Balearic Breakfast | Episode 250 | Glittering Moments...
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Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 250th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on December 09th 2025.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
After hosting the last Loft Party of the year ("the best sounding room in London" according to Adam ^^), Colleen came back and hosted a brand new episode of Balearic Breakfast, blending new tracks and some older requests she did not play before. This episode was a great one as it allowed the listener to picture some glittering visuals, and we all were hapilly surprised as, despite a busy week-end, Colleen was in top form, proposing us a mini-mix that really made us all lose our heads! The Wow moment of this episode without the shadow of a doubt!
I would like to thank our friends from sylk_hifi_lounge, Marc and Peter, and also my dear Simon, for sharing nice pictures from the London Loft Party! And don't forget also to follow Iain Mackie for more great pictures of the audio setups on which Colleen has the chance to play ^^
This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features some new music from Pete Blaker, Another Taste, Prins Thomas, Alina Bzhezhinska and a new revision from The Reflex in remembrance of two musical legends who passed in 2025. On today’s show is also mysterious white label that only says ‘unofficial edits’ and that I played on Sunday at our London Loft party. So many people asked about it today on the Mixcloud Live chat and at the party. If you have any info, do let me know and thank you to Darren Morgan for lending it to me. I don’t want to give it back
I also want to thank the London Loft team for their positivity and creativity and their endurance. We had an incredible party on Sunday – it truly reminded us of The Light days with David Mancuso. One person had so much fun in our ‘kitchen’ area that she didn’t even know the party was in the next room! Our next party will be in March and you can head to loftparty.org to join the friendship train for future party invitations.
Next week I will not be streaming Balearic Breakfast as I’ll be en route back from Thailand where I’m playing with @norihisamaekawa on Sunday at @wonderfruit (DJ Nori supported Larry Levan and Francois K on their Rainbow tour in Japan 35 years ago). Nori and I have played back-to-back a few times in Japan and I’m really looking forward to our 4-hour back to back set at Wonderfruit Festival.
And if you don’t have New Years Eve plans, I’m spinning with the @voices_radio crew in The Galkery at @marestreetmarket Kings Cross in London, bringing in the new year on the 31st December.
I’ll be back on Tuesday, the 23rd December streaming Balearic Breakfast on my Mixcloud Live so I hope you can join us. Thanks for listening.
Listen back to the 250th episode of Balearic Breakfast:
THE PLAYLIST
(2025) Alina Bzhezhinska – Cala Pada
(2025) Andrew Wasylyk – First Moonbeams of Adulthood
(2024) Amanda Whiting – Liminal
(2025) JJ Cale – Durango (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito)
(2025) Sewell & The Gong – Communion Phase (Sounds of Slackness Holy Spirit Dub)
(1983) Paula Moore – Valparaiso
(2026) Diogo Strausz – Com Magia
(2025) MDA Grooves – Cristo Rei
(2025) D'Angelo & Roberta Flack – Feel Like Makin' Love (Reflex Revision)
(2025) Prins Thomas – Heartbreak
(2025) Mad Disco Edits – Good to Me
(TBR) Billy Bogus & Daddario – Drunk on Guard (In Flagranti Remix)
(2025) Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor – Your Magic Touch (Reverso 68 Dub)
(NOL) Sade – I Never Thought I'd See You Again (Sumantri Deep House Mix)
(2025) Pete Blaker – Richie
(2003) Salif Keita – Madan (Martin Solveig Remix)
(2024) Lex Athens – Without You
(2021) Return To Forever - Rumble (Fred P. Journey Interpretation)
(TBR) Another Taste ft Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers – Peace Call
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(from Colleen's presentation)
I'm recovering today from a glorious London loft weekend. We just had a great second party in our new home and I want to thank our incredible team. It's really great working with positive people to create something truly joyous and they're just a wonderful group of people. I can't say enough good things about them and of course, huge thanks to all who joined us on the dance floor as well. What a vibe it was.
The next party will be in March and just a heads up, we had to close reservations for the last party as we reached capacity, so the early birds truly caught the worm. So you can join the friendship train over at loftparty.org if you want to join us for future parties. And later in the show, I'll play a couple of tunes from the party, including one white label that had some people clamoring for an ID.
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Next week. I will not be streaming because we are coming back from Thailand. We're going to be at Wonder Fruit Festival, playing on Sunday back to back with DJ Nori. And Nori is a legendary Japanese DJ. He played Larry Levan and Francois K on the Rainbow Tour. I think it was 1990. I think that was Larry Levan's first, maybe only tour actually of Japan. And so I'll be playing back to back with him. We've done it many times, but it's been a long time. So I'm really looking forward to that. So yes, no show, sadly, but I will be back. I think it's the 23rd of December. So two days before Christmas, I'll be hosting another live stream. So sorry about no show next week. We can't stream it because we're not around. So there you go.
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And then on New Year's Eve, I'll be spinning with Voices Radio in the gallery at Mare Street, King's Cross in London. And I believe we're bringing in a Danley sound system for that as well. Info is on my socials and I hope you can join us to bring in the new year.
No plans yet for NYE? We’ve got you covered.
We’re handing the keys to the first floor over to our friends at @voices_radio for their famous New Year’s Eve takeover at Mare Street Market King’s Cross.
@colleencosmomurphy takes the lead on a specially installed Danley system engineered by Iain Mackie - the kind of setup that feels like a warm hug on the friendliest dancefloor in the city. Joining her upstairs are @helenastardj @mariahanlon and Cara Crosby, with a full crew of Voices residents running things alongside them. A proper NYE send-off, top to bottom.
Expect balloons, midnight surprises, legendary DJs, delicious cocktails and snacks courtesy of MSM and a room full of people ready to bring in the new year properly.
All ticket holders get 20% off food with a COMPLIMENTARY glass of fizz on us to kick off the night. Just show your ticket to redeem. 🥂
Let’s bring in 2026 the right way.
The Glittering Milky Way…
Far above us… Up there, in the Sky, a million little stars shine almost every night, sometimes brighter, sometimes dimmer… Without a single sound, they shine with all their might, trying their best, night after night, to enlighten the dark sky… When thinking about it, sometimes I wonder… Do they know? Do they think about the destiny that empowers them in their shining journey? As the silence rumbles in this precise moment, I tend to laugh at myself, thinking that, of course, it’s a stupid question… But you know, you never really know anything about the Cosmic Laws of our universe…
I wasn’t able to sleep last night and, thinking about this last episode, I felt it perfectly illustrated how destiny empowers people, things, making them shine to the best of their capabilities… Once again, and it didn’t happen for quite some time, Destiny came knocking upon my Door…
I always thought Colleen was a shining star, and I even told her once, “To me, you’re a Leader, I should write about it one day, you know…” And here we are, on this Tuesday morning, with that wonderful playlist, perfectly presenting the moments Colleen experienced a few hours ago, allowing her to express her very musical soul and sharing it with us, once again, once more, constantly, calmly, with that detached assurance, that strong yet indirect determination… Yes, every aspect of what Colleen does shows the picture of what a Leader should be, of what a true leader is…
In a dark sky, Colleen sets a picture, a vision, a reality, that of a family united in music, with human values that she shares both directly and indirectly… She never imposes things; she has distance in the way she interacts with people, in the way she behaves, in the way she presents herself to an audience, in the way she speaks when presenting the show… She does not consider herself above any of us, she blends within every single one of our souls by receiving our requests, by making suggestions when we can’t find the right songs, even making surprises, and she’s both passionate about her craft and generous. This generosity shines through during the show, essentially when she speaks but also when she plays music, keeping the light distance so present, allowing her to bow in front of us while, at the same time, showing us how perfection is done…
Just like a star, she does not shine only for herself, egocentrically showing her beauty… She shines through because she’s on a journey, a journey through the light, knowing that she couldn’t do what she does without the sky that she loves so much, despite the darkness it holds... And, more importantly, she shines through because she knows there are other beautiful stars out there ready to shine along with her, all of them helping her to illuminate the Milky Way…
Yes, Colleen is our Captain because she empowers us all, sharing with us the best of what we are, creating unity, sharing joy, understanding that We’re One, and allowing every member of the family to be loved and recognised… And, sometimes, I wonder… Does she know that? Does she feel as a… But, suddenly, as the silence rumbles in this precise moment, I laugh at myself thinking that, of Course, it’s a stupid question… But you know, you never really know anything about the Cosmic Laws of our universe…
Shine On Colleen, after all, what is the Milky Way if not a Disco Ball? Who cares? Let’s dance some more on a beautiful musical beach… Sooner or later, we’ll vanish in time… Let’s make the best out of it while we still can…
To Our Glittering Moments…
ABOUT THE SONGS
(from Colleen's presentation)
Ukrainian-Polish harpist Alina Bzhezhinska with Cala Pada, the first of a four-part series of meditative compositions that will be released on the first Friday of each month on Alina's Bandcamp and all proceeds will go to Tepli Dolony 'Warm Palms', that's what it translates to, and that's a Ukrainian charity for children providing art therapy and emotional support for those who have been displaced by the war. Bzhezhinska has been supporting the organization for some time and she'll travel to Ukraine this December to perform some concerts and work directly with the children, and she's such a great person and an incredible artist. Her last album, Whispers of Rain with Tulsi, it's been on repeat on my headphones, just can't get enough of it. It was even the soundtrack to yesterday's post-London loft Epsom Salt Soak, and her music certainly eases the pressure that we sometimes feel during the holidays, so I urge you to check out her music.
This next one is from Scottish producer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Wasylyk, who has released loads of records on labels like Athens of the North, and more recently, Clay Pipe Music, which specializes in atmospheric music with a strong sense of place. Andrew is also a member of Scottish rock band, Idlewild. But for his solo project, his sound is more ECM, like this new one released last month, First Moonbeams of Adulthood.
Amanda Whiting with Liminal. And that's from her eighth album, The Liminality of Her. And that was released last year on First Word Records. And Amanda Whiting is a classically trained harpist who, like Alina Bzhezhinska, has found inspiration from jazz harpists like Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. And thanks to Luca Ospitone in Sardinia for that request. And speaking of Alice Coltrane, music journalist Andy Beda has a new book out just in time for Christmas called Cosmic Music, The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane. And it's on White Rabbit here in the UK. And there's limited editions signed by the author. And I just bought one for myself this morning for Christmas.
JJ Cale with Durango. And I've always loved that spacey, spacey blues sound of that track. And we heard the Flying Mojito Brothers Refrito mix. And I'm glad they took that one on. I've been listening to JJ Cale quite a lot lately, actually. And his music always reminds me of these long road trips I used to take across America with my friend Hugh Foley, who is also from Oklahoma, like JJ Cale. And he's the one that, of course, turned me on to JJ, who's actually from Oklahoma City, although I thought it was Muskogee because he has that song, Okie from Muskogee. Anyways, love, love, love that song. And I love that kind of refrito from the Flying Mojito Brothers.
The Sounds of Slackness, Holy Spirit Dub of Communion Phase by Sewell and the Gong, which is a musical project from ornithologist and illustrator Matt Sewell, who is also the deep cut compiler of the A crushing glow comps. And his collaborator on this project is multi-instrumentalist and fellow astral traveler Chris Tate. And the original of the remix we are listening to now is on the Seawell and Gung new album, Patron Saint of Elsewhere, which I've played over and over and over again. I love the entire album.
Okay, I love this next request from Victor Olteanu, who always turns me on to something new. And this time, it's Paula Moore, a classically trained American singer who relocated to Paris and performed in the jazz clubs in the late 1970s and early 80s.
And she released one album in 1983 under her name. And then in this century, a couple of albums as Bird Paula. And here's a little fun fact for you. Some of you may remember the French electronic dance producer Jackson, who was active in the mid 1990s through to the early 90s. Well, Paula Moore is his mother. This is from her 1983 album High and Low Paula Moore with Valparaiso
Diogo Strausz with Com Magia. And Diogo Strausz is a producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who lives between Paris and Sao Paulo. And he's released a couple of albums, including last year's Samba from Outer Space. And he also released the Caramba EP on Razor and Tape last year. And the song we heard Com Magia is from his forthcoming album, Danse Para Se Salvar, coming out in January on Favorite Recordings.
Cristo Rei by MDA Groove. And that used to be a collaborative project in the mid 1990s. But at the moment, it's just Joseph Salvatore. He's been very, very prolific, loads of releases over the last year or so. And this one just came out last week on the Reomantic EP on Universo Positivo. And you can find that over on Bandcamp.
As the year draws to a close, we often think about the people we lost. And this year, like every year, we lost some musical legends who passed to the next realm, including D'Angelo and Roberta Flack. So in remembrance, The Reflex has created a poignant rework of D'Angelo's cover of Roberta Flax from his album, Voodoo.
Prins Thomas with Heartbreak from his new album, Thomas Moen Hermansen, which is his real name. And I believe this is the Norwegian producer and DJ's 10th album. His debut is called just Prins Thomas, and it was released 15 years ago. So that's quite a lot of music on top of all the remixes he has done. And you can find that on Bandcamp just in time for Christmas for the new disco fan in your life.
I'm not sure what the original is, but we heard Mad Disco edits with Good to Me. And it's the second release on the Melodies of Love record label from Liverpool. And it just came out last week on Vinyl Only, and it's a limited pressing. So head on over to Melodies of Love Bandcamp if you want to snag yourself a copy.
Drunk on Guard, an electro-funk collaboration from Billy Bogus and Daddario. And they've spent years working together across music production, sound design, and DJ performances. And we're listening to the Swiss duo In Flagranti's remix. And that's coming out next week on Kodak Records.
Okay, I'm loving this new this one. It's not new actually came out last year. It's a Reverso 68 dub of Your Magic Touch from Jimi Tenor & Aura Safari. And that's a band from Perugia that fuses jazz and new disco, much like their counterparts in Napoli. And last year, they did a collaboration with Finnish musician and producer Jimi Tenor. And word has it they've just recorded over a dozen new songs. So looking forward to that on the horizon. And it's great hearing this Reverso 68 together again. That's a collaboration between Phil Meissen and Pete Herbert. And this is their dub.
A lovely new Deep House mix of Sade's I Never Thought I'd See You Again from Sumantri Limon from Indonesia. He also goes under the aliases Nima and Optika. I remember getting my first Sade boot of that song by The Muskmen back in 1995. Gosh, Sade's always sounds good though. All the bootlegs sound really great because she's just fantastic.
Richie by Pete Baker. And that's from his forthcoming album Swimming Limbs coming out on Love Universal Music in March 2026. And don't forget, I did an interview with Pete and we have an exclusive mix from him. That's on a May edition of Balearic Breakfast. (...) His album Swimming Limbs is coming out next year on Love Universal Music.
This is another older tune, a song that originally came out on 2002 on Salif Keita's album Mofu. And the Malian singer had this song, Madan. And then Martin Solveig, the French producer, gave it a remix, I guess it was a year after, about 2003. And it also came out on the French DJ and producer's album Sur La Terre. Love this one. Haven't played it in a while. And it sounded great at the London loft party. So I thought you'd like it on Balearic Breakfast.
We had Without You by Lex from Athens. That's Alex Andrikopoulos. And that was released on and he's done the releases for Lange Records, King Street, Black Riot. And that's from an EP of the same name, which came out on Delusions of Grandeur label last year. I'm going to send that one out to Greca Mac because when I listened to it, I thought, you know, Greca is just going to love this one. And sure enough, she was just loving it over on the chat group. So sending that one out to you.
Okay, well that one had loads of people coming up at the London loft party on Sunday when I played that. It's not my record. I wish it was. It's my friend Darren Morgan's. He came over on this week and played me that. I'm like, I gotta play this on Sunday. And I must bring this to Thailand. It's a white label. It just says unofficial edits. I'm really sorry. I still don't know what it is. If any of you do, you can always message me and let me know because I definitely need a vinyl copy of that. It was just so, so, so great. So I want to thank Darren Morgan for lending that to me. And to all of you on the chat group who are asking about what that was, I'm really sorry. You know, I don't really I don't know what it is, but had to play it and lots of you that are on the chat saying you remember that on Sunday. And yeah, it was quite a moment.
Ed. Note: Our Friend Steve Mack shared the information about this very track on Colleen's Mixcloud, saying: " That massive tune is "Return To Forever - Rumble (Fred P. Journey Interpretation)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqipt3eKyeE I first heard it on Luke Una's Essential mix not long ago).
I wanted to leave you with one last song. And this is a lovely song, a new one from Another Taste. Another Taste is Bobby Van Putten and crew, a whole band from the Netherlands. And Bobby Van Putten, along with Danilo Plesso are the two guys behind the label Space Grapes. And they put out loads of live music, boogie music, dance music, disco, jazz, funk under different monikers like Mad Honey, Gal, XTC, Jambone.
And Another Taste is Bobby along with a few other members. And I am interviewing them next year, early, I would say late January. They'll be doing a mix for the show because I'll be away in Japan. And yeah, it's really great. They have a new album coming out. And this is from that album, which is coming out next year. It's a follow-up to their self-titled debut last year. And they have a new album coming out in February. And this is the second single called Peace Call. It's Another Taste featuring Arp Freak and the Perpetual Singers with Peace Call. So thank you so much for tuning in. And I'll see you in a couple of weeks.
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