NTS Radio broadcast the 7th episode of Balearic Brunch on June 01st 2024. About this show. – Life is a succession of events. Sometimes they're good. Sometimes they're bad. They can bring you down, but, ultimately, they should always... bring you up. That's something I learnt while listening to Colleen and to other DJs I discovered thanks to her. This last episode of "Balearic Brunch" is all about these quite philosophical thoughts as we shall see in the listening experience section of that post. A lot of the songs, if not all of them in fact, and the show itself, for many reasons, depict that choice you have to make in life, that destiny you must accept while somehow refusing it, thus moving forward... And, sometimes, even if that may seem quite contradictory, deciding not to make a move is still a rebelious way to act upon events... Somehow, staying on a protective side may alllow you to move forward on a safer path, at a later moment... The Balearic crew joined Colleen on her last Balearic Brunch show which was aired on June 1st 2024 on NTS. We really had a ball with a "Gif Party" including dancing pigeons and kitties, not forgetting crazy rabbits and other cheerfull pictures that brought a dose of well-needed hapiness to our dear Captain (btw, Colleen, if you are reading these lines, this one is a gift from Rick!)... On her socials, Colleen shared the following presentation with her followers: "My last Balearic Brunch on @nts_radio is now reposted on my Mixcloud and thanks to all who joined in on the Discord and to all who tuned in live. It has been a pleasure to host a 6 month residency on NTS and thank you to all of the staff who have supported me and the show. I appreciate you! This show features the first play of my Cosmodelica remix of @bryonyjarmanpinto Moving Forward which is coming out on @tru_thoughts in July. Its a beautiful, positive song and I was delighted to bring out the strings in the arrangement. I hope you like it! (...)" Let's dive deeper into this beautiful last Balearic Brunch episode! Listen back to the 7th episode of Balearic Brunch: PLAYLIST (1992) La Fábula – Acuarela Crepuscular (2024) Don Glori – All Seeds (1986) Tri Atma – Yummy Moon (Long Version) (NOL) Bryony Jarman Pinto – Moving Forward (Cosmodelica Remix) (1977) True Transfusion – No Communication (Part 1) (1977) Gary Bartz (ft. Syreeta Wright) – Funked Up (2023) Bosq & Kaleta – Meji Meji (2024) Nicola Conte – Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub) (2013) Zero 7 – On My Own THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Starting the show with the somewhat sad, and slightly worried, yet hopeful, "Acuarela Crepuscular", Colleen introduces us to La Fábula (the band consisting of musician, improviser and sound experimenter from Mexico City Rogelio Nobara Tamura, and Hector Zavala and being part of the El Chopo Flea Market artistic community, still active to this very day!) letting us reflect upon life's ups and downs. Such a beautiful and reflective musical moment. Keeping the interrogative feeling alive and well, Colleen then plays "All Seeds", Don Gori's track from the 2024 studio album 'Don't Forget to Have Fun', infusing a Jazzy vibe to the musical journey she proposes here for this last edition of Balearic Brunch, this jazzy trip being beautifully followed by the more Bossa-Nova like number that is Tri Atma's "Yummy Moon", which, as it keeps a worried soul, seems to be more combative in its approach! (Listen, and read, Colleen's interview with Balearic Mike & Kelvin Andrews here). Even if it is being said that "Moving Forward" celebrates the deep sense of security and steadfastness Bryony cherishes with her partner while navigating parenthood together (read more about these changing times for Bryony here), this uplifting song has a broader meaning perfectly fitting today's show! It is beautifully followed by True Transfusion's "No Communication", enhancing the need for change when something goes wrong. Adressing things is a proof of love indeed! This Jazz-Fusion moment is followed by the frontal and very direct number that is "Funked up" by Gary Bartz (ft. Syreeta Wright), allowing us to enter the second half of today's show on a good foot. By now, you must have noticed something quite important in these Balearic Brunch shows, which shines here: NTS's sound! Yes, that radio station has a Sound of its own. Listen carefully to how precise the sound is, it is quite organic too, somehow I would say there's a vintage approach here! Also, take the time to listen to Colleen's voice, did you notice that she uses it slightly differently during Balearic Brunch? Her tone is more profound if I can put it in that way, while keeping her gentleness, her sound is less "open". Also, take the time to listen to the other episodes, you'll see how much every Balearic Brunch episode has its own sonic and intellectual soul. Again, these shows seem to be more "organic" and more "soulful" I would say, while retaining Colleen's visuals intact. Yes, Colleen really tried to craft something here... Well done, dear Captain! Keeping the positive flow afloat, Colleen then plays the very Balearic "Meji Meji" (loosely meaning something like “two heads are better than one” in Yoruba, taking a positive stance, with Kaleta singing about unity over division on a heavy Disco Funk groove with blistering horns and heavy percussion), followed by another Jazzy number, the tremendously motivating "Umoja" (expressing unity, oneness and harmony in Swahili), here presented in its Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub version! What a ball we had on the NTS chat while Colleen was playing these energetic musical trips, we laughed like crazy and Colleen enjoyed our GIFs to the maximum! Ending the show with the electronic, very oceanic, yet worried song that is "On My Own" by Zero 7 (a two-track EP that was released after a four year break from their last studio album Yeah Ghost, and with the up-beat disco-funk vibe and catchy vocals by Aussie Danny Pratt), Colleen leaves us with a strong message: it does not matter how much you'll want to protect yourself, one day life will make you Dance... against your will...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 141st episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on August 1st 2023. Introduction. – Sometimes, when I’m about to start working on a new article, I feel frightened. Sometimes I let myself go, but other times I ask myself questions: Is it ok to write this, will they understand, is it really something that comes out from the music Colleen played or from even something, anything, she said? I always doubt before I hit the keyboard, and then, only then, I drift away. In a sense, I face myself before doing anything for this blog because I would not want to interfere with Colleen’s work. Today was no exception. But, with Sinead O’Connor and Tony Bennett’s passing and with Colleen’s words (not to mention the ongoing support of the Balearic Breakfast Family), I felt, once again, that I may have hit a “spot”… Jim Carrey once said, “Depression is your body saying: fuck you, I don’t want to be this character anymore. I don’t want to hold up this avatar that you created. And the world is too much for me”. These strong and true words deeply resonate within me when I think of both Sinnead's and Tony’s legacies. As it turns out, both of them, along with other artists, refused any compromise. They stayed true to their beliefs. And, of course, facing yourself, knowing who you are, why you do what you do, is essential if you want to share it with other people (this is why I never thought that Serge Gainsbourg was a provocateur…). Being True will cost you, a lot. On many levels. But this is the only way you will be able to keep your head on your shoulders and face adversity or face life. Of course, there will be breakdowns, of course, you will question your place or the reason why you suffer so much. But one day, even through your mistakes, you’ll be able to say, "I was searching, but I did not lie". And, on an artistic level, only those able to lose themselves in their true self are real creators. Strangely enough, I was talking about that subject a few days ago with the great DJ Marcia Carr (listen to her interview with DJ Emma here if you need some inspiration) and we were both acknowledging the fact that there is no success without loss, and that younger generations should experience what commitment is. As Marcia wrote to me: “There is no enjoyment or pleasure without having gone through any kind of pain. Commitment equates to loyalty, passion, sincerity, dedication and love (care). All of these things you've done for those things you hold dear to you; a choice you made - I certainly relate and am living it with my years of service to the music industry.” So, next time you feel something is not right in your life, take the time to face yourself and try to see if you can improve anything, anywhere, to find your true self. Oh, yes, it is also a form of commitment, but now, at least, you know its possible outcome… About the show. – From the start, we are taken to another dimension. A dimension with an Electronic soul... Songs like "What your soul sings", "Fire on Babylon", "Violet" and even (yes, you are reading this right) "Let's face the music and dance" – with the second part of the show presenting a very engaging musical experience – are all about Facing Yourself, finding yourself and allowing yourself to be true for yourself and to others. Also, Colleen's quick presentation of both Sinnead's and Tony's lives, cleverly presented what it meant to be an artist... I don't want to repeat myself but the requests were absolutely great and Colleen's selections, and the live mix she did, were prodigiously good. Listen back to the 140th edition of Balearic Breakfast : The Wow effect. – Without any doubt, Sinnead's songs are on the top of the list here but we must give absolute credit to Seal's song, "Violet" who really hits the nail on today's theme... Don't worry, come closer. Don't cry. Ahh don't cry. Ahh don't cry. Ahh Get moving or I'll kick your ass(background) Ba-da ba-da ba ba-da, Ba-da ba da Ooohh I watch you comb your hair in different light. You change the chair and seem to think that's alright. I understand, You need a change. When you make that change, Don't look to see I'm alright. PLAYLIST Tonto's Expanding Head Band – Cybernaut Massive Attack (feat. Sinead O'Connor) – What Your Soul Sings Sinead O'Connor – Fire on Babylon Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart – Visions of You (The Welsh Mix) Seal – Violet Edwyn Collins – You'll Never Know My Love (Ashley Beedle Edit) Radio Slave ft Caged Baby – Amnesia Manfredas ft. Mecanica – Pal Secam Stratus – Fireflies Kraak & Smaak & Turbito – My All Armenta & Majik – I Wanna Be With You (Part 2) Bottin – Balearico Manifesto Take Three – Tonite All Night Talko – Psyko Flash Lindstrom – Syreen Kym Mazelle – Love Me or Leave Me Afro Celt Sound System ft Sinead O'Connor – Release (Masters At Work Remix) Tony Bennett – Let's Face the Music and Dance

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 145th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on August 29th 2023. Introduction. – I already said that before, but saying it again can't hurt, after all. Balearic Breakfast became a home to me. I live with the show, I dream about the show, I wake up in the morning thinking about the show, and when I do anything, I think about Colleen's sentence, "And remember, just be Balearic". And, quite often, even when I read something, I think about the blog and the next show to come (laughs)! This is precisely what happened yesterday as I was reading Simone Weil's book "Uprootedness", written in 1949, where the French Philosopher wrote: "To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul. It is one of the hardest to define. A human being has roots by virtue of his real, active and natural participation in the life of a community which preserves in living shape certain particular treasures of the past and certain particular expectations for the future. This participation is a natural one, in the sense that it is automatically brought about by place, conditions of birth, profession and social surroundings. Every human being needs to have multiple roots. It is necessary for him to draw wellnigh the whole of his moral, intellectual and spiritual life by way of the environment of which he forms a natural part. Reciprocal exchanges by which different sorts of environments exert influence on one another are no less vital than being rooted in natural surroundings. But a given environment should not receive an outside influence as something additional to itself, but as a stimulant intensifying its own particular way of life. It should draw nourishment from outside contributions only after having digested them, and the human beings who compose it should receive such contributions only from its hands. When a talented painter walks into a picture gallery, his originality is confirmed. The same thing should apply to the various communities throughout the world and the different social environments." About this show. – As always, the show confirmed the feeling I had in my mind; it's not me imposing my feelings (sometimes I have ideas that I don't share because I don't feel the show is telling me that story, so they stay somewhere on my phone!). This edition of Balearic Breakfast is all about being rooted somewhere in a specific time and space frame... As always, we all gathered on Colleen's Mixcloud, welcoming one another, giving virtual hugs, taking the time to talk about the problems we face sometimes (a speedy recovery to our friends who got hurt lately!), about our holidays, laughing together (hello to this little Frenchie, by the way ^^), talking about Colleen's last musical journeys and of course about the music we all love and share thanks to the show. Colleen's Mixcloud is such a nice Balearic vibe to experience! I don't know how to put it, but the chat Feels Different when we're all together with Colleen (I experienced it when Colleen was doing other shows on other radio stations and I didn't feel the same connection. Of course, the Happiness is always there, but, definitely, there is that "Balearic Breakfast Family" feeling when we meet on Tuesdays!!). Musically, and as expected, Colleen was On Point, but I can't help feeling that on this episode, there was something More, that precision took another dimension; it's not just precision, it's the vibe created by the way music is put together. Some DJs are precise, delivering great and rhythmically perfect mixes, but you feel like these mixes lack soul, because, it seems that in the end soul comes from the variations offered by the different musical genres that Colleen puts together for the show... I discovered that when listening to David's "Prince St Reels", some people could say "Oh, yeah, he just plays music randomly" but they are wrong. Keeping the beat is an easy thing; anyone can do it. But taking the listeners or the dancers to another dimension is something else; you have to feel it inside to be able to share it. And this is why I once said to Colleen that I was attracted to her because of her Musical Soul. It's really there on this 144th edition of Balearic Breakfast. It's not complex, it does not show off, it just exists... These are just some of the ideas that came to my mind during the first hour of the show, leading me to choose this title for today's post... Listen back to the 144th episode of Balearic Breakfast: New Records. – This edition of Balearic Breakfast allowed us to discover new tracks by the following artists: Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon (ft. Wiyaala) – Hado Deeli (Wah wah 45s) Django Django ft Yuuko Sings – Don't Touch That Dial (Make a Dance Remix) (Bandcamp) Axner – Shout from the Rooftop (John Morales M&M Main Mix) (Bandcamp) The Wow Effect. – Smooth (and sometimes even almost imperceptible!) transitions (listen to what happens between Louis Vega and Cerrone... Pure and absolute craziness, right?), melodies dropping rhythmically (and "spiritually") one after the other, this show is one to remember for sure! The chat absolutely bounced when Colleen played Grecamac's request "Don't Touch That Dial" and other requests, like Simon's "Happiness is Just Around the Bend" really wowed the Balearic Breakfast Family, including of course Axner's "Shout from the Rooftop (John Morales M&M Main Mix)"! On a more personal level, the track that almost moved me to tears was Delia Renee's "You're Gonna Want Me Back" (Moplen Edit). That record is so great and, Musically, it perfectly embodies the show's "Balearic Roots" (listen to what Colleen says about it and you'll understand!)... Told you, everything is linked together! After all, it's a Family affair... PLAYLIST David Crosby – Music is Love Sons and Daughters of Lite – Let the Sunshine In Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon (ft. Wiyaala) – Hado Deeli Eddie Henderson – Inside You The New Rotary Connection – Love Has Fallen on Me Diana Ross – One Love in My Lifetime (Edit by Mr. K) Al Green – Wait Here Daryl Hall – Eyes for You (Ain't No Doubt About) Erykah Badu – Honey (Ron Trent Remix) Frankie Knuckles (ft. Lisa Michaelis) – Rain Falls (FK Original Mix) Kitty Grant – Glad to Know You Cuba Gooding – Happiness is Just Around the Bend Delia Renee – You're Gonna Want Me Back (Moplen Edit) Django Django ft Yuuko Sings – Don't Touch That Dial (Make a Dance Remix) Axner – Shout from the Rooftop (John Morales M&M Main Mix) Louie Vega & Jay Sinister Sealee ft Julie McKnight – Diamond Life (Masters at Work Remix) Cerrone – Love in C Minor (Dimitri from Paris Remix) Deniece Williams – Free (Dave Lee ReGrooved Remix)

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 146th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on September 5th 2023. Dear Colleen, Three years. Can you believe that? Crazy how time flies… Hmmm. Let me think. It is the 145th show of the series, which means you approximately hosted 48 shows per year, played more than 2500 songs and went live for more than 290 hours (almost two weeks without sleeping, laughs!)… Pretty impressive, right? “What your show means to me”? Crikey, that’s actually very deep. Where to start??!! To me, Balearic Breakfast is a Safe and Happy Place, a Home (it has now been my Tuesday routine and morning therapy for the past 3 years and has remained something that I look forward to every week). It’s my private space where I disconnect from my problems and it takes me back to a holiday state of mind (sizzling days, sparkling seas, sandy toes steamy crazy nights and freedom of spirit)! But it is also a program with very high and positive musical qualities. A point of reference: Not only music but also a lot of information and knowledge, without barriers. Knowledge improves people, opens the mind. Balearic Breakfast is a perfect mix of many genres all connected by a lifetime of experiences that are so relatable, a proper musical exploration and the best show I've heard since Gilles's 6 music Saturday afternoon mind wander. Yes, Balearic Breakfast actually means 2 hours of great music & new discoveries every week. I mean, really, there are so many amazing tracks, so much wonderful music I’ve discovered thanks to Balearic Breakfast! But this show is also an Inclusive program that unites people around the world in a century of war and division. To me, your show is what “Balearic Beat” is all about. It’s about having an open mind and an open heart to both music and people, losing the ego and yourself in the music and allowing your soul to dance… Every time a Balearic Breakfast show comes on (or even the Saturday postings for requests), I get like a child anxiously waiting for my favourite cartoon or children’s variety show like I used to long ago… When I think of it, I discovered you (I think you popped on my radar through Tim Lawrence’s books) & your show (along with Luke Una on WorldwideFM) during lockdown and it changed everything for me. It was an essential listening moment, bringing love, light and positivity during the dark days of the lockdowns. Actually, a friend of mine put me onto your show Colleen (we both have always been intrigued by the way Mancuso and your good self build a set and the anything-goes attitude to music) and I am now completely hooked. So many positive profound and special tunes! You know, Balearic Breakfast really helped me through the pandemic, it gave me warmth and purpose, a harness in the unknown... Don’t know if I’d survive without you during these troubled times… It was especially important in the early days (a weekly fixture since “summer staycation” that has literally helped me through my PhD!); giving me a renewed passion for discovering music new & old… I went down the proverbial “rabbit hole”, discovering other threads. And through the pandemic, I searched endlessly for creativity and artistry. Through that uncertainty, I became an avid listener. I’ve always valued history and personal experiences in telling a story and you do that masterfully. The show also helped me so much when I continued to work as a supermarket delivery driver. We switched to vans with DAB radio & able to stream via Bluetooth - seems a small luxury but it let me connect to music & away from the constant stream of depressing news. Most of your shows I’ve had to dip in & out of whilst delivering but I’ve also been able to enjoy listening back whilst cooking in the evening. I always discover something new, & maybe something outside of my comfort zone. Balearic Breakfast was also by my side during a time of significant personal turmoil as my 15 yr relationship with the mother of my child was ending and my mum was sick over a year eventually passing away... The music you provided on your shows was 💯 pure light and I’ve absolutely loved it. I listened back to each and every show I missed & loved every second of them (the number of tunes discovered thanks to Balearic Breakfast I’ve played to death is astounding!) - then I discovered the ‘chat’ and all of its beautiful listeners & I genuinely feel part of something very special each week - which I treasure dearly & I will never stop being a part of. It has become a weekly pleasure I always look forward to. Seeing you on video getting into the music, dancing (I’ve been listening long enough to remember when you rocked the captain's hat and everyone was obsessed with your slippers!) all made for the feeling of being part of an exclusive community. Making the odd request of mine you played even more special! Balearic Breakfast is really a 2-hour getaway where I can soak in good music, knowledge and company of people who share the same interest in music, and I’m proud to say that I even made friends too! This led, quite incredibly, to starting a party in Glasgow which would never have happened without the show! Balearic Breakfast has been a huge influence to what I do. Yes, Balearic Breakfast has become a big part of my life... Geez, yes, as I said, where shall I start?! Alright, I’m going straight ahead, without thinking… Here’s what I love about the show Colleen…….I love your cheery attitude 💕…..I love your musical knowledge 👌……I love your passion for the music & the artists 🙏…..I love your mixing 🎧 …..I love your record collection & your music room 🎶 ……and I really love the eclectic (Balearic) nature of the tracks played each week….I can’t think of another show that plays such a variance of sounds without losing its flow…….you have not only introduced me to so many new artists but also to established artists that I hadn’t even considered before… Balearic Breakfast is a great radio listening experience which I haven’t had since the 80/90’s! It’s like an oasis in the desert… So Thank you, Colleen… Like the glove on a cold hand, like the sun on a baby’s skin and a brand new morning on your pains… Thank you for giving us a great radio show (plus your 2 compilations!). Like the wind caressing the trees and a little bird tearing the silence apart…Thank you so much for the hard work that goes into this fantastic musical trip each and every week. Like the waves caressing the so distant shore, I am standing there, waiting for you to appear in my life… Tuesday mornings wouldn't be Tuesday mornings without Balearic Breakfast… I am so lost without your melodies in my mind… You have created something unique that can only grow Colleen, You’re an Angel, and we love you to the moon and back… At night, I call out your name in an astounding silence, reaching out to you, gasping in tearful agony whenever I see you, I jump into your dreamed arms like a dog finding his owner again and the sun shines upon us in a perfect embrace as I wake up, alone, in my despised loneliness... And a big thank you of course to Adam for making the show happen on a Tuesday morning (Love the line requests design by the way, this one with the table setting and a very familiar dish is perfect)! I love you, I’m afraid. Great Work!! And nothing can soothe this wonderfully aching pain; the joy you bring I cannot retain; you’re a part of my soul, a note on my partition, the candlelight of my nights, the laugh I need to have, the everything I can’t hide, my precious pride, my stop sign when lost I drive. Keep playing your beautiful Balearic blend! Congratulations on the 3rd anniversary. I tremble when I try to talk about you, and causing you any pain is an everlasting nightmare. Here's to many more years 👍 I know we’ll meet again in a few days, in a few hours and as always, I’ll be dying to get close to you, holding back my Everything just to let you be what you truly are to me: A Balearic Melody… 🐾 Yes, Roll on the next three years!! 3 years shaped by loveliness... Keep doing what you're doing! Yeah! Thank you for the good vibes! And Big gratitude for this show!! Absolutely guys, Thank you for the music, Colleen! Happy 3-year anniversary! Fantastic show, Thanks for the weekly musical education, Colleen! VIVA BB FAMILY & VIVA OUR CAPTAIN!! HIP HIP HIP HURRAYYYYY!!! HIP HIP HIP HURRAAAYYYY !!!!!! AND A HAPPY BIRTHDAT TO BALEARIC BREAKFAAAAST!!!!! Listen back to the 145th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Sheila Chandra – Every So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter – Spring Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science – Bells (Ring Loudly) Black Sabbath – Pla net Caravan Nightlands – Down Here Blue Gas – Shadows from Nowhere Sopwith Camel – Fazon Talk Talk – Give it Up (Robot 84 Back to the Ku Club Edit) Jim – Phoenix Jonathan Wilson – Desert Raven Labi Siffre – Cannock Chase Flayer – Wanna Get Back Your Love Odyssey – Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love Labelle – Moon Shadow Alina Bzhezhinska & The HipHarpCollective – Soul Vibrations Shiva – Never Gonna Give You Up (Jura Soundsystem Specia l Version) Letta Mbulu – Normalizo Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra – San Diego (Phil Mison Remix) Stella – Detends-Toi Stephane Severac – Hold On Two Ends – Frame of Mind (Love Summer 87 Mix) William Pitt – City Lights Frida – I Know There's Something Going On (Lindstrom Remix) David Bowie / Jean Claude Gavri – Les Dance Bad Business Club – Flip Me Over (Summer Sunshine Version) Powerdance – Safe and Happy Place M&M – Black Stations White Stations Secret Night Gang – captured (Cosmodelica Remix) Frankie Knuckles ft. Jamie Principle – I'll Take You There (Dimitri from Paris Remix) Inaya Day – Feelin' Feelin Gino Soccio – Turn it Around Findlay Brown – Stallions Suite Code 718 – Equinox Linkwood Family – Miles Away Ennio Morricone – Amore Come Dolore (Needs Remix) Kamasi Washington – Truth Chuck Mangione ft Esther Satterfield – Land of Make-Believe The The – Uncertain Smile The Blue Nile – Tinseltown in the Rain Michael Shrieve / Kevin Shrieve I Klaus Schulze – Transfer Station Blue Tears for Fears – Head Over Heels (Sketches From an Island Sunrise Meditation) Quintus Project – Night Flight (Psychemagik Remix) Kate Bush – Sunset

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 149th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on October 3rd 2023. Introduction. – How to find peace? Often, you’ll hear people saying: "oh, stop overthinking!" But you can’t, you can't because Life affects you. People affect you. Situations affect you. Your own sensibility affects you, and you seem to be in a position where really you’re never enjoying a free-mind moment. But that seems okay to me since we grow through “reflection”, whatever form it takes. And It all comes down to your understanding and your own experience of certain words like integrity, sincerity, truthfulness, etc. So when your reality collides with another one that you thought, at first, was similar to yours, it seems only logical that you get bewildered and that your mind and soul start asking questions... This happened to me a few days ago, and, as always, I started to think about "slippery people", those lying, those playing games, consciously or not, those pretending they love you while really, all they are searching for is a way to control you or to use you. Still, once again, it seemed my life had a master plan in store as Steven Wilson's new album went out last Friday... When listening to it, its absolutely Balearic message hit me. These deviant behaviours make even less sense if you see life from a different perspective: a huge Kaledoiscope in which whatever you think has begun really just started ending... We're only passengers here, so why the useless bothering, the lies, the cries? Why do we keep on carrying crosses that we're not supposed to? Don't come here pretending, don't come here lying, don't preach a Reality you never cared about. One day or another, sooner or later, and ultimately, we will all disappear into the ever-fading horizons... So tell me, What will remain of us? Come on, please, Tell me... Once again, I'm wondering, but failing is a form of success, isn't it? So, whatever you don't understand, give yourself time. If your thinking allows you to make Tori Amos’ quote a reality, disengaging you from harmful situations or situations in which you’re not desired or in which you don’t fit, then it’s all good because, in the end, all that matters is finding your own Balearic spirit… "I think that there is a place where she (Scarlet) realizes that people come in and out of your life. Sometimes for a day, sometimes for longer. And all of them make you what you are. You can't separate these people out of you. They form who you are. Even the ones that you kind of say well... you know, I don't know if I wanna be formed by them anymore. But you are in some way. You are. That's why, maybe, you don't have to look at them so harshly because they have affected you. At the end, though, you know... it's us as individuals with our... mm... with our love for the land. For something intangible, that when soul-mates come and go, you're never alone even when you're standing just you in your shoes, because she carries them with you." About this show. – With all of its musical styles so perfectly blended together, this 148th episode is a real musical Kaleidoscope that exactly matches the feelings expressed in the introduction (can you see the endlessly blending colours shifting on tracks like "Aqua Marina", "Slippery People" or even "Should sleep"?)... I almost forgot to tell you that while I was preparing this post, I saw The Light and the matching colours... Yes, once again, life had a master plan... The Balearic Breakfast Family met on Colleen's Mixcloud, Twitch TV, and the Discord group. We all had such a great time chatting about the music, about our collective memories when "Slippery People" came in (we all loved it to bits when Colleen was dancing with her slippers on; it was such a great moment!), or remembering when we were younger, listening and dancing to Soul to Soul's "Back to Life" track! What a laugh we all had! Of course, we were all Wowed by Colleen's mixing skills that really shined in the second part of this beautiful show (listen to how incredibly perfect is the mix starting with Moby's track; what a trip!!)... And I also did notice how much the visual effects made me think, for the first time indeed, of a kaleidoscope! Also, Goldish, one of the Balearic Breakfast's family members, shared great news with all of us, saying, "in Croatia, in the capital city of Zagreb, we are organising a Cosmic Garden Party and if anyone is visiting our small but wonderful country, we would be glad to meet you there". As promised, you can find more information by following this link! Listen back to the 148th edition of Balearic Breakfast: The Wow Effect. – The first Wow effect goes out to Staple Singers' "Slippery People". This song brought up great memories on the chat and is closely linked; Destiny really has it, to today's post! The other track that Wowed the Balearic Breakfast Family was Cleo Sol's "Desire", a real and great discovery! I would also like to share with you a beautiful version of "Morning of My Life" from the German Stockfish Records label, covered by "Duo Balance" on the "Art of recording Vol. 2" compilation. Of course, Soul II Soul's "Back to Life" was warmly welcomed, and Kieran McCann suggested we should see the latest acapella version posted on their Instagram, so here we go! Events. – Colleen will participate in these events (click here to find all the forthcoming dates). New Music. – Today's show allowed us to discover these new records: Anders Ponsaing ft. Reinhard Vanbergen – Offshore (Sunset Edit) (Bandcamp) Sven Wunder – Snowdrops (Bandcamp) Kamaal Williams – City of God (Bandcamp) Cleo Sol – Desire (Bandcamp) Pure Silk – What You Do For Me (Bandcamp) Moby ft J.P. Bimeni – Should Sleep (Prins Thomas Diskomix) (Beatport) More Amour – Solar Flare (Juno) Joan Bibiloni – Valerie (Kiko Navarro & Willie Graff) (discogs) PLAYLIST Bee Gees – Morning of my Life Dusty Springfield – Summer is Over Anders Ponsa ing ft. Reinhard Vanbergen – Offshore (Sunset Edit) Sven Wunder – Snowdrops Kamaal Williams – City of God Cleo Sol – Desire Soul II Soul – Back to Life (Original Club Mix) Pure Silk – What You Do For Me 40 Thieves – Backward Love The Countach – Aqua Marina Ban – Excessio Aqui Staple Singers – Slippery People (Club Version) Chris Rea – It's All Gone (Pete Blaker Edit) Moby ft J.P. Bimeni – Should Sleep (Prins Thomas Diskomix) Velmondo & Priorat ft Jonny Spencer – Out of Here More Amour – Solar Flare Joan Bibiloni – Valerie (Kiko Navarro & Willie Graff) Ingram – Mi Sabrina Tequana Lazybatusu – Trumpet Deluxe

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 150th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on October 10th 2023. About this show. – With the first tracks played by Colleen, I really had the sensation of a slow and sexy Balearic Swaying! I was ready to title this post "Balearic Swayings", but ultimately remembered while working on it that we had the pleasure of hearing the interview Be.Lanuit did with Colleen! So I had to change my plans (laughs!). Oh well, I'm sure I'll have another chance to use that title in the future! Anyway, that 'Swaying feeling' stayed present until the end of what really was a Beautiful show! Listen to all of the songs (even the more "funky” ones like “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” or the great "Hold on to it", including, of course, Magnon's "Space Love") and you'll feel that cool rhythm inviting you to move your body from left to right in a never-ending dance! Listen back to the 149th edition of Balearic Breakfast: The Wow effect. – The Balearic Familly just loved that 149th edition of Balearic Breakfast. As far as the tracks played in the first part are concerned, some of them really got our attention! Tracks like The Groovers ‘Where You Belong’ (which made me think about Barry White's "Never gonna give you up", until Rick Van Veen told me the track used was Dionne Warwick's "Move Me No Mountains"), Jezebel – Swamp Shuffle's (which includes Gerry Rafferty's "Get It Right Next Time") really gave us goosebumps! Also, Colleen managed to keep Balearic Breakfast's musical unity and structure alive and well in the first hour of the show; this might seem "nothing special" to you, but when you think about it this show has a soul of its own and respecting it and keeping its vibe alive in just one hour is something that must be praised here (Colleen wasn't presenting this one live due to her travelling but, as always when these situations occur, she prerecords the episode and invites an artist to a friendly chinwag ^^)! We also loved the laid-back, gentle and pictural interview the Spanish DJ Be.Lanuit did with Colleen, showcasing, while presenting his new album HIPPIE PICASSO (available to listen on all major platforms), how much art (in this case Pablo PIcasso's influence) and music are linked (this made me think of how much music inspires me when I write my own texts, music is such a great conveyer of emotions!). Musically, the Balearic Breakfast Family was in awe and really dug the selection Be.Lanuit did in the altruistic and cool mix he crafted (absolutely keeping the "Balearic Swayings" vibes on, laughs!), including tracks like Colleen's remix "Elevation in minor" and the great "Madre and Padre" by Lova (for those of you who are interested, you can read my interview with Davide here). This beautiful moment brought some of the Balearic Breakfast family members some new dreams to achieve, like djing in Ibiza for instance! Balearic Breakfast is such a great dream purveyor! New tracks. – This show allowed us to discover the following new tracks: K-15 - Autumn (Bandcamp) Calm – I Love You (Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix) (Bandcamp) Inkswel & Colonel Red – Hold On To It (Bandcamp) JIM – Oxygen (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) (Bandcamp) Jezebel – Swamp Shuffle (Bandcamp) Be.lanuit feat. Amaru – Sol E Dad (Bandcamp); Jacob Gurevitsch – Elevation In Minor (Cosmodelica Remix) (Bandcamp); Be.lanuit ft Santino Surfers – El Picador Telepathico (Bandcamp); Avis – Baby, This Love I Have (Bandcamp); JIM – Still River Flow (Generalisation Dub) (Bandcamp); LOVA – Madre Padre (Bandcamp); Be.lanuit (ft. The Swan And The Lake & Tupac Peralta) – Tren Destino A Paris (Bandcamp). PLAYLIST K15 – Autumn Calm – I Love You (Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix) The Groovers – Where You Belong Inkswel & Colonel Red – Hold On To It Funkadelic – Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Cro-Magnon – Space Love JIM – Oxygen (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) Jezebel – Swamp Shuffle Tabuley Rochereau – Hafi Deo (Nick The Record & Dan Tyler Re-Edit Dub) Be.lanuit Mix : Be.lanuit feat. Amaru – Sol E Dad (mixed with Farrah Boule - Mother of Mantras) George Solar & Chris Coco – September On The Island Dub Mario Rui Silva – Kazum-zum- zum Jacob Gurevitsch – Elevation In Minor (Cosmodelica Remix) Be.lanuit ft Santino Surfers – El Picador Telepathico Avis – Baby, This Love I Have Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life (Spanish Version) Winston Neale – Sinnerman Odyssey – Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love Vicente Amigo – Tres Notas Para Decir Te Quiero (Be.lanuit Edit) Jim – Still River Flow (Generalisation Dub) LOVA – Madre Padre Be.lanuit (ft. The Swan And The Lake & Tupac Peralta) – Tren Destino A Paris

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 151st episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on October 17th 2023. About this show. – The first ethereal tracks played by Colleen in this 150th edition of Balearic Breakfast make you feel like you're waking up, surrounded by clouds, somewhere, in an unknown space (King Imagine – Love Theme). In the distance, you see a beautiful girl walking alone, wearing a drape (Laurindo Almeida – The Summer Knows); she looks at you (Lexx – Here and Now). You feel a light sadness there (Finis Africae – El Pulso de la Madera), a presence, as you take her delicate hand. "It's okay to be sad, you know?" she tells you with a light smile (Yasushi de – A Place in the Sun (Kaoru Inoue Remix)). Walking on by her side without knowing where destiny will take you (George Koutalieris – Silent Messages), you don't dare say a word when, unexpectedly, you feel another presence in the air... An eagle flies by, and you watch as it travels through the unknown, somehow guiding you (Abba – Eagle)... With its long, unpredictable, adventurous and always "dreamy" soundscapes, this episode of Balearic Breakfast encourages you to be your own journey. Whatever happens, allow yourself to travel inside of your own inner existence. Free your emotions, search for your inner child, your soul, allow yourself to discover things you'd never thought might exist, allow yourself to fail and to live new experiences, never surrendering to the world's noise... The Balearic Breakfast Family gathered together when Colleen posted the request line on her socials on Saturday, 14th October and made incredibly great requests, allowing our beloved Captain to present another of these shows with a Musical Soul of its own. The musical unity presented here is absolutely unparalleled... I just came to think about it but what a splendid way of celebrating Balearic Breakfast's 150th episode!! Listen back to the 150th edition of Balearic Breakfast: The Wow effect. – We all were Wowed several times during this show, as always! I got very emotional when hearing my request followed by Rayko's Cocktail Disco Edit of Roberto Carlos' song "Amigo", I recognised a familiar tune also found in Dalida's famous song, "Salma Ya Salama" and loved the song even more when my dear Ana translated some of its lyrics on the chat! Such a gorgeous song about Friendship! The Balearic Breakfast Familly also absolutely loved Colleen's new 'Cosmodelica' remix of David Holmes ft Raven Violet's track, "Stop Apologising"! What a trip this new remix is! New tracks. – This 150th edition of Balearic Breakfast allowed us to discover the following new tracks: Lexx – Here and Now (Bandcamp); Finis Africae – El Pulso de la Madera (Bandcamp); Yasushi de – A Place in the Sun (Kaoru Inoue Remix) (Bandcamp); George Koutalieris – Silent Messages (Bandcamp); Asha Puthli – Lies (Kraak & Smaak Remix) (Bandcamp); Gigi Testa – Summer Snow (Bandcamp); David Holmes ft Raven Violet – Stop Apologising (Cosmodelica Remix) (Bandcamp); Manabu Nagayama – Light & Shadow (Masalo Version) (Bandcamp). PLAYLIST King Imagine – Love Theme Laurindo Almeida – The Summer Knows Lexx – Here and Now Finis Africae – El Pulso de la Madera Yasushi de – A Place in the Sun (Kaoru Inoue Remix) George Koutalieris – Silent Messages Abba – Eagle Roberto Carlos – Amigo (Rayko's Cocktail Disco Edits) Asha Puthli – Lies (Kraak & Smaak Remix) Alaska y Dinarama – Un hombre de Verdad Keke Kassiry – Kou Douw Pigeon – Yagana Mikki – Dance Lover (Faze Action Edit) Soft House Company – What You Need Gigi Testa – Summer Snow David Holmes ft Raven Violet – Stop Apologising (Cosmodelica Remix) Les Rockets – Space Rock Manabu Nagayama – Light & Shadow (Masalo Version) Bent – Always (Ashley Beedle Mahavishnu Remix)

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 152nd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on October 24th 2023. About this show. – Black History Month is celebrated in the United Kingdom throughout October but initially originated in the United States as "African-American History Month", this year marking its 53rd Anniversary (first celebrated on 2nd January to 28th February 1970 – more about the historical aspects here & there). This particular time aims to honour African Americans' contributions and recognise their sacrifices. Unbelievably, and as we all know it, the black community keeps paying a high and unjustified price at the hands of stubborn and hateful people worldwide. We all have in mind the unjustified deaths of black people that happened (and that are happening) in their own country, the United States of America and we can't forget how much History has been excruciatingly and painfully brutal to our brothers and sisters (I can only highly recommend that you take the time to read Ibram X. Kendi's astoundingly great book, Stamped from the Beginning, see below). With the hope that these painful times will end soon, we will all stand tall whenever Racism shows its hideous face, saying, united as one: "I'm black, and I'm Proud". As last year, Colleen kindly asked us to request songs paying tribute to Black Musicianship worldwide on Saturday, 21st October. The Balearic Breakfast Family answered as one, requesting more than 70 songs all in all... If you haven't taken the time, go ahead and dive into Colleen's comments section on Facebook and Instagram; it's an open treasure trove. We're not hiding our Knowledge or our love for Music, especially when it's coming out from our black friend's souls... Colleen delivered a Soulful (almost laid-back) show, and you could feel its "solidity" as it took you by surprise (several times actually and right to its end...), showcasing, once again..., that Music is a Full Part of Humanity's History. A show to remember for sure... Listen back to the 151st episode of Balearic Breakfast: The Stone of Hope: a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin at the MLK Jr. Memorial. The Wow Effect. – From Nina Simone's live rendition of "Young, gifted and black" , to Yothu Yindi's live version of "Solid Rock", this show beautifully showcases Colleen's powerful approach to Music. The Message is, of course in the Music, in the Lyrics, and, if you need to understand why we're so close to Colleen, there's enough evidence here showing you how meaningful her choices are. The Balearic Breakfast Family was wowed (and wowed itself ^^) several times, as always, but more specifically by three songs which we didn't hear in these versions before: Earth Wind & Fire – Fantasy (Blaze Shelter DJ Mix), Ballistic Brothers – Blacker and, lastly, Joubert Singers – Stand on the Word (Original)! If you want to buy these records, head to this post's Gallery and Stories section, where I put the Discogs links! Also sharing with you here David Mancuso's Last Loft Party at Prince St (known as the Prince St Reels), where he played "Stand on the World" to an ecstatic audience! Friendly reminder. – Colleen puts her heart and soul into Balearic Breakfast each week. If you feel like supporting the show, head over here and subscribe to Colleen's Mixcloud channel. Thank you so much for your friendly support! PLAYLIST Nina Simone – To Be Young, Gifted and Black (live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, 1969) India Arie – Brown Skin Aswad – Warrior Charge (Remix) Eddie Kendricks – My People... Hold On Rick Holmes – Remember to Remember Martin Luther McCoy – Rise The New Rotary Connection – I Am the Black Gold of the Sun Earth Wind & Fire – Fantasy (Blaze Shelter DJ Mix) Pepe Willie's 94 East ft Prince – Games Curtis Mayfield – We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue Ballistic Brothers – Blacker Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle – When the Rain Falls (Cosmodelica Remix) Allen Hoist – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (4 Hero Version) Sly Stone & Sal Filipelli – Destiny Lamont Dozier – Going Back to My Roots Joubert Singers – Stand on the Word (Original) Yothu Yindi ft. The Treaty Project ft. Shane Howard & Emma Donovan – Solid Rock (live Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne)

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 153rd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on October 31st 2023. You're travelling through another dimension – a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Twilight Zone! You unlock this door with the key of imagination... Good evening. And Welcome to a new episode of the Twilight Zone. Tonight, we're going to meet Colleen, a ship's captain whose destiny will forever change as she will be thrown, without even knowing it, into the Twilight Zone... The invisible friend... – April 20th 1880. In the distance, somewhere, far away from land, the Balearic Breakfast ship was facing a somewhat calm sea. Its Captain, Colleen Murphy, was heading south, searching for a small island called « Antonio Bay » so the crew could take a few days off. Watching the sun go down, Colleen decided to take a break, just before the night; it would be a long journey to the next stop, she knew it. But, as always, she stayed true to her beliefs: not a single word to anyone about the lingering fear there, somewhere, inside. And remember, just be Balearic, that’s all there was to it. Always and forever. The warm Coffee brought a nice dose of confidence to the Balearic Captain, making her feel refreshed and ready for the next trip’s leg. Taking the con, Colleen disengaged the automatic pilot; she always preferred to do it the « old fashioned way», laughing to herself as she felt the huge ship’s strength coming through the wheel. The night was slowly coming down, and, suddenly, the Balearic Breakfast ship was engulfed in darkness, with only a handful of stars shining bright in the sky. 11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be April 21st. One hundred years ago, on April 21st, out in the waters around Spivey Point, a small clipper ship drew toward land. Hello Colleen, said a familiar voice, stepping into the quarterdeck. Is everything alright? Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in. For a moment, they could see nothing, not a foot in front of them. I’m afraid we have a problem, Artur. The fog just got so thick that I can’t see anything. Can you please take the con? I need to check that we’re going in the right direction! Then, they saw a light. By God, it was a fire burning on the shore, strong enough to penetrate the swirling mist. They steered a course toward the light. Turn To Port Artur! Turn To Port!! But it was a campfire, like this one. We’re going to crash ourselves !! The ship crashed against the rocks, the hull sheared in two, masts snapped like a twig. The wreckage sank, with all the men aboard. At the bottom of the sea, lay the Elizabeth Dane, with her crew, their lungs filled with salt water, their eyes open, staring to the darkness. And above, as suddenly as it come, the fog lifted, receded back across the ocean and never came again. But it is told, by the fishermen, and their fathers and grandfathers, that when the fog returns to Antonio Bay, the men at the bottom of the sea, out in the water by Spivey Point will rise up and search for the campfire that led them to their dark, icy death. [bells ring distantly] 12:00, April 21st. AAAAAAAAAH !!! Penetrating the night, Colleen’s scream lost itself in darkness. Colleen! Colleen !! It’s Okay, I’m here! Calm down, you were having a nightmare, Calm down!! Everything is OK, we’re safe!! Retaking her breath, trying to understand what just happened, Colleen started crying; the lion cub tried to reassure her the best he could. They both stayed petrified by the deafening sound of the ship crashing, sinking into its eternity. Suddenly, hearing some joyful noise in the close distance, Colleen asked in panic: « What’s that ?! » The Lioncub looked into her eyes, afraid to answer. Stepping towards the room’s door, she looked through its porthole. Penetrating the night, Collen's scream lost itself in darkness… About this show. – Before each show, Colleen teases us with a small video, inviting us to join her socials for the new edition of Balearic Breakfast. Today was no exception, but when we saw the red light, the funny-shaped records, and Colleen mentioning "Halloween", we all knew we were in for a treat, and a Very good one... So we were excited, that's for sure! Little did we know the trip we were going to experience! From the start, the show had a vibe; a soul was there, lurking in the corner of our spirits. We all enjoyed Colleen's Halloween short story but something crossed my mind as I listened to it: 3. The turntable speeded up 3 times. Number 3 is the auspicious number ruled by Jupiter that holds deep spiritual meaning in life. People belonging to numbers 3, 12, 21, and 30 are associated with the planet Jupiter, and are sincere, understanding, and spiritual. They are positive thinkers with traits like loyalty and trustworthiness... There you go... This one is for you, dear Captain... The Balearic Family had fun during the whole show, carefully listening to our Captain telling us about Halloween's origins and meanings and dancing to the ghostly beats... The Wow effect. – Usually, I always talk here about music. Still, today, I can't stress enough how much the Balearic Breakfast family was Wowed by Adam's work on the visuals (some of us even suspected he'd taken something trippy, laughs!). What a fantastic revolution of strange forms, ghostly figures and shamanic colourful ensembles! We loved today's visuals; thank you once again, Adam; we clearly saw that you had fun! We did, too! As far as the music was concerned, we really loved the musical unity Colleen proposed to us. Indeed, that was a very Balearic Halloween! Matt Raistrick shared his thoughts on the Mixcloud chat, saying: Very impressed this has stayed credible balearic Halloween and hasn't descended into an unruly kids Halloween disco"! As expected when you listen closely, a lot of the tracks had that underlying "tension" to them, even the ones which were more relaxed (Rico Toto's "Fwa Epi Sajes" or Kenneth Bager & Findlay Brown's "Don't Give Up" are great examples of that)! More precisely, the Balearic Breakfast Family has been Wowed by Colleen's story and by the following songs: A Mountain of One's "Bones", Skatt Brothers' "Walk the Night" and included, as often, Colleen's small mix consisting of these three wonderful tracks: Aural Exciters' "Spooks in Space"; Midnight Starr's "Freak-A-Zoid" and yours truly free four-legged spirit request, Peter Brown's "They Only Come Out At Night"! If only you could have seen the visuals as we did, you'd surely have understood why we were all so ecstatic (comments included the following, not edited: "A bit Phantasia these ghosts", "Visuals are wild today!", "A bubbly Halloween", "Spooky visuals!!!!"). I tried to take some snapshots but they're not the best; oh well, at least we'll have something to remember! If you're searching for more information about "Halloween"'s mask, head over here, the whole story is there for you to read. I would like to end this longer Wow section by waving a big hello to Bradley Circle from "Find Our Balearic Spirit", whose request, Anthony Teasdale's Tango De La Boca, really hit a chord in me. I strongly encourage you to read the interviews I did with both Bradley and Anslow; really great DJs with a lot to share... New tracks. – This show allowed us to discover the following new songs: Kenneth Bager & Findlay Brown (ft Kasper Tranberg) – Don't Give Up (Bandcamp); Aura Safari – Patagonia (Bandcamp); Infradisco – Caduca (Hear & Now Remix) (archeo recordings); Living in Ghosts ft. Woolfy – Stay On Top (Bandcamp); Flamingo Pier – Remedy (JKriv Disco Dub) (Bandcamp); Anthony Teasdale – Tango De La Boca (Bandcamp). PLAYLIST Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra – Twilight Zone SURVIVE – Stranger Things (C418 Remix) Lee Oskar – Haunted House Rico Toto – Fwa Epi Sajes Kenneth Bager & Findlay Brown (ft Kasper Tranberg) – Don't Give Up Gary Walker & The Rain – Spooky (Robot 84 Rework) A Mountain of One – Bones (Thomas Way of the Ancients Mix) Bing Ji Ling – Won't Wait for Yesterday (djut Boys Last Order Dub) Aura Safari – Patagonia Infradisco – Caduca (Hear & Now Remix) Amanda Lear – Blood & Honey (V's Queen of Acidtown Superdisco Edit) Skatt Brothers – Walk the Night Living in Ghosts ft. Woolfy – Stay On Top Aural Exciters – Spooks in Space (Discomix) Midnight Starr – Freak-A-Zoid Peter Brown – They Only Come Out At Night (Charles Dancer Edit) Flamingo Pier – Remedy (JKriv Disco Dub) Anthony Teasdale – Tango De La Boca Marianna Faithful! – Witches Song

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 154th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 07th 2023. About this show. – When Colleen posted the request line on her socials last Saturday, we felt a wind of liberty caressing our faces as she wrote: "Up up and away in my beautiful, my beautiful Balearic Breakfast balloon! What would you like to hear on the Balearic Breakfast live stream this Tuesday morning on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV? There is no theme this week - wild and free in the land of make-believe." We all knew a special show awaited us, and even more so when we checked each one's requests, laughs! With its beautiful, free, quite long, airy, open-minded and somewhat Jazzy-oriented tracks (you'll understand why in a moment), this 153rd is one that will allow your mind to create beautiful pictures of the Balearic Breakfast Family flying in the air, over beautiful landscapes... Get ready to jump into our Musical Balearic Balloon; we're taking you with us! Listen back to the 153rd episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST Ancient Infinity Orchestra – Equanimity Alameda Duo – Laurel Undisputed Truth – Down by the River Mountaineer – Golden Chalk (Version Idjut) Sonia Whittingham – Sweet Sensation Leprechaun – There's No End to Our Love Freda Payne – Don’t Wanna Be Left Out Flair – Chasin’ the Rain (Heels & Souls) Onegram – Aeo (Slowly Dub Mix) Mike Anthony – Why Can’t We Live Together (Extended Version) Pellegrino & Zodyaco – Quimere (Selezione Esotiche) Antenna – Clockwork (Daniele Baldelli Remix) Psychemagik ft. Navid Izadi – Mink & Shoes (Greg Wilson Edit) TPO – Hiroshi’s Dub S’Express – Nothing to Lose (Subterranean Edit) Abel ft. Sabrina Chyld – I Just Can't Wait Trentemoller – Le Champagne Portishead – Roads THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Visually speaking, there are so many musical ways to travel, so many different mental places to go to and Colleen, thanks to the Balearic Breakfast Family's requests, showcases that perfectly in this show! We start by jumping into the balloon, slowly going up, reaching the right speed and viewing the first landscapes. These first tracks represent, perfectly, the feeling you have when you're in a balloon, flying overseas, over cities, deserts, or over whatever place you might dream of. It truly is a moment of wonder! Let's dive a little bit into the first part of the show. The beautiful opener, Ancient Infinity Orchestra – Equanimity [2023 - Bandcamp], a 14-member jazz ensemble led by double-bassist and composer Ozzy Moysey, based in the bustling creative city of Leeds in the North of England), sets the tone of the show; we're all about a balloon flying in the sky. I absolutely love the wide and visible soundstage and the realism of the instruments! Then comes another beautiful, light-driven, airy track, that helps us picture our dear Balearic Balloon going up in the sky, Alameda Duo – Laurel [2017 - Bandcamp], comprised of Jakub Ziołek and Mikołaj Zieliński, the Polish guitarists and vocalists add to this track some realistic effects, which totally makes you forget about what's around you even with open eyes! This song also shows how much Polish music-driven people tend to craft recordings of great quality (head over here for the Crushing Glow Vol. 2 compilation), followed closely, but still calmly by Undisputed Truth – Down by the River [1975 - Discogs]. Of course, you all had the same thought as I did; this sounds like Pink Floyd's "Breathe"! Fun fact: on the chat, theflyingcuthers shared with us that, on the Discogs page for that album, someone wrote, " You couldn't take enough drugs these days to make something this wild" (laughs!) - The song is a cover of Neil's young track of the same name published on his 1969 album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Keeping the free spirit of its predecessors, and with its unpredictable, very free-jazz approach and surprising musical structure, Mountaineer – Golden Chalk (Version Idjut)) [2011 - Discogs], perfectly allows you to relax and helps your mind visualize the Balearic Balloon! Such a nice way of ending the first part of the show! Then, after that moment of ecstasy has passed, you really, and simply, enjoy the ride; the next tracks selected by Colleen purely picture that second time of the "Balloon travelling" trip! But these next 12 songs also greatly picture your own inner travels, the ones you make when closing your eyes and listening to the show! Well, don't close your eyes, just yet, here are some more information for your reading pleasure (laughs!). Starting with Sonia Whittingham – Sweet Sensation [1988 - Discogs], Colleen speeds up the Balearic Balloon a little bit; the rhythm is more pronounced right from the start, still keeping the large soundstage and the airy sound; we slide into the next step of the show with this wonderful track reissued in 2023. Letting the previous track roll down till the end, the light yet solid Leprechaun – There's No End to Our Love [1982 - Discogs], shows how much Colleen respects the show's soul... She goes down on that huge musical route by allowing silence to become music as Freda Payne – Don’t Wanna Be Left Out [1974 - Discogs] arrives. The first Wow effect of the show also brought to you on a beautiful, almost silent moment... That musical introduction blew us all away; this song truly represents what musical escapism is (head over here to watch an interview)! Flair – Chasin’ the Rain (Heels & Souls) [1988 - Discogs] takes then the con. This beautifully sounding track by the German band Flair, Chasin' the Rain is reissued in 2023 is also a musical wonder! Appreciate how much this one also has that unpredictable musical structure!), Onegram – Aeo (Slowly Dub Mix) [2020 - Bandcamp]: allowing us all, of course, to think about David Mancuso (Aeo (Parts 1 & 2) - Brian Biggs)! Colleen dedicates Anthony – Why Can’t We Live Together (Extended Version) [1982 - Discogs] to all of the people suffering because of wars in this sad world of ours. I feel like republishing here the origins of that song... "Timmy Thomas wrote the song after moving to Miami, Florida, and hearing Walter Cronkite on the radio reporting on the number of deaths in the Vietnam war. In a later interview, he commented: I said “WHAT?! You mean that many mothers’ children died today? In a war that we can’t come to the table and sit down and talk about this, without so many families losing their loved ones?” I said, “Why can’t we live together?” Bing! That light went off. And I started writing it then. “No more wars, we want peace in this world, and no matter what color, you’re still my brother.” And then after that, put it on this little tape, and went to WEBF, which was a local radio station. And they played local artists then… they played it, and the phones lit up. They said “Man, who is that?” And I did it as a one-man band! That was my foot playing bass, that was my left-hand playing guitar… Could never believe that as a one-man band, something like that would’ve been played that much. But I do believe that the world was ready to start changing a little bit. And that song made the change"... Of course, the song was a Loft Classic (do you understand, now, why I told you that Colleen has a "Balearic" Background?). While Pellegrino & Zodyaco – Quimere (Selezione Esotiche) [2022 - Bandcamp] was playing, the Balearic Breakfast family spent some time searching what "Quimere" meant (Chimère in French and Chimera in English). Actually, a chimera was a fearsome, fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail. She terrorized the people of Lycia until their king, Iobates, asked the hero Bellerophon to slay her. Nowadays, though, we rarely use this word with this meaning; we rather use it to describe something that's illusory, followed by Antenna – Clockwork (Daniele Baldelli Remix) [2022 - Discogs]. another vividly visual and trippy song allowing you to picture our Balearic Balloon! This one was crafted by Daniele Baldelli and Davide & Alessandro Piatto from the cult Italian band N.O.I.A. and got beautifully mixed by our Captain with... Psychemagik ft. Navid Izadi – Mink & Shoes (Greg Wilson Edit) [2018 - Discogs]. Not played in a while on Balearic Breakfast; this one took the whole Balearic Breakfast Family by storm and won the Second Wow Effect of the show! Both Psychemagik (a favourite of DJ_Emma) and Greg Wilson are artists you have to know if you love dance music! We all knew one of our favourite moments of the show had arrived, we were in full speed and our Captain took us on a beautiful mix, one for the records! TPO – Hiroshi’s Dub [1998 - Discogs] is an energetic track that will be reissued soon [2023 - Bandcamp] on a beautiful compilation curated by Alex from Tokyo. With its light structure, this song is, intellectually, quite close to some of Colleen's productions and fits perfectly in this show, slowly announcing its forthcoming end... (pay attention to the soundstage, which is quite wide!). It gets followed by S’Express – Nothing to Lose (Subterranean Edit) [1991 - Discogs]. If you're into dance music, you must know that I love S'Express! The British dance music act from the late 1980s had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre (and my absolute favourite) with "Theme from S'Express", which contained elements from Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After". It was one of the earliest recordings to capitalize on the emergence of sampling culture. Sadly, each journey has an end; here it comes with Abel ft. Sabrina Chyld – I Just Can't Wait [2023 - Bandcamp]. Did you just notice how much Colleen's mix here during these last 3 tracks is light and absolutely imperceptible? She is such a class act! This last song, closing the second part of the show, is taken from Steve Butle's project, Abel, and their latest album "Cosmic Law". The last part of the show (consisting of the 2 last tracks, Trentemoller's "Le Champagne" – with that bit of something from Kasso's "Walkman" – and Portishead's "Roads"), at least to me, could represent the feeling you have after landing back on earth: a pure dose of happiness but also a slight sadness as you'd wish the trip would last forever! If this show can prove something, it's that it has, once again a vibe of its own, not similar to any previous show Colleen did before, even her latest "Balearic Brunch" on NTS (which you can listen to here). So, all I can say is "come back later, because the fun has just begun!"...

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 155th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 14th 2023. About this show. – A few days ago, when sharing the request line on her socials, Colleen was clearly in the mood for a good flight with a seagull! After meeting an eagle and also some dancing pigeons, there you go, here comes the Seagull! You might remember that we already met them in one of the first shows from the series (head over there). Yet, as always, nothing is the same here at Balearic Breakfast, and this 154th is once again here to prove it with several layers of interpretation available upon listening! So let's meet our new friend and see what we can learn by his side! Listen back to the 154th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Jonny Nash – Dream it Right (Music from Memory 10) Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live at Newport) Joni Mitchell – Impossible Dreamer It's A Beautiful Day – White Bird Snow Raven (ft Misha Mishenko) – Free Birds Waves – Summer Sunday (25 years of Aficionado) Seal – Fly Like an Eagle Tom Tom Club – Won't Give You Up (Random House Project Remake) Grand Tapestry – Seagulls Alisha Chinai & Vijay Benedict – Zindagi Meri Dance Dance D' influence – Good Lover (Touch Remix) Marcel – On the Beach David Kitt – Till The End (X-Press 2 Remix) Ministry – I Wanted to Tell Her Soft Rocks – Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix) Jose Gonzalez – Stay in the Shade (Pablo Fierro Edit) Blaze presents James Toney Project – Elevation David Holmes ft. Raven Violet – Hope is the Last Thing to Die THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE This 154th episode has to be one of the best examples of how and why this blog was born. When listening to the songs, their tonality, and their lyrics, I was able to divide this episode into three distinctive parts. So, without further ado, let's fly together! The first part of the show sets the tone; each one of the following songs helps us to feel what the Seagull is and who, in the end, we can become if we take the chance to adopt some of the feelings conveyed in these tracks! Jamie Tiller, Music From Memory's founder An immense, almost empty, sky, except for one bird flying somewhere. Is it lost? Is it searching for something? Taken from the new "10" compilation, Jonny Nash – Dream it Right [2023 - Music from Memory] presents to the listener that never-ending travel to an unknown destination. Issued in 2021, the ethereal piece was used during the immersive audiovisual installation "Content Aware Fill", Jonny being joined back then by artist Nicole Martens to offer a memorable free and outdoor experience, the video being projected onto the iconic villa of the Chabot Museum. With Colleen dedicating the track to the memory of the late Music From Memory's founder, Jamie Tiller, we felt the need to share his picture here... The next three songs are quite interestingly put together, allowing us to think about what Freedom is and what we can do to achieve it. "Is it even reachable" is the question we may ask ourselves while listening to the poignant song by Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live at Newport) [2022 - Discogs] (I absolutely love this live version for many reasons, among which is Joni's laughter and, as Family member Rolo Mc Ginty said "Joni's older but still cutting in the hi end voice"). Still, there is that urge, somewhere to do things, to hold on to people, to try trust again, try friendship again, never surrendering to the light sadness we have in ourselves, and that is, also, listen closely, present in this first part of the show. Hence, both Joni Mitchell – Impossible Dreamer [1985 - Discogs] & It's A Beautiful Day – White Bird [1969 - Discogs], enhance these feelings of Belonging somewhere, someplace, with Someone by our side despite everything else (read White Bird's story here). When listening to these songs, a quote by the great Jacques Brel came back to my mind. He really is summing up these song's core message and it goes like this: Stupidity. Ah, stupidity is terrible. It's... It's the bad fairy of the world. It's the witch of the world. It's stupidity. There are no evil people, There are stupid people, And it's not their fault! And there are people who are afraid, That's their fault, People who are afraid and don't take responsibility for their fear. I think that's how it all starts. Well, that's... that's for a philosopher to determine, It's not up to me. I don't like stupid people. Because stupidity is laziness. No one will ever make me believe that... Stupidity is a guy who lives and says, "That's enough for me. That's enough for me, I'm living and I'm fine... that's enough for me". And he doesn't kick himself every morning and say, "That's not enough... you don't know enough, you don't see enough, you don't do enough!" It's laziness, I think, stupidity. A kind of fat around the heart, fat around the brain. The next two songs, Snow Raven (ft Misha Mishenko) – Free Birds [2023 - Interview] & Waves – Summer Sunday [2023 - Bandcamp – 1977 - Discogs], intrinsically take these thoughts to a "wider conscience", both musically and lyrically... Of course, you feel the urge to be free, yet, there's something more to than just embracing a spirit... You can clearly understand why when reading the description available on Bandcamp presenting the compilation Colleen is referring to: "French thinkers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari in their landmark work of philosophy A Thousand Plateaus created a vast systematic meditation on connectivity. When applied to creativity, such an approach can help detail and categorise all possible variables and account for how great things emerge, stabilise, then disappear. Deleuze and Guattari talked of lines of flight - new trajectories sometimes establishing temporary creative plateaus or assemblages which can be productive or destructive but are ultimately unstable and constantly subject to change and mutation. The trick, they said, is to achieve a balance between the poles which mark the limits of stability and change while strata and sedimentary layers form, and to be fleet of foot; reactive. And unsentimentally so. Survival isn’t guaranteed." Can you now see, and hear (listen to the sound effects and the instruments ;-)), how much all of the songs of this first part of the show share a close DNA? Being free is a dream, of course, but, with great rewards comes great responsibilities, and you must have what it takes to experience your dreams... One of the first is discipline: you can't enjoy freedom without it... Freedom needs dedication... I'll end by quoting a nice analysis about "Both Sides Now" which, to me, encapsulates the feeling I felt when listening back to the show; read carefully: To me, both sides now isn't so much a coming of age song. If it were, it would mean that the author's point of view evolved from one earlier naive state to a more enlightened state through experience. In other words, it would mean that the protagonist used to see clouds & love as beautiful, and after subsequent experiences saw them in a different & more realistic light. While the coming of age/changing perspective thing is the subject of the verses; the chorus goes beyond that by adding that although she has seen things for what they really are, she continues to choose illusion over reality. I think both sides now is a song about illusion versus reality from the point of view of a dreamer. Even when experience teaches the true nature of something, the dreamer can continue to live with their illusions about life and love. The dreamer seems doomed to repeat the same mistakes by choosing to sugar coat the true nature of life and love with their own romantic illusionment. Even this has a duality: you can look at it as being hopeful or unrealistic. The show's second part is shorter, at least to me; it contains only four songs that share one common answer to an essential question: how can the "flying effect" appear in our lives? One of the first answers we have here is that freedom is a thing of the mind! So we need to use our Spirit and Fly away. Freedom is a thing from the mind and the Soul. Taken from Space Jam's Movie Soundtrack, Seal – Fly Like an Eagle [1996 - Discogs] is an adaptation of the 1976 song by the Steve Miller Band. Another way for freedom to show itself in our lives is, of course, through Love! Tom Tom Club – Won't Give You Up (Random House Project Remake) [2023 - Bandcamp] is a perfect example of that! The original song came out in 2012 on Tom Toms Club's sixth "Downtown Rockers" album, with Chris Frantz saying: "We’ve always been on the upbeat side, and I think these songs are good for parties and dancing. I think it’s safe to say they will lift people’s spirits." This naturally leads us to the next two absolutely huge tracks; winning the first Wow effect of this 154th edition of Balearic Breakfast; Grand Tapestry – Seagulls [2020 - Bandcamp - Website] & Alisha Chinai & Vijay Benedict – Zindagi Meri Dance Dance [1987 - Discogs], allowing Colleen to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, symbolising the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance", Diwali! If you feel like discovering more about our Friend Pritpal Ajimal (also known as Sway of the Verses, member of the Melomaniacs), head over here! Pritpal was also featured in this year's first Balearic Breakfast show. Of course, you've understood it quite easily here, the "Flying effect" always grabs us whenever we listen to Music! For your information, the song "Zindagi Meri Dance Dance" was left out of Babbar Subhash's film "Dance Dance" although it featured on the vinyl album release in 1987. Re-discovered, and enjoying a second lease of life in director Ashim Ahluwalia's 2017 gangster film "Daddy", the song was a huge success, becoming one of the top tracks of the year! The Last part of the show is an actual invitation to Fly as we shall see! Colleen begins the second hour of Balearic Breakfast with two tracks, sharing an identical tonality : D' influence – Good Lover (Touch Remix) [1992 - Discogs] & Marcel – On the Beach [1999 - Discogs]! Then, she takes us on a proper trip, using her incredible mixing skills allowing us to forget, that, somewhere, a clock is ticking the time away, thus winning the second Wow effect of the show! The first small mix is comprised of David Kitt – Till The End (X-Press 2 Remix) [2023 - Bandcamp] / Ministry – I Wanted to Tell Her [1983 - Discogs] / Soft Rocks – Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix) [2012 - Bandcamp]. Check out a nice interview of David Kitt on hotpress.com where he talks about his musical journey and his brand-new album. I must add that Soft Rock's Talking Jungle is one of my all-time favourite tracks! Also, the song "I Wanted to Tell Her" fits the show like a glove in the sense that it deals with the need of the narrator to feel connected to Someone; there is a need to escape and to find new beginnings... "The lyrics depict a sense of longing and the urgency to reach out to someone who can truly understand and empathize. The upbeat rhythm and energetic instrumentation contrast with the underlying theme of longing, adding a complexity to the song. This juxtaposition captures the inner turmoil and the dichotomy between outward appearances and inner emotional states that many individuals experience." The second small mix contains tracks by Jose Gonzalez – Stay in the Shade (Pablo Fierro Edit) [2017 - SoundCloud] / Blaze presents James Toney Project – Elevation [2000 - Bandcamp]! That's some proper flying effect to me! The show-ender, David Holmes (ft. Raven Violet) – Hope is the Last Thing to Die [2023 - Bandcamp] is taken from Holme's last album, "Bird on a Galloping Horse", and the translation of the French Lyrics might interest you just a Tiny Bit... All, in all, when you think about it, and strangely enough I talked about it a few days ago with Ana, this show is brilliant because it offers layers of interpretation on an important theme... "Freedom"... Attention, attention sisters and brothers This missive contains scenes of human fragility We're all alone in this togetherness We're all alone in this togetherness We're all alone in this togetherness Dissolve these corrupt governments of the world that prostitute our souls and future NOW NOW Because only love can save us COVID showed your true nature Privileged of self-qualified gangsters without any shame Shame? Shame? Shame on you It's on your back It's on your back It's on your back Just made life hell You know... Hell or Heaven

Colleen ’Cosmo’ Murphy broadcast the 156th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 21st 2023. Introduction. – Did it ever happen to you that, for one reason or another, you weren't able to figure out what was happening in your life? Like, bits of information were missing? Does it happen you're discovering something about someone or a situation you weren't ready to see and that, somehow, you can't handle? Well, search no further; this post is made for you! We all experience these "weird" moments, sometimes fueled by a lack of communication, misunderstandings or simply by our own exhaustion (laughs!). In any case, if this happens to you, one of the things is to talk it over or, in a more strange way, keep in mind that maybe, I said maybe, you're not really living the reality you think you are living (read that again, laughs!). This thought was brought to me first by NIN when I listened to their song "Right Where It Belongs" but also by my own thoughts about the way I was perceiving things (of course, helped in these lost thoughts by the great Serge Gainsbourg, who said, answering a journalist asking why he dressed his houses' walls in black: "because they're white in psychiatric hospitals"...). So when something strange happens to you, take a deep breath and keep in mind that, very often, there are... two sides to the story! Listen back to the 155th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Andre 3000 – Ninety-Three Til Infinity and Beyonce Strawberry Guy – Mrs Magic Steve Hillage – Palm Trees Love Guitar Mayssa Karaa – White Rabbit Rodriguez – Climb Up on My Music Serge Gainsbourg – Daisy Temple Grace Jones – My Jamaican Guy (Dub) Korallreven – Honey Mine (Lissv ik Remix) Underworld – M.E. The Orb – Earth (Gaia) Blue Boy – Remember Me YSE Saint Laur'Ant – Warm Wind Brewing Kleeer – Tonight Cantoma – Way to the Sun (Neche Espanola Mix) Curtis Mayfield – Tell Me, Tell Me (How Ya Like to Be Loved) Marshall Jefferson vs Noosa Heads – Mushrooms (Salt City Orchestra Out There Mix) Shapeshifters – Tell MeIts Not Over (Cosmodelica Remix) Fleetwood Mac – Big Love (Piano Dub) Odyssey – Hang Together (Pete Blaker Edit) About this show. – Last Saturday, after a long walk in the forest, posting the request line a little bit later than usual (this is just to say that we're all in the starting blocks, laughs!), Colleen greeted us with this message, allowing us to make hallucinogenic requests...: "It’s mycelium madness in Epping Forest! Look with your eyes and not your hands. Feeling reset after a long Forest walk and ready to think about tunes for Tuesday. What would you like to hear on this week’s Balearic Breakfast? For those of you new to@the party I host Balearic Breakfast as a stream with video and chat on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV from 10am to high noon on Tuesdays. Then the shows are archived on my Mixcloud where you can listen back via a Balearic Breakfast playlist. If you are a regular listener please consider subscribing for £3 a month on my Mixcloud. But if you are unable to do so, no worries as you can still listen to the shows for free. Looking forward to seeing some of you down at 17 Little Portland Street for a late one this evening. @alexfromtokyo is joining me in this intimate venue located in central london. Reservation link is in my linktree. Enjoy your weekend!" And, Indeed, what was bound to happen... Happened! The stars aligned and Colleen gifted us with a tremendously nice, high in colours and visual effects all around, balearically Mushroomly show (laughs)! Find out more just now in the Detailed Playlist! THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Starting the show with Andre 3000 – Ninety-Three Til Infinity and Beyonce [2023 - Bandcamp], Colleen immediately sets the tone of this almost psychedelic show. His new album "New Blue Sun" – spanning over 3 LPs, nothing less – has been praised by a lot of websites and magazines, including the French "Les Inrocks". The four following tracks include Ariana's (Happy Birthday Lady!) request Strawberry Guy – Mrs Magic [2019 - Discogs], a relaxed and grand-sounding piece – the album it is taken from, "Taking my time", is getting a repress – about the struggles of trying to break free of one's inner turmoil and uncertainty (see how much your blogger is connected to these shows now...?). It is beautifully blended with Steve Hillage – Palm Trees Love Guitar [1978 - Discogs], which keeps the weirdness alive with these long-maintained notes coming from that very wave-sounding guitar – Produced and engineered by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, Green features science fiction themes and explores electronic music – easily sliding into Mayssa Karaa – White Rabbit [2013 - Discogs]. Originally recorded by Jefferson Airplane, whose singer and composer the great Grace Slick said, "In the 60s, the drugs were not ones like heroin and alcohol that you take to blot out a terrible life, but psychedelics: marijuana, LSD and shroomies. Psychedelic drugs showed you that there are alternative realities. You open up to things that are unusual and different, and, in realizing that there are alternative ways of looking at things, you become more accepting of things around you"). The last song, Rodriguez – Climb Up on My Music [1971 - Discogs] – take the time to scroll through this website; you'll learn a lot about this great artist – makes you realise the powerful side of our beloved show. Each one of the Balearic Breakfast Family members has its own interpretation of what "hallucinogenic music" can sound like, and still, great unity comes out of it! I just love that; in fact, we all can't get enough of that! After this nice warmup, Colleen speeds up the strange effect trip, by playing tracks showcasing how much music can take you into another dimension. Starting with Serge Gainsbourg – Daisy Temple [1979 - Discogs], the artist – whose mansion can now be visited alongside a beautiful museum – showcases here his ability to make rhymes sing, creating a song without a real meaning about a girl liking quite anything that ends with the sound oo (laughs!). I chose Daisy Temple for its "musical dub style", not found to that extent on other songs from the album. We're then drawn into a strange musical world with an absolute classic, keeping the dub style absolutely alive: Grace Jones – My Jamaican Guy (Dub) [1983 - Discogs]. When listening to that song, I can hear a lot of similarities with another track by Serge Gainsbourg taken from his 1981 album "Mauvaises nouvelles des étoiles" (Bad News from the Stars), created after he finished working on his book, Evgeny Solokov. Keeping the Jamaican vibe, Colleens ends the trip with Korallreven – Honey Mine (Lissv ik Remix) [2010 - Discogs]. The next phase of the show takes us to a more "airy" side of what truly might be an "acid trip" (it is being said that the French singer Johnny Hallyday once tried hallucinogenic mushrooms while recording his 2011 album "Jamais seul"... Though we don't know if this is true, vocally, the results were trippy for sure!). Starting with Underworld – M.E. [1994 - Discogs] – the album has been remastered in 2014 – our Musical Captain keeps the hallucinogenic pace by playing The Orb – Earth (Gaia) [1991 - Discogs] read a full review of the album here, dropping just after that the absolute classic that is Blue Boy – Remember Me [1997 - Discogs] – check the Mushroom Jazz compilations here, thus creating the first Wow effect of this 155th edition of Balearic Breakfast!! (Colleen's rhythmic capabilities just Shine at this very moment...). Oh, how we all love the musical unity she creates for us week after week; we just can't get enough of that! The chat was bouncing today, I can tell you that! Keeping the rhythm, and the mental freedom that goes with it, Colleen takes us further down the creepy lost road where everything gets wilder and wilder (laughs!), YSE Saint Laur'Ant – Warm Wind Brewing [2012 - Discogs] dancing (and sampling Henri Mancini's "Lujon") in rhythm with Kleeer – Tonight [1979 - Discogs]. The next trippy trip speeds up things with Cantoma – Way to the Sun (Neche Espanola Mix) [2023 - Bandcamp] & Curtis Mayfield – Tell Me, Tell Me (How Ya Like to Be Loved) [1979 - Discogs]. But our Captain didn't want to slow down the rhythm at all! So she went straight ahead by crafting a Mushroom Mix for us, and what mix that one was (here you go, take a second Wow Effect, laughs!): Marshall Jefferson vs Noosa Heads – Mushrooms (Salt City Orchestra Out There Mix) [1996 - Discogs] / Shapeshifters – Tell MeIts Not Over (Cosmodelica Remix) [NYR] & Fleetwood Mac – Big Love (Piano Dub) [1987-Discogs] (another song dealing with uncertainties and lost minds, the video clip for the song making direct references to The Twilight Zone, with a window floating in space and being filled with then-innovative compositing and special effects)! Colleen knows how to take you higher, doesn't she?! The way she mixes these three songs together is pure Mushroom Highness to me! We were all seeing mushrooms here, mushrooms there, mushrooms everywhere, laughs!, and Adam had so much fun with the visuals today! One of them saw the video stream split the turntable's image into a sort of sun or something; it was so nicely done, and oh, how trippy! But I didn't have a chance to take a picture of that one, because I was too concentrated on sharing on the chat how much I loved what I just saw, Laughs! The show's last song, the absolutely wonderful Odyssey – Hang Together (Pete Blaker Edit) [2023 - NYR] really acted like a musical Coda on all of us, leaving us with lost minds in some parallel worlds where all we could see were Mushrooms.