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.

Colleen' Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 158th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 12th 2023. Introduction. – Tell me how you engage with Music, tell me how you listen to Sound, and I’ll tell you who you are. Music is a universe in itself, a universe you can only discover if you allow yourself to disconnect from anything else, the first thing being your conscience. You must listen without thinking about it. It’s like entering a trance... As these words start dying peacefully, and while sitting in a comfy chair or lying on your bed, you hear a sound coming from the depths, gently surrounding you, hugging you, and letting you disappear totally. Drawn into a world you never thought existed, your inner journey takes you deeper and deeper into the realm of your real existence. Music. Notes, musical ones; Words, intellectual ones, a flow, the never-ending river, the one created by artists, musicians, writers, creators, and... DJs... I'm just like you, you know, allowing myself to drift far away into worlds I never visited before. Aren't we all Little Princes deep down inside? Aren't we all searching for our own truths? And who can we rely upon? Who can guide us if not Artists, musicians, writers... DJs... You see me coming, don't you? Yes, I know you do... Trying to figure out how to celebrate this blog's first anniversary (on the 14th of December, it will be one year old...), I gave myself some time and listened to the great French Pianist Samson François. While reading Diapason's article, I was moved. When asked why he didn't respect the rhythm of the Music, Samson answered, "If I'm being irregular," he explains, "it's not at all out of caprice, or because of mood swings or even health issues; it's only because every time, every concert is an adventure." In another interview, he went on, "For me, each concert is a story. So each one is conceived, placed "in a specific light, a kind of symbol". I think this is essential. [...] For instance, in the second concert, I chose a very instinctive program, which I liked. It was a "nocturnal" concert: two Etudes by Debussy, the second of which [Pour les degrés chromatiques] is really like the gliding of a bat's wings. [...] Then there was Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7, which took on a dramatic, anguished allure that it doesn't have if you play it at the end of the program, where it's a brilliant piece; finally, four Nocturnes by Chopin, and I started with the first one, which sounds like bells in the distance. Well, it's amazing the reactions I got after this concert. People were downright distressed". This is when I stopped reading for a while, lost in my thoughts: it is something to feel things, to do things as I do here on the Balearic Breakfast blog. Yet, it is something else to find in Samson's approach towards Music, the same approach I try to have towards Colleen's body of work, and also Colleen's own approach towards the show... As Samson, I feel where Colleen tries to lead us; I think a lot of the members of the Balearic Breakfast Familly understand her choices. It seems obvious that each show is a Program having its own Soul, which she tries to bring upfront... Not so strangely enough, because I feel Life had a Master plan, I talked about this point, remotely of course, having it in my mind, indirectly, with Marcia Carr and DJ_Emma just a few days ago, telling them how much they, in their own way, helped in sharing Music's absolute essence, be it in their own creations or in the way they mixed songs during their sets, just like other friends from the Balearic Breakfast Familly do... A DJ is like a painter, like a writer, like a pianist (sidenote: Is, well, at least he should be, because we know not all DJs have that profound approach to Music, but yes, indeed, a DJ should transmit Music's Soul without touching it, without modifying it...). A DJ should play his Soul and let it meet and uphold Music in the purest way possible. I found myself whole in Samson's words and his Philosophy, and you know that I already shared with you some of these thoughts before, yet I didn't know Samson was so close to me... "I do not lie : I live my Imagination" Samson François About this show. – Just before playing her last gigs for this year, Colleen put up the request line on her socials, asking us what we would like to share on the next Balearic Breakfast show... Well... It seems obvious I was not the only one hearing The Calling... Did I say that, sometimes, Life had a Master plan? Listen back to the 157th edition of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti – Whales of Sirius Julie Byrne – These Days Robert Wyatt – Maryan Cassandra Jenkins – Hard Drive Carolyn Franklin – I Want To Be With You Nev Cottee – The Sun Also Rises (Wonderfulsound Mix) Marti Caine – Love is Running Through Me Alessi Brothers – Seabird J.J. Cale – Durango (Balearic Jukebox Edit) Asha Puthli – Right Down Here (Psychemagik Remix) Young Gun Silver Fox – Moonshine Achab – White Lights in Summer Je' Couleur – Space Dancer Otherlover – Someone To Rely On Change – Hold Tight (Long Version) Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring Spirit – Spirit (Zaf & Phil Asher Edit) Tim Hutton – Colours (Freeform Five Mix) Jacob Gurevitsch – El Terreno THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE This 157th edition of Balearic Breakfast is a constant invitation. A friendly hand appearing as you walk towards a sky that doesn't want to share all of its secrets immediately with you, a voice calling you from somewhere, out in the void... This is perfectly represented in the show's opening track, Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti – Whales of Sirius [2023-Bandcamp], which absolutely embodies this post's title. Reading an interview that Takashi gave a few years ago, I could not help but share this specific part of it: "I think music is a thing that adds flavor to the air in a space. What I often try to do with my sound environment design is add a seasoning of air that makes you breathe more slowly than usual. You can change the rhythm of space. If you can create an exciting rhythm, you can also create a rhythm that makes you feel relaxed and breathe slowly. You can control the physiological movements of people who gather in the space, such as pulse and breathing, to some extent. You can control concentration and relaxation. Branding is possible. Sound can create the identity of the space. With sound, you can also partition space, create defined areas within areas." This sentiment of being drawn into something is also present in the following track, Julie Byrne – These Days [2023 - Bandcamp], the artist not being a stranger in sharing her love for the great outdoors and open roads. Our musical discovery takes on a very pictural presentation with Robert Wyatt – Maryan [1997 - Discogs], which makes use of sounds enhancing the musical experience, enlarged by a surprisingly unorthodox musical structure and a Beautiful lyrical story. As I said to DJ_Emma, I love it when musicians and artists take chances while creating music... It's about the magic, the surprises, the Voyage... Coming back to the show, Colleen knows what she is doing and when to do it; she lets silence take its place just before the next track Cassandra Jenkins – Hard Drive [2021 - Bandcamp] starts, putting it on a nice pedestal that it deserves when you take conscience of its lyrics... Do you start seeing why this post is entitled "The Caling"?... As I said before, it is in these blissful musical moments that you feel our collective power. It can't get better than what you're just hearing here, really. The second part of the show starts with Carolyn Franklin – I Want To Be With You [1973 - Discogs], and this is where Samson's analysis about the place of a piece in a recital takes its whole meaning. Of course, the track has an objective drive that leads the listener, but it is here enhanced by the first tracks played during the show. Always keep in mind this: the best way to listen to Balearic Breakfast is to consider each episode as a musical entity of its own. The following song, Nev Cottee – The Sun Also Rises (Wonderfulsound Mix) [2013-Bandcamp], though having a slower start, shares with the previous one the same tense musical hope, the same friendly hand leading you in your journey. Oh how I love Colleen's Rhythmic precision as Marti Caine – Love is Running Through Me [1981 - Discogs] starts! There is another lesson to be learned here: reaching someone's soul when mixing tracks is not always done by keeping a steady rhythm. It is also, and very often, done by allowing you to drop it a little bit while being cautious as to when to start the next track! Colleen keeps on taking us into her Musical Journey with the next number, Alessi Brothers – Seabird [1976 - Discogs], followed by the incredible J.J. Cale – Durango (Balearic Jukebox Edit) [2023 - Bandcamp], reproducing a well known rhythmic pattern here and winning the first Wow Effect of the show! The Calling finds its absolute reality in this very part of the show, it is present both in the lyrics, in the atmosphere and, of course, in the music! Keeping Jim's Spirit alive and well, Colleen chose to play Asha Puthli – Right Down Here (Psychemagik Remix) [2023 - Bandcamp], which, both in its structure, in its rhythm and in its spacy imagery, embodies this post's title! I feel the next few tracks, because of their differences with the previous ones, belong in this third part of the show, showcasing how much cleverly blending musical styles might enhance the mental visuals one is able to create while listening to Balearic Breakfast! By mixing Young Gun Silver Fox – Moonshine [2022 - Bandcamp] with Achab – White Lights in Summer [1978 - Discogs], beautifully followed by Je' Couleur – Space Dancer [2014 - Discogs], Colleen really gave us all goosebumps! With its dreamy synths, Otherlover – Someone To Rely On [2017 - Bandcamp] is another song reaching out to you and ending in a crazy white noise, followed by Change – Hold Tight (Long Version) [1981 - Discogs], which really is an invitation to dance you can't refuse! We're reaching higher grounds now as Colleen takes us to the Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring [2001 - Discogs], keeping the rhythm absolutely steady; this is just crazy, right there! My personal, and second, Wow effect! Talking about musical unity, Colleen keeps the fire burning, and the musical calling stone immaculate with Spirit – Spirit (Zaf & Phil Asher Edit) [2019 - Discogs] and Tim Hutton – Colours (Freeform Five Mix) [2000 - Discogs], beautifully blended together! The music calls you to follow her never-ending dance with Jacob Gurevitsch – El Terreno [2023 - Bandcamp]; can you hear her while the last track plays on? BOOKS RECOMMENDATIONS Click on the pictures to find out more... Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution Airing tomorrow night (Saturday) on BBC Two, the following Saturday will see the conclusion of the three-part series. From the sweaty dance floors of private parties and basement bars in 70’s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, this is the story of how disco conquered the world - its origins, its triumphs, its fall, its comeback and its legacy. I haven’t yet seen the series, but from what I can see the series gives voice to communities that were at the heart but haven’t always enjoyed fair representation - LGBT, people of colour and women. I look forward to hearing their stories and am honoured to have been included, as well. Its a bit nerve-wracking having to wait to see the final product but from everything I have witnessed so far, it looks like this series was in good hands. Disco: Soundtrack of a revolution will be archived on BBC iPlayer so you have the chance to watch it over the holidays, and if you’re based in the USA, it will air on PBS during Pride Month in June, when the Stonewall Uprising is commemorated. Colleen, Instgr., 15/12/2023

Colleen Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 157th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 05th 2023. About this show. – Balearic Breakfast is the place to be if you're curious about Music and feel like discovering artists and DJs you have never heard about before. In this 156th episode, just after Colleen took the con at the London Loft Party during a 7-hour long set (yes, you can have your Wow moment, laughs!) on Sunday, December 03rd, she introduced a lot of us to someone whom she's been following for years and whose inspiration could not be dismissed: Mark Barrott. The English DJ, record producer and label owner is a talented musician, and his moving interview with Colleen allowed us all to reconnect with our inner humanity. A Beautiful episode, with one heavenly ending... Listen back to the 156th episode of Balearic Breakfast: "I have long been a fan of the record label @internationalfeelibiza which was founded by Mark Barrott about 15 years ago and surprisingly many of the records are actually him under a different moniker: Young Gentlemen’s Adventure Society, Rocha, Boys from Patagonia and more. He also released an album called Johatsu as Mark Barrott earlier this year. He and I had a chat about International Feel, Johatsu and the new album he is currently recording and he also put together an exclusive mix for today’s Balearic Breakfast. Thank you Mark!" Colleen, instgr, 05/12/2023 THE PLAYLIST Jennifer Vanilla – Pastoral (Love Injection's Celestial Mix) Cocteau Twins – A Kissed Out Red Floatboat Kuniyuki, Soichi Terada & Sauce81 – Let Us In Ace – How Long (Charles Vaughan's Loving Mirrorball Edit) ----- Mark Barrott Interview & Mix ----- Mark Barrott – Bush Society Bepu N'Gali – I Travel To You Talamanca System – Balanzat Mark Barrott – Kyoto Mark Barrott – Shinrin-yoko Mark Barrott – Icarus Mark Barrott – One Friday in September Mark Barrott – Kamikakushi Miles Davis – In a Silent Way Japan – Cantonese Boy Talk Talk – I Believe In You Kate Bush – Hello Earth THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE After her 7-hour-long musical trip at the London Loft, Colleen prepared a beautiful and moving show for us. The first 4 tracks set the tone of what would be a memorable episode on all accounts. Today's show opener is Jennifer Vanilla – Pastoral (Love Injection's Celestial Mix) [2023 - Bandcamp], taken from the expanded edition of her "Castle in the Sky" album, which was originally issued on August, 5th 2022 (more about her here). Love Injection records, Paul Raffaele and Barbie Bertisch shared on their socials a few days ago the news about this very remix they worked on, saying, "Our remix of Jennifer Vanilla is out today via Sinderlyn, included in Castle In The Sky (Expanded Edition). Our thanks go to the duo and label for the opportunity and to Toribio for his keyboard contributions, as well as the legendary Dave Darlington for mixing it. We set out to strip down and rebuild our version of an ethereal world, Jennifer Pastoral as the track is named, resulting in two versions: Earthly and Celestial. More news on the Celestial Mix soon, but the Earthly Mix releases today. Turn it up and let loose." A big-sounding piece with a wonderful soundstage, this remix for sure is a Balearic Treat, followed by Cocteau Twins – A Kissed Out Red Floatboat [1988 - Discogs], a song without real lyrics as Colleen explained it to us on the chat: Liz Frazier doesn't sing in any known language, most of the time. Instead, she vocalizes some sort of secret language of her own (read this interview to discover more about Liz's musical and personal journey & head over to Classic Album Sundays to find out more about their album "Blue Bell Knoll"). The two aerial musical moments are followed by two other more uplifting tracks, the first one being Kuniyuki, Soichi Terada & Sauce81 – Let Us In [2022 - Bookmat]. It is indeed a classic that closes the first part of today's edition, as Ace – How Long (Charles Vaughan's Loving Mirrorball Edit) [2023 - Soundcloud] is a well-known song of all music lovers alike. Taken from Ace's first 1974 studio album 'Five-A-Side', this song is not your typical love-affair tune, laughs! Ace's bass player Terry Comer was working with other bands - he played briefly with The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver - and he didn't tell his bandmates, who felt cheated when they found out. Paul Carrack, Ace's lead singer, then wrote the song, one of his own first which remained a big hit. "How Long?" was released on the Anchor label in 1974, backed by "Sniffin' About" and produced by John Anthony for Neptune Productions. It has been recorded many times since. Terry Comer, the bass player a rival band were trying to "nick," returned in time to play on the original recording. Sadly, Ace disbanded in 1977. "How Long" has been a solid musical companion over the years; often, I would listen to the track on an endless repeat loop! I reached out to Charles, wanting to know how he worked on this gem, and he gladly shared his memories with me: "Basically, I discovered the track on social media and had it on repeat for a few days, but was driving myself insane that the original was just a few minutes. I wanted to make an edit similar to Todd Terje’s edit of "I Want Your Love" – simple, drawing all the best elements out, euphoric yet pulled back. I grabbed the stems from an AI software I use and did it all in 2-3 hours – just getting everything extended and rebalanced the way I wanted, plus add some extra layers to make it more spacey! Love the result – wanted to make something that would evoke a real loving energy on the dancefloor, a final embrace under a disco light!" Charles Vaughan, 05/12/2023 Mark's selections left the Balearic Breakfast family wowed. Both his interview, his thoughts, the way he changed over the years, his humility, the way he works with music today, trying to seize its pure moment and not overdoing things, and of course, the music he composes, left us all humbled, absolutely humbled and several members of the Balearic Breakfast Family shared on the chat how much the interview, and the show, moved them. Starting with "Bush Society" [2015 - Bandcamp], a track that came "from the desire to make timeless, exotic music, dripping in-depth, melody and atmosphere... Music that can be cherished in the present and discovered 20 years into the future with equal surprise and joy. Music for imagination. Music for people that know there's something more" and offering a visual universe like no other, blending music with sounds of nature, Mark then takes us to Africa with Bepu N'Gali – I Travel To You [2012 - Bandcamp]. The story behind this track is awesome, and I encourage you to read its description on Bandcamp! The "righteous summer jam" is then followed by the very Balearic tune that is Talamanca System – Balanzat [2015 - Bandcamp]. Mark then takes us on a small journey through his new album, J​ōhatsu. Following Mark's last few words about the failure of Globalization, and encouraging us, people, to get connected on a smaller and collective level, Colleen's musical choices for the end of today's show fit perfectly, allowing us all to slowly drift away into our own days... Starting with Miles Davis – In a Silent Way [1969 - Discogs] – an album that would be recorded during one three-hour single session with Miles Davis encouraging his musicians to capture the moment – Colleen then played Japan – Cantonese Boy [1981 - Discogs] – Japan's Keyboardist Richard Barbieri recalling that recording the album "was a very laborious process, but creatively satisfying(...) it was the first album where we actually produced something (...) completely original." – easing things down toTalk Talk – I Believe In You [1988 - Discogs] – whose haunting atmosphere led Mark Hollis in dealing with his Brother's heroin addiction – and, lastly, beautifully ending the trip with Kate Bush – Hello Earth [1985 - Discogs], which, according to Kate Bush is "a lullaby for the Earth. And it was the idea of turning the whole thing upside down and looking at it from completely above. You know, that image of if you were lying in water at night and you were looking up at the sky all the time, I wonder if you wouldn't get the sense of as the stars were reflected in the water, you know, a sense of like, you could be looking up at water that's reflecting the stars from the sky that you're in. And the idea of them looking down at the earth and seeing these storms forming over America and moving around the globe, and they have this like huge fantasticly overseeing view of everything, everything is in total perspective. And way, way down there somewhere there's this little dot in the ocean that is them." I can't help but think that Colleen, in these last tunes, wanted to musically expand Mark Barrott's message... All in all, what a way to end the show!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 159th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 19th 2023. About this show. – With Christmas being just around the corner, Colleen invited us to share songs to what would be the last show of the year. We all gathered around her Christmas tree, our hearts filled with songs and emotions... Embarking on what will promise to be a proper and memorable tour in the early days of 2024 (Colleen will be touring Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, see below), our dear Captain did not let us down as she has worked with members of the Breakfast Family who will take the con musically while Colleen will be travelling. With these exciting times ahead of us and with the warm show Colleen prepared for us, both joyous and reflective, I thought it would be nice to have 18 thoughts for snow... Listen back to the 159th edition of Balearic Breakfast: "You can now listen to the last live Balearic Breakfast show of 2023 on my Mixcloud where its archived along with all of the other Balearic Breakfast shows. I’ve told you that I’m heading off down under, so you may be wondering what is going to happen to the show? Well, although I shepherd the show and pull it together into something that hopefully resonates, it’s the BB family who choose most of the music and I love the musical conversation. With that in mind, I asked several of our consistent contributors to contribute a one hour mix and I will stream those mixes by hosting Balearic Breakfast on the road. Starting on Tuesday, the 9th January, I’ll stream Balearic Breakfast at the same time -Tuesdays 10 to 12 GMT and hopefully at the same place - on both Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV. We have mixes from BB contributors and I’ve been listening to the mixes they sent over and its so inspirational as they all have their own vibe and musical bent. I’ll still be on the chat groups too so we can all get together as we listen to the mixes so yes, BB will take a couple of Tuesdays off and then the live streams recommence on the 9th January. Colleen, Instgr., 19/12/2023". PLAYLIST Cat Power – Hey Mr. Tambourine Man Rachael Lavelle – Let Me Unlock Your Full Potential Yu Su – I Want An Earth Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Bethe Bethe Kese Kese Baalti – Kirpa Monyaka – Go Deh Yaka (Go to the Top) Paul Johnson – Better Than This (Dego & Kaidi 2000 Black Mix) Amp Fiddler – More Than Roundtree – Get On Up (Moplen Remix) DC La Rue – Cathedrals Spirit of Love – The Power of Your Love Inner City – Good Life (Magic Juan Mix) Amp Fiddler – Hope (YSE Mix) Mateo & Matos – New York Style Parbleu – Elios Azoto – San Salvador Kate Bush ft Stephen Fry – 50 Words for Snow Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Don't you know it's not just the Eskimo. Let me hear your 18 thoughts for snow... Sadness. – Christmas is a bittersweet holiday for me, too many people lost, I feel lonely, hence the request of Mr. Tambourine... I wish it would snow right now, you know Ana? Only Snow has the power to soothe this lingering pain we all have deep down inside as the end of the year shows its winterish moods (these are not tears in my eyes right now...), and I wish I could be closer to you to give you a hug, but I know someone who can do it right away, dear Lioncub, please... Sadness is here in this episode of Balearic Breakfast, as, with the end of the year, we think about the loved ones we lost (friends, members of our families or of our communities) and these few lines are dedicated to all of you who, in a silent tear, hope for sunnier tomorrows... Today's show opener, Cat Power – Hey Mr. Tambourine Man [2023 - Discogs], was recorded live in 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall by the American singer and songwriter; her show recreating Bob Dylan’s legendary 1966 show at the Royal Albert Hall in full. Her calm rendition gives the original song an aura one may not have found in Bob Dylan's version, giving the lyrics a beautiful setting. Yet, it must be said that Mr. Tambourine Man, made famous by The Byrds, who took it to #1 in both the US and UK, is not your happy song by any means; the lyrics display a man playing a tambourine, followed by a lonely man... The lyrics are ones of sadness and willingness to escape... Self-Empowerment. – Taken from her new album Big Dreams, Rachael Lavelle – Let Me Unlock Your Full Potential [2023 - Bandcamp], and as she explained it on her website, "The title is taken from an ad that found me as I searched for the answers to getting “unstuck”. At the time I wished for nothing more than someone to come along and show me the way, but this song reminds me of the need to trust oneself. It is a song about getting out of your own way, taking responsibility, setting the wheels in motion and unlocking your own potential". Faith. – This next song, Yu Su – I Want An Earth [2023 - Bandcamp] is powerful because of how it is able to share its musical faith into our own reality. It is a plea, but it holds in it Faith also, faith for a better future. It is the kind of song which really takes me back to the tracks composed by Davide Lovato or George Koutalieris, music holding visual capabilities... Voyage. – Keeping the trippy soul alive, Colleen then plays Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Bethe Bethe Kese Kese [2007 - Discogs]. If a track in this 158th edition should embody Voyage, I believe this one fits the bill pretty well! For those of you who want to know, the lyrics seem to be, "Oh what unthinkable pain my heart feels, You took someone else's name, And my eyes, Filled up, Oh what unthinkable pain my heart feels" The song was taken from Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 2007 album Dub Qawwali but can also be found on the Budha Bar X compilation. Mercy. – The next song, Baalti – Kirpa [2023 - Bandcamp] seems to deal with faith as, while searching on the web, I found out that the word Kirpa meant "Mercy". We're touching higher and unknown grounds here! Find out more about Baalti by following their Instagram! Unity. – With its punchy and positive lyrics, this song made me think about us, about the musical Family we really are. Monyaka – Go Deh Yaka (Go to the Top) [1984 - Discogs] is a song about friendship "We want you to know / That we won't ever let go / Rockers! / And you, you must understand / That we are here to lend a helping hand" This song, the album opener, was a n° 14 hit in the UK, with then-current bass player Paul 'Computer Paul' Henton. It hit n° 48 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles. On a personal level, I absolutely love the first part of this 158th edition of Balearic Breakfast as it encapsulates a lot of the "sad" and "reflective" times we experience, holding in its hands some hope for the future. The musical unity is great, and these first six songs really help you to reach other grounds! Love. – For the next 6 songs, Colleen spreads a lot of joy among the members of the Balearic Breakfast Family. Starting with Paul Johnson – Better Than This (Dego & Kaidi 2000 Black Mix) [2015 - Bandcamp], it is obvious that Colleen won't let sad times set in for too long. Life is a trip; we must embark on it and hold our heads up high; love is the answer... Dream. – Paying tribute to the late Amp Fiddler throughout the show, Colleen plays a very dreamy track, Amp Fiddler – More Than [2002 - Discogs], from his 2002 EP, Basementality. Head over to the Classic Album Sundays website to read the interview Colleen did with Amp. This song can also be found on the 2021 album and embodies how we all feel when listening to Balearic Breakfast: a sentiment of joy, blended with ecstasy and that infinite sense of freedom! I think I just gave you an explanation about the howz and whyz of today's post title, laughs! Happiness. – Since we're having a laugh, let's go down the musical road with Roundtree – Get On Up (Moplen Remix) [2021 - Discogs]. This song is one of our favourites! We love its groove; it makes us Dance! Issued in 1978, just when Disco (from the word Discothèque – a French word, by the way, which meant, in 1928, a place where records were collected, but also, in the '60s, a place where people would dance together – if you didn't know!) started its short but tremendously successful journey, this track embodies everything we love about this musical style: the rhythmic section, the groove, the orchestra, the tightness of it all and the simple lyrics! Should you want to know more about the BBC2 Series that started a few days ago, just follow this link. Disco. – This next song is a beautiful example of what True Disco Sound was like back in the day: a long musical trip! With its strange and somewhat sad lyrics, DC La Rue – Cathedrals [1976 - Discogs] still has that Balearic Touch that makes your body move to the beat. Taken from the 1976 album of the same name, including the very lonely and funky piece "I don't want to lose you" with its whooping 14:14 minutes of windy wanderings, Cathedrals started... At the Loft! "It was three or four in the morning at the Loft, and I was standing on the sidelines with Steve D’Acquisto [the DJ and all-around disco insider who later went on to work with Arthur Russell]. David Mancuso didn’t mix songs together, and at one point, in the silence between the records, people were freaking out in anticipation of the next track – and when David put on the next record the crowd exploded. Steve goes, “Ahh, discos are the cathedrals of now!” I thought, “Ooh, that’s a good concept for a song.” Soul. – Balearic Breakfast is the place where anything, musically speaking, laughs!, can happen. This song, Spirit of Love – The Power of Your Love [1978 - Discogs], absolutely embodies the show's power, freedom and encompassing spirit. You have it all there: the disco/funky sound, the choir and the wonderful voices, not to mention the Balearic touch! The song has been reissued in 2016. Youth. – Inner City – Good Life (Magic Juan Mix) [1988 - Discogs] just brought us back to our younger years; a lot of the members of the Balearic Breakfast Family wish they were young again! Should you want to find out more about the original cut, head over here, the story is Great! Hope. – Keeping the rhythm steady throughout her speeches, Colleen embarks here on another musical trip with 4 songs that blew the Balearic Breakfast's ship apart, laughs! Amp Fiddler – Hope (YSE Mix) [2023 - Bandcamp] is taken from the 2006 track issued as an EP. "I am maintaining my faith as a creative person. I figure the creator must have a purpose for me, so I have to stay focused and keep my faith that everything is going to be alright. I’m always trying to be positive about the future of what is possible because I’ve got so much more to learn." RIP dear Amp... Groove. – While we were enjoying Amp's track, we were blown away by Colleen's mix. I mean, listen to that... At that point, the Balearic Breakfast Family was bouncing, dancing, laughing, you name us how you want, I think we just totally lost it, laughs! As I said on the chat, the Wow effect was on! My dear Friend Ana joined forces and said to Colleen how much we loved the mini mixes she creates for the show! Mateo & Matos – New York Style [1996 - Discogs] just brought that absolute groove to our dancefloor! The track can be also found on Joey Negro's 2015 compilation, 90's House & Garage Vol. 1. Cosmos. – For the second time in the show we here have a track blending several musical styles in one musical trip. After the disco/gospel trip, we here have a cosmo-balearidisco tune, laughs! That one must have been Colleen's favourite on today's edition, for sure! The song, with French lyrics, is about someone who was unable to find love on earth and leaving it for another dimension; the lyrics are fairly explicit: "Without love / nothing remains but a cold box / I'm sure of it / soon the sun will warm my soul / I see it / She's on the horizon / It's been years / I dream of this merger / Collision / I'm going for it / Su-per-no-va / My heart's already melting". Parbleu were already featured in Balearic Breakfast with "Dance cette Zik", in this new track, Parbleu – Elios [2023 - Discogs], the duo composed by Andres Balbucea and Andrea De Fazio went to meet the Greek mythology, nothing less, and with how much musical aplomb did they do that! Balearic. – The last track of that wonderful Balearic/disco mix is Azoto – San Salvador [1979 - Discogs], which has been reissued in 2022! Blizzard. – Whenever I listen to Kate Bush ft Stephen Fry – 50 Words for Snow [2011 - Discogs], I always picture a heavy Blizzard and a presence, somewhere... A man, a woman, who knows? Maybe some of us trying to figure out life's meanings? “Years ago I think I must have heard this idea that there were 50 words for snow [in the Inuit language]… And I just thought it was such a great idea to have so many words about one thing. It is a myth – although… it may hold true in a different language – but it was just a play on the idea, that if they had that many words for snow, did we? If you start actually thinking about snow in all of its forms, you can imagine that there are an awful lot of words about it. Just in our immediate language, we have words like ‘hail’, ‘slush’, ‘sleet’, ‘settling’… So this was a way to try and take it into a more imaginative world.” Peace. – With the show ending with an absolute classic, Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song [1962 - Discogs] (written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé, this stereo version of the song was recorded by Nat in 1961 and found on his 1962 album pictured here), we can't help but feel the bittersweet happiness lingering in our souls. What's this life about? It's all about doing our best while we're here, so let's enjoy ourselves while we can; tomorrow might never come... Whatever you do, please, remember, just be Balearic...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 167th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on March 12th 2024. About this show. – At Last! After Colleen's travelling, after celebrating the Loft and International Women's Day, the Balearic Breakfast Family had its first free request line for itself and requested over 50 songs on Colleen's socials (Facebook and Instagram). Oh Incredible Joy!! When launching the request line, Colleen wrote: "Good morning! For the first time in 2024 the Balearic Breakfast Request Line is open to all suggestions as this week the show is not themed in any way. Please suggest the artist name and song title in the comments below and let your imagination run wild. I look forward to sharing some of your requests in this Tuesday’s program which streams live on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV." I love this show. Maybe I'm just too philosophical about it, sorry! But, once again, something hapenned. Lately, I spent some time thinking about what « reality » meant. Like, we know everything changes, "Everything must change" if we paraphrase the song, both things and people! This kind of thinking may be helpful if you’re very sensitive, like if you connect very quickly and "quite heavily" with people. Thinking about my past experiences, I remembered that we really never know anything, and we really know no one... Today's show had songs whose lyrics and tonalities brought that theme up. Life had a master plan (laughs!), but still, that was such a pleasant surprise! The main Idea I developed was that people change, and they change daily, by little steps we might not even perceive; some of them wear masks, and some make mistakes which unfold their nature to our surprised eyes and souls. The same goes for life; one day, anything goes, and the second day, you’re asking yourself if you made a mistake somewhere. For those of us who are very sensitive, these changes might confuse us and leave us stunned to the point where we no longer know how to behave. Seeing eyes without faces is disturbing, especially when places and life keep on changing! What are we living? The main question is here. Obviously, putting names, defining people, and trying to keep track of places we live in is not the best solution as we might always get lost to a certain degree. So, to me, we should acknowledge that we are living a kind of dream, a kind of parallel reality we’re a part of (I just realized something...). Now, with that being said, the other question is how to cope with that; well… here are my late-night thoughts about the subject: «Whatever happens, failure is just a word if you step back. Do things for yourself. Hold on to your own dreams, make them true, and live within them if it makes you feel good. Nothing counts but your peace of mind. Sail on… ». And Remember, Just Be Balearic... Listen Back to the 167th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST (1996) Bim Sherman – Bewildered (1997) Lhasa De Sela – El Desierto (1978) Deodato – Love Island (1987) Sananda Maitreya – Sign Your Name (Lee Scratch Perry Remix) (2010) Kings Go Forth – High on Your Love (2023) Rodrigo y Gabriela – The Eye that Catches the Dream (2024) Ronnie Lion – Hombre Peligroso (1999) Thievery Corporation – It Takes a Thief (1984) Robert Sandrini – Occhi Su Di Me (1974) Batsumi – Lishonile (1977) Bill Withers & Studio Rio – Lovely Day (1978) Eddy Grant – Walking on Sunshine (1979) Ivan Neville – Dance Your Blues Away (1977) Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King – I Don’t Know If It's Right (2022) Dave Lee & Omar – Starlight (1977) John Gibbs & The U.S. Steel Orchestra – Trinidad (1977) King Errisson – Well, Have A Nice Day (2003) Ernest St Laurent – Clumsy Lobster (1993) Brian Transeau – Relativity (Carl Craig's Urban Affair Dub) (1976) Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Before we delve into the listening experience, I wanted to stress that this show, maybe more than any of the previous ones, showed its soul philosophically and Musically. Philosophically because, as I'll show you, the first hour has that uncertain, impetuous, dynamic flow, showcasing the possibilities our Balearic World has to offer and how much you don't have to stay locked when difficulties arise or when you meet eyes without faces, because, somehow, your own dream should allow you to find a way out. Secondly, and musically, we clearly have the duality you're now aware of, the first part being more reflective and the second part being more danceable. All in all, it's a great, great episode! Starting the show with "Bewildered", a 1936 popular song composed by Teddy Powell and Leonard Whitcup, and sung by many artists such as James Brown, Mickey & Sylvia, The Ink Spots, and many others; the message, here covered by Bim Sherman, is straight and clear: I thought I reached happiness but now I'm confused. We keep this lingering feeling in the second track, "El Desierto" by Lhasa De Sela (the majority of the tracks from the album were composed by Yves Derosiers; more about this just here). By the way, this song should make you think of another tune, yes... the "Cheyenne" theme from "Once upon a Time in the West"! Same tonality, very close rhythm and that same lost feeling! When you take the time to read the lyrics, once again, the message is plain to see "I've come to the desert to laugh at your love / As the desert's more tender and the thorn kisses better. / I've come to this middle of nowhere to shout / That you never deserved what I wanted to give so badly. / I've come running, getting over you / Kiss me little bird, don't get frightened hummingbird / I've come on fire to the desert to burn / Because the soul is set alight when it stops loving". Pretty tough, huh? Yet, we're in for a ride, as I told you in the introduction of this post; the first part of the show is a question of possibilities. It shows how much you decide about your destiny, and the calm "Love Island" perfectly showcases that. Love Island sees the participation of members of "Earth Wind & Fire" and also of John Benson, if you didn't know! When this song was playing, the Balearic Breakfast Family was having a ball as Matt Raistrick and Kay McMahon celebrated their birthdays! The next song, "Sign Your Name (Lee Scratch Perry Remix)", made me see a river's flow, with all of its watering ramifications losing themselves, but ultimately joining back and plunging into the sea... This edit is stunning as it perfectly depicts the dream I was talking about in the intro, and, funnily enough, speaking about his song, Terence Trent once said... "It came from a dream where Sade asked me to write a song for her. It was inspired by a dream and seeing Sade perform at Live Aid in the mid-'80s." Another song, another break, going from worried minds to Happy places, Colleen played "High on your love", followed by another more calm piece in the name of "The Eye that Catches the Dream", also having its own rhythmical twists and sonic surprises ("We wanted to do something different. We wanted to bring a cinematic quality and lots of action to this music to make it as exciting as possible")! The feeling here is very strong as the listener is quite lost, with no unity; we're digging deep into all corners of the musical space, this kaleidoscope showcasing how everything changes, always, and how you should try to protect yourself from things, places, people that really, in the end, you don't know... Interestingly enough, Rodrigo and Gabriela explained in an interview: "We then realized that these nine titles told in exact order the story of our discovery of the precepts of Advaita. From that point on, we didn't change the basis of these songs anymore, and what you hear in the album is the music as we created it." Even more interestingly, Gabriela went on, saying: "Advaita Vedanta is a Hindu practice which, Quintero explains, “is mainly about this life being an illusion. There’s just one ultimate reality, and we can’t process that reality because it’s beyond the mind and the brain.” Its central tenet, ‘nondualism’, holds that the Self – the deepest part of us, our true nature – is our connection to that oneness, that ultimate reality. Everything else is a construct of the mind... A worried musical universe then opens its doors to us with Colleen playing "Hombre Peligroso" (meaning dangerous man in English), "It Takes a Thief", & "Occhi Su Di Me". If you didn't know, the original "Eyes without a Face" track is based on the 1959 French horror movie "Les Yeux Sans Visage" which tells the sad story of a plastic surgeon involved in a near-fatal auto accident which horribly disfigures the once beautiful face of his beloved daughter. Along with his assistant, he abducts young women so that he may surgically remove their facial features and graft their beauty onto that of his daughter's grotesque countenance... The song is quite philosophical, too, as it asks about both the reality of the loving and of the loved one... Well, isn’t the face a stage up on which the actor performs? Around which we build and or find ourselves on stage? Speech: “All the world’s a stage” by William Shakespeare Then, if you are just eyes, what are you? Just observers? Are they eyes truly the windows of the soul? Or are they prison window we peer from? A place we stay and watch our life spin around us? “When you look at some faces, you can see the turbulence of the infinite beginning to gather to the surface. This moment can open in a gaze from a stranger, or in a conversation with someone you know well. Suddenly, without their intending it or being conscious of it, their gaze lasts for only a second. In that slightest interim, something more than the person looks out.”― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom Pursuing the uncertain and worried road, and ending the first part of the show, Colleen then plays the incredible "Lishonile" (find out more about the album it is taken from here). The second part of this 166th episode of Balearic Breakfast is much more musically stable and much happier, letting the listener feel that doubtful times have ended! Eddy Grant's Walking on Sunshine is still, to this very day, a Loft Classic and was played by David Mancuso many times when he hosted parties – The 1981 live version is to die for... (Click here for more information about the forthcoming CAS event with Eddy Grant)! Keeping the rhythm steady throughout her presentation, Colleen first plays Ivan Neville's "Dance Your Blues Away", followed by "I Don’t Know If It's Right". Dave Lee & Omar's "Starlight", dedicated to a member of the Balearic Breakfast Family, brings an emotional moment. Then, John Gibbs & The U.S. Steel Orchestra's "Trinidad" (which has been featured earlier in the show) and King Errisson's "Well, Have A Nice Day" bring an emotional moment. Colleen is so perfect when she does our beloved "little mixes"; plunging into music with her is really something to experience... The very last part of the show starts with "Clumsy Lobster", followed by "Relativity (Carl Craig's Urban Affair Dub)", Colleen ending the show with the great "Let Your Love Flow".