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.

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 188th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on August 13th 2024. About this episode. – Following her incredible set at the Houghton Festival in the Stallions tent on August 9th – and a few days before heading to the 2024 edition of the WOH festival – our tireless Captain launched the request line on August 10th! This resulted in a very "freeing" and "uplifting" musical adventure, and we shall discover that in the listening session of this post! Listen back to the 188th episode of Balearic Breakfast: "This week’s Balearic Breakfast is now archived on my Mixcloud at and features some festival magic, some surprising cover versions, classic live Aretha Franklin, some house diva action, some soul groovers and some new and unreleased tunage. If you are a regular listener, please consider subscribing to my Mixcloud channel (but you can still listen back for free even if you are unable to financially support). Now packing records and hifi gear for We Out Here festival and I hope to see you on the wooden dance floor of our Love Dancin tent (its slightly bigger this year). I’m hosting the Cosmodelica take over on Saturday with my special guests @dj_greg_wilson @musclecars.nyc @evesdropcollective @melt_my_heartz @vandorta_ @kathmcdermott_dj @abigail_ward_dj I’m also hosting a live Balearic Breakfast radio show for Worldwide FM on Friday from 11am to 1pm and I’ll also have Italian ambient maestro Gigi Masin performing live. Next Tuesday I will still stream Balearic Breakfast (bleary-eyed) and I’ll also have Nathan Haines up with an exclusive mix and we will also chat about his new album Notes which came out last week (and it’s wonderful). Until then, please enjoy today’s show with music from @ashleybeedlemusic @tameimpala @ub40 , @quinnlamontluke @cantomamusic @thomasdolbyofficial @hifisean @cottonbudmedia , @wipe_the_needle @nicolaconteofficial @joeclaussellsplaygroundd @farout_recordings @adevaqueenofhouse @thezrecords" PLAYLIST (2005) Coil – Going Up (1984) Thomas Dolby – I Scare Myself (1985) UB40 – Don't Break My Heart (2024 NOL) Tame Impala – Tomorrow's Dust (HiFi Sean Dub) (1976) The Emotions – Flowers (1982) Heatwave – Lettin' It Loose (2022 NOL) Ronnie Foster – Easier Said than Done (Ashley Beedle's Heavy Disco Edit) (2024) Rich Lane – Shelves (Chug Norris Decade Remix) (2022) Cantoma (ft. Quinn Lamont Luke) – Shelter (1982) Trilark – Love Never Looked Better (1989) Adeva – Musical Freedom (Free At Last) (2024) Wipe the Needle – Skyscrapers (2024) Nicola Conte – Into the Light of Love (Joaquin's Spirit of the Dance Instrumental Version) (1971) Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles – Spirit in the Dark (Reprise) (Live at the Fillmore West) (1969) David Bowie – Memory of a Free Festival THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE (coming soon) This 187th episode of Balearic Breakfasts starts with a beautiful march – a conquering and modern sounding one! Coil's "Going Up" sets the tone of today's episode in a perfect way although it does not entirely reflect today's musical experience – as it positions itself on a somewhat more combative atmosphere, showcasing some "worried hopes"... This feeling is confirmed as Thomas Dolby's "I scare Myself" starts. Nonetheless, there is an affirmation here that can't be missed. And this affirmation will see its message carried until Tame Impala's "Tomorrow's Dust". These first tracks draw a "shamanic-like experience", and they made me think of Patti Smith's "The Peyote Dance", "Mummer Love" & "Peradam" studio albums. Of course, this strong feeling is enhanced by Colleen's perfect mix, this first part of the show winning the Wow Effect as far as I'm concerned... Coil – Going Up. – Coil, an experimental group that was created in 1982 by Psychic TV's John Balance. He was joined by former bandmate and later partner Peter Sleazy Christofferson, who was also in Throbbing Gristle. Coil were part of the scene with Psychic TV, Chris N' Cozy, Nurse with Wound, and were also into the occult. "Going Up" is from The Art of Naples, COIL's last studio album released in 2005, the year after Balance's abrupt death from an accident and it samples Balance's voice from COIL's final performance at the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival in 2004. Christofferson remarked that COIL's performance of going up at the festival was the one and only time John thought of and sang those words, his own epitaph. – Find out more about "Going up" here. Thomas Dolby – I Scare Myself. – From Thomas Dolby's second album, The Flat Earth, "I scare myself" is an unlikely cover of one of country musicians Dan Hick's tunes by the American synth-pop pioneer who had chart success with "She Blinded Me with Science", and then later founding a Silicon Valley software company that developed ringtones for Nokia. Thomas was also the music director for the TED Conferences. UB40 – Don't Break My Heart. – Colleen got this record when she was working in a record shop called Strawberries as a teenager in 1985. When it came out in the U.S., it was a U.S.-only release called Little Baggerhythm, the one that came out in the U.K. It had 13, 14 tracks. The one in the U.S. just had six. It was a pared-down version of the much longer one here in the U.K., probably to reinforce the band's popularity after their hit cover, Red Red Wine. Don't Break My Heart was another hit in the U.K., and the B-side of their duet with Chrissie Hynde, "I Got You Babe". Tame Impala – Tomorrow's Dust (HiFi Sean Dub). – Sneaky dub of "Tomorrow's Dust" by one of Colleen's favorite Australian bands, Tame Impala. – The original track is taken from Tame Impala's "The Slow Rush" studio album, on which Kevin Parker deals with time and how it impacts our everyday lives, again perfectly fitting today show's theme! The Emotion's song "Flowers" marks the beginning of the second segment of this 187th episode, delivering a message that wholeheartedly embraces freedom, and this is exactly what today's show is all about! As explained earlier, this theme was present in the show's openning section but it is presented in this second part in a more positive way – pay attention: Colleen really lets the music speak here in long mixes, if that ain't freedom...! The Emotions – Flowers. – From one of the so-called girl groups from the 1960s. The Emotions (ed. there is a great article about their story you can access here) started out as a Chicago-based gospel group, but then, like many, they found much more success in secular music, making a name for themselves in R&B and then disco. And their association with Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White was just a touch of gold. In fact, the Emotions did the backing vocals on Boogie Wonderland. And this is the title track from the Emotions' 1975 LP, which was produced by White and Charles Stepney. Maurice White co-wrote this song. Heatwave – Lettin' It Loose. – International Disco Act Heatwave, the band featured British songwriter Rod Temperton, who went on to pen hits for Michael Jackson. Heatwave was started by an American serviceman who was Johnny Wilder, who stayed in Germany after his discharge. He was singing in clubs, and then he moved over to the UK, where he met Temperton. And in 1977, they debuted with Boogie Nights, and it became a huge hit. Ronnie Foster – Easier Said than Done (Ashley Beedle's Heavy Disco Edit). – Another great Ashley Beadle heavy disco edit, this time of "Easier Said Than Done" by American Keys maestro Ronnie Foster, whose 70s albums became coveted here in the UK in the jazz funk scene. He also frequently worked with George Benson and played organ for Berta Flack, Stevie Wonder and Grover Washington Jr. and many, many more. – The original track can be found on Ronnie's 1978 "Love Satellite" studio album. Rich Lane – Shelves (Chug Norris Decade Remix). – Stoke-on-Trent DJ and producer Rich Lane with Shelves, his 2014 single, but given a decade remix by Chug Norris is out on Lane's label Cottonbud, exclusively released on Bandcamp. His label's also released the latest single from our Balearic Breakfast buddies, Shunt Voltage (one of their tunes, is on the latest Balearic Breakfast compilation). Cantoma (ft. Quinn Lamont Luke) – Shelter. – Quinn Lamont Luke, (ed. formerly known as Bing Ji Ling) has a studio out there in Oaxaca and he sent over this song he did for Phil Meison's Cantoma Project, which came out in October 2022. Trilark – Love Never Looked Better. – The 1982 single Love Never Look Better by funk soul band Trilark was produced by Crown Heights Affairs, Raymond Reed and William Anderson. They're so talented, both of whom were also in Empress. And that was Trilark's only single from their only album, which was eponymously titled. – The album's lineup is pretty impressive with Sam Figueroa on percussion (who worked with France Joli and Empress as well as Idris Muhammad) Jeff and Larry Smith (Kashif, Billy Ocean, Glenn Jones as well as Whodini and Run-DMC); on guitars: Mike Campbell, Clarence Brice, Ron Miller, and William ‘Buba’ Anderson on acoustic guitar; on Bass: Butch Porter (Empress), Teddy Williams, William Anderson and his brother Sandy (see Unlimited Touch); On keyboards: Fred McFarlane (who in 1984 co-produced Intrigue, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King and Jocelyn Brown, among others); and finally, on drums: Ray ‘Johnny’ Reid and Sugar ‘Ray’ Rock from the Crown Heights Affair, William ‘Buba’ Anderson and Randy Hutchinson! Yet the album didn't chart! Adeva – Musical Freedom (Free At Last). – A burst of positivity and hope from one of the original house divas, Adeva, here with musical freedom, Free At Last, which was penned by Carmen Brown. Adeva, real name Patricia Daniels, was born in North Carolina and in 1988 was signed to Cool Tempo and released her debut album the following year which was a smash on the dance floor. Colleen remember seeing her around that time at one of New York City's early house clubs, Tracks. Paradise Garage's David DePino had a night there. It must have been Tuesday nights in which she featured voguers. Wipe the Needle – Skyscrapers. – By Lee Gomez under his Wipe the Needle moniker, a slice of jazzy house heaven out now on Dave Lee's Zed Records label. Nicola Conte – Into the Light of Love (Joaquin's Spirit of the Dance Instrumental Version). – The Nicola Conte-Joaquin Clausell double pack on Far Out Recordings that just keeps on delivering, it keeps on giving. Colleen has played nearly all of the cuts on that double 12-inch workout wonder. – The original track can be found on Nicola Conte's 2023 "Umoja" (coming from Swahili, an ancient African language, and carrying the meaning of unity, harmony, and spiritual connection) studio album. The renowned Italian spiritual jazz master, DJ, producer, guitarist, and bandleader perfectly fits today's bill as his approach towards music is a "freeing one". In his own words: "Everything must be easy to consume, so there's no room for cultural knowledge, heritage, and consciousness. This reality limits the freedom of individuals. In times like these, artists should take the risk of expressing more controversial ideas and not just fitting into everything that is being said". If freedom is present in the music, it is also living in Colleen's choices as she ends today's episode in an unexpected way, playing both Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles' "Spirit in the Dark" and David Bowie's "Memory of a Free Festival". Each song represent, in their own way, what Freedom (here both the musical and the spiritual one) really feels like! Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles – Spirit in the Dark. – Recorded live at the Fillmore West in 1971 and released on record that year, Aretha was also playing Fender Rhodes and her band was King Curtis's band, the Kingpins, which featured luminaries like Bernard Purdy, Billy Preston and Cornell Dupree. An incredible rendition of her 1970 single (ed. which peaking at #3 R&B and #23 Hot 100, in Billboard magazine). – The song, which seems to draw from both political events and personal events choosing hope as an ultimate escape, is taken from Aretha's seventeenth studio album of the same name, issued on August 24th, 1970 and recorded over the course of 4 sessions at the Atlantic Studios in New York (26, 27 May, 3 Oct. 1969 & 10 march 1970) and has been covered in 1994 by BB. King and Diane Schuur. David Bowie – Memory of a Free Festival. – A seven minute ode to the festival, an opus from David Bowie, released on his self-titled and second album in 1969 (ed. also known as "Space Oddity"). The song was written in homage to the free festival that was organized by the Beckenham Arts Lab in August 1969, an alternative arts center. – While the songs is ostensibly dedicated to the festival, another interpretation is worth keeping in mind here as explained by the songfacts website, perfectly feeting in today's show musical soul (pay attention to the structure of the song...) : "Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon; To paint that love upon a white balloon, and fly it from the topest top of all the tops," sings Bowie, but the song may have been a romanticized version of how he really felt that day. Just days before, Bowie had experienced the death of his father, and his mood, quite understandably, was reportedly anything but ecstatic during the festival. Listening to the song you can imagine the song following the timeline of his life up to that point: his voice at first is almost childlike, a quality enhanced by the fact that the only musical accompaniment is a child's organ. As the song nears the end, we hear a progression toward Bowie's trademark sound, the powerful vocals and near-chaotic yet carefully controlled arrangement, before taking a tired, somber turn at the finish, as if he's mourning something lost."

I met Andrei Sandu for a chat. Balearic Breakfast's family member, Lucky Cloud's staff member, and now the author of a new book, let's find out his musical stories! 1) Hi Andrei! It's such a pleasure to have you here with us! You've been a pretty busy guy lately since you self-published your first book, "Mates Crates' - 100 Stories Behind the Songs" in conjunction with Melodic Distraction, a Liverpool-based internet radio station, online magazine and events programmer. How did the whole project come about? Hi Artur, thanks so much for inviting me to chat! The journey began when I was introduced to the Melodic team by my university friend Toby. I soon wrote a few articles on of dance music pioneers including David Mancuso and Patrick Cowley. I’d come to funk, soul and disco music via the samples so commonly used in house music, so quickly became interested in the stories behind those connections. I would often look into this after buying records, and started wanting to write about the more interesting discoveries. After drafting a few of these short columns, I approached Melodic in May 2019 with the idea and they were incredibly supportive. In January 2020, the Mates’ Crates column evolved into a radio show too. Especially during the COVID lockdowns, writing and recording was a very welcome creative outlet. By September 2023, I decided to pull the 100 columns together into something tangible! 2) Writing a book about songs and how they were written and composed is quite challenging (finding relevant information can take hours for one song—and I know something about it, laughs!). I don't even dare speak here about finding an editor, laughs! How did you work, on the editorial side, on the book, and which part of the editorial process was the toughest, according to you? The process of choosing records for the columns was very driven by the stories. Some of those stories are about the music – history, samples, remixes, collaborations – others are much more personal, about my own journey of music discovery. I only discovered DJ Gilla’s Long Player zines after I’d finished pulling my book together, but it brought me a lot of joy that I’m not the only one to write about music in this way. When I decided to pull together the book, the content had already been written over the years of the column, working with the fantastic editors at Melodic Distraction. I did the layout, design further editing and proofreading myself and really underestimated how long that would take, but really enjoyed the process. It was interesting to look back on the collection as a whole. There are definitely recurring themes and characters – the likes of George Benson, Lamont Dozier and Patrick Adams amongst them! Together, the stories cover many corners of the music that I love. 3) I find it heartwarming that radio hosts, DJs, and music aficionados (if I can put it that way) feel the need to share their passion for music and vinyl by writing books. Words link everything together, creating a circle. When used proficiently, words can also become music and help share feelings towards the songs we listen to... How much is it important for you to "share the love"? It's a kind of "Balearic attitude", if you see what I mean (laughs)! I chose the name “Mates’ Crates” as the project has always been about sharing stories about record digging with friends. When I was first thinking about the book, I spoke to Colleen about the process behind her Classic Albums by Women. Her advice (excellent, as usual) was to think carefully about what I wanted from the project, which led me to self-publish as a fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders and Music Venue Trust. I did a lot of the editing over Christmas last year, when SoundCloud released its ‘musical horoscopes’. For Virgos like me (and like Colleen!) it said, “You don’t have to write a Pitchfork review for every record you hear, you can just listen to music!”. Maybe there’s something to astrology after all… But I think that DJing is (or should be!) about a love of sharing music, and this project is an extension of that. Writing the columns also reminded me of the effect that music has had on me, and I wanted to share those experiences too. I would often reflect on the ‘real reasons’ why people collect records, which for me is about personal connections and the human interactions often involved in physically searching for music. 4) You were featured in Balearic Breakfast's 183rd episode. You shared some true gems, including several covers that blew us away. How did you approach creating your "Balearic Breakfast" radio show? Could you tell me what you wanted to convey through the selected songs? Colleen very kindly invited me to record the mix to promote the book, so it made sense to showcase records that I’ve written about. I found it hard enough choosing from those hundred options, so I was glad to have at least some constraints! Overall, I wanted the mix to highlight cover the range of genres in the book – from disco, funk and soul to Latin, Arabic and Japanese City Pop – and highlight the cultural crossovers that I find so fascinating, while keeping that Balearic vibe. There are a few records in there particularly special to me. Carly Simon’s “Tranquilo (Melt My Heart) is the namesake of a party I’ve been running with some friends for a few years. We can’t wait to return to the Love Dancin’ tent at We Out Here Festival this year. And I’ve been obsessed with “Tu És A Que Eu Quero” by José Pinhal for years, so it was great to meet the guys behind Lusofonia Record Club and support their mission to share Portugese-language music. 5) A radio host, a DJ and now a writer, you're also a member of the London Loft Party (launched in 2001, following the issue of the Nuphonic compilations on which Colleen and David worked together). How did that part of your journey start? How did you meet Colleen and the crew? Please tell us more about that part of your musical journey! I first met Colleen at a Boiler Room a few months after I’d started writing the Mates’ Crates column. She closed her set with Lamont Dozier, who I’d written about that week, leading to the first of many conversations about musical synchronicity! I then attended the launch of the Classic Albums by Women book and helped out at the next London Loft party. I was so happy to join the wonderful team, and so disappointed when the pandemic then paused things for a while. I tuned in to Colleen on Worldwide FM then got back to the Loft Parties, so it feels beautifully full-circle to be sharing my book on Balearic Breakfast! I’ve been blown away by the response so far, with support from the likes of Colleen, Greg Wilson, DJ Gilla and Andrew Ashong. Best of all, it has raised over £1,000 for the charities so far. You can grab a copy of the book on Bandcamp. I hope you enjoy it!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 187th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on August 6th 2024. About this episode. – "UK Riots 2024: England is witnessing its worst rioting in over a decade, triggered by anti-immigration protests following a mass stabbing in Southport. The violence, fueled by online misinformation, has spread across multiple cities, leading to clashes with police and significant unrest. Authorities are struggling to control the situation as far-right groups exploit public concerns about immigration, particularly the influx of migrants arriving by boat from France. The events have sparked a national debate on immigration and the influence of far-right agitators." Balearic Breakfast is a show of its epoch. For almost five years now, Colleen has spoken out about what triggers the Family – as we all share commune values of peace, respect and openness towards one another (in non-legal terms). Yet, very often, these values need to be put on the frontline and remembered for what they are: core values of what one calls a "Nation" (more about this here). Once again, today, and sadly – as the riots in the UK reached a new degree of violence, showing an unbearable amount of hatred, destruction fueled by the far-right party – Colleen needed to say how much these riots affected her. As usual, her words stroke a chord within our hearts... "Today’s show opens with Solomon Burke with ‘None of Us Are Free’, a song that reminds us that while people are still being oppressed and victimised, that none of us are truly free and I wanted to play this because of the racist riots that have taken place over the last week here in the UK. I have friends of colour who right now, in 2024, are afraid to walk through their own city, the city in which they were born because of the recent actions of violent, racist, white thugs. We (especially we white people) have a collective responsibility to challenge racism whenever or wherever we detect it whether it’s the so-called insidious ‘casual racism’ to the overt acts of hatred that we are seeing on the streets of the UK today. Until we put an end to racism of any kind, none of us are free." As we shall see, the show reflects these troubled times in a subtle yet almost "constant" and direct way during its two-hour musical run, still allowing the sun to shine during a few songs... Listen back to the 187th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST (2002) Solomon Burke – None of Us Are Free (1973) John Martyn – Solid Air (1977) Santana – Flor d’Luna (Moonflower) (1975) Smokie – We're Flyin’ High (1977) Jean-Luc Ponty – Mirage (1979) Risco Connection – It's My House (Special Disco Version) (1984) Les Rita Mitsouko – Marcia Baila (2023) Agustin Pereyra Lucena – Consolacao (2024) Flying Mojito Brothers – Glitter (2024) Leo Basel – Quelle Drôle de Vie (Nick the Record & Dan Tyler Re-Edit (2024) African Shaketown – The Wonder (Magic Jams Edit) (2004) Calm presents K.F. – Shining of Life Flutemental (Unreleased Version) (2013) J. Kriv – Make it Acid (Idjut Boys Remix) (2024) ASHRR – Different Kind of Life (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix) (1997) Nick Holder – Paradise (Salt City Orchestra Remix) (2024) Mouth Water – Blackout (Lindstrom Cosmic Dub) (2021) MC Jin & Wyclef Jean – Stop the Hatred THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE This 186th episode of Balearic Breakfast features many songs challenging the way we experience the world and – more generally speaking – life. While listening to it, I witnessed a slow evolution towards light and hope. However, this evolution was always tense and uncertain, just before being crushed in the last 30 minutes of the show by a darker cloud, ending abruptly with "Stop the Hatred." It is not an "easy" episode and not one that you can listen to without coming back to a sort of reflection on yourself. This show constantly looks at you and keeps on waiting for you to see the Truth, one that you maybe didn't want to exhume... The first 29 minutes provide a beautiful continuum of music. Yet, there is something inhabited here, something weighty, something constrained that keeps you from enjoying the moment with a relaxed mind. Solomon Burke – None of Us Are Free. – Solomon Burke with None of Us Are Free, a song that reminds us that while people are still being oppressed and victimized, that none of us are truly free. And I wanted to play this because of the racist riots that have taken place over the last week here in the UK. You know, I have black and brown friends who right now, in 2024, are afraid to walk through their own city, the city in which they were born because of the recent actions of violent, racist, white thugs. And I know what it's like to be afraid to walk the streets as a woman, so I have some degree of understanding. But as a white person, I'll never truly know what my friends and people of color experience every day. And I only know that we have a collective responsibility to challenge racism whenever or wherever we detect it, whether it's the so-called insidious, casual racism to the overt acts of hatred that we are seeing on the streets of the UK today. Until we put an end to racism of any kind, none of us are free. – Written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Brenda Russell in 1993 and first recorded by Ray Charles on his "My World" studio album, "None of us are free" has been covered since then by countless other artists including Sting and brought Burke (already featured in the show with "Let your love Flow") back into the public eye in 2002, the song being taken from his "Don't Give Up On Me" studio album. The Preacher is here backed by The Blind Boys of Alabama. Click here to find 14 other powerful songs against Racism. John Martyn – Solid Air. – Solid Air, the 1973 record from Scottish singer-songwriter John Martyn. He wrote the title track for his good friend and fellow musician Nick Drake, who sadly passed away from an antidepressant overdose a year and a half after the album was released (ed. click here to find more information about the recording of the song). Santana – Flor d’Luna (Moonflower). – From Santana's 1977 double album of the same name, which is both a studio and a live record that features their trademark Latin rock, blues style, but bringing in more of that spiritual jazz element because of Carlos Santana's own spiritual journey. He became a disciple of Stri Chimnoy earlier in the decade through his friendship with John McLachlan, and Carlos Santana's solo work and his album with Alice Coltrane around that time (ed. the 1974 Illuminations) were also mainly spiritual, creative expressions. Smokie – We're Flyin’ High. – Smokie, a band from Yorkshire that formed 60 years ago this year, and they're still performing, still flying high. They had to change the spelling of their name in the early 70s as Smokey Robinson threatened legal action, and they did so during the release of their second album, Changing All Time in 1975. Great name. Early pressings actually had their original spelling. And the album was produced by Mike Chapman, who created hits for some of the glam acts at that time, bands like The Sweet and also acts like Suzy Quatro. Jean-Luc Ponty – Mirage. – by the French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, who really helped redefine the role of the violin in modern jazz. In his early career, he worked with the Modern Jazz Quartet, John McLachlan and Frank Zappa. Ponty was also simultaneously releasing solo albums, but his fortunes changed when he signed to Atlantic Records in 1975. For the next decade, he toured the world repeatedly and recorded 12 consecutive albums, each of which reached the Billboard Jazz Charts top five, selling millions of records. And this is one of those albums, Enigmatic Ocean, which reached number one on the Billboard Chart in 1977. – This incredible musical piece features guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Allan Zavod, bassist Ralphe Armstrong (who also worked with MIles Davis) and drummer Steve Smith. The related album “Enigmatic Ocean” reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1977. In an interview, Ponty shared: "I started my band in 1975 and it was the fourth album, two years after the first. As soon as I started my band I went on tour, I couldn’t stop! At first it was by car, the clubs, but after a year it was already the theaters. It was a quick climb. So I find myself in 77 for the fourth, and I had written the music especially for this album. My concept was to record with my orchestra which was very experienced since we were touring all the time, but I saw that the drummer Tony Williams, with whom I had played in 72, had just released a record which I bought out of curiosity and I discovered Allan Holdsworth. I couldn't believe it, I had never heard a sound like that, and what lyricism! Until then, all young guitarists had only McLaughlin as an example in jazz-rock. I had just written a very nostalgic piece, actually called Nostalgic Lady, and I could hear Allan's sound very well on it. I called him, and he agreed to come and record in Los Angeles. I taught him the melody note by note by ear, he didn't read music and didn't even know the names of the notes! Seeing this, I was in shock: how can someone who doesn't know where an A is do solos like this on the guitar, so detailed and harmonically complex? He too, like McLaughlin, began on the violin. I will never forget this experience of teaching him the melody of the Enigmatic Ocean suite. I was playing the note for him on the violin in the studio, and I could hear the sound of his guitar in my headphones. He then went back to England, I invited him to come tour with us but he was part of the new group U.K. and he wasn't really available, that's why he didn't do the tour. It is kind of a shame. Enigmatic Ocean quickly made an impact, and Holdsworth had something to do with it." From the 30th minute of the show, there is a slight change; it seems the songs do have a more combative feeling. But he underlying feeling of abnegation towards fate is still present (with songs like "Marcia Baila" or "Quelle drôle de vie"). As I said in the beginning, you feel some tension in this part, some kind of fight, even if it has some sun outburtst here and there, thus, somehow, leading towards hope (especially with the last Calm's track)... Risco Connection – It's My House (Special Disco Version). – A cover of Diana Ross's "It's My House" (ed. previously featured in the show) by Risco Connection. It was a project spearheaded by producer Joe Isaacs. And Risco Connection were very prolific and recorded both originals and covers of disco hits, and Strut Records has put out a six-sided vinyl release of their releases a couple of years ago, and it's called Risco Version. Strut founder Quinton Scott first made contact with Risco Connection when David Mancuso and Colleen were co-producing the Loft compilations. Now, the compilations came out on Nuphonic. Strut was sharing an office, and they were downstairs in the basement, and Quentin was handling the licensing for the compilation and that's how Colleen and David got the unreleased version of Risco Connection's Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now that was released on the 10-inch on Nuphonic Records. – Diana Ross' album "The Boss" turns 45 this year! Les Rita Mitsouko – Marcia Baila. – A song that really took Colleen back to the Boston dance floors of her teenage years, Les Rita Mitsuko's (ed. Catherine Ringer on vocals & Fred Chinchin on guitars)1984 hit Marcia Baila is a tribute to their Argentinian friend and tour dancer and choreographer, Marcia Moreto, who had passed away the year before at the age of 36 from breast cancer. Les Rita Mitsuko co-produced the album with Krautrock engineer producer Connie Plank (ed. and, as Colleen said on the chat, knowing that song back in the days made you look cool). Agustin Pereyra Lucena – Consolacao. – Outstanding South American guitarist Augustin Pereyra Lucena, an Argentinian composer and guitarist that came to be one of the greatest personalities of Brazilian and Latin American music. And following Far Out's reissue of Augustin Pereyra Lucena's Quartet La Rana (ed. 1980), the label continues its memorialization of the late great Argentinian guitarist music with the first ever direct from tape audio file reissue of his self-titled debut album from 1970, and it does sound terrific. – Flying Mojito Brothers – Glitter. – The Flying Mojito Brothers are back with their special brand of rhinestone disco, and this one is an original song rather than a rework or re-edit from the country disco Mezcaleros duo. It's coming out this Friday. Leo Basel – Quelle Drôle de Vie (Nick the Record & Dan Tyler Re-Edit. – Nick the Record and Dan Tyler's re-edit of Leo Basil's 1987 single, Quel Drôle de Vie, which is available on Nick and John Gomez's Tangent compilation, which is out now on Mr. Bongo, and the compilation celebrates the 10th anniversary of their Tangent Club Night. It's a great comp, and they are both great selectors. – Strangely enough, the original version is way more relaxed and, with the complete lyrics, there is a much stronger balance to the message conveyed. BTW, Nick the Record & Dan Tyler Re-edit use, as a musical basis, the original 1987 special remix. African Shaketown – The Wonder (Magic Jams Edit). – A mysterious Magic Jams (ed. aka David Benjamin, Berlin-based Guitarist, DJ, Producer and Label owner) edit, and funky afro disco workout called The Wonder, out on Noema's African Shakedown Imprint, a label that has released two fine collections of afro beats and re-edits in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and they have another strong four-tracker of reworks from the magic jams out now. Calm presents K.F. – Shining of Life Flutemental (Unreleased Version). – A beautiful new unreleased version of Shining of Flumental by Calm Presents KF, which is out on vinyl now on Music Conception, the other versions were released 20 years ago. Calm is Kiyotaka Fukagawa, and sometimes he also goes under the moniker Far, and I'm a big fan of his work, as you probably know, as I've played his music a lot on numerous occasions on Balearic Breakfast. Calm's positive episode quickly gives way to a darker musical moment, astoundingly crafted by our dear Captain. Without a shadow of a doubt, this mix is Colleen's darker one since the show started almost five years ago, and for that specific reason, it wins hands down the Wow effect! J. Kriv – Make it Acid (Idjut Boys Remix). – An old JKriv tune, Make It Hot (ed. 2013 from Jason Kriv, the Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, co-owner of record label Razor-N-Tape, and cofounder/resident of NYC summer party), but I hope you don't mind, Bert. Instead, I'm going to make it acid. This is J. Cribb with the Itchy Boys remix, Make It Acid. ASHRR – Different Kind of Life (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix). – From ASHRR's forthcoming album Sunshine Low, coming out in September on 2020 Vision, and we will have an exclusive mix from and an interview with Asher around that time (ed. see the interview Artur did on the blog here in 2023). They have such an interesting musical background. They're kind of anomalies in the house disco dance music sphere. Nick Holder – Paradise (Salt City Orchestra Remix). – One of Colleen's big records, a track she played all the time when it came out, on the NRK label in 1997, the Salt City Orchestra remix of Paradise by Toronto producer Nick Holder. Colleen really loved Nick's work on his D&H label, and NRK was also a great label. They put out music from Francois K., Carrie Chandler, Ian Pooley, and much, much more. Mouth Water – Blackout (Lindstrom Cosmic Dub). – A brand new remix by one of our favorite Norwegian producers, Lindstrom. That's his rework of Italian producer Mouthwater's single, Blackout, and it's out now, and you can find it on Bandcamp. Ending the show with the heavy and direct "Stop the Hatred", Colleen sends the listeners a clear message, one mixing despair and hope in crushing lyrics. Yes, this 186th episode is another one to keep close to your soul and your mind when living your "everyday life"... "This last song came about when anti-Asian hate crimes were taking place in New York City in the early days of the pandemic, and during a protest, rapper MC Jin's son shouted, stop the hatred, and this became the name of MC Jin's 2021 song, which features Wyclef Jean. In this song, Jin describes being afraid when his parents leave the house, and sadly, this is how many of our friends who are people of color here in the UK are feeling right now due to violence from racist thugs. Please listen to the lyrics on this one, and please, please combat racism whenever and wherever it arises."

In the shadow of every great DJ you'll find a light of inspiration shining from up above... I asked Nick Jones , webmaster of the website dedicated to the Paradise Garage, to share his memories about Larry Levan... Don't be shy, enter the Paradise Garage... 1) Hello Nick! It’s an absolute honor having you on the Balearic Breakfast blog! This year, we’re celebrating what would have been Larry’s 70th Birthday (with Colleen paying tribute to the iconic DJ during Balearic Breakfast’s 184th episode). If I’m not mistaken, you met Larry during your formative years , working as a light manager. Could you take us back to those years and how it felt to meet Larry? I only knew Larry Levan professionally; we weren't friends or colleagues. He was a customer at a record store where I worked, and I also did lights for him at Lovelite (as mentioned in my blog). Additionally, we worked together at our NYC party called Wild Pitch. From 1982 until its closing in 1987, I was a devoted member of Paradise Garage. In 1985, I started working at a music store called Hi-Tech Music, owned by Studio 54's DJ Leroy Washington. Leroy, a good friend of Larry’s, often visited him at the Garage after Studio 54 closed for the night. One evening, Leroy introduced me to Larry in his booth at the Garage, knowing I was a big fan. Larry frequently visited Hi-Tech for music, and of course, he never had to pay for anything. He was part of a very select group of DJs who received music for free. It made good business sense because these DJs moved units, not just a handful of records. I recall one particular visit when the store was bustling with customers. Every record I played for Larry that he liked was also purchased by everyone else in the store. Larry was a pre-internet influencer! 2) In an article, you said that Larry, alongside other DJs from the New York scene « graciously answered my inquiries and shared some exceptional musical insights », and « imparted valuable lessons, showcasing unique approaches to presenting  music and its accompanying energy ». Can you share with us a few things Larry told you about DJing, and more generally about Music?  I learned a great deal from Larry by simply watching and listening. The night he played at Lovelite, where I worked the lights, I knew exactly how to handle them to his liking, thanks to years of observing and learning from his dance floor at the Garage. At the end of the night, he thanked and complimented me. It was totally unexpected, and I was thrilled to receive such high praise from someone I held in such high regard. The other DJs I mentioned in my blog—David Morales, Larry Patterson, and Kenny Carpenter—also played pivotal roles in my development. They generously shared their perspectives, experiences, music, and knowledge with me. 3) Larry’s remixes, and more generally, his musical approach towards DJing, had, as far as I am concerned, an absolutely uplifting spirit, with an unparalleled sincerity, and he acted like a « musical architect ». Do you share this feeling? What was the most important thing to him, musically speaking? Larry Levan had an uncanny ability to evoke emotions in people that they didn't even realize they had. I remember seeing tough guys, the kind who would normally be ready to fight if you looked at them wrong, reduced to tears on the dance floor because Larry had touched something deep inside them. It was incredible to witness. Larry had a knack for rescuing tortured and lost souls with his music. His selections and timing were unmatched. Larry would play songs you’d never expect to hear in a disco, and he’d do it in such a way that it left you completely amazed. One morning, he played "Beginnings" by Chicago, and we had an absolutely glorious time. We all loved that song, and hearing it in a disco was unbelievable. Behind the turntables, Larry Levan was truly fearless. 4) As a DJ, how do you build your sets? What is the core key of your craft, something you always work hard to share when you’re playing live? I have a general idea of the songs I want to play, but I never stick to a rigid program or plan. I let the night guide me as it unfolds. My style involves blending various musical flavors because playing continuous four-to-the-floor dance music for hours on end can start to sound like one long record, which tires the ears and makes the experience monotonous. I come from a school of DJs trained to play 8-10 hours each night, which allows us to explore many genres in a single evening. I love surprising my audience with long-lost, unexpected tracks or a special remix or different version of a song they adore—a lesson I learned from Larry. 5) I found out about you thanks to the nice website you launched dedicated to the Paradise Garage . We know how much Larry was all about Sound, if I’m not mistaken he was mentored by David Mancuso and then went on developing his own sound system (you share some live recordings on the website). Would you say that Larry somehow enhanced David’s sonic visions at the Paradise Garage? A friend of mine once described the Garage as the Loft on steroids. It's well documented that Larry was heavily influenced by the Loft and Nicky Siano’s Gallery. Naturally, he drew motivation and inspiration from the clubs where he felt most at home. This approach influenced how my colleagues and I shaped our venture at our party, Wild Pitch. We incorporated everything we loved about each club into our own. The website is my personal tribute to Larry and the Garage. There are generations who never had the chance to experience Larry at the Garage. In the pre-internet days, there wasn't much footage or recordings of the Garage, aside from the final night video that's circulating in the community. It's mostly word of mouth; those of us who witnessed Larry's magic can share what we experienced. The recordings on my website can give people a glimpse of how we partied. The energy and crowd participation were epic. Thank you so, much Nick for sharing these memories and your personnal pictures with us! Pictures in order of apparition: 1 - Nick at Club Add - Sendai, Japan (unknown year) 2 - Nick and Danny Krivit at Body and Soul- NYC (unknown year) 3 -  Nick at Club Yellow - Tokyo, Japan (unknown year) 4 - Nick at High Tech Music, NYC - 1985 5  - Nick Jones and David Morales at The Shelter - 1992 6 - Nick at Club Add - Sendai, Japan (unknown year) 7 - Nick and Francois K - Wild Pitch, NYC 1990