chronology
Release chronology
The vinyl chronology begins in January 1996.
Groove Me — information label.Groove Me — other label side.
Co-writer / original · Co-arranger / original · Co-producer / original
The Rhythm (Cosmic’s Funky Mix); The Rhythm (DJ Who’s Progressive Mix). Written, arranged and produced by Justin Scott Dixon and Jeff Alderson. DJ Who’s Progressive Mix: DJ Who — remix and production.
Co-writer · Co-arranger · Production credited to DJ’s Friction & Spice
Go With The Flow; Explorations; Dark Knight. Explorations pairs Dixon with Jason Morgan; Go With The Flow with Jeff Alderson; Dark Knight with Chris Hand.
Remix release of Pure, originally issued on COSMIC 002. Versions: Original Mix; Thorn’s Break (remix by Thorn / Dan Ramaswami); Friction’s Groove. Original Mix written and arranged by Justin Scott Dixon; produced by Justin Scott Dixon and Jeff Alderson. Friction’s Groove was remixed and produced solely by Justin Scott Dixon (Voyager), and became known and published as Pure Frictions Groove by Voyager.
Get Jazzed Up — information label.Get Jazzed Up — other label side.
COSMIC 016
Get Jazzed Up
DJ’s Friction & Spice
Release date
1998 — public listing
Format
12-inch vinyl
Contribution
Writer / producer / mixer: In The Mind
In The Mind; Alright (Breakbeat Mix); Alright (Hybrid Analogue Mix). In The Mind was written solely by Justin Scott Dixon and is a Voyager production (Justin Scott Dixon); the label credits J.S. Dixon for production and mixing. The licensed Alright versions carry different production credits.
B1 Alright (Breakbeat Mix) and B2 Alright (Hybrid Analogue Mix) are produced and mixed by L. Mullin & M. Truman and licensed from Final Phase Records; those credits are not assigned to Dixon.
Front and back panels, joined inside booklet, tray inlay and disc. Open an image to inspect it at full size.
Explorations — CD front cover.Booklet back — enlarged portrait panel. AI-enhanced reconstruction.Booklet inside — joined biography, credits and acknowledgments. AI-enhanced artwork with typeset acknowledgments.Rear tray inlay — both spines retained. AI-enhanced reconstruction.CD face — complete disc and hub. AI-enhanced reconstruction.Booklet outside — back on the left, front on the right. AI-enhanced reconstruction.
Recording artist: DJs Friction & Spice · Sole writer / producer: Acid Drop; Ah Yeah ('97 Remix) · Continuous-mix assembly: Justin Scott Dixon · CD mastering: Justin Scott Dixon
A continuous mix of nine recordings by DJs Friction & Spice, recorded at Cosmic Studios in Orlando, Florida. Cosmic 018 identifies its place in the label sequence; CR 51001-2 is the catalogue number printed on the CD.
Written and produced solely by Justin Scott Dixon. This is the same version released on COSMIC 012.
CD track 8
The Rhythm (Cosmic's Funky Mix)
Justin Scott Dixon
Co-writer · Co-arranger · Co-producer
Other contributors
Jeff Alderson — co-writer, co-arranger and co-producer
Cosmic’s Funky Mix from COSMIC 008, listed on the CD sleeve as The Rhythm.
CD track 9
Ah Yeah ('97 Remix)
Justin Scott Dixon
Writer · Producer
Written and produced solely by Justin Scott Dixon. This is the same version released on COSMIC 012.
CD tracklist
01
Acid Drop
02
Future Funk
03
Digital Overload
04
Get Down to the Funky Beat
05
Groove Me (Remix)
06
Go with the Flow
07
Rhythm Rockin'
08
The Rhythm
09
Ah Yeah ('97 Remix)
Making the continuous mix
Pro Tools assembly and CD mastering
Justin Scott Dixon assembled the continuous mix entirely himself in Pro Tools and handled the final mastering for the CD. He describes the workflow as “DDD.”
A twelve-track mix CD released by StreetBeat Records. The cover and disc credit simultaneous mixing by DJ’s Friction & Spice. Presented here after Explorations as part of the duo’s history beyond Cosmic Records.
Original packaging scans. Open any panel at full size.
Booklet back and illustration credits. Original CD packaging scan; StreetBeat Records, 1999.Inside booklet — tracks 1–6. Original CD packaging scan; StreetBeat Records, 1999.Inside booklet — tracks 7–12. Original CD packaging scan; StreetBeat Records, 1999.Illustrated inner tray. Original CD packaging scan; StreetBeat Records, 1999.Rear tray and spines. Original CD packaging scan; StreetBeat Records, 1999.CD face. Original CD packaging scan; StreetBeat Records, 1999.
Original release cover, preserved from the linked edition record.
Original release cover, preserved from the linked edition record.
StreetBeat Records · SBD 1037
Beatbox 2001: Essential Acid Funk
Friction & Spice
Release date
1997 — database listing
Format
StreetBeat Records · CD
Contribution
DJ mix
1 · Intergalatic Funk Transmission; 2 · To A Nation Rockin (On A Long Journey); 3 · Planet; 4 · My Planet; 5 · Rhythm Rockin'; 6 · Sole Survivor; 7 · Electrofied (Original Mix); 8 · Soul Music (Get On Your Funkin' Knees Mix); 9 · Don't Stop; 10 · Slipped Disk (Original Mix); 11 · Break In (Transatlantic Move Mix); 12 · Groove Me; 13 · Work 4 Love (Old School Remix)
Original XSN 001 information label · printed credits and 1997 copyright year; public photograph hosted by Discogs.Original XSN 001 reverse label · public photograph hosted by Discogs.
XSN 001
Nu Energy / Friction’s Flavour
Cosmic Duo
Release date
1997 — printed copyright year; exact release date unconfirmed
Format
Excession Recordings · 12-inch
Contribution
Writer · Arranger · Co-producer
Scott wrote and arranged the Cosmic Duo release Nu Energy / Friction’s Flavour, and co-produced it with Jeff Alderson. The label identifies Friction & Spice’s Cosmic Studio in Orlando as the recording location.
Original Excession Recordings front-cover scan · public image hosted by Discogs.Original rear inlay and spines · track 5: Cosmic Duo — Nu Energy · XSN CD 001.
XSN CD 001
Sasha Presents Excession Recordings
Various artists
Release date
1998 — database edition year
Format
Excession · CD compilation · eight tracks
Contribution
Writer · Arranger · Co-producer
Cosmic Duo’s Nu Energy appears as track 5 on this Excession compilation presented by Sasha. Scott’s writing, arrangement and co-production contribution is to Nu Energy.
Track 5 · Cosmic Duo
Nu Energy
Justin Scott Dixon
Writer · Arranger · Co-producer
Other contributors
Jeff Alderson — co-producer
CD tracklist
01 · I'm Free (Leftfield Dub)
Morgan King
02 · One (Boom Unit Remix)
Aria
03 · Scream (True Grit Mix)
Invisible (2)
04 · Ya Yae Ya Yo Yo Yo (The Light Mix)
Voices Of Kwahn A.D.
05 · Nu Energy
Cosmic Duo
06 · I'm Free (William Orbit Mix)
Morgan King
07 · Calm Your Mind (Darkness Before Dawn Mix)
The Auranaut
08 · Ascension (Paul De Aragon's Monochrome Remix)
Groove Me — Twenty Fifth Anniversary Remix Edition cover.
003 — database reference
Groove Me (Twenty Fifth Anniversary Remix Edition)
DJ’s Friction & Spice
Release date
2021 — anniversary edition
Format
Digital album
Contribution
Writer · Composer
Groove Me revisited. Six digital tracks, guest remixes and earlier versions. This edition has its own writing credits; the original Cosmic release keeps its shared credits.
Catalog
label
Voyager Recordings
catalog Number
003 — database reference
Tracklist · 01–03
01 · Groove Me
Justin Scott Dixon — writer and composer.
02 · Groove Me (DJ Knightlife & Seth Vogt Remix)
Justin Scott Dixon — writer and composer. DJ Knightlife and Seth Vogt — remixers.
03 · Groove Me (Mariion Christiian Remix)
Justin Scott Dixon — writer and composer. Mariion Christiian — remixer.
Tracklist · 04–06
04 · Groove Me (Borka FM Remix)
Justin Scott Dixon — writer and composer. Borka FM — remixer.
05 · Groove Me (1997 Remix)
Justin Scott Dixon — writer and composer. The year is part of this version’s published title.
06 · Groove Me (Radio Edit)
Justin Scott Dixon — writer and composer.
A later edition of the original work
Cosmic 001
The original Groove Me release credits Justin Scott Dixon and Jeff Alderson with writing, production and arrangement. Its credits are preserved separately from this digital edition.
Edition chronology
The master identifies this anniversary edition as 2021. Older copyright and recording years displayed by digital services do not move the anniversary release into the original vinyl chronology.
Sunshine State of Mind — restored full-compilation cover.
Catalogue edition
Sunshine State of Mind
Various artists
Release date
Edition date under review
Format
FFRR · photographed edition
Contribution
Writing · Production
Friction & Spice — Step Into My Dream appears on the full Sunshine State of Mind compilation. Writing and production by Friction & Spice; full-album and four-track sampler details are collected here.
The linked CD reference lists catalogue 162 531 098-2 and Step Into My Dream as track 5. The photographed full-album sleeve’s exact edition and release date remain under review.
FFRR catalogue 162-531107-1. The artist-supplied sampler record identifies Friction & Spice — Step Into My Dream, with writing and production credited to the duo. The sampler is a distinct edition of this compilation; its date remains under review.
Justin Scott Dixon confirmed authorization of these four later editions and edits on 14 October 2026. Dates and version names below follow the linked publisher or release listing.
Totemtanz — Groove Me
2021 — label/store listing
TT015 / TT015X: yellow vinyl with the Original 1994 Mix, Ufo Project Remix and Bonus Beats.
Dub007 / Special Red is separate from the Voyager Recordings anniversary edition. The database classifies this pressing as unofficial; Dixon has confirmed authorization, so the two accounts are retained explicitly.
Press: contemporary review and retrospective feature
The Courier — The Rhythm
6 February 1997 · contemporary record review
The Courier’s dance column highlighted The Rhythm’s breakbeat sound and its progressive reverse-side mix. Published on page 6; the column’s introduction names Chris and Nik.
Millú picked Groove Me (Dub) among five favorite 1990s rave tracks, singling out its piano break. This is a retrospective track selection, rather than a review of the anniversary edition.
A firsthand event report discusses Spice performing with Jason Brown and recalls the writer’s affection for the duo’s Step Into My Dream. The reported performance is Spice’s appearance with Jason Brown.
Features, conversations and reviews documenting Friction & Spice and the music of Cosmic Records.
Synergy · PAGE 14
Friction & Spice — A Journey Through the Depths of Cosmic
By Instant Karma · Issue date unconfirmed
From the magazine page supplied by Justin Scott Dixon. This enlarged reading edition preserves the printed wording, with line breaks rejoined. The headline is AI-enhanced; the studio image is an enhanced color interpretation selected by Dixon. The article and equipment list are typeset from the original.
Original headline design · AI-enhanced reading edition
SYNERGY · ARTICLE · 1 / 2
Rarely in this ever morphing world of electronic beats has there been an ascension to success as sweet and quick as that of Jeff Alderson and Scott Dixon. Too often, rookie artists release their first tracks which quickly become dance anthems, only to fade away in musical quality throughout their many releases after.
Enter Friction and Spice, a duo of DJ’s who questionably have become the largest name in the southeastern music circuit in the past year. From their first release, Gruv Me, in January 1996, to their latest, The Rhythm, in January 1997, the past year has been nothing but the top scene for them. To put it metaphorically, these kids are running shit like diareah.
The beauty of the entire equation is the amount of time it took them to become a success. In October of 95, Scott Dixon(Friction) took out a six thousand dollar loan to fulfill the dreams of making music. Two short months later, at the start of the new year, Friction and Spice released Gruve Me, which became an instant dancefloor hit. From the melodic piano breakdown, to the analogue bass which tears underneath the Funky break, Gruv Me proclaimed Friction and Spice’s foothold into the music scene. In February, while their first track was still in regular rotation, the duo released Pure, a darker side to their fresh new sound. Track after track, a total of eight records were released in 1996...and many more planned soon after. In this business of one hit wonders, Friction and Spice plan to stay around quite a bit longer. As Spice put it, “You have to do the business 110% for you to be successful.” In all aspects, that’s exactly what they have done.
Don’t be deceived by the short time they have been producing tracks; The two aren’t newbies to the world of music. As many musician do, Friction got his start at a young age spinning Hip Hop. He even had to get a work permit at age thirteen to spin at a club in Virginia. Days progressed as did his skills. Friction expresses that his family is a major aspect in his motivation, “We all have an ambition to succeed”, he says.
As for Spice, the business head of Cosmic records, was born in D.C., raised in Virginia, and has been living in Florida for the past seven years. Like many, he remembers going to Brassy’s and hearing Andy Hughes spin back in the day. As he became turned on to this music, Spice traveled back up to Virginia and threw a total of 70 parties. Starting off small, the parties eventually grew from black and white flyers to full color on A&A graphics.
Before producing music, Jeff and Scott were and are DJ’s. Although both DJ’s claim their own flavor- it can be justified that the style of music they spin simply cannot be touched, or even moreso, categorized. I had the pleasure of spinning with them at the Edge in Fort Lauderdale (As we sat and talked about that night, we decided to shamelessly plug the club and thank Mike Sharpe and Icey; it was Phat!), and the music layed down in the early morning hours epitomized the word darkness. Track after track, Friction slammed the crowd with aggressive beats, or, as he put it, “full-on energy”. Spice went on after, dropping a continual dose of tracks onto the crowd with his style of intelligent breakbeat. As DJ’s, their skills parallel the quality of music they make.
Ask Sasha; he knows of F&S. Trikster is going to be the first release on Sasha’s new label. Friction and Spice have licensed countless tracks to everyone from Sasha to Splash. Before you even get this magazine the release of a remix L.P. will be in the stores. Also, just released off of Duece records is a track by Rich Rosario and Friction under the name Aria.
As for the past, they have already paved their way into a respected position in the music industry. As for the future...who knows? I mean, if they have accomplished so much in so little time, it not only shows devotion, but also the ambition to achieve. And if that’s how’s its gonna be, then you’ve got my vote that they’ll do it.
<Instant Karma>
SYNERGY · STUDIO SIDEBAR
How’d they make that??
For the many that desire to know what gear these producers use to make such smokers, below is an outline of the equipment that Friction and Spice tweak on a regular basis.
The remixer’s announcement and listening page for the later edition.
FRICTION & SPICE · MOVING PICTURES & SOUND
Watch & listen on YouTube
An extended interview, reunion footage, full mixes and individual recordings. Each link opens on YouTube.
IN CONVERSATION · SUPER PROGRESSIVE
Voyager: From Analogue, to Digital, to Atmos
Super Progressive · SP014 · 5 October 2022 · 3:04:50
Justin Scott Dixon discusses his musical beginnings, the move to Orlando, early Cosmic productions and the evolution of Voyager. The interview preserves his firsthand recollections.
