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!!!

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

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

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

Worldwide FM broadcast the 27th episode of Balearic Breakfast on March 02nd 2021. Did we all know just what time it was, or what day, or where we should all be going? Lost in the maze, with non-stop contradictory “COVID-19” news, almost brainwashed by the falling numbers of cases rising, plunging, rising again and saddened by the people dying, literally, we were all. Suffocating. Our Captain was well aware of that as we shared our fears with her from time to time. Our only way “out” was Balearic Breakfast (a musical smorgasbord of sounds across the world as Colleen put it on her socials on March, 2nd 2023). So, once again, the Balearic Breakfast family reunited, and our Captain lifted our spirits high! And I just came to think about it but one thing that really made me love the show was discovering new versions of songs I thought I knew and, generally speaking, New music! New music sometimes meaning good old music (laughs)! As a matter of fact, Juntro Mundo's track "Panthera" uses an absolutely identical backup track (with some add-ons) to Karen Cheril's "Sing to Me Mama". I will have to dig further one day and find out more information about these two songs. I only knew Karen Cheryl's version so I requested "Sing to Me Mama" and Colleen played it on another edition of Balearic Breakfast! This show is one of those that felt like I was Home... My love was becoming stronger and stronger ^^ Listen back to the 26th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST The Future Sound of Londo n – Mountain Goat The Avalanches – We Will Always Love you (feat. Blood Orange) Delroy Wilson – Inner City Blues Dennis Brown – Love Has Found Its Way Mike Francis – Survivor (Original Remix Version) Girls Can't Help It – Baby Doll (Mr. K edit) Gratien Midonet – Osana (Kuniyuki Remix) Joutro Mundo – Panthera Gabor Szabo – Spellbinder Brijean – Wifi Beach Alive – Skindo Le Le Tabala – Tabala Mouv (Aroop Roy Rework) Mondo Grosso – Butterfly (François K. Jazzy Vibe MIx) The O'Jay's – I love Music Mandré – Solar Flight (Opus I) Paradis – Sur une chanson en Français Space – Carry on, Turn me on (Twillight Mix)

Worldwide FM broadcast the 26th episode of Balearic Breakfast on February 23rd 2021. It's nice to just embrace the natural beauty within you. Victoria Justice I will never forget the day I met Colleen. It was at the 104, in Paris, a few days after my birthday on September, 29th 2019, during the Red Bull Music Festival (she was doing a set along with other well-known DJs, including James Murphy / Vincent Privat / Seb le Vinyl). I was sitting on the ground, resting after several hours of dancing non-stop. As I was watching the dancers having the time of their lives, I saw a beautiful lady walking in rhythm to the music. I said to myself “Wow, that Lady is beautiful”! Suddenly, I realized and shouted in her direction “Colleen?! Is it you?!" "Yes it’s me!” she answered. After exchanging a few words, I just fell into her arms and hugged her. Everything was so unexpected, so beautiful... Imagine meeting your beloved DJ surrounded by Klipschorns powered by Crown Macrotech Amplifiers and people dancing like crazy in a beautiful room with wooden panels and very high ceilings, not to mention a perfect light show... I must admit I held that moment close in my heart when the pandemic struck a few months later and when I got rolled into the Balearic Breakfast adventure! To me, this show is all about that perfect moment two people share together in an embrace. Listen to songs like “Blossom”, "Love Song", "One More Night" and even "Always" (just a few selected from the lot ^^) ; you will be able to picture an embrace, two people joining together in an everlasting moment of pure happiness, this musical feeling being enhanced by Colleen’s dedication to Terry Fincham's friend who sadly passed away... Listen back to the 25th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Michael Franks – Lotus Blossom Dione Warwick – love song Simple minds – Somebody up there likes you Stubb – We are launching (feat. Jane Weaver) Andreas Vollenweider – Pace Verde Tradition – The breathtaking blast Cartoon band – Tim Toum The phenomenal handclap band – Judge Not (Ray Mang special mix) Rudy’s midnight machine – Dyane Material – Eternal Drift Blue six – One more night Land of light – Isle of tear (tiago remix) Massara – Margheritta Alexander Robotnick – Problèmes d’amour (bootleg version) Steve Winwood – Time is running out (12" version) Donna Summer – Spring affair Bent – Always (Ashley Beedle's Mahavishnu Remix) Bannanarama – Long Train Running (Alma De Noche Mix) Psychotropic – Only for the Headstrong

Worldwide FM broadcast the 25th episode of Balearic Breakfast on February 16th 2021. On February, 13th 2021, Colleen posted the request line on her socials and wrote: "Good morning world. Please send over your requests for this Tuesday's BB which falls on Mardi Gras and one of the wildest holidays of all... Pancake Day. Over to you my friends..." Through the hard times we were all experiencing, our dear Captain never lost the Balearic Breakfast ship's direction. She was holding the helm firmly, leading us through the maze of the times... This show is a perfect example of that. If my memory serves me well, it was one of the very first themed shows of the series, and what better way to start than with some Pancakes turning on your turntables? (laughs)! It was also one of the first Balearic Breakfast shows celebrating The Loft's anniversary! I love how the first tracks take us to Colleen's imaginary thanks, once again, to the Balearic Breakfast's family requests! It was such a joyful start to the show! This 24th episode of the series is another one that got me closer, and closer, and closer (gosh, can I be closer than that ?!) to Colleen! I mean, how irresistible can a show be when you have songs like "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" and "Brother John", "Hand Clapping Son" and "Smoke My Peace Pipe" mixed together? Can't you see the Pancakes on the frying pan with me trying to sneak one out right to my tummy (laughs)! Gosh, sometimes, being a Lioncub is really hard, I can tell you! Also, it's great hearing Colleen tell us the story behind Mardis Gras as it is celebrated in the States; she has such a way of telling stories! You always learn something while listening to this show... Though not all the tracks were related to Mardis Gras, this episode got to be amongst the most joyful of the series and back then we needed that for sure (on the "Covid-19" front, things were positively evolving as the number of global new cases reported kept on falling, with "only" 2.7 million new cases (-16% compared to the previous week). The number of new deaths reported also fell, with 81,000 new deaths reported, a 10% decline as compared to the previous week). A lot of countries worldwide were still on lockdown, so though things seemed to be slightly getting better, we were still challenged mentally and Balearic Breakfast was our best time of the week to take a Fresh and Positive breeze of Air (plus we were to have a Cosmodelica House Party on February, 18th 2021, so, we were all pretty excited)! Listen back to the 24th episode of Balearic Breakfast : PLAYLIST Jack Johnson – Banana Pancakes Prince – Starfish and Coffee Dr. John – I walk on Guilded Splinters Robbie Robertson – Somewhere down the crazy River The Wild Tchoupitoulas – Brother John The Meters – Hand Clapping Song The Wild Magnolias – Smoke my peace pipe Derrick Lara & Trinity – Don't stop 'till you get enough The Belle Stars – Iko Iko Talking Heads – Burning Down the House Maze – Changing Times Con Funk Shun – California 1 The Supremes – High Energy John Gibbs & The US Steel Orchestra – Trinidad (Special Disco Mix) David Walters – Kryé Mwen (Patchworks Remix) Soul Dhamma – Flower (The Underwater Garden Dub) Ten City – Be Free (Emmaculate & Shannon Chambers Mix) Mid Air – Ease Out Vangelis – Let it Happen (Beatfanatic Remix) Funkadelic – Maggot Brain

Worldwide FM broadcast the 24th episode of Balearic Breakfast on February 9th 2021. “Snowflakes are pretty patterns etched in water’s dreams.” Anthony T. Hincks I remember this like it happened yesterday, writing from time to time on Colleen's socials: "This show had a soul of its own; it was inhabited!" I would not change these kinds of statements to this very day. Many of the shows Colleen crafted in the 2020/2021 period were musical treasures (both because of the selections and because of their "aura"). Of course, the Balearic Breakfast Family was there, solidly requesting (laughs)! Still, we all owe Colleen the final result, and it must be repeated: she's a heavy and sensible worker. And this show proves it once again. When I say Balearic Breakfast is a home, you need to listen to that 23rd edition to understand it! It is sometimes painful to listen to some of the earlier shows because of the circumstances, but it is always a Joy in the end because Music takes over the strange, bizarre and unwanted bad memories. The first thing that struck me in this edition is Colleen's younger voice! You can hear her younger self on the mic; it is heart-warming (though it seems she still carries a light sadness in her voice here...). Also, all of the tracks played during this 2-hour show share the same philosophy: they all have a solid rhythm, inviting you to keep walking through life's challenges. I called these songs the "Willing Tracks" (laughs). Of course, the title of this show (Snowy Memories) is linked to the snowy weather that hit Europe back then. Musically speaking, Collen was really in a top-notch form: I mean, listen to how the songs follow each other seamlessly; the mini-mix she created in the first part of the show is Gorgeous. Some songs feel like they were played yesterday (I mean, listen to the musicianship on George Benson's track; you can't get this track out of your soul once you discover it!). Also, Colleen was already introducing us to Great artists/bands like Jim (listen to Colleen interviewing Jim here in 2023)! As she once said, Balearic Breakfast is not solely a memory lane but also a show that should propose New Music. So here you go! One last memory I had to share, and I feel you will have a good laugh with me! I remember that when I subscribed to Mixcloud, I kept my surname in all of its long glory (Artur the Lioncub). Then, I was happily surprised when Colleen started sending us some shout-outs, spelling all of our NAMES (laughs), and some of them were really long or difficult to pronounce! At one point, I said to myself: I can't keep my surname in all of its glory; Colleen has enough strange/long/difficult names to say! So I shortened it up to Artur ^^ Last but not least, we were ALL ABSOLUTELY EXCITED because a Cosmodelica Party would take place on February 20th! PLAYLIST Jim – Phoenix Herbie Hancock – Bubbles Webby Jay – In the rain Marcia Griffiths – Everywhere George Benson – Love X Love (Live) The Invisible Session – People all around the world, can make it Tommy Stewart – Bump and Hustle Music Siouxsie & The Banshees – Israel Fashion – Love Shadow The THE – Giant Yutaka – Sao Jorge Gwen Guthrie – Padlock (Larry Levan Mix) Africano – Open your Hearts (Mark Grusane Edit) Presence (feat. Shara Nelson) – Sense of Danger (98 Version) Kronoss – Maddening Goldie – State of Mind

Worldwide FM broadcast the 23rd episode of Balearic Breakfast on February 2nd 2021. Introduction. – Sometimes, a title meets your mind and makes perfect sense... The world was still amid the Covid 19 Pandemic. Some countries were in Lockdown (like the UK), while others considered enforcing it again... At this point, we were Lost. Absolutely. Nothing was going in a positive direction... I'm not sure this is a world I belong in anymore. I'm not sure that I want to wake up. Gayle Forman, If I Stay, Vol. 1, 2014 I remember fear taking over me... A black, thick, cold and endless fear. I remember waking up in the middle of the night not knowing what would happen on the next day... I remember feeling exhaustion, absolute exhaustion from doing the same things repeatedly, though I had no real problems back then in my life. I remember crying, of course, and shaking my head in despair while trying not to lose it totally because of the ongoing and contradictory news that were always announced on television. These were such trying times, certainly among the darkest ones of my life, though, thanks to music and thanks to my family and my friends, I was able to ease down from time to time... About this episode. – This show, a highly inhabited one, is all about that locked situation where nothing makes sense anymore. We can feel Colleen's somewhat sad voice directly from the show's start. I remember I didn't notice it back then, but I genuinely feel some sadness involved here when listening to it again while writing these lines... Back then, Balearic Breakfast was, as always, our harbour, and Colleen has been gracious all along, both in translating musically the dark times we were in and sharing the hope we all needed. This show showcases that duality, hence the picture I chose and the title I gave to this specific edition. There’s a “lost feeling” in here that can’t be denied and from which Colleen takes us (slowly) out towards the end of the show. Listen back to the 22nd edition of Balearic Breakfast : Useful Links. – Listen to Colleen's interview with Nick Mason (from Pink Floyd) here . Also, you can listen to Ego Ella May's interview with Tina Edwards on Sade ‘Diamond Life’ just here (Classic Album Sundays) . PLAYLIST José James – Winterwind Terry Callier – Lazarus Man Nitin Sawhney – Sunset I:Cube – Adore La Bellini – Satan in love (Leo Mas & Fabrice Inferno Lovers Mix) Jhelisa – Friendly Pressure (Lee Hamblin Paradise Revisited Remix) Free School – Ranting & Raving (Richard Norris Second Mix) Linkwood Family – Miles away Sade – Paradise Kwanzaa Posse – Wicked Funk José Gonzales – Let it Carry you (Dino Soccio Remix) K.I.D. – Hupendi Muziki Wangu?! (You don't like my music) Charlie – Spacer Woman Earth, Wind & Fire – Getaway Solomon Burke – Let your love flow The 5th Dimension – Stoned Soul Picnic The Blackbyrds – Walking in Rhythm Pink Floyd – The great gig in the sky