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Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 204th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on December 17th 2024. About this episode. – After a beautiful show last week, and just a few hours after sharing the great set she did during the 2024 WOH Festival under the Love Dancing Tent, Colleen came back this Saturday and invited us to make new musical suggestions for the holiday season (it's Christmas next week 😊), and Balearic Breakfast's penultimate episode of 2024, writing on her socials: " Good morning Balearicans! This week’s Balearic Breakfast is handed over to you. What would you like to hear this Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon GMT on my Mixcloud Live? Which songs will help us through the festive yet often hectic days leading up to the holidays? As always I look forward to your suggestions and please put the artist and song title in the comments (please no links). Over the weekend you can catch up with last Tuesday’s show and the last 4 years of Balearic Breakfast all archived on my Mixcloud via the playlist (and please give me a follow while you are over there). Enjoy your weekend and remember to breathe. Thanks for listening." Looking at the requested songs, I truly think we all surpassed ourselves on that one! And this post will be another one for the books with Great memories to warm ourselves up during the cold coming days... So, without further ado, let's buckle up our seatbelts and let's get lost under the falling snow! Listen back to the 204th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 1981 ) Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays   –   September Fifteenth (Dedicated To Bill Evans) ( 2024 ) Opal Sunn – Elastic (Phase II) ( 1979 ) Judie Tzuke   –   Sukarita ( 1985 ) Will Sanders   –   Secret Love ( 2024 ) Sakura Murakami   –   Fruits of Life ( 2024 ) Santino Surfers   –   Moondancing ( 1977 ) Pleasure   –   Sassafras Girl ( 1979 ) Linda Williams   –   Elevate Our Minds ( 2024 ) Monsieur Van Pratt   –   No Te Perderé ( 2022 ) Wrekin Havoc   –   Oh La Lover ( 1987 ) Serge Gainsbourg   –   You’re Under Arrest ( 2022 ) Patrice Rushen   –   Music of the Earth (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) ( 2024 ) The Perpetual Singers   –   Father Father ( TBR 2025 ) Andromeda Orchestra   –   Magic Light Connection ( 2019 ) Man Friday   –   Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Mix) ( 2024 ) Radio Slave   –   Strobe Queen ( 2024 ) Ichisan   –   Saturnus ( 2024 ) Crazy P   –   Any Signs of Love THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE It always amases me what an artist is capable of, wherever it is a writer, a composer, a singer, a philosopher, a sculpter... Listening to September Fifteenth , a composition dedicated to Jazz musician Bill Evans, I was floored because I felt the beauty of Pat Metheny's style blending into Bill Evan 's musical and sonic delicacy... This track so perfectly depicts the duality of this time of the year where autumn slowly leaves the place to winter, which will ultimately arrive in a few days now, on the 21st December... Speaking of duality, which will be today's show "Breadcrumb Trail" (if I can put it that way), I found a very interesting quote from an interview Pat Metheny gave, saying " You know... the frustrating thing is every now and then you actually do get it right. It might be every 4th night or every 10th night or every six months or once a year but every now and then you do it. And that makes it worse almost because it's like you KNOW you can do it, you KNOW that you're not crazy. It's there. There is a truth there that can be found. And I think each year that you play you become more consistent or you get closer to that truth that you establish in your mind. But as you get closer to it, it also moves at the same rate higher away from where you are." There you go, only one track brings out today's show equilibrium and the associated picture! If that's not Balearic, nothing will ever be (btw, to join Classic Album Sundays , become a Patron and take part to the Album Club with Colleen on December 18th, click here ) 😊 Colleen then plays Elastic (Phase II) – whose constant running rhythm allows you to picture the windy falling snow – keeping our imagination alive and well, beautifully followed by Judie Tzuke's  Sukarita (an invented name meant to sound romantic and faraway) and leading to the even stronger Secret Love by Will Sanders (which you can find on " The Other Sound Of Music " Vinyl compilation although it seems to have been released around 1985 as a 45 ). This first windy mix ends with Sakura Murakami's  Fruits of Life (for an interview with Strong Island Recording's label founder Brad Sked, click here ) and Santino Surfers'  Moondancing (the Moondancing LP will be released in 2025 on Music For Dreams – For an interview Colleen did with Kenneth Bager, click here ). Slowly taking us towards the end of the first hour of today's episode, Colleen proposes us here an incredible mix (winning the first WOW Moment of today's episode), beautifully blending Sassafras Girl to Linda Williams '  Elevate Our Minds , letting the snowy (yet solid) groove take the Whole Family away with Monsieur Van Pratt's No Te Perderé ! Oh come on, you Know the song! Colleen then ends this mini mix by playing a French track, Wrekin Havoc's  Oh La Lover , whose Lyrics made me laugh so much! The version we heard was issued in 2022 but the original track is from Alan Brice ( L'amour King Size ) and was originally issued in 1984. Alain Brice was not only a great singer but also a composer, he wrote the music for the song " Ma Gonzesse " sung by his close friend, the French singer/composer Renaud . He was also cast for the great sounding double LP " La révolution Française " , playing Danton 's role, (to which the band Martin Circus and other great french singers and composers, including Alain Bashung, also participated 😉). Alain, who met and worked with a lot of the well-known French singers and composers of the 70s, died accidentally in 2002. As I said, while writing the first line of today's post, this episode's requests were Off the Hook! When I saw Rob's request, I almost fell from my chair, laughs! Often considered a provoker, Serge Gainsbourg was everything but that. His sensitivity and his Intelligence always shined through, showing itself to those who Knew Exactly what to Look at (for instance, when you take the time to learn about Gainsbourg's philosophy based on his precise musical knowledge, it is obvious that his " Marseillaise " was all but a Provocation)... By the way, did you know that Billy Obam , the singer who danced around him onstage and in the clip on You're under arrest ( a very close friend of Serge), did a tribute by releasing his own version of the song ? ( you can hear it here from 1h12min ). The album You're under arres t was considered by Gainsbourg his toughest: " It's a very strong album. Sometimes when I'm depressed I despise it... but when I feel better, I find it absolutely beautiful... ". And, on many levels, we can clearly understand why: Gainsbourg worked hard on the track "Mon Legionnaire" (both on the vocals and on the mixing); the album's story – of love and hate towards the yound Samantha which ultimately fails, leading Serge to reach out to eternity, remembering a youg male legionnaire he once Loved and depicting here a tremendously beautiful ode to Childhood (without eluding, in a second video clip , a delicate hint towards homosexuality, a subject he approached in the song " Kiss Me Hardy ") – is closely linked to his relationship with the delicate Bambou he met in 1980 and who was a yound junkie (Hence the song " Aux enfants de la chance " which advocates children against the use of drugs) is indeed not a happpy one and can be felt in the global tonality of the songs and their order; the album dvelved into new musical genre at the time, mixing elements of rap, funk, and perfectly reproducing 90's New-York's musical groove with Serge working with renowned musicians of the scene... What's interesting in today's episode is that even though the last part of today's show is funkier, the music still allows you to see the Balearic Breakfast Family walking/dancing under the falling snow, it is very much the case when Colleen plays Music of the Earth , followed by The Perpetual Singers' Father Father ! The last part of today's episode keeps the freezing funkiness beautifully present, with songs like Magic Light Connection / Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Mix) / Strobe Queen , Colleen then ending this spacy mix with the incredible track that Saturnus is, and paying, as a Closure, a well-deserved tribute to Crazy P's singer Danielle Moore, with Any Signs of Love !

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 200th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on November 05th 2024. About this episode. – Streaming live from New York, where she'll meet François K in a few hours for a live event, Colleen proposed we discover Manu's Archeo Recordings in today's Balearic Breakfast 200th episode thanks to a beautiful recording where the DJ, producer and label owner tells us his musical story ( bandcamp page ). You can find the whole interview fully transcribed by Manu himself here, including a brand new edition of his recording I did exclusively for the blog! Thank you both to Colleen and Manu who agreed and allowed this to happen here! Balearic Breakfast is the gift that keeps on giving, and we're not faking, there's a whole lotta lovin' going on around here! In the show's second hour, Colleen took us to a very dub-fueled mix which evolved into a Balearic party and I can say that the Balearic Breakfast Family adored it to bits! "This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud for your listening pleasure at https://shorturl.at/ho664  (and please give me a follow while you’re over there). Today’s show features an exclusive mix and interview with @manu_archeo who is celebrating 10 years of Archeo Recordings – his label that reissues wonderful Italo classics with remixes from contemporary Italian producers. He has a lovely story and has given us a gorgeous mix of music from his label. In the next hour I catch up with some new music, your requests and a couple of old favourites. I’m in New York City at the moment and in a few hours I’m heading over to François K  's studio as we are hosting a live stream in tribute to Quincy Jones and the election. You can join us from 1pm EST on Francois’ Mixcloud Live. For now, thanks for listening and I hope you will enjoy this morning’s Balearic Breakfast with music from @higherloverec @sam_redmore @delesosimi @motonrecords @davidhill_photo @tactus_music @thenextmenofficial @danwainwrightmusic @rude_audio @feel_fly @daveharrow @huqo377 @tonyespositoofficial @airto.moreira.54 @bbemusic" Listen back to Balearic Breakfast's 200th episode: PLAYLIST Manu Archeo Mix: Infradisco – Beyond the Dulcis’ (Manu Archeo Remix) Pepe Maina  – The Infinite’ (Manu Archeo Remix) Roberto Aglieri ft Stefano Faravelli  – Danza N 1 (Feel Fly Meditan Trippy Remix) Futuro Antico  – Pan Tuning (Mushrooms Project Danza Mix) Radio Band  – Radio Rap (Radiomarc Remix) Tony Esposito  – Kalimba De Luna (Hear & Now Onda Nueva Mix) Ettika  – Ettika (The Veteran Delinquents Remix) Colleen Mix: ( 2024 ) Hugo Nicolson & David Harrow  – Revolvalution (Dan Wainwright and Rude Audio Original Mix) ( 2020 ) Karime Kendra  – 90% of Me Is You ( 2024 ) Lab Infinity  – Touch Me ( 1984 ) Anne-Tina  – I Mit Efterar ( 1985 ) Datalife  – Dancing Dreaming ( 2024 ) Moton  – Hold On ( 1982 ) Denroy Morgan  – Happy Feeling ( 2024 ) Sam Redmore ft Dele Sosimi  – Home ( 1995 ) Outernational Meltdown  – Hungry on Arrival MANU ARCHEO'S FULL STORY Mix by Artur the Lioncub Unaltered audio [Colleen] Please tell us about your passion for music when you were young? [Manu] Ciao Colleen, thank you so much for the invitation, it’s a real pleasure and honor for me. Wow! I'm so excited. My passion for Music really dates back to when I was very young. I'm so happy to be in this world, I can say, for quite all my Life. When I was 8 I started studying classic drums for 5 years and I remember I used to spend lots of time listening to my mother's collection of vinyl. I should probably say thanks mom for having such great records! There were a couple of Tony Esposito in particular that thrilled me: his first ‘Rosso Napoletano’ LP (1974) and ‘Incontro Con’ (1978), a sort of compilation from Tony's first 3 masterpieces, with that incredible cover photo of him behind the drums and with the sunglasses. A true hero for me! He was my Master! I spent hours and hours to listening to those records and I can say to have been pretty lucky to have had such a collection in my musical formative years. That's why I love now the Italian artists like Tony Esposito, Tullio De Piscopo, Miro, Pepe Maina, Roberto Aglieri, Mario Acquaviva, Paolo Modugno ... such great legends for me! [Colleen] How did you get into DJ-ing? [Manu] I start DJing when I was 16, buying 2 grey Technics 1200,I still have them, and a mixer. I was a regular visitor of Night's Life before and I used to go to dance to Matis, Les Bains Douches and Kinky in Bologna on Friday and Saturday nights and Tenax, Space Electronic and Happyland (the ‘Torquemada’ venue) in Florence, also on Sunday afternoons. It was the Italo-House, Dream House and Progressive scene and I spent hours in front of DJ Ricci and others to see how they worked and mixed and let people dance and have fun. All this I can say in a certain way, turned on a light in me that still shines today! I was so influenced by the classic New-Wave, House, Electro, 80s and 90s scene. It was also when I started to buy vinyl regularly. A small step back ... Around 1985/1986, I started listening to music with friends, at the first private parties or on MTV, the popular TV program of the time, and I started buying cassettes which I then listened to on the cassette deck in my room, at home or on my Sony Walkman or again on the car radio. Then I always wanted the vinyl version of those titles that I asked my mother to buy. Any examples? 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson (1982), an artist I adored even though I was only 8 years old when that innovative album came out. I was completely entranced by the video clip, for the music and the effects. The zombie ballet was cutting-edge and every time I felt a feeling somewhere between amazement and fear when the music stops and he turns into a living dead ... Wow! I wanted the red and black jacket that Michael was wearing at all costs and I managed to get a similar one, even if a low quality copy, which my parents gave me with my immense joy. Other titles that marked my youth were 'Diamond Life' of Sade (1984), big companion of the trips in the car. And 'So' of Peter Gabriel (1986). The video of 'Big Time' was something unique and innovative for the time. Also 'Revenge' by Eurythmics (1986), which I went to see in concert at the PalaEur in Rome in 1989 – I went crazy for 'Missionary Man', 'When Tomorrow Comes', 'The Miracle Of Love' and above all 'Take Your Pain Away' - and finally 'Blue's' by Zucchero (1987), a must-have at naive and awkward middle school parties. I remember the first 12" that I bought was 'Buddy / The Magic Number' by De La Soul, in 1989. To get it I had to take a long ride on my yellow and red BMX bike from home to a small record shop in the suburbs and I was very satisfied with the purchase, not only for the music but also for the beautiful cover. A small parenthesis is also necessary regarding record shops of the time. In Florence, I used to go to Black Out, run by the legendary DJ Riccardino, who at the time played regularly in all the most important clubs in Italy and who introduced me with his sound to the world of Trip-Hop and labels such as Mo Wax and Ninja Tune; and to Disco Mastelloni in Piazza Del Mercato Centrale, where the owner was the great and unforgettable Roberto Bianchi, now no longer among us, a super DJ and a competent person and a true point of reference at a national level in the 90s. Then I often made trips to DJ Aky Tune's Disco D'Oro in Bologna, and to Goody Music in Rome. These 2 still exist and are active. At Disco Mastelloni I used to buy the a sort of 'artisanal' cassettes recorded by Roberto between 1991 and 1993 compiled with all the successful singles of the moment and artfully mixed, which at the time inspired me quite a bit to purchase many records that still are in my collection. The atmosphere in there was very lively. Every time I went I could meet friends and famous DJs with whom I could talk and learn about important background infos and cute gossip of the 'Night's World and Life'. I remember I always took my stack of records to listen to them patiently on headphones and it was fantastic to immerse myself in that atmosphere, I was always so excited. Now I go to my dear friend Daniele's Danex Records shop in Florence, to Logout of Fabio from Bosconi Records and Michele Alunni and Isoma of Lorenzo Fortino, my trusted shops and a meeting point where I can discuss about music and more with fellow friends and DJs. From the early 90s I started play more and more regularly as DJ in clubs, bars and private parties in Florence and Bologna. And this taught me a lot from the point of view of technique and how a club works and how to build the dancefloor from the beginning to the end. I'm quite lucky to have played at the famous Tenax and other venues between the early 90s until now, such as Dolcevita, Space Electronic, Rex, Viper Theater, Capocaccia, Stazione Leopolda, Palace, Caffè Italiano, Logic, Zoe, Rivalta, Mix Bistrò, some of which unfortunately no longer exist. They were very lively years with a great music scene of all genres. With my friends, DJs and not only, we started exchanging music and spending entire days and evenings playing, mixing and listening to everything and more. We met and talk about new, rare vinyl gems that we had in our private collections or just discovered. It was fantastic and so stimulating and I can say it only added fuel to the fire of my passion and has trained my ears to an eclectic sound. [Colleen] What was the club scene in Firenze like at the time? [Manu] Unfortunately I was too young to have experienced the 80s firsthand but I was absolutely involved and influenced by them, without a doubt. Florence in the 80s was a true cradle of innovations, new bands and new places, from Litfiba (the famous Italian New Wave / Rock band formed in Florence in 1980) to Neon (legendary New Wave band again, formed always in Florence in 1979 and part of the Florentine Dark Wave / Electronic scene of the 80s) and Diaframma (another famous Italian New Wave / Rock band, also called the 'Italian Joy Division'), from Krypton to Magazzini Criminali, from Tenax to Video Music, from Controradio to Radio Cento Fiori, from jazz clubs to New Wave cellars, from Pitti Trend to great prominent figures such as Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Alexander Robotnick, Antonio Aiazzi and Francesco Magnelli, Ringo De Palma and Gianni Maroccolo, and so on. Each of these bands and people deserves a story of its own, but we don't have time now to tell them. But I would like just to tell a nice story with Krypton. Teatro Studio Krypton was founded in 1982 by Giancarlo Cauteruccio and Pina Izzi, dear friends of my mother and my aunt here in Florence and I remember that they often had dinner at our house and I often went to their wonderful avant-garde shows. In 1983 they release the fantastic LP 'Eneide Di Krypton' with Litfiba: the soundtrack for the theater show 'Eneide', at the Teatro Metastasio in Prato and one of the cornerstones of New Wave and Rock Music. Now it's a very rare and sought after vinyl and I own an original copy from the time given directly by Giancarlo and Pina to my mother. Those were also the years of the famous IRA Italian label, founded in 1984 by Alberto Pirelli in Florence. IRA stands for 'Immortal Records Alliance' and wanted to support the Italian underground scene with national groups who preferred to use Italian language rather than the more fashionable English in their songs, as advertised by their slogan: 'the new Italian music sung in Italian'. Tenax was born in 1981 and after a decade in which it had hosted the best DJs of the time, decided that it was time to expand the evening program with also live music, such as what for example later became the 1987 Litfiba LP 'Aprite I Vostri Occhi' (Open Your Eyes), an absolute masterpiece that contains the freshness, the dreams, the angers of those memorable years. Towards the end of the 90s, full of events, Tenax offered tropical, rock and heavy evenings and even high-level concerts. Fashions and trends changed but Alex Neri, former member of Planet Funk and resident DJ and one of the most famous and appreciated Italian DJs still today, relaunched by organizing the Nobody's Perfect format right at Tenax, giving life to an evening that would make the venue one of the most loved in Europe. Venues at Meccanò began at midnight and ended at dawn. It was spread over 2 floors with a main room and a private room on the upper floor, the very famous and so called 'pigeon house' (piccionaia). During the summer season it extended into the Cascine Park with 2 dance floors and a VIP terrace. Imagine that in 1993 Vasco Rossi, the so famous and beloved Italian singer, shot there the video for his song 'Vivere'. If Tenax represented the essence of cultural non-conformism with an 'International' club atmosphere, Meccanò was its mirror image, I can say pure entertainment and the desire to appear. Unfortunately in the spring of 2008 the disco was completely destroyed by fire and the flames, together with the fascinating steel structure, also took away the glow of those Florentine nights forever. Still today the most famous nightclub in town, YAB is a point of reference for 2 generations of Florentines and not only. It now boasts 40 years of success but immediately stood out for its attention to details. The mirrored entrance with great scenic effect, the private room with personalized rooms, the fiber optics on the chandeliers and in the center of the dance floor the floor with a very particular lighting effect. In the 90s famous people were spotted there, such as Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Penn, Madonna, David Bowie, Renato Zero and Yves Saint Laurent. We kids love to tell each other those anecdotes. Furthermore, equipped with 6 bars, 4 dance floors, a restaurant and a pizzeria, Central Park - right in front of Meccanò - was another key point of the city at the time. Closed 15 years ago, today that space has been converted into a restaurant and children's playground. The activities certainly keep the place alive, but they are far from the glittering atmosphere of what was the largest open-air disco of the Florentine summer. In Empoli, a small town not far from Florence, there was the legendary Jaïss, a cult disco of 90s Progressive Music, also structured along the conceptual lines of Central Park. Inaugurated in 1992, it achieved national notoriety in a couple of years. And in 1994 it was already one of the most important trendy venues in Italy, doubling its openings: not only on Sunday afternoon but also on Saturday evening. Ten years later, overtaken by the new trend of "commercial" disco music, unfortunately it closed its doors. So many beautiful memories while I'm trying to remember, wow! [Colleen] What is it like now? (Tenax?) [Manu] Tenax is fortunately still alive and under the wise and refined guidance of Alex Neri always offers excellent Music. Yes, I have to say times have really changed and Florence has become a very difficult town for Music and with a trend that in my opinion is 'too' commercial and not one of research and innovation as it was in its heyday. Anyway sometimes something nice is still happening. [Colleen] Why did you start Archeo Recordings back in 2014? [Manu] Archeo Recordings was and is the normal extension to all these things and it satisfies my desire to be active in the production and diffusion of old and new good music. Also music is an artistic patrimony which might be lost and I don’t want it to happen. Mine – in a certain way – is a 'Labour of Love'. I can't think of my Life without my Love and Passion for Music and I also love sharing it with the whole world. This is the purpose of my label and I am very happy when I receive positive feedbacks from many people from everywhere. It really means a lot to me. For two years I documented myself and asked advices from friends in this world, then in a year I implemented all the technical and bureaucratic parts and in the meantime I got an idea of ​​what the possible first releases would have been. And here is how my journey has started. I come across the music I have reissued with all the vinyl I have and obviously with what I like listening to, playing in my gigs and think they deserve a proper attention. Like many other diggers I love to rediscover and bring back to light an old record, perhaps forgotten or not yet fully appreciated, so then people can appreciate it and know about it. Since I was a boy I was passionate about archeology and I remember I always bought the Italian Archeo magazine. I liked the idea of ​​a name - from the Greek 'ancient', 'primitive' - ​​that referred to a search for the past, for the lost. The Archeo logo is a stylized Angel that comes from a fresco in the Romanesque-Byzantine crypt of the Abbey of Monte Maria (1160), a Benedictine monastery that rises above Burgusio, in Val Venosta, north Italy. It's the highest Benedictine building in Europe. The crypt can be visited during the evening prayer of Vespers and I remember the first time I saw them. It was something unbelievable, I was completely embraced by all these Angels and their wings ... A wonderful feeling that I always carry deep in my heart. The Angel on the Archeo Logo is my guardian angel and I'm sure it brings good luck to me and to all the people who are involved, playing, listening to, buying or just following the Music I produce. The message was and is so important to me that I decided to take inspiration from it for the logo. [Colleen] Please tell us about the different projects & artists on the label (reissues and new music)? [Manu] I’ve had contacts with all the artists that I have reissued and that I will reissue and release. This is so important to me, it’s an essential part of my work and I really love it. It’s always so stimulating and I think enriches the entire process. Every artist has a great and important part of the musical history to tell and discover with her / his productions but also with her / his past and tales. I spent hours with them, in ecstasy with their stories which are many and varied. And that is what sometimes I try to bring on my releases with Archeo Recordings, yes with the music, but also with inserts full of old photos, anecdotes and others. I'm quite a nerd about that. When I do a release I always think about it as if I were the buyer. I have released 5 Tony Esposito records out of the 30 total now of Archeo Recordings. If I don't say I love him madly I would be lying. His 'Rosso Napoletano' is a key album for me. It was the soundtrack of my childhood, as I have already said, when I learned to play the drums, from the age of 8 to 13, of my adolescence and my maturity. I love percussions and drums and Esposito is the undisputed king worldwide. In particular, in this album there are some of his most beautiful and significant songs, starting from ‘Rosso Napoletano’, a seventeen-minute journey entirely covered on the side A which takes you to another planet. ‘L'Eroe Di Plastica’ was and is one of my favourites. As a boy I listened to it on loop for hours trying to understand how Esposito played the drums and then tried to imitate him with my Yamaha of that time. Also the album came out in 1974, the same year I was born. A coincidence or a connection again? I love to think about it. I started my adventure with the label with Tony Esposito - Je-Nà / Pagaia, the sought after 12" from 1983 with the 2 extended versions by Mario Boncaldo from Klein & M.B.O. Never get tired of these 2 masterpieces. In 2018 I released AR013 - Tony Esposito - Viaggio Tribale EP , with 2 previously unreleased tracks from Tony's 'Viaggio Tribale' CD from 2004 - Dove C'è Luce and Veronica Song - with also a special Balearic Remix of Dove C'è Luce by my dear friend and super DJ and Producer LucaEffeSunset, and enriched by 3 previously unreleased tracks from the Lucan musician and songwriter and dear friend Antonio Nicola Bruno, from his 2004 CD: 'Storia Della Terra Mia' and 'Danza E Ridanza'. He regularly plays with Tony and I'm very proud of this release. Again in 2018 it is then the turn of AR014 - Tony Esposito - Rosso Napoletano (Mushrooms Project 2018 Rework) single-sided 12", a 13 minute journey worthy of the best Mushrooms productions. I remember I met Mushrooms Project, in the person of the very nice and brilliant Marco and Giorgio, 2 great friends, one evening in 2015 at one of their DJ sets, in Bologna. We exchanged one of our personal releases ... they gave me Rio Disco 12" which I really love, with also a fun written dedication and I, if I remember correctly, I think I gave them AR003 Miro - Safari Of Love 12 ". Since that moment we have never lost each other and our friendship and collaboration has enriched and deepened, from their incredible Rosso Napoletano Rework, to AR023 - Sara Loreni - Neve A Maggio 12” , to AR025 - Infradisco - Aqua Cheta 12” and many more in the pipeline too. A great news: in spring 2025 we will finally come out with the first release of our new label Zahfari Recordings with an entire new LP from Mushrooms Project, after 8 years. Please stay tuned on this! Then, AR021 - Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Hear & Now Remix) 12" , one of my favorite Archeo releases! I think it needs no introduction, but I would like to briefly tell you about the great friendship and immense esteem that binds me to Hear & Now. Hear & Now duo, in the persons of the great DJ Ricky L and the lovely and talented Marcoradi, are 2 other true friends, 2 splendid people with a refined soul and a touch of unique kindness which is reflected in their work on the beautiful 3 LPs on Claremont 56, one of my favorite labels of all time, of which I always buy and play everything. When 'Aurora Baleare’, their first album, was released in 2018, I immediately fell in love with that sound, so ethereal, dreamy and Balearic. For me it embodied and still embodies the best of current productions. I remember that Ricky played here in Florence one evening many years ago. I went to listen to him with the record in my hands to compliment him, thank him for the magic and have him sign it and from there a special friendship was born. Shortly afterwards Ricky introduced me to Marcoradi in Perugia and another special friendship was born with him too. I asked them to do a Remix for Tony Esposito and they chose Kalimba De Luna which then became the wonderful 2021 release, played by everyone, as well as DJ Harvey. Ricky L, a true genius, would love to underline the importance of Tony's Tamborder, his special drum an d invented by himself. So he thought about it and the gadget was born, a real shaped and working Tamborder parking disc ... Simply fantastic! From there our collaboration intensified with AR025 - Infradisco - Aqua Cheta, AR017 - Ettika and many many more in the pipeline. And last but not least, AR027 - Tony Esposito - Pagaia (Feel Fly Versions) 12", the reissue of his transcendent fusion-pop masterpiece 'Pagaia' alongside a trio of brand new reworks from Perugia's mighty Feel Fly. A killer release! Dani Feel Fly, another great friend, DJ and Producer, is a very talented and good boy from Perugia who delights us more and more with his amazing productions. Met way back in 2017, when with my immense pleasure and honor, he contacted me to play at the amazing Afro Templum venues for the Archeo 3 Year Anniversary. From that moment, a unique friendship and partnership was born with him too. I would also like to underline that from those years a special connection was born between me and Perugia and people linked to it, which led me to play many times, both in the city, again for Afro Templum in 2019 for the Archeo 5 Year Anniversary, and on the Lake Trasimeno ... I can say ... a super Balearic connection. With Dani we had been working on a collaboration for Archeo for years which came to fruition with his splendid masterpieces of Remixes for AR027 and, another small spoiler, his remix of Roberto Aglieri - Danza N. 1 which will be released for the first Volume of Archeo Recordings 10 Year Anniversary in late November. Dani has always managed to amaze me, making profound remixes, with his unique style but always respecting the original song and adding that magical touch that distinguishes him. AR025 - Infradisco - Aqua Cheta 12” + CD . I have been friends with Mark Bee and Albenati for years and I greatly respect their music and their work. Mark I remember contacted me and made me listen to these beautiful 6 previously unreleased tracks, the Originals on the CD and from there we built the idea of ​​making a release with 4 new Remixes too, the 12". It was the stimulus and my official debut as a producer with my Remix too. So happy, yes! The other 3 Remixes came as almost always in a very natural flow. Hear & Now and Mushrooms Project immediately appreciated the original work and joined the project. With Jon / Ocean Moon, we had been in contact for a long time and I'm a big fan of his, both as part of the amazing Seahawks duo, and as Ocean Moon, with his Ambient / New Age Music I really love. I had wanted his Remix for a long time, he too was immediately enthusiastic about the project and so he joined the team for this release. During the processing of the Remixes, Jon had also done another soft version, very Ambient and ethereal and so I thought to also ask Hear & Now and Mushrooms Projects and me of course, to do our soft, relaxed versions, something that was behind and beyond the original Remixes. Here ‘Beyond The Remixes’ were born, then released in July 2024 only digitally. But I can now reveal as a preview with great happiness that the 2 'Beyond The Remixes', the Hear & Now one and mine, will be released on vinyl in a super limited release in spring 2025. I'm so happy with my Beyond The Dulcis, a meditative, spaced out 13 minutes track, a sort of New Age meditation immersed in a balmy horn, delicate hand percussion and watery pads. AR026 - Modula Featuring Gino Saccio - Che E' Stato? 7" . Filippo / Modula contacted me years ago, letting me listen to a draft of this wonderful track and saying that in his opinion it would be a perfect Archeo release. He was right! I accepted immediately and we worked on the idea of ​​the cover artwork and on the Remix. Filippo proposed me Pellegrino, his dear friend and collaborator and obviously it could not have been otherwise: an entirely Neapolitan release. And here is this fizzy and crisp Disco / Funk Neapolitan interpretation of Gino Soccio's cult cut 'Who Dunnit', backed with a remix from hometown hero Pellegrino. I'm obviously a big fan of the Neapolitan scene, from Tony Esposito, Tullio De Piscopo, Pino Daniele, Enzo Avitabile, Master Roberto De Simone and Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare, to today Modula and Pellegrino, Quiroga, 291Out, Nu Genea, Whodamanny and Mystic Jungle. I love that unique sound and I am deeply attached to it. AR017 - Ettika ... The Holy Grail! It's truly a sought after record and I was obsessed with this song. I got a copy of the 1984 original years and years ago, when the price was still acceptable. I have had this title ready for years, but I wanted to do something really special. And finally here is the Record Store Day April 2024 Box Set (AR017-RSD24 Box Set) and the 2 singles, the 7" (AR017-7) with the 2 Original versions (French and Arab) and the 12" (AR017-12) with the 3 new Remixes, 2 by Hear & Now and 1 by The Veteran Delinquents (Craig Christon and Tim Hutton), a new interpretation both respectful and revolutionary. All enriched by a wonderful insert with the Liner Notes of my dear friend, DJ and curator of fantastic compilations, Vidal Benjamin, which I absolutely recommend you read to get an idea of ​​the incredible story behind this record. One of the Archeo releases that I'm most proud of and which reflects the work I do with my label. Again, a 'Labor of Love'. Sadly and with a little bit of shame, I didn't have the opportunity and time to meet Lucio Dalla, it would have been something incredible for me. For Lucio I have an enormous admiration for all his artistic work and a truly deep affection, as if he were part of my family, a distant uncle or cousin. When he died I was truly shocked and often missed him and still do today. An absolute genius! When I think of him and listen to his music I enter into a deep positive emotional transport that makes me feel very good and takes me to another dimension, as often happens to any of us when listening to the music we love. I made a T-shirt some time ago with Lucio's face, dreamy, enigmatic and a little melancholic, from his 1978 LP 'Lucio Dalla', which contains some of my favorite songs too, first of all 'La Signora', then 'L'Ultima Luna' and 'Stella Di Mare'. So many memories! It was a record that was in my mother's collection so I can say that I really grew up with it. In 2018 I had the pleasure of visiting Dalla's house in via D'Azeglio, now a museum, in my hometown, Bologna. It was a unique emotion. I was with a group of unknown people since it was a pre-booked visit, but I fully enjoyed that trip, immersing myself in the musical world and daily life of the artist, one of the greatest ever, as if a part of him was still there to breathe the magic of his poetry. 'La Signora' is one of the songs that has practically always accompanied me, I listened to it as a child, as a teenager and now as an adult, and every time it transmits something magical and indescribable to me. It would be a dream to be able to have the licenses for these masterpieces to release them on Archeo with various Remixes. I'll try, who knows. Lucio was also originally from and lived in Bologna like me, so again a deep connection. As for AR024 - Bottin Featuring Lucio Dalla - Lunedì Cinema 12" , it is a record that I particularly care about and I am so happy and honored to have given light to this release. Lunedì Cinema track was for many years the RAI, one of the most important Italian public TV, theme song which preceded Lunedì Film, the films broadcast on Monday evening in the 80s and 90s. I remember as a child being totally in love and obsessed with this song. It all started then from the beautiful remix of Lunedì Cinema by Bottin released on the CD 'I Love Me Volume 1' in 2004, which I have been listening to and playing for years and years. I have been in contact with Guglielmo Bottin since long time and I respect him a lot both as a Producer and as a DJ. We share a great Love and Passion for the Italian music of the 80s and 90s and its greatest exponents, such as Lucio Dalla, Lucio Battisti, Toto Cutugno, Gianni Morandi ... the Bigs, the 'Sacred Monsters' in short! In one of our many emails I asked Guglielmo why his beautiful Remix had never yet been released on vinyl and if he wanted to make a specific release on Archeo, perhaps involving someone else for a remix. He accepted with joy asking if we could involve Leo Mas for a new Remix. The featuring of Lucio Dalla was a gift of the time that the great singer gave to Guglielmo as they were very close friends. I then asked Guglielmo to tell about their friendship and the story of the original track and so that's how the insert that is part of the release was born. Bottin, Leo and I worked on the idea of ​​the cover graphics and the packaging of the remixes and thus the release was completed, with Bottin's 'Martedì Mix 2008' and Leo's 2 new Remixes, the 'Drive In Mix' and the 'Dub Mix'. Lunedì Cinema is finally a record! How wonderful! A small necessary parenthesis on Leo Mas ... Leo, a true legend, my older brother, as I often like to think of him, a person with a talent and an unique taste who made the history of the club, of the Balearic and a piece of living history. He has always enriched the Remix he handled for Archeo in a superlative way, with a great attention to details and the final result. Let's think about precisely of the 'II° Coro Delle Lavandaie' 12" and 'Devozioni Dialettali' by Enzo Avitabile - another small spoiler, we will soon do the official release with new Remixes from the now 2017 promo - and again 'Tonica & Dominante' and obviously 'Lunedì Cinema' by Dalla. A champion and a true friend. More or less once a month we have long and very pleasant phone calls lasting hours in which we tell each other lots of things and he always comes up with new anecdotes that leave me speechless. So funny! AR023 - Sara Loreni - Neve A Maggio (Remixes) 12" . It was another incredible story and release that I am very proud of. Sara Loreni is a very good singer and wonderful person, also originally from Parma, like Mushrooms Project. I remember that in the midst of the pandemic my dear friend Marco Mushrooms Project, as we usually do with each other, sent me a draft of a remix to listen to, what would later become the 'Mushrooms Project Disco Maxi Single Mix' of the 12" and I was very impressed. Many months later I asked Marco what had happened to that remix and he told me that it should have been part of a compilation but that it had been discarded and so I immediately thought and asked him if he wanted to make a proper release for me. Marco accepted the idea enthusiastically, but told me that he would take care of how to structure the entire 12", thinking of making another version - what would later become the very powerful 'Mushrooms Project Rave Mix' - and asking Alessandro Deep88 to make his own 90s house version, the 'Deep88 Remix'. I also asked for a Balearic version and Leo Almunia came to our minds and so the 4th Remix was born, the 'Mushrooms Project Featuring Leo Almunia Balearic Version'. I spoke to Sara who was immediately very happy too and we agreed on the licenses. This is how this wonderful collaboration was born. I later met Sara in person and we became good friends. She is such a kind and polite person with a unique talent and voice. I will definitely do more things with her in the future. AR020 - Tonica & Dominante 7" and 12" . Another amazing and really sought after record is the Original 7". Originally released in 1979 on a small record label, the two songs became a total cult through the years and one of the most wanted and rarest and impossible to find record, with few copies pressed ... a true milestone in the underground Neapolitan Disco Funk sound. Leo and I were literally obsessed with these 2 tracks and decided to find the licenses and do a collaboration on the release. To enrich everything, the 2 new killer Remixes by Leo Mas were then born ... Marvellous! AR006 - Blues Gas - Shadows From Nowhere 12" . Blue Gas is another incredible story. I had been obsessed with 'Shadows From Nowhere' for years and was desperately looking for the licenses and the artist. Finally I managed to find Celso Valli's phone number and have an appointment in his studio in Bologna. Another wonderful meeting with a special person of immense humility and humanity. Imagine that he was enthusiastic about the idea of ​​a reissue and thanked me for my interest, having never believed that his wonderful 1983 song could still be listened to today, work and excite people. A special mention goes also to these wonderful Artists, with whom I have established a particular relationship of friendship, esteem and collaboration. AR015 - Pepe Maina - Scerizza LP of 2019. The 1979 New Age / Electronic masterpiece by the Italian contemporary inter-dimensional and multi-instrumental maverick Pepe Maina. He is ranging between Prog Rock, New Age, Organic Jazz and Global Minimalism in his own unique way over the course of 50 years and almost as many albums, largely self-released and always absolutely far from commercial concerns. He is based in a small village in the hills of Brianza, just north of Milan and he spends much of the day in his studio making Music and translating the beauty of his surroundings into transformative tone poems. I can say that he is truly one of my favorite Artists of all time. I love his Music, his touch, his depth but at the same time his simplicity and his Joy in Life. I'm working with him on a Compilation of his most beautiful songs. It's a super important release for me and I'm really happy and honored. AR011 - Roberto Aglieri - Ragapadani double LP of 2017. The Original 1987 LP enriched by a bonus LP, which contains other versions and unreleased songs by the Italian flutist and composer Roberto Aglieri. His flute sounds haunting and evocative over the range of delicate synth treatments. Soothing, thoughtfully crafted music for tender times with an incredible esoteric atmosphere. I'm in love with 'Sogno Di Mezzogiorno' with the sound of crickets in the background, 'Danza N. 1', 'Made In Terraneo', a title that plays on the Italian pronunciation 'Mediterraneo' of the Mediterranean Sea, and 'Twin Piece'. I love this release and I love Roberto too. We're planning other collaborations for the future. AR018 - The Mario Acquaviva EP of 2019 . The 1983 Balearic / Pop / Soft Rock masterpiece 12" and now so in demand by Italian Musician and Songwriter Mario Acquaviva, with the famous song 'Notturno Italiano', which will be featured with an amazing Remix in one of the next volumes for 'Archeo 10 Year Anniversary'. AR022 - Manrico & Nicola - Le Piante Del Lago LP 2021. A 1990 previuosly unreleased project by the Duo Manrico & Nicola: Manrico Mologni, the Italian artist, singer, musician and composer and Nicola Calgari, the Italian saxophonist, composer and sound engineer, enriched with 2 new Balearic Versions by Ed Longo, Italian DJ, Producer and Mixing Engineer based in Berlin. Please let's have a read about the beautiful and moving story behind this release. [Colleen] What is the future for Archeo Recordings? [Manu] I hope and wish for many many more years. I have various things in the works. First of all and of which I am very happy, proud, excited and grateful, I have been thinking of celebrating the Archeo Recordings 10 Year Anniversary with a series of vinyl releases with Remixes, Reworks, Covers by various Italian and worldwide Artists, Producers, Musicians, DJs and Friends on almost the entire catalog. The idea is to do a series of EPs / 12” on which the label's favourite contemporaries pay homage to past masters. Every single Artist, Producer, Musician can choose a song from the Archeo catalog and creates her / his new version. Volume 1 EP is in production and will be out for the end of November with 4 new Remixes: one is Pepe Maina - The Infinite (Manu Archeo Remix), a song originally released on Pepe’s 2014 only CD ‘Tales From The Hill’ with an intro with a recitation of Leopardi’s poem 'L'Infinito' (1825) by famed Italian actor Vittorio Gassman. Giacomo Leopardi, a leading figure in the Italian romantic movement, in this poem, explores the idea of time and space within the natural world, and the peace that comes with an appreciation of the immensity of eternity. It was a poem that I adored as a student in high school and that 200 years later evokes a strong feeling of ecstasy that seems so contemporary. The second Remix is Roberto Aglieri Featuring Stefano Faravelli - Danza N. 1 by Feel Fly, the Feel Fly Meditan'Trippy Remix, something unique; the third Remix is Radio Band - Radio Rap Remix by the mysterious Radiomarc from Popcorn Groove label, a killer track, and the fourth Remix is the fifteen minute fusion of séance and science Futuro Antico - Pan Tuning, Mushrooms Project Remix, the Mushrooms Project Danza Mix Part 1, 2 and 3. I’m so happy with this first Volume in the series! Please visit the Archeo website at www.archeo-recordings.com for more infos and details. Next Volumes will feature Artists such as Hear & Now, Mudd from Claremont 56, Leo Mas, Club Soda from Flexi Cuts, Bottin, Lova, Lorenzo Fortino, LucaEffeSunset and many many more give birth to new and exciting Remixes. Really looking forward! Then, I’d like to do some parties to celebrate with great DJs and friends. More infos soon in the next months, maybe I think we’ll go for Spring / Summer 2025. A special thanks & big big Love to Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy!

This page summarises the Balearic Breakfast shows aired in 2020 on Worldwide FM. Balearic Breakfast - 1 (01/09/2020) | The Landing Seagull... Michael Shrieve, Kevin Shrieve, Klause Schulze – Communique / Approach Spiral The Durutti Column – Otis / Antenna – Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix) / Max Berlin – Elle et Moi / Vangelis – Let It Happen / Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love / Lola – Wax the Van / Tulio De Piscopo – Stop Bajon / It’s Immaterial – Driving Away from Home / Findlay Brown – Stallions Suite (ft The Stallions) / Nu Guinea – Je Vulesse / Chris & Cosey – Exotika / Kutiman – Maasai / Bhundu Boys – Teque Nick / William Pitt – City Lights / Ashford & Simpson – Babies (Francois Kevorkian Dub Version) / David Sylvian – Red Guitar Lou Reed – September Song Balearic Breakfast - 2 (08/15/2020) | A trip to the Beach... Derek Gripper – Kaira (Peace) / Joni Mitchell – Coyote / Crosby Stills & Nash – Dark Star (Ashley Beedle Heavy Disco Re-Edit) / Donna Summer – State of Independence / Grace Jones – Private Life (Paul 'Groucho' Smykle Mix) / Wally Badarou – Chief Inspector (Paul 'Groucho' Smykle mix) / DJ Rocca & Leo Almunia – Ever Changing Bubbles (Deep 88 Balearic Mix) / Siouxsie and the Banshees – Kiss Them For Me (Kathak Remix) / Jhalib – Mysteries of the East / CitiZen of Peace – Heart Dance (Kuniyuki Remix) / Don Carlos – Alone / A Man Called Adam – Techno Powers / Chris Rea – Josephine (Chida Edit) / Womack & Womack – MPB (Frankie Knuckles Folk Mix) / Godley & Crème – Cry (Trevor Horn Extended Mix) / Jasper Van't Hofs Pili Pili – Hoomba Hoomba Balearic Breakfast - 3 (15/09/2020) | Caught in the Undertow... Bob Marley – Exodus (Bill Laswell Remix) / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Musst Musst (Massive Attack Remix) / Lowrell – Mellow Mellow (Instrumental) / Carly Simon – Why / Toots & The Maytalls – Take Me Home Country Road / Derrick Laro & Trinity – Don’t Stop til You Get Enough / Residents – Kaw Liga / Pacific Heights – Jack Parsons Laboratory / Simple Minds – Theme for Great Cities / Fontan – You Too / Sombrero Galaxy – journey to the centre of the sun (stallions remix) / Prefab Sprout – Bonny (Leo Zero Reedit) / Octave One – Black Water (Kevin Saunderson Remix) / Blaze – Moonwalk / Sade / Musk Men – I Never Thought / Tear for Fears – Head over Heels (Mark Barrott Remix) / Peter Gabriel – Don't Break the Rhythm Balearic Breakfast - 4 (22/09/2020) | The Dancing Penguins... Penguin Café Orchestra – Air a Danser / Chip Wickham – Double Cross / Delegation – Oh Honey / Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye / Lee Oskar – Haunted House /Robin Trower – Somebody Calling / Donny Hathaway – The Ghetto / Elkin & Nelson – Jibaro / Quiet Force – Listen to the Music / The Who – Eminence Front / Raw Silk – Just in Time and Space Dub / Marcel – On The Beach / Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino’ (Paradise Mix) / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Mix) / The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You (Extended Mix) / Grace Jones – La Vie En Rose Balearic Breakfast - 5 (29/09/2020) | An aeroplane in the sky... Ashra Tempel – Sun Rain / Almunia – Dos Estrellas / Cantoma – Dix Vertes (Cosmodelica Remix) / Smith & Mudd – Norway Stores / Stereo MCS – Connected / Colourbox – Looks Like We’re Shy One Horse / Black Uhuru – Big Spliff (Paul Groucho Smykle Dub Factor Mix) / Lucio Battisti – El Velero / Dinosaur – Kiss Me Again / Mama – Unmask Me (Ashley Beedle Mix) / Stuff It – Are You Going With Me / Ananda Project – Cascades of Colour / Stephane Sévérac – Hold On / Soul Family Sensation – I Don’t Know Know If I Should Call You Baby / (Marshall Jefferson Mix) / Mr Fingers – Survivor / Camelle Hinds – Sausalito Calling / Michael Kiwanuka – Light Balearic Breakfast - 6 (06/10/2020) | The Balearic Slippers Nick Drake – Northern Sky / Sopwith Camel – Fazon / Letta Mbulu – Nomalizo / David Sylvian & Robert Fripp – Darshan (Future Sound Of London Remix) / Grid – Flotation / Sun Palace – Rude Movements / Furniture – Brilliant Mind / Gino Soccio – Turn it Around / Johnny Mathis – I Love My Lady (Ashley Beedle Rework) / Idris Muhammad – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This / Herb Alpert – Rotation / Pat Metheny with Lyle Mays and David Bowie – This is Not America Balearic Breakfast - 7 (13/10/2020) | Wake up everybody... Kazuya Kotani – Fatima (Oto No Wa Compilation) / Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Nights / Haruomo Hosono – Femme Fatale / Hiroshi Sato – Say Goodbye (‘Pacific Breeze’: Japanese City Pop Compilation) / Tatsu Yamashita – Hot Shot / Mariya Takeuchi – Plastic Love / Happy Mondays – WFL (Vince Clarke Remix) / Japan – Life In Tokyo / Art Feynman – Feel Good About Feeling Good / Toru S – My Feelings / Dubtribe Sound System – Do It Now / Rick Holmes – Remember to Remember / Isley Brothers – Harvest of the World / Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody / Quintus Project – Night Flight (Psychemagik Remix) Balearic Breakfast - 8 (20/10/2020) | Waving goodbye to José... Jose Padilla – Walking On Air / Joe Padilla – Que Bonito / Andreas Vollenweider – Behind The Gardens - Behind the Wall / The Blue Nile – The Downtown Lights / Robert Plant – In The Mood / Escape from New York – Fire in My Heart / Mim Suleiman – Mingi / Brenda Fassie – Mingi Mingi (Norman Jay Mix) / Faze Action – In The Trees / Pino Daniele – Yes I Know I'm On My Way / Joan Bibiloni – The Boogie / The Songstress – See Line Woman / Jose Padilla – Still Waters / Toto – Georgy Porgy / Marvin Gaye – Funky Space Reincarnation / Brian Briggs – 'AEO' Parts 1 & 2 / Ozo – Anambra / Jose Padilla – Adios Ayer / The Monkees – The Porpoise Song Balearic Breakfast - 9 (27/10/2020) | Phil Mison's tribute to José Padilla Vangelis – Chung Kuo / Bob James – Women of Ireland / Linkwood & Greg Foat – Sa Talaia / Torn Sail – Birds (Tiago Mix) / Bonnie & Klein – Vrohero Onerio (ft. Marie Makropoulou) / Pastor TL Barrett – Like A Ship / Jon Lucien – Listen Love / Snowboy & The Latin Section – Casa Forte (Joe Claussell Body & Soul Remix) / With Phil Mison on the late Jose Padilla : Ennio Morricone – Once Upon a Time in America (Deborah’s Theme) / This Mortal Coil – Song to the Siren / Ballistic brothers – Uschi’s Groove / Les Negresses Vertes – Face a la Mer (Massive Attack Remix) / The Korgis – Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime / Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together / Cocteau Twins – Pandora / Miles Davis – Time after Time Balearic Breakfast - 10 (03/11/2020) | A Ship in the Fog... Enya - Boadicea / Van Morrison - Rave on / Steve Miller Band - Wild Mountain Honey / Lady Blackbird - Collage (Greg Foat remix) / Prince - The Ballad of Dorothy Parker / Isabelle Antena, Mark Kamins - Laying on the sofa / Moodswings - Spiritual High (part 1 &2) / Groove Armanda - Paris / Sylvester - I need somebody to love tonight / Shawn Lee, Ashley Beedle - Hapiness (Ashley’s Beedle West coast mix) / Adrian Gurvitz - New World / Tony Orlando - Don’t let go / Todd Terje - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terjes extra doll mix) / Konk- Your Life (12” mix) / Stroer - Don’t stay for Breakfast / Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida / Ten City - All loved out Balearic Breakfast - 11 (10/11/2020) | Antonio Bay... Nina Simone – Here comes the sun / Joan Bibiloni – Sa fosca / Electribe 101 – Talking with myself ‘98 (Canny Remix) / John Miles – Stranger in the city / Will Powers – Adventures in success / Caron Wheeler – Living in the light / Martin L. Dumas Jr. – Attitude, belief and Determination / Ennio Morricone – Amore come Dolores (needs remix) / Indian vibes – Mathan / Franz Ferdinand – Stand on the horizon (Todd Terje extended mix) / Talking heads – Slippery people (live) / Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (claptone remix) / Cerrone – Supernature / Candido – Thousand finger man (12” extended version) / Ike & Tina Turner – Whola lotta love / Grace Jones – Unlimited capacity for love / MFSB – Love is the message Balearic Breakfast - 12 (17/11/2020) | The Balearic Hammock Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan / Suzan Vega – Calypso / George Benson – Breezin’ / Marti Caine – Love the way you love me / Classics IV & Dennis Yost – Stormy / Massive Attack – Teardrop (mad professor Mazaruni vocal mix) / Strange cargo – Water from a vine leaf / Miles Davis (feat. Medina Johnson) – Paradise / Sade – Hang on to your love (12” version) / Wham – Everything she wants (Danny krivit edit) / Jonas Haefeli – Raincoatman / New order – Bizzare Iove triangle (extended dance mix) / Mildlife – Vapour (Cosmodelica remix) / Soft rock & Justin Vandervolgen – Talking jungle (Justin Vandervolgen remix) / Will downing – A love supreme / Fragile – We’ve got tonight, boy / Ned Doheny – Get it up for love / Okinawa Delays – Just a little lovin’ (Seahawks light & love vocal) / Sebastian Tellier – La ritournelle Balearic Breakfast - 13 (24/11/2020) | The lost Milky Way... Ashram - Blackouts / The orb - Star 6 & 7 8 9 (phase II) / Klaus Schonning - Light beams / Laurie Anderson - Language is a virus/Radar / Alan Parsons Project - Sirus / Eye in the sky / Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information / Saint Etienne - Only love can break your heart / Captain sensible - Wot / Scritti Politti - Wood beez / Kasso - Walkman / Deodato - Whistle bump / Bombers - Supermarx / Electronic - Getting away with it / D-note - The garden of earthly delight / Benita - Time for a change / Brooklyn dreams - Music, Harmony and rhythm / Ashford & Simpson - Babies / Stevie wonder - Golden Lady / Pat Metheny group - The first circle Balearic Breakfast - 14 (01/12/2020) | Lonely walks... Rick Cuevas – The birds / Morcheeba – Part of the Process / Bob Dylan – Tangled up in blue / Cantoma – Tabarin / Bongo Entp. – Soul Drums (feat. Wili Jensson) / Parbleu – Dance cette zik / Double – The captain of her heart / The Rain Band – Clouds across the moon (Supranova mix) / Nohelani Cypriano – Lihue / Erasmus Hall – Just me 'n' you / Walls – Hang four / Williams – Love on a real train (version by Studio) / Rheingold – 3klangsdimensionen / Canyons – My rescue (Dr Dunks Disco Extension) / Findlay Brown – Losing the will to survive (beyond the wizard sleeve Reanimation) / The war on Drugs – Under the pressure / Fleetwood Mac – Keep going on / John Martyn – You know / Robert Palmer – Every Kinda People / Roxy Music – True to Life / Roxy Music – Tara Balearic Breakfast - 15 (08/12/2020) | Paul Murphy int. | Claremont beach The klf – Madrugada eterna / William Shatner – It hasn’t happened yet / Jean-Luc Ponty – Ethereal mood / John Carroll Kirby – Blueberry Beads / Air – Les Professionnels / Audio de Lux – 60 seconds / Apiento & Co – She walks / P’taah – Hold you close / Quixote & Lisa Li-Lund – Before I started to dance (Prince Thomas Diskomiks) / Azari & III - Reckless with your love (Tensnake Remix) / Claremont 56 mix : Steely Dan – Jack of speed / Chico Hamilton – Magic fingers / Paqua – Escondido / Pan Electric – Sweet as rain / Anli & Moses – The place where I rest / Smith & Mudd – Norway Stores / Hillside – Sunday in June / David Harks & Mudd – Susta / Jpye & Renato – Cosa ti va ? (The dub mix) / Zee Erf – Southern Freeez (Mudd’s mix for Emma) / Hear & Now – Larus Balearic Breakfast - 16 (15/12/2020) | A gasp of Air... Joni Mitchell – River / Joan Armatrading – Love and affection / Bruce Springsteen – I'm on fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Mix) / A mountain of one – Bones / Electra – Autumn love (future 3) / Nicole – New-York Eyes / Asha Puthli – Space Talk / Flowers – For real / Brenda Russell – Hello People / The Fantastics ! – Pyramid / Donald Byrd – Lansana's Priestess / Chaz Jankel – 3.000.000 Synths / The Aspphodelis & Friendly Fires – Velo / Nitin Sawhney – Homelands / Can't find (The Joe Claussel Remix) / The Beloved – It's alright (Back to basics) / Disco Knights – Amerika / Marvin Gaye – Inner city blues (makes me wanna holler) Balearic Breakfast - 17 (22/12/2020) | A Cloudy Christmas... Chilly Gonzales – The Banister Bough/ Mike Salta & Mortale – Henry's Spacewalk / Dead can dance – Ulysses / José Feliciano – California Dreaming / Seu Jorge & Rogé – Sarava / Serginho Meriti – Bons momentos / DJ Disse – Walk on the wild side (Ibiza dream mix) / Ned Doheny – To prove my love / Babe Ruth – Elusive / Zebra Crossing – Life after life / Lorenzo Morresi & Tendelonious – Cosmica Italiana / Lars Bartkuhn – Nomad (full Experience) / Trilogy – Love Me Forever or Love me not (Dub of doom mix) / Rudoulpho – Sunday Afternoon / Walter Hawkins & The Love Center Choir – Goin' Up Yonder / Imagination – Changes / Kate Bush – 50 words for snow / Vangelis – To the Unknown man Balearic Breakfast - 18 (29/12/2020) | Kenneth Bager int. | Music for Dreams Kenny Loggins – Nightwatch / Prélude – Faites vos jeux / Shock – S an Juan / Mick Jager – Lucky in love (Extended François Kevorkian mix) / Tommy Seebach – Bubble sex / Soulmate – Peaceful Morning / Morenas – Hazme Sonar (The ambient remix) / Paul Weller – Starlite (Dropout Orchestra Remix) / Primal Scream – Loaded (Andy Weatherall Mix) / Interview with Kenneth Bager : Ambala – Walk with the Dreamers (feat. Laid Back) / Jacob Gurevitsch – Spanish Inquisition / Troels Hammer – Azur / Ole Theill – Between leaves The swan and the lake – Tinkerbell* / Rheinzand – Porque (Danillo Braca Strings Loopy Remix) / Ba Svedsen – Andromeda / The New age Orchestra – Let's dream Together / Mc Fadden & Whitehead – Ain't not stoppin' us now

Worldwide FM broadcast the 35th episode of Balearic Breakfast on April 27th 2021. About this episode. – Something's coming... Something's approaching... Once again, the magic happened and it was a collective and heartfelt effort. As we shall see, this episode will take us on a trip like no other, the Balearic Breakfast Family this time embarking on a Flying Ship... Colleen posted the request line on April 24th 2021, allowing us to take a furtive look at her friend Zaki Dee's Mural. This episode featured new music, classics, and also a few well-chosen Yatch Rock tunes alongside a beautiful tribute to the One and Only Prince! Get onboard and don't be afraid of heights, all you have to do is... never look down... Full Spead Ahead! Listen back to the 35th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST ( 2021 ) Caoilfhionn Rose – Paths ( 2021 ) Secret Night Gang  – The Sun ( 2016 ) BadBadNotGood  –  In Your Eyes ( 1980 ) Richie Havens  –  Dreams ( 1979 ) Wings  –  Arrow Through Me ( 2021 ) Paul Mc Cartney & Khruangbin  –  Pretty Boys ( 2021 ) Confidence Man  –  Out The Window (Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson Mix) ( 1979 ) The Osmonds  –  I, I, I ( 2005 ) Metro Area  –  Things Fall ( 1979 ) Ashra  –  Bamboo Sands ( 1979 ) Charme  –  Georgy Porgy ( 1980 ) Aretha Franklin  –  What a Fool Believes ( 1992 ) The K-Creative and Perception  –  Feed The Feeling ( 2001 ) Da Lata  –  Pra Manha (Blaze Remix) ( 1995 ) Deep Zone  –  It's Gonna Be Alright ( 1987 ) Gladys Knights & The Pips  –  Love Overboard Prince Tribute ( 1988 ) I Wish U Heaven ( 1990 ) Anotherloverholenyohead ( 2004 ) Dear Mr. Man ( 2018 ) 17 Days ( 1981 ) Do Me, Baby THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Each Balearic breakfast show has its soul, this episode breathes differently from all others. It has strong imagery, the one of a flying ship coming from nowhere and heading to unknown destinations. Thanks to their relaxed feeling (like the 2nd track), a lot of tracks help us picture the flying ship. Of course, this is the case with the opening track, Caoilfhionn Rose 's Paths , which has a profound, free and ethereal feeling. Also, the Yacht Rock tracks requested by the Balearic Family ( a new documentary just came out, if you want to expand your vinyl collection, be my guest ! ) help in picturing the ship (listen to Richie Havens 's Dreams – a nice cover of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 song – also Wing 's Arrow Through Me – and of course Charme 's  Georgy Porgy – a song originally recorded by the rock band Toto on their 1978 and first studio album, and based upon a nursery rhyme of the same name). The pinnacle of this 35th episode happens when Colleen plays Confidence Man 's Out The Window (Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson Mix) / The Osmonds'   I, I, I / Metro Area 's Things Fall / Ashra 's Bamboo Sands (which made me think of The Mysterious Cities of Gold 's soundtrack which has a close sonic signature). There's your mighty ship proudly flying in the Balearic Skies (can you hear in your head the windy sound it makes while travelling?)... A Wow Moment of the show for sure! Even during the second part of the show, the vision stays strong and realistic, pay attention to the sound effects in the tracks (xx for instance). As always, Colleen’s mixing helps the listener’s mind to picture the flying ship at several moments of this 35th episode. Closing the show with a beautiful tribute to Prince, the cleverly organised and mixed songs leave us in a dreamy mood as the Flying ship slowly disappears in the distance…

If you surf Instagram, you might have seen this nice "Balearic Clouds" account. I asked Panagiotis, who also runs a dedicated page on Facebook, a few questions! 1) Dear Panagiotis! Welcome to the Balearic Breakfast blog. We met thanks to your Instagram account, "Balearic Clouds", where you share your love for Balearic music, featuring new records/artists being issued. Your account is a great place to discover beautiful music. How did you start it all? It all began in 1984; that's when I started listening to music. In the summer of 1986, I started DJing. In 1990, I mostly worked winter/summer. 2001 was the last time I worked as a DJ. Since then, I've been doing shows on internet radios until about 2012. When social networks took off, I wanted to share my passion for music; that's when I started thinking about having my own internet space. Then my first nickname was ''findanothername''. I also had some others, and ''Balearic Clouds' is my last one. This is how " Balearic Clouds " (now Musica Balearica - 25/11/2024) came to life, along with other dedicated pages (click here too). Over time, I used Instagram (and Twitter at the time) as a place to "save" the music I liked, should I need to use it on my radio show or for a guest mixtape. Throughout all these years, I understood that the Balearic genre was what I liked the most. I also saw that many people were interested in what I was doing and followed me. So I continue sharing my love for the scene and its new music to this day - constantly - and expanding the experience to other genres, including mixtapes. 2) You also created a Facebook group! Can you tell us more about it and how it will complete your Instagram account? The Facebook group was created because many friends wanted the links and information from the posts since Instagram does not support this feature. I have started several groups on various social networks, constantly revolving around music, but they were unsuccessful, so I deleted them. Hopefully, "Balearic Clouds" will stay longer. 3) You recently started sharing guest mixtapes. Can you tell us more about your musical background? I was making guest mixtapes for years and still make them (if asked) either for friends who had their own radio shows or for various websites. As mentioned, I worked as a DJ from 1986 to 2001 in different local bars/clubs in my hometown (Lefkada) and then in Athens. I have also studied music for 13 years which allowed me to get 3 music degrees in lyrics writing, harmony and keyboards, and I also attended a Radio Production College. In my mind, there was, and still is actually, that thought that goes like: "more music, more friends"! 4) Do you have some nice Balearic Records to recommend for people who would like to get to discover the scene? First of all, I encourage our Balearic friends to visit the " Balearic Clouds " Instagram account. I'm sure they will find something to listen to! As for the question, I've always wondered how some people can distinguish between tons of music they definitely listen to and give some names... There's a lot of good music out there if you listen! You always perceive a song according to your mood. So I really can't single out some names, sorry (laughs)! If I share some now, I'm sure next week I'll get stuck with some others. If I mention names from the past I will surely do injustice to the future. I personally sometimes make playlists with the best (?) of the previous or previous months to listen to until I get stuck in the next months with something else. So forgive me, but I really feel one should keep an open musical mind and find what brings him joy! 5) Are you thinking about expanding your journey on social media? What's next for "Balearic Clouds"? I would love to expand the "Balearic Clouds" experience one day. But it may be difficult, as I work alone and without recognition. However, I met a lot of great people (radio producers, musicians, and label managers), and we exchanged views on music, some with whom I still talk to now! Allow me to thank them here again for their interest, love and support. So, "Balearic Clouds" will continue as long as there is appetite, mood, good music, and some interest in what I do. Being close to 53 now, and even if music is not my main occupation since other projects failed, this keeps me 'alive'! I would also like to thank you again, Artur, for the honour of hosting me on such a great blog like yours under the care of Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, and for allowing me to tell the world what I do for a passion. It means a lot, Really. Thank you, dear Panagiotis, for being here with us, and remember... Just be Balearic!

Worldwide FM broadcast the 34th episode of Balearic Breakfast on April 20th 2021. About this episode. – The world was still turning but people's lives stopped. With new variants rinsing, COVID was still a major threat and while vaccination campaigns started, there was nothing we could consider certain back then. France, like a few other countries, was under Lockdown. I remember the exhaustion, and an ugly lingering feeling: precious time was being lost. But that lost time, like anything else we all did lose in these troubled times, wasn't anything we could benefit from. In a nutshell, life has a way of teaching, and losing people, and things, making mistakes is a part of the experience and you can learn from it. But back then, there was nothing to learn from all of that, we didn't know what would happen, and we were caught in the undertow with no way out, hence the title of that post: unfaithful losses... Fortunately enough, we had our beloved show with our Captain and, amid troubled times, Colleen did her best to keep up hope (she launched d the request line on October, 17th) although, strangely as ever, this episode showed us how much concern there was in the Balearic Breakfast Family: this 34th episode is not the most joyous one we ever had. But we're going to dig deeper in the listening session of this post... " This morning's Balearic Breakfast is now available on Worldwide FM and my Mixcloud (link in linktree in biog) with a lot of new music and also Balearic classics as per your requests. I love doing these radio shows which is a great thing as I'm hosting 6 a month with weekly Balearic Breakfasts and my monthly Cosmodelica and Classic Album Sundays Worldwide shows. If you would like to support the radio station and its presenters, please consider joining the Worldwide Family (link in linktree in biog). You can subscribe as a member for free or for £6/ month which will support hosts like myself. And for those of you that want to join in with the Balearic Breakfast family, | stream the show live on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV channels where you can see some pretty psychedelic visuals and have a chinwag with the other attendees. It's a lot of fun. Thanks for listening!" Listen back to the 34th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 2021 ) Nashville Ambient Ensemble – Inga ( 2021 ) Fish go Deep – Suburban Key ( 1988 ) Talk Talk  – Eden ( 2021 ) Winston Neale  – Sinnerman ( 1976 ) The Upsetters  – Zion's Blood ( 1972 ) The Sylvers  – I'll Never Be Ashamed ( 2015 )  Museum of Love  – Monotronic (Baldelli & Dionigi Remix) ( 1985 )  Prince  – Pop Life ( 2021 ) Roisin Murphy  – Assimilation (Crooked Man remix) ( 2002 ) Joseph Malik  – Take it All In and Check It All Out ( 2002 ) Tulio De Piscopo's – Stop Bajon ( 2021 ) SAM – American Cars (Africanz on Marz West Coast Drive Rework) ( 2021 )  Sauco – Sun Goddess ( 1995 )  Round Two & Andy Caine – New Day (Club Vocal Mix) ( 1998 ) Joe Claussell Presents Cosmic Ritual – Come Inside (The Loft) ( 1983 ) Robert Plant  – In the Mood ( 1997 ) Primal Scream's – Star ( 1982 ) The Who  – Eminence Front ( 1980 ) Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE From the start (with Inga / Suburban Key ), you'll feel the uneasiness, everything seems to follow the flow, but nothing in the sounds and in the songs we listen to is totally free and happy. There are restrictions and tensions in there, and even more so when Talk Talk's Eden ( from their 1988 LP ) comes onto our musical scene... Everybody needs someone to live by... As I was searching for information about that song, I stumbled on this great analysis ... This song describes the inhumanity one must endure to earn god's love. The lyric 'Another destiny lies leeched Upon the ground' tells of a person's destiny being leeched, having the blood sucked out of it, that being the life. He sings 'Rage on omnipotent', we are to be terrorized by god as he rages in anger if we want to gain his love and salvation. This is a horrible thing to subject anyone to. He refers to people who can't find love or moral guidance without having to follow someone who victimizes them for their love and acceptance. That is not someone I want to follow. Quite a few interesting things here, don't you think? Colleen keeps the strange spirit alive by playing Winston Neale's Sinnerman (written by Winston and his wife) followed by The Upsetters' Zion's Blood (very apt requests and musical choices in these lost times)! A sudden burst of light steps into the show with The Sylver's I'll never be ashamed again , but, as unexpectedly as it came, it will be one of the rare pure joyous musical moments of today's episode, so take all the positivity you can from that song while it plays! Strangeness comes back quickly as I said with a spacy nugget, Monotronic took us into a flying meditative state for sure, beautifully followed by Prince's Pop Life (which incorporates a snippet of a French Nursery Rhyme – Frère Jacques) and Roisin Murphy's estranged Assimilation . Did I say we were facing Strange Times?... Colleen starts the second hour with an outstanding mix, including Joseph Malik's Take it All In and Check It All Out / Tulio De Piscopo's Stop Bajon – written by Pino Daniele and having quite a complex rhythmic structure ! (I love how she managed to insert her jingle live while keeping the musical flow steady, lovely stuff only a pro can realise...) – and then unexpectedly stretching out to Sam's American Cars . The next mini mix sees another blissful musical moment, slightly more relaxed but still retaining quite an unexpected vibe (also thanks to Colleen's DJ Skills and musical freedom 😍) with Sauco's Sun Goddess / Round Two & Andy Caine's New Day . Starting the last part of the show with Joe Claussell's Come Inside (The Loft) , surprisingly and beautifully followed by Robert Plant's In the Mood , and Primal Scream's Star (which – although containing a sadly funny mistake – openly speaks about standing for your own beliefs, which some of us did openly follow, refusing to be vaccinated and thus staying at home without a social life until the end of the pandemic...), this third mini mix ending with the incredible Eminence Front by the Who (a song from the Who's 10th studio album "It's hard", and the last one recorded with fellow musicians, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Kenney Jones) criticising the Financial elite's behaviour playing with other people's money – think about what was happening during Covid... – and showing off, never being true and always lying in every aspect of their life – more directly, and to me, the song of a young soul urging people to stop behaving childishly...). Such a crazy Classic Rock Kaleidoscope we got all lost in! The WOW Moment of the show without a shadow of a doubt! Ending the show with the quite Balearic, yet very intriguing Games Without Frontiers (a song from Peter Gabriel's 3rd studio album issued in 1980, fitting today's show perfectly as it allowed him to present some social commentary about the childish behaviour of the world leaders making life-or-death decisions on behalf of their countries...), Colleen just reminded us that, very often, you can learn something from letting the music go and losing it... At least, we had that back then...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 202nd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on November 26th 2024. About this episode. – Following her trip to New-York, where she played back-to-back with François Kevorkian, with whom she also paid tribute to the late and great Quincy Jones during a friendly radio show, Colleen then headed to Berlin where she played at the Globus Room in Tresor in Berlin on Saturday night. A few hours before that, our dear Captain published the request line on her socials, allowing the Balearic Breakfast Family to request songs for today's show. And, the least we can say, is that we all had a great time sharing music we desired to be played by Colleen! Requests included brand-new songs by artists we deeply love and true classics. What we can never anticipate is what will come of these musical suggestions, and today's show was both a cool, assertive musical moment and an adventurous and unexpected one, keeping its snowy visuals alive wherever we looked. But more about that in the listening experience part of today's post! Good Day! This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud at https://shorturl.at/MNdcH  and features your requests and a lot of new music. It was great seeing so many people on the Mixcloud Live stream chat this morning, too. Our family continues to grow and its so cool to see people from all over the globe forming friendships through music. Thank you Balearicans. A reminder that I will not be streaming next week as its my Mum’s last day in London before returning to The States. This weekend we are heading up to Scotland and I’m looking forward to seeing some of you at Coorie Doon. And I look forward to seeing some of you at our London Loft party the following weekend on 8th December. On that tip, many of you have told me you are not receiving our email invitations. Please have a look in your inbox for invitations from thelondonloft@loftparty.org and if you don’t see one and want to join us please send us an email. But for now, kick back and enjoy today’s show with music from Caixa Cubo   ROGÊ   Far Out Recordings   Lumberjacks in Hell   Danny Krivit   Floating Points   Fat Freddy's Drop  Ray Mang Michael Kiwanuka  Ilya Santana MUSIC FOR DREAMS  @lumberjacksinhell Stee Downes   Jamiroquai   Black Science Orchestra   Charlotte & Reinhard   Ezra Collective   Salsoul Records   IRMA Records   Listen back to the 202nd episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 2024 ) Caixa Cubo – A Rocha ( 2024 ) Michael Kiwanuka – Rebel Soul ( 2020 ) Hermanos Gutiérrez   – Mesa Redonda ( 2024 ) Charlotte & Reinhard   – My Love ( 2024 ) Fat Freddy's Drop   – Oldemos ( 1977 ) Elkie Brooks   – Night Bird ( 1977 ) The Brothers Johnson   – Strawberry Letter 23 ( 1980 ) Renée   – Lay Me Down ( 1986 ) William Pitt   – City Lights ( 1992 ) Jamiroquai   – When You Gonna Learn ( 2024 ) Ezra Collective   – Everybody ( 2024 ) Erin Collective (ft Devon Miles)   – Resistance ( 2024 ) Rogê  – A Forca ( 2015 ) Maalem Mahoud Guinia, James Holden & Floating Points   – Marhaba ( 1992 ) Black Science Orchestra   – Where Were You (Back to Philly Mix) ( 2024 ) Ilya Santana   – Cosmovision (Disco Version) ( NOL ) Lyma   – The Fool Ain't Me (Ray Mang Remix) ( 2004 ) Salsoul Orchestra   – Salsoul Rainbow (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) ( 1976 ) Maynard Ferguson   – Pagliacci ( 2011 ) Luvbirds (ft. Stee Downes)  – Want You In My Soul THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE A positive, somewhat slow but affirming opener, Caixa Cuba 's A Rocha perfectly sets the tone of today's show, easily allowing the listener to picture beautiful landscapes under light falling snow. Happiness was everywhere, in the music, of course, but also in the chatgroup, where the Balearic Family felt as one, returning to Colleen's beloved record room. This feeling of belonging and of walking under the falling snow kept evolving as Michael Kiwanuka 's Rebel Soul entered Balearic Breakfast's musical scene (a song about how we deal with our insecurities ). Michael Kiwanuka's new album is calmer than its predecessors, it is more open, there is a constant light in the music and especially in the title song, Small Changes. “Then you get told what the boundaries are by the media or whatever is around you and you start to believe a lie, essentially. Think about impostor syndrome – for that to happen, you have to feel like there’s a door that you’re allowed to go in and out of. If you realise those doors shouldn’t – or don’t – exist, you can’t impose any more. You’re free to go anywhere. Stay inspired, stay vibrant – just be open, like an eight- or 12-year-old. It’s the hardest thing, but that’s how you keep yourself excited. And that,” he concludes, “is how you make nice music.” (Michael Kiwanuka) The next song, Hermanos Gutiérrez's Mesa Redonda , perfectly follows Rebel Soul. Its key is close to Kiwanuka's compositions, thus perfectly blending into today's episode. This showcases how much Colleen knows the artist's music she plays! Charlotte & Reinhard 's My Love expands today's show visuals, keeping the positive and free feeling the show lends to the listener's ears (the song's lyrics directly add to the positive feeling too). Many of the songs featured in today's episode share a common intellectual approach by putting landscapes, nature and visions of destiny through decisions that must be taken at the core of their existence, always keeping a positive mindset. That's very interesting and must be noted here. Although Fat Freddy 's Drop 's Oldemos ("a cinematic desert ride" 😉 – the band is on tour ) is slightly more worried, it keeps the visuals intact and positivity is never too far away (winning the first WOW Effect of today's episode), perfectly representing the way the band worked on the album : "Slo Mo is a more purely-studio creation, with 'Oldemos' coming to life over drum loops courtesy of Riki Gooch, and slap bass on 'Getting Late' played by Tyrone McCarthy. The album is also sequenced to reflect a live show, moving from the reggae bounce of 'Next Stop' and 'Stand Straight' to the techno pulse of closing track 'I Don't Want to See You'. Mu says songwriting is always democratic, but "in the studio there are definitely stronger personalities that will make the calls. And that's good I think, and we all respect each other, and know each other enough, that there's not too many egos getting in the way." Please, don't search for negativity in the next song, as Elkie Brooks ' Night Bird embraces everything the show laid out since its beginning! For your information, Elkie Brooks recently embarked on her Long Farewell tour . Keeping the energy flowing, Colleen then selected The Brothers Johnson 's Strawberry Letter 23 , a cover of Shuggie Otis' 1971 song , making a very nice tribute to Quincy Jones who produced this love letter song and the album on which it is featured, perfectly followed by Renée 's Lay Me Down , William Pitt's City Lights (a song I featured in the tribute mix dedicated to the show) and Jamiroquai 's When You Gonna Learn ! Did you hear Colleen's astounding precision in this snowy mix? Can you see the Snow Falling now? It's everywhere! Pure Musical Beauty right here folks!! Today's show's second hour will propose a change, musically speaking, and a very interesting one as we shall see. Starting with Ezra Collective 's Everybody , a track embodying unity like no other , Colleen then plays Erin Collective 's Resistance , followed by Roge 's A Forca (proposing a beautiful musical twist while still keeping the rhythm intact!), and ending this small set with Maalem Mahoud Guinia, James Holden & Floating Points' Marhaba ( (مرحبا) a common greeting used by Arabic-speaking people. Levantine people (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan) use it to mean Hello and Welcome. Christians believe Marhaba has roots in the Syriac (Aramaic, Assyrian) language and was by the first Christians. Mar refers to God/Master and Haba means love, and translating loosely to God’s love, or God is love. Marhaba is also certainly related to the Arabic root رخب (rḥb) 'to welcome'). This last song is astounding as it proposes a very realistic recording, blended with a futuristic approach with the use of synthesisers (being very close in rhythm and tonality to Lil' Louis French Kiss), allowing the DJ to include it in a broader set... As we approach the end of today's show, Colleen is going to take us into an unexpected, dancy and futuristic musical moment, starting with Black Science Orchestra 's Where Were You (Back to Philly Mix) , followed by the astounding Cosmovision (Disco Version) by Ilya Santana  (Supernature in the mix, anyone?😁), the very 90's sounding The Fool Ain't Me (Ray Mang Remix) by Lyma ! A WOW Effect moment in all of its glory for sure as far as I'm concerned!! I really wasn't expecting such a musical twist in today's episode! But the best is yet to come with the next two songs: starting with Salsoul Orchestra 's Salsoul Rainbow (Danny Krivit Re-Edit ), Colleen then plays Maynard Ferguson's Pagliacci which came to me as a total surprise as I knew the Aria from the Italian Opera's by heart (it has also been famously covered by Queen in their It's a hard life song). What I didn't know was that my favourite trumpet player ever recorded such an astounding version! In an interview about her father's life, who sadly passed away in 2006, and when asked if she had a favourite track played by her father, Wilder said : " Pagliacci !! Maynard really loved this tune and when he played it at some huge fairground he climbed up this big cliff, that formed the back of the stage and finished the tune up there. It was such a crazy thing to do, but he was really having fun." Of course, as a Pavarotti fan, I can't resist putting here his own astounding, mindblowing version of Ruggero Leoncavallo's Vesti La Giubba . Were we talking about... Positivity? ... I declaim! While taken with delirium,I do not know what I am saying,or what I am doing! Yet it is necessary, I must force myself! Bah! Are you not a man? Thou art Pagliacci (clown)! Put on your costume and apply make up to your face. The people pay, and they want to laugh. And if Harlequin invites away Colombina laugh, Pagliaccio (clown), and everyone will applaud! Turn the spasms and tears into jokes, The tears and pain into grimaces, Ah! Laugh, Pagliaccio (clown), your love is broken! Laugh of the pain, that poisons your heart! If you want to discover more about Maynard Ferguson I can only recommend you listen to his double live album, Live at Jimmy's , it's simply astounding (it is featured in this mix from 18min on). With Luvbirds' Want You In My Soul , Colleen ends the show just the way she started it... with an affirmed positivity... Oh, did you notice? It's not Winter yet, but... It started Snowing already... Fun fact: During the stream, at the favor of an informatic bug I believe, our friend's logo " Balearic Clouds " appeared for a few minutes. I felt it was a great occasion to let you know that our dear Panagiotis is still going strong, publishing covers of brand new Balearic albums on his instagram account. Follow him at Musica Balearica !

Worldwide FM broadcast the 32nd episode of Balearic Breakfast on April 6th 2021. About this show. – As you may already know, I listen to each Balearic Breakfast show as if it were an actual album, trying to seize its profound nature. When listening to this 31st edition of Balearic Breakfast, an image very quickly came to my mind: one of colourful soundwaves moving in rhythm and taking me through their never-ending journey! This mental image is strengthened by the musical and rhythmical unity this very episode possesses! When I say this, I mean that the music slowly grows, and evolves without rhythmic "accidents", allowing you to totally dive in. There is also something more I wanted to stress, something I did not mention before (each post has to be unique and useful, right? ^^), but when I say there is a rhythmical unity in this episode, I mean it and I am going to prove it right now: whenever Colleen speaks, play a little game in your mind. Keep the rhythm of the just-played track in your head and listen to the one following Colleen's speech... 90% of the time, unless she voluntarily changes musical styles and rhythms, you'll be able to hear a continuity, especially in the second part of the show! Listen back to the 31st edition of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Tame Impala – Yes I’m changin' The books ft. Jose Gonzales – Cello Song Curiosity Killed the Cat – Red Lights The B-52s – Deep Sleep Annabel Lamb – Riders on the Storm The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt Ramsey Lewis – Spring High Jaki Whitren & John Cartwright – Stay Cool (Al Usher remix) The Cure – Hot Hot Hot (Francois K remix) Edgar Winter Group – Above and beyond Christopher Cross – Ride Like the Wind Chain Reaction – Dance Freak Cloud One – Disco Juice Frankie goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome (alternate reality mix) Incognito – Port Louis (United Future Organization remix) Mondo Grasso ft Monday Michiru – Star Suite (shelter remix by Blaze) John Talabot – When the past was present Prince – Sometimes it snows in April Prince – Gold (alternate radio version) DETAILED PLAYLIST The beautiful show opener perfectly represents the title of this post. With its long and dreamy harmonies, combined with a steady beat, Tame Impala – Yes I’m changin' [ 2015 - Discogs ] allows you to picture the Balearic soundwaves dancing to the rhythm of the music! Far out Magazine cleverly analysed the song, stating, "There’s a hazy centre to the instrumentation that propels the song: the lifting synths that keep the song from becoming too weighty or turgid. Parker’s predilections towards psychedelics or swimming during recording breaks often play an important role in the feeling of the tracks he creates. ‘Yes I’m Changing’ creates a lyrical and musical state of uncertainty and transition, but there’s an underlying feeling of contentment and acceptance that keeps the song buoyant." In retrospect, though, this first song is the most airy and dreamy one of the whole lot, the other songs, though they have that adventurous imagery too, don't have that positive and calm "reach to eternity" kind of feeling, which also helps you to understand why Colleen chose it to start the show! Taken from the incredible double LP Music For A French Elevator And Other Oddities , The books ft. Jose Gonzales – Cello Song [ 2013 - Bandcamp ] is a perfect example of the pictural strength music can have as it keeps the Balearic soundwave well and alive in our imagination thanks to its short and ever-changing notes, almost feeling like small drops of rain falling on a roof. We should add here that the original song, by Nick Drake, taken from the 1969 classic album that is "Fives Leaves Left" , deals with personal struggles but also with musical imagery, thus lending a hand to this post. When digging further, one can find a lot of nice analyses about this song ; ultimately, to me, the Cello here acts as a "Bridge over trouble water" ... Though the next song has a slower rhythm, Curiosity Killed the Cat – Red Lights [ 1987 - Discogs ] has a similar sonic signature to the show opener and keeps the flow relaxed and absolutely free; listen to the lyrics, you might just find something interesting in there (laughs!). The next two songs have a more "salsa" vibe feeling, slightly more punchy; they allow you to venture further down our musical road with a slightly more "concerned" touch. Using a sample from Martin Denny's Quiet Village musical piece, The B-52s – Deep Sleep [ 1991 - Discogs ] is a track dealing with dreams, its musical anxiousness being enhanced by the strange and not so easy to interpret lyrics, followed by the incredible doors cover that is Annabel Lamb – Riders on the Storm [ 1983 - Discogs ] . Talking about the song in an interview, Ray Manzarek (who played the piano on this cover), said: " Ji m knew he was going to Paris. He hadn’t told anybody before we did this vocal. He was singing his love to Pam. He was trying to wipe out in his mind, the killer on the road… ‘His world on you depends, our life will never end, gotta love your man.’ Isn’t that the ultimate love? ” . Were we talking about long, sustained, dreamy notes and a somewhat worried musical tone? There you go, catch the Balearic Soundwaves! There would be no Balearic Breakfast without our Musical Captain. She seizes the very profound nature of our requests and creates pictures out of them. The next 9 songs absolutely embody that musical unity (Through Colleen's explanations, keep the music in your mind and see how much this section of the show is musically glued together). Starting with The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt [ 1981 - Discogs ] , we then move on to Ramsey Lewis – Spring High [ 1977 - Discogs ] , which makes me think of the track "Workout" that can be found on Cerrone's IX album from 1982. Keeping the steady rhythm, Colleen takes us higher with Jaki Whitren & John Cartwright – Stay Cool (Al Usher remix) [ 2013 - Bandcamp ] , mixing it very nicely with The Cure – Hot Hot Hot (Francois K remix) [ 1988 - Discogs ] and then bringing the absolute classic that is Edgar Winter Group – Above and beyond [ 1979 - Discogs ] - that can also be found on the incredible 2020 compilation "Love Saves the Day 2" , curated by Tim Lawrence. This very part of the show won the first Wow effect without a shadow of a doubt! There comes the moment I was referring to in the beginning of this post: Colleen takes the time to talk about the tracks, but, when preparing for the show, she is Musically driven and makes choices that allow Music to Flow! We then have another set of perfectly chosen tracks with Christopher Cross – Ride Like the Wind [ 1979 - Discogs ] on which Colleen wore the Captain's hat the Lioncub offered her (no kidding!), followed by Chain Reaction – Dance Freak [ 1980 - Discogs ] and Cloud One – Disco Juice [ 1977 - Discogs ] ; the Balearic Soundwaves taking a tremendously speedy road with Frankie goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome (alternate reality mix) [ 1985 - Discogs ] - the second Wow effect of this 31st edition of Balearic Breakfast! Still keeping the speedy rhythm she adopted whilst playing FGTH, Colleen chose Incognito – Port Louis (United Future Organization remix) [ 2000 - Discogs ] as a natural follow-up and kept it heavy with Mondo Grasso ft Monday Michiru – Star Suite (shelter remix by Blaze) [ 2001 - Discogs ] ! What a mix she did here!! Colleen then slowed down the tempo a bit with John Talabot – When the Past Was Present [ 2012 - Bandcamp ] – read an interview here – and dedicated the last two songs of this beautiful show to Prince with Sometimes it snows in April [ 1986 - Discogs ] – another song about hope in troubled times picturing music's strength in our lives, beautifully covered by the French duo Native on their 1995 studio album – and Gold (alternate radio version) [ 1986 - Discogs ] which, to me, spiritually extends the previous song, obviously acting here as a musical coda, allowing the Balearic Soundwaves to dance one last time in the darkness... Do you Feel the Love at the end of this show? I can tell you that on the chat, we all wished our friend a very Happy Birthday! Once again, this episode showed our unity, we loved what we were doing all together in these troubled times and we were not Ready to Stop!!!

Worldwide FM broadcast the 31st episode of Balearic Breakfast on March 30th 2021. About this show. – The title of this episode came to me towards the end of the listening session. It didn't immediately occur to me, but when listening to the show again, it made perfect sense. A lot of the tracks played by Colleen have that direct (or indirect) reference to the waltz. Knowing that she was still catching on to some of our springtime requests , and listening to her introduction to the show, it all fell logically into place. Contrasting with the situation that a lot of countries were experiencing on the Covid front back then, this 30th episode of Balearic Breakfast is a relaxed one ; it will allow you to ease out, fly away, and find your new life in a never-ending Waltz... Listen back to the 30th edition of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST Mark Hollis – The Daily Planet Caoilfhionn Rose – Being Human Fontän – Early Morning (feat. Studio) The Style Council – The Lodgers (Or she was only a Shopkeeper's Daughter) The Blackbyrds – April Showers Arthur Russell – In the Light of the Miracle Silver Pozzoli – Around My Dreams Ned Doheny – To prove my love Oby Onyioha – Enjoy your life Joe Simon – Love Vibration Womack & Womack – Conscious of My Conscience (Ashley Beedle edit) Desmond and the Tutus – Kiss You on the Cheek (King of Town Remix) Dan Kye – Raro Mental Remedy – The Sun. The Moon. Our Souls (Sacred Rhythm Version) Cesaria Evora – Carnaval de Sao Vincete (Jazzy Carnaval mix by François Kevorkian & Joe Claussell) Seawind – Pra Vosé Roisin Murphy – Ancora Ancora Ancora Nitin Sawhney – Exile THE DETAILED PLAYLIST Starting the show with two beautiful slow jams allowing us to dive into the music ( Mark Hollis – The Daily Planet / Caoilfhionn Rose – Being Human ) , Colleen sets the picture with a nice dose of delicacy. Mark Hollis' last album was issued in 1998 and it showcases how delicate he was, and, interestingly enough, had always been even in his "Talk Talk" years (this is a feeling... and it is there even in songs like "It's my life"). Mark told Dutch magazine Music Minded in April 1998 “I wanted to make a record where you can’t hear when it has been made. Two albums that I really like are Sketches Of Spain and Porgy And Bess, records that Miles Davis made with Gil Evans. They used arrangements and a loose manner of playing [their instruments] for a clear atmosphere and suggestiveness. I wanted to create that as well.” There is a nice page to visit that presents this last album. "Being Human" is a beautiful and calm track that can be found on Caoilfhionn Rose's latest album to date, Awaken . By the way, she has a beautiful website, head over there . I absolutely love how, following these two tracks, Colleen steadily "strengthens up" the pace with the third song ( Fontän – Early Morning (feat. Studio) ) , which is slightly slower but thicker in its sonic structure, without leaving the two other songs' power behind. We're in springtime's arms, and the rhythm keeps on rising without losing a nice dose of fresh air ( The Style Council – The Lodgers ), (though this song really seems to be a protest one). Taken from their 1985 album "Our Favourite Shop" , the song really is a scathing attack on the class system and the lies told to keep present society together. Through different settings, Weller attacks the central lie, which he saw as if you play along and toe the line, you would come out on top. Society requires you to sell your integrity for the chance. Dee C. Lee who is brilliant on the entire album really shines on this track, and there is a stellar jazz interlude that is not to be missed. The track is a brilliant juxtapostioning of the commonly offered doggerel and reality. “The Lodgers” is Weller begging for some kind of wake-up call and change (talking about spring?)... Talking about fresh air, the next act just feels at its place ( The Blackbyrds – April Showers ). Stylistically , this song is close to Johnny Mathis' musical universe, without a shadow of a doubt! Taken from the 1974 studio album "Flying Start" , this song fits the show as a glove, both musically a nd spiritually! Do you feel how much all of the tracks share a somewhat light ( Arthur Russell – In the Light of the Miracle ) and resolutely positive ( Silver Pozzoli – Around My Dreams ) approach? Taken from his posthumous 1994 album, "Another Thought" , " In the Light of the Miracle" seems to share a common spirit with its predecessor in the show, take the time to read the lyrics of these two songs, the idea of a "new life" after someone's death seems to be there ... (for a nicely written review of the album, read here) . And, since we're talking about starting a "new life", dreams seem to fully be a part of that, especially when you're in love! For your musical information, Silver Puzzoli's "Around my Dreams" , was covered by the Belgian duo Kazino , comprised of Nicolas Finn & Pierre-Henri Steyt and was a hit in its own right ( reaching the top 10 in Belgium and France )! Colleen's delicate touch makes wonders as she takes us to the next song ( Ned Doheny – To Prove My Love ) – which isn't as lyrically positive as its predecessors though musically it takes us to a beautiful field of flowers, of course, dancing! Taken from Ned's 1979 studio album Prone, released in the United Kingdom and Japan, featuring a vocal chorus that Ned had not originally intended on using , the song became an underground dance hit in the U.K., receiving a 12-inch disco single pressing . “[It] was a big dance record in England, and I had no idea about it. It would have never enjoyed what it enjoyed in England if that vocal had not been there. I know that” . Keeping things light, we fly to the two next two songs ( Oby Onyioha – Enjoy Your Life / J oe Simon – Love Vibration ) that really gave this show its absolute Wow Moment ! Oh, how much we all love these "small mixes" Colleen does during Balearic Breakfast! There you have it, in all of its perfection: this small mix (comprised of 4 well-mixed songs, without anything being forced musically nor rhythmically), really gave us all the Joy we needed, and it explains why I had to create this blog! You discover tracks you don't know in a beautiful musical context and you just fly away from life's problems! For your information, Oby Onyioha's "Enjoy Your Life" was recently issued in the beautiful triple lp compilation, Doing It In Lagos . And, sadly, Joe was to pass away at the end of this year on December 13 2021. "Love Vibration" was, of course, issued as a Maxi back in 1979. We just started the second hour of the show, and no signs of slowing down our beautiful Springtime dance ( Womack & Womack – Conscious of My Conscience (Ashley Beedle Edit) ). Can you see yourself dancing with a beautiful Lady in a white dress as the following track arrives with its realistic clappings and its very Balearic nature ( Desmond and the Tutus – Kiss You on the Cheek )? We're in for another great moment of this show as the music flows, and the small counterpoint in the mixing is just absolutely perfect and enhances the following track ( Dan Kye – Raro ). Music is silence, and Colleen never furiously blends tracks together at all costs, when needed, when lets them breathe, respecting each track's "soul"; this is exactly what happens here ( Mental Remedy – The Sun. The Moon. Our Souls (Sacred Rhythm Version) ). Once again, these beautiful musical moments are rarely heard on other shows! With the last part of the show arriving, you should, by now, feel this post's title in your soul... ( Cesaria Evora – Carnaval de Sao Vincete (Jazzy Carnaval mix) / Seawind – Pra Vosé ) . Of course, we didn't hear a single True Waltz during the show, but, nonetheless, its freedom lingers upon this show (strengthened by the next two songs, Roisin Murphy – Ancora Ancora Ancora / Nitin Sawhney – Exile ). For your information, "Ancora Ancora Ancora" was famously covered in France by the great Nicole Croisille , the original song only being issued as a single and not being part of any studio album, though Mina sang it live in 1978... In the times we were facing, this 30th episode of Balearic Breakfast was like a bottle of liberty, mixed with a much-needed dose of Fresh Air, far away from the depressing news... And believe us, it perfectly did what it had to do... Watch Nitin Sawhney's interview with Colleen here:

Worldwide FM broadcast the 30th episode of Balearic Breakfast on March 23rd 2021. Introduction. – For this new, and back then 29th, episode of Balearic Breakfast, Colleen suggested that we celebrate Spring. She wrote on her socials when posting the request line picture: "Good morning and Happy Spring Equinox! The request line is open for Tuesday's Balearic Breakfast and let's give springtime some love. We played Spring Affair on the show already but I know you can stretch your imagination." Guided by this very "natural" idea, the Balearic Breakfast Family responded with great requests and, as always, the final show embodied the Balearic Vibe absolutely, on every level. Both the mixes crafted by Colleen and the requested songs helped in creating a 2-hour show that flew by like a dream... About this show. – When listening, you should be able to feel, in every song played during this show, that light Balearic wind, seeing yourself flying on a microlight plane! It's a very lightweight show, an "easy listening" Balearic trip for sure (Bebel Gilberto's "Tanto Tempo" track embodies this show so well)! This show also includes one of the most joyful tracks ever requested (by yours truly ha!) during Balearic Breakfast "Sing to Me Mama" by the French singer, radio and TV presenter, Karen Cheryl! A track every disco lover should know by heart :-) I remember sending Colleen the vinyl because she played, on a previous show, a track that used Karen Cheryl's Backing track ( "Pantera" by Jutro Moundo), and since I love that song so much I just could not refrain from sending that 45 maxi rpm to my beloved DJ (plus the lyrics do evoque springtime, ha!). That's the magic of Balearic Breakfast! Listen back to the 29th episode of Balearic Breakfast: Useful links. – Classic Album Sunday's page about Max Richter's recomposed version of Antoni Vivaldi's "4 seasons". PLAYLIST Max Richter – Spring (The 4 Seasons recomposed) Deep Forest – Sweet Lullaby (Symphonic version) Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart – Bomba (Miles Away mix) Herbie Hancock – Heartbeat Troy Walsh – Animal Talk Cantoma – Alive (feat. Bing Ji Ling) Primavera - Santana Joao Selva – Meu Mundo Marcel King – Reach for Love (New York Remix) Karen Cheryl – Sing to me Mama New Order – Everything's Gone Green Double – Woman of the World (Long Instr. version) Sweet Blindness – Mighty Pope Sylvester – Do you wanna Funk with me? Elements of Life – Sunshine (Joe Clausell Extended mix) Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo (Peter Kruder Remix) Shirley Finney – Lovely Day, Just a Little Talk with Jesus Cyantific – Woman A man called Adam – Easter Song (Cafe Del Mar version)

Worldwide FM broadcast the 29th episode of Balearic Breakfast on March 16th 2021. Sometimes, the title of a show comes from a slightly different place than usual. When listening to these "first" Balearic Breakfast episodes, I, sadly enough, still have the "COVID-19" light flashing in my memory... Strangely enough, this title has, intellectually speaking, a dual meaning. The first one is of course what the show itself "sends" to me, and this episode is absolutely Balearic in its spirit. I don't feel like I can take a more precise image of it other than the one of a musical trip because of the songs played. So, we are close to the definition of the Vortex, which really is " a mass of fluid (such as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the centre of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action ". The second interpretation, a more indirect one, finds its logic when you take into account the other definition of what is a vortex "a dangerous or bad situation in which you become more and more involved and from which you cannot escape" . And this is where I stopped, asking myself, " Can you use this word and link it to this episode? " But I quickly loved the duality of the title, bringing up what the show was all about, helping us to fight that other reality the Balearic Breakfast Family was experiencing, with a huge amount of resilience, and hope, but also loads of sadness and despair, not to mention courage, we all had tremendous courage. So I kept this title. And it is so true that the times were at a cross point where some of us were going out of lockdown (Great Britain) whereas others were about to experience a new period of constraints (France)... Listen back to the 28th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST David Baron – Ashokan Dreams Nina Simone – Baltimore Sade – Soldier of Love War – Low Rider Allez allez – African Queen Maze & Frankie Beverly – Joy and Pain Teena Marie – Revolution Dee Dee Bridgewater – Sweet Rain Drizabone – Real Love Rhinanna – World Love Rudy Norman – Back to the Streets (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) Luke Temple – Katie Stevie Nicks – Stand Back Joe Jackson – Steppin Out Deep Dish – Stay Gold Soul Renegades – Speak to me (James L'Estraunge Orchestra Mix) Teddy Pendergrass – Get up, Get down, Get Funky, Get Loose D-Train – You're the one for me George Duke – I want you for myself Bohannon – Have a Good Day

Worldwide FM broadcast the 28th episode of Balearic Breakfast on March 9th 2021. For the very first themed Balearic Breakfast, Colleen invited the family members to request songs featuring female musicianship in celebration of International Women’s Day (a day during which women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political); and boy did we all happily oblige! When Colleen puts the "request line" on her socials a few days before the show, it is always an event for all of us. We really take this as a game, seeing friends requesting songs and being like, « Of course! How did I not think about that one, and that one , argh ! » (laughs)! As said in the previous post, discovering new music, or music you have never heard before, is really a key element of the show. This was the case here while discovering the great Millie Jackson! I still remember I stopped working to listen to her singing « If Loving You Is Wrong» (also famously and oh how perfectly covered by the great Percy Sledge). Boy, that ending got me down on my knees, and I listened to the whole "Caught Up" album in the dark the same night! What an experience it has been! With Colleen’s touch, this show demonstrates how well music can flow when a selector knows his thing; the following track, «Speak Low,» is a perfect example of how to keep a vibe on float! Recorded in 1956, this song sadly showcases Billie Holliday’s already strained voice. Also, Colleen got a little bit more "Political" than before, but we always learn a thing or two thanks to this! Colleen also shared with us a playlist posted on Spotify (which you can find here ) celebrating music created by women, showcasing how much they had to share in this " Man's Man's Man's World " of ours, not to mention Colleen's book, published on November 2019, 18th, which still is available for purchase! On a side note, when listening back to this 27th edition of Balearic Breakfast, I noticed that Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow" shared some similarities to a Polish rock song by 'Perfect' entitled "Lokomotywa Z Ogłoszenia" (listen to the guitar notes)! Listen back to the 27th edition of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Kate Bush – This Woman's Work Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda (feat. Pharoah Sanders) Millie Jackson – If loving you is wrong Billie Holiday – Speak Low (Bent Remix) David Axelrod – The Smile Esperanzan Spalding – Judas Joni Mitchell – Black Crow Barbara Keith – All along the Watchtower Ursula Rucker – Supa Sista Letta Mbulu – Nomalizo Sly & Robbie – Fever Grace Jones – Feel Up (UK 12" Version) Gina X Performance – Nice Mover Yoko Ono & Spiritualized – Walking On Thin Ice Tracey Thorn – It's all true Carole King – Disco Tech ESG – Dance Nina Simone – Here comes the sun (François K Remix) Chaka Khan – I'm Every Woman