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This post presents a list of all the interviews Colleen has given to date. It is updated regularly. 2026 11/05 – Nightclubbing interview @ wnyu w/ Benny Sun (Soundcloud) 06/01 – Angel Mel Revive The Dance Floor w/ Colleen Cosmo Murphy (Mixcloud) 2025 26/12 – Heléna Star in conversation with Colleen Cosmo Murphy (Mixcloud) 24/11 – Offlicence Magazine - Issue 16 - The Jazz Issue (Offlicencemagazine.com) 14/11 – Colleen's interview with 2020vision_recordings – (2020vision youtube) 04/11 – Adventures in Hi-Fi – Disco Pogo 8/2025 (Discopogo.co) 01/11 – Paper Air Waves - Nov '25 (Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy Takeover) – (Soundcloud) 22/10 – Classic Album Sundays and The Art of Listening (Part 2) (Timecapsule) 15/10 – Classic Album Sundays and The Ritual of Listening (Part 1) (Timecapsule) 26/09 – Colleen in conversation with Megan Redshaw (Pïkes IBiza Blog - English Vers.) 25/09 – Magazine Sixty Interview with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy (Magazine Sixty) 21/09 – Colleen Cosmo Murphy interviewed by Ryan Chimney – (Dream Chimney) 05/09 – Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy interview – “I’ve never fist-pumped”– (Juno Daily) 22/08 – The Kula Collective interview – (Kula Collective Events) 15/08 – Shaping The Sound: Women In Radio with Maria Hanlon – (Worldwidefm.net) 13/08 – Colleen in conversation w/Jukka Hätinen – Flow Festival – (Radio Helsinki) 12/08 – First Light: Rohan Rakhit – (Worldwidefm.net) 03/08 – Musical Community...Test Pressing Meets Colleen Murphy – (testpressing.org) 01/08 – The Vinyl Collector w/ Jude Alexander – (1BTN) 23/07 – Ross Allen's Meltdown feat. Charlie Forrest & Colleen Cosmo Murphy – (Soho Radio) 21/07 – Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy on Acid, High Fidelity and Remixing Crazy P – (Knights Of The Turntable) 19/06 – Meena Sears w/ Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy – (Rinse FM) 06/06 – Colleen in conversation w/ Fabienne Hebrard – (Last Night a DJ Saved My Life) 21/02 – Colleen in conversation w/ Maria Hanlon – (The Voices Breakfast Show) 21/01 – Colleen in conversation w/ Brian Lowery – (Know What You See) More to come very soon...

In a 1h25min mix, our friend, The Lioncub, decided to celebrate the Balearic Breakfast compilations by playing tracks featured in the acclaimed series. THE STORY As you all know, The Lioncub is one of the youngest member of the Balearic Breakfast Family. This Four-Legged Spirit is the one fuelling this blog with stories, interviews and working tirelessly each week to bring you a resume of the last episode Colleen presented. A few weeks ago, he decided it was high time to celebrate the Balearic Breakfast compilations and he thus set out to record a mix containing exclusively songs that could be found on the vinyl release of the series. The setup on which our friend recorded this mix includes a mastersounds rotary mixer and two weights, two Technics sl1210 turntables, some Jelco RCA cables, brass platers, the great sounding Shure White Label cartridges and a Roland Quad-Capture soundcard. The quality of the sound is really great, with a very nice soundstage! Entitled "There's Someone in the Stars", this mix also celebrates the way the Lioncub loves to listen to music (at night) and his endless devotion to his dear musical friend, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy... Close your eyes and enjoy! Listen to the Lioncub's mix on Mixcloud: THE PLAYLIST Paz – Kandeen Love Song Tar Blanche – Iguana Pigeon – Infinity (Josh's Extended Disco Mix) Dolle Jolle – Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terjes Extra Døll Mix) Ilya Santana – Cosmovision (Disco Version) Lady Blackbird – Beware The Strangers (Ashley Beedle's 'North Street West' Radio Edit) Bryony Jarman-Pinto – Moving Forward (Cosmodelica Remix) Zero 7 – On my Onwn (12" Version) Dip in The Pool – What about this love (Chaos In The CBD Remix) Quintus Project – Night Flight (Original) Caolfhionn Rose – Paths

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 269th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on May 05th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE In today's episode, we're going to travel to some unknown musical countries... Both Love Injection's and Daisybelle's mixes allow the listeners to discover songs they've never heard before, and we must say it out loud: the music is absolutely brilliant! This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features two special interviews and guest mixes. First up is @barbiebertisch and @paulraffaele of @loveinjection.nyc - two dear friends who have championed New York and American underground dance music from the past to the present via their fanzine, radio show and record label - and they are both fierce DJs too. We always have a great time at our annual Cosmodelica x Love Injection parties at Good Room and when they played in our Love Dancin’ tent in 2023 (shhh - they’re coming back). Up next is Daisybelle , the Puerto Rican-born London dwelling DJ and producer. She has been making some incredible tunes - one of my favourites was ‘Into the Night’ and she has more music on the way. Daisybelle also joined me last year for a Balearic Breakfast party at NT’s Loft (pictured with my other guest Virginia Tzioti). She put together a great mix for us and even sneaked on Laura Branigan! Thanks to all who joined on the chat this morning and sorry to have not joined in. I’m still in NYC and the 5am call just wasn’t working for me today . I’ll be back live in the record room this coming Tuesday catching up on requests and new tunage. Until then, enjoy the show and thanks for listening. Listen back to the 269th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST Love Injection Mix: Stella Z – Reverie Log 12242050 (Reel Long Overdub) Resavoir – Memories of Dreams Scott Grooves – FUNKALERIC (Sunset Mix) Milord – Living In The City Honey Dijon ft. Madison McFerrin – Smoke & Mirrors Cool Affair – Motoric Patterns We Are Echo People – Bird Brain (WAEP/BBE) Luisito Quintero – Aquilas Coisas Todas (Original Mix) Blvk Spade & Stefan Ringer – YOURZZZ United Freedom Collective – Always Open (Falle's Roots (Photay Remix) Zopelar – A World With No War (Creative Issues) Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes – Visions of a New World (Phase II) Natalie Slade – My House Daisybelle Mix: Army of Lovers – My Army of Lovers Fernanda Abreu – Uma Breve História do Tempo System Olympia ft Tatyana – One and Only Maureen – Tu Me Tues (JKriv remix) Laura Brannigan – Self Control Vera – Don't You Want My Love Saada Bonaire/ Jens Mahlstedt – You Could Be More As You Are (Bleep Mix) International Music System – An English '93′ (Italo Deviance Floating Mix) Florence – Topo Lisa Sanchez – Take It or Leave It (Acid Dub Mix) Giorgia Morandi – Children of the Sky (Original instrumental) Paula Abdul – Knocked Out (Shep Pettibone mix) Francis – Surrender Your Love (Club Mix)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 268th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 28th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features two special guests. First we are joined by Mattie Safer who has just released the gorgeous Lovetempo album ‘There is a Light’. In a short interview, the former Rapture band member and touring Poolside member tells us all about it and he also put together a special Balearic Breakfast mix. Next up is Ariane V a radio broadcaster and DJ who is also part of the Balearic London crew. She just released her first compilation ‘Safe Travels’ on Nervous Records and she’s included a few of the tunes on a special guest mix for us. Thank you to Mattie, Ariane and to my husband Adam for streaming while I’m in transit. I’m off to the States and playing this Friday at Good Room in Brooklyn with my friends @loveinjectionnyc and the following night heading down to Washington DC for a back to back set with François Kevorkian at @extendedplaydc. If you can make it, please say hello. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show! Listen back to the 268th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST Mattie Safer lovetempo Balearic Breakfast Mix Sade – Turn My Back On You Madison McFerrin – Stay Away (From Me) lovetempo – Thinking About You Metro Area – Piña Bakura – Thinking About JKriv – Say Wut (JKriv Rework) lovetempo – By Your Side (LEONG Remix) Roy Ayers – Chicago (Prince Language Edit) Introverted Funk – Nite Lite Billy Ocean – Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down) Social Lovers – Higher The Rebirth – Evil Vibrations Ariane V Safe Travels Balearic Breakfast mix: Rhode & Brown – Today's Show: Nothing Pacific Coliseum – Don't Forget Giorgio Lopez – Voyager Sans Bouger Boogie Rookie/Whodamanny – Tutti Frutti (Whodamanny's Fruto Del Amor Reprise) Subnesia – Baila Gitano (Club Mix) Roland Leesker feat. Dan Diamond – Let It All Go ASHRR – Different Kind Of Life (Massimiliano Pagliara Dub) Josh Ludlow – Where Did Mark Go? Llewellyn – Synergy Bar Manuel Darquart – Big Balearic Cast Of Thousands – Givin' My Love (Lunch Pail Club Mix) Magari – Jamorphus (Magari Dub Version) Ghosten – Esoteric Armada

Gez Dewar, the man behind Random House Project, speaks about his new track and the challenges he faced to make ends meet... 1) Dear Gez, thank you for joining us again, here on the blog! I must say your remix of the song Senorita (by Justin Timberlake) is such a musical and tense "builder"! There's a war in there somewhere, and someone is clearly winning it, laughs! How on earth did you turn such a cool groove into this cosmic bomb?! Ha! thanks Artur. This remix was a war for sure and I thought I had lost it... I did several versions before this one and could not get a vibe that I was happy with. I was really ready to put it aside and move on. Sometimes, it's best just to surrender because you're not "feeling" it. Sometimes you can totally burn yourself out on a single mix, and you need to step away and give yourself time to regroup and start again. At one point, I felt I needed to go out and listen and dance. I ended up going to a great party called Faith run by Terry Farley and Stuart Patterson , headlining was Lil Louis and their sets blew me away and gave me permission to do what I finally ended up with for this rework. Sometimes less is more and structure is everything! 2) So the "tension" we feel in your version did not come from nowhere... Yeah, in the beginning, I got a whole version all done and finished, but then, for a few days, I took some time to "live" with the track. I remember first hearing this expression when I sent a track to Juan Atkins when I was starting my career. He said to me he would "live with it" for a few days, and I didn't understand what he meant. It's a great expression, and it allows for a curing period. So I spent the next few days listening over and over again to this first version, in the car, on headphones, out on walks, etc. And, as I moved away from the remixing process, I got on with my life, zoomed out and got a better perspective and just a gut feeling that something was not working. It wasn't what I was looking for, and, eventually, I ditched the whole version and started again from scratch, which is sometimes really hard as I was exhausted from hearing the track. 3) When listening to your version, we quite easily understand that you took a fragment of the initial song, transposed the tonality (redoing some of the instruments too if I'm not mistaken), and kept the whole thing into a steady and well-thought-out evolution. Can you share with us how you envisioned the structure of your version? Great question. Sometimes I have an overall structure in mind, at other times the parts will dictate the structure, and it will evolve organically. Dance music is all about dynamics and energy levels and steering the crowd along that journey, which is what masters like Lil Louis are experts at. This mix was about building slowly and changing subtly over time, which requires feeling your way through the track, replaying and replaying over and over again, and putting yourself on the dancefloor, and feeling what people feel. It's also about distilling the original parts down and identifying which bits best serve the new groove the strongest. The musicality of the original is really something else and Chad Jackson's keyboard parts are genius-level, super-tricky Neo Soul/Jazz chords, which took a long time to work out. They were initially alluring but ultimately weren't right for the rework. Sometimes, it's really hard to let stuff like that go, but you can end up writing yourself into a corner, holding onto parts that won't serve the new work. I ended up simplifying Chad's original chords just down to a couple, which had a great answer call feel and still worked over Justin's vocal. There are other, more subtle parts from the original, like the Horn lick, which is magnified and used repetitively in my rework (an old DJ Pierre trick). 4) You didn't keep a lot of Justin's vocals, laughs! I love how you used them as a rhythmic base; that's close to what an artist like Michael Jackson was doing live in his own productions. How do you identify snippets in a song, and how do you know they're going to really work out the right way? Often the smallest samples can become the underlying hooks that connect all the sections of a rework together, especially on larger systems, where space is much more important, and not clogging the mix up with too many vocals is key. For this mix, I ended up discarding a ton of beautiful vocal hooks and stripped it down to parts which were supporting the groove. That tiny rhythmic vocal loop you mentioned (reminiscent of Michael Jackson's vocal style) really supported the groove, as did another adlib. Often, I will run the vocal over the new drum track and shift it around offbeat and stretch and pull it until something cool happens. You have to get the old way of hearing the vocals out of your head, and try to form a new relationship with the vocals to bring something fresh. As you build the track, some ideas will stick, while often the more obvious bits will become annoying and eventually get ditched. Often, it's not until you start structuring that you realise what's working and what's not helping. This is why folks often get stuck in that terrible 8 Bar loop trap and never finish the structure, because the parts sound great in a loop but don't serve the overall track. 5) You're such a prolific remixer, and your productions are so great. What's coming next into our ears? Thanks, yeah, it's kind of my therapy! I just love doing what I do, and love that folks really enjoy it too. I get the most pleasure seeing folks dance to my stuff, and it connects me to my community. I have quite a few reworks in various stages of completion for the summer, an old Steve Silk Hurley tune, which I'm super excited about. Also, I have some remixes for the wonderful Vicious Charm Label and Kenneth Bager's Music for Dreams Label, which will be coming out soon. Thank you so much Gez for this great chinwag! Thank you again for the inspirational questions!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 267th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 21st , 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Through the pouring rain, through the thickness of the darkest of fogs, through despair, sadness and an unbearable Loneliness, tell me, in the lies this crazy world confesses, will you be able to somehow find yourself again and lend yourself a hand almost no one ever handled to you? While crying your soul out, while yelling from that excruciating pain, will you be able to get out stronger than before and see things clearly now? Do not trust them; do not wait for anyone but yourself; no one’s love will save your inner child’s loneliness if you don’t believe it can be somehow healed in your own hands. You are your only answer, and your own guardian angel. Now, son, stand up, slowly, and Walk… Walk as a Man… I think you clearly see on which path we're all walking now... In a world eaten by chaos, our only way is Freedom... As hard as it can be, we can only choose ourselves and the values we feel are important to protect. We can not rely on anyone else, but we can decide to share; and we can decide to see the truth behind behaviours, postures and really feel why somehow, people lie and if it is a lie, a manipulation, and how it affects us, and how we can incorporate all of that to our own psychological scheme, and how to make this all work in our own reality, our own behaviour... There's that quote I need to share in the light of today's show: " Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!" . Are you somewhere on a path you've never seen before? If that's the case, and if you're unsure, today's show will give you a few hints... From Pavane for a Dead Princess to The Shadowy Light , every song, every moment of music lets the listener reflect on how Freedom presents itself to him as he walks through painful times. Every song presents what Freedom is, how we interact with it, how we restrain it and how we fight to find it and to keep it in our lives. Of course, the second part of the show keeps that theme alive and well ( Introverted Funk's Tell U ) with that "grand opening" right at the end (Rodriguez Jr's What Is Real ). Colleen's mixing is always precise, and it also lets you experience silence as a reminder that nothing that happens in life is important; the only thing keeping you from falling being the trust you keep on your path to freedom... Listen back to the 267th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST ( 1973 ) Deodato – Pavane for a Dead Princess ( 1982 ) Clannad   – The Green Fields of Gaothdobhair ( 1976 ) Joan Armatrading   – Down to Zero ( 2026 ) Stephen Stills & Graham Nash   – Dear Mr. Fantasy (Ole Smokey Edit) ( 1996 ) Wim Mertens   – Often a Bird ( 2026 ) Eric Demuro   – Freedom Layers (Pilchard Rounds) ( 2026 ) The Offline   – Enfin, La Paix (Koralle Remix) ( 2026 ) Gorillaz ft Asha Bhosle   – The Shadowy Light ( 2002 ) Camiel   – Follow Her ( TBR ) Detroit Rising   – Day Dreaming (Kaidi Tatham Remix) ( 2026 ) Atjazz ft Omar & Max Beesley   – Let's Talk ( 2014 ) Incognito   – I See the Sun ( 1985 ) Greg Phillinganes   – Lazy Nina ( 2026 ) Shy One ft Steve Spacek   – Driving on Sand ( 2025 ) Introverted Funk   – Tell U ( TBR ) Tonarunur   – Good To Me ( 2012 ) Miguel Migs   – Dance & Clap (Down Low Disco Mix) ( 2026 ) Pete Blaker   – Must Be Love ( 1976 ) Four Below Zero   – My Baby's Got E.S.P. ( 2026 ) Funkatomic & Angela Johnson ft Francis Hylton   – Meteors ( 2025 ) Lenny Fontana ft Jasmine Lovett   – If You Want Me ( 2020 ) Rodriguez Jr.   – What Is Real

When you dig deeper into Balearic Breakfast's music, you may find artists, legends, I should say, that will lead you into new sonic journeys. Vick Lavender is one of these people... 1) Dear Vick, thank you for joining us here on the Balearic Breakfast Blog! Your track, Superhero, was issued on the Superhero 2x12" vinyl in 2025 , an incredibly powerful, balearic and, also, somehow, alectronic trip. How did that insane and beautiful melody come to you? Did you intend from the start to make such an epic edition with this tune? Hi Artur, thanks for having me. This may sound a little strange, but to answer this question directly, no we didn't necessarily have any intentions for a specific sound. The SUPERHERO EP is a culmination of ideas over a 7 year period , so they kinda represent different moments within that time frame. Our only intention, once we start the creative process, is to make the best jam we can possibly make.  2) A DJ, producer, instrumentalist, Founder of Sophisticado Recordings Chicago and co-owner of Bridgeport Record Store Chicago, one can say that you're no stranger to music! Can you share with us a memory of the most epic DJ set you ever had? Lol! I don't rate my dj sets. I kinda let the people do that. Honestly, I always have a great time running dope jamz for others. It's always a privilege to do what we do & get paid to do it! The places I've been blessed to play have all been special.  3) You recently issued "The Esthetic EP" , which, to me, has much more depth and warmth than the "Superhero" double 12" (the latter one being, to me, more "tribal"). How do you choose the sonic palette you want to work with when producing new tracks? When I sit down & start the process, I usually have an idea. Drums ,bassline etc that I'd like to try out & put down. After that, depending on how far I can go with it, because I'm not a musician, so there are limitations. That's where Justin Dillard comes in. Now, JD is a BEAST & our musical connection is a special one. He takes what I've done & he will expand on it. 4) According to you, what are the three most important things, sonically speaking, one must be aware of when producing a track? Well I definitely think having basic knowledge of how to get your point across as a producer is very important. Knowing your way around instruments would go far in developing a particular sound that will be synonymous with you. Also, know your software. Whatever (DAW) you're using. Get very familiar & comfortable with it. Studio monitors & space are very important when it comes to getting your ear used to its surroundings. What your music sounds like sonically is part of your musical identity as well. 5) Can you share with us a few things that will happen in your musical world in the coming months? Absolutely. We're in the process of starting up Bridgeport Recordings Chicago . The first volume will include tracks from myself, Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, and Dejay Cease. Slated for a summer release. In time for Bridgeport Records' 3-year anniversary. Anthony Nicholson & myself are also working on a dope project. There's a Sophisticado Recordings project coming as well. Joe Claussell's Sacred Rhythm Music is doing Distribution on that one. Releases on Cateleya Music, Daybreakers Records UK, Mister Bear Records Berlin, & Forbidden Dance music are coming this summer through the fall. Thank you so much, dear Vick! Follow Vick Lavender on Instagram , Bandcamp

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 266th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 14th , 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE This show has, as always, a strong "imagery", if I can put it that way. To me, it pictures the end of a storm and the moments that follow these troubled times. There is a lingering tension in the opening track, and the first part of the show really breathes out something deep, somehow tense, with a sense of relief at some point. Definitely worth a listen and your own interpretation, but this show really encapsulates Colleen's emotions, it seems! This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud for your listening pleasure. Community, musical sharing and transcendental music helps my own mental health within a world that seems to be going absolutely mad. Thanks to those that join me on my Mixcloud Live every Tuesday morning so that we can shelter ourselves from the storm for a couple of hours (of course we are the lucky, privileged ones as millions around the globe truly suffer). I hope today’s show will give you a bit of respite and thanks for listening. And if you want to lose yourself on the dancefloor, here’s where you can tap into some uplifting vibes (please say hello if you can): Friday 17 April: Burger Disco Club in Athens, Greece Saturday 18 April: with Lakuti at Night Tales in London Sunday 26 April: Beat Hotel with Alex Kassian and Jaime Fiorito in Ibiza for International Music Summit Friday 1 May: Good Room with Love Injection in Brooklyn, New York Saturday 2 May: B2B with Francois K at Extended Play in Washington DC f Sunday 17 May: All Night Long at Pike’s in Ibiza Sunday 24 May: Gala Festival in London Sunday 24 May: Shindig Festival in Wiltshire Listen back to the 266th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST ( 2026 ) Raul Buelna – Celestial Tones ( 2026 ) Jasmine Myra  – Reflections ( 1987 ) Ray Cheser  – Gliding Home ( 2026 ) Thee Marloes  – Under the Silver Moon ( 2020 ) Les Hommes  – Canticle ( TBR ) Jöel Fajerman  – Flower's Love (Ilya Santana Disco Version) ( 2023 ) The Seven Ups  – Free Blowing Wind ( 2026 ) Ricardo Eddy y Expreso Ritmico  – Yeya Son ( 2026 ) Curió Curió  – Bem Querer ( 1976 ) Silvetti  – Spring Rain ( 2025 ) Johan Blende  – Como No Brasil ( NOL ) Neal Francis  – Can't Get Enough (Seamus Haji Remix) ( 2026 ) JT  – Senorita (Random House Project Disco Remake) ( 2026 ) Tony Joe White & The Flying Mojito Brothers  – Swamp Rap ( 2026 ) Vince Watson  – Eminesence ( 2002 ) Georg Levin ft Clara Hill  – I Got Someone New ( 2026 ) Al Kent  – Come Back Home (Again) ( 2026 ) Convertible  – Sands of Talamanca ( 2026 ) Declan McDermott  – Yara Kimba (Lindeman Island)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 265th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 07th , 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE As an active listener of my favourite show ever, there is always something to discover musically speaking, and that's tremendously rewarding to experience! From the start, I felt this show would share some feelings, some thoughts, some intellectual inspirations regarding an "evolution". Today's musical lineup is all about finding Freedom and breaking the chains that keep you away from your liberty. Listen to these songs for instance: "Es Vedrà", "Lift your face to the sun", "Ain't it Time", "One Chain (Don't make no Prison". The message is plain to hear! Also, take care how the show is built, its intensity (rising from the very start with that incredible musical presentation of the Balearic Island that is 'Es Vedrà", how the intensity keeps on evolving and how, in the last half hour of the show, the solid rhythm takes you back to your roots with a musical journey that could be one played at the Loft... Yes, everything in this episode is about breaking those chains... This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features your requests and new music from @retromigration , @jkriv , @marshallwatsonmusicsf , @fazeaction @echojulietdj , Ron Trent  and more. Today’s show also features ‘Es Vedra’ by London based Ukrainian-Polish harpist Alina Bzhezhinska Harpist . Its from her new album ‘Infinite Journey’ now on Bandcamp and all proceeds are being donated to Tepli Doloni, a Ukrainian charity that provides art therapy for children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Please show some love! Listen back to the 265th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST ( 2026 ) Alina Bzhezhinska – Es Vedra ( 2023 ) Warriors of the Dystotheque & Ashley Slater   – Beachside Drive ( TBR ) Perth Lewis   – Monolith ( 2000 ) LTJ Bukem ft Elliot   – Sunrain ( 2026 ) Zero Netcost   – Ten Years Later (Funky Porcini Mix) ( 2023 ) Marshall Watson & Cole Odin   – Just a Daydream Away (Space Flight Mix) ( 2026 ) Gus Paterson   – Playing Games (Dan Idjut's Dubbing Games Remix) ( 2025 ) Land of Echo ft Kathy Diamond   – What We Want ( 2021 ) Nu Genea ft Célia Kameni   – Marechia ( 2026 ) Echo Juliet   – Lift Your Face to the Sun ( 1976 ) Queen Yahna   – Ain't It Time ( 1978 ) Santana   – One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) (John Luongo Mix) ( 1960 ) Babatunde Olatunji   – Jin-go-lo-ba ( 1982 ) Osibisa   – Sunshine Day (1982 Version) ( 2026 ) Faze Action ft Zeke Manyika   – Batanyi ( 2025 ) Powerhouse Jim & The Fitness Centre   – Imagine Being Us ( 2026 ) Foreal People   – Tango Hustle (Dave Lee's Latican Hustle) ( 2026 ) J Kriv & Jason Lindner   – Regionale (Retromigration Remix) ( TBR ) Ron Trent   – Electric Jungle

Following the absolutely gorgeous, and delicate, set that Gina did for Balearic Breakfast, I had to know more about her views on Music... Join us for a nice chinwag! 1) Hello, Gina, thank you so much for joining us here! You did quite an astounding mix for the show recently . Can you share with us how you worked on it and what you wanted to convey through the songs you chose? It was December and cold. I felt like hibernating and wanted something very gentle and soothing, but connected to where I live and who I am. I had heard Anna Phoebe in Margate shortly before, and as she lives in Deal, I thought it would be a personal choice. The track by Public Service Broadcasting felt to me also to have a Kentish link – It is from The Last Flight and is the story of Amelia Earhart's last flight before she disappeared . There is a statue in Herne Bay, near where I live, for another famous aviator, who also disappeared over water  –   Amy Johnson. Somehow, the sea united those pioneering women in my head. It's how I join those musical dots. I have been soothed by Bill Laswell's version of The Heathen a lot this past year, so I wanted to include that one too. The rest was just stuff I have enjoyed listening to and felt right. 2) Generally speaking, what is your relationship to music? How do you listen to it? How do you engage with it?  I hear lyrics all the time – songs tell my life story better than anything. I listen to the radio as soon as I get up. I listen to music on my phone, on earbuds, on the way to work. I dance to it at weekends, and I go to live events during the week. It is a big part of my life. I'm off to listen to Wolfgang Flur at the Jazz Cafe as I write this, while listening to Wooden Shjips on my earbuds on the train up to London! 3) If you were left on a lonely island, and if you were to pick up 3 albums to listen to, which ones would you choose and why? Duh! George Harrison – All Things Must Pass , James Murphy and Pat Mahoney – Fabriclive 36   (for dancing), Pink Floyd –  DSOM (obviously played on a top-end desert island hifi 😉). 4) Some people say that "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" What is your take on that? Music is very personal –   the same piece can evoke different feelings in different people at different times. I think reviews are also subjective. They're a good starting point, but never the full answer. Feelings go beyond words –   listen to Sofia Kourtesis , 'How Music Makes You Feel Better' . 5) I know it's a hard question, but could you share with us two/three memories associated with Balearic Breakfast? What does Balearic Breakfast mean to you? I like the inclusive nature of the show, and the fact that people from so many different parts of the world tune in at the same time. It has kept me sane and connected through some turbulent times. Love the show and the compilations!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 264th episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 31st , 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE With songs like I get lifted , I got the Feeling , In the jungle , Superhero , Mother Mother , Speak Now, Mary don't Weep , and with a quickly rhythmic evolving show, it seems obvious to say that this Balearic Breakfast's episode is one of the most uplifting we've had in the last few months! A look behind the scenes as I try to find space to shoehorn in another record. This week’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and is an all request show that runs that gamut from ambient jazz to acoustic folk to soul to spiritual house and more. This show also features an old Fat Freddy's Drop  Cosmodelica remix I did with my late friend Andy YamWho (it was a request!) Thanks for your suggestions and I’ll be back on my Mixcloud Live next Tuesday with more of your requests and some new music. Thanks for listening. Listen back to the 264th episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST ( 2023 ) Love of the Brave – Heron ( 2025 ) Svaneborg Kardyb & Caoilfhionn Rose   – Illusions ( 1991 ) Joni Mitchell   – Come in from the Cold ( 2000 ) Danny Paradise   – Searching for the Holy Grail ( 1974 ) George McCrae   – I Get Lifted ( 1978 ) Jenny Darren   – I Got the Feeling ( 2022 ) Ural Thomas & The Pain   – Apple Pie (Oh Me Oh My) ( 2025 ) Vick Lavender   – SuperHero ( 2018 ) Man Jumping   – In The Jungle (Remix) ( 2019 ) Calm presents K.F. Key Free   – Come Fly With Me ( 2025 ) Kyril   – This Dance ( 2014 ) Fat Freddy's Drop   – Mother Mother (Cosmodelica Remix) ( 2022 ) Mark Lewis   – Speak Now (Vocal Mix) ( 2026 ) KOAD & Gayathri Krishnan   – Scatterbrain ( 2026 ) Stacy Kidd   – Mary Don't Weep (Main Mix) ( 2025 ) Humble B Flat & Kudo Sol   – Lyra ( 1979 ) Alton McClain & Destiny   – Crazy Love

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast the 263rd episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 24th , 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Colleen's ability to convey a rhythmical and positive message absolutely shines here. From the start, and quite quickly, we feel a marching force in the music and in the songs. The mixing is absolutely faultless and very precise (listen to the first 45 minutes of the show, and you'll get the idea!), beautifully executed, allowing the listener to blend in a musical sea and immerse himself in a positive mindset no matter his own mood. This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud with music from @citizens_of_vice @isitbalearic @nunorthernsoul @daniel_monaco_music @bordelloshop @statuesc56 @frombeyonduk @payfone_ldn @40_thieves_sf @summerloving71 @pete_blaker @moodymanc_ @afroterraneo @merecumberecordings @djdouggomez @protoexotica @joeclaussellsplaygroundd @nightmaresonwax @greenteapeng and more… Next Tuesday’s Balearic Breakfast will be a request show and the request line goes up on my socials on Saturday. Looking forward to your requests as always. And hope you can join me for a FREE @classicalbumsundays event in collaboration with ‘A Century in Sound’ filmmaker @nickdwyernz who will turn the tables and interview me about my experiences in Japan from 1989 onward and I’ll be spinning some of my favourite songs by Japanese artists at @spacetalk.ldn on Tuesday 31 March. And one more ‘free event’: this Friday morning I’ll be hosting a show on Worldwide FM from 10am to high noon and I hope you can join me there, too! Thanks for listening. Listen back to the 263rd episode of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST ( 2026 ) Coyote – Muted Beauty ( 1973 ) Intruders   – Save the Children ( 1973 ) Jon Lucien   – Love Everlasting ( 1974 ) The Main Ingredient   – Euphrates ( 2020 ) Family of Swede   – Set You Free ( 2025 ) Nightmares on Wax ft Green Tea Peng   – I Remember ( TBR ) Statues   – Sign It Off ( TBR ) From Beyond   – On the Drums ( 2026 ) 40 Thieves   – Déja Vu (Payfone Remix) ( TBR ) Björk   – One Day (Field2Factory Two Suns and a Volcano Mix) ( 2025 ) Pete Blaker   – Keem ( 1975 ) Black Blood   – A.I.E. (A Mwana) ( 2026 ) Barrio B ft Ameh Fashi   – Lagos 11 ( 2019 ) Doug Gomez & Conway Kasey   – Ritmo Sagrado ( 2024 ) Joaquin Joe Claussell   – New Africa ( TBR ) Airto   – Toque de Cuica (Old Mervue Extended Edit) ( 1979 ) David Benoit   – Life is like a Samba ( 2026 ) Daniel Monaco ft Manuel Rodriguez   – Flamenca ( 1976 ) Donna Summer   – Spring Affair