Balearic Breakfast | Episode 238 | The Rhythm Of Our hearts... (5th Birthday Special - No Audio)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 238th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on September 17th 2025.

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

After celebrating the 4th Balearic Breakfast compilation alongside DJ Korbian (thank you Ian for allowing me to share your pictures and videos here!) at the London's NT Loft, Colleen posted the request line on her socials on Saturday, September 13th, saying:

This Tuesday marks the 5th anniversary of Balearic Breakfast and in celebration this week’s show will feature songs you discovered on the programme. Please make your suggestions in the comments below and if you want to check out tracklists from the last 5 years, head over to the Balearic Breakfast community blog where you can also read interviews with some of the show’s past guests. Please only request a song that you first heard on the show (we’ll save new tunes for next week).

Balearic Breakfast started in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 and the weekly gathering of like-minded musical souls and the musical exchange of the request line was a lifeline to many - including myself. I have received so many emails, messages, cards, gifts from people saying the show helped them get through the pandemic, health concerns and other challenges. It was the same for me. The Balearic Breakfast family has been a massive well of support when I was going through some pretty terrible times. It still is.

Over the years the show has featured many guest DJs and artists but also mixes from members of the community - most of whom do not have a musical vocation like myself but who are very passionate and knowledgeable about music. It has been a joy to watch other community members support one another - I’m so proud.

Hundreds of shows, four compilations on Heavenly and parties throughout the world are testament to the weekly programme and community. Today we are celebrating the release of my Balearic Breakfast 4 compilation on Heavenly Recordings and the show’s anniversary at NTs Loft where I’ll be joined by Heavenly Jukebox and Pete Wings of Saint Etienne. I’m in awe of Balearic Breakfast’s impact and grateful to everyone who has made it what it is. Its much bigger than myself.

I hope you can celebrate with us on Tuesday. The show streams live on my Mixcloud Live beginning at 10am and going on until whenever. Thanks so much for listening.

As per usual, the Familly gathered on September, 16th on Colleen's Mixcloud, happy as ever. There was a lot of requests, and Colleen was able to take an incredible amount of them into account, including the very last few, such as the one made by our pal Kieran "Glad you got it on time! Wish I had more time to go through five years of show tracklists".

Despite a few sound issues (some of us had a lot of bass with a somehow boxy sound while others complained the sound was thin), the whole 5 hour musical experience went without a hitch, we even had a member of the Family celebrating his own Birthday (Happy Birthday once again Scot)!

Among the regular listeners, we also had new listeners joining the fun, as Neilo Viney sharing with us "Hi there. First time listening with my newborn son Idris. He is 3 months old and gives the most amazing smiles when listening to music. Especially Balearic Breakfast :)). As DJRudy said, "We're all one family, we all mater"!

The impact Balearic Breakfast had in our lives during the pandemic has also been reassessed by our pal Jocal when he said "The aural vaccine for COVID has proven to be an antidote to many other ills for 5 years. Long may it continue". My dear Rick (Rick van Veen) made an interesting statement, saying "Wow, honourd to hear two old requests in a row. Great thing about bb, letting other enjoy music through your request"!

Our commune joy rose at the same rate the viewers numbers did, quickly reaching 600 and then 1700 (incredible numbers as said our pal Popdiscorules), which was insane as Bert François (hoping to reach the 2000 landmark) stated "When we started, we were lucky to get 18 viewers on a given breakfast..." and, of course, we enjoyed Colleen's selections and mixing to the maximum!

With the show coming to an end, and with Colleen saying "Thank you all for joining. Tear eyed right now. The world is so fucking hard - the rise of the right wing - fascism -a genocide - war. Thank god we have each other. Sending you all love. I'll be back next tuesday - hope you can join me", we all celebrated one last time, thanking Colleen and Adam for the incredible work they did for these last 5 years...

Thank you for 5 years of pleasure (Rick van Veen)

"Thank you Colleen for a great show and helping create this amazing community. Genuinely changed my life over the last few years" (Kieran Mc Cann)

Thanks Colleen what an achievement! Keep your spirits up it"s the small kindnesses that matter (Richagain)

Happy 5th anniversary and thanks for the music, Colleen. THat has been magical. Thanks to the Family for being there and lots of love (itsAnahere)

THANK YOU!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! (Tomohiro Yamada)

Had to pull over as been tuned in from the car! Congrats agains Colleen and thank you for everything you and Adam do for this community. Epic show. Sending love! (Sean_E)

Wow what a day of music and community! Thanks Colleen (Michael Guthrie)

Wonderful! Congratulations Colleen! (KellyAnderson)

Thanks for today and for looking after us over the last 5 years Colleen. You're amazing! Big love to you all Balearicans (Jonboy)

Thank you, thank you, thank you Colleen for a magical five hours and for the last five years (Warren 'Wowza' Pountain)

Thank you Colleen, Adam and the whole BB community - people make the world go round - love saves the day (davstod)

Thank you Colleen for all your efforts and commitment and love (Popdiscorules)

Happy 5th birthday to you Cosmo and all of the BB family! United in music (Rina Ladybeige)

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Sadly, a few hours after posting the live recording, Colleen had to take it down as it appeared the sound was not meeting satisfactory standards. Colleen modified her post as follows:

Today’s 5-hour birthday special was up on my Mixcloud but I had to delete the upload because of the sound quality. Working on it! Will hopefully be able to salvage it but if not, I would rather it not go out there as it just doesn't sound right. I'm so sorry.

It is an all-request show that features the songs you discovered on my weekly broadcast. Thank you to all for your contributions and for joining me on the chat group - we had nearly 2k people join the live broadcast this morning - an all time record.

And today’s show marks 5 years since Balearic Breakfast started and many of you have been with me for the entire journey since the show started on WWFM in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. It was a challenging time – for many it was a desperate time – and we all kept each other going in the middle of various lockdowns isolated in our own homes. Well today the world is still as challenging – maybe even more so with wars, genocide and the rise of fascism – I can see it and I’m sure many of you can, as well. So I hope Balearic Breakfast continues to be a calm and comfort in the eye of the storm. Music and community will hopefully help us navigate through the shrill political minefield in which we now find ourselves. We need to be here for one another.

Thanks for joining me family and looking forward to another 5 years. See you next Tuesday

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

This Sunday is our London Loft Autumnal Equinox party in our new East London riverside h(ohm). If you would like to come along you can make reservations here and please join our Loft family by jumping on the Friendship Train here.

And over the next few weeks here is where you can catch me:

• 27th September All Night Long at Neuhm in Napoli, Italy

• 28th September at Freddy's at Pikes, Ibiza

• 3rd October Arkestra in Istanbul, Turkey

• 25th October at Public Records, Brooklyn, NY

• 31st October Halloween at Pikes, Ibiza

• 11th December, Wonderfruit 2025, Thailand

On September, 19th 2025, Colleen announced on her socials that she will be re-recording the 5th Anniversary Special next Tuesday (September 23rd). See you there!

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THE PLAYLIST

(1991) Kirsty MacColl – Walking Down Madison' (6am Ambient Mix)

(2021) Arooj Aftab – Mohabatt

(1985) Love & Rockets – Saudade

(2023) Rhythm & Bliss – Song of Earth and Sky

(2023) Elisapie – Taimangalimaaq

(2024) Cleo Sol – Desire

(1996) James Mason – I Want Your Love

(1981) Teena Marie – Portuguese Love

(1971) Roberta Flack – Go Up Moses

(2004) Linkwood Family – Miles Away

(1979) Alfredo De La Fé – Favorite Things

(2020) Hillside – Walpole Days (Cosmic Arts Version)

(1976) Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love

(1983) Flayer – Wanna Get Back Your Love

(2012) Crosby Stills & Nash – Dark Star (Ashley Beedle Heavy Disco Edit)

(2012) Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra – San Diego (Tour Werks After)

(1982) The Who – Eminence Front

(2024) Alex Kassian E2-E4 Mad Professor's Qantas Crazy Remix)

(2019) Chris Rea – It's All Gone (Pete Blaker Edit)

(2021) Bad Business Club – Flip Me Over (Summer Sunshine Version)

(2022) Residentes Balearicos – Juno's Dream (Gold Suite Remix)

(2013) Solange – Losing You

(2025) Trip Tease & Alain Vice – Sex Having Disco (Prins Thomas Diskon)

(1988) Kriss – Hey Mister Mister

(2025) The All Seeing I – The Return of the Crooked Cat

(2014) Friendly Fires & The Asphodells – Velo

(2022) Maxine – Alien (House Mix)

(2009) Arthur Russell – Wax the Van (Yam Who Rework)

(2023) Parbleu – Elios

(2024) Nicola Conte – Into The Light of Love (Joaquin's Spirit of the Dance Version)

(2021) Secret Night Gang – Captured (Cosmodelica Remix)

(2025) Far Out Monster Orchestra – Black Sun (Joe Claussell Classic Mix)

(2022) Stim Dzyl & Mark Francis – Kilimanjaro (Eye Candy Mix)

(2004) Scott Grooves – The Journey

(2023) Lady Blackbird – Beware the Stranger (Ashley Beedle)

(2025) Mighty Zaf & Linkwood – Yokai

(2024) Opal Sunn – Elastic Phase II

(1986) Michael Shrieve/Kevin Shrieve/Klaus Schulze – Transfer Station Blue

(1992) The Moodswings – State of Independence