Balearic Breakfast | Episode 106 | An intriguing Autumn Around the Corner...
- by The Lioncub
- Sep 20, 2022
- 8 min read
Updated: Aug 26
Worldwide FM broadcast the 106th episode of Balearic Breakfast on September 20th 2022.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Autumn was just a few days away, and the Balearic Breakfast Family was about to experience a deep musical journey on this 106th episode. Colleen posted the request line on her socials on September 17th, 2022, with the following message: "Good morning! What would you like to hear this coming Tuesday on Balearic Breakfast on Worldwide FM?
Pictured here is a soundsuit by Nick Cave (the African-American artist and not the musician). Swipe to find out more. This is the last weekend of the In the Black Fantastic exhibition at the Hayward Gallery where it's currently on display. I posted about it before - get yourself over there if you can."
Ed. Note: Colleen published the penultimate Cosmodelica show on her socials and on her Mixcloud account on September 16th, 2022, saying, "Cosmodelica is now up on Worldwide FM and my Mixcloud with a special guest mix and interview with James Priestley of Secret Sundaze in celebration of their 20th anniversary and their forthcoming Spirit of Sundaze Ensemble album release. And an hour mix from myself featuring music from Mark E, Opolopo, Francois K, Crazy P, Moplen, Peppermint Jam, The Reflex, Z Records and more... Put on your dancing slippers and enjoy!"
As always, Colleen's ability to delve into the moment gave this episode a specific flavour, a relaxed but at the same time intriguing feeling, surely enhanced by the fact that Colleen took a much-needed break after a busy summer, as she explains at the beginning of the show, letting herself go to unexpected musical places...
To me, the Wow moments include the discovery of Bootsy Collins' 1977 "Munchies for Your Love", James Mason's infectious "I Want Your Love", Chayell's thrilling Beach, Be Svendsen's incredible Remix of Henri Texier's "Le Piroguier", and, of course the spacy "Balearic Incarnation" not forgetting here Chilly's totally explosive 1978 "For Your Love".
I often have these songs on repeat in my mind; they have become real friends. I'm sure this also happened to you with other songs played on the show! Last but not least, the intriguing feeling was exacerbated by the fact that we were slowly discovering the tracks that would be included on the next Balearic Breakfast compilation, and we could not have been happier back then! Without the shadow of a doubt, this 106th episode is a favourite of mine...
On the same day, a few hours later, Colleen shared the following message on her socials: "This morning's Balearic Breakfast is now up on Worldwide FM & on my mixcloud (please follow me while you are there as Balearic Breakfast will continue :) A cornucopia of music from #eastforestmusic #ramdass #carlcraig #toddterje #benwestbeech #hotchip #besvendsen #saucylady #stevelacymusic and much, much more. Thank you as always for your requests. Enjoy!"
Listen back to the 106th episode of Balearic Breakfast:
THE PLAYLIST
(2019) East Forest with Ram Dass – Nature
(1977) Bootsy Collins – Munchies for Your Love
(2022) Steve Lacy – Mercury
(1976) Leon Ware & Minnie Riperton – Come Live With Me
(2022) Saucy Lady – Sao Paulo
(1996) James Mason – I Want Your Love
(1987) Chayell – Beach
(1991) Mr. Marvin – Entity (Fitzcarraldo Extasy of Love Mix)
(2021) Henri Texier – Le Piroguier (Be Svendsen Remix)
(2008) Dølle Jølle – Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje Mix)
(1993) Urban Culture – The Wonders of Wishing
(2005) Hot Chip – Just Like We (Breakdown) (The DFA Remix)
(2007) Ben Westbeech – Hang Around (Aaron Ross Peaktime Mix)
(1979) Delegation – Heartache No 9
(1978) Chilly – For Your Love
(1984) Sister Sledge – Lost In Music (Nile Rodgers 1984 Mix)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(From Colleen's presentation)
As we have our London Loft Party this coming Sunday, I have a few records that will also get us in the mood, along with a tribute to a member of our community. And if you are in London and would like to join us for the party, our Lucky Cloud Sound System, founded with David Mancuso way back in 2003, yeah, nearly 20 years ago now, head over to loftparty.org to find out more, and you can also sign up to our mailing list while you're over there.
Worldwide FM is taking a little step back, taking a pause, but I will keep Balearic Breakfast going, so please follow me on my Mixcloud and on my socials for archive. Hopefully I'll just be, I'll continue just streaming on Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV every Tuesday. That is the plan.
ABOUT THE SONGS
(Excerpts from Colleen's presentation)
In today's episode, Colleen selected the following songs.
East Forest, the Utah-based electro-acoustic musician whose music helps guide one into a blissful state. And that's an album he did with the late Ram Dass, née Richard Alpert, the psychologist, yoga teacher, spiritual ambassador, and author of the 1971 book Be Here Now. Ram Dass was also an associate of Timothy Leary, and together they did a lot of research on the benefits of psychedelic drugs. East Forest recorded Ram Dass in his Maui home and then created music around the teachings, resulting in this album.
I've had this next record set aside for months, waiting for the right opportunity to give it a spin. It's by the bassist whose early career included a run with James Brown's band, but his personality was better suited to George Clinton's outfit, and he was a staple in the Parliament Funkadelic Act. At the same time, he was releasing albums with his own project, Bootsy's Rubber Band. This is from Bootsy Collins' second album, 1977's, ah, the name is Bootsy Baby, co-produced by Clinton and Collins, and featuring band members from both P-Funk and the JBs. It's Munchies for Your Love.
Guitarist-producer Steve Lacy with the song Mercury from his second album, Gemini Rights, released in June earlier this year. A more focused effort from the artist, whose teenage experiments on garage band, or garage band, as you say in the UK, produced an album and collabs with Solange, amongst many others. Gemini Rights was inspired by Lacey's breakup with a boyfriend, and Katie Stringer requested the song Mercury.
Ryan J. Harris wanted to hear something from the late singer-songwriter-producer-composer Leon Ware's 1976 LP Musical Massage, and that was Come Live With Me, a duet with, of course, Minnie Riperton. You can hear those high notes there. It could only be her, whom he also produced, along with other artists like Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, and Marvin Gaye. In fact, that song sounds very Marvin Gaye-esque. He also co-wrote for the Isley Brothers and Martha and the Vandellas, and early on, Leon Ware was in a band, the Romeos, with the late Lamont Dozier. Leon Ware, a true talent.
Recently, I had Eli Goldstein of Soul Clap up on my Cosmodelica radio show, and we did a little feature on dance music in Beantown, which is my hometown. And this next artist is one of Boston's shining contemporary talents, Saucy Lady, a space goddess of funk. The singer-songwriter DJ is a prodigious talent and has released over 70 singles and remixes of her own original work since her debut album in 2011. Matt Raistrick requested this one. A Brazilian boogie viber released this past summer called Sao Paulo.
James Mason, I Want Your Love, and it was a song that was supposed to appear on James Mason's second album after his only other album, 1977's Rhythm of Life, but the second album never came out, and James Mason was, of course, disgruntled. Mighty Fine Records released this as a single in 1996, and it was later reissued by Rush Hour. Mason was also in the band Woof Ticket and released a couple of singles on Prelude in the early 80s.
A classical tune from 1987, requested by Clifford Truss. The song was by Chayell, who was a Belgian artist, Peter Bonn, and as Shael, he released three singles, and that was the first one called It's Never Too Hot and we Heard Beach.
Now, another balearic classic. This one's suggested by Paul Broughton, and it's from the Florida-based DJ-producer Sasha Marvin, who went under the name Mr. Marvin for this single, and a series of single releases in the 1990s. Here is his debut 1991 release, the Fitzcarraldo Ecstasy of Love Mix of Entity.
A remix of French jazz double bassist Henri Texier by B. Svensson of a song from Texier's 1976 album Amir. The song was Le Perrogier, which I believe is somebody who helms a canoe, which is apt because this past weekend I did paddleboarding for the first time, and before I finally summed up the courage to actually stand up straight, because I'm so terrible at balancing sports, I was paddling seated, and it reminded me of paddling around in our canoe in the lake when I was just growing up, so I really love that song. It's Danish DJ-producer and musician B. Svensson's remix of Henri Texier's Le Perrogier, and it can be found on Svensson's album Between a Smile and a Tear, released on Music for Dreams a few years ago.
A remake of Jean-Luc Ponty's computer incantations for world peace, this time called Balearic Incarnation by Norway's Dolly Olly, and remixed by Todd Terrier. And here's a little secret. It's being released, reissued on vinyl, on my next balearic breakfast compilation coming out next year on Heavenly Recordings.
Next request, well, Rick Van Veen, he's in my good books this week, is has requested a Detroit producer that has long been a favorite of mine, Carl Craig, and this is one of Carl Craig's early releases, which came out in 1993 under the moniker Urban Culture with the song The Wonders of Wishing.
Something I picked up over at Flashback last week, DFA and Hot Chip, can't go wrong with that, right? That was James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy's 2005 remix of Hot Chip's Just Like We (Breakdown), and a shout-out to the owner, Mark, and all the staff at the various Flashback locations in London.
British soul jazz musician and producer Ben Westbeach, who was first signed to Giles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings, on which he released his debut album Welcome to the Best Years of Your Life. You should always feel that way, by the way, that this is the best year of your life. And the album featured this song, Hang Around, and we are listening to the Aaron Ross peak time mix, and that was a request from Saria Hamilton.
British soul group Delegation with the lead single from their 1979 LP Odor Be. We're listening to one of my favorites. This one's Heartache No. 9, a classic I often featured on my soul school radio show back in the 1990s.
Such a sucker. Such a sucker for a great guitar solo. Thank you to Gerard Proudfoot for requesting this one. The lead single from the debut album by German disco group Chili, led by producer Bernd Merle, released in 1978 with a cover of For Your Love, written by 10cc's Graham Goldman, and made famous by the Yardbirds. Think I'll have to put that one in the record bag for our Lucky Cloud loft party this coming Sunday. And again, you can find out more at loftparty.org.
Now, our loft parties aren't centered around the DJ or the musical host or the selector. They are centered around the community, and it's like a family. At first you see people come along, you see them as a familiar face time and time again, and then you start to become friendly and start chatting, and then you're building long-lasting relationships, so everybody on the dance floor plays a part. And one person who played a key part at our London loft parties for the last several years was Mark Ward, a ray of light and a beacon of energy on the dance floor. And sadly, he recently passed away, and we will be having a dance for him this Sunday at the London loft party. So I want to dedicate this to his memory. We'll be playing it this Sunday. We'll have a dance for you, Mark. This is Sister Sledge, Lost in Music. And thank you all for joining me here on Balearic Breakfast. Have a great week, and I'll see you next week.
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