Balearic Breakfast | Episode 246 | That worrying Autumnal Wind...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 246th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on November 11th 2025.

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

To say the world is not turning round lately would be an euphemism. From AI changing billions of lives with people losing their jobs, to political unrest (with Donald Trump openly criticising New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani calling him a communist and questioning his impact on the city’s infrastructure plans), not forgetting wars taking place all around the world, it seems we're not getting peace anywhere soon. And this is heartbreaking. Today's show had a strong imagery attached to is very soul: there's a worrying wind blowing somewhere in the distance, and you can hear it in a lot of the songs played by Colleen...

The Family gathered on the chat as always and we all chatted somehow hapilly, thinking about doing an online "meet and greet" event which would allow the Balearic Breakfast Family to hang out during a live stream – possibly organised by our captain – or launching a mixcloud channel dedicated to mixes crafted by members of the family. Even if for the time being nothing has been officially decided yet, it is the frist time this year that I felt the Family coming together so strongly and it really warmed my heart. We also discussed some DJing topics, exchanging views about new ways of playing music, using tools like rekorbox or new DJ controllers.

In any case, this show has that worried yet hopeful soul, the one you can feel when the weather is changing in autumn, slowly making way to winter...

This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now archived on my Mixcloud and mainly features your requests, some snazzy reworks, and a couple of songs by artists of Native American descent.

November is Native American Heritage Month (established 35 years ago, surprisingly by President George Bush). As a child of the 1970’s I feel grossly inadequate when it comes to the history and plight of the tribal nations and it’s something I endeavour to work on. Here are some docs that are well worth watching: ‘Lakota Nation vs. United States’, ‘Sugarcane’, ‘Yintah’ and ‘Sitting Bull’. If you have ideas for other Balearic Breakfast songs in celebration of Native American Heritage Month (like Redbone or Elisapie Isaac), please DM me.

There was also a request for ‘For What It’s Worth’ which brought for a flood of tears when I played it this morning - it really seems to resonate with the times. Thank you Balearicans for your heartfelt song suggestions. The Request Line will go up on my socials this weekend and as always I look forward to discovering music with you. Thanks for being part of the family.

Listen back to the 246th episode of Balearic Breakfast:

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THE PLAYLIST

(TBR) Shreyas Murali – The Hidden Garden

(1994) Richie Havens – The Hawk

(1966) Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth

(1972) Joy Of Cooking – Beginning Tomorrow

(1978) Keith Barrow – You Know You Want to Be Loved

(1978) O.V. Wright – Let's Straighten It Out

(2025) Kudda & Friends – That It Is

(2025) Young Gun Silver Fox – Burning Daylight

(2017) Flo Morrissey & Matthew E. White – Grease

(TBR) Billie Eillish – Birds of a Feather (Kenneth Bager Edit)

(2025) Dimitri from Paris vx Charobaron – Chez La Baronne (Le Fouet Version)

(2025) Talking Heads – I Zimbra (Random House Project Disco Rework)

(TBR) John Grant – Black Belt (Ben Gomori's Blue Belt Edit)

(2023) Francois K – Hypnodelic

(1979) Bunny Mack – Let Me Love You

(1978) Nana Love – I'm in Love

(2010) Hosanna Littlebird – Can Love Again (Jovonn Next Moov Club Mix)

(2021) Saint Etienne – Cool Kids of Death (Underworld Remix)

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ABOUT THE SONGS

(from Colleen's presentation)