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- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 26-29 | Meeting Jimpster & DJ Sarah Sweeney
Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on July 28th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this new edition of our beloved show, Colleen meets two great DJs, Jimpster (head of Freerange Records) and Sarah Sweeney (co-founder of Eves Drop Collective). Sharing their latest musical endeavours, they also took some time to share their musical adventures and propose mixes that we all enjoyed to the max (Jimpster's mix was a modern, positive-oriented piece of music with an intriguing start, while Sarah's one was a high-energy musical trip, with a few cosmic outbursts, not forgetting some balearic flowering tracks and also including a few much-beloved classics)! The show was streamed live by Adam as Colleen was flying to Norway 😍 Listen back to episode 26-29 of Balearic Breakfast: Yesterday’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud a day late as I was in transit via 3 flights to Henningsværfor Trevarefest. This episode of Balearic Breakfast features an interview with and an exclusive mix from Jimpster, a DJ, musician and label owner whom I have hugely admired for many years now. Jimpster, aka Jamie Odell, joined me to discuss his musical upbringing (his father was in Shakatak), his days with improv group The Bays and the story of the record label he co-founded with his friend Tom Roberts - Freerange which is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. He’s also put together an exclusive mix that seamlessly mixes the more Balearic flavours of the label. Also joining me is DJ Sarah Sweeney who is co-founder of Eves Drop Collective. She also plays at festivals like Wilderness (this weekend!), Big Love and of course We Out Here where she along with the mighty Eves Drop join me for my Cosmodelica takeover in our Love Dancin’ tent. Enjoy the show and I hope you can join me next Tuesday morning when I broadcast another edition of Balearic Breakfast live from the record room on my Mixcloud Live. Thanks for listening! THE PLAYLIST Jimpster's Freerange 30th Anniversary BB Mix (2021) Jimpster – Distant Light (2017) Jimpster – Migrations (2007) Swell Sessions – All Of Me (2026) Crackazat – Watchu Say (2003) Stateless – Falling Into (Swell Session Remix) (2017) Jimpster – The Sun Comes Up King Kobe – San Salvador (2017) Demuja – Turn Me On (2023) Don Carlos – I'm Steel Here (2026) Fouk – Moon (2005) Robert Strauss – Spinning Inside Your Love (DJ Spinna Remix) (2024) Aroop Roy – Mama Mwana (2026) Ralph Session – Everything ft. Brandon Markell Holmes (2026) Crackazat – Shine (Club Mix) Sarah Sweeney of Eve's Drop Collective BB Mix (2026) Aja Monet – Say It With Your Chest (1989) Stardust – Love Will Find A Way (Sweet Embrace Mix) (2026) Alton Miller – Don't Go Lose It Baby (1999) Kevin Yost – If She Only Knew (Shazz Revenge of the 80's Remix) (2026) Jamie Anderson, Robert Owens – Wonderful World (Dub) (2017) Tony Allen – Road Close (Dance Dub) (1975) Barrabas – Mellow Blow (2018) Change – A Lover's Holiday (A Jim Burgess Mix) (1978) Roy Ayers – Can't You See Me (2006) Tania Maria – Come With Me (Masters At Work Remix) (2009) Blaze – Sapporo
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 26-28 | Meeting Pete Herbert (Music for Swimming Pools)
Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on July 21st, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this new edition of our beloved show, Colleen takes us on an unexpected sailing trip, starting smoothly and then stepping up the pace, always with grace. A lot of songs in the first hour of today's show deal with departures, new starts and challenges to face, and songs like Eleanor Rigby perfectly represent that main feeling as we all try to sail this life to the best of our abilities... Then, in the second hour, Colleen meets Pete Herbert for a short but very informative interview as Pete shares his new musical projects with us. I have done a transcription of the interview should you need it! Listen back to episode 26-28 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now archived on my Mixcloud for your listening back pleasure. The first hour includes new tunage by Filip Nikolic Ragz Woolfy @djkocoakashimokita Cervo and Dave Angel along with more of your requests. Then I have a chat with Pete Herbert of 𝙈𝙁𝙎𝙋 • 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 - a staple of the Balearic scene, known for his PH edits and his work with Phil Mison as Reverso 68. Pete has also put together an exclusive Balearic Breakfast mix ahead of his appearance at this weekend’s Campo Sancho festival. Enjoy! THE PLAYLIST (TBR) Ludovico Einaudi – Rose Bay (1977) Gary Marks – Sailing (1974) Zulu – Sueño de Amor (2018) Thievery Corporation ft LouLou Ghelichkhani – La Force de Melodie (2006) Hugh Masekela & Ojah – Afro Beat Blues (2024) DJ Koco aka Shimokita – Carolina, Carol Bela (1979) Ingmar Johansson – Eleanor Rigby (TBR) Turbotito & Ragz ft Piya Malik – Nainan Da Pyar De Gaya (Woolfy Vs Projections Remix) (2026) Cervo ft Spyda MC – Ebibi Bigende (A ReFrame Revision) (TBR) Dave Angel ft Steve Waterman – Réflexion (2026) Trinidadiandeep – Dub Nasty Pete Herbert Balearic Breakfast Mix: Heaven 17 – Let Me Go (Random House Project/Pete Herbert Vocal Retouch) Totem Projects – Sentiments Of Soho Theatre (Pete Herbert Remix) Pete Herbert – At Zuka Time Pilots – Ritmo (Pete Herbert Remix) Soft House Company – What You Need (PH Edit) Culture Beat – Cherry Lips (Reverso 68 Edit) Pete Herbert – Later That Evening Jestofunk – Say It Again (PH/Jimmy KTel Campo Edit) Electric Funk – On A Journey (PH Edit) Rollover DJs – Olé Faze Action – Batanayi (Special Dub Mix) Pete Herbert – Havana Landing Jean-Luc Ponty – Computer Incantations (Reverse 68 Edit) PETE'S INTERVIEW WITH COLLEEN [Colleen] Hi, Balearicans. Right now I have in the studio with me a Balearic favorite, Pete Herbert. How are you doing, Pete? [Pete] Hi, yeah, I'm very good, thank you. Yeah, good to be on the show. [Colleen] Oh, it's good to see you. I remember the first time I met you was at Atlas Records, way back in 1999. What a great shop, because you co-founded that shop, didn't you? [Pete] That's right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There was a few of us involved. That's it. Yeah. Yeah. 95, I think we opened. Yeah. So we ran through to 2001. Yeah. [Colleen] Wow. It was a great record shop in the middle of Soho. It was always on my route every two weeks. There were so many great shops in Soho at the time. Yours was really eclectic. That's why I really liked it. Fantastic. And then, you know, I was really a big fan of your work, especially a lot of the stuff that you did with our friend, our mutual friend Phil Misson with the Reverso 68 and Frontera. I mean, just really great kind of new disco kind of grooves. And you've been on this scene for a very, very long time. And, you know, it's great that you're still kicking it, which is great. [Pete] Yeah, yeah. Still going, that's it. [Colleen] Now, you have a lot of different things going on. I know you have your promo agency, but you also have your own record label, Music for Swimming Pools, which I believe was the name of an EP a long time ago as well. Correct? [Pete] That's right. Yes. Yeah, yeah. That's it. I've managed to sort of put it all in one thing. It was an EP a long time ago and it was a radio show I did for Sonica in Ibiza, which was I feel like that was about 15 years ago, something like that. It was like a weekly show, monthly show. And then I'd always had the idea to make it into a label at some point. And then, yeah, it happened. And I started the first release was with Phil, actually. We did Reverso 68 EP. I've just realized as well, it's actually that was 10 years ago. So this will be the 10 year anniversary for the label. [Colleen] Oh, my gosh. We better get a compilation out before the end of the year. [Pete] Yeah, exactly. I literally thought about that the other day. So, yeah, that's one of the things that might be coming later in the year. [Colleen] And you have a new album out as well called Far Flung. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Because it was the name of an EP a few years ago... [Pete] That's right, yes. [Colleen] And it's now been expanded. [Pete] Yeah, that's exactly. It was an EP, a digital EP. And you know what it's like. It's like you blink and you miss those. And it kind of it really encapsulated the kind of sound of the label at the time. It was a couple of years old. And I've been working on tracks since, and I always wanted to get them out just beyond the digital kind of realm. So it's become an album. There's new tracks and a few tweaks, slightly different versions and stuff. So that is the that's yeah, it's it's new but old. [Colleen] And what's the kind of sound and the flavor? [Pete] So, yeah, it's let's say this sort of new balearic kind of sound. It's a dance floor stuff, some very downtempo, very chilled stuff, a little bit electronic. There's a few players on there. Robin Lee does amazing keyboard work on there. [Colleen] He's great. He's just phenomenal. [Pete] That's it. Totally. That's it. And he's he's I've always worked with him over the years. So there's it's yeah, it's a bit of a mix of stuff. And it's kind of a lot of it was recorded in different places along the way, like when I lived in Bali for a few years, some of it's recorded out there, some of it's tracks sort of made on the road and stuff like that. So it's just a bit of a I don't like a travelogue of sounds from the last decade or so in one place. [Colleen] So it's like the international man of mystery sound! What do you mean by new balleric sound to that? That interested me when you said that... [Pete] Yeah, I guess more like the, you know, the sort of contemporary sound with a bit more electronic production, studio stuff, rather than, you know, live recordings and things like that, you know, done in Logic, editing, and that obviously with, you know, with people like involved. So yeah, that's kind of my what I was thinking, you know, what I'm thinking of that. So it's like a bit of a new take on stuff. [Colleen] And we were just talking before we started recording the interview that you were in Bali for three years just before COVID. And it seems like Bali has a very balearic scene, if I from what I can gather. I've never been there. So I don't know. But it seems like a lot of those DJs are playing there. [Pete] Yeah, that's it. It's got it's I mean, obviously, you know, it's a beautiful tropical island. It's got the climate and amazing beaches. And the you know, the on the West Coast, it's got it's got the sunsets and stuff. So it totally, you know, it was a perfect setting for that. And people coming from all over the place all over the world, just just coming on holidays and that. And so it's it's it just, you know, developed this kind of scene there, I guess. And while I was there, I was working at a venue there, Potato Head. And we were booking people from all over people, you know, as people are coming across, especially doing tours in Australia and stuff like that. So, you know, we were getting a really good mix of artists and stuff coming. And, you know, who doesn't want to have a holiday in Bali? [Colleen] Yeah, I would sign up. [Pete] We were trying to get you over there. I remember at some point some dates didn't work. [Colleen] Okay. Yeah, it is definitely on my wish list. But yeah, that but now you're back here in Balearic Britain. Lucky you. And this summer, you do it, you're doing a bunch of festivals. And one of them is Campo Sancho. Can you tell us? I've played there before. But can you let our listeners know a little bit about this festival? [Pete] Yeah, that's absolutely so Campo Sancho. So it's the kind of it's grown out of Sancho Panza, which was the the sound system of Matt and Jim. That was, I mean, it was a mainstay at Notting Hill Carnival for at least 20 years. And, you know, when they started, it was warehouse parties and stuff. They did that. They had an amazing sound system at the carnival. And when they, you know, retired from the carnival, you know, this was, I think, a next step for them that they wanted to do. So they've got this boutique, shall we say, festival in up near Stevenage, Hertfordshire, so just north of London. It's pretty small in terms of festival size. That's what they want. It's really music-oriented. There's no like commercial stuff. There's very DIY. There's no sponsorship. It's quite family-based, but party as well. You know, it's a good mix. And yeah, musically, it's, you know, it's you've been there, you know, it's on the money. It's like, it's really, really good mix of genres. But, you know, with their kind of style that they used to have, if you ever went to the carnival and heard their sound system. Yeah, it's all that. And it's kind of this year, there's like, there's a new area, which is in the woods, upwards. So that's, I'll be doing something there on a Sunday. It's on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, end of July. So I'll be doing Sunday as a Music for Swimming Pools takeover, which is like a daytime thing, two till 10pm, I think we're running. And I've invited Phil, obviously Phil Weiss is going to come and play, Nancy Noyes, and Andy Wilson from who originally set up Sonica as well. So it's a nice, you know, mix for the label and work there for sure. At the festival. [Colleen] Oh, that sounds lovely. It does sound like, as long as you have the weather, it definitely is Balearic Britain, I would say on that one, isn't it? Wow. Well, will you be having remixes coming out on your album too? What else is coming up for Swimming Pools? [Pete] Yes, so that's the album we just talked about. That's going to drop at the end of this month. I have there's a series of comps, Music for Swimming Pools, volume three is about to drop, hopefully not too far away in the summer, which is a mix of mainly new music. So it's like exclusive tracks from people that have been on the label before some of my productions. And possibly the 10-year anniversary comp as well that we thought of the other day that that'll be happening as well. And then maybe there will be some remixes for the Far Flung comp as well. That's the plan. [Colleen] Wow, sounds like you have a lot going on as always. Well, congratulations on 10 years of running an independent label, not an easy thing to do. So hats off to you. Have a great time at the festival. And thank you so much for this exclusive mix you've given us as well. [Pete] Thanks for having me.
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 104 | The Last Days Of Summer
Worldwide FM broadcast the 104th episode of Balearic Breakfast on September 06th 2022. ABOUT THIS EPISODE The last days of summer seem like a perfect title for this episode! Back then, Colleen just came back from a well-fed summer, including a trip to Berlin (Audio-Technica was celebrating 60 years and they putt on an exhibition event in Berlin, an open day in their new Analogue Foundation venue with record sellers, stalls, food and a DJ set from Colleen and JAW Family) – where she met Russell Elevado (who engineered D'Angelo"s "Voodoo" studio album) – and, of course, her residency at the We Out Here Festival from the Love Dancing Tent! For this very episode, Colleen posted the request line on September 03rd, writing on her socials, "We are back with the Balearic Breakfast Request Line! Please help me with 2 hours of music for this Tuesday morning's show on Worldwide FM" - over to you..." This episode has a very calm and smooth soul. Colleen takes you on a long musical journey. The second part of the show blends seamlessly with the first; you don't even notice time passing while you listen to this great musical trip! I remember this one very fondly, by the way, because I discovered the great "Jibaro (Enrolle)" by Elkin & Nelson and also the joyful "West Side Jet" by Young Gun Silver Fox, which I listened to on an endless repeat loop and, last but not least, the Slo Mo Edit of "Doin it Right" by Mark E. Quark! What a blast this show is!! Once again, thanks to my friends from the Balearic Breakfast Family! Listen back to the 104th episode of Balearic Breakfast: Yesterday morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on Worldwide FM and my Mixcloud. This show it was ‘back to normal’ (whatever that means) - 2 hours of live radio playing mainly your requests. Music from Kahil El Zabar, Jiwa Jiwa, Horse Meat Disco Back to Mine comp, SAULT, Young Gun Silver Fox, Jamiroquai, David Morales, Mark E Quark and much more… And don’t forget, my live Balearic Breakfast set from our Love Dancin’ tent at We Out Here is now up on my Mixcloud for your musical enjoyment. Ed. Note: For whatever reason, the audio volume of that episode is very low. There is an online audio compressor you can use on your computer to boost audio levels. It is called Breakaway. Greetings from Berlin. I can still remember the thrill and sense of awe when I watched the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 when I was working as a radio DJ in Japan. We were transfixed as we watched the events unfold on Japanese TV. The world was transforming… THE PLAYLIST (2022) The Kahil El' Zabar Quartet – A Time for Healing (1990) The Cure – The Last Day of Summer (1976) The Enid – In The Region of the Summer Stars (2022) Delly Rollies – Licik (1977) Faze O – Riding High (2022) Margie Lomax – God's Greatest Gift to man is a woman (1983) Rocket – Here Comes my Love (2020) Sault – Son Shine (1990) The Blow Monkeys – La Passionara (1974) Elkin & Nelson – Jibaro (Enrolle) (2022) Young Gun Silver Fox – West Side Jet (2020) Mark E. Quark – Doin it Right (Slo Mo Edit) (1983) Visual – The Music Got Me (2019) L.T.D. – Love To The World (Joey Negro Mizell Magic Mix) (1979) Gepy & Gepy – Body To Body (1995) Jamiroquai – Space Cowboy (David Morales Classic Club Remix)
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-17 | A Cloudy Christmas...
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on December 22nd 2020. “Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind.” I don't remember the snow falling on that cold December day; I remember it being cloudy and somewhat happy (as the Christmas tree had already been set up). The Balearic Breakfast Family eagerly awaited a new edition of its beloved show. Hearing the opening track made me smile, and I felt, as often, instantly at Home. This 17th edition of Balearic Breakfast may be the most laid-back of the series since the show's start in September. Colleen's selection and how she mixes the tracks together give the listener that perfect Christmas vibe: for instance, we get to discover another beautiful song that was to be included in the first Balearic Breakfast compilation, Mike Salta's "Henry's Spacewalk" followed by the somewhat worried "Ullyses" by Dead can dance and then by the dreamy (yet slightly sad) rendition of "California Dreaming" by José Feliciano... You can't miss the Christmas spirit when listening to these songs! And even when the rhythm is getting faster, later in the show, you can picture yourself drinking a lovely Balearic Breakfast tea near a snowy Balearic Christmas tree on a beautiful island. Now, tell me, how Balearic is that ?! Listen to a very relaxed Christmas edition of Balearic Breakfast : PLAYLIST 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 | Episode 20-16 | A Gasp of Air...
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on December 15th 2020. The world was taking a gasp of air on this cold Tuesday as, in almost all cities of the world, restrictive measures had been lifted, allowing people, friends, and families to prepare for Christmas. Yet, no one was really happy, I very vividly remember that feeling of uncertainty lingering in all I was doing. It was a difficult time as we all had news about hospitals trying to cope with the global pandemic with more people dying because of Covid coming in... It is with these memories still present in my mind that I listened to this show, the 16th of the series. From the start, I felt that only a cold, snowy, windy and abandoned beach was an acceptable representation of it... Once again, the Balearic Breakfast's Family magic operated as Colleen mixed the requests... Listen to this snowy episode of Balearic Breakfast here : “With luck, it might even snow for us.” ― Haruki Murakami, After Dark, 2004 As always, Colleen is on top of the game, she even prepared the wonderful wreath you can see on the second picture of the gallery for us! Isn't that great? That beautiful gift sure did warm our cold hearts back then, I can tell you! Also, as Colleen earlier suggested, she kept on playing new music in the course of the show, introducing us here to The Aspphodelis & Friendly Fires' track "Velo" which would end on the first Balearic Breakfast vinyl compilation later in 2021! "Thanks to all of you for your contributions. It has beentruly mind blowing and I have discovered and rediscovered a lot of great music. I'm also taking a fairly open minded approach to what constitutes Balearic Music - almost like a jazz approach - open ended and free. I don't want it to be solely a nostalgia trip so from time to time I will introduce new music that I feel works." Colleen, Instgr., 27/09/2020 Lastly, and on a more positive note, I found that the beautiful track "Pyramid" by The Fantastics ! was very close in spirit to some tracks of the "Blue Pyramid" album by Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis issued in 1965 (another Jazz masterpiece you really should consider listening !). PLAYLIST 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) The show was archived on Worldwide FM : Balearic Breakfast: Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy // 15-12-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-15 | Claremont beach
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on December 8th 2020. You wake up. You eat. You take a shower. You go to your desk. You work. You take your lunch and your coffee. You work. You take a tea. You work while listening to some music. You close your computer. You take a nap. You eat your dinner. You wash your dishes. You watch a movie. You listen to some music. You sleep. You wake up. Repeat for 80 days (more or less, depending on the country you were living in December 2020). Feel the alienation building? A lot of us, including myself, were exhausted mentally and physically as, in some parts of the world, lockdown measures were still enforced and, unlike in Great Britain, where these measures were already lifted, we still had one more week to go, not knowing back then that 2021 would be even worse for some of us, these 2 first lockdowns being just a warm-up... Somehow, we had to carry on. So we all let ourselves go to Colleen’s musical selections and that show had a specific tone, the one of a lonely, cloudy and windy beach you can picture in songs like “It Hasn’t Happened Yet” by William Shatner. Undoubtedly, on this Balearic Breakfast edition, Music was the only escape for a lot of us, and it was even more so because of Colleen’s interview, in the second hour of the show, with John “Mudd” Murphy, founder of the Claremont 56 record label! Enjoy this somewhat cloudy 15th edition of Balearic Breakfast : PLAYLIST 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 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 The show was archived on WorldwideFM : Balearic Breakfast: Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy // 08-12-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-13 | The lost Milky Way...
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on November 24th 2020. Listen back to episode 20-13 of Balearic Breakfast : Sometimes, I get very emotional when listening to some of Balearic Breakfast's Shows. You may wonder why. I think the best answer I could give is that they encapsulate emotions both of the hard times and good times we were living back then. This show is an absolute emotional roller coaster: as Colleen puts it at the beginning of the show, it is a “Very cosmic edition of Balearic Breakfast”, which is very well represented in the music and Colleen's mixing. But it is also an emotional trip because of Colleen's daughter's birthday (she turned 16 back then), making us all remember that time flies and that the time that was taken away from us because of the pandemic would never be retrieved. Sure, we were fortunate to be all together, but a lot of us were starting to get emotionally fragile because we could not live normal lives or meet friends. Some people were also losing their companies because they could not work... 2020 was a horrendous year on many levels, and these few lines serve just as an incomplete reminder of what we all went through. And believe me, it was tough. So, at the end of this show, despite its intrinsic beauty, the Balearic Breakfast family felt somewhat "rattled" and Colleen's speech, as always, depicts that overall feeling very well. Musically speaking, the show had magical moments where you could drift away and head over to the sky and lose yourself inside the milky way... Also, I do not know a lot of other DJs that would be able to let their love breathe out the way Colleen did when she talked about her daughter's birthday... (listen to the moment she launches Ashford & Simpson's "Babies", can you feel it ?...) So yeah, this show was special and one that still gets me emotional today. This is why I feel like sharing this quote with you. I am sure that you will understand the feeling... All men have stars, but they are not the same for everyone. For some, who are travellers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems... But all these stars are silent. You, you alone will have stars as no one else has them... In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing when you look at the sky at night... You, only you, will have stars that can laugh! And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me... You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, just for that moment... It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh... A. de St Exupery, The Little Prince, 1943 PLAYLIST 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 The show was archived on worldwideFM : Balearic Breakfast: Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy // 24-11-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-12 | The Balearic Hammock
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on November 17th 2020. Some of Balearic Shows simply let you Breathe. You know, like, you close your eyes and let yourself drift away. This is definitely one of them. The Breakfast Family's requests were all going in the same direction: straight ahead towards freedom, a very needed freedom back then as we were all in lockdown. So any track that helped us to escape from our homes was very welcomed on that November day... And this is precisely what we all choose on that very refreshing show. No stress, just some great music, a beautiful sun shining on a beach and, somewhere, a few people dancing, others sleeping under a palm tree and of course... Of Course, a little lion cub splashing his paws in the clear blue water... In a few words, if I were to find a mental representation for this 12th edition of Balearic Breakfast it would be the one of a Balearic hammock... This show is a very cool one, so come on, join us !! Crank this one up and lay on your Balearic hammock... : PLAYLIST 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 The show was archived on WorldwideFM: Balearic Breakfast: Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy // 17-11-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-11 | Antonio Bay...
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on November 10th 2020. On November 7th 2020, most American media projected that Joseph Biden had enough electoral votes to be named the new US president-elect. So, it is with confidence and happiness that the Balearic Breakfast Family was heading to a new destination, the Fog slowly disappearing from the ocean's surface despite the lockdown still being enforced worldwide... Magical musical moments seem to be the norm in our beloved show: if you let yourself go, you should be able, while listening to the first three songs of the show, to “see” the Balearic breakfast’s family trip to the now not-so-distant Antonio bay ... Let your imagination take control! This 11th show is as Balearic as it can get, in every way, both spiritually and musically. Colleen’s mixing is perfect (she showcases for instance, that silence is a beat...). The entire show is relaxed, and the tracks depict the joy we all had being together again! When Colleen played “Slippery People” we all went nuts with happiness in the chat, cheering and laughing like children about Colleen’s disco slippers! This show, with its open-minded and loving ending, was a real Party (I think we lost our minds when Colleen mixed Gregory Porter's "Liquid spirit" with Cerrone's Supernature ! I mean, if this ain't a perfect mix, then nothing perfect exists on this earth !). One thing is for sure, the Balearic Breakfast Family enjoyed it to bits! Listen back to episode 20-11 of Balearic Breakfast here : PLAYLIST 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 After the Fog, Antonio Bay... The show was archived on WorldwideFM: Balearic Breakfast with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy // 10-11-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-10 | A Ship in the Fog...
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on November 3rd 2020. Sometimes, a show reflects its times without anything being planned. This is exactly what happened on this 10th edition of Balearic Breakfast. Maybe, I just say maybe, the overall "sadness" of the requests (and Colleen's selections...) was due to what the world was then facing (meaning a second lockdown to stop the Covid-19 virus from circulating again...). This show, like some others of the series, is not a "Happy one". Its soul is somewhat sad and worried, like, I believe, we all were back then... Hit Play and read the small fiction I wrote... : With new lockdown measures coming into play here in England and in many countries around the world (and not to mention an intense election) we could all use some calming and cathartic music to allow us to escape for a couple of hours. Balearic Breakfast has moved to a new time - Tuesday mornings from 10 to 12 GMT on @worldwide.fm. Please let me know what you would like to hear and please take care of yourselves. Colleen, Instgr, 01/11/2020 A SHIP IN THE FOG... Written by Artur Michalski Something was wrong. She knew it. She couldn't shake that cold hand from her shoulder. She felt that ghostly presence around her at all times, that horrendous light pressure grabbing her whole body. As the day was coming to an end, Colleen was frightened. She tried to concentrate on the destination to follow, but her mind kept on drifting away. Suddenly, the ship's alarm screamed its lungs out. Colleen felt the fear's presence more than ever before. Bad news coming in. She took her breath and pressed the button, tensely listening to the female voice calling out on the other side : “To the ships at sea who can hear my voice, look across the water, into the darkness. Look for the fog. - I repeat, To the ships at sea who can hear my voice, look across the water, into the darkness. Look for the fog.” Collen knew she had to be strong. She knew it, deep down inside. But how? How can you be strong when a world of uncertainty falls on your shoulders? There was only one way to announce it to the crew who was near, with calm sincerity. Colleen approached her lips from the microphone and went on: "Dear Balearicans, I hope everyone is safe out there. I was just informed that we're entering a zone of turbulence. Please, look out for each other while I'm leading you safely. Don't go outside, as the fog rises around the ship. I repeat, stay inside and just be Balearic. Thank you for your cooperation. I'll see you soon. End of message". Colleen breathed the stress out and watched the blue sea slowly disappear under a menacing grey Fog. Suddenly, she heard the wooden door creak and knew her special guest was around. Was it the right time? Surely not, but she knew she couldn't lock herself up, and after all, that remarkable visitor couldn't do her any wrong. "Colleen? Is everything ok? — Oh, I don't know, we don't see anything out there, gosh..." The lion cub sat down and politely asked : " May I?" Colleen knew it was the password. She answered the call... "Yes, please, do..." The lion cub gracefully jumped on Colleen's right shoulder and whispered : "God, yeah, we don't see anything out there. Thank you... — You're welcome... — How do you feel? I heard your trembling voice, that's why I came... — Gosh... why do you know me so well, you fluffy thing? I'm afraid, I guess, I really am... I must drive that ship to our next destination; the fog is all around, meaning we must be careful not to hit anything. Plus, the measurement tools are not functioning correctly, so I must keep going straight ahead... it's insane to do that with such a lot of uncertainty... — We will help you, you know that..." whispered the lion cub while slightly trembling... "Yeah, I know... I know, little lion cub... I know..." repeated Colleen trying not to get emotional... "Can you please leave me alone for some time? I'll call you back later. Please... I need to drive us out of this maze..." — Of course..." answered the fluffy four-legged spirit... Before she knew it, the little lion cub disappeared. Colleen? Another voice came in behind the wooden door. "Is the lion cub disturbing you? — No, Emma, that's ok... He never does, but you know how he is... Thanks for coming by. I'll catch you later, god that fog is so thick!" Emma left the cabin on the tip of her toes as the Sailing ship entered a Fog of political uncertainties on a black pandemic sea... What was going to happen to the Balearic Family? Would the majestic Balearic Breakfast ship make it through the maze of uncertainty? Nobody knew back then; all everyone knew was that they were in this together and that Music was also in the air... Would the pure Balearic spirits win over doubt and fear? Time would tell, but the Balearic Breakfast family was building her core stronger than ever before, and this was something its members would never forget... PLAYLIST 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 The show was archived on WorldwideFM: Balearic Breakfast with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy. // 03-11-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 20-05 | An aeroplane in the sky...
Worldwide FM broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on September 29th 2020. “Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window opening on something other than itself.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery This show, the 5th of the series, is all about big spaces, freedom, blue skies, and some « Look mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky ». Each track has that underlying sense of windy involvement. You can hear it if you listen closely to tracks like El Velero or Kiss me again, Unmask me and even Big Spliff (Pay attention to the long reverbs in these tracks, the "Windy" element is in there...). These tracks are flying you away, totally. Can you hear the sound of the aeroplane leading you to your Balearic Destination? There’s even that moment in the show where you see the Island and step down from the plane (Cascades of Colour). From the somewhat darker clouds seen from your plane (Sun Rain) to the Sunset on the Island (Light), this show is such a storyteller… Please, Get on the plane... PLAYLIST 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 The show is archived on worldwidefm : Balearic Breakfast with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy // 29-09-20 | WorldwideFM
- Balearic Breakfast | Episode 26-27 | Above The Heatwave
Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on July 14th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Today's episode starts with a totally freed soul. Nothing restrains the listener's spirit here. There's a lot of freedom; it's like floating on a calm river and letting yourself breathe, deeply, as the current takes you away. Then, things slowly shift to a stronger feeling as wonderful reggaish flavours come and meet us along the way, the show ending on a joyous note but keeping a very flying, freeing and windy soul... As many European countries experience an almost unbearable heatwave, with many forests burning, people losing their homes, and even risking their lives amidst the fires taking them off guard (this hapenned to dancing_james' wife in spain and, tragically, people who left the place 30 minutes later perrished); today's episode was a very moving one, as the Family really came together as one, speaking about music, of course, but also about what's happening in the world, everyone trying to cheer his fellow friend up... We welcomed a few new members who entered the Family, and as I said on the chat to Barry, "No one can understand our bonds... We're surrounded by love". Later, Barry wrote, "I admit I really appreciate this ritual and I'm grateful for this community". All seems to be said right?! Of course, Colleen got all the love she rightfully deserved, too, Barry saying to her, "Thank you for being the amazing soul that you are". Musically speaking, Colleen's mix was flawless, and Bunj shared on the chat, "Chooon after chooon...", which was very true as we got to hear balearic classics and tunes that really took us above the heatwave, bringing fresh air, joy and freedom amidst tough times... Ed. Note: Should you want to read a little bit more, our dear friend Kay published a great article about her DJ career. Read all about it here 😉 Listen back to episode 26-27 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now archived on my Mixcloud and it feels like summer. Many of thie song requests for this week’s show reflect the heatwave we’ve been experiencing here in the UK and Europe such as the new @wrekinhavoc remix of Beats of Summer by @orbsoflightonline . There’s some languid introspection, tropical beats and reggae flavours - but remember that just like a puppy isn’t only for Christmas, reggae isn’t only for summer! This week’s show also has new music from @gigi_masin @thandii.world @mondoloveandbetrayal @quietvillageofc @madprofessorariwa @baxterdury @pellegrino.zodyaco @roccouniversal and the tune featured in this clip @tigerbalmmusic with @joy_tyson_ Also played some great requests for #ryuichisakamoto #davidsylvian #thestylecouncil and a house classic by @basement_jaxx I’ll be back with you next week, broadcast #balearicbreakfast live from my record room on Tuesday from 10am to high noon British Summer Time on my #mixcloudlive and you can listen back to all of the past shows archived on my Mixcloud. Thanks for listening. THE PLAYLIST (2026) Gigi Masin – UMI (1999) Ryuichi Sakamoto – Opus (1999) David Sylvian – I Surrender (1983) The Style Council – Long Hot Summer (1982) Gregory Isaacs – Cool Down the Pace (2025) Pablo Calor ft Liza Carrey – Le Rêve (Lexx Remix) (1997) Finley Quaye – It's Great When We're Together (2026) Quiet Village – Till the Doctor Gets Back (Mad Professor Remix Dub) (1983) Laid Back – Fly Away / Walking in the Sunshine (1976) Ace Spectrum – Sweet Music Soft Lights and You (2026) Mondo Love & Betrayal – Beyond the Rainy City (TBR) Orbs of Light – Beats of Summer (Wrekin Havoc Remix) (TBR) Thandii & Regalado – Coco Okayo (TBR) Rocco Universal – Universal Mutiny (2026) Tigerbalm ft Joy Tyson – Diga Me (2026) Baxter Dury – Alpha Dog (Paul Epsworth Extended Version) (TBR) Pellegrino – Napoletana (Dance Rituals) (Extended Club Sax Mix) (1980) Ströer – Don't Stay for Breakfast (1996) Basement Jaxx – Samba Magic











