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Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 117th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December, 20th 2022. About this episode. – After the poignant show dedicated to Ukraine, Colleen decided to end the year on a more balearic note, asking us, on december, 17th 2022 to chose songs we discovered through the show: "It’s the last Balearic Breakfast of the year this coming Tuesday from 10am to high noon GMT on my Mixcloud Live & Twitch TV. This show is a recap of our favourite tunes of 2022 so please nominate a song you discovered through or requested for the show. I can’t wait to see your suggestions! And I want to give a very big thank you to the Balearic Breakfast family. Your support throughout the year, especially after Worldwide FM hit the pause button, and your musical curiosity and passion is a lifeline to me. I can’t even express in words how much it means to me. Thank you 🙏" With a more relaxed soul, and a slightly longer running time, the first part of today's show has a wandering soul (still allowing Colleen to keep a beautiful musical unity, listen for instance how much Yu Su's Little Birds , Moonbath is close to Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra's San Diego 😉 ) while the second part is much more upfront and solid, with an incredible Soulful groove (notably containing 3 (yes 3!!) beautiful mini mixes that will make you dance without the shadow of a doubt) ! If you ask me, this episode is in my top ten 😍 On december 20th, 2022, a few hours after the show took place, Colleen posted on her socials the following message: "The last Balearic Breakfast of the year is now up on my Mixcloud. For this show I asked you to contribute your favourite songs from Balearic Breakfast in 2022 and some are songs released this year by artists like Ron Trent, Khruangbin, Rheinzand, Sam Redmore, Mountain of One and Nightlands and others are older tunes that you discovered on the show over the last 12 months by artists like Shuya Okino, Pilooski, Phil Mison, Ashley Beedle, Yu Su, The Reflex, Marxist Love Disco Ensemble, Mark E Quark and more. There are also a couple of previews of songs featured on the forthcoming Balearic Breakfast 2 compilation which will come out on Heavenly Recordings in Spring 2023. And of course a tribute to the late Terry Hall may he rest in peace. It has been quite a year for Balearic Breakfast. A big thank you to Jeff, Danny and Daisy at Heavenly Recordings and to all of you who bought the first compilation - I really appreciate your support. I also want to thank Gilles Peterson, Simon Goffe and the entire Worldwide FM team for their support of the show and I hope one day Worldwide FM will release the pause button. But until that time, I’m happy hosting the show on my Mixcloud Live and thank you for following me - the number of people joining in on the live video chat has been inspirational. I also want to thank my dedicated husband Adam for getting up early every Tuesday morning to set up the cameras, the lights and the stream. You may have noticed there were no cameras today but that’s because he got back home in the middle of the night after playing in Thailand over the weekend so I give him extra credit for getting up early to set up the stream. And the biggest thank you goes to the Balearic Breakfast Family. I have been hosting radio shows for four decades and this show is one of my favourites to host. Maybe because it was launched during the pandemic, it has deep emotional connection and I appreciate the contributions of each and every one of you. Your support means the world to me. I’ll be back hosting Balearic Breakfast on my Mixcloud Live on Tuesday, the 10th January. Until then, I wish you all a wonderful holiday." Listen back to the 117th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 1978 ) Pharoah Sanders – As You Are ( 2022 ) Nightlands  – Down here ( 1972 ) Labi Siffre  – Cannock Chase ( 2019 ) Yu Su  – Little Birds, Moonbath ( 1985 ) Godley & Creme – Wet Rubber Soup Recycled ( 2008 ) Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra  – San Diego ( 2022 )  A mountain of One  – Custards Last Stand ( 2022 ) Khruangbin & Leon Bridges  – B Side ( 2019 ) HF International – I can't go for that (No Can Do) (feat. KASHIF) Kaoru Inoue Extended Disco Dub Remix ( 1983 ) The The  – Giant ( 2021 ) Ennio Morricone  –   Amore Come Dolore (Needs Remix) ( 2022 ) Sam Redmore (feat. Lumi HD)  –   Just Can't Wait ( 2008 ) Dolle Jolle  –   Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Doll Mix) ( 2022 ) Rheinzand  –   Facciamo L'amore (Scorpio Twins Remix) ( 2020 ) Mark E. Quark  – Doin it Right (Slo Mo Edit) ( 2021 ) Shuya Okino (feat. Navasha Daya)  – Still in Love (The Reflex Extended Remix) ( 2022 ) Marxist Love Disco Ensemble  – Brumaire ( 2022 ) Ron Trent (feat. Khruangbin) – Flos Potentia ( 2020 ) Lady Blackbird  – Beware The Strangers (Ashley Beedle's 'North Street West' Remix) ( 1981 ) The Specials  – Ghost Town (Extended Version) COLLEEN'S PRESENTATION I Two titans of music, Phyllis Hyman and Pharoah Sanders with the song As You Are, featured on the late saxophonist's 1978 LP, Love Will Find a Way, which not only features a late singer, Phyllis Hyman, but also Norman Connors, amongst others. And I believe that was initially a request by Bert Francois, who is a diehard Phyllis Hyman fan for good reason. It was requested for this show by Rob That Primitive Sound. Good morning, Belaricans, and welcome to the last Belaric Breakfast of the year. I'm Colleen Cosmo Murphy, taking you until a bit after high noon, as I can't fit all of your requests in two hours today. And as I'm hosting on my own Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV rather than a radio station, I have more freedom and can go over the time limit. So I hope you can hang out a bit longer than usual today. Now, this past year, we have lost many musicians, including Pharoah Sanders, Christine McVie, Klaus Schulz, Irene Cara, Julie Cruz, Vangelis, and recently, Manuel Gottsching. And I know we didn't do a tribute to him, as I already had a Ukrainian end and end of year special planned. But if you have time over the holidays, you can check out my interview with him about his masterpiece, E2E4, as a podcast on the Classic Album Sundays website. And sadly, yesterday, we lost another great, Terry Hall of Fun Boy 3, The Color Field, and The Specials. And we'll pay tribute to him later in the show, too. But the cosmic sphere of music keeps on revolving, making way for new artists, new albums, and new songs. And for today's show, I asked you for your favorite songs that you discovered on Bolero Breakfast. And initially, I was intending for it to be a recap of 2022's best releases. But you had other ideas and suggested tracks that you discovered on the show in the past year. And I thought that was rather nice and roll with it. So it really doesn't matter when something came out. If it's a new discovery, it feels fresh. And I had quite a few eureka moments this year, thanks to your requests. Now, one of my personal discoveries from the show is a new album that evokes the spirit of two bands that I adore, Tame Impala and The War on Drugs. And when it was suggested this summer, I went out and bought the album and was not disappointed. Nightlounds is Dave Hartley, a native of Philadelphia, who relocated to Asheville, an artsy cultural small city nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, where the pace of life is a bit slower. And you can hear this on Hartley's sophomore release, Moonshine, released in July this year. It's a beautiful album, and you can find out more on the Nightlands Bandcamp. And it includes this little treasure down here. II La Vie Sifre with Mechanic Chase, which is a beautiful park in the Midlands. And that was requested by Kieran McCann, who said it was his most listened to track this year. How did I not know this before? And I agree with you, Kieran, as I admittedly didn't know his work before either, probably because he doesn't have the same kind of profile in America. At least that's my excuse. And I actually discovered him via our daughter, Ariana. And then I went down a rabbit hole, which is one of the things I love about this show, as it's a portal for sonic exploration. Anyways, that song was from the British singer-songwriter-guitarist's classic 1972 LP, Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. And it has a new box set reissue on the horizon coming out early 2023, and I'll be snapping that up. The album also features his song, It Must Be Love, which became a major hit for Madness in the following decade. And if you have access to BBC iPlayer, here is some holiday viewing for you. A one-hour documentary called Imagine. Labisifre, this is my song. So I think I'm going to watch that one again. Okay. This next artist is one I found through Balearic Breakfast when I played her remix of transient or transient version of Plant Life by Parke Courts. And then somebody requested one of her own songs for our International Women's Day special last March. Siobhan Murphy of Detox Kitchen still listens back to that show for inspiration, and she wanted a bit of girl power this morning. So I have chosen this one for her. The artist is Yusu, an electronic music producer and DJ who was born in China and moved to Vancouver about a decade ago. She released her debut album, Yellow River Blue, on her own label, BA, last year. And I believe a new one is on the horizon. So I look forward to that with great anticipation. Here is Yusu with Helen McKenzie with Little Bird's Moon Bath. III A bit of California dreaming from the prolific composer, producer, Sean Lee, who is best known for his work on the Rockstar Games video game Bully, and who has collaborated with all sorts of artists like Young Gun, Silver Fox. I mean, you got to check out his discography when you have a minute. It's extensive. And it's another rabbit hole. You can you can go tumbling down into like Alice free falling. And that was a release from his ping pong orchestra, the song San Diego, remixed by our Balearic Breakfast buddy, Phil Meissen, and requested by Settle 15, who first heard it on the show and calls it an absolute beauty of a tune. And it sure is. Ahead of that, we had the former Ten Seas Seers, Godly and Cream with their 1985 hit, Cry, co-produced by the duo with Trevor Horn. And we heard the extended version, remixed by Trevor Horn collaborator, and SARM Studios and Art of Noise programmer, J. J. Jeksalik, which was requested by James Scott. And he said the show, the song sounds so much better stretched out like that. Some things should be luxuriated in. And I completely agree. Now, on today's show, we're featuring some of the favorite tunes featured on Balearic Breakfast over the past year. And family member Steve A. Clark says there's far too many to choose from. The beauty of the show is not only the sequencing, which he says I make sounds so effortless. Thank you very much. But the narration and education that's provided, which brings him so much joy. So he's saying Merry Christmas to the Balearic Breakfast family. And he will be listening as he finishes distilling for the year. That sounds like a lot of fun. I just decanted my slows, my slow gin and started filling up the flasks for my prezzies and just had a little bit of a taste, of course. It was a really good year for slows. I think it was all the heat this summer. Now, another one of my favorite albums of the year is by Mountain of One, who, after a 13-year hiatus of releasing albums, put out their sophomore effort, Stars, Planet, Dust Me. And we had the band's Mo Morris up on the show earlier this year to tell us the story behind a Mountain of One and their latest release. John Bocum agrees this was one of the finest Balearic offerings of 2022 and requested any song from the album. And I have chosen Custard's Last Stand. IV Now, for many in the U.K., the highlight of the festival season is Glastonbury. And each year I plant myself on my sofa and watch in the comfort of my own home and on the cliff shores, of course. And this year there were some great highlights. Paul McCartney, Roisin Murphy and the mighty Kuangbin, the Houston, Texas trio. And they just get better and better. And it was fascinating to witness their impeccable musicianship. So cool to watch them. And they often collaborate with fellow Texan soul singer-songwriter Leon Bridges. And we just heard one of the fruits of their alliances, Texas Moon B-side, which was suggested by Rob Calcutt. Now, one of my personal highlights of 2022 was the release of my first Balearic Breakfast compilation on Heavenly Recordings. And I want to shout out to Jeff, Danny and Daisy, who really are a heavenly bunch and have been so supportive. And I'm excited to announce that the follow-up, Balearic Breakfast Vol. 2, will be released in spring 2023 and will be another double album filled with goodies that either never came out on vinyl or are difficult to find or are pricey, like this one, which goes for eye-watering sums on Discogs. Peter Caria requested it. It's a cover by Japanese act HF Frequency, featuring Kashif of I Can't Go For That. And I'm giving the test pressing of the second compilation a spin right now. V A request from Craig Bradshaw for the Poluski edit of Giant, originally from the 1983 LP Soul Mining by The The. And frontman Matt Johnson recalled hallucinating about giant spiders when writing that song. And in fact, he wrote most of those songs on that LP when he was a teenager. And he said he took songwriting inspiration from John Lennon, who was quoted as saying, tell the truth and make it rhyme. Wise, wise words there. Now, this next one is from a 2003 compilation on Compost, featuring remixes of the late and great Italian film score composer Ennio Morricone. And it was requested by Giancarlo from Our Last Note Parties in Italy. And just a little note, the next time I'm DJing, in fact, my first party of 2023, will be at Last Note in Perugia, Italy on Saturday, the 4th of February. And if you want to join us for some great food, music, dance in a stunning setting and a great sound system, you can find out more on the Last Note Loft Party Facebook page. This is Ennio Morricone with Amore Come Dolore, the Needs remix, going out to Giancarlo and the Last Note team. VI Kenneth Baier's label Music for Dreams, a balleric breakfast favorite, and so is their signing Belgian group Rhinesand, who released their second LP, Atlantis Atlantis, as a follow-up to their impressive 2020 self-titled debut. The album's great, and this is my favorite song on the album, Faciamo l'amore. And to be honest, I really wanted to remix that song, but Scorpio Twins did. And I have to be honest, they were so, so good. I mean, gosh, I just love that remix. I don't think I could have done it that kind of justice. But instead, I'm helping out with another remix. I'm heading into the studio in early 2023 to remix another one of my favorite Music for Dream artists, Danish guitarist Jakob Gurevic. So really looking forward to that. Ahead of that, we had Dolly Yolly, the balleric incarnation, Todd Terrier's extra doll mix. I know I'm mispronouncing that. It's one of those weird Norwegian vowels. They have so many vowels. That was requested by Bert Francois, and that was a 2008 dance remake of Jean-Luc Ponty's Computer Incantations for World Peace. And that, the one I just played, the balleric incarnation, is also coming out on the next Balleric Breakfast compilation. Ahead of that, a 2022 release from the soulful record label Jalapeño Records, based in Brighton. And the song was by Sam Redmore, who released a great album called Universal Vibrations, which featured that single, I Just Can't Wait. And that was requested by Arter in Paris. And Jalapeño Records is also the home of singer-songwriter-musician Iso Fitzroy. She had a great release called I Want Magic, which was remixed by Dimitri from Paris a couple of years ago. And I'm excited to say she has a new album coming out in 2023. And once again, yours truly has been asked to do a remix. So I'm excited to get back in the studio for that one as well. All right, keeping it going here on Balleric Breakfast, on my MixCloud Live and my Twitch TV. And this is a request from Paul Broughton. He says it's a favorite from the past year, purely based on how many times he repeated it on a car journey at full blast. And he wishes us all a great Christmas. I have to say this is also a great musical discovery for me. It's by Southern California DJ producer Mark E. Cork, doing it right, the slo-mo edit on Balleric Breakfast. VII The best band name of the year, Italy's Marxist Love Disco Ensemble, with their distinctive post-disco 80s pop sound, almost city pop, on that song Brumaire, requested by Andrew Greenman. And you can listen to more on the Marxist Love Disco Ensemble Bandcamp. I highly suggest you head over there. Ahead of that, we had the Kyoto Jazz Massive frontman Shuya Okino, with Gil Scott Heron's cousin Navasha Daya, with a cover of Rolls-Royce's Still in Love, which originally came out over a decade ago, and last year was given the revision treatment by The Reflex, and that was requested by Carmen Estrada. So over the summer, we had quite a few pre-records on Balleric Breakfast. Usually I like to host the show live, as I am today, as you can tell with skips and all. But I had Ron Trent up, and this is Ron Trent's latest album, What Do the Stars Say to You, and it's a great LP. And this was requested by Uncool Jag and Alley 12 Alex. Katie Stringer also requested a song by Ron Trent, but I'm just not going to be able to fit it on, even though I'm going over time. This again features the mighty Kerrangbin. It's called Flos Potentia Sugar Cotton Tobacco, here on Balleric Breakfast. VIII I love that song so much. It was actually my tune of 2021, Lady Blackbird, Beware the Stranger, the Ashley Beadle remix, which came out on vinyl for the first time on my Balleric Breakfast compilation, Volume 1, and that was requested by Vinyl Del. Thank you so much for requesting. And another highlight of mine from 2022 is getting to remix her for Lost in Looking. I did the Cosmodelic remix, but no one requested it. That's absolutely fine. This is the last Balleric Breakfast meal of 2022, and I'll return hosting the show live on Tuesday, the 10th of January, when we will also have our Balleric Breakfast family member, Prince Paul Ajamal, opening up the show with a mantra mix to welcome in the new dawn of 2023, a new era. In the meantime, feel free to check out the Balleric Breakfast playlist on my Mixcloud, all the shows on one playlist. And some of you have also asked about my set from our love dance intent at We Out Here this past August, and I'll be publishing it on my Mixcloud over the next couple of days as a little prezzy, something you can dance to when you're socializing and entertaining over the holidays. And I'm looking forward to a short winter's nap, so I'll be back on the 10th of January and leaving you with a song to pay tribute to the late Terry Hall, who was in Fun Boy 3, The Color Box, and best known in the specials. He also collaborated with The Lightning Seeds, Bananarama, and more. He had a very interesting and difficult life. There's loads of obituaries. You can read the one on The Guardian. You know, challenging, challenging life, but what a great songwriter and performer. And his biggest song is arguably, arguably my next song, and our last Balleric Breakfast song of 2022. I remember hearing it driving in the middle of the night through the desert in Baja, Mexico just over 30 years ago. It was coming in all eerie over the AM radio. And it's a song that reflects the social woes of early 1980s Britain, the urban decay, the unemployment and violence of the formal industrial cities. You know, when the factories closed, that's what happened. And it was a really difficult time here in the UK. And I think Terry Hall captured it beautifully. Here is the specials with Ghost Town. Rest in peace, Terry Hall. Thank you all for joining me, my Balleric Breakfast family. It's been so wonderful to have your support throughout the year. Have a wonderful holiday and just be Balearic.

In an exclusive interview, Greg Wilson explains the hows, the whys and the importance of the new reference book "John Hamilton's Disco Pages" he worked on with Mike Atkinson and Norman Cook. https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/ 1) Dear Greg, thank you so much for joining us here on the blog! I spent quite some time flipping through the pages of your book, and I found it is a very practical and directly useful book! Can you tell us how, and why, with the editor's help, you expanded Jame's original work in this first volume?   Thanks for having me on the blog Artur. I’d been exchanging emails with Mike Atkinson, the book’s editor, for a number of years. He knew that I felt that James had been lost to history, and he obviously shared the same sentiment (Mike got to know James when he married his step-mother, Sally, just a few years before his death). After I’d successfully published my own book, Discotheque Archives, in which James was one of the featured DJs, we discussed the possibility of a book compiling James’ columns. The initial plan was to cover 1975 to 1989, but it became clear that a lot of detail would be lost if Mike had to fit everything into the one book, so the decision was made to split it into two volumes, Disco Pages covering 1975-1982, with Dance Pages to follow, taking it through from 1983-1989. It works really well this way, Disco Pages concluding as the dance music scene was going through major changes, when drum machines, sequencers and samplers replaced the live musicians of the disco and jazz-funk eras, with New York electro-funk (or electrophonic phunk, as James referred to it) the catalyst for hip-hop, house and techno, which would emerge during the following years, and provide the main thrust of Dance Pages. Disco Pages also documents the rise of gay disco, leading to hi-NRG, and the influence of the futurist/new romantic movement and its music.   2) All in all, if I'm being correct, the book took 7 years to complete (a few of the editorial steps are presented in the book's introduction). Can you tell us, working hand in hand with Mike and Norman, which part of the project was the hardest? I think that may have been the time its taken for Mike to complete transcribing all the columns. Once we made the decision to publish the book, it came together relatively quickly, there were no bumps as such along the way.  Norman had bought a copy of Discotheque Archives, which led to an interview I did with him in 2023 at the Big Beach Café in Hove, which he owns. Norman was particularly happy to see James included, having followed the column in his younger years, so when we were thinking of the introductory section I asked him if he’d write a few words. Given all the groundwork Mike had already put in, it all came together pretty painlessly. Slim Smith, who also designed Discotheque Archives, was invaluable to the process, for, apart from the content, the aesthetic of the book was really important, needing to reflect its encyclopedic nature – there was no thought of it being anything but hardback, given these considerations.   3)   As a renowned and an experienced DJ you were also on the front line when Disco Music exploded and when it faded due to the events we all know. Still, even though we can feel your professional, and "historical" approach, we can't put aside the passion for music that runs through your veins and your soul. Enhanced by James own passion, which one can feel oh so very much in these 400+ pages) this book shines bright as being an absolutely thriving piece of musical literature! Was it part of the project to put out a "reference" book about James' Legacy or do you feel it should be first seen, and thus experienced, as a "professionally fan made book" set out to share a piece of Music's Story? I’m interested in these events you mention that we all know about, for if this refers to Comiskey Park and the ‘Disco Sucks’ movement, you might be interested to know that there was no mention of this in James’ columns – it wasn’t something that most people here learned about until well after the event, thanks to books like ‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’ and ‘Love Saves The Day’. US lineage has been so well documented in the past thirty years, but there are still missing chunks in the UK story, which people often fill in via stuff they know about the US, but in reality, they were two separate paths (which began to converge in the late-‘70s). I think many DJs will be surprised by the differences in what was being played in the US and the UK during this period – there was obviously a sizeable crossover, but, despite it being largely black American music everyone was drawing from, the British DJs approached it with a different personality, and sometimes a different groove to their US counterparts.   There was a disco backlash of sorts in the UK, but no record bonfires or suchlike - it was more to do with DJs who’d previously supported the music feeling it had become commercialised following the juggernaut success of ‘Saturday Night Fever’, leading them to move towards jazz-funk, which was really beginning to establish itself and would dominate the underground for the coming years. Back to the question, it was always approached as a reference book, for that’s what it essentially is – our job was to facilitate that as best we could. I’m almost as passionate about books as I am about music, and I know what I want out of a reference book, which is the ability to pull it off the shelf and quickly access the information I’m looking for. To aid this process we put together a multi-source index for easy navigation. As soon as I received a proof copy, some months ago, I began to use as a reference for other stuff I’m writing, so I’m more than happy with how it all works.   4) With the (almost) insane amount of music being released today, one may feel lost, not knowing what listen to. My feeling is that James's legacy should be shared and valorised as it might encourage musical journalists to share useful thoughts on certain musical genres, that are, again it's my subjective point of view, underrepresented, like the Balearic musical scene for which it's hard to find a cohesive presentation of what's new. How do you feel about the way music is introduced to djs and to the public today? Do you feel it's optimal? Back in the days of James’ column, he provided a central hub for the DJ/club community throughout the country, which afforded him a lot of power. There’s no equivalent now, all the information dispersed, rather than available in one place – not that it could be, for the sheer amount of music recorded nowadays dwarfs what happened in the past, when to make a record you had to go through the expensive process of booking a recording studio and hiring equipment/musicians. Nowadays the studio is in the computer, so it’s easy for people to make music with little outlay, but, given the overload of tracks/edits/mixes, this is part of the devaluation of music – as Syndrome once said, "when everyone is super, no one will be".  Once there was a whole process before you could even think about getting your music to other people. You had to find a way to record demos, and then look to place them with a record company, hoping they’d give you a budget to get back into the studio and record them properly. You had to sign contracts and hire a lawyer. There were a lot of hoops to jump through before you finally reached the holy grail – an actual record on sale. The payback, of course, would be all the avenues a record company could open up to you – press, radio, tv, video, tour support. You only had a foot on the ladder, there was still nothing guaranteed, but your music was finally available and you could call yourself a recording artist. This filtering was done via the A&R departments, where people were hired on their ability to spot and help develop future hitmakers – there was constant risk, but the rewards were significant when it all came off. It's changed with the digital age, when it became possible for someone to record and mix their tracks within their own computer and upload them to various online platforms, whilst sharing/selling digitally. A much more democratic system that, on the surface, bypasses the need for a record company, but given the sheer deluge of tracks appearing, everybody’s feeding off scraps to one degree or another – hence the current disgruntlement with the miserly royalty rates for streaming. Nowadays, to a large degree, artists need to be their own A&R, developing themselves before the record company gets involved. The risk aspect has been seriously negated, as the record companies can see the amount of social media followers their prospective signings have, knowing whether there’s already a solid fanbase for them to market towards – the development already in place. The harsh reality is that your social media following is an indicator of your worth, be it to record companies, or venues and promoters in the DJ realm. It’s very difficult for DJs who are starting out in this climate – the role more a glorified hobby than a profession for many, because the gigs are rare and the fees small to non-existent. Some DJs have benefitted hugely from their social media presence, and excel in their use of the medium to attract people to their gigs, whereas others feel awkward creating content to help put themselves in the marketplace. Outside of the mainstream, its more about micro-scenes, not necessarily connecting to each other as yet. When something like Northern soul or jazz-funk started off, there was no ready-made scene, as such, just a small amount of outlier DJs and clubs, which eventually got bigger as further connections were made with the likeminded, eventually constituting ‘a scene’, and finally garnering mainstream attention. That was the natural flow of things back then. You can’t return to the past, but things do go around in cycles, and sometimes you need to adopt an old ethos to a new time.   Mike Atkinson on the left, Greg and Norman Cook on the right. 5) When listening to the podcast you did with Mike, we can understand how James, through the columns he wrote, was able to reach out to his fellow DJ friends, creating a community and communicate in an effective and useful way about the scene, their activity (including his own of course) and, at the same time, be historically right in the spot. Back then, beat mixing was a new trend and, dare I say, James' "breadcrumbs". With the evolution of technology and mentalities, some readers might think "well, it's nice and all but it's a thing of the past". As a professional DJ, why do you think James Hamilton Disco Pages are still relevant in 2024? The tagline for Discotheque Archives was ‘to know the future, first you must know the past’. Patterns emerge within the course of history, be it world affairs or music culture, and although the methods and conditions may change, history does have a habit of repeating itself. Besides, knowing your roots is something I’m sure most DJs would, at least, be intrigued about. Then, of course, there’s the trainspotter aspect. Many DJs playing nowadays draw from the mid-‘70s-early-‘80s, so this provides a mine of information given the huge amount of reviews and all the chart detail. The fact that this era of music is still alive in clubs and festivals, be it via the originals or re-edits/reworks/samples, is testament to its impact and enduring influence, so I’d figure that anyone playing stuff from this timescale would be inclined to investigate, to see what other gems might be uncovered. Throughout the past 20 years and more, ‘disco’ has become a key part of the contemporary dance music soundscape, played by DJs throughout the world. Walk through many festivals these days and it won’t take long to hear some of the tunes that were first unveiled here in James’ columns. So it’s not as though we’re asking people to engage in some remote history, but a history that is still, all these decades on, continuing to write itself.

Worldwide FM broadcast the 111th episode of Balearic Breakfast on October 18th 2022. About this episode. – We all knew we were reaching a changing point in our musical travel. With WorldwideFM taking a break, we didn't know what was lying ahead of us. Still, together, there was a lot we could do, and we were all aware of that. So, it is with a lot of Positivity, mixed with a light sadness, that we gathered together for that beautiful 110th episode of Balearic Breakfast, all sails out! I mean, look at the track's titles, listen to the lyrics, pay attention to Colleen's mixing... The speed is absolutely perfect here; the Aura of that show is one for the record, with songs like "Keep in the Family" , "Keep the Fire Burning" , "Love is on your mind" , and even "Feel it" ! The message is plain to see... The Balearic Breakfast ship was not ready to end its travelling... Listen back to the 110th episode of Balearic Breakfast: The penultimate Balearic Breakfast on Worldwide FM is now up on Worldwide FM and my Mixcloud. Next week is the last show on WWFM but we're keeping the femily together. From the 8th November you can join me every Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon GMT for Balearic Breakfast on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV and I also have set a Discord Commmunity server so we can stay in touch. All links are in the linktree in my bio. Today's show has a lot of uplifting energy with your requests and tributes to some legends who have passed: José Padilla, Patrick Cowley and David Mancuso plus music from Ray Mang, Tigerbalm, Lucinda Chua, Calm Music, Hell yeah, Photek, Celestial Being, Citizens of the Worlds Choir, London Contemporary Voices and more... Enjoy! Colleen, 19th oct. 2022, Instagram PLAYLIST Lucinda Chua – Whatever it Takes José Padilla – Bosaxi Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic Calm – Feel It Tigerbalm ft Joy Tyson – Kete (Mang Dynasty Remix) Jhalib – Mysteries of the East Blue Nile – Tinseltown in the Rain Deodato – Keep It In the Family Patrick Cowley – Sea Hunt Mission Control – Outta Limits Street Corner Symphony – Street Corner Symphony Photek – Mine To Give (David Morales Happy Mix) Celestial Being – Raise the Vibration Gwen McCrae – Keep The Fire Burning Gladys Knight and The Pips – Love Is Always on Your Mind Charles Earland – Drifting Odyssey – Hang Together DETAILED PLAYLIST Broken dreams, fear, somewhere. The show opener, Lucinda Chua – Whatever it Takes [ 2019-Bandcamp ] , taken from Lucinda's " Antidotes 1 EP ", is not your ordinary calm track. It is indeed a somewhat inquisitory song, searching for answers. " Chua’s intonation gives her storytelling an air of inquiry, as if her voice were debris in a narrative storm. “You better have bore a son,” she mutters in the opening line, not as a threat but with remorse. Plot points remain just out of frame: a family split, a voyage undertaken, oppressors at home and afar, and the mysterious “witches in exile.” Elusive and timeless, it sounds like the husk of an old folk song, barely recalled by the last woman alive ". Not a stranger to finding a way at crosspoints, Lucinda Chua proves here once again that sometimes, asking questions is not all about finding answers but, on the contrary, your own voice. It is in this unknown, quite uncertain, yet promising voyage that we are immediately and musically thrown into with " Whatever it takes ". What a clever way to start Balearic Breakfast's penultimate show on Worldwide FM, ain't it?... As often, the following song, José Padilla – Bosaxi [ 2001-Discogs ] , seamlessly fits into the previous one, allowing the listener to ease into the show. With its rather sad lyrics, this love song is one of aching. For those of you interested in finding out more about José Padilla, please listen to Balearic Breakfast's 8 & 9 episodes. His album, Navigator, from which this song is taken, is considered by many a classic Balearic Album ! Keeping the flow coming our way, Colleen chose to play the beautiful song Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic [ 1991-Discogs ] followed by the somewhat jazzy number that is Calm – Feel It [ 2022-Bandcamp ] . It seems obvious here that these first tracks constitute the first part of this edition of Balearic Breakfast: throughout challenges that are awaiting us, we're invited to carry on with positivity! There is a sense of moving forward in a lot of the tracks played in this episode. The second part of the show starts with a great example: Tigerbalm ft Joy Tyson – Kete (Mang Dynasty Remix) [ 2022-Bandcamp ] really Wowed the whole Balearic Breakfast familly allowing Colleen to take us to another great Balearic track, Jhalib – Mysteries of the East [ 1982-Discogs ] that of course may make you think about some of Talking Head's songs! This tripped out, percussive eastern voyage trance dancer of an album was produced by Indipop label mastermind and Monsoon man Steve Coe and got heavy rotation on the Cosmic and Balearic scenes in the 80's. Colleen beautifully blended this track with Blue Nile – Tinseltown in the Rain [ 1983-Discogs ] (find out more about the album the song is taken from, just here ), which is also a song dealing with how one deals with feelings as time goes by. Still, the questioning is lingering somewhere, obviously, closely linked to what the band experienced when recording their debut album! Keeping the rhythm alive and well, Colleen takes us further down our trip towards uncertain times in quite a "Grand" way, actually! Starting with Deodato – Keep It In the Family [ 1982-Discogs ] , followed by Patrick Cowley – Sea Hunt [ 1981-Discogs ] and Mission Control – Outta Limits [ 1994-Discogs ] , our Musical Captain takes us on one of these unforgettable musical rides! Can you feel the wind blowing hard? Do you see our Balearic Breakfast ship facing the Sea and the clouds gathering in the distance? Can we picture our inner motivation and our Belief towards beautiful tomorrows? Because right now, I can! For those of you interested in discovering more about the Minergy Book, available here , don't hesitate to watch Louie Niebuhr's interview. The wind is blowing, and we're all on the Balearic Breakfast Ship, dancing our hearts out as our Captain keeps on dropping heavy and Balearic Vibes! Starting with Street Corner Symphony – Street Corner Symphony [ 1995-Discogs ], Colleen takes us into heaven with the incredibly sounding Photek – Mine To Give (David Morales Happy Mix) [ 2000-Discogs ]  - what an incredibly large soundstage on that one, astounding!, and Colleen's mix, which to me ends the second part of this show, is absolutely Delicious! For those of you who would like to know, Street Corner Symphony is a contemporary a cappella  group based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2010, the group of singers worked with renowned artists like Ben Folds, Alison Krauss, and Take 6's Claude McKnight. Find out more about this beautiful vocal band here . The last part of this show starts with Celestial Being – Raise the Vibration [ 2021-Discogs ] , followed by what I consider to be Balearic Breakfast Hymn, Gwen McCrae – Keep The Fire Burning [ 1982-Discogs ] , lightly followed by the Magnificent song that is Gladys Knight and The Pips – Love Is Always on Your Mind [ 1977-Discogs ] , this beautiful lightweight trip ending its journey with Charles Earland – Drifting [ 1976-Discogs ] . The show ender came logically in the form of a song that the Balearic Breakfast Family likes a lot, and that has been played during very trying times when Covid hit us all. This song, Odyssey – Hang Together [ 1980-Discogs ] , is a promise; it's a statement; it's the Family knowing that whatever happens, we'll stand tall behind our Captain. Long may live Balearic Breakfast!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 112nd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 8th 2022. About this episode. – Good morning! After a week’s break I feel rested and ready for the next era of Balearic Breakfast. I’ll be streaming on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV this coming Tuesday from 10 am to 12 noon GMT and then the show will be archived on my Mixcloud. Go on - tell me what you would like to hear 🍁🎶 Did you notice the slight change in the post's presentation line, going from "Worldwide FM broadcast..." to "Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast..." ? Well, times were changing since Worldwidefm had to reduce its activity. Still, there was no way for the Family to leave the Balearic Breakfast ship nor to wave goodbye to its Musical and oh-so-courageous Captain... So, when Colleen greeted us with a new request line offering to follow her in a new musical era of our beloved show, we answered all as one, making requests that showcased how we all felt about this fresh start. All I can say is that this 112th episode of Balearic Breakfast holds both hope and sadness in its musical soul, a "questioning sadness" ( John Martyn – Bless the Weather ), I would say, one that asks about what's ahead without entirely accepting its nature ( Massive Attack – Weather Storm; Rhetta Hughes – Throwing It All Away )... There is a sense of discovery in that 112th episode ( Cornelius – Tone Twilight Zone; Labi Siffre – Watch Me; Primal Scream – Higher than the Sun (The Orb Mix); John Lee & Gerry Bown – Celebration ); the music has a somewhat "unexpected" nature ( Gabriels – To the Moon and Back; Chez Damier – Close; Xavier – Love is on the One ), and it is often slightly "mysterious" too ( Quantic – The 5th Exotic ). I love diving deep into the older shows; since I don't remember what was going on back then on the chat, I always try to find the hidden message from each of the shows and I thus consider them as real "albums", giving them several listens (up to 4/5), really taking the time to find the "right feeling" and to be sure I don't write too much stupid stuff ^^ All in all, It is one of these episodes that I absolutely love listening to again and again; it has depth, and it quickly became, rightfully, very successful! Wow - my first Balearic Breakfast stream/upload post Worldwide FM is now number one in the Mixcloud Balearic charts! Thanks to all of you who helped make this happen - I really appreciate your support. See you tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10am to 12 noon GMT on my Mixcloud Live for the next weekly helping of Balearic Breakfast. Listen back to the 113rd episode of Balearic Breakfast: The new era of Balearic Breakfast has begun! This morning we streamed on my Mixcloud Live and Twitch TV from 10 am to 12 noon and I would like to thank everyone who joined us - it was quite the turnout! And thanks for your requests, too. The show is now archived with a playlist on my Mixcloud. The Wow Effect. – The feeling of "strangeness" and "expectation" can be easily heard in the first part of the show, where we discovered real new gems like Gabriel's "To the Moon and Back". This track is not your ordinary Jazz beauty... Other tracks that wowed the Family included the absolutely beautiful Rhetta Hughes' "Throwing It All Away", which has that light sadness mixed with the anticipation of a new start! New Music. – This episode allowed us to discover the following new songs: Gabriels – To the Moon and Back ( serendeepity.net ) SAULT – Love Is All I Know ( Bandcamp ) PLAYLIST Cornelius – Tone Twilight Zone John Martyn – Bless the Weather Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin' Labi Siffre – Watch Me Gabriels – To the Moon and Back Primal Scream – Higher than the Sun (The Orb Mix) Massive Attack – Weather Storm Rhetta Hughes – Throwing It All Away Stevie Wonder – Love Light in Flight (DJ M remix) Quantic – The 5th Exotic Chez Damier – Close Xavier – Love is on the One Gary Toms Empire – Sexy Lady Bohannon – Let’s Start the Dance III (Francois Kevorkian Mix) John Lee & Gerry Bown – Celebration GALXTC – Life is a Mirror SAULT – Love Is All I Know Kerri Chandler & Roy Ayers – Good Vibrations Shaboom – Bessie The Return – New Day GALLERY & STORIES Click on the images to find out more...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 113th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 15th 2022. Introduction. – When you think about it, Balearic Breakfast came into our lives when we all needed it, allowing us to escape, at least for a few hours each week, from the Covid-19 pandemic. What we didn't know back then was how much "the world" (or a part of its inhabitants, should I say...) would keep on losing its ground as we would all go along, trying to forget, thanks to our Musical Oasis, the sad events occurring on a daily basis... The war started by Russia on the old European continent is, sadly, a good example of how crazy the times were (and still are - 09/09/2023 as of today). On November 15th, Russia conducted the most extensive set of missile strikes against Ukraine since the start of the war. If any proof was needed, this attack showed that Russia hadn't the slightest intention of withdrawing, further pushing its deathly "mission": inflicting an "unbearable war" on Ukraine... As always, the Balearic Breakfast Family gathered under the loving musical care of its Captain, choosing tracks that helped all of its members to escape the gloomy events that were taking place... About this show. – When I first listened back to the show, working on this post, I very quickly had a mental representation, seeing a young couple, holding hands and laughing while walking on clouds... And, indeed, from the first song and throughout the show, you will Feel like you are walking in thin air! Listen to the depth of the tracks and the light echo in all of them... Immerse yourself in their ethereal world and pay attention to how carefully Colleen chose the tracks for this gorgeous 113th episode of Balearic Breakfast! Once again, this episode shows the absolute Strength of the Balearic Breakfast Family, allowing our Musical Captain to create a coherent and dreamy show. Undoubtedly, this beautiful two-hour edition of Balearic Breakfast is the lightest of them all! Listen back to the 113th episode of Balearic Breakfast: New records . – This edition of Balearic Breakfast allowed us to discover new tracks by the following artists: Soyuz – Como é que vai vocé (feat. Sessa) ( Bandcamp ) Crazy P – People (We can Transform) ( Bandcamp ) The Wow effect. – I clearly remember "feeling" this show was special when I experienced it live. Only when listening back to it did I realise how coherent it was! The tracks that really wowed me back then were Roisin' Murphy's "Incapable" (The Reflex Revision), Love's Tempo "Change for the Better" and Gotan Project's "Triptico"! PLAYLIST Gino Soccio – Closer Soyuz – Como é que vai vocé (feat. Sessa) Arno E. Mathieu –Temps libre America –Ventura Highway Congress Alley – Congress Alley Dr John – I walk on Guided Splinters Suede – She's in Fashion The Smiths – This Night has opened my eyes The Style Council – Headstart for Happiness Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso – Que Pena (Ele Jà Nao Gosta Mais de Mim) Surface – Falling in love (A Shep Pettybone remix) Crazy P – People (We can Transform) Roisin Murphy – Incapable (The Reflex Revision) Sunshine Jones – Fall in Love not in line (12" version) Monday Michiru – Love Flow (Mango Margarita Mix) Love Tempo – Change for the better Gotan Project – Triptico Michel Ciels – Mir a Nero Roxy Music – Same old scene GALLERY & STORIES Click on the images to find out more...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 114th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on November 22nd 2022. “I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea.” Paulo Coelho. That 114th show of the series was very special on many levels. First things first, it has a Soul of its own. Very often, you read me writing about the Soul of the Balearic Breakfast shows, and this one is no exception to the rule: can you picture the beautiful river the Balearic Breakfast was on back then while listening to the show? Can you see all of us on these nice flatboats, making our way through a bushy yet gentle jungle on a Tuesday morning with the sun rising in front of our happy eyes? I definitely can! Listen to the rhythm of the waves in every song, hear the sound of water and experience the wilderness expanding around you, feel our joy of being together in this particular moment; I bet you can already hear a four-legged spirit complaining because he needs more rest (laughs)! While I leave the rest of the trip to your imagination, the second reason the show was so special is simple: we were celebrating Thanksgiving! Also, this show featured some of the books recommended by members of the Balearic Breakfast family. As you'll hear, the proposals were eclectic (the booklist is reproduced below)! Last but not least, Colleen paid a warm tribute to her daughter Ariana whose Birthday was the following day, on the 23rd of November! And since Balearic Breakfast is the gift that keeps on giving, here is a little story : at one point of the show, Colleen made a mistake and admitted live, while stopping the record, that she played the wrong side. I vividly remember we all exploded in a laugh of absolute joy (did she really do that ?! Yes she actually did)! This was another of these moments where we all felt that we belonged to this show, to this time, to this place... All in all, Such a Great Bealeaic Breakfast Trip on the river of life... !!! Listen back to the 114th edition of Balearic Breakfast : PLAYLIST Carwyn Ellis – Thank God Joni Mitchell – The circle game Abunai – Sixteen hours FC Kahuna – Hayling (feat. Hafdis Huld) Those guys from athens – 4 your love Stephane Sévérac – Hold on JT Donaldson – Dis oui ! Alicia Myers – I want to thank you David Bowie – Golden years Daniel Wang – DSDN Sunrise HWY – Kinky Afro ( Extended vocal mix) Freeez – I.O.U. (12" Mix) The Intruders – I'll always love my mama Osunlade – Give Thanks Will Downing – A love supreme Honey Dijon – Love is a State of Mind (feat. Ramona Renea) LCD Soundsystem – All my friends Jah Wooble, The Edge & Holger Czukay – Snake Charmer 18 years ago today an amazing person was brought into the world - our daughter Ariana. Witnessing her grow up and evolve has been a joy and an honour. She is kind, talented, smart, funny and an old soul. I’m a very, very proud Mum. She has given me so much joy and has made me evolve as a person and I thank her for that. The world is a better place with her. Happy birthday Ariana! I love you more than words can ever express. Colleen to her daughter, Instgr., 23/11/2022 It’s the biggest shopping day of the year and as promised here are some music book recommendations suggested by the Balearic Breakfast family. There’s something here for everyone - even you. Go ahead and treat yourself. Colleen, Instgr., 25/11/2022

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 115th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 6th 2022. A Time of peace had arrived. It is often the case when December knocks on someone’s door. It is also a reflective time, where everyone thinks about the year that has passed, the successes, the trials, the failures, the new friends that came in and, sadly, the ones we lost... This December marked Balearic Breakfast's 115th show and it was impacted by the passing of Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac’s singer and songwriter. So when Colleen opened the request line on December 3rd 2022, several members of the Balearic Breakfast Family suggested a tribute should be made to the late and beloved singer. We all were deeply saddened by this loss and I remember walking the Parisian streets on December 1st with tears in my eyes while thinking about Christine’s "Songbird" song. “In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares. The older have learned to ever expect it. I am anxious to afford some alleviation of your present distress. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You can not now realize that you will ever feel better. Is not this so? And yet it is a mistake. You are sure to be happy again. To know this, which is certainly true, will make you some less miserable now. I have had experience enough to know what I say; and you need only to believe it, to feel better at once.” Abraham Lincoln No need to tell you I got emotional once again at the end of the show when I heard what Colleen had in her bag for the musical tribute… “I woke up in the middle of the night and the song just came into my head,” said McVie of Fleetwood Mac’s classic Rumours ballad. “I got out of bed, played it on the little piano I have in my room, and sang it with no tape recorder. I sang it from beginning to end: everything.” She added, “I can’t tell you quite how I felt. It was as if I’d been visited. It was a very spiritual thing. I was frightened to play it again in case I’d forgotten it." “It doesn’t really relate to anybody in particular; it relates to everybody. “A lot of people play it at their weddings or at bar mitzvahs or at their dog’s funeral. It’s universal. It’s about you and nobody else. It’s about you and everybody else. That’s how I like to write songs.” Christine Mc Vee But before that closing moment, we had a beautiful show that had a nice "musical unity". Listen back to the 115th episode of Balearic Breakfast : TRACKLIST Alina Bzezhinska & HipHarpCollective – Meditations Rickie Lee Jones – Living it Up Pharao Black Magic ft Peter Coyle – Amulet (Begin Remix) Gabriels – Angels (Leo Zero Edit) Donald – A Ver, a Ver (Ric Piccolo Edit) Skyy – First Time Around (Larry Levan Remix) Barbie Bertisch – After the Storm (Gene Tellem Remix) Tortured Soul ft Saucy Lady – It’s Your Turn The Orb – Apple Tree (Abacus Remix) Malcolm McLaren – Paris Trois SIRS CUT – Tennis Barry Can’t Swim – Like the Old Days Touchdown – Ritmo Suave Fleetwood Mac – World Turning (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere (Psychemagik Remix) Fleetwood Mac – Keep On Going Fleetwood Mac – Songbird

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 116th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud and Twitch TV socials on December 13th 2022. The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country taking over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order." (Npr website, Ukraine invasion — explained) Ukraine and Russia are two countries that border each other in Eastern Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Ukraine as historically part of Russia. In 2014, Russia invaded Crimea, in the south of Ukraine, and continues to occupy it. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia sent its army into Ukraine and began trying to take over the country by force. This invasion surprised many people, as it was Europe's first major war in decades. But Russia and Ukraine have had a problematic relationship for centuries... We encourage you to read this excellent article that explains the roots of the conflict and how History led to the saddest events of 2022... Fear. And then. Sadness. A deep Sadness as the horrific news of Ukraine's Invasion spread worldwide. Sadness and Hopelessness. War. What a horrendous word. We've had enough wars and didn't want more people dying. All we needed was peace after all we'd been through during the pandemic. We, the Balearic Breakfast Family, coming from all places of the World, led by our Beloved Captain 'Cosmo', were Ready to make a Stand and support Ukraine. And this is precisely what we did on that 13 December 2022 on Mixcloud. A few days before the show, we sent Colleen our songs of Hope for a better future, our songs of Protest against a War we despised and our messages of Love towards Ukraine. This commune effort resulted in one of the most poignant Balearic Breakfast show ever, dedicated to the Ukrainian Radio Station EDEN and their listeners, the people of Ukraine... Listen to the Balearic Breakfast Family Unite for Ukraine : PLAYLIST Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective – Alabama Leonard Cohen – The Partisan Bill Withers – Lean on me (live at Carnegie Hall) Ocean Colour Scene – Profit in peace The Roots – Tomorrow (feat. Raheem DeVaughn) Donny Hathaway – Someday we'll all be free Stevie Wonder – Heaven help us all Stevie Wonder – Love's in need of love today The Staple Singers – Freedom Highway Earth, Wind & Fire – That's the way of the world Paolo Nutini – Iron Sky (Hudson Mohawke Remix) Nightmare on wax – Up to us (feat. Haile Supreme) Kate Bush – Cloudbusting New-York Community Choir – I'll keep my light in my Window (12" Version) The Police – When the World is Running down, you make the best of what's around Coldcut ( with Lisa Stansfield) – People hold on Sounds of Blackness – Hold on - Change is coming (Blaze) Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle – When the rain Falls (Cosmodelica Remix) Czesław Niemen – Dziwny jest ten świat

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 203rd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on December 10th 2024. About this episode. – Sometimes, well, maybe more than that (laughs!), things fall into place. Once again, Balearic Breakfast was the place to experience – how to put it – a perfect alignment of... Musical and Historical planets! Since she had a busy partying schedule playing at Corrie Doon's party on November 30th and this very Sunday at the London Loft – we all know how that goes, no partying without preparation and hard work, right?) – Colleen did not publish the request line this Saturday. Of course, the Balearic Breakfast Family was slightly sad (because we can't get enough of that requesting game, laughs!), but we all kept a positive mindset knowing that Colleen would present a live show this very Tuesday, so all that was left was the unbearable... waiting (laughs)! As expected, time flew in a blink and we were all present today, welcoming our Captain and our Beloved Adam for what hapenned to be a Splendid episode with a soul of its own! "Having a little boogie on this morning’s Balearic Breakfast and the show is now up on my Mixcloud and thank you to everyone from the BB Fam who joined in on the chat on the Mixcloud Live Stream. Looking forward to seeing you all next Tuesday and a reminder the request line goes up on Saturday on my socials. In the meantime, enjoy the show!" Listen back to the 204th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 2022 ) Calm   – Drift to Dreamland ( 2024 ) Caoilfhionn Rose   – Dying Star ( 2000 ) Jaffa   – Elevator ( 1983 ) Letta Mbulu   – Nomalizo ( 2024 ) Gloria Taylor   – One Day Happiness (Love is a Hurtin’ Thing) (Disco Blending by Al Kent) ( NOL ) Jill Scott (ft. Anthony Hamilton)   – So In Love (Edit by Mr. K) ( 1981 ) Light of the World   – London Town ( 2024 ) Silvertooth   – Shut Um Down (Pop Up 2 Get Down Remix) ( 2019 ) Leroy Burgess   – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House Remix TV Track) ( 2024 ) Pellegrino & Zodyaco   – Sadite ( 2024 ) Saucy Lady & U-Key (ft Omar)   – I Can’t Shake This Feeling ( 1990 ) Key Tronics Ensemble   – House of Calypso ( 2024 ) Meshell Ndegeocello   – Love (Tedd Patterson’s Kinship Remix) ( 2024 ) Zer-0 – Real Time (2024 Retrospective Dub) ( 2024 ) Tigerbalm   – Profunda Alma (Make A Dance Acid Remix) ( 2017 ) Glenn Underground’s Jaz Collective   – Fuego de Sangre ( 1979 ) Charanga 76   – No Nos Pararan THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE Today's show started with Colleen selecting the wrong speed on her turntable, laughs! Our dear Captain started the show again selecting the right speed and the image went from "Falling leaves" to... "A World of Peace". I kept the title as, quite quickly, I felt it was what the music C onveyed. Of course, Thanks to Calm 's Drift to Dreamland which opens today's episode but also thanks to the following songs, both in the first and in the second hour of the show... Caoilfhionn Rose 's Dying Star is also another incredible soothing musical journey and, Caoilfhionn kindly shared with me the following thought: " When I was writing the lyrics to Dying Star I was thinking about a good friend of mine. I felt very inspired by them, they’d gone off travelling on a solo trip. They’ve had a difficult life, and I think a few words on the song would be "it’s really just a moment of reflection of the inner strength and resilience of my friend". Thank you so much dear friend for sharing these thoughts with the Balearic Breakfast Family! The calmness emanating from today's episode is something to experience, and more so when you think about the Political changes the world went through the last few days ( the French Cathedral Notre Dame reopened its doors this very Saturday after a fire nearly destroyed it back in 2019, Bashar Al Asad's regime has been put down by rebels who attacked the regime from their base in Idlib, in Syria's north-west and Trump is advocating for a cease-fire in the war Russia is leading against Ukraine... ). In a nutshell, It's like Colleen somehow felt the need to share this powerful shift, consciously or unconsciously this we don't know, still it's a beauty to witness... Really! Following this relaxing start, Colleen plays David Kakon 's Elevator , just to let a Classic flow in the name of Nomalizo – "the name of a young woman who comes from the countryside to the city of Johannesburg, looking for work,” Mbulu explains. “She knocked on all kinds of doors trying to find work, and the response was very negative. They would just slam the door in her face" – sang by Letta Mbulu (whose beautiful voice can be heard on Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" – Click here to get In The Music… The Village Never Ends' reissue)! Keeping the Calmness intact, listen to the piano and the long silence in the Rhythmic guitar's parts..., Colleen then plays Al Kent's remix of Gloria Gaynor's One Day Happiness . Although Mixcloud compresses the sound, this peculiar track allows you to hear a lot of beautiful high-pitched notes: take the time to listen to them, can you picture, can you picture the form they have? Can you see the way they end? When listening to music, take the time to listen to the ending of the notes being played, it's a world in itself... If you're able to picture the "form" of the notes played, the way they die, you'll hear Music in another and unique way... Don't take my word on this, keep that in your mind, and exercise your ear, one day you'll thank me. This is just one thing I discussed with my friend Men Tensel when we met together a few days ago! Yes, Balearic Breakfast is a Musical Family Affair! And we ain't faking here! Think of music as Philosophy, take some distance, observe it as it were a movie, listen to it as it were your closest friend talking, and get into it like you were making love... Experience it. Believe me, you don't need crazy priced Hi-Fi sets to Feel its power... Of Course, Colleen's delicate touch does wonders today, absolute wonders. Listen to how Jill Scott 's So In Love arrives in the mix... Here, the Calmness comes from the splendid way the sonic layers are used. The strong beat is on the front while in the background there is a flying and light element, supported by violins. Rhythmical, Musical and instrumental dynamics right there. Alive pictures in front of your ears... Colleen keeps the calmness in the rhythm today, playing the wavy and funky number that Light of the World 's London Town is (making use of London Big Ben's notes 😉) ... Collen then ends the first hour of today's episode by playing songs ( Silvertooth 's Shut Um Down / Leroy Burgess ' Barely Breaking Even – previously featured in the show in its Opolopo Vocal Mix – and Pellegrino & Zodyaco 's Sadite ) that do have a quicker and more engaging tempo for sure, but which keep on showcasing how much a groove can soothe you when it's supported by long sustained notes or with well-used echo effects... Calmness is a groove, you got it by now, don't you (by the way, listen to what happens at 58min 24seconds, if that mixing groove does not soothe you, you might need to listen back to it, my gosh!) 🤗 "Barely Breaking Even" is a mid-tempo Golden Disco classic that was first released in 1982 on New York's Moonglow record label and originally produced by Greg Carmichael and penned by one of the era's top writing teams: James Calloway, Sonny T Davenport, including the legendary Leroy Burgess. In 1988, Leroy was tasked by Bobby & Steve’s Zoo Experience Records to create a 6-track mini-album, with "Barely Breaking Even" (BBE) being re-recorded and re-vocalized by Leroy and Tyrone Williams, known from Orange Juice Jones. With the Disco sound still prominent in today's club scene, Groove Odyssey’s Michael Hughes enlisted Opolopo to revive BBE for the dance floor, and the result is outstanding. Retaining many of the original BBE elements, Opolopo has crafted a dance floor classic that appeals to both the old and new generations. The second part of today's 204th episode keeps the relaxed and happy mood intact with a Big and flying mix including Saucy Lady's I Can’t Shake This Feeling / Key Tronics Ensemble's House of Calypso (I love how the "rhythmic stop" surprises the listener while keeping the flow and relaxation intact...) / Tedd Patterson ’s Kinship Remix of Meshell Ndegeocello's Love and Zer-0 's Real Time and Tigerbalm 's Profunda Alma (which made me think of Carrie Ann's cover of Donna Summer's I Feel Love). For those of you who are interested, Greg Wilson, with Norman Cook wrote the introduction to James Hamilton's brand new book " Disco Pages ". This episode puts you in such a calm and positive mindset, it's crazy... On the chat, I can tell you we were all grooving, talking about Yacht Rock (there's a new documentary that's out) with Colleen sharing one short satyrical clip ( see it here ) and Matt Raistrick sharing how much he liked what the Yacht Rock Boys proposed ( listen here ). Of course, a lot of our friends thanked Colleen for the wonderful London Loft Party which raised their spirits High! Colleen then ends the show by playing two incredible songs, Glenn Underground’s Jaz Collective 's Fuego de Sangre and Charanga 76 's No Nos Pararan (a very nice cover of McFadden & Whitehead's 1979 classic " Ain't No Stoppin' us Now " by Hansel Enrique Martinez and Raul Alfonso, both born in Cuba who started their professional musical careers in 1976 in New York City as vocalists and Co-founders of Charanga 76 and later releasing records and touring as Hansel and Raul). The message is plain to see... You can't stop peace now... COLLEEN'S NEWS Colleen will be featured in these forthcoming events: 28th December: Romjulsfestivalen 31st December: Fever105's Midnight Funk 8 March 2025: La Discothèque - Albert Hall Mnachester 3rd May 2025: Queen's Park Spring Weekender '25

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 204th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on December 17th 2024. About this episode. – After a beautiful show last week, and just a few hours after sharing the great set she did during the 2024 WOH Festival under the Love Dancing Tent, Colleen came back this Saturday and invited us to make new musical suggestions for the holiday season (it's Christmas next week 😊), and Balearic Breakfast's penultimate episode of 2024, writing on her socials: " Good morning Balearicans! This week’s Balearic Breakfast is handed over to you. What would you like to hear this Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon GMT on my Mixcloud Live? Which songs will help us through the festive yet often hectic days leading up to the holidays? As always I look forward to your suggestions and please put the artist and song title in the comments (please no links). Over the weekend you can catch up with last Tuesday’s show and the last 4 years of Balearic Breakfast all archived on my Mixcloud via the playlist (and please give me a follow while you are over there). Enjoy your weekend and remember to breathe. Thanks for listening." Looking at the requested songs, I truly think we all surpassed ourselves on that one! And this post will be another one for the books with Great memories to warm ourselves up during the cold coming days... So, without further ado, let's buckle up our seatbelts and let's get lost under the falling snow! Listen back to the 204th episode of Balearic Breakfast: PLAYLIST ( 1981 ) Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays   –   September Fifteenth (Dedicated To Bill Evans) ( 2024 ) Opal Sunn – Elastic (Phase II) ( 1979 ) Judie Tzuke   –   Sukarita ( 1985 ) Will Sanders   –   Secret Love ( 2024 ) Sakura Murakami   –   Fruits of Life ( 2024 ) Santino Surfers   –   Moondancing ( 1977 ) Pleasure   –   Sassafras Girl ( 1979 ) Linda Williams   –   Elevate Our Minds ( 2024 ) Monsieur Van Pratt   –   No Te Perderé ( 2022 ) Wrekin Havoc   –   Oh La Lover ( 1987 ) Serge Gainsbourg   –   You’re Under Arrest ( 2022 ) Patrice Rushen   –   Music of the Earth (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) ( 2024 ) The Perpetual Singers   –   Father Father ( TBR 2025 ) Andromeda Orchestra   –   Magic Light Connection ( 2019 ) Man Friday   –   Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Mix) ( 2024 ) Radio Slave   –   Strobe Queen ( 2024 ) Ichisan   –   Saturnus ( 2024 ) Crazy P   –   Any Signs of Love THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE It always amases me what an artist is capable of, wherever it is a writer, a composer, a singer, a philosopher, a sculpter... Listening to September Fifteenth , a composition dedicated to Jazz musician Bill Evans, I was floored because I felt the beauty of Pat Metheny's style blending into Bill Evan 's musical and sonic delicacy... This track so perfectly depicts the duality of this time of the year where autumn slowly leaves the place to winter, which will ultimately arrive in a few days now, on the 21st December... Speaking of duality, which will be today's show "Breadcrumb Trail" (if I can put it that way), I found a very interesting quote from an interview Pat Metheny gave, saying " You know... the frustrating thing is every now and then you actually do get it right. It might be every 4th night or every 10th night or every six months or once a year but every now and then you do it. And that makes it worse almost because it's like you KNOW you can do it, you KNOW that you're not crazy. It's there. There is a truth there that can be found. And I think each year that you play you become more consistent or you get closer to that truth that you establish in your mind. But as you get closer to it, it also moves at the same rate higher away from where you are." There you go, only one track brings out today's show equilibrium and the associated picture! If that's not Balearic, nothing will ever be (btw, to join Classic Album Sundays , become a Patron and take part to the Album Club with Colleen on December 18th, click here ) 😊 Colleen then plays Elastic (Phase II) – whose constant running rhythm allows you to picture the windy falling snow – keeping our imagination alive and well, beautifully followed by Judie Tzuke's  Sukarita (an invented name meant to sound romantic and faraway) and leading to the even stronger Secret Love by Will Sanders (which you can find on " The Other Sound Of Music " Vinyl compilation although it seems to have been released around 1985 as a 45 ). This first windy mix ends with Sakura Murakami's  Fruits of Life (for an interview with Strong Island Recording's label founder Brad Sked, click here ) and Santino Surfers'  Moondancing (the Moondancing LP will be released in 2025 on Music For Dreams – For an interview Colleen did with Kenneth Bager, click here ). Slowly taking us towards the end of the first hour of today's episode, Colleen proposes us here an incredible mix (winning the first WOW Moment of today's episode), beautifully blending Sassafras Girl to Linda Williams '  Elevate Our Minds , letting the snowy (yet solid) groove take the Whole Family away with Monsieur Van Pratt's No Te Perderé ! Oh come on, you Know the song! Colleen then ends this mini mix by playing a French track, Wrekin Havoc's  Oh La Lover , whose Lyrics made me laugh so much! The version we heard was issued in 2022 but the original track is from Alan Brice ( L'amour King Size ) and was originally issued in 1984. Alain Brice was not only a great singer but also a composer, he wrote the music for the song " Ma Gonzesse " sung by his close friend, the French singer/composer Renaud . He was also cast for the great sounding double LP " La révolution Française " , playing Danton 's role, (to which the band Martin Circus and other great french singers and composers, including Alain Bashung, also participated 😉). Alain, who met and worked with a lot of the well-known French singers and composers of the 70s, died accidentally in 2002. As I said, while writing the first line of today's post, this episode's requests were Off the Hook! When I saw Rob's request, I almost fell from my chair, laughs! Often considered a provoker, Serge Gainsbourg was everything but that. His sensitivity and his Intelligence always shined through, showing itself to those who Knew Exactly what to Look at (for instance, when you take the time to learn about Gainsbourg's philosophy based on his precise musical knowledge, it is obvious that his " Marseillaise " was all but a Provocation)... By the way, did you know that Billy Obam , the singer who danced around him onstage and in the clip on You're under arrest ( a very close friend of Serge), did a tribute by releasing his own version of the song ? ( you can hear it here from 1h12min ). The album You're under arres t was considered by Gainsbourg his toughest: " It's a very strong album. Sometimes when I'm depressed I despise it... but when I feel better, I find it absolutely beautiful... ". And, on many levels, we can clearly understand why: Gainsbourg worked hard on the track "Mon Legionnaire" (both on the vocals and on the mixing); the album's story – of love and hate towards the yound Samantha which ultimately fails, leading Serge to reach out to eternity, remembering a youg male legionnaire he once Loved and depicting here a tremendously beautiful ode to Childhood (without eluding, in a second video clip , a delicate hint towards homosexuality, a subject he approached in the song " Kiss Me Hardy ") – is closely linked to his relationship with the delicate Bambou he met in 1980 and who was a yound junkie (Hence the song " Aux enfants de la chance " which advocates children against the use of drugs) is indeed not a happpy one and can be felt in the global tonality of the songs and their order; the album dvelved into new musical genre at the time, mixing elements of rap, funk, and perfectly reproducing 90's New-York's musical groove with Serge working with renowned musicians of the scene... What's interesting in today's episode is that even though the last part of today's show is funkier, the music still allows you to see the Balearic Breakfast Family walking/dancing under the falling snow, it is very much the case when Colleen plays Music of the Earth , followed by The Perpetual Singers' Father Father ! The last part of today's episode keeps the freezing funkiness beautifully present, with songs like Magic Light Connection / Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Mix) / Strobe Queen , Colleen then ending this spacy mix with the incredible track that Saturnus is, and paying, as a Closure, a well-deserved tribute to Crazy P's singer Danielle Moore, with Any Signs of Love !

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 200th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on November 05th 2024. About this episode. – Streaming live from New York, where she'll meet François K in a few hours for a live event, Colleen proposed we discover Manu's Archeo Recordings in today's Balearic Breakfast 200th episode thanks to a beautiful recording where the DJ, producer and label owner tells us his musical story ( bandcamp page ). You can find the whole interview fully transcribed by Manu himself here, including a brand new edition of his recording I did exclusively for the blog! Thank you both to Colleen and Manu who agreed and allowed this to happen here! Balearic Breakfast is the gift that keeps on giving, and we're not faking, there's a whole lotta lovin' going on around here! In the show's second hour, Colleen took us to a very dub-fueled mix which evolved into a Balearic party and I can say that the Balearic Breakfast Family adored it to bits! "This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud for your listening pleasure at https://shorturl.at/ho664  (and please give me a follow while you’re over there). Today’s show features an exclusive mix and interview with @manu_archeo who is celebrating 10 years of Archeo Recordings – his label that reissues wonderful Italo classics with remixes from contemporary Italian producers. He has a lovely story and has given us a gorgeous mix of music from his label. In the next hour I catch up with some new music, your requests and a couple of old favourites. I’m in New York City at the moment and in a few hours I’m heading over to François K  's studio as we are hosting a live stream in tribute to Quincy Jones and the election. You can join us from 1pm EST on Francois’ Mixcloud Live. For now, thanks for listening and I hope you will enjoy this morning’s Balearic Breakfast with music from @higherloverec @sam_redmore @delesosimi @motonrecords @davidhill_photo @tactus_music @thenextmenofficial @danwainwrightmusic @rude_audio @feel_fly @daveharrow @huqo377 @tonyespositoofficial @airto.moreira.54 @bbemusic" Listen back to Balearic Breakfast's 200th episode: PLAYLIST Manu Archeo Mix: Infradisco – Beyond the Dulcis’ (Manu Archeo Remix) Pepe Maina  – The Infinite’ (Manu Archeo Remix) Roberto Aglieri ft Stefano Faravelli  – Danza N 1 (Feel Fly Meditan Trippy Remix) Futuro Antico  – Pan Tuning (Mushrooms Project Danza Mix) Radio Band  – Radio Rap (Radiomarc Remix) Tony Esposito  – Kalimba De Luna (Hear & Now Onda Nueva Mix) Ettika  – Ettika (The Veteran Delinquents Remix) Colleen Mix: ( 2024 ) Hugo Nicolson & David Harrow  – Revolvalution (Dan Wainwright and Rude Audio Original Mix) ( 2020 ) Karime Kendra  – 90% of Me Is You ( 2024 ) Lab Infinity  – Touch Me ( 1984 ) Anne-Tina  – I Mit Efterar ( 1985 ) Datalife  – Dancing Dreaming ( 2024 ) Moton  – Hold On ( 1982 ) Denroy Morgan  – Happy Feeling ( 2024 ) Sam Redmore ft Dele Sosimi  – Home ( 1995 ) Outernational Meltdown  – Hungry on Arrival MANU ARCHEO'S FULL STORY Mix by Artur the Lioncub Unaltered audio [Colleen] Please tell us about your passion for music when you were young? [Manu] Ciao Colleen, thank you so much for the invitation, it’s a real pleasure and honor for me. Wow! I'm so excited. My passion for Music really dates back to when I was very young. I'm so happy to be in this world, I can say, for quite all my Life. When I was 8 I started studying classic drums for 5 years and I remember I used to spend lots of time listening to my mother's collection of vinyl. I should probably say thanks mom for having such great records! There were a couple of Tony Esposito in particular that thrilled me: his first ‘Rosso Napoletano’ LP (1974) and ‘Incontro Con’ (1978), a sort of compilation from Tony's first 3 masterpieces, with that incredible cover photo of him behind the drums and with the sunglasses. A true hero for me! He was my Master! I spent hours and hours to listening to those records and I can say to have been pretty lucky to have had such a collection in my musical formative years. That's why I love now the Italian artists like Tony Esposito, Tullio De Piscopo, Miro, Pepe Maina, Roberto Aglieri, Mario Acquaviva, Paolo Modugno ... such great legends for me! [Colleen] How did you get into DJ-ing? [Manu] I start DJing when I was 16, buying 2 grey Technics 1200,I still have them, and a mixer. I was a regular visitor of Night's Life before and I used to go to dance to Matis, Les Bains Douches and Kinky in Bologna on Friday and Saturday nights and Tenax, Space Electronic and Happyland (the ‘Torquemada’ venue) in Florence, also on Sunday afternoons. It was the Italo-House, Dream House and Progressive scene and I spent hours in front of DJ Ricci and others to see how they worked and mixed and let people dance and have fun. All this I can say in a certain way, turned on a light in me that still shines today! I was so influenced by the classic New-Wave, House, Electro, 80s and 90s scene. It was also when I started to buy vinyl regularly. A small step back ... Around 1985/1986, I started listening to music with friends, at the first private parties or on MTV, the popular TV program of the time, and I started buying cassettes which I then listened to on the cassette deck in my room, at home or on my Sony Walkman or again on the car radio. Then I always wanted the vinyl version of those titles that I asked my mother to buy. Any examples? 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson (1982), an artist I adored even though I was only 8 years old when that innovative album came out. I was completely entranced by the video clip, for the music and the effects. The zombie ballet was cutting-edge and every time I felt a feeling somewhere between amazement and fear when the music stops and he turns into a living dead ... Wow! I wanted the red and black jacket that Michael was wearing at all costs and I managed to get a similar one, even if a low quality copy, which my parents gave me with my immense joy. Other titles that marked my youth were 'Diamond Life' of Sade (1984), big companion of the trips in the car. And 'So' of Peter Gabriel (1986). The video of 'Big Time' was something unique and innovative for the time. Also 'Revenge' by Eurythmics (1986), which I went to see in concert at the PalaEur in Rome in 1989 – I went crazy for 'Missionary Man', 'When Tomorrow Comes', 'The Miracle Of Love' and above all 'Take Your Pain Away' - and finally 'Blue's' by Zucchero (1987), a must-have at naive and awkward middle school parties. I remember the first 12" that I bought was 'Buddy / The Magic Number' by De La Soul, in 1989. To get it I had to take a long ride on my yellow and red BMX bike from home to a small record shop in the suburbs and I was very satisfied with the purchase, not only for the music but also for the beautiful cover. A small parenthesis is also necessary regarding record shops of the time. In Florence, I used to go to Black Out, run by the legendary DJ Riccardino, who at the time played regularly in all the most important clubs in Italy and who introduced me with his sound to the world of Trip-Hop and labels such as Mo Wax and Ninja Tune; and to Disco Mastelloni in Piazza Del Mercato Centrale, where the owner was the great and unforgettable Roberto Bianchi, now no longer among us, a super DJ and a competent person and a true point of reference at a national level in the 90s. Then I often made trips to DJ Aky Tune's Disco D'Oro in Bologna, and to Goody Music in Rome. These 2 still exist and are active. At Disco Mastelloni I used to buy the a sort of 'artisanal' cassettes recorded by Roberto between 1991 and 1993 compiled with all the successful singles of the moment and artfully mixed, which at the time inspired me quite a bit to purchase many records that still are in my collection. The atmosphere in there was very lively. Every time I went I could meet friends and famous DJs with whom I could talk and learn about important background infos and cute gossip of the 'Night's World and Life'. I remember I always took my stack of records to listen to them patiently on headphones and it was fantastic to immerse myself in that atmosphere, I was always so excited. Now I go to my dear friend Daniele's Danex Records shop in Florence, to Logout of Fabio from Bosconi Records and Michele Alunni and Isoma of Lorenzo Fortino, my trusted shops and a meeting point where I can discuss about music and more with fellow friends and DJs. From the early 90s I started play more and more regularly as DJ in clubs, bars and private parties in Florence and Bologna. And this taught me a lot from the point of view of technique and how a club works and how to build the dancefloor from the beginning to the end. I'm quite lucky to have played at the famous Tenax and other venues between the early 90s until now, such as Dolcevita, Space Electronic, Rex, Viper Theater, Capocaccia, Stazione Leopolda, Palace, Caffè Italiano, Logic, Zoe, Rivalta, Mix Bistrò, some of which unfortunately no longer exist. They were very lively years with a great music scene of all genres. With my friends, DJs and not only, we started exchanging music and spending entire days and evenings playing, mixing and listening to everything and more. We met and talk about new, rare vinyl gems that we had in our private collections or just discovered. It was fantastic and so stimulating and I can say it only added fuel to the fire of my passion and has trained my ears to an eclectic sound. [Colleen] What was the club scene in Firenze like at the time? [Manu] Unfortunately I was too young to have experienced the 80s firsthand but I was absolutely involved and influenced by them, without a doubt. Florence in the 80s was a true cradle of innovations, new bands and new places, from Litfiba (the famous Italian New Wave / Rock band formed in Florence in 1980) to Neon (legendary New Wave band again, formed always in Florence in 1979 and part of the Florentine Dark Wave / Electronic scene of the 80s) and Diaframma (another famous Italian New Wave / Rock band, also called the 'Italian Joy Division'), from Krypton to Magazzini Criminali, from Tenax to Video Music, from Controradio to Radio Cento Fiori, from jazz clubs to New Wave cellars, from Pitti Trend to great prominent figures such as Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Alexander Robotnick, Antonio Aiazzi and Francesco Magnelli, Ringo De Palma and Gianni Maroccolo, and so on. Each of these bands and people deserves a story of its own, but we don't have time now to tell them. But I would like just to tell a nice story with Krypton. Teatro Studio Krypton was founded in 1982 by Giancarlo Cauteruccio and Pina Izzi, dear friends of my mother and my aunt here in Florence and I remember that they often had dinner at our house and I often went to their wonderful avant-garde shows. In 1983 they release the fantastic LP 'Eneide Di Krypton' with Litfiba: the soundtrack for the theater show 'Eneide', at the Teatro Metastasio in Prato and one of the cornerstones of New Wave and Rock Music. Now it's a very rare and sought after vinyl and I own an original copy from the time given directly by Giancarlo and Pina to my mother. Those were also the years of the famous IRA Italian label, founded in 1984 by Alberto Pirelli in Florence. IRA stands for 'Immortal Records Alliance' and wanted to support the Italian underground scene with national groups who preferred to use Italian language rather than the more fashionable English in their songs, as advertised by their slogan: 'the new Italian music sung in Italian'. Tenax was born in 1981 and after a decade in which it had hosted the best DJs of the time, decided that it was time to expand the evening program with also live music, such as what for example later became the 1987 Litfiba LP 'Aprite I Vostri Occhi' (Open Your Eyes), an absolute masterpiece that contains the freshness, the dreams, the angers of those memorable years. Towards the end of the 90s, full of events, Tenax offered tropical, rock and heavy evenings and even high-level concerts. Fashions and trends changed but Alex Neri, former member of Planet Funk and resident DJ and one of the most famous and appreciated Italian DJs still today, relaunched by organizing the Nobody's Perfect format right at Tenax, giving life to an evening that would make the venue one of the most loved in Europe. Venues at Meccanò began at midnight and ended at dawn. It was spread over 2 floors with a main room and a private room on the upper floor, the very famous and so called 'pigeon house' (piccionaia). During the summer season it extended into the Cascine Park with 2 dance floors and a VIP terrace. Imagine that in 1993 Vasco Rossi, the so famous and beloved Italian singer, shot there the video for his song 'Vivere'. If Tenax represented the essence of cultural non-conformism with an 'International' club atmosphere, Meccanò was its mirror image, I can say pure entertainment and the desire to appear. Unfortunately in the spring of 2008 the disco was completely destroyed by fire and the flames, together with the fascinating steel structure, also took away the glow of those Florentine nights forever. Still today the most famous nightclub in town, YAB is a point of reference for 2 generations of Florentines and not only. It now boasts 40 years of success but immediately stood out for its attention to details. The mirrored entrance with great scenic effect, the private room with personalized rooms, the fiber optics on the chandeliers and in the center of the dance floor the floor with a very particular lighting effect. In the 90s famous people were spotted there, such as Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Penn, Madonna, David Bowie, Renato Zero and Yves Saint Laurent. We kids love to tell each other those anecdotes. Furthermore, equipped with 6 bars, 4 dance floors, a restaurant and a pizzeria, Central Park - right in front of Meccanò - was another key point of the city at the time. Closed 15 years ago, today that space has been converted into a restaurant and children's playground. The activities certainly keep the place alive, but they are far from the glittering atmosphere of what was the largest open-air disco of the Florentine summer. In Empoli, a small town not far from Florence, there was the legendary Jaïss, a cult disco of 90s Progressive Music, also structured along the conceptual lines of Central Park. Inaugurated in 1992, it achieved national notoriety in a couple of years. And in 1994 it was already one of the most important trendy venues in Italy, doubling its openings: not only on Sunday afternoon but also on Saturday evening. Ten years later, overtaken by the new trend of "commercial" disco music, unfortunately it closed its doors. So many beautiful memories while I'm trying to remember, wow! [Colleen] What is it like now? (Tenax?) [Manu] Tenax is fortunately still alive and under the wise and refined guidance of Alex Neri always offers excellent Music. Yes, I have to say times have really changed and Florence has become a very difficult town for Music and with a trend that in my opinion is 'too' commercial and not one of research and innovation as it was in its heyday. Anyway sometimes something nice is still happening. [Colleen] Why did you start Archeo Recordings back in 2014? [Manu] Archeo Recordings was and is the normal extension to all these things and it satisfies my desire to be active in the production and diffusion of old and new good music. Also music is an artistic patrimony which might be lost and I don’t want it to happen. Mine – in a certain way – is a 'Labour of Love'. I can't think of my Life without my Love and Passion for Music and I also love sharing it with the whole world. This is the purpose of my label and I am very happy when I receive positive feedbacks from many people from everywhere. It really means a lot to me. For two years I documented myself and asked advices from friends in this world, then in a year I implemented all the technical and bureaucratic parts and in the meantime I got an idea of ​​what the possible first releases would have been. And here is how my journey has started. I come across the music I have reissued with all the vinyl I have and obviously with what I like listening to, playing in my gigs and think they deserve a proper attention. Like many other diggers I love to rediscover and bring back to light an old record, perhaps forgotten or not yet fully appreciated, so then people can appreciate it and know about it. Since I was a boy I was passionate about archeology and I remember I always bought the Italian Archeo magazine. I liked the idea of ​​a name - from the Greek 'ancient', 'primitive' - ​​that referred to a search for the past, for the lost. The Archeo logo is a stylized Angel that comes from a fresco in the Romanesque-Byzantine crypt of the Abbey of Monte Maria (1160), a Benedictine monastery that rises above Burgusio, in Val Venosta, north Italy. It's the highest Benedictine building in Europe. The crypt can be visited during the evening prayer of Vespers and I remember the first time I saw them. It was something unbelievable, I was completely embraced by all these Angels and their wings ... A wonderful feeling that I always carry deep in my heart. The Angel on the Archeo Logo is my guardian angel and I'm sure it brings good luck to me and to all the people who are involved, playing, listening to, buying or just following the Music I produce. The message was and is so important to me that I decided to take inspiration from it for the logo. [Colleen] Please tell us about the different projects & artists on the label (reissues and new music)? [Manu] I’ve had contacts with all the artists that I have reissued and that I will reissue and release. This is so important to me, it’s an essential part of my work and I really love it. It’s always so stimulating and I think enriches the entire process. Every artist has a great and important part of the musical history to tell and discover with her / his productions but also with her / his past and tales. I spent hours with them, in ecstasy with their stories which are many and varied. And that is what sometimes I try to bring on my releases with Archeo Recordings, yes with the music, but also with inserts full of old photos, anecdotes and others. I'm quite a nerd about that. When I do a release I always think about it as if I were the buyer. I have released 5 Tony Esposito records out of the 30 total now of Archeo Recordings. If I don't say I love him madly I would be lying. His 'Rosso Napoletano' is a key album for me. It was the soundtrack of my childhood, as I have already said, when I learned to play the drums, from the age of 8 to 13, of my adolescence and my maturity. I love percussions and drums and Esposito is the undisputed king worldwide. In particular, in this album there are some of his most beautiful and significant songs, starting from ‘Rosso Napoletano’, a seventeen-minute journey entirely covered on the side A which takes you to another planet. ‘L'Eroe Di Plastica’ was and is one of my favourites. As a boy I listened to it on loop for hours trying to understand how Esposito played the drums and then tried to imitate him with my Yamaha of that time. Also the album came out in 1974, the same year I was born. A coincidence or a connection again? I love to think about it. I started my adventure with the label with Tony Esposito - Je-Nà / Pagaia, the sought after 12" from 1983 with the 2 extended versions by Mario Boncaldo from Klein & M.B.O. Never get tired of these 2 masterpieces. In 2018 I released AR013 - Tony Esposito - Viaggio Tribale EP , with 2 previously unreleased tracks from Tony's 'Viaggio Tribale' CD from 2004 - Dove C'è Luce and Veronica Song - with also a special Balearic Remix of Dove C'è Luce by my dear friend and super DJ and Producer LucaEffeSunset, and enriched by 3 previously unreleased tracks from the Lucan musician and songwriter and dear friend Antonio Nicola Bruno, from his 2004 CD: 'Storia Della Terra Mia' and 'Danza E Ridanza'. He regularly plays with Tony and I'm very proud of this release. Again in 2018 it is then the turn of AR014 - Tony Esposito - Rosso Napoletano (Mushrooms Project 2018 Rework) single-sided 12", a 13 minute journey worthy of the best Mushrooms productions. I remember I met Mushrooms Project, in the person of the very nice and brilliant Marco and Giorgio, 2 great friends, one evening in 2015 at one of their DJ sets, in Bologna. We exchanged one of our personal releases ... they gave me Rio Disco 12" which I really love, with also a fun written dedication and I, if I remember correctly, I think I gave them AR003 Miro - Safari Of Love 12 ". Since that moment we have never lost each other and our friendship and collaboration has enriched and deepened, from their incredible Rosso Napoletano Rework, to AR023 - Sara Loreni - Neve A Maggio 12” , to AR025 - Infradisco - Aqua Cheta 12” and many more in the pipeline too. A great news: in spring 2025 we will finally come out with the first release of our new label Zahfari Recordings with an entire new LP from Mushrooms Project, after 8 years. Please stay tuned on this! Then, AR021 - Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Hear & Now Remix) 12" , one of my favorite Archeo releases! I think it needs no introduction, but I would like to briefly tell you about the great friendship and immense esteem that binds me to Hear & Now. Hear & Now duo, in the persons of the great DJ Ricky L and the lovely and talented Marcoradi, are 2 other true friends, 2 splendid people with a refined soul and a touch of unique kindness which is reflected in their work on the beautiful 3 LPs on Claremont 56, one of my favorite labels of all time, of which I always buy and play everything. When 'Aurora Baleare’, their first album, was released in 2018, I immediately fell in love with that sound, so ethereal, dreamy and Balearic. For me it embodied and still embodies the best of current productions. I remember that Ricky played here in Florence one evening many years ago. I went to listen to him with the record in my hands to compliment him, thank him for the magic and have him sign it and from there a special friendship was born. Shortly afterwards Ricky introduced me to Marcoradi in Perugia and another special friendship was born with him too. I asked them to do a Remix for Tony Esposito and they chose Kalimba De Luna which then became the wonderful 2021 release, played by everyone, as well as DJ Harvey. Ricky L, a true genius, would love to underline the importance of Tony's Tamborder, his special drum an d invented by himself. So he thought about it and the gadget was born, a real shaped and working Tamborder parking disc ... Simply fantastic! From there our collaboration intensified with AR025 - Infradisco - Aqua Cheta, AR017 - Ettika and many many more in the pipeline. And last but not least, AR027 - Tony Esposito - Pagaia (Feel Fly Versions) 12", the reissue of his transcendent fusion-pop masterpiece 'Pagaia' alongside a trio of brand new reworks from Perugia's mighty Feel Fly. A killer release! Dani Feel Fly, another great friend, DJ and Producer, is a very talented and good boy from Perugia who delights us more and more with his amazing productions. Met way back in 2017, when with my immense pleasure and honor, he contacted me to play at the amazing Afro Templum venues for the Archeo 3 Year Anniversary. From that moment, a unique friendship and partnership was born with him too. I would also like to underline that from those years a special connection was born between me and Perugia and people linked to it, which led me to play many times, both in the city, again for Afro Templum in 2019 for the Archeo 5 Year Anniversary, and on the Lake Trasimeno ... I can say ... a super Balearic connection. With Dani we had been working on a collaboration for Archeo for years which came to fruition with his splendid masterpieces of Remixes for AR027 and, another small spoiler, his remix of Roberto Aglieri - Danza N. 1 which will be released for the first Volume of Archeo Recordings 10 Year Anniversary in late November. Dani has always managed to amaze me, making profound remixes, with his unique style but always respecting the original song and adding that magical touch that distinguishes him. AR025 - Infradisco - Aqua Cheta 12” + CD . I have been friends with Mark Bee and Albenati for years and I greatly respect their music and their work. Mark I remember contacted me and made me listen to these beautiful 6 previously unreleased tracks, the Originals on the CD and from there we built the idea of ​​making a release with 4 new Remixes too, the 12". It was the stimulus and my official debut as a producer with my Remix too. So happy, yes! The other 3 Remixes came as almost always in a very natural flow. Hear & Now and Mushrooms Project immediately appreciated the original work and joined the project. With Jon / Ocean Moon, we had been in contact for a long time and I'm a big fan of his, both as part of the amazing Seahawks duo, and as Ocean Moon, with his Ambient / New Age Music I really love. I had wanted his Remix for a long time, he too was immediately enthusiastic about the project and so he joined the team for this release. During the processing of the Remixes, Jon had also done another soft version, very Ambient and ethereal and so I thought to also ask Hear & Now and Mushrooms Projects and me of course, to do our soft, relaxed versions, something that was behind and beyond the original Remixes. Here ‘Beyond The Remixes’ were born, then released in July 2024 only digitally. But I can now reveal as a preview with great happiness that the 2 'Beyond The Remixes', the Hear & Now one and mine, will be released on vinyl in a super limited release in spring 2025. I'm so happy with my Beyond The Dulcis, a meditative, spaced out 13 minutes track, a sort of New Age meditation immersed in a balmy horn, delicate hand percussion and watery pads. AR026 - Modula Featuring Gino Saccio - Che E' Stato? 7" . Filippo / Modula contacted me years ago, letting me listen to a draft of this wonderful track and saying that in his opinion it would be a perfect Archeo release. He was right! I accepted immediately and we worked on the idea of ​​the cover artwork and on the Remix. Filippo proposed me Pellegrino, his dear friend and collaborator and obviously it could not have been otherwise: an entirely Neapolitan release. And here is this fizzy and crisp Disco / Funk Neapolitan interpretation of Gino Soccio's cult cut 'Who Dunnit', backed with a remix from hometown hero Pellegrino. I'm obviously a big fan of the Neapolitan scene, from Tony Esposito, Tullio De Piscopo, Pino Daniele, Enzo Avitabile, Master Roberto De Simone and Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare, to today Modula and Pellegrino, Quiroga, 291Out, Nu Genea, Whodamanny and Mystic Jungle. I love that unique sound and I am deeply attached to it. AR017 - Ettika ... The Holy Grail! It's truly a sought after record and I was obsessed with this song. I got a copy of the 1984 original years and years ago, when the price was still acceptable. I have had this title ready for years, but I wanted to do something really special. And finally here is the Record Store Day April 2024 Box Set (AR017-RSD24 Box Set) and the 2 singles, the 7" (AR017-7) with the 2 Original versions (French and Arab) and the 12" (AR017-12) with the 3 new Remixes, 2 by Hear & Now and 1 by The Veteran Delinquents (Craig Christon and Tim Hutton), a new interpretation both respectful and revolutionary. All enriched by a wonderful insert with the Liner Notes of my dear friend, DJ and curator of fantastic compilations, Vidal Benjamin, which I absolutely recommend you read to get an idea of ​​the incredible story behind this record. One of the Archeo releases that I'm most proud of and which reflects the work I do with my label. Again, a 'Labor of Love'. Sadly and with a little bit of shame, I didn't have the opportunity and time to meet Lucio Dalla, it would have been something incredible for me. For Lucio I have an enormous admiration for all his artistic work and a truly deep affection, as if he were part of my family, a distant uncle or cousin. When he died I was truly shocked and often missed him and still do today. An absolute genius! When I think of him and listen to his music I enter into a deep positive emotional transport that makes me feel very good and takes me to another dimension, as often happens to any of us when listening to the music we love. I made a T-shirt some time ago with Lucio's face, dreamy, enigmatic and a little melancholic, from his 1978 LP 'Lucio Dalla', which contains some of my favorite songs too, first of all 'La Signora', then 'L'Ultima Luna' and 'Stella Di Mare'. So many memories! It was a record that was in my mother's collection so I can say that I really grew up with it. In 2018 I had the pleasure of visiting Dalla's house in via D'Azeglio, now a museum, in my hometown, Bologna. It was a unique emotion. I was with a group of unknown people since it was a pre-booked visit, but I fully enjoyed that trip, immersing myself in the musical world and daily life of the artist, one of the greatest ever, as if a part of him was still there to breathe the magic of his poetry. 'La Signora' is one of the songs that has practically always accompanied me, I listened to it as a child, as a teenager and now as an adult, and every time it transmits something magical and indescribable to me. It would be a dream to be able to have the licenses for these masterpieces to release them on Archeo with various Remixes. I'll try, who knows. Lucio was also originally from and lived in Bologna like me, so again a deep connection. As for AR024 - Bottin Featuring Lucio Dalla - Lunedì Cinema 12" , it is a record that I particularly care about and I am so happy and honored to have given light to this release. Lunedì Cinema track was for many years the RAI, one of the most important Italian public TV, theme song which preceded Lunedì Film, the films broadcast on Monday evening in the 80s and 90s. I remember as a child being totally in love and obsessed with this song. It all started then from the beautiful remix of Lunedì Cinema by Bottin released on the CD 'I Love Me Volume 1' in 2004, which I have been listening to and playing for years and years. I have been in contact with Guglielmo Bottin since long time and I respect him a lot both as a Producer and as a DJ. We share a great Love and Passion for the Italian music of the 80s and 90s and its greatest exponents, such as Lucio Dalla, Lucio Battisti, Toto Cutugno, Gianni Morandi ... the Bigs, the 'Sacred Monsters' in short! In one of our many emails I asked Guglielmo why his beautiful Remix had never yet been released on vinyl and if he wanted to make a specific release on Archeo, perhaps involving someone else for a remix. He accepted with joy asking if we could involve Leo Mas for a new Remix. The featuring of Lucio Dalla was a gift of the time that the great singer gave to Guglielmo as they were very close friends. I then asked Guglielmo to tell about their friendship and the story of the original track and so that's how the insert that is part of the release was born. Bottin, Leo and I worked on the idea of ​​the cover graphics and the packaging of the remixes and thus the release was completed, with Bottin's 'Martedì Mix 2008' and Leo's 2 new Remixes, the 'Drive In Mix' and the 'Dub Mix'. Lunedì Cinema is finally a record! How wonderful! A small necessary parenthesis on Leo Mas ... Leo, a true legend, my older brother, as I often like to think of him, a person with a talent and an unique taste who made the history of the club, of the Balearic and a piece of living history. He has always enriched the Remix he handled for Archeo in a superlative way, with a great attention to details and the final result. Let's think about precisely of the 'II° Coro Delle Lavandaie' 12" and 'Devozioni Dialettali' by Enzo Avitabile - another small spoiler, we will soon do the official release with new Remixes from the now 2017 promo - and again 'Tonica & Dominante' and obviously 'Lunedì Cinema' by Dalla. A champion and a true friend. More or less once a month we have long and very pleasant phone calls lasting hours in which we tell each other lots of things and he always comes up with new anecdotes that leave me speechless. So funny! AR023 - Sara Loreni - Neve A Maggio (Remixes) 12" . It was another incredible story and release that I am very proud of. Sara Loreni is a very good singer and wonderful person, also originally from Parma, like Mushrooms Project. I remember that in the midst of the pandemic my dear friend Marco Mushrooms Project, as we usually do with each other, sent me a draft of a remix to listen to, what would later become the 'Mushrooms Project Disco Maxi Single Mix' of the 12" and I was very impressed. Many months later I asked Marco what had happened to that remix and he told me that it should have been part of a compilation but that it had been discarded and so I immediately thought and asked him if he wanted to make a proper release for me. Marco accepted the idea enthusiastically, but told me that he would take care of how to structure the entire 12", thinking of making another version - what would later become the very powerful 'Mushrooms Project Rave Mix' - and asking Alessandro Deep88 to make his own 90s house version, the 'Deep88 Remix'. I also asked for a Balearic version and Leo Almunia came to our minds and so the 4th Remix was born, the 'Mushrooms Project Featuring Leo Almunia Balearic Version'. I spoke to Sara who was immediately very happy too and we agreed on the licenses. This is how this wonderful collaboration was born. I later met Sara in person and we became good friends. She is such a kind and polite person with a unique talent and voice. I will definitely do more things with her in the future. AR020 - Tonica & Dominante 7" and 12" . Another amazing and really sought after record is the Original 7". Originally released in 1979 on a small record label, the two songs became a total cult through the years and one of the most wanted and rarest and impossible to find record, with few copies pressed ... a true milestone in the underground Neapolitan Disco Funk sound. Leo and I were literally obsessed with these 2 tracks and decided to find the licenses and do a collaboration on the release. To enrich everything, the 2 new killer Remixes by Leo Mas were then born ... Marvellous! AR006 - Blues Gas - Shadows From Nowhere 12" . Blue Gas is another incredible story. I had been obsessed with 'Shadows From Nowhere' for years and was desperately looking for the licenses and the artist. Finally I managed to find Celso Valli's phone number and have an appointment in his studio in Bologna. Another wonderful meeting with a special person of immense humility and humanity. Imagine that he was enthusiastic about the idea of ​​a reissue and thanked me for my interest, having never believed that his wonderful 1983 song could still be listened to today, work and excite people. A special mention goes also to these wonderful Artists, with whom I have established a particular relationship of friendship, esteem and collaboration. AR015 - Pepe Maina - Scerizza LP of 2019. The 1979 New Age / Electronic masterpiece by the Italian contemporary inter-dimensional and multi-instrumental maverick Pepe Maina. He is ranging between Prog Rock, New Age, Organic Jazz and Global Minimalism in his own unique way over the course of 50 years and almost as many albums, largely self-released and always absolutely far from commercial concerns. He is based in a small village in the hills of Brianza, just north of Milan and he spends much of the day in his studio making Music and translating the beauty of his surroundings into transformative tone poems. I can say that he is truly one of my favorite Artists of all time. I love his Music, his touch, his depth but at the same time his simplicity and his Joy in Life. I'm working with him on a Compilation of his most beautiful songs. It's a super important release for me and I'm really happy and honored. AR011 - Roberto Aglieri - Ragapadani double LP of 2017. The Original 1987 LP enriched by a bonus LP, which contains other versions and unreleased songs by the Italian flutist and composer Roberto Aglieri. His flute sounds haunting and evocative over the range of delicate synth treatments. Soothing, thoughtfully crafted music for tender times with an incredible esoteric atmosphere. I'm in love with 'Sogno Di Mezzogiorno' with the sound of crickets in the background, 'Danza N. 1', 'Made In Terraneo', a title that plays on the Italian pronunciation 'Mediterraneo' of the Mediterranean Sea, and 'Twin Piece'. I love this release and I love Roberto too. We're planning other collaborations for the future. AR018 - The Mario Acquaviva EP of 2019 . The 1983 Balearic / Pop / Soft Rock masterpiece 12" and now so in demand by Italian Musician and Songwriter Mario Acquaviva, with the famous song 'Notturno Italiano', which will be featured with an amazing Remix in one of the next volumes for 'Archeo 10 Year Anniversary'. AR022 - Manrico & Nicola - Le Piante Del Lago LP 2021. A 1990 previuosly unreleased project by the Duo Manrico & Nicola: Manrico Mologni, the Italian artist, singer, musician and composer and Nicola Calgari, the Italian saxophonist, composer and sound engineer, enriched with 2 new Balearic Versions by Ed Longo, Italian DJ, Producer and Mixing Engineer based in Berlin. Please let's have a read about the beautiful and moving story behind this release. [Colleen] What is the future for Archeo Recordings? [Manu] I hope and wish for many many more years. I have various things in the works. First of all and of which I am very happy, proud, excited and grateful, I have been thinking of celebrating the Archeo Recordings 10 Year Anniversary with a series of vinyl releases with Remixes, Reworks, Covers by various Italian and worldwide Artists, Producers, Musicians, DJs and Friends on almost the entire catalog. The idea is to do a series of EPs / 12” on which the label's favourite contemporaries pay homage to past masters. Every single Artist, Producer, Musician can choose a song from the Archeo catalog and creates her / his new version. Volume 1 EP is in production and will be out for the end of November with 4 new Remixes: one is Pepe Maina - The Infinite (Manu Archeo Remix), a song originally released on Pepe’s 2014 only CD ‘Tales From The Hill’ with an intro with a recitation of Leopardi’s poem 'L'Infinito' (1825) by famed Italian actor Vittorio Gassman. Giacomo Leopardi, a leading figure in the Italian romantic movement, in this poem, explores the idea of time and space within the natural world, and the peace that comes with an appreciation of the immensity of eternity. It was a poem that I adored as a student in high school and that 200 years later evokes a strong feeling of ecstasy that seems so contemporary. The second Remix is Roberto Aglieri Featuring Stefano Faravelli - Danza N. 1 by Feel Fly, the Feel Fly Meditan'Trippy Remix, something unique; the third Remix is Radio Band - Radio Rap Remix by the mysterious Radiomarc from Popcorn Groove label, a killer track, and the fourth Remix is the fifteen minute fusion of séance and science Futuro Antico - Pan Tuning, Mushrooms Project Remix, the Mushrooms Project Danza Mix Part 1, 2 and 3. I’m so happy with this first Volume in the series! Please visit the Archeo website at www.archeo-recordings.com for more infos and details. Next Volumes will feature Artists such as Hear & Now, Mudd from Claremont 56, Leo Mas, Club Soda from Flexi Cuts, Bottin, Lova, Lorenzo Fortino, LucaEffeSunset and many many more give birth to new and exciting Remixes. Really looking forward! Then, I’d like to do some parties to celebrate with great DJs and friends. More infos soon in the next months, maybe I think we’ll go for Spring / Summer 2025. A special thanks & big big Love to Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy!

This page summarises the Balearic Breakfast shows aired in 2020 on Worldwide FM. Balearic Breakfast - 1 (01/09/2020) | The Landing Seagull... Michael Shrieve, Kevin Shrieve, Klause Schulze – Communique / Approach Spiral The Durutti Column – Otis / Antenna – Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix) / Max Berlin – Elle et Moi / Vangelis – Let It Happen / Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love / Lola – Wax the Van / Tulio De Piscopo – Stop Bajon / It’s Immaterial – Driving Away from Home / Findlay Brown – Stallions Suite (ft The Stallions) / Nu Guinea – Je Vulesse / Chris & Cosey – Exotika / Kutiman – Maasai / Bhundu Boys – Teque Nick / William Pitt – City Lights / Ashford & Simpson – Babies (Francois Kevorkian Dub Version) / David Sylvian – Red Guitar Lou Reed – September Song Balearic Breakfast - 2 (08/15/2020) | A trip to the Beach... Derek Gripper – Kaira (Peace) / Joni Mitchell – Coyote / Crosby Stills & Nash – Dark Star (Ashley Beedle Heavy Disco Re-Edit) / Donna Summer – State of Independence / Grace Jones – Private Life (Paul 'Groucho' Smykle Mix) / Wally Badarou – Chief Inspector (Paul 'Groucho' Smykle mix) / DJ Rocca & Leo Almunia – Ever Changing Bubbles (Deep 88 Balearic Mix) / Siouxsie and the Banshees – Kiss Them For Me (Kathak Remix) / Jhalib – Mysteries of the East / CitiZen of Peace – Heart Dance (Kuniyuki Remix) / Don Carlos – Alone / A Man Called Adam – Techno Powers / Chris Rea – Josephine (Chida Edit) / Womack & Womack – MPB (Frankie Knuckles Folk Mix) / Godley & Crème – Cry (Trevor Horn Extended Mix) / Jasper Van't Hofs Pili Pili – Hoomba Hoomba Balearic Breakfast - 3 (15/09/2020) | Caught in the Undertow... Bob Marley – Exodus (Bill Laswell Remix) / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Musst Musst (Massive Attack Remix) / Lowrell – Mellow Mellow (Instrumental) / Carly Simon – Why / Toots & The Maytalls – Take Me Home Country Road / Derrick Laro & Trinity – Don’t Stop til You Get Enough / Residents – Kaw Liga / Pacific Heights – Jack Parsons Laboratory / Simple Minds – Theme for Great Cities / Fontan – You Too / Sombrero Galaxy – journey to the centre of the sun (stallions remix) / Prefab Sprout – Bonny (Leo Zero Reedit) / Octave One – Black Water (Kevin Saunderson Remix) / Blaze – Moonwalk / Sade / Musk Men – I Never Thought / Tear for Fears – Head over Heels (Mark Barrott Remix) / Peter Gabriel – Don't Break the Rhythm Balearic Breakfast - 4 (22/09/2020) | The Dancing Penguins... Penguin Café Orchestra – Air a Danser / Chip Wickham – Double Cross / Delegation – Oh Honey / Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye / Lee Oskar – Haunted House /Robin Trower – Somebody Calling / Donny Hathaway – The Ghetto / Elkin & Nelson – Jibaro / Quiet Force – Listen to the Music / The Who – Eminence Front / Raw Silk – Just in Time and Space Dub / Marcel – On The Beach / Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino’ (Paradise Mix) / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Mix) / The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You (Extended Mix) / Grace Jones – La Vie En Rose Balearic Breakfast - 5 (29/09/2020) | An aeroplane in the sky... Ashra Tempel – Sun Rain / Almunia – Dos Estrellas / Cantoma – Dix Vertes (Cosmodelica Remix) / Smith & Mudd – Norway Stores / Stereo MCS – Connected / Colourbox – Looks Like We’re Shy One Horse / Black Uhuru – Big Spliff (Paul Groucho Smykle Dub Factor Mix) / Lucio Battisti – El Velero / Dinosaur – Kiss Me Again / Mama – Unmask Me (Ashley Beedle Mix) / Stuff It – Are You Going With Me / Ananda Project – Cascades of Colour / Stephane Sévérac – Hold On / Soul Family Sensation – I Don’t Know Know If I Should Call You Baby / (Marshall Jefferson Mix) / Mr Fingers – Survivor / Camelle Hinds – Sausalito Calling / Michael Kiwanuka – Light Balearic Breakfast - 6 (06/10/2020) | The Balearic Slippers Nick Drake – Northern Sky / Sopwith Camel – Fazon / Letta Mbulu – Nomalizo / David Sylvian & Robert Fripp – Darshan (Future Sound Of London Remix) / Grid – Flotation / Sun Palace – Rude Movements / Furniture – Brilliant Mind / Gino Soccio – Turn it Around / Johnny Mathis – I Love My Lady (Ashley Beedle Rework) / Idris Muhammad – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This / Herb Alpert – Rotation / Pat Metheny with Lyle Mays and David Bowie – This is Not America Balearic Breakfast - 7 (13/10/2020) | Wake up everybody... Kazuya Kotani – Fatima (Oto No Wa Compilation) / Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Nights / Haruomo Hosono – Femme Fatale / Hiroshi Sato – Say Goodbye (‘Pacific Breeze’: Japanese City Pop Compilation) / Tatsu Yamashita – Hot Shot / Mariya Takeuchi – Plastic Love / Happy Mondays – WFL (Vince Clarke Remix) / Japan – Life In Tokyo / Art Feynman – Feel Good About Feeling Good / Toru S – My Feelings / Dubtribe Sound System – Do It Now / Rick Holmes – Remember to Remember / Isley Brothers – Harvest of the World / Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody / Quintus Project – Night Flight (Psychemagik Remix) Balearic Breakfast - 8 (20/10/2020) | Waving goodbye to José... Jose Padilla – Walking On Air / Joe Padilla – Que Bonito / Andreas Vollenweider – Behind The Gardens - Behind the Wall / The Blue Nile – The Downtown Lights / Robert Plant – In The Mood / Escape from New York – Fire in My Heart / Mim Suleiman – Mingi / Brenda Fassie – Mingi Mingi (Norman Jay Mix) / Faze Action – In The Trees / Pino Daniele – Yes I Know I'm On My Way / Joan Bibiloni – The Boogie / The Songstress – See Line Woman / Jose Padilla – Still Waters / Toto – Georgy Porgy / Marvin Gaye – Funky Space Reincarnation / Brian Briggs – 'AEO' Parts 1 & 2 / Ozo – Anambra / Jose Padilla – Adios Ayer / The Monkees – The Porpoise Song Balearic Breakfast - 9 (27/10/2020) | Phil Mison's tribute to José Padilla Vangelis – Chung Kuo / Bob James – Women of Ireland / Linkwood & Greg Foat – Sa Talaia / Torn Sail – Birds (Tiago Mix) / Bonnie & Klein – Vrohero Onerio (ft. Marie Makropoulou) / Pastor TL Barrett – Like A Ship / Jon Lucien – Listen Love / Snowboy & The Latin Section – Casa Forte (Joe Claussell Body & Soul Remix) / With Phil Mison on the late Jose Padilla : Ennio Morricone – Once Upon a Time in America (Deborah’s Theme) / This Mortal Coil – Song to the Siren / Ballistic brothers – Uschi’s Groove / Les Negresses Vertes – Face a la Mer (Massive Attack Remix) / The Korgis – Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime / Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together / Cocteau Twins – Pandora / Miles Davis – Time after Time Balearic Breakfast - 10 (03/11/2020) | A Ship in the Fog... Enya - Boadicea / Van Morrison - Rave on / Steve Miller Band - Wild Mountain Honey / Lady Blackbird - Collage (Greg Foat remix) / Prince - The Ballad of Dorothy Parker / Isabelle Antena, Mark Kamins - Laying on the sofa / Moodswings - Spiritual High (part 1 &2) / Groove Armanda - Paris / Sylvester - I need somebody to love tonight / Shawn Lee, Ashley Beedle - Hapiness (Ashley’s Beedle West coast mix) / Adrian Gurvitz - New World / Tony Orlando - Don’t let go / Todd Terje - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terjes extra doll mix) / Konk- Your Life (12” mix) / Stroer - Don’t stay for Breakfast / Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida / Ten City - All loved out Balearic Breakfast - 11 (10/11/2020) | Antonio Bay... Nina Simone – Here comes the sun / Joan Bibiloni – Sa fosca / Electribe 101 – Talking with myself ‘98 (Canny Remix) / John Miles – Stranger in the city / Will Powers – Adventures in success / Caron Wheeler – Living in the light / Martin L. Dumas Jr. – Attitude, belief and Determination / Ennio Morricone – Amore come Dolores (needs remix) / Indian vibes – Mathan / Franz Ferdinand – Stand on the horizon (Todd Terje extended mix) / Talking heads – Slippery people (live) / Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (claptone remix) / Cerrone – Supernature / Candido – Thousand finger man (12” extended version) / Ike & Tina Turner – Whola lotta love / Grace Jones – Unlimited capacity for love / MFSB – Love is the message Balearic Breakfast - 12 (17/11/2020) | The Balearic Hammock Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan / Suzan Vega – Calypso / George Benson – Breezin’ / Marti Caine – Love the way you love me / Classics IV & Dennis Yost – Stormy / Massive Attack – Teardrop (mad professor Mazaruni vocal mix) / Strange cargo – Water from a vine leaf / Miles Davis (feat. Medina Johnson) – Paradise / Sade – Hang on to your love (12” version) / Wham – Everything she wants (Danny krivit edit) / Jonas Haefeli – Raincoatman / New order – Bizzare Iove triangle (extended dance mix) / Mildlife – Vapour (Cosmodelica remix) / Soft rock & Justin Vandervolgen – Talking jungle (Justin Vandervolgen remix) / Will downing – A love supreme / Fragile – We’ve got tonight, boy / Ned Doheny – Get it up for love / Okinawa Delays – Just a little lovin’ (Seahawks light & love vocal) / Sebastian Tellier – La ritournelle Balearic Breakfast - 13 (24/11/2020) | The lost Milky Way... Ashram - Blackouts / The orb - Star 6 & 7 8 9 (phase II) / Klaus Schonning - Light beams / Laurie Anderson - Language is a virus/Radar / Alan Parsons Project - Sirus / Eye in the sky / Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information / Saint Etienne - Only love can break your heart / Captain sensible - Wot / Scritti Politti - Wood beez / Kasso - Walkman / Deodato - Whistle bump / Bombers - Supermarx / Electronic - Getting away with it / D-note - The garden of earthly delight / Benita - Time for a change / Brooklyn dreams - Music, Harmony and rhythm / Ashford & Simpson - Babies / Stevie wonder - Golden Lady / Pat Metheny group - The first circle Balearic Breakfast - 14 (01/12/2020) | Lonely walks... Rick Cuevas – The birds / Morcheeba – Part of the Process / Bob Dylan – Tangled up in blue / Cantoma – Tabarin / Bongo Entp. – Soul Drums (feat. Wili Jensson) / Parbleu – Dance cette zik / Double – The captain of her heart / The Rain Band – Clouds across the moon (Supranova mix) / Nohelani Cypriano – Lihue / Erasmus Hall – Just me 'n' you / Walls – Hang four / Williams – Love on a real train (version by Studio) / Rheingold – 3klangsdimensionen / Canyons – My rescue (Dr Dunks Disco Extension) / Findlay Brown – Losing the will to survive (beyond the wizard sleeve Reanimation) / The war on Drugs – Under the pressure / Fleetwood Mac – Keep going on / John Martyn – You know / Robert Palmer – Every Kinda People / Roxy Music – True to Life / Roxy Music – Tara Balearic Breakfast - 15 (08/12/2020) | Paul Murphy int. | Claremont beach The klf – Madrugada eterna / William Shatner – It hasn’t happened yet / Jean-Luc Ponty – Ethereal mood / John Carroll Kirby – Blueberry Beads / Air – Les Professionnels / Audio de Lux – 60 seconds / Apiento & Co – She walks / P’taah – Hold you close / Quixote & Lisa Li-Lund – Before I started to dance (Prince Thomas Diskomiks) / Azari & III - Reckless with your love (Tensnake Remix) / Claremont 56 mix : Steely Dan – Jack of speed / Chico Hamilton – Magic fingers / Paqua – Escondido / Pan Electric – Sweet as rain / Anli & Moses – The place where I rest / Smith & Mudd – Norway Stores / Hillside – Sunday in June / David Harks & Mudd – Susta / Jpye & Renato – Cosa ti va ? (The dub mix) / Zee Erf – Southern Freeez (Mudd’s mix for Emma) / Hear & Now – Larus Balearic Breakfast - 16 (15/12/2020) | A gasp of Air... Joni Mitchell – River / Joan Armatrading – Love and affection / Bruce Springsteen – I'm on fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Mix) / A mountain of one – Bones / Electra – Autumn love (future 3) / Nicole – New-York Eyes / Asha Puthli – Space Talk / Flowers – For real / Brenda Russell – Hello People / The Fantastics ! – Pyramid / Donald Byrd – Lansana's Priestess / Chaz Jankel – 3.000.000 Synths / The Aspphodelis & Friendly Fires – Velo / Nitin Sawhney – Homelands / Can't find (The Joe Claussel Remix) / The Beloved – It's alright (Back to basics) / Disco Knights – Amerika / Marvin Gaye – Inner city blues (makes me wanna holler) Balearic Breakfast - 17 (22/12/2020) | A Cloudy Christmas... Chilly Gonzales – The Banister Bough/ Mike Salta & Mortale – Henry's Spacewalk / Dead can dance – Ulysses / José Feliciano – California Dreaming / Seu Jorge & Rogé – Sarava / Serginho Meriti – Bons momentos / DJ Disse – Walk on the wild side (Ibiza dream mix) / Ned Doheny – To prove my love / Babe Ruth – Elusive / Zebra Crossing – Life after life / Lorenzo Morresi & Tendelonious – Cosmica Italiana / Lars Bartkuhn – Nomad (full Experience) / Trilogy – Love Me Forever or Love me not (Dub of doom mix) / Rudoulpho – Sunday Afternoon / Walter Hawkins & The Love Center Choir – Goin' Up Yonder / Imagination – Changes / Kate Bush – 50 words for snow / Vangelis – To the Unknown man Balearic Breakfast - 18 (29/12/2020) | Kenneth Bager int. | Music for Dreams Kenny Loggins – Nightwatch / Prélude – Faites vos jeux / Shock – S an Juan / Mick Jager – Lucky in love (Extended François Kevorkian mix) / Tommy Seebach – Bubble sex / Soulmate – Peaceful Morning / Morenas – Hazme Sonar (The ambient remix) / Paul Weller – Starlite (Dropout Orchestra Remix) / Primal Scream – Loaded (Andy Weatherall Mix) / Interview with Kenneth Bager : Ambala – Walk with the Dreamers (feat. Laid Back) / Jacob Gurevitsch – Spanish Inquisition / Troels Hammer – Azur / Ole Theill – Between leaves The swan and the lake – Tinkerbell* / Rheinzand – Porque (Danillo Braca Strings Loopy Remix) / Ba Svedsen – Andromeda / The New age Orchestra – Let's dream Together / Mc Fadden & Whitehead – Ain't not stoppin' us now