Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 130th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on April 25th 2023. It always starts with You... watching the sea... It always begins with that yearning... You need to get closer to adventure... You end up jumping into the water, and then it happens, you start to swim, and the ocean carries you away... You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone! Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone, 1959 Listen to the 129th edition of Balearic Breakfast : Oh, I'm sorry... You seem lost. You don't recognise the well-organised post I usually publish here... Well, that's life. We believe things are there to stay, and the next moment they're gone, it's just like a dream, right, or a nightmare, still right, right? Rest assured you're not crazy. We've all been there. And, if you're ok with it, we're going to stay here, in the wild, all alone, we're going to gather with some friends and have a Balearic Breakfast Party, what about that? The tiny joyful voice came from nowhere as you stood alone by the ocean. How was That possible? In a flash, a sound came by, and you found yourself close to a fire camp, surrounded by friendly people, familiar but somewhat distant faces and songs, a Feeling; you were lost and found at the same time. Then, you saw Her. Wasn't she the one you dreamt of the night before? You couldn't remember her name, but the moment you saw her, you felt that musical connection... Enough questions, you said to yourself; I'm tired of thinking . It was like being slightly drunk; you were there in a distance, lost but found at the same time; you weren't in the absolute moment, but next to it, watching yourself losing yourself without trying to find yourself again. From a dream to reality, from the first song to the last, from technical difficulties some of your friends had while trying to join the stream to lost records that she couldn't find, nothing made sense but that constant wave surrounding you. Even these words seem to be strange right now. Are they real? Where have you landed? Who has the answer? ME! Answered the youthful voice coming from nowhere... Are you lost? Maybe you just found yourself; think about it... Everything must change... PLAYLIST Bedrock – Beautiful Strange' (Ambient Mix) Azymuth – Linha do Horizonte Azymuth – Fly Over the Horizon (Voo Sabre O Horizonte) Quincy Jones – Gula Matari Bela.nuit – Nebulosa (CC Edit) David Koven – Samba Maria HiFi Sean & David McAlmont – Happy Ending Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite Jon Lucien – Would You Believe in Me Laid Back – Fly Away (Walking in the Sunshine) Louise Vertigo – La Danse du Serpent Minoru Muraoka – The Positive and the Negative (Mr Bongo edit) Jorja Smith – Rose Rouge Brown Fang x Torn Sail – Exit Daisybelle & Carly Foxx – Blue Beams Elements of Life – Still Holdin' On Rupa – Aaj Shanibar Fabia no do Nascimento – Noite Suite (Dazzle Drums Remix)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 131th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on May 2nd 2023. Introduction. – I woke up at night a few days ago, and a question came to my mind. Why are you working on this blog? WHY? I tried to think objectively without letting my emotions get in the way. Pretty quickly, the same, and quite frankly unique, answer came back to me: because of the unity each show proposes, because of the way it allows my mind to travel, because of the pictures it carries within itself each time, because of its philosophical dimension and also because of Colleen's mixing skills, and foremost, because I feel a Soul is living in here, with me. If I can feel it and have these visions, every time, it Means Something. I receive Something. If I do, I bet other listeners feel the same. So I Need to Share that. I need it. It gives me joy; it allows me to share my love for Music. This show is all about Music, Feelings, and emotions. So why should I think twice? I love what I do; it gives people joy, and it brings me a Thrill. And I am proud to share my love for the show online too! There was no denying it. I was addicted for a Reason, a good one, a soulful one, not one that could be easily explained, but that answer just got me back to sleep (laughs)! About this episode. – Once again, the Balearic Breakfast Family's requests allowed Colleen to create a vibe we didn't reach before, and the image that came very quickly to my mind from the two/three first songs of the show was the one of a Cruise ship, a big one (laughs), sailing towards the sea... Listen back to the 130th edition of Balearic Breakfast : Can you picture the cruise ship? Can you feel the wind on your face, and can you see the birds flying high as we sail towards the Pacific Ocean? There you go! I told you we didn't reach that image before! Isn't it Absolutely lovely to feel all that while just listening to Music? There lies the Power of the Show we all created with Colleen's support !! And I need to share with you the Tremendous body of Work Colleen puts into every show; we don't talk a lot about that, so I'm going to do it right here, right now : Each Saturday, Colleen puts the request line on her socials, asking the Balearic Breakfast Family to post requests that she will play the following Tuesday (this means preparing a picture for the request line and posting it on her socials). On average, she receives 60 requests or slightly more (and, all in all, a hundred comments regularly) ; Then, she decides which songs she wants to play and finds a way to assemble them, musically speaking: she has to listen to tracks she doesn't know, find the records she has, and possibly buy some of the tracks she doesn't have or ask for our help so we can send her our copies ; Colleen must also prepare the structure of the show and take notes with pieces of information she wants to share with us during the show about the songs she's going to play or about her forthcoming events ; Show day arrives; Colleen announces the streaming of the show via a small video she publishes on her socials one hour before the start of the stream; she then presents the show (Live, s'il vous plait , in French dans le texte (laughs!)) and, with the help of Adam, records it (also taking pictures that will be published later on and talking with the Balearic Breakfast Family live) ; Colleen uploads the show on Mixcloud and shares it on her socials. All of these steps are done each week in a mere four days... If that's not Dedication, nothing else will ever be... Hats off to you, Colleen... See you Next Tuesday! Events. – Colleen's Balearic Breakfast (Vol. 2) compilation is coming out on Heavenly Recordings on Friday, 05th May 2023 (50 first copies will be signed personally) and Monday, 30th June 2023, a Balearic Breakfast Party will be held at Night Tales in London . Colleen will also be heading to Detroit at the end of May, joining friends at Motorcitywine during the city’s Movement Festival. The WOW effect. – Released in April 1983 as the lead single from their second studio album Mange Tout (1984), Blancmange's "Blind Vision 121" , got the whole Balearic Breakfast Family in absolute Awe. PLAYLIST Greg Foat & Gigi Masin – Viento Calido Jaye P Morgan – Can't Hide Love L.T.D. – Love Ballad Seawind – The Two of Us Marvin Gaye – I Wanna Be Where You Are (Alternate Version) James Bright – Sway (2023) Quinn Lamont Luke – No Getting Over You (Ron Basejam Mix 2023) Fred & Luna – People Mambo (Peter Kruder Mix) Phil Manzanera – Listen Now (Velvet Season and the Hearts of Gold Unlimited Financial Resources Remix) The Doors – Ghost Song Cymande – Bra Midlake – Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve Reanimation) Blancmange – Blind Vision 121 (Long Version) Joe Jackson – Stepping Out Dave Angel – Arabian Nights Fat Freddy's Drop – Mother Mother (Cosmodelica Remix) Joshua – Let the Spirit Billy Paul – East (Harvey & Diesel Re-adjustment) Richie Havens – The Hawk

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 132nd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on May 9th 2023. Introduction. – Following the pre-order of her second “Balearic Breakfast” compilation on May 05th, 2023 (available both on vinyl and 2CD comprising vol. 1 & 2 - the signed copy of the vinyl edition sold in approximately 20min), Colleen put the new request line on her socials the following day. About this episode. – Sometimes, you need to step back. Sometimes, life gets hard and hits you. Then you start wondering about that love affair of yours that ended, or that friendship that didn’t meet your expectations or what happened at work, and it seems it’s always your fault, and you say to yourself: I’ve given my all every time and no one seems to notice the efforts I’ve made. Stop. Right now. Read on. Listen back to the 131st edition of Balearic Breakfast : One of the things « Balearic Breakfast » brought me, on a philosophical level, is that. We Need. To « Find Balance ». What does that mean? It means that while staying true to yourself, to people, to your friends, to your lover, and to whoever is important in your life, you must never forget yourself in the process of giving. First, acknowledge the fact that everyone is different and that what you give will be perceived differently from the way you thought it would be. You must protect yourself while being true and sincere. Thus, if your best friend betrays you, or if you lose that job you’ve invested yourself in for so many years, or if you don’t get the answer you were expecting, these things won’t harm you because you’ll be able to see them in a more « objective way ». You must learn to do things with a slight « distance ». When doing anything, first do it for Yourself. I repeat, and it’s not about being selfish or self-centred. First, do things for yourself, even if you’re making a gift for someone, for instance. Find pleasure in doing things for the sake of it and then give them, and then offer yourself. So, should something happen in the process of giving, you won’t get hurt, you will be prepared for anything that may occur, and you will be able to answer and handle situations on an emotional level... And, of course, on the other hand, if everything goes right, you’ll enjoy the success with a much more relaxed mind ! This 131th edition of Balearic Breakfast brought back these essential and quite philosophical thoughts to my mind as I was listening to the selection made by Colleen. In fact, the whole show wonderfully showcases what "finding balance" is all about, allowing you to see a path drawing itself in the middle of nowhere from the nothingness that once was the rule… : some songs, like "Morgendvale", Mental Remedy's "Omamudia", or even "Music and lights", are a great example of "finding balance". Each of these track depicts musically a certain quest for peace. While "Morgendvale" seems to go from a somewhat darker to a calmer place, "Music and lights" always forces you to stay cool while you want to dance your heart out on the track, this song brings you down while you want to "go at it"; "Omamudia" on its part being a wonderful jazzy track allowing you to feel a sort of "calm solidity"...; other songs, like Lindstrom's remix of "I know there's something going on" or Ashley Beedle's Rework of "My Lady" showcases how older songs can benefit from a modern touch, we're still finding balance ! (laughs); lastly, Colleen's mix perfectly showcases that quest for balance (to me, the "small mix" she did on that show is one of her finest , Gorgeous work here all along !!). And, just in case you’d still need some help, read this, you may find something interesting in here… : « This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud for your listening pleasure. I also want to express my huge gratitude and appreciation for your support. The Balearic Breakfast Volume 2 pre-orders have been off the scale and I truly appreciate you. If you would like either the double vinyl of Volume 2 or the double CD of both Volumes 1 & 2 head over to the heavenly recordings band camp. The release date is the 9th June. Thanks also to all who joined me live this morning on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV and for your requests. Today’s show includes a tribute to the late Linda Lewis, and a melange of new and classic sounds from Scandinavian jazz to sleazy nu disco to early house and more. Thanks for listening!» Colleen, Instgr., 09/05/2023 This 131st edition of Balearic Breakfast was also a party as we were celebrating Bert François' Birthday, so we all had a great chat with Colleen about astral signs and our respective Birthdays (salute to the fellow Virgos out there ^^)! The WOW effect. – The track that "wowed" the Balearic Breakfast Family was Leo Sayer's "Easy to Love" which can be found on the 1977 "Thunder in my heart" (a hit on its own right!) album as mentionned by Colleen during the show. The song has been covered in three different languages, Spanish ( "Es Fácil Amar" ), Dutch ( "Love's What I Want" ) and... French ( "Aimer d'amour" ) ! The French version is still very famous among the disco "Connoisseurs" and was sung by Georges Thurston in duet with Nanette Workman ! PLAYLIST Svaneborg Kardyb – Morgendvale (2023) Linda Lewis – What Are You Asking Me For Linda Lewis – Wise Eyes Linda Lewis – Never Been Done Before (Ashley Beedle Edit) Mental Remedy – Omamiuda (Prayer for Japan Version) Imagination – Music and Lights Jeff Lorber – Tropical Leo Sayer – Easy To Love (Dimitri From Paris Remix) Str4ta – When Yo u Call Me Frida – I know There's Something Going On (Lindstrom Remix ) Micky Milan – Quando Tu Dances (Willie Graff Edit) Disco Cutie – Tribe of Heroes Johnny Mathis – My Lady (Ashley Beedle Rework) Final Edition – Betcha Can't Love Just One Phyllis Hyman – Tonight You and Me (Disco Version) Birdee ft. Alexandra Prince – Jupiter & Mars Grace Under Pressure – Make My Day (Bruce Forest Club Mix ) Ten City – That's The Way LoveIs (Underground Mix) Melissa Morgan – Still in Love With You (Masters at Work Remix)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 133nd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on May 16th 2023. Introduction. – What does it take to change things in your life that doesn’t seem to fit? What does it take to identify them? How do you act to become someone better and where are your limits? How do you express what is really important to you? In other words, you feel a change is needed, you can picture it, you can see the path you want to go on, but you must take action to embark on this new journey. How do you do that? How do you embrace a spirit? These are a few questions that are on my mind and I am still searching for the right answers. To me, change cannot be made on your own. Claiming that you are someone new without really implementing changes in the way you communicate with people, in the way you think, or in the way you behave, leads to nothing but lies. And lies will always be discovered. The time has come to switch the button for good. Definitely. To me, and I am still in the process of feeling things inside of me right now, embracing the “Balearic” Spirit, is one of the toughest things one can try to do in his life because : We can’t limit ourselves to the definitions, and thus boundaries, that have been used for so many years. Words are Labels. Words are boundaries. Words do not represent our thoughts or any kind of absolute reality, they are imperfect translators of what we are trying to express, as living souls. So whenever someone tells something, I believe we should be sure to catch the meaning behind the words, catch the intention, and see the person who’s behind them (never impose your ideas for instance, demonstrate why they are true according to you and allow the other person to answer). We should always try to communicate , understand , rephrase , to gently explain, unless we are facing someone who is deliberately “violent” in his communicative approach. Also, we must be aware that when communicating with others, it may happen that people do not really answer what someone is saying but that they are reacting to something that hit their psyche, their soul, so they are not answering but protecting themselves against what they feel is aggression. It happened to me at work once and I stayed firm, I proved my point to a colleague that was thinking that I was making excuses. Then, when I objectively proved him wrong, he explained to me that the way he reacted in the first place was linked to his own personal life. We talked it over, peacefully, and we’re still friends. So the “projective” side of things is a reality when talking to someone, we should be aware of it, feel it, question our way of communicating and talk things over. Lastly, for the time being, embracing a spirit, be it the "Balearic" one, or the one that rocks your boat (laughs!), we need to discover ourselves and open up to other people without being afraid of our imperfections. If someone loves you, he will find ways to lift you up . Also, we should always take the time to observe and feel, we can try to talk and explain things but only if we feel the other person is intellectually open, ready, and this is seldom the case as in our times everybody seems to run a race... To me, being “Balearic” also means refusing to enter situations or discussions, or do things (on a personal or even a professional level) in which we feel we're not being Seen for what we are. About this episode. – With the first tracks of the show being very slow and quite long, and the second part being much more danceable while keeping lengthy musical moments (and a somewhat "ghostly touch"), this 132nd episode really showcases the musical Balearic Spirit that encompasses all music genres. This show demonstrates what Freedom is, it demonstrates the “no-label” reality explained by Colleen when it all started back in 2020. Thus, it should help you to ease down and help you slowly find who you want to be and how do you want to interact with other people! On the chat, the Balearic Breakfast Family was united as ever, Bert François even suggested that we all made a "meet-and-greet" event online! I must also add that I love this episode's picture so much . Colleen did make other pictures with her headphones, it always felt like an invitation of course, but this one being shot closer really translates the title of this article... Balearic Breakfast is the gift that keeps on giving... Listen back to the 132nd edition of Balearic Breakfast : Events. – Colleen will be playing on: Friday, 26th May: Special Party all-night long set on Klipschorns til the early morning hours in Brooklyn TBA (MUSICLANDNYC@GMAIL.COM) ; Sunday, 28th May: D-Life at MotorCity Wine in Detroit w/ Marcellus Pittman Unirhythm , Miguel Migs , Iz & Diz Kyle Hall & @Hazmatlive https://ra.co/events/1682862 Sunday, 4th June: Disco Disco at Forbidden Forest Festival w/ Antal, Krystal Klear , Young Pulse and more… https://www.forbidden-forest.co.uk Friday, 9th June: Release day for Balearic Breakfast Volume 2 on vinyl and Balearic Breakfast 1&2 CD on HEAVENLY RECORDINGS https://bit.ly/437X0FJ Saturday, 10th June: The Cambridge Club Festival (and The REAL THING are also performing!) https://www.thecambridgeclub.co/tickets Sunday, 11th June: 20th anniversary of our Lucky Cloud London Loft Party – sorry but reservations are now closed Saturday, 17th June: Balearic Breakfast Release Party at The Standard, Ibiza Sunday, 18th June: With Nightmares On Wax at Glitterbox https://bit.ly/3OjA3vf Saturday, 24th June: Last Note Summer Party in Perugia, Italy (more at infolastnote@gmail.com) Friday, 30th June: Balearic Breakfast release party at Night Tales London with guests Luke Una , Cosmo Sofi and Balearic Ultras of Higher Love Recordings The WOW effect. – As often, the musical unity of the show is absolutely beautiful here. Of course, we recommend you to listen to the new Skyrager - Traces of Illusion compilation ! PLAYLIST Turn on the Sunlight ft. Cava na Lee – Naturally New American Orchestra – Blade Runner Blues Ferdi Schuster – Higher Self Carl Craig – A Wonderful Life Rhythm & Bliss – Song of Earth and Sky Reboshaze – 2nd Movement The Bob Bath Band – Traces of Illusion 77:78 – Love Said (Let's Go) (Wallace & Morris North Street Rework) Brian Eno & David Byrne – The Jezebel Spirit David Astri – Dancing Digits (Dance Mix) Gloria Ann Taylor – Be Worthy (Flying Mojito Brothers) Cha Ka Khan – Clouds Adeva – Independent Woman (Tony Humphries Remix) Black Science Orchestra Revox – Jo's Got Soul Stereo Tape Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix) Mr. Fingers – Closer Dip in the Pool – What About This Love (Chaos in the CBD) Carpenters – We've Only Just Begun (The Reflex Revision)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 134th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on May 23rd 2023. Listen to the 133rd episode and read on... UNDER A POSITIVE SUN... by Artur the Lioncub Little Prince? Are you there? Little Prince? ... Little Prince? ... Will you leave me once again like before? ... Will your dreams take you away from me one more time, one time too much? ... Wait, wait, oh please, wait... Shh... Don’t say a word... Let my silence be your guide... Heaven only knows where you will land. I can only wish... I can only wish nothing will harm your tender and loving heart... But... Should your sheer strength fail to support your travels, always remember that doubt isn’t anything negative. Always remember doubt is a strong friend; doubt can become light when used proficiently... So, should you in the course of your travels, should you in your never-ending quest fall on your knees, and should a cold tear embrace your child’s face... ask yourself why you left. Ask yourself what you wanted to achieve. Ask yourself... Concentrate with all your might, with all of your desperate might and ask yourself... Is loneliness something that terrible when a friend can’t be trusted? Is success so important when it is celebrated with empty congratulations? Is love so necessary when it can be used as a weapon against you to fulfil someone else’s dreams? Is silence so unbearable when there is nothing around us but noise, empty words and Music nobody knows how to listen to? Is life so worth living when happiness isn’t our unique quest? Is travelling such an excitement when we can’t reach our own souls? Ask yourself... Ask yourself, and, in a smile, in a disappearing and eternal smile, I will be by your side... Now, go... go my love. Go. Walk away from me, one more time, one time too much... Fly away, my beloved child, laugh again and be sure that under a positive sun, under a calm and steady wind, in a bird’s melody, I will be there... Close to you as ever... Always, truly and only... yours. About this episode. – Words can not express a Feeling... They can only try... and that is why we should thank them and try not to misuse them. When they do fail, as we do, then music is the only way for us to communicate. This 133rd edition of Balearic Breakfast is all about that feeling, that positive feeling, that feeling that takes you higher to another ground, and Jon Sa Trinxa's interview and mix enhance that wholeness perfectly... This new episode is an invitation to Travel and every song played (be it by Colleen or by Jon) reflected this call (hence the reference to St Exupery's Little Prince, he is present in Spirit in a lot of songs featured in this show...). It is something I feel a lot as a member of the Balearic Breakfast Family, and I came to think about it last night while listening back to the show, even if your requests aren't always played (it would be simply impossible during a two hours set ^^) you can sense that Colleen follows what she indirectly feels coming up from the requests that are being made. It's a very delicate, and almost intangible sensation but I can't help thinking that she takes notes and that she is always questioning what "Balearic Music" is about. And one can hear in the end that she always tries to help us discover new musical worlds, and new DJs, thus also expanding and showcasing what a DJ's mission is... This is priceless when you're really into music! Colleen was in the USA when this episode was broadcast (thank you so much Adam!) but she joined us on the chat while the episode was aired on Mixcloud! We were so happy to have her, we felt the Music so Strongly that we once more said to her how much Balearic Breakfast was important in our lives! We even decided to organise a musical listening party on May 30th on the Discord Chat group, knowing Colleen would not be able to stream the show as she will be coming back from her American trip! Obviously, we're all Hooked and there is No Way Back, Ever. "This morning's Balearic Breakfast features an interview with and a mix from Jon Sa Trinxa who held one of the longest residencies on Salinas Beach in Ibiza where he was resident for 27 years. The show is now up for your listening back pleasure on my Mixcloud." Colleen, Instgr, 23/05/2023 The WOW effect. – I strongly felt the absolute positivity of this edition of Balearic Breakfast but, as you read, the opening track just took me away, helping me to write this text which maybe reveals that "The Little Prince" is a very "Balearic" book... This is why it took me more time to publish this post as I had to write down the feelings that "Bella Arp" conveyed in me... I am making connections, sometimes I may be "off the road", I'm searching... Balearic Breakfast is both a Spiritual and a Musical home to me, and I know a lot of Balearicans out there feel the Same way I do... Events. – Colleen will be playing on: Friday, 26th May: Special Party all-night long set on Klipschorns til the early morning hours in Brooklyn TBA (MUSICLANDNYC@GMAIL.COM) ; Sunday, 28th May: D-Life at MotorCity Wine in Detroit w/ Marcellus Pittman Unirhythm , Miguel Migs , Iz & Diz Kyle Hall & @Hazmatlive https://ra.co/events/1682862 Sunday, 4th June: Disco Disco at Forbidden Forest Festival w/ Antal, Krystal Klear , Young Pulse and more… https://www.forbidden-forest.co.uk Friday, 9th June: Release day for Balearic Breakfast Volume 2 on vinyl and Balearic Breakfast 1&2 CD on HEAVENLY RECORDINGS https://bit.ly/437X0FJ Saturday, 10th June: The Cambridge Club Festival (and The REAL THING are also performing!) https://www.thecambridgeclub.co/tickets Sunday, 11th June: 20th anniversary of our Lucky Cloud London Loft Party – sorry but reservations are now closed Saturday, 17th June: Balearic Breakfast Release Party at The Standard, Ibiza Sunday, 18th June: With Nightmares On Wax at Glitterbox https://bit.ly/3OjA3vf Saturday, 24th June: Last Note Summer Party in Perugia, Italy (more at infolastnote@gmail.com) Friday, 30th June: Balearic Breakfast release party at Night Tales London with guests Luke Una , Cosmo Sofi and Balearic Ultras of Higher Love Recordings PLAYLIST Peter Kruder & Robert Di Gioia – Bella Arp Jonathan Jeremiah – Happiness (Quiet Village Remix) Phenomenal Handclap Band – Testimony (Cosmodelica Remix) Jim – Still River Flow Ambient Warrior – The Dub Stepper Hollow Hand – Before Tomorrow (Richard Norris Avalon Mix) Gallo – Abysso (Calm’s Mellow Mellow Acid Dub) Switch – Keeping Secrets (Ashley Beedle Re-Edit) Cheryl Glasgow – Glued to the Spot Coyote – Lonely Jon Sa Trinxa’s Mix: A Small Good Thing – Border Incidental Robot 84 – Dreams of the Far East LTF – Tea Ceremony with Bamboo Monster What a Wonderful World (K Mouta Edit) Macroblank DJ Snatch presents In The Mood Jazz Spastiks vs Cut Beeetlez – The Boss Metropolitan Jazz Affair – You Can Dig Awon & Phoniks Blood In Blood Out (Instrumental) Naz – Can't Forget About You John Tejada – Genetical Love Nina Simone – Feel Good (Skyphos) Woxow ft. Awon – Can't See Myself (Instrumental) Drum Tomski – Love Love Slow Step – We Won't Have to Cry No More Volta Cab – What it Feels Like Time Dreams of Reason (Osaka LoFi Version) Jimi Hendrix – Beautiful People – Happiness on the Wind Hercules North Street West – Holyvoodou’ Vocal Remix Lowrell – Mellow Mellow Right On (Alex Di Cio Re-Edit) Barry White Shall I – Simpin ft. Mr. White UNAM – Silent Wisdom Patrick Jahn – Corrados Beach Johan – Brood

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 135th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on June 6th 2023. Introduction. – Two weeks without Colleen seemed like a whole month to some of us (laughs). So when we knew she was back from the States, we just welcomed her as usual on her Socials! Little did we know that the requests that were to be made would bring such a strong feeling, the one you have when you're back Home... Yet, once again, the "Magic" happened people! From the first tracks of the show, you can feel the happiness building, that joyful feeling (enhanced by Colleen's false start ^^), that never-ending smile that awakens on your face when you know you'll see your friends again and hug the ones you love the most in your arms... ( the Lioncub really had a hard time not jumping into everyone's arms, he eventually offered free hugs ^^ Oh my, he's so hard to control, laughs! ) I was thinking about it the other night (well you know by now that I'm more than a fan, don't you? - laughs ^^) but I really appreciate how Lucky I am to be experiencing these musical moments with the Balearic Breakfast Family and with Colleen... I sometimes pinch myself to see if I'm not Dreaming, but it seems I am not. That's also what it takes to Feel Home, it takes you to Know what this place brings to your life and it takes you to Celebrate it. God, as far as the "knowing" and the "celebrating" parts are concerned, I think we're doing things right here (laughs)! About this episode. – This 134th episode is all about that feeling of belonging Somewhere. A lot of the tracks played during this episode will bring back memories of other songs you heard during "Balearic Breakfast" and you will absolutely love Colleen's touch when she mixes tracks together, sharp as ever (and even risky sometimes!!), showcasing how much she's at home when she's sharing music with us while doing what she loves the most: mixing! Also, you will feel that a lot of the tracks played here convey a feeling of well-being. Let yourself go, you're Home again... Listen back to the 134th edition of Balearic Breakfast : Events. – Colleen will celebrate the release of her second Balearic Breakfast compilation at Nightales on Friday, June 30th 2023 . Useful Links. – Watch Laurie Anderson's interview on the CAS website, just here . The WOW effect. – Lionel Richie's "Love will find a Way" wowed us all, as Colleen stated, the lyrics of the song are absolutely Gorgeous, posting them here ( do you feel why I had to give this show that precise Title now? ) : Are you feeling down, and lonely. Feeling like you can't go on. Just remember love will find a way. Tell me are you going through changes. Time seems like it's passing by. Just believe that love will find a way. I see the tears you cry. I see the pain that's in your eyes. So many times you were so lonely. And no one seemed to care. But if your hopes, for your tomorrows. Are drowning in your sorrows. Know your heart will show you the way. Are you trying to find a beginning. Or something just to hold on to. Always know that love will find a way. Is it hard this life you're living. Does the world seem so unkind. Don't you worry love will find a way. I see the tears you cry. I see the pain that's in your eyes. So many times you were so lonely. And no one seemed to care. But if your hopes, for your tomorrows. Are drowning in your sorrows. Know your heart will show you the way. Some say we've lost, our way. Some say the world has gone astray. But if you know where you're going. There's nothing you can't do. 'Cause problems will come. And they will leave you. The world will try to deceive you. But the truth will always be in your soul. PLAYLIST Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cortez the Killer JIM – Across the Street Moon Duo – Flying Laurie Anderson ft Peter Gabriel – Excellent Birds Dexter Wansel – The Sweetest Pain Janis Ian – From Me to You (Starkiller Remix) Lionel Richie – Love Will Find a Way Maya Blandy ft Kathy Brown – Stardust Puerto Montt City Orchestra – Our Patagonian Friends (Balearic Ultras Brooking Bass Mix) Manolo – Amalfi Drive Coyote & Raio – Marijuana Tina Turner & Barry White – Wildest Dreams (Anegronos Edit) Brenda & Tabulations – Let's Go All the Way Down SG Lewis – Lifetime (Dimitri from Paris Cruising Attitude Remix) Doves – Jetstream (Lindstrom Remix) Jimpster ft Mavhungu – Tribute Scott Grooves – The Journey The Beloved – Sweet Harmony (Come Together and Consolidate Mix)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 136th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on June 13th 2023. Introduction. – Love Makes Magic… who saw it? Who felt it? Who recognised its discrete yet powerful signs? Who would be able to define its absolute and undisputed reality? Would you? We’re billions of people on this earth with billions of different visions of what Love really is. So what does it take to know? We all use the word, sometimes on a daily basis, we all want to share it, we all think we give it, we all think we know. Like, come on, really? For some, it’s a feeling; for some, it’s an action; for others, it’s silence; yet for that guy, it’s a smile; and for that girl, a fragrance or a look; for this child, it’s a drawing; for me, it’s a blog; for the Lioncub it’s silent tears at night thinking about those he carries within; for that black guy it’s Soul Music; for this group of people, it’s The Loft. I could go on eternally, You got it by now, don’t you? Love seems to be hiding everywhere yet… yet we’re still there fighting, even silently and, quite often, with unacknowledged perfidy… for love? Really? I’m not here to give answers; I’m no hero; I’m just someone that tries to understand things. How do you empower something so intangible? How do you make it a reality that you could explain? Is love an answer? Should it be sexual? Is it psychological? Is it Happiness? Can it be sadness? Should you give something you don’t know for sure you own? Should you take it back when the love story has ended? Is it Friendship? Questions, billions of questions. Yet, we feel the urge, the desire, the pumping heart and the dying soul... Yet, thanks to this power desperately directed to that other self we want to touch, we do things, and it seems at the end, against all odds, we somehow create magic. So, isn’t love’s secret the ability to erase our old, imperfect souls to offer a new everlasting vision to the ones we carry in our hearts? And What if love wasn’t a beginning? What if love was, on the contrary, an everlasting ending? No one really knows, but somewhere, in the heart of a new day, despite our cruel loneliness, we strive to paint a new path, secretly hoping to find you walking on it... Listen to this 135th edition of Balearic Breakfast: About this episode. – With the release of Jim's new album 'Love Makes Magic' and the 'Lucky Cloud Loft Party' celebrating its 20th anniversary , it seemed that love was everywhere... And you could feel it in the music too, from the very start of this 135th episode which is about letting go of everything that is too heavy on your soul... (listen closely to Jim Baron's interview ;-)) Jim's compositions have often been featured on Balearic Breakfast (head over to the 23rd episode for instance) and they always got a warm welcome! Listening to his interview with Colleen you easily understand why: the man behind the music has such a Balearic Spirit when working on his art! In the last part of the show, Colleen's touch is magical, and here is why (in all objectivity, of course, laughs!): she lets the Music speak, crafting a Wonderful mix where each song slides easily into each other, creating a beautiful Unity that can only be found when Love is around... The wow effect. – Todd Rundgren's "Healing Pt. 1" took my breath away. Though I knew about him before thanks to his 1975 "Initiation" album, I did not yet have the time to dig deeper into his discography. So hearing this song and its lyrics, perfectly showcasing, btw, Jim's musical influences, just caught my serious attention. And, of course, this song is about Love too... The other WOW effect of this 135th "Balearic Breakfast" edition was Jim's mix. I always feel comforted when I hear artists having such a broad musical spectrum because it's all about being able to seize the feeling of the moment, it's like knowing all of the colours or the way all independent frequencies sound. You can't create something original if you don't feed yourself with knowledge (even indirectly...) and this was actually Serge Gainsbourg's motto (though he considered songwriting a "minor art", sigh!). Events. – Colleen will be : celebrating the release of her Balearic Breakfast Volume 2 compilation at The Standard, Ibiza (see also this page and this page for the London Party ) ; joining Nightmares On Wax , Luke Solomon , DJ Minx and more at Glitterbox (see also this page ). PLAYLIST Marshall Watson – High Desert ----- JIM Interview & Mix ----- Joy Unlimited – Flos Lividus (PTl) Crosby & Nash – Where will I be CSN – See the changes Glenn Fallows & Mark Trevell – Remember Empathy JIM – A life in between Rick Deitrick – A Bedonia Bon Iver and St Vincent – Roslyn Todd Rundgren – The healing P Seawind – Love song Jesse Colin Young – Ridgetop Free – Fire and Water The Doobie Brothers – It keeps me Running John Lee & Terry Brown – Celebration Jean Phillipe Rykiel – Fairlight Playa – I Like It (KH & The Lasttra K Eclectic Lovers Mix) LTJ Xperience Papik ft. Anduze – Best Life Drewfrom Nolas – Kotku (Jazxing Disco Dub) Astrud Gilberto – All I've Got (Jack Tennis Edit) Faze Action – Fantasy Redsole – Na poli (Pete Herbert Dub) Gee W – Alzira Vida Easy Going – Baby I Love You

Worldwide FM broadcast the 137th episode of Balearic Breakfast on June 20th 2023. Introduction. – You know the lyrics by heart... "And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking / Racing around to come up behind you again / The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older / Shorter of breath and one day closer to death"... Time has its laws, its reality, its destiny, it's an ongoing resurrection... Yet we seem unable to seize the opportunities it keeps on giving us. Whys is that? Why are we stuck in the past's memories when we could embrace the Vastness of that microsecond of new Time? Undoubtedly because we don't question our true nature, its creative side, we live our lives as if they were meaningless, afraid to seize the discrete opportunities showing up on our way. We Think we do things , but we do them without Experiencing them . We do things to prove Something to our parents, our friends; you name them... If we did our best, we would not think of what would become of what we're trying to create, to share, to show . We would simply do it without thinking . But we think. And, by thinking, we believe that "we are", so we are the past of a future we were unable to create because we did not seize the purity of the present ... Right now, I am seizing every word of these lines I am writing, lost in the Moment; I don't care about anything else; my heart is on the line, and by doing so, even if my philosophy might be hard to seize, it is there to allow you to think, to lose yourself in the Moment, and to read this paragraph again... One of the secrets of Life is doing things for the sake of them . Do what you want to do and let yourself go in the Moment. Stop trying to prove Something to someone, let people talk, let them "think", be the Moment , be the needle on the record sharing the grooves to the speakers, to the air, stop chasing, and let " Murphy's law " Happen... About this episode. – This 136th episode of Balearic Breakfast ( broadcast live on Worldwide FM ) is all about what I just wrote. From the opening track to the last one, we're invited to Experience Time's Power. Do you feel the clock's continuous ticking in the tracks Colleen played? Do you feel how much she is in this Musical Moment? Also, take the time to listen to the lyrics of the tracks featured in the show (btw, even Roisin, at the beginning of her interview, talks about finding the "right time" – click here to read more)... Do you see the dots connecting? As I always say, sometimes, Life has a master plan , and this show once again proves it. And it seems I am not interpreting that much of what is happening in the Moment of the show (laughs)! Listen back to the 136th edition of Balearic Breakfast : Events. – Colleen will celebrate the release of her second Balearic Breakfast compilation at Nightales on Friday, June 30th 2023 . The WOW effect. – Balearic Breakfast is "Larger than Life". The WOW effect goes up to the track "Weekender" by Flowered Up (also dealing with how we should embrace the moment, crazy, huh ? - More about the documentary Colleen spoke about here ). With a definitive thunderous Rock approach, this is not your typical "Balearic" song (laughs)! Yet, Colleen selected and played it (rightly so!!) because of its adventurous musical structure! What a blast we had on that one! Side Note: Read This, and tell me this show ain't about "Perfect Timing"... However, it’s clear from I Am Weekender, that its reach was still significant. Lynne Ramsay, Jeremy Deller, Irvine Welsh, Róisín Murphy, David Holmes and Bobby Gillespie all wax lyrical about its impact. Shaun Ryder declares it a “mini masterpiece”, while director Adam Smith says it went on to influence 00s teen drama Skins . PLAYLIST M'Lumbo – The Great Clock' K.D. Lang – Wash Me Clean Jonny Nash – All IEver Needed' Janis Joplin – Summertime Avis – Baby, This Love I Have Vasco Rossi – Una Spendida Giornata BEGIN – Wooden Trees B.J. Smith – Marina Del Rey Two Ends – Frame of Mind (LOVA Summer 87 Mix) Flowered Up – Weekender Roisin Murphy Five Balearic Faves: Serge Gainsbourg – Sea, Sex and Sun Jorge Ben – Jar Taj Mahal Thompson Twins – All Fall Out Bob Dylan – Gotta Serve Somebody Ultra Nate – Free Roisin Murphy – The Universe Roisin Murphy – Fader

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 138th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on July 4th 2023. Introduction. – We're all connected in some way. We all experience similar events in our lives though we analyse them differently with our own, let's say, sensitivity. Lately, I was actually thinking about what it meant to be sensitive. A few weeks ago, a friend told me how subjective I was while writing about how I felt about the show, about Colleen, and about everything related to "Balearic Breakfast". I answered her by saying, "You bet I am being objective when I write about the show!" Feelings can only be defeated and manipulated when any interest comes into play (be it financial or even personal, for instance, anywhere where Ego lies, in fact). They can't be faked when there's nothing but happiness, freedom and joy. And this is where sensitivity comes in. When you're not the kind of person doing things for a reason, you're vulnerable because, in this world of ours, people aren't accustomed to the generous kind; they do things for a reason (always taking Great care of their Ego), and when they meet pure souls, they feel they can somehow take advantage of them. So we, "pure souls", must protect ourselves, and that's what we do in several ways I may discuss in more detail later on. But while protecting ourselves, we should not totally close our minds to what lies ahead, and this is one of the most challenging things to do, really, because we Feel everything, every silence, we interpret every answer; while trying to be joyful, we actually may be very awkward, and we know that and every little change takes huge proportions, and we sometimes even hate ourselves for being so fragile. But we must keep going on; we only know how to share; we don't know what it is like wearing a mask; the mask we wear is one... So, to me, being sensitive means two things: accepting to be "naked" in front of people (and accepting to be observed...) but also, knowing what it takes to be naked and where to draw the line that other people don't have the right to cross. Do I talk about this line openly, or do I keep it under cover, disengaging when I feel something is wrong, is another question, of course. But Knowing my inner feelings is essential; without that, I could not engage in society, and this doesn't mean that I can't take blame or criticism; even if it hurts, I surely wouldn't be able to take them if I refused to understand, to experience (sometimes Painstakingly...) who I am. It's a silent dialogue between me and the world out there. And this can't happen if I don't step back and if I don't see things on a global level. If I keep trying to protect myself without allowing the world to step in my sensitivity, I would end up building a Wall around myself... And that is something nobody wants, right? About this episode. – This new episode (the 137th of the series) instantly made me think of that revolving sun, that shining star living continuously without thinking about what's happening around it... Isn't this something we, as humans, should try to achieve in our own lives? Wouldn't this help protect us from society's harshness and, more specifically, from people's aggressivity? And isn't this strange that these thoughts came my way on this 4th of July (wink to the US members of the Family ;-))? With such a visual capability, with its beautiful silences, and its slow start prudently evolving into a more groovy attitude while retaining a somewhat interrogative feeling, this 137th show is for sure an inhabited entity... My dear Colleen, I swear I am objective (laughs)! Listen back to the 137th edition of Balearic Breakfast : The WOW effect. – Today's WOW effect goes out to Colleen's new Remix. Her wonderful take on Jacob Gurevitsch's track didn't come as a total surprise to me... This Remix has something I felt on some of Colleen's remixes, a certain kind of "indirect melancholy" (it's a key thing if you see what I mean...). The only surprise came from the very Balearic touch of the whole thing, which I did not expect from her (laughs)! But we shall investigate this point further on the blog one day; I am already working on it, behind the scenes, of course... Another great moment of the show was when Colleen played Minako Yoshida's song " Town ". What a trip this song is! Lastly, we can't pass the Beautiful track " Utopia " by Pete Josef whose musical structure is very close to Tina Turner's " In your Wildest Dreams "! PLAYLIST Sheila Chandra – Ever So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean Infusion – Daylight Hours Air – La Femme D’Argent Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station – Rainy Saturday Coffee Jacob Gurevitsch – Elevation in Minor (Cosmodelica Remix) Pete Josef – Utopia Circles Around the Sun – Away Team Weldon Irvine – Music is the Key Kate Bush – Cloudbusting Coca Da Isla – La Guitarra (Rune Lindbaek Remix) Tigerbalm – Cosmic Camel (Chico Mann Remix) Minako Yoshida – Town M&M – Black Stations / White Stations (Extended Dance Version) Letta Mbulu – Hamba Nam We (Alek Lee Edit) Beth Orton – Central Reservation (Joaquin Claussell Sacred Rhythm) Findlay Brown – Losing the Will to Survive (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Re-animation) Rita Lee – Lanca Perfume (Reflex Revision) Opus III – It’s a Fine Day I felt the absolute need to keep a copy of Colleen's wonderful video showing how she celebrated the second Balearic Breakfast compilation along with our friends Balearic Ultras, Luke Una (an absolutely great DJ, go and listen to his shows please if you don't know him, he's another musical treasure...) and Cosmo Sofi! They all broke the house down! Congratulations to y'all people, did we say that we Love you?

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 139th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on July 11th 2023. Introduction. – They say that things happen for a reason. They also say that life has a master plan; they say that God closes some of life’s doors for you so you can access better ones, later. They also say that no one can stop you from achieving what destiny has put aside for you. They say " Amor Fati " and " Murphy’s law ". That’s ok, and I really start to believe these words. But what they don’t stress enough on, to me, is how all of this should happen. Destiny should not always be a “ Via Crucis ” where you would have to Prove Something to Someone to get the recognition that should be naturally unfurled for you. We All deserve recognition, every one of us, even the ones who are having a tough life. Lately, I felt how much violence there was in our lives (be it the verbal one or even the unspoken, the psychological one) and I felt tired of being often reminded how I should behave or what I should do to get recognition. As a matter of fact, no one should be judged or told what he should be like in order to get respect or recognition. People should first try to understand each other, talk together and work together, improving things, on an objective basis which should be the Person, as a whole. Each one of us is his own little creation, made from life's events and nobody should bear anybody else's subjective cross. Before saying to someone "you should do this or you should have behaved that way" , we all should understand why a certain situation happened, and work our way out, together, using respect and Recognition of our capabilities, from the very start, as an objective basis attached to our person... We need openness in our lives; without that, we cannot go on . We can’t keep on judging, or criticising. Enough. We must take things as they come: “Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” So don’t talk crap, don’t make fun of anyone, stop telling people what they ought to be. Support everyone with the Love you are supposedly searching for; Feel every person, and you will be rewarded in return… Know that we are out here... Just as naked as you are... About the show. – First, the Music got me. I felt its openness very quickly. Something I have never felt before. Of course, being there with the Family under our Captain’s musical commandment was a purely magical moment, as always. But still, there was something as Music kept on telling me its stories about "finding togetherness"... A lot of the tracks played during this 138th edition of Balearic Breakfast had that "Big Picture" of people joining together, dancing together, taking chances... So as we were all talking about the songs on the chat, experiencing the Family’s power once again, I said to myself, “One more time, life has a master plan”… and it got confirmed later when I saw Colleen’s picture on Instagram. Lastly, Musical News of the moment, with the " We out here " festival soon happening and events already starting on Worldwide FM (click here and here for more information), helped me in choosing this blog's post title! Listen back to the 138th edition of Balearic Breakfast : Events. – Colleen will be playing the forthcoming shows soon : Mothership Connection & Hang Dai on July, 22nd 2023 ( Mothership Connection & Hang Dai presents Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy at Hang Dai Chinese, Dublin · Tickets (ra.co) ); Sub Club Southside Weekender 2023 on July, 23rd 2023 ( https://subclub.co.uk/events/southside-weekender-2023/ ); We out here Festival ( click here ). The Wow effect. – I think I should change this section's name (laughs), lately, it seems the WOW effect is on Stereo Mode! This Time, and the Chat was a good proof of the emotions we all went through when the tracks got played by Colleen, two tracks got very well received by the Balearic Breakfast Family: Toshio Matsuura Group's "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun" and Skipworth & Turner "Thinking About Your Love". On a more personal level, I must admit that John Grant's "Pale Green Ghosts" was a great musical journey, one I never heard of before! PLAYLIST Matthew Halsall – Positive Activity The Roches – Hammond Song Talk Talk – Give It Up (Robot 84 Back to the Ku Club Edit) John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts Toshio Matsuura Group – I Am the Black Gold of the Sun Marcia Maria – Brasil Nativo Eddie Palmieri – Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo Shiva – Never Gonna Give You Up (Jura Sound System Special Version) Johnnie Taylor – What About My Love The Isley Brothers – Take Me To the Next Phase Maze – Twilight Skipworth & Turner – Thinking about Your Love Jago – I'm Going to Go SOS Band – Take Your Time Do It Right (Extended Mix) Confidence Man – Break It Bought It (CC Disco Dub) Manabu Nagayama – Light & Shadow (Masalo Version) Jo Sims Bass – The Final Frontier (David Holmes Remix)

Worldwide FM broadcast the 21st episode of Balearic Breakfast on January 19th 2021. I lockdown. You lockdown. We lockdown. They lockdown. Everybody Lockdowns. Nothing had changed at the beginning of this new year... We were asked by the Authorities to "Stay at Home", and so we did (if you want to take a bad trip, head over there and read the kind of publications we then had and if you want to have a timeline, please, enjoy yourself, it's over there ...) : You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. You should follow this guidance immediately. The law will be updated to reflect these new rules. England's Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, January 2021 Needless to say, the Balearic Breakfast Family needed to Escape. We all needed a place of our own where there would be no restrictions and where we could, at last, dance our souls out on a spacious dancefloor. We were fortunate enough to have Colleen by our Side. The requests made by the Family allowed Colleen to prepare a very open show, with a beautiful and groovy set. From the very start, when you listen to the songs, you can picture flying kites in a clear blue sky! Listen back to the 20th edition of Balearic Breakfast : PLAYLIST Jean-Luc Ponty – Computer incantations for Worldpeace Carl Craig – A wonderful life Roberta Flack – Bridge over troubled water Dwight Trible – Tryin' times (feat. Matthew Halsali) Curtis Mayfield – Blue Monday People Blue Gas – Shadows from nowhere (Danilo Braca ReVision) The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot Cantoma – The Mountain (Lexx Remix) The Balek Band – Bayoyo Sou Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a train (Disco Version) Electric Light Orchestra – Last train to London Third World – Dancing on the Floor (Hooked on love) Blaze – We all Must Live together (12" Version) Gotan Project – Triptico Santana – Aqua Marine Kamasi Washington – Truth Minnie Riperton – Les Fleurs

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 189th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on August 20th 2024. About this episode. – Following the great weekend she spent at WOH, including her set at the Love dancing tent and a 2-hour radio show aired on WWFM on Wednesday, 16th 2024, Colleen had to prepare a new episode of our Beloved show. And despite a somewhat raspy voice, she presented a beautiful show, one with an "unveiling" soul... (more about this in the listening experience section of this post). This episode also allowed the Balearic Breakfast familly to discover Nathan Haines' brand new album, Notes, thanks to a nice interview Colleen did with the New Zealand-born producer/vocalist/saxophonist/DJ who played at WOH a few days ago, closing the festival on the main stage (and who was already featured in the123th episode of the show). Listen back to the 189th episode of Balearic Breakfast: "This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud at https://shorturl.at/6wonj I have no voice left and am beat after a 4 day dance marathon at We Out Here (thanks to all who joined us in our Love Dancin’ tent!). The first part of the show is an ambient / chillout mix guided by myself and the second half of the show features an exclusive mix from and interview with Nathan Haines who has a fabulous new album out called Notes (some of you may have seen him perform with Ron Trent’s WARM at We Out Here). Thanks to all who joined me for the live stream – wonderful to see you as always. Please enjoy the archived show with music from @tar_blanche @anniversaryrecords Isle Of Jura ECM Records Gigi Masin Test Pressing Gondwana Records @alex__kassian @johnhaycockmusic @holger.czukay @claremont56 @the_mighty_zaf @philasherlegacy @kessoncoda @srirajahsoundsystem @ruby.ruby.music @kartelmusicgroup" PLAYLIST (2024) ESA – A Muto (Keys Mix) (2022) Gigi Masin – Marilene (Somewhere in Texas) (2024) John Haycock – Nyama (1976) John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner – Parasol (2024) Holger Czukay – Fragrance (Remix 2009) (2024) Opal Sunn – Elastic - Phase II (2021) Srirajah Sound System (ft. Molam Inteng Keawbuala) – Si Phan Don Lover's Rock (2024) Kessoncoda – Greyscale (1980) Eberhard Weber's Colours – No Trees? He Said (2023) Tar Blanche – Iguana Nathan Haines Interview & Mix: (2024) Nathan Haines (ft. Rachel Clarke) – Storm Matt Klein (ft Nathan Haines) – Alley Waiter (2020) The Mighty Zaf & Phil Asher – Isale Eko (2024) Nathan Haines (ft Ruby Cesan) – Night Moves (Crackazat Remix) (NOL) Matt Klein – In The Groove (2024) Magic Words – Wabi Soba (2012) Nathan Haines – Realisation (1970) Johnny Harris – Stepping Stone (NOL) Ria Hall – Morning Come (2014) Nathan Haines – Zoot Allure (2020) Nathan Haines – Northern Panels THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Did you ever watch Twilight Zone's colour episodes aired in the 80's? They're pretty rare and hard to find on DVD, but they've been issued. If you didn't see them already, today's episode openning track is a great reminder not to miss them. Esa's A muto takes you back to the 80s and to a strange yet somehow unfolding, unveiling, expanding place, a place of strangeness where anything can, and will, happen... Today's show is really about that "unfolding life", its strangeness and the cold fear you feel while it shows its dark and unexpected plans to your lost eyes... The second track, Gigi Masin's Marilene (Somewhere in Texas) keeps that calm but quite frightening feeling, that wandering is still there, looking at you while your lost eyes can't disguise that strange shape appearing, there, somewhere, in your life... It is Beautifully followed by John Haycock's Nyama, and perfectly showcases Colleen musical sensitivity as she's able here to present an incredible musical tension, crafting another mesmerising and totally wandering moment for us, winning the WOW effect of that episode as John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner's Parasol starts... ESA – A Muto (Keys Mix). – The Keys Mix of A Muto by the Cameroonian outfit ESA. The original vocal version came out in 1986, but our friends over at Isle of Jura in Adelaide, Australia have just released a double 12-inch with extra versions from the original tapes, including the Keys Mix, along with a dubbed strumental, A cappella. – A Muto has been previously played during Balearic Breakfast in its original version and is from ESA's 1986 self-titled album, where Stephan Dayas Nguea and Martin Socko Moukoko are joined by talented musicians, the album being recorded at the Transat and also Robespierre studios. The album has been recently reissued. A Muto tells the story of a woman who abandons her husband, complaining of being alone as the keeper of the house. Gigi Masin – Marilene (Somewhere in Texas). – From Gigi Massin's last album, Vahiné (ed. a Polynesian woman, especially one from Tahiti), which was dedicated to his late wife. John Haycock – Nyama. – Manchester musician John Haycock is an accomplished kora player, having trained with Gambian griot and kora master Jali Nyong'o Kuyateh for 10 years. Nyama, not Naima, not the John Coltrane composition, is taken from his forthcoming two-track EP. And the flip is called Reasonance, an 19-minute excursion. The EP was inspired by a series of Reasonance events, and there are more forthcoming. John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner – Parasol. – The late American jazz guitarist John Ambercrombie, along with classical guitarist and pianist Ralph Towner. Parasol is taken from the last cut on their LP Sargasso Sea, released on the amazing ACM label in 1976. – The "all about jazz" has a beautiful article which dives deep into John Abercrombie's career, click here. The second part of the first hour of today's show starts with Holger Czukay's Fragrance (Remix 2009) which keepts the weirdness strongly alive despite its upfronting rhythm presentation. Keeping the tripping vibe alive, Colleen then plays the flying (or "galloping" I could also say, well you get the escape idea by now don't you ^^) number that Opal Sunn's Elastic - Phase II really is – and I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the pictural evolution we have here by now, I'm sure you already "saw" it! Holger Czukay – Fragrance (Remix 2009). – Paul Mudd Murphy from Claremont 56 worked with the late CAN krautrock pioneer Holger Czukay, and released his work both during Czukay's lifetime and since his sad passing in 2017. There's a new double pack of Claremont 56 versions of Czukay's work availiable. Opal Sunn – Elastic - Phase II. – From Alex Kassian and Hiroaki OBA, Elastic Phase II, is coming out on test pressing, following up Alex Kassian's immense E2-E4 cover, which had some great Mad Professor remixes. There are three phases of this tune, they're all spectacular. We heard the dubby one, Elastic Phase II, but there's also more ambient mix, and then a great dance mix. The last four songs take us to another step of the strange journey, if we here feel a happier global feeling, take the time to listen to what happens in the background, there are layers there, layers of strangeness, evolving, never being the same, changing, unfolding, hiding, appearing behind the stronger beat... It is the case with Srirajah Sound System's Si Phan Don Lover's Rock but also with Kessoncoda's Greyscale which has an absolutely free and unexpected musical structure, and the same layered soundstage where everything melts and changes. These two tracks are all about losing ground while listening, you don"'t need alcohol here to be Taken Away and to even forget that you're listening to music. Forgetting that you're listening and even falling in a light sleep is also a way of listening, the lmusic totally taking control of your spirit, I love it so much when this happens to me... Of course, Colleen's delicate touch expands our trip! And, as Eberhard Weber's Colours – No Trees? He Said starts, we feel freed but still expecting something to unfold here, there, in the near distance, a Balearic Trip indeed that ends with Tar Blanche's incredible Iguana... Srirajah Sound System (ft. Molam Inteng Keawbuala) – Si Phan Don Lover's Rock. – Thailand's Srirajah Sound System have been in force since 2012, and they released two 7-inch singles in 2021. Kessoncoda – Greyscale. – West London duo Kessoncoda are drummer Tom Sunney and keyboardist Fil Sowa stand firm between the acoustic tradition and electronica with an unique blend of melodic ostinato-laced piano and unwavering drums, here with Caoilfhionn Rose on vocals. They have a new album called Outer State on Gondwana records. Eberhard Weber's Colours – No Trees? He Said. – Bassist Eberhard Weber with his group Colors was considered one of the most highly acclaimed touring bands back in 1980, bridging the jazz history of Charles Mingus saxophonist Charlie Mariano with contemporary synth sounds of Reiner Bruninghaus and the jazz rock flavor of drummer John Marshall, who also played with Soft Machine and Jack Bruce. No Trees, he said is taken from Eberhard Weber's Little Movements LP, also on ECM. Tar Blanche – Iguana. – London musician, producer, and founder of indie pop outfit, Yumi Zouma. That was Tar Blanche with Iguana from his 2023 LP Granada School of Motion LP. NATHAN HAINES' INTERVIEW [Colleen] Nathan Haynes, welcome to Balearic Breakfast. [Nathan Haines] Hello, Colleen, it's wonderful to be here after hearing so many episodes. [Colleen] It's so wonderful to see you after seeing you in New Zealand earlier this year, because, of course, that's where you hail from. I mean, when I moved over here in 1999, you were living here in London, but you've been in New Zealand for the past few years. [Nathan Haines] That's true. Yeah, I'm doing this interview in London. It's great to be back in London, I have to say, after not really spending much time here in the last 10 years. It's still the same. It's still got that incredible energy and level of excitement that you get in the big city. [Colleen] Yeah, absolutely. And you have a new album out called Notes, which came out earlier this month. And earlier this month, you were also playing at Jazz Café. Can you tell us how that performance went? [Nathan Haines] Yeah, Jazz Café was amazing. We had Verna Francis, you just mentioned her, singing Earth is the Place. I did another album with Phil as well, called Squire for Hire, which came out a couple of years after Sound Travel. So both of those records, we played a lot of the big songs of those records, Right by Your Side, with Marcus Peake, Larry Cowell, as I said, and a load of other wonderful musicians. It was just a very emotional night. The only person who wasn't there was Phil, who passed away three years ago. But I started Notes with Phil about five years ago. And out of that, we sort of decided to follow the blueprint of what we'd done previously on Sound Travels and Squire for Hire. And, you know, it's amazing, the reception and the love that we've got from the album coming out in August. It's just a wonderful process, a very cathartic, I guess, process of what this album feels like to me. It's been a long time in the coming, it's 10 years between albums, so it's been a great month celebrating that release. [Colleen] Well, Notes is a very personal album. One of the reasons, you did start it with Phil Asher, who is a great friend and collaborator, and I think the music world, including myself, was stunned when he passed away, gosh, three and a half years ago now. Three and a half years ago, wasn't it? [Nathan Haines] January. [Colleen] And do you want to talk a little bit about this album in terms of what your... You know, as you said, it's been a long time since your last album, 10 years, as you mentioned. You've been putting out your own records since 1995. I mean, you've been doing records for a long time. And what was your kind of remit for this album? As you said, you started it with Phil, but to me, it's an intensely personal album because a lot has happened in your life. [Nathan Haines] Well, if I go back to 10 years, which is when I delivered the last album, which was called Zootelur, and I worked with Mark Mack very closely from Fort Barrow on that one, on the beats, and a lot of other wonderful people. I guess, you know, I'd just moved back to New Zealand. My wife became pregnant in London, and then we decided to have the baby in New Zealand, and then, you know, once we had the parents around and everything, and then we looked to go back to London, we were like, oh, my God, I don't know if we can do this. [Colleen] It's also New Zealand's so beautiful, too, let's just say it. [Nathan Haines] Oh, yes, yes. And we decided to move back to London. And, you know, that was a big change for me. And then becoming a dad, you know, I was 43 when our son Zoot was born, and I sort of spent the first year in shock, really, as a lot of our older parents, or indeed any parent would probably say. So, you know, sort of navigating that, and then I started doing demos, and then, you know, when Zoot was about two and three quarters, I was diagnosed with throat cancer, which is where my voice came from, from some of the listeners who might be saying, what's wrong with Nathan's voice? You know, and then I went through, you know, a year of very heavy operations and radiation therapy, and, you know, having to rebuild my life, really. Obviously, I lost all my income overnight. But, you know, out of that journey, you know, when I was very ill in hospital, the person who was really there for me on a daily basis was Phil. You know, he was on the WhatsApp to me every day. I also should mention my wife Jamie. Of course, she was there on the ground in New Zealand, having to go through. I mean, you know, we had a lot of gigs, because I was diagnosed in the summertime. So Jamie had to fulfill all the gigs we were doing as a duo, by herself, you know, and bless her. She was just my tower of strength, the whole thing. But, you know, Phil on the other side of the world, on the phone, was like, all right, Snaffs, how's it going? And out of that sort of renewed friendship, I guess you could say, because we had worked together since Squire Fire in 2003. You know, we spoke, when I got better, we spoke about working together again. So I took a lot of these demos I'd been working on, and then sort of got Phil on board as a co-producer, and Phil gave me a folder of beats, and it was such an amazing thing to hear Phil's beats again, after such a long time. And, you know, Phil's beats, they are just absolutely classic. And so, you know, that's how we did it, Colleen. We just, I guess, I used Phil's beats when he passed away, which was a huge revenge for all of us. But, you know, before he died, Phil said, here's the beats, Nathan, I want you to produce, I want you to do what you do best, and you do your music, do your thing, the beats are yours, I'm here for you. And even when he wasn't here, I guess I just, I guess I just used the blueprint of what we did with those albums, and really looked back and thought, why were they so successful? What was the combination? What was the sound, you know? And I guess it was pretty hard doing it in his absence, but I got Frank Booker on board and Mark Metzen for Hero again. And yeah, that's the sound. That's the sound. Notes is the sound of that. [Colleen] Well, it sounds fantastic. I just want to ask you about one particular song before we break for some music. The song Notes, the title track, actually has you singing. You have a beautiful voice, by the way. I really love it. It's very emotive. And I can tell, as you hear from a lot of people that have brushes with death or life-threatening diseases, that you almost have a renewed sense of life. It seems like you have a new perspective of life, that you had maybe an epiphany or a realization, and that's what really comes across in the song anyways. I just wanted to ask you about that. [Nathan Haines] Well, you know, for people who've shared a health situation like I've been through, and then to have your family around you and your friends around you, and then come out the other side, and then still being able to work, I mean, the only thing I've lost really is my full voice. And why that song Notes is so personal to me is I never thought I'd be able to sing it again. But I somehow summoned the strength, and then I got my wife and Jamie to produce the vocals because I'd literally done hundreds and hundreds of versions of it and rewrites, and I thought I'd never be able to do it. But Jamie came on board in the production chair and said, try this. That sounds great. Maybe try it this way. Without her, I don't think I would have been able to do it. So to answer your question, Colleen, yeah, it's given me a new perspective and a new joy of life and just a real appreciation for being in this scene. I don't take any of this for granted, and I appreciate all of the contributions from people like yourself who are doing these shows. You know, our scene is quite underground. We don't have the massive financial support, and I just want to thank everybody involved in making this record, and it's out there. It's really, really amazing at this time in my life to still be doing it, you know. [Colleen] Well, it's a wonderful album. Let's get back to the music, and when we come back, we'll talk about some of the other guests on the album. Nathan Haynes on Balearic Breakfast. [Colleen] You've been listening to a special exclusive mix by Nathan Haynes for Balearic Breakfast, and he's here with me in the studio to talk about his new album Notes, his first one in 10 years, and he's been releasing solo albums since 1995. [Colleen] Hey, Nathan. [Nathan Haines] Hey, Colleen. [Colleen] Hi. Well, I just want to back up, actually, because you have a very interesting upbringing, and in fact, your brother and your father are both guests on Notes, and you started playing music with them very early on in your life. Can you tell us a little bit about your childhood musical history and your family's musical history as well? [Nathan Haines] Yes. Well, my father, Kevin Haynes, is a wonderful jazz bass player, based in New Zealand. Back then, growing up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, he would back a lot of American musicians who'd be touring at the time, and I got to see him play with the wonderful saxophonist Lee Konitz, Nat Adderley, Cannonball Adderley's brother. I remember going to an Eartha Kitt concert, Benny Goldson. I mean, all these amazing, amazing, amazing musicians. So, of course, when I was a young kid, I was like, I want to do this, I want to do that, you know. I got to meet all these amazing musicians, and so I grew up playing with him, and then there was a little ensemble my father had called "Second Generation", which was my dad and my brother and myself and some other musicians, and then I, you know, having this deep love for music, I left New Zealand in 1991 and moved to New York and was able to do some lessons with George Coleman, who, of course, the saxophonist with, he spoke Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and also Joe Lovano. I also met the Groove Collective guys back then in the early 90s. I used to go down to the Giant Step Nights in Union Square. [Colleen] We were probably there at the same time, I'm sure, DJ Smash, and Natalie, and the crew. [Nathan Haines] Yeah, DJ Smash, yeah. [Colleen] The crew, yeah. [Nathan Haines] Yeah, so that was sort of my musical education, and of course, I remember Roy the Roach took me to see Louis Vega at the Sound Factory in 1993. Funnily enough... [Colleen] Sound Factory Bar, those Wednesday nights, underground, that first party. We were probably there, like, you know, at the same time, feet, you know, feet away from each other. [Nathan Haines] So, the funny thing is, when he took me to Louis, it was all sort of normal. I wasn't really into house music then, you know. And then, it wasn't until Roy the Roach came out to New Zealand in about 95. And he said, you know, I know you're into hip-hop and all this sort of thing. Have you ever tried jamming up a house music? And I said, no. He said, well, give it a go. So, we had a little go at home, and then he said, come and dance with me at this bar called The Box in Auckland. And I talk about epiphanies. I was jamming with him that night. And I was like, oh my God, this is amazing. So, after that night, he said, look, come out to London. So, he took me out to London and then took me, Clay, to Paul Trouble Anderson on a Wednesday night at The Loft. And then, Trouble was like, I love you, Nathan. Will you join me every Wednesday? So, I spent three years at The Loft. [Colleen] What year were you there? What year did you start doing that? 95. [Nathan Haines] So, I was at The Loft from 95 to 98. [Colleen] I probably heard you then as well, because I came over. There's another time I came over to London, I think, in 95, 96 and went to Paul Trouble Anderson's night at The Loft in Camden. So, you were probably playing there too. Okay. [Nathan Haines] So, talk about an education. Talk about an education. Oh, my God. And, you know, I mean, all of the Americans came through. And it was just, you know, there I was, you know, coming from a jazz background. And I was just being schooled night after night after night in the gospel of house music. And, of course, after that, I met Phil in about 97. And then, you know, the first track we made together was called After Hours. And then in 1999, Chili Funk approached Phil about doing a solo record. And he said, no, but I'll produce a 1980s record. You know, one of the very first songs we worked on with this was Is This The Place? And the other one was Believe, of which the first two singles from Is This The Place? That's my musical history. [Colleen] Wow, that was meant to be. [Nathan Haines] It really was meant to be. You know, London is my musical home. It really is. [Colleen] It's a great music city. It's one of the greatest music cities of the world. a little bit later, I do want to talk to you about the New Zealand scene because I fell in love with it. But let's stick to your stuff right now first. You have some great guests on here. Some from London, like our friend Vanessa Freeman. She's fantastic. Can you tell us a little bit about the guest vocalists you have? And you also have a rapper from New Zealand on there as well. [Nathan Haines] Yeah, so there's a young vocalist. Funnily enough, two of the vocalists who I recorded with in New Zealand have both moved to London since. So there's Ruby Cezanne singing off Night Moves. And Cracker Zack, who's one of my favourite UK producers, has just done an amazing remix of that track. And then there's also Arjuna Oakes, who's another amazing keyboardist and vocalist who joins us at the Jazz Cafe earlier in the month. He's on Give Thanks. That also features Martin Clive Lowe's, my musical brother, now based in Japan but originally from New Zealand, with beats by Frank Booker. There's also Eyo, an amazing rapper on the track I did with Mihaela Martin-Yukon Keys and beats from Mark Mack. And also another amazingly talented young vocalist called Rachel Clark. And we do a version of Storm, which was one of my wife's favourite tracks. Of course, who did the original Jamie? [Colleen] Rare Silk. [Nathan Haines] Rare Silk. I know that might be a big call to do a cover, but I've always loved it and I think she did an amazing version. We did an amazing version. [Colleen] You both did. I love the fact that it's acoustic as well. [Nathan Haines] Yeah. It's totally acoustic with amazing percussion. I think I've, is that everybody else? [Colleen] And you have a tabla player as well. [Nathan Haines] Yeah. [Colleen] On notes. [Nathan Haines] So Manjeet Singh plays amazing tabla on notes. I love his tabla playing. Oh yeah. Who's that? [Colleen] And you also have your father, Kevin, and your brother, Joel, and your son, Zoot. [Nathan Haines] Oh my God, yeah. Notes gives the last word in. Zoot gives the last word in on notes. I mean, there's so many people I can't remember them all without referring to my notes. Yeah. [Colleen] Well, it's a real joy of celebration and, you know, it's so good to see you looking so well. It was lovely to meet up with you and your wife in New Zealand as well. Let's get back to some more music and then we'll speak a little bit more about the music scene in New Zealand, which I found very interesting. And we're back with Nathan Haynes here on Balearic Breakfast. Now, Nathan, first I wanted to just chat a little bit about you. You've been over here in the UK during the New Zealand winter and the UK summer, which is obviously the way to do it. And you've been over to... Tell us a little bit about where you've been. I see you went over to Ibiza to play for our friend Harry. Tell us about what you've been doing since you've been over in the Northern Hemisphere. [Nathan Haines] Yeah, so we had a month in France to Corsica, which was amazing. Our dear friend Jay Griff joined us in Corsica for a time, which was amazing. So I love his production and actually he's guesting on notes on the track Nightmoves. Jay Griff is also a part of that sort of 90s, early 2000s New York scene. So that was great to spend some time with him like holiday time and we had actually planned to do more work together. [Colleen] He's a very busy boy as well. [Nathan Haines] Oh my God, yeah. We caught up with him in London at the BBE gig, which we'll talk about later. So yes, I did a really cool gig for Harry at the Warming Café and I joined the house band called "The Illusions". [Colleen] They're so good. They are so good. They are incredible. [Nathan Haines] So I can share a little bit of gossip here with you, Colleen, that Harry were in discussions about me producing their album. Because when I saw them I said to Harry, they're wonderful but I feel like they need something like a producer or a band leader and Harry was like, oh my God, well, would you be up for it? And I said, well, I'd be an honour. So we're talking about that and it'll be a wonderful opportunity for me to work with a live band and then put some of what I've learned over the last 30 years and make records and work with a live band. So that's where we're at at that point, yeah. And then arrived in London about two and a half weeks ago. The first gig I did was at the wonderful BBE store. So I've known Pete for many years and have a huge respect for what Pete and the team at BBE have been doing. And then, you know, to hear that sound system, Colleen, I mean, you know, we had a bit of a chat, I remember, when you first got here about sound systems but, you know, I love the sound of that rig that's got at BBE. And, you know, we had an amazing night. We had loads of people drop through and we had Vanessa Freeman on board, you know, just vibing. And, you know, that was my first London gig in a long time. And to be back on London's store and just, people are so appreciative in London and not only that but they know so much of the music they're playing. And I'm sure it's the same for you, Colleen, you know, when you do a gig in the UK, it's like pretty much everyone knows every song. And if they don't know it, they're just fully there with vibes, you know, it's such a beautiful feeling. And then we did the Jazz Café on the 7th. So we had, you know, Kevin Martrell, who's the singer in the streets, he's been on with me for several albums and tours. We had Tama White put up from New Zealand who opened the concert of the Karakia. Do you know what a Karakia is? [Colleen] I do, but can you explain to the listeners? [Nathan Haines] So a Karakia is like a Māori greeting when you sort of explain to everybody your intention and Tama did this amazing, also in English but then when you did the Māori part, and I tell you, you know, you have 500 people in the Jazz Café, when Tama played at the stage and you did that, you could have heard a pin drop. And, you know, I know there was quite a lot of Kiwis and New Zealanders in the audience and it's very emotional when you hear the Māori korero, the Māori language spoken when you're away from home and it was very emotional and it was such an amazing way to start the proceedings. So Tama brought a huge amount of mana to the proceedings which is a word in Māori which means, I guess, respect and something you've heard over a long time and Tama brought that and then, you know, sort of proceeded to explain the mana that I've generated through my journey in life and music as well. And, you know, as I mentioned before, we had all these original vocalists from the albums and band members from the albums, and I must give a shout out to my brother Mike Pato who was the MD, the musical director on the gig. You know, me and Mike have done several albums together. He was there through Sound Travels and Squire for Hire. It was just, there was, you know, just there was this huge, huge feeling of just love and respect from the crowd and the love throughout the performance. You know, it was really, very, very special. And then at the end of the tour at We Out Here I'll be joining Ron Trent. So I met Ron in New Zealand earlier in the year and he asked me to join his live band because he said to me, Earth Is The Place is one of his biggest songs and has said that he's been playing with me. So that's really cool to connect with Ron and, you know, huge respect for Ron and what he's done for the scene. [Colleen] This is all great. This is so fun. I'm so happy for you. This is, you know, a long time in the making. as you said, you know, mana is the word, I believe. [Nathan Haines] Yeah. [Colleen] You know, but the respect that you're garnering is well deserved and well earned. You know, I mean, you've been doing this your whole life and you've put in the hours and you have the talent and it's just wonderful to see things going so well. I just want to quickly talk about the New Zealand music scene because I was enthralled and you were talking about Tama earlier who I believe has an album out on BBE? Am I correct in saying... [Nathan Haines] I don't know, I don't think that's Tama. [Colleen] Okay. We'll have to edit that out. [Nathan Haines] He's been on several of my albums and he's done his own songs. But yeah, were you thinking about Freddie's? [Colleen] It's really, what I found in New Zealand, there's, first of all, the whole Maori culture, especially the singers, the Maori singers have a beautiful, there's a beautiful kind of soul, soulful tone to their voice. I was, you know, hearing a lot, I mean, Dallas, I've always heard that in his voice with Fat Freddie's drop, but I was listening to people like Troy Kingy whose voice is just absolutely gorgeous and there's a huge kind of reggae dub tradition as well in New Zealand and for an island, you know, that's so remote and far away from where we are here in the UK, it's just interesting to see what the music seems like there. [Nathan Haines] Well, you know, I'm sure you would have heard this Colleen, but Auckland is the biggest Polynesian city in the world. There are hundreds of thousands of people from Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa, and the surrounding diaspora of Polynesia. Of course, pre-reggae, you know, pre-Bob Marley blowing up in the late 70s, 80s, you know, a lot of modern Polynesian audience identified with black music, so there's always been this great tradition of black music and then reggae in New Zealand and, you know, music is a very strong part of the New Zealand culture and that, you know, the classics sort of sing along with the guitar. We all grew up with that, you know, when I was growing up in the 70s in New Zealand, you know, you learned sort of basic Maori at school. There was always a Maori teacher playing the guitar. You know, it really is a big part of the music down there. [Colleen] Well, I'm so happy for you, Nathan. This is a wonderful album. I've been listening to it a lot in the last few days especially and I'm really excited for you. It's good to see you in the northern hemisphere and I hope to see you in the southern hemisphere again. Thank you so much, Nathan, and good luck with the album and for those listening, you can get Nathan Hayne's new album Notes on Bandcamp. It's a wonderful, wonderful record.