Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 117th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December, 20th 2022. About this episode. – After the poignant show dedicated to Ukraine, Colleen decided to end the year on a more balearic note, asking us, on december, 17th 2022 to chose songs we discovered through the show: "It’s the last Balearic Breakfast of the year this coming Tuesday from 10am to high noon GMT on my Mixcloud Live & Twitch TV. This show is a recap of our favourite tunes of 2022 so please nominate a song you discovered through or requested for the show. I can’t wait to see your suggestions! And I want to give a very big thank you to the Balearic Breakfast family. Your support throughout the year, especially after Worldwide FM hit the pause button, and your musical curiosity and passion is a lifeline to me. I can’t even express in words how much it means to me. Thank you 🙏" With a more relaxed soul, and a slightly longer running time, the first part of today's show has a wandering soul (still allowing Colleen to keep a beautiful musical unity, listen for instance how much Yu Su's Little Birds , Moonbath is close to Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra's San Diego 😉 ) while the second part is much more upfront and solid, with an incredible Soulful groove (notably containing 3 (yes 3!!) beautiful mini mixes that will make you dance without the shadow of a doubt) ! If you ask me, this episode is in my top ten 😍 On december 20th, 2022, a few hours after the show took place, Colleen posted on her socials the following message: "The last Balearic Breakfast of the year is now up on my Mixcloud. For this show I asked you to contribute your favourite songs from Balearic Breakfast in 2022 and some are songs released this year by artists like Ron Trent, Khruangbin, Rheinzand, Sam Redmore, Mountain of One and Nightlands and others are older tunes that you discovered on the show over the last 12 months by artists like Shuya Okino, Pilooski, Phil Mison, Ashley Beedle, Yu Su, The Reflex, Marxist Love Disco Ensemble, Mark E Quark and more. There are also a couple of previews of songs featured on the forthcoming Balearic Breakfast 2 compilation which will come out on Heavenly Recordings in Spring 2023. And of course a tribute to the late Terry Hall may he rest in peace. It has been quite a year for Balearic Breakfast. A big thank you to Jeff, Danny and Daisy at Heavenly Recordings and to all of you who bought the first compilation - I really appreciate your support. I also want to thank Gilles Peterson, Simon Goffe and the entire Worldwide FM team for their support of the show and I hope one day Worldwide FM will release the pause button. But until that time, I’m happy hosting the show on my Mixcloud Live and thank you for following me - the number of people joining in on the live video chat has been inspirational. I also want to thank my dedicated husband Adam for getting up early every Tuesday morning to set up the cameras, the lights and the stream. You may have noticed there were no cameras today but that’s because he got back home in the middle of the night after playing in Thailand over the weekend so I give him extra credit for getting up early to set up the stream. And the biggest thank you goes to the Balearic Breakfast Family. I have been hosting radio shows for four decades and this show is one of my favourites to host. Maybe because it was launched during the pandemic, it has deep emotional connection and I appreciate the contributions of each and every one of you. Your support means the world to me. I’ll be back hosting Balearic Breakfast on my Mixcloud Live on Tuesday, the 10th January. Until then, I wish you all a wonderful holiday." Listen back to the 117th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 1978 ) Pharoah Sanders – As You Are ( 2022 ) Nightlands  – Down here ( 1972 ) Labi Siffre  – Cannock Chase ( 2019 ) Yu Su  – Little Birds, Moonbath ( 1985 ) Godley & Creme – Wet Rubber Soup Recycled ( 2008 ) Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra  – San Diego ( 2022 )  A mountain of One  – Custards Last Stand ( 2022 ) Khruangbin & Leon Bridges  – B Side ( 2019 ) HF International – I can't go for that (No Can Do) (feat. KASHIF) Kaoru Inoue Extended Disco Dub Remix ( 1983 ) The The  – Giant ( 2021 ) Ennio Morricone  –   Amore Come Dolore (Needs Remix) ( 2022 ) Sam Redmore (feat. Lumi HD)  –   Just Can't Wait ( 2008 ) Dolle Jolle  –   Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Doll Mix) ( 2022 ) Rheinzand  –   Facciamo L'amore (Scorpio Twins Remix) ( 2020 ) Mark E. Quark  – Doin it Right (Slo Mo Edit) ( 2021 ) Shuya Okino (feat. Navasha Daya)  – Still in Love (The Reflex Extended Remix) ( 2022 ) Marxist Love Disco Ensemble  – Brumaire ( 2022 ) Ron Trent (feat. Khruangbin) – Flos Potentia ( 2020 ) Lady Blackbird  – Beware The Strangers (Ashley Beedle's 'North Street West' Remix) ( 1981 ) The Specials  – Ghost Town (Extended Version) COLLEEN'S PRESENTATION I Two titans of music, Phyllis Hyman and Pharoah Sanders with the song As You Are, featured on the late saxophonist's 1978 LP, Love Will Find a Way, which not only features a late singer, Phyllis Hyman, but also Norman Connors, amongst others. And I believe that was initially a request by Bert Francois, who is a diehard Phyllis Hyman fan for good reason. It was requested for this show by Rob That Primitive Sound. Good morning, Belaricans, and welcome to the last Belaric Breakfast of the year. I'm Colleen Cosmo Murphy, taking you until a bit after high noon, as I can't fit all of your requests in two hours today. And as I'm hosting on my own Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV rather than a radio station, I have more freedom and can go over the time limit. So I hope you can hang out a bit longer than usual today. Now, this past year, we have lost many musicians, including Pharoah Sanders, Christine McVie, Klaus Schulz, Irene Cara, Julie Cruz, Vangelis, and recently, Manuel Gottsching. And I know we didn't do a tribute to him, as I already had a Ukrainian end and end of year special planned. But if you have time over the holidays, you can check out my interview with him about his masterpiece, E2E4, as a podcast on the Classic Album Sundays website. And sadly, yesterday, we lost another great, Terry Hall of Fun Boy 3, The Color Field, and The Specials. And we'll pay tribute to him later in the show, too. But the cosmic sphere of music keeps on revolving, making way for new artists, new albums, and new songs. And for today's show, I asked you for your favorite songs that you discovered on Bolero Breakfast. And initially, I was intending for it to be a recap of 2022's best releases. But you had other ideas and suggested tracks that you discovered on the show in the past year. And I thought that was rather nice and roll with it. So it really doesn't matter when something came out. If it's a new discovery, it feels fresh. And I had quite a few eureka moments this year, thanks to your requests. Now, one of my personal discoveries from the show is a new album that evokes the spirit of two bands that I adore, Tame Impala and The War on Drugs. And when it was suggested this summer, I went out and bought the album and was not disappointed. Nightlounds is Dave Hartley, a native of Philadelphia, who relocated to Asheville, an artsy cultural small city nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, where the pace of life is a bit slower. And you can hear this on Hartley's sophomore release, Moonshine, released in July this year. It's a beautiful album, and you can find out more on the Nightlands Bandcamp. And it includes this little treasure down here. II La Vie Sifre with Mechanic Chase, which is a beautiful park in the Midlands. And that was requested by Kieran McCann, who said it was his most listened to track this year. How did I not know this before? And I agree with you, Kieran, as I admittedly didn't know his work before either, probably because he doesn't have the same kind of profile in America. At least that's my excuse. And I actually discovered him via our daughter, Ariana. And then I went down a rabbit hole, which is one of the things I love about this show, as it's a portal for sonic exploration. Anyways, that song was from the British singer-songwriter-guitarist's classic 1972 LP, Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. And it has a new box set reissue on the horizon coming out early 2023, and I'll be snapping that up. The album also features his song, It Must Be Love, which became a major hit for Madness in the following decade. And if you have access to BBC iPlayer, here is some holiday viewing for you. A one-hour documentary called Imagine. Labisifre, this is my song. So I think I'm going to watch that one again. Okay. This next artist is one I found through Balearic Breakfast when I played her remix of transient or transient version of Plant Life by Parke Courts. And then somebody requested one of her own songs for our International Women's Day special last March. Siobhan Murphy of Detox Kitchen still listens back to that show for inspiration, and she wanted a bit of girl power this morning. So I have chosen this one for her. The artist is Yusu, an electronic music producer and DJ who was born in China and moved to Vancouver about a decade ago. She released her debut album, Yellow River Blue, on her own label, BA, last year. And I believe a new one is on the horizon. So I look forward to that with great anticipation. Here is Yusu with Helen McKenzie with Little Bird's Moon Bath. III A bit of California dreaming from the prolific composer, producer, Sean Lee, who is best known for his work on the Rockstar Games video game Bully, and who has collaborated with all sorts of artists like Young Gun, Silver Fox. I mean, you got to check out his discography when you have a minute. It's extensive. And it's another rabbit hole. You can you can go tumbling down into like Alice free falling. And that was a release from his ping pong orchestra, the song San Diego, remixed by our Balearic Breakfast buddy, Phil Meissen, and requested by Settle 15, who first heard it on the show and calls it an absolute beauty of a tune. And it sure is. Ahead of that, we had the former Ten Seas Seers, Godly and Cream with their 1985 hit, Cry, co-produced by the duo with Trevor Horn. And we heard the extended version, remixed by Trevor Horn collaborator, and SARM Studios and Art of Noise programmer, J. J. Jeksalik, which was requested by James Scott. And he said the show, the song sounds so much better stretched out like that. Some things should be luxuriated in. And I completely agree. Now, on today's show, we're featuring some of the favorite tunes featured on Balearic Breakfast over the past year. And family member Steve A. Clark says there's far too many to choose from. The beauty of the show is not only the sequencing, which he says I make sounds so effortless. Thank you very much. But the narration and education that's provided, which brings him so much joy. So he's saying Merry Christmas to the Balearic Breakfast family. And he will be listening as he finishes distilling for the year. That sounds like a lot of fun. I just decanted my slows, my slow gin and started filling up the flasks for my prezzies and just had a little bit of a taste, of course. It was a really good year for slows. I think it was all the heat this summer. Now, another one of my favorite albums of the year is by Mountain of One, who, after a 13-year hiatus of releasing albums, put out their sophomore effort, Stars, Planet, Dust Me. And we had the band's Mo Morris up on the show earlier this year to tell us the story behind a Mountain of One and their latest release. John Bocum agrees this was one of the finest Balearic offerings of 2022 and requested any song from the album. And I have chosen Custard's Last Stand. IV Now, for many in the U.K., the highlight of the festival season is Glastonbury. And each year I plant myself on my sofa and watch in the comfort of my own home and on the cliff shores, of course. And this year there were some great highlights. Paul McCartney, Roisin Murphy and the mighty Kuangbin, the Houston, Texas trio. And they just get better and better. And it was fascinating to witness their impeccable musicianship. So cool to watch them. And they often collaborate with fellow Texan soul singer-songwriter Leon Bridges. And we just heard one of the fruits of their alliances, Texas Moon B-side, which was suggested by Rob Calcutt. Now, one of my personal highlights of 2022 was the release of my first Balearic Breakfast compilation on Heavenly Recordings. And I want to shout out to Jeff, Danny and Daisy, who really are a heavenly bunch and have been so supportive. And I'm excited to announce that the follow-up, Balearic Breakfast Vol. 2, will be released in spring 2023 and will be another double album filled with goodies that either never came out on vinyl or are difficult to find or are pricey, like this one, which goes for eye-watering sums on Discogs. Peter Caria requested it. It's a cover by Japanese act HF Frequency, featuring Kashif of I Can't Go For That. And I'm giving the test pressing of the second compilation a spin right now. V A request from Craig Bradshaw for the Poluski edit of Giant, originally from the 1983 LP Soul Mining by The The. And frontman Matt Johnson recalled hallucinating about giant spiders when writing that song. And in fact, he wrote most of those songs on that LP when he was a teenager. And he said he took songwriting inspiration from John Lennon, who was quoted as saying, tell the truth and make it rhyme. Wise, wise words there. Now, this next one is from a 2003 compilation on Compost, featuring remixes of the late and great Italian film score composer Ennio Morricone. And it was requested by Giancarlo from Our Last Note Parties in Italy. And just a little note, the next time I'm DJing, in fact, my first party of 2023, will be at Last Note in Perugia, Italy on Saturday, the 4th of February. And if you want to join us for some great food, music, dance in a stunning setting and a great sound system, you can find out more on the Last Note Loft Party Facebook page. This is Ennio Morricone with Amore Come Dolore, the Needs remix, going out to Giancarlo and the Last Note team. VI Kenneth Baier's label Music for Dreams, a balleric breakfast favorite, and so is their signing Belgian group Rhinesand, who released their second LP, Atlantis Atlantis, as a follow-up to their impressive 2020 self-titled debut. The album's great, and this is my favorite song on the album, Faciamo l'amore. And to be honest, I really wanted to remix that song, but Scorpio Twins did. And I have to be honest, they were so, so good. I mean, gosh, I just love that remix. I don't think I could have done it that kind of justice. But instead, I'm helping out with another remix. I'm heading into the studio in early 2023 to remix another one of my favorite Music for Dream artists, Danish guitarist Jakob Gurevic. So really looking forward to that. Ahead of that, we had Dolly Yolly, the balleric incarnation, Todd Terrier's extra doll mix. I know I'm mispronouncing that. It's one of those weird Norwegian vowels. They have so many vowels. That was requested by Bert Francois, and that was a 2008 dance remake of Jean-Luc Ponty's Computer Incantations for World Peace. And that, the one I just played, the balleric incarnation, is also coming out on the next Balleric Breakfast compilation. Ahead of that, a 2022 release from the soulful record label Jalapeño Records, based in Brighton. And the song was by Sam Redmore, who released a great album called Universal Vibrations, which featured that single, I Just Can't Wait. And that was requested by Arter in Paris. And Jalapeño Records is also the home of singer-songwriter-musician Iso Fitzroy. She had a great release called I Want Magic, which was remixed by Dimitri from Paris a couple of years ago. And I'm excited to say she has a new album coming out in 2023. And once again, yours truly has been asked to do a remix. So I'm excited to get back in the studio for that one as well. All right, keeping it going here on Balleric Breakfast, on my MixCloud Live and my Twitch TV. And this is a request from Paul Broughton. He says it's a favorite from the past year, purely based on how many times he repeated it on a car journey at full blast. And he wishes us all a great Christmas. I have to say this is also a great musical discovery for me. It's by Southern California DJ producer Mark E. Cork, doing it right, the slo-mo edit on Balleric Breakfast. VII The best band name of the year, Italy's Marxist Love Disco Ensemble, with their distinctive post-disco 80s pop sound, almost city pop, on that song Brumaire, requested by Andrew Greenman. And you can listen to more on the Marxist Love Disco Ensemble Bandcamp. I highly suggest you head over there. Ahead of that, we had the Kyoto Jazz Massive frontman Shuya Okino, with Gil Scott Heron's cousin Navasha Daya, with a cover of Rolls-Royce's Still in Love, which originally came out over a decade ago, and last year was given the revision treatment by The Reflex, and that was requested by Carmen Estrada. So over the summer, we had quite a few pre-records on Balleric Breakfast. Usually I like to host the show live, as I am today, as you can tell with skips and all. But I had Ron Trent up, and this is Ron Trent's latest album, What Do the Stars Say to You, and it's a great LP. And this was requested by Uncool Jag and Alley 12 Alex. Katie Stringer also requested a song by Ron Trent, but I'm just not going to be able to fit it on, even though I'm going over time. This again features the mighty Kerrangbin. It's called Flos Potentia Sugar Cotton Tobacco, here on Balleric Breakfast. VIII I love that song so much. It was actually my tune of 2021, Lady Blackbird, Beware the Stranger, the Ashley Beadle remix, which came out on vinyl for the first time on my Balleric Breakfast compilation, Volume 1, and that was requested by Vinyl Del. Thank you so much for requesting. And another highlight of mine from 2022 is getting to remix her for Lost in Looking. I did the Cosmodelic remix, but no one requested it. That's absolutely fine. This is the last Balleric Breakfast meal of 2022, and I'll return hosting the show live on Tuesday, the 10th of January, when we will also have our Balleric Breakfast family member, Prince Paul Ajamal, opening up the show with a mantra mix to welcome in the new dawn of 2023, a new era. In the meantime, feel free to check out the Balleric Breakfast playlist on my Mixcloud, all the shows on one playlist. And some of you have also asked about my set from our love dance intent at We Out Here this past August, and I'll be publishing it on my Mixcloud over the next couple of days as a little prezzy, something you can dance to when you're socializing and entertaining over the holidays. And I'm looking forward to a short winter's nap, so I'll be back on the 10th of January and leaving you with a song to pay tribute to the late Terry Hall, who was in Fun Boy 3, The Color Box, and best known in the specials. He also collaborated with The Lightning Seeds, Bananarama, and more. He had a very interesting and difficult life. There's loads of obituaries. You can read the one on The Guardian. You know, challenging, challenging life, but what a great songwriter and performer. And his biggest song is arguably, arguably my next song, and our last Balleric Breakfast song of 2022. I remember hearing it driving in the middle of the night through the desert in Baja, Mexico just over 30 years ago. It was coming in all eerie over the AM radio. And it's a song that reflects the social woes of early 1980s Britain, the urban decay, the unemployment and violence of the formal industrial cities. You know, when the factories closed, that's what happened. And it was a really difficult time here in the UK. And I think Terry Hall captured it beautifully. Here is the specials with Ghost Town. Rest in peace, Terry Hall. Thank you all for joining me, my Balleric Breakfast family. It's been so wonderful to have your support throughout the year. Have a wonderful holiday and just be Balearic.

In an exclusive interview, Greg Wilson explains the hows, the whys and the importance of the new reference book "John Hamilton's Disco Pages" he worked on with Mike Atkinson and Norman Cook. https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/ 1) Dear Greg, thank you so much for joining us here on the blog! I spent quite some time flipping through the pages of your book, and I found it is a very practical and directly useful book! Can you tell us how, and why, with the editor's help, you expanded Jame's original work in this first volume? Thanks for having me on the blog Artur. I’d been exchanging emails with Mike Atkinson, the book’s editor, for a number of years. He knew that I felt that James had been lost to history, and he obviously shared the same sentiment (Mike got to know James when he married his step-mother, Sally, just a few years before his death). After I’d successfully published my own book, Discotheque Archives, in which James was one of the featured DJs, we discussed the possibility of a book compiling James’ columns. The initial plan was to cover 1975 to 1989, but it became clear that a lot of detail would be lost if Mike had to fit everything into the one book, so the decision was made to split it into two volumes, Disco Pages covering 1975-1982, with Dance Pages to follow, taking it through from 1983-1989. It works really well this way, Disco Pages concluding as the dance music scene was going through major changes, when drum machines, sequencers and samplers replaced the live musicians of the disco and jazz-funk eras, with New York electro-funk (or electrophonic phunk, as James referred to it) the catalyst for hip-hop, house and techno, which would emerge during the following years, and provide the main thrust of Dance Pages. Disco Pages also documents the rise of gay disco, leading to hi-NRG, and the influence of the futurist/new romantic movement and its music. 2) All in all, if I'm being correct, the book took 7 years to complete (a few of the editorial steps are presented in the book's introduction). Can you tell us, working hand in hand with Mike and Norman, which part of the project was the hardest? I think that may have been the time its taken for Mike to complete transcribing all the columns. Once we made the decision to publish the book, it came together relatively quickly, there were no bumps as such along the way. Norman had bought a copy of Discotheque Archives, which led to an interview I did with him in 2023 at the Big Beach Café in Hove, which he owns. Norman was particularly happy to see James included, having followed the column in his younger years, so when we were thinking of the introductory section I asked him if he’d write a few words. Given all the groundwork Mike had already put in, it all came together pretty painlessly. Slim Smith, who also designed Discotheque Archives, was invaluable to the process, for, apart from the content, the aesthetic of the book was really important, needing to reflect its encyclopedic nature – there was no thought of it being anything but hardback, given these considerations. 3) As a renowned and an experienced DJ you were also on the front line when Disco Music exploded and when it faded due to the events we all know. Still, even though we can feel your professional, and "historical" approach, we can't put aside the passion for music that runs through your veins and your soul. Enhanced by James own passion, which one can feel oh so very much in these 400+ pages) this book shines bright as being an absolutely thriving piece of musical literature! Was it part of the project to put out a "reference" book about James' Legacy or do you feel it should be first seen, and thus experienced, as a "professionally fan made book" set out to share a piece of Music's Story? I’m interested in these events you mention that we all know about, for if this refers to Comiskey Park and the ‘Disco Sucks’ movement, you might be interested to know that there was no mention of this in James’ columns – it wasn’t something that most people here learned about until well after the event, thanks to books like ‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’ and ‘Love Saves The Day’. US lineage has been so well documented in the past thirty years, but there are still missing chunks in the UK story, which people often fill in via stuff they know about the US, but in reality, they were two separate paths (which began to converge in the late-‘70s). I think many DJs will be surprised by the differences in what was being played in the US and the UK during this period – there was obviously a sizeable crossover, but, despite it being largely black American music everyone was drawing from, the British DJs approached it with a different personality, and sometimes a different groove to their US counterparts. There was a disco backlash of sorts in the UK, but no record bonfires or suchlike - it was more to do with DJs who’d previously supported the music feeling it had become commercialised following the juggernaut success of ‘Saturday Night Fever’, leading them to move towards jazz-funk, which was really beginning to establish itself and would dominate the underground for the coming years. Back to the question, it was always approached as a reference book, for that’s what it essentially is – our job was to facilitate that as best we could. I’m almost as passionate about books as I am about music, and I know what I want out of a reference book, which is the ability to pull it off the shelf and quickly access the information I’m looking for. To aid this process we put together a multi-source index for easy navigation. As soon as I received a proof copy, some months ago, I began to use as a reference for other stuff I’m writing, so I’m more than happy with how it all works. 4) With the (almost) insane amount of music being released today, one may feel lost, not knowing what listen to. My feeling is that James's legacy should be shared and valorised as it might encourage musical journalists to share useful thoughts on certain musical genres, that are, again it's my subjective point of view, underrepresented, like the Balearic musical scene for which it's hard to find a cohesive presentation of what's new. How do you feel about the way music is introduced to djs and to the public today? Do you feel it's optimal? Back in the days of James’ column, he provided a central hub for the DJ/club community throughout the country, which afforded him a lot of power. There’s no equivalent now, all the information dispersed, rather than available in one place – not that it could be, for the sheer amount of music recorded nowadays dwarfs what happened in the past, when to make a record you had to go through the expensive process of booking a recording studio and hiring equipment/musicians. Nowadays the studio is in the computer, so it’s easy for people to make music with little outlay, but, given the overload of tracks/edits/mixes, this is part of the devaluation of music – as Syndrome once said, "when everyone is super, no one will be". Once there was a whole process before you could even think about getting your music to other people. You had to find a way to record demos, and then look to place them with a record company, hoping they’d give you a budget to get back into the studio and record them properly. You had to sign contracts and hire a lawyer. There were a lot of hoops to jump through before you finally reached the holy grail – an actual record on sale. The payback, of course, would be all the avenues a record company could open up to you – press, radio, tv, video, tour support. You only had a foot on the ladder, there was still nothing guaranteed, but your music was finally available and you could call yourself a recording artist. This filtering was done via the A&R departments, where people were hired on their ability to spot and help develop future hitmakers – there was constant risk, but the rewards were significant when it all came off. It's changed with the digital age, when it became possible for someone to record and mix their tracks within their own computer and upload them to various online platforms, whilst sharing/selling digitally. A much more democratic system that, on the surface, bypasses the need for a record company, but given the sheer deluge of tracks appearing, everybody’s feeding off scraps to one degree or another – hence the current disgruntlement with the miserly royalty rates for streaming. Nowadays, to a large degree, artists need to be their own A&R, developing themselves before the record company gets involved. The risk aspect has been seriously negated, as the record companies can see the amount of social media followers their prospective signings have, knowing whether there’s already a solid fanbase for them to market towards – the development already in place. The harsh reality is that your social media following is an indicator of your worth, be it to record companies, or venues and promoters in the DJ realm. It’s very difficult for DJs who are starting out in this climate – the role more a glorified hobby than a profession for many, because the gigs are rare and the fees small to non-existent. Some DJs have benefitted hugely from their social media presence, and excel in their use of the medium to attract people to their gigs, whereas others feel awkward creating content to help put themselves in the marketplace. Outside of the mainstream, its more about micro-scenes, not necessarily connecting to each other as yet. When something like Northern soul or jazz-funk started off, there was no ready-made scene, as such, just a small amount of outlier DJs and clubs, which eventually got bigger as further connections were made with the likeminded, eventually constituting ‘a scene’, and finally garnering mainstream attention. That was the natural flow of things back then. You can’t return to the past, but things do go around in cycles, and sometimes you need to adopt an old ethos to a new time. Mike Atkinson on the left, Greg and Norman Cook on the right. 5) When listening to the podcast you did with Mike, we can understand how James, through the columns he wrote, was able to reach out to his fellow DJ friends, creating a community and communicate in an effective and useful way about the scene, their activity (including his own of course) and, at the same time, be historically right in the spot. Back then, beat mixing was a new trend and, dare I say, James' "breadcrumbs". With the evolution of technology and mentalities, some readers might think "well, it's nice and all but it's a thing of the past". As a professional DJ, why do you think James Hamilton Disco Pages are still relevant in 2024? The tagline for Discotheque Archives was ‘to know the future, first you must know the past’. Patterns emerge within the course of history, be it world affairs or music culture, and although the methods and conditions may change, history does have a habit of repeating itself. Besides, knowing your roots is something I’m sure most DJs would, at least, be intrigued about. Then, of course, there’s the trainspotter aspect. Many DJs playing nowadays draw from the mid-‘70s-early-‘80s, so this provides a mine of information given the huge amount of reviews and all the chart detail. The fact that this era of music is still alive in clubs and festivals, be it via the originals or re-edits/reworks/samples, is testament to its impact and enduring influence, so I’d figure that anyone playing stuff from this timescale would be inclined to investigate, to see what other gems might be uncovered. Throughout the past 20 years and more, ‘disco’ has become a key part of the contemporary dance music soundscape, played by DJs throughout the world. Walk through many festivals these days and it won’t take long to hear some of the tunes that were first unveiled here in James’ columns. So it’s not as though we’re asking people to engage in some remote history, but a history that is still, all these decades on, continuing to write itself.

Worldwide FM broadcast the 111th episode of Balearic Breakfast on October 18th 2022. About this episode. – We all knew we were reaching a changing point in our musical travel. With WorldwideFM taking a break, we didn't know what was lying ahead of us. Still, together, there was a lot we could do, and we were all aware of that. So, it is with a lot of Positivity, mixed with a light sadness, that we gathered together for that beautiful 110th episode of Balearic Breakfast, all sails out! I mean, look at the track's titles, listen to the lyrics, pay attention to Colleen's mixing... The speed is absolutely perfect here; the Aura of that show is one for the record, with songs like "Keep in the Family" , "Keep the Fire Burning" , "Love is on your mind" , and even "Feel it" ! The message is plain to see... The Balearic Breakfast ship was not ready to end its travelling... Listen back to the 110th episode of Balearic Breakfast: The penultimate Balearic Breakfast on Worldwide FM is now up on Worldwide FM and my Mixcloud. Next week is the last show on WWFM but we're keeping the femily together. From the 8th November you can join me every Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon GMT for Balearic Breakfast on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV and I also have set a Discord Commmunity server so we can stay in touch. All links are in the linktree in my bio. Today's show has a lot of uplifting energy with your requests and tributes to some legends who have passed: José Padilla, Patrick Cowley and David Mancuso plus music from Ray Mang, Tigerbalm, Lucinda Chua, Calm Music, Hell yeah, Photek, Celestial Being, Citizens of the Worlds Choir, London Contemporary Voices and more... Enjoy! Colleen, 19th oct. 2022, Instagram PLAYLIST Lucinda Chua – Whatever it Takes José Padilla – Bosaxi Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic Calm – Feel It Tigerbalm ft Joy Tyson – Kete (Mang Dynasty Remix) Jhalib – Mysteries of the East Blue Nile – Tinseltown in the Rain Deodato – Keep It In the Family Patrick Cowley – Sea Hunt Mission Control – Outta Limits Street Corner Symphony – Street Corner Symphony Photek – Mine To Give (David Morales Happy Mix) Celestial Being – Raise the Vibration Gwen McCrae – Keep The Fire Burning Gladys Knight and The Pips – Love Is Always on Your Mind Charles Earland – Drifting Odyssey – Hang Together DETAILED PLAYLIST Broken dreams, fear, somewhere. The show opener, Lucinda Chua – Whatever it Takes [ 2019-Bandcamp ] , taken from Lucinda's " Antidotes 1 EP ", is not your ordinary calm track. It is indeed a somewhat inquisitory song, searching for answers. " Chua’s intonation gives her storytelling an air of inquiry, as if her voice were debris in a narrative storm. “You better have bore a son,” she mutters in the opening line, not as a threat but with remorse. Plot points remain just out of frame: a family split, a voyage undertaken, oppressors at home and afar, and the mysterious “witches in exile.” Elusive and timeless, it sounds like the husk of an old folk song, barely recalled by the last woman alive ". Not a stranger to finding a way at crosspoints, Lucinda Chua proves here once again that sometimes, asking questions is not all about finding answers but, on the contrary, your own voice. It is in this unknown, quite uncertain, yet promising voyage that we are immediately and musically thrown into with " Whatever it takes ". What a clever way to start Balearic Breakfast's penultimate show on Worldwide FM, ain't it?... As often, the following song, José Padilla – Bosaxi [ 2001-Discogs ] , seamlessly fits into the previous one, allowing the listener to ease into the show. With its rather sad lyrics, this love song is one of aching. For those of you interested in finding out more about José Padilla, please listen to Balearic Breakfast's 8 & 9 episodes. His album, Navigator, from which this song is taken, is considered by many a classic Balearic Album ! Keeping the flow coming our way, Colleen chose to play the beautiful song Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic [ 1991-Discogs ] followed by the somewhat jazzy number that is Calm – Feel It [ 2022-Bandcamp ] . It seems obvious here that these first tracks constitute the first part of this edition of Balearic Breakfast: throughout challenges that are awaiting us, we're invited to carry on with positivity! There is a sense of moving forward in a lot of the tracks played in this episode. The second part of the show starts with a great example: Tigerbalm ft Joy Tyson – Kete (Mang Dynasty Remix) [ 2022-Bandcamp ] really Wowed the whole Balearic Breakfast familly allowing Colleen to take us to another great Balearic track, Jhalib – Mysteries of the East [ 1982-Discogs ] that of course may make you think about some of Talking Head's songs! This tripped out, percussive eastern voyage trance dancer of an album was produced by Indipop label mastermind and Monsoon man Steve Coe and got heavy rotation on the Cosmic and Balearic scenes in the 80's. Colleen beautifully blended this track with Blue Nile – Tinseltown in the Rain [ 1983-Discogs ] (find out more about the album the song is taken from, just here ), which is also a song dealing with how one deals with feelings as time goes by. Still, the questioning is lingering somewhere, obviously, closely linked to what the band experienced when recording their debut album! Keeping the rhythm alive and well, Colleen takes us further down our trip towards uncertain times in quite a "Grand" way, actually! Starting with Deodato – Keep It In the Family [ 1982-Discogs ] , followed by Patrick Cowley – Sea Hunt [ 1981-Discogs ] and Mission Control – Outta Limits [ 1994-Discogs ] , our Musical Captain takes us on one of these unforgettable musical rides! Can you feel the wind blowing hard? Do you see our Balearic Breakfast ship facing the Sea and the clouds gathering in the distance? Can we picture our inner motivation and our Belief towards beautiful tomorrows? Because right now, I can! For those of you interested in discovering more about the Minergy Book, available here , don't hesitate to watch Louie Niebuhr's interview. The wind is blowing, and we're all on the Balearic Breakfast Ship, dancing our hearts out as our Captain keeps on dropping heavy and Balearic Vibes! Starting with Street Corner Symphony – Street Corner Symphony [ 1995-Discogs ], Colleen takes us into heaven with the incredibly sounding Photek – Mine To Give (David Morales Happy Mix) [ 2000-Discogs ]  - what an incredibly large soundstage on that one, astounding!, and Colleen's mix, which to me ends the second part of this show, is absolutely Delicious! For those of you who would like to know, Street Corner Symphony is a contemporary a cappella  group based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2010, the group of singers worked with renowned artists like Ben Folds, Alison Krauss, and Take 6's Claude McKnight. Find out more about this beautiful vocal band here . The last part of this show starts with Celestial Being – Raise the Vibration [ 2021-Discogs ] , followed by what I consider to be Balearic Breakfast Hymn, Gwen McCrae – Keep The Fire Burning [ 1982-Discogs ] , lightly followed by the Magnificent song that is Gladys Knight and The Pips – Love Is Always on Your Mind [ 1977-Discogs ] , this beautiful lightweight trip ending its journey with Charles Earland – Drifting [ 1976-Discogs ] . The show ender came logically in the form of a song that the Balearic Breakfast Family likes a lot, and that has been played during very trying times when Covid hit us all. This song, Odyssey – Hang Together [ 1980-Discogs ] , is a promise; it's a statement; it's the Family knowing that whatever happens, we'll stand tall behind our Captain. Long may live Balearic Breakfast!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 113th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 15th 2022. Introduction. – When you think about it, Balearic Breakfast came into our lives when we all needed it, allowing us to escape, at least for a few hours each week, from the Covid-19 pandemic. What we didn't know back then was how much "the world" (or a part of its inhabitants, should I say...) would keep on losing its ground as we would all go along, trying to forget, thanks to our Musical Oasis, the sad events occurring on a daily basis... The war started by Russia on the old European continent is, sadly, a good example of how crazy the times were (and still are - 09/09/2023 as of today). On November 15th, Russia conducted the most extensive set of missile strikes against Ukraine since the start of the war. If any proof was needed, this attack showed that Russia hadn't the slightest intention of withdrawing, further pushing its deathly "mission": inflicting an "unbearable war" on Ukraine... As always, the Balearic Breakfast Family gathered under the loving musical care of its Captain, choosing tracks that helped all of its members to escape the gloomy events that were taking place... About this show. – When I first listened back to the show, working on this post, I very quickly had a mental representation, seeing a young couple, holding hands and laughing while walking on clouds... And, indeed, from the first song and throughout the show, you will Feel like you are walking in thin air! Listen to the depth of the tracks and the light echo in all of them... Immerse yourself in their ethereal world and pay attention to how carefully Colleen chose the tracks for this gorgeous 113th episode of Balearic Breakfast! Once again, this episode shows the absolute Strength of the Balearic Breakfast Family, allowing our Musical Captain to create a coherent and dreamy show. Undoubtedly, this beautiful two-hour edition of Balearic Breakfast is the lightest of them all! Listen back to the 113th episode of Balearic Breakfast: New records . – This edition of Balearic Breakfast allowed us to discover new tracks by the following artists: Soyuz – Como é que vai vocé (feat. Sessa) ( Bandcamp ) Crazy P – People (We can Transform) ( Bandcamp ) The Wow effect. – I clearly remember "feeling" this show was special when I experienced it live. Only when listening back to it did I realise how coherent it was! The tracks that really wowed me back then were Roisin' Murphy's "Incapable" (The Reflex Revision), Love's Tempo "Change for the Better" and Gotan Project's "Triptico"! PLAYLIST Gino Soccio – Closer Soyuz – Como é que vai vocé (feat. Sessa) Arno E. Mathieu –Temps libre America –Ventura Highway Congress Alley – Congress Alley Dr John – I walk on Guided Splinters Suede – She's in Fashion The Smiths – This Night has opened my eyes The Style Council – Headstart for Happiness Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso – Que Pena (Ele Jà Nao Gosta Mais de Mim) Surface – Falling in love (A Shep Pettybone remix) Crazy P – People (We can Transform) Roisin Murphy – Incapable (The Reflex Revision) Sunshine Jones – Fall in Love not in line (12" version) Monday Michiru – Love Flow (Mango Margarita Mix) Love Tempo – Change for the better Gotan Project – Triptico Michel Ciels – Mir a Nero Roxy Music – Same old scene GALLERY & STORIES Click on the images to find out more...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 114th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 22nd 2022. “I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea.” Paulo Coelho. That 114th show of the series was very special on many levels. First things first, it has a Soul of its own. Very often, you read me writing about the Soul of the Balearic Breakfast shows, and this one is no exception to the rule: can you picture the beautiful river the Balearic Breakfast was on back then while listening to the show? Can you see all of us on these nice flatboats, making our way through a bushy yet gentle jungle on a Tuesday morning with the sun rising in front of our happy eyes? I definitely can! Listen to the rhythm of the waves in every song, hear the sound of water and experience the wilderness expanding around you, feel our joy of being together in this particular moment; I bet you can already hear a four-legged spirit complaining because he needs more rest (laughs)! While I leave the rest of the trip to your imagination, the second reason the show was so special is simple: we were celebrating Thanksgiving! Also, this show featured some of the books recommended by members of the Balearic Breakfast family. As you'll hear, the proposals were eclectic (the booklist is reproduced below)! Last but not least, Colleen paid a warm tribute to her daughter Ariana whose Birthday was the following day, on the 23rd of November! And since Balearic Breakfast is the gift that keeps on giving, here is a little story : at one point of the show, Colleen made a mistake and admitted live, while stopping the record, that she played the wrong side. I vividly remember we all exploded in a laugh of absolute joy (did she really do that ?! Yes she actually did)! This was another of these moments where we all felt that we belonged to this show, to this time, to this place... All in all, Such a Great Bealeaic Breakfast Trip on the river of life... !!! Listen back to the 114th edition of Balearic Breakfast : PLAYLIST Carwyn Ellis – Thank God Joni Mitchell – The circle game Abunai – Sixteen hours FC Kahuna – Hayling (feat. Hafdis Huld) Those guys from athens – 4 your love Stephane Sévérac – Hold on JT Donaldson – Dis oui ! Alicia Myers – I want to thank you David Bowie – Golden years Daniel Wang – DSDN Sunrise HWY – Kinky Afro ( Extended vocal mix) Freeez – I.O.U. (12" Mix) The Intruders – I'll always love my mama Osunlade – Give Thanks Will Downing – A love supreme Honey Dijon – Love is a State of Mind (feat. Ramona Renea) LCD Soundsystem – All my friends Jah Wooble, The Edge & Holger Czukay – Snake Charmer 18 years ago today an amazing person was brought into the world - our daughter Ariana. Witnessing her grow up and evolve has been a joy and an honour. She is kind, talented, smart, funny and an old soul. I’m a very, very proud Mum. She has given me so much joy and has made me evolve as a person and I thank her for that. The world is a better place with her. Happy birthday Ariana! I love you more than words can ever express. Colleen to her daughter, Instgr., 23/11/2022 It’s the biggest shopping day of the year and as promised here are some music book recommendations suggested by the Balearic Breakfast family. There’s something here for everyone - even you. Go ahead and treat yourself. Colleen, Instgr., 25/11/2022

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 115th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 6th 2022. A Time of peace had arrived. It is often the case when December knocks on someone’s door. It is also a reflective time, where everyone thinks about the year that has passed, the successes, the trials, the failures, the new friends that came in and, sadly, the ones we lost... This December marked Balearic Breakfast's 115th show and it was impacted by the passing of Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac’s singer and songwriter. So when Colleen opened the request line on December 3rd 2022, several members of the Balearic Breakfast Family suggested a tribute should be made to the late and beloved singer. We all were deeply saddened by this loss and I remember walking the Parisian streets on December 1st with tears in my eyes while thinking about Christine’s "Songbird" song. “In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares. The older have learned to ever expect it. I am anxious to afford some alleviation of your present distress. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You can not now realize that you will ever feel better. Is not this so? And yet it is a mistake. You are sure to be happy again. To know this, which is certainly true, will make you some less miserable now. I have had experience enough to know what I say; and you need only to believe it, to feel better at once.” Abraham Lincoln No need to tell you I got emotional once again at the end of the show when I heard what Colleen had in her bag for the musical tribute… “I woke up in the middle of the night and the song just came into my head,” said McVie of Fleetwood Mac’s classic Rumours ballad. “I got out of bed, played it on the little piano I have in my room, and sang it with no tape recorder. I sang it from beginning to end: everything.” She added, “I can’t tell you quite how I felt. It was as if I’d been visited. It was a very spiritual thing. I was frightened to play it again in case I’d forgotten it." “It doesn’t really relate to anybody in particular; it relates to everybody. “A lot of people play it at their weddings or at bar mitzvahs or at their dog’s funeral. It’s universal. It’s about you and nobody else. It’s about you and everybody else. That’s how I like to write songs.” Christine Mc Vee But before that closing moment, we had a beautiful show that had a nice "musical unity". Listen back to the 115th episode of Balearic Breakfast : TRACKLIST Alina Bzezhinska & HipHarpCollective – Meditations Rickie Lee Jones – Living it Up Pharao Black Magic ft Peter Coyle – Amulet (Begin Remix) Gabriels – Angels (Leo Zero Edit) Donald – A Ver, a Ver (Ric Piccolo Edit) Skyy – First Time Around (Larry Levan Remix) Barbie Bertisch – After the Storm (Gene Tellem Remix) Tortured Soul ft Saucy Lady – It’s Your Turn The Orb – Apple Tree (Abacus Remix) Malcolm McLaren – Paris Trois SIRS CUT – Tennis Barry Can’t Swim – Like the Old Days Touchdown – Ritmo Suave Fleetwood Mac – World Turning (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere (Psychemagik Remix) Fleetwood Mac – Keep On Going Fleetwood Mac – Songbird

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 116th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 13th 2022. The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country taking over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order." (Npr website, Ukraine invasion — explained) Ukraine and Russia are two countries that border each other in Eastern Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Ukraine as historically part of Russia. In 2014, Russia invaded Crimea, in the south of Ukraine, and continues to occupy it. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia sent its army into Ukraine and began trying to take over the country by force. This invasion surprised many people, as it was Europe's first major war in decades. But Russia and Ukraine have had a problematic relationship for centuries... We encourage you to read this excellent article that explains the roots of the conflict and how History led to the saddest events of 2022... Fear. And then. Sadness. A deep Sadness as the horrific news of Ukraine's Invasion spread worldwide. Sadness and Hopelessness. War. What a horrendous word. We've had enough wars and didn't want more people dying. All we needed was peace after all we'd been through during the pandemic. We, the Balearic Breakfast Family, coming from all places of the World, led by our Beloved Captain 'Cosmo', were Ready to make a Stand and support Ukraine. And this is precisely what we did on that 13 December 2022 on Mixcloud. A few days before the show, we sent Colleen our songs of Hope for a better future, our songs of Protest against a War we despised and our messages of Love towards Ukraine. This commune effort resulted in one of the most poignant Balearic Breakfast show ever, dedicated to the Ukrainian Radio Station EDEN and their listeners, the people of Ukraine... Listen to the Balearic Breakfast Family Unite for Ukraine : PLAYLIST Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective – Alabama Leonard Cohen – The Partisan Bill Withers – Lean on me (live at Carnegie Hall) Ocean Colour Scene – Profit in peace The Roots – Tomorrow (feat. Raheem DeVaughn) Donny Hathaway – Someday we'll all be free Stevie Wonder – Heaven help us all Stevie Wonder – Love's in need of love today The Staple Singers – Freedom Highway Earth, Wind & Fire – That's the way of the world Paolo Nutini – Iron Sky (Hudson Mohawke Remix) Nightmare on wax – Up to us (feat. Haile Supreme) Kate Bush – Cloudbusting New-York Community Choir – I'll keep my light in my Window (12" Version) The Police – When the World is Running down, you make the best of what's around Coldcut ( with Lisa Stansfield) – People hold on Sounds of Blackness – Hold on - Change is coming (Blaze) Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle – When the rain Falls (Cosmodelica Remix) Czesław Niemen – Dziwny jest ten świat

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

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 203rd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on December 10th 2024. About this episode. – Sometimes, well, maybe more than that (laughs!), things fall into place. Once again, Balearic Breakfast was the place to experience – how to put it – a perfect alignment of... Musical and Historical planets! Since she had a busy partying schedule playing at Corrie Doon's party on November 30th and this very Sunday at the London Loft – we all know how that goes, no partying without preparation and hard work, right?) – Colleen did not publish the request line this Saturday. Of course, the Balearic Breakfast Family was slightly sad (because we can't get enough of that requesting game, laughs!), but we all kept a positive mindset knowing that Colleen would present a live show this very Tuesday, so all that was left was the unbearable... waiting (laughs)! As expected, time flew in a blink and we were all present today, welcoming our Captain and our Beloved Adam for what hapenned to be a Splendid episode with a soul of its own! Listen back to the 204th episode of Balearic Breakfast: "Having a little boogie on this morning’s Balearic Breakfast and the show is now up on my Mixcloud and thank you to everyone from the BB Fam who joined in on the chat on the Mixcloud Live Stream. Looking forward to seeing you all next Tuesday and a reminder the request line goes up on Saturday on my socials. In the meantime, enjoy the show!" PLAYLIST (2022) Calm – Drift to Dreamland (2024) Caoilfhionn Rose – Dying Star (2000) Jaffa – Elevator (1983) Letta Mbulu – Nomalizo (2024) Gloria Taylor – One Day Happiness (Love is a Hurtin’ Thing) (Disco Blending by Al Kent) (NOL) Jill Scott (ft. Anthony Hamilton) – So In Love (Edit by Mr. K) (1981) Light of the World – London Town (2024) Silvertooth – Shut Um Down (Pop Up 2 Get Down Remix) (2019) Leroy Burgess – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House Remix TV Track) (2024) Pellegrino & Zodyaco – Sadite (2024) Saucy Lady & U-Key (ft Omar) – I Can’t Shake This Feeling (1990) Key Tronics Ensemble – House of Calypso (2024) Meshell Ndegeocello – Love (Tedd Patterson’s Kinship Remix) (2024) Zer-0 – Real Time (2024 Retrospective Dub) (2024) Tigerbalm – Profunda Alma (Make A Dance Acid Remix) (2017) Glenn Underground’s Jaz Collective – Fuego de Sangre (1979) Charanga 76 – No Nos Pararan THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Today's show started with Colleen selecting the wrong speed on her turntable, laughs! Our dear Captain started the show again selecting the right speed and the image went from "Falling leaves" to... "A World of Peace". I kept the title as, quite quickly, I felt it was what the music Conveyed. Of course, Thanks to Calm's Drift to Dreamland which opens today's episode but also thanks to the following songs, both in the first and in the second hour of the show... Caoilfhionn Rose's Dying Star is also another incredible soothing musical journey and, Caoilfhionn kindly shared with me the following thought: "When I was writing the lyrics to Dying Star I was thinking about a good friend of mine. I felt very inspired by them, they’d gone off travelling on a solo trip. They’ve had a difficult life, and I think a few words on the song would be "it’s really just a moment of reflection of the inner strength and resilience of my friend". Thank you so much dear friend for sharing these thoughts with the Balearic Breakfast Family! The calmness emanating from today's episode is something to experience, and more so when you think about the Political changes the world went through the last few days (the French Cathedral Notre Dame reopened its doors this very Saturday after a fire nearly destroyed it back in 2019, Bashar Al Asad's regime has been put down by rebels who attacked the regime from their base in Idlib, in Syria's north-west and Trump is advocating for a cease-fire in the war Russia is leading against Ukraine...). In a nutshell, It's like Colleen somehow felt the need to share this powerful shift, consciously or unconsciously this we don't know, still it's a beauty to witness... Really! Following this relaxing start, Colleen plays David Kakon's Elevator, just to let a Classic flow in the name of Nomalizo – "the name of a young woman who comes from the countryside to the city of Johannesburg, looking for work,” Mbulu explains. “She knocked on all kinds of doors trying to find work, and the response was very negative. They would just slam the door in her face" – sang by Letta Mbulu (whose beautiful voice can be heard on Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" – Click here to get In The Music… The Village Never Ends' reissue)! Keeping the Calmness intact, listen to the piano and the long silence in the Rhythmic guitar's parts..., Colleen then plays Al Kent's remix of Gloria Gaynor's One Day Happiness. Although Mixcloud compresses the sound, this peculiar track allows you to hear a lot of beautiful high-pitched notes: take the time to listen to them, can you picture, can you picture the form they have? Can you see the way they end? When listening to music, take the time to listen to the ending of the notes being played, it's a world in itself... If you're able to picture the "form" of the notes played, the way they die, you'll hear Music in another and unique way... Don't take my word on this, keep that in your mind, and exercise your ear, one day you'll thank me. This is just one thing I discussed with my friend Men Tensel when we met together a few days ago! Yes, Balearic Breakfast is a Musical Family Affair! And we ain't faking here! Think of music as Philosophy, take some distance, observe it as it were a movie, listen to it as it were your closest friend talking, and get into it like you were making love... Experience it. Believe me, you don't need crazy priced Hi-Fi sets to Feel its power... Of Course, Colleen's delicate touch does wonders today, absolute wonders. Listen to how Jill Scott's So In Love arrives in the mix... Here, the Calmness comes from the splendid way the sonic layers are used. The strong beat is on the front while in the background there is a flying and light element, supported by violins. Rhythmical, Musical and instrumental dynamics right there. Alive pictures in front of your ears... Colleen keeps the calmness in the rhythm today, playing the wavy and funky number that Light of the World's London Town is (making use of London Big Ben's notes 😉) ... Collen then ends the first hour of today's episode by playing songs (Silvertooth's Shut Um Down / Leroy Burgess' Barely Breaking Even – previously featured in the show in its Opolopo Vocal Mix – and Pellegrino & Zodyaco's Sadite) that do have a quicker and more engaging tempo for sure, but which keep on showcasing how much a groove can soothe you when it's supported by long sustained notes or with well-used echo effects... Calmness is a groove, you got it by now, don't you (by the way, listen to what happens at 58min 24seconds, if that mixing groove does not soothe you, you might need to listen back to it, my gosh!) 🤗 "Barely Breaking Even" is a mid-tempo Golden Disco classic that was first released in 1982 on New York's Moonglow record label and originally produced by Greg Carmichael and penned by one of the era's top writing teams: James Calloway, Sonny T Davenport, including the legendary Leroy Burgess. In 1988, Leroy was tasked by Bobby & Steve’s Zoo Experience Records to create a 6-track mini-album, with "Barely Breaking Even" (BBE) being re-recorded and re-vocalized by Leroy and Tyrone Williams, known from Orange Juice Jones. With the Disco sound still prominent in today's club scene, Groove Odyssey’s Michael Hughes enlisted Opolopo to revive BBE for the dance floor, and the result is outstanding. Retaining many of the original BBE elements, Opolopo has crafted a dance floor classic that appeals to both the old and new generations. The second part of today's 204th episode keeps the relaxed and happy mood intact with a Big and flying mix including Saucy Lady's I Can’t Shake This Feeling / Key Tronics Ensemble's House of Calypso (I love how the "rhythmic stop" surprises the listener while keeping the flow and relaxation intact...) / Tedd Patterson’s Kinship Remix of Meshell Ndegeocello's Love and Zer-0's Real Time and Tigerbalm's Profunda Alma (which made me think of Carrie Ann's cover of Donna Summer's I Feel Love). For those of you who are interested, Greg Wilson, with Norman Cook wrote the introduction to James Hamilton's brand new book "Disco Pages". This episode puts you in such a calm and positive mindset, it's crazy... On the chat, I can tell you we were all grooving, talking about Yacht Rock (there's a new documentary that's out) with Colleen sharing one short satyrical clip (see it here) and Matt Raistrick sharing how much he liked what the Yacht Rock Boys proposed (listen here). Of course, a lot of our friends thanked Colleen for the wonderful London Loft Party which raised their spirits High! Colleen then ends the show by playing two incredible songs, Glenn Underground’s Jaz Collective's Fuego de Sangre and Charanga 76's No Nos Pararan (a very nice cover of McFadden & Whitehead's 1979 classic "Ain't No Stoppin' us Now" by Hansel Enrique Martinez and Raul Alfonso, both born in Cuba who started their professional musical careers in 1976 in New York City as vocalists and Co-founders of Charanga 76 and later releasing records and touring as Hansel and Raul). The message is plain to see... You can't stop peace now... COLLEEN'S NEWS Colleen will be featured in these forthcoming events: 28th December: Romjulsfestivalen 31st December: Fever105's Midnight Funk 8 March 2025: La Discothèque - Albert Hall Mnachester 3rd May 2025: Queen's Park Spring Weekender '25

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...

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!!!