With the release of their new album, I simply had to meet Tim and James, the duo behind Birds of Pandæmonium. There are some dynamics you can't ignore! 1) First of all, thank you for being here with us! Birds of Pandæmonium, what a great name! Can you tell us why you chose it, and how it represents the music you craft? JAMES: I’ve always had a fascination with birds since I was a kid - the freedom of flight was really appealing and their grace, beauty. I’d read a book about a tech exec who transitioned her career to caring for endangered and exotic birds, called ‘The Birds of Pandemonium’, her sanctuary is called Pandemonium. I think I saw it on the shelf and said it out loud, and Tim thought Pandæmonium, like Milton - the infernal capital. Related to music, music is kind of a thing that does allow you to float and fly over a metaphorical hell scape and I think that’s why it works for the music we endeavor to make. TIM: It kind of sounds like a really cool literate Biker Gang too 2) 'I Want To Believe' was featured on Colleen's show last week, it has a strong leading rhythm and grand sonics, expanding the stereo image and bringing wild visuals during the chorus, contrasting with the verses which do not sound as big visually speaking. There is a strong trippy feeling in there! Do you think believing should have the same kind of dynamics in our lives? TIM: I think so. In fact, I’ve come to believe that the “secret of life” is learning to sit with or surf that inherent uncertainty of existence. Life is full of contradictions, unexpected turns, moments when everything feels small and moments when suddenly the whole world opens up. The trick is to embrace all of it. I like the idea of making life an epic, impossible quest and trusting that, somehow, it will work out. It’s how fairy tales seem to operate, and I think real life can be a little like that too. How do you achieve the impossible? You can only achieve the impossible by doing impossible things. You have to be willing to attempt things you don’t believe can happen, or things you never thought you could do, like, for example, making an album again. And trust that you will get from A to B. Somehow. Once you embrace the impossible, you enter a world where magic becomes possible. Belief/Trust becomes a kind of creative force. It allows you to move beyond what you think the rules are and into what “might” be. So maybe the dynamics are necessary: the quieter moments, the uncertainty, the tension and then the moments when everything expands and suddenly feels enormous. You accept the contradictions, step into the unknown, and keep going. That’s where the magic is. 3) I took the time to listen to some other tracks of yours, and indeed you use the stereo panning and the soundstage in a very immersive way. It is quite rare to feel sound in such an organic and vibrant way. Am I wrong if I say you don't like audio compression? JAMES: Ha, everything in moderation. I think dynamics are very important; you don’t want to have sound waves that are rectangles. TIM: So far almost all of our releases have had a vinyl component so we definitely mix with a lot of headroom. Our soundstages are wide and psychedelic, and some of our basses on this record are even wider. I was very worried when I first heard the test press of the record that some of our bass was too out there, but I got to tell you the record itself is a sonic thing of beauty. If you do vinyl, go and grab one now; it sounds amazing! 4) Another great example of your love for, I would say, "cinematic music" is "Out for you". How do you finalize a song, on the sonic side? What tells you that 'this is the good version" ? JAMES: Mostly the release date tells us, ha. I’m not an engineer and am prone to want things that are sometimes very wrong, and Tim puts up with my bad suggestions, somehow harnessing insanity into controlled chaos. TIM: Yes, like some of the real big subbass moments on the new record 5) What's next for Birds of Pandæmonium? Any touring plans? JAMES: Definitely more music, we’re always writing, dating and tinkering. Maybe some new reworks & remixes. We’ve been in the rehearsal space testing out live renditions, so a lot more coming soon. TIM: 3 Albums, many EPs, a world tour and maybe a feature film. You got to think big!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on Augut 4th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE The We Out Here Festival will be held over three days this month (20th-23rd), and, of course, Colleen will be participating with the Love Dancing Tent! Busy as always, our beloved Captain will have quite an active summer. I shared the picture of her forthcoming gigs again here for your information. Today's episode began with a calm and introspective atmosphere, one of hope, as many of the songs conveyed an intimate feeling that things are going to change for the better. Listen closely, for instance, to Isaiah Collier's 'Joy' or to The Ruffcats ft. Doug Shorts' 'I Ain't Worried'. I'm sure you get today's episode message as clearly as I do! Colleen's message is crystal clear, hence the title I chose for the post, which perfectly reflects this positive message. On the chat, we were all talking about the forthcoming WOH festival, about the new Balearic Breakfast compilation (which will be released in November this year), and also about the great music our Captain played for us! Listen back to episode 26-30 of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST (2026) Emil Friis – Hands Remembered (2026) George Solar – O Luar (Mike Alcaras Remix) (2026) Statues – Leaves in Summer (Original Mix) (2026) Lee Ross – Kingdom (2026) Isaiah Collier – Joy (TBR) Santino Surfers – Surfin the Sunlight (TBR) Cala Sola – Sense Discjoquei (2026) Monsieur Van Pratt – Solo Tú y Yo (2026) Tonarunur – Someone Else (1987) Sherrick – Just Call (2026) The Ruffcats ft Doug Shorts – I Ain't Worried (Erobique Remix) (TBR) Roxy Music – The Space Between (Magic Wand Edit) (2026) Love from the Archipelago – Endless Ocean (2026) Benirrás Beach Club ft. Tommy Jules – Garlands (Beach Club Edit) (TBR) Sékouba Bambino – Até Tolama (Souldynamic Rework) (TBR) Pandar & Faro – UR Vibe (2025) Cee ElAassaad ft Sabrna Chyld – The Time is Here (2026) Doug Gomez & DJ Loka – Dangerous (AfroSoul Mix) (2023) Wez Whynt ft His Bitter Truth – Moonlighting (2000) Pépé Bradock – Life

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on September 22nd, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE After hosting an incredibly powerful and life-reaffirming Loft Party in London, where she did meet a few members of the Balearic Breakfast Family, and just before heading to the US, Colleen presented this 36th episode of Balearic Breakfast. Although the request line wasn't posted this past weekend, the Family eagerly waited to discover Colleen's selections and some of the new songs and tracks that went out recently! As you'll hear, this episode acts like a kind of "revelation", with every track depicting unsure pictures, complex musical layers and uncertain musical structures, which is very much the case, for instance, with the first three songs, 'Tanglewood', 'The Wind and the Forest' and 'Do What You Gotta Do' (listen carefully to the lyrics by the way 😉). I must admit I let you down lately, I'm sorry, as I wasn't able to analyse the shows as I did before, but hopefully I'm back on track with this one... Sakura Murakami's 'Fruits of Life' adds to today's themed show, as we feel the very pictorial astonishment of someone discovering what life can unveil... There's generosity lying in the first half of today's episode, through the questioning and the uncertainty; something, someone, somewhere is asking, Can't You See Me? And this question, which also allows some kind of "affirmation" if I can put it that way..., is asked at different levels with different answers and visuals in every song... (David Walters' Kryè Mwen, a classic which the Balearic Breakfast Family loves to bits, is a great example of that as the song is all about unconditional support, reassurance, and guiding somebody out of hard times into a better place)... Well, Can't You See Me?... In any case, while you're enjoying Colleen's revelatory mix, don't forget that on Tuesday, the 10th November, Classic Album Sundays will be holding a record release party at Hidden Grooves for the next edition of Balearic Breakfast Vol.V. and, this time, Colleen will be on the other side as she'll be interviewed by Andy Thomas, a fabulous writer who also wrote the liner notes for the compilation. There will be records for purchase and Colleen will also do a signing while the album plays over Hidden Grooves’ lovely hifi. The event is free but space is limited and must be reserved in advance. And you can still preorder the new compilation here. Listen back to episode 26-36 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and is chock full of new tunes from @mattersunknown @church_of_sound @misstuffers @kaiditatham @musclecars.nyc @gregpaulus @tonarunur @sunburstband.official @davidwaltersplay @brunopatchworks @falle_nioke @finnrees @deepsoulsyndicate @justsayfouk @lyma.wav @thorganwolff @djdouggomez @jaideneveda @glitchgarden_ldn @richard_sen_coma Today’s show is a tad shorter than usual just because I was so exhausted after our London Loft party which is an 18 hour day for some of us! But it was such a healing party and thank you to our entire London Loft family and all who joined us on the dance floor to see in autumn. The equinox certainly radiated the feeling of reflection. And reservations for the Balearic Breakfast 5 release party are going quickly. Its on the 10th November at Hidden Grooves HiFi Lounge in Shoreditch and reservations are free but space is limited (link in my bio). I’m away in the USA for the next few weeks (tour dates on my socials) so covering over the next few weeks we have Random House Project, Rainer Truby, Lil Minx, Flamingo Pier, Sophie Callis of The Boatpod and a Balearic Breakfast family mix from Sue Forrest. That means I’ll be streaming at 5am from the East Coast and will be hanging out on the chat. I hope you enjoy the show, thanks for listening and enjoy your week! THE PLAYLIST Glitch Garden – Tanglewood (Ambient Mix) Matters Unknown ft. Miles Spilsbury – The Wind and the Forest Kaidi Tatham & The First World All Stars ft Vanessa Freeman – Do What You Gotta Do Sakura Murakami – Fruits of Life Greg Paulus – Bond (musclecars mix) Tonarunur – Careless Synther (Original Mix) David Walters – Kryè Mwen (Patchworks Remix) The Sunburst Band – Reach for my Love (Extended Mix) Thorgan Wolff – Never Did I Boogsie – Can't You See Me Falle Nioke – Lion Fouk ft LYMA – Mighty Lover Deep Soul Syndicate ft Ed Ramsey – Rhythm World Doug Gomez & Jaidene Veda – NuGirl (Deep Mix) Richard Sen – Bergen Light Rail Finn Rees – Feel the Sun COLLEEN IN THE NEWS Colleen will be playing at these events (find some of these here) in the coming weeks: 25 September: @slow.motion.slow.motion New Jersey slow-motion.net 27 September: B2B with @francoisknyc @lebainnyc 2 October: B2B with @cosmobaker @danteshifi Miami 3 October: Love Dancin’ & Still Waters present Lineage with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy & @tony_humphries All Night Long, @smartbarchicago 9 October: All Night Long @goldenrecordnyc 17 October: @cobaltstudios.ouseburn Newcastle 23 October: @goldenlion_todmorden 31 October: @lastnote_party Perugia, Italy 6 November: @lila_cusset invites Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, @thefoxandfirkin London 7 November: @lapalomabcn Barcelona 14 November: @c0smicsl0p Leeds

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on September 15th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Today's episode was as eclectic as it could be. Starting with a heartfelt tribute to our friend Olivier Gourdon (Men Tensel), Colleen then played sunny and engaging tracks, including the return of the crooked cat, which will be featured in the upcoming Balearic Breakfast vol. 5 compilation! (By the way, did you notice that Black Truffle's Meteor Shower sounds a lot like Barry White's Never ever gonna give you up?! Of course, our busy Captain shared with us the upcoming parties and events she'll host, including this weekend's Loft Party and also the oh-so-very eagerly awaited release party of our beloved compilation! You'd better watch Colleen's socials for these events, we will share every bit of information here with you as always! Listen back to episode 26-35 of Balearic Breakfast: Slammin’ some deep house on a Tuesday morning on this morning’s Balearic Breakfast which is now up on my Mixcloud. Today’s show features some new dancefloor tunage like these two: a Will Saul remix of Bamboubou and a new musclecars coming out on Neroli which both sounded magnificent in the Globus Room at Tresor this past weekend. I also premiered the new Auntie Flo remix of Mark Barrott’s ‘When Devils Became Gods’ and there’s new tracks from Soul Revivers, Birds of Pandemonium, Black Truffle, Habibisly, Marshall Watson, 40 Thieves, Coflo, Galaxians, boys shorts and more. After last week’s 6-hour marathon, today’s two hour show seemed short! Looking forward to seeing some of you at The London Loft this weekend, too. If you haven’t received an invitation, please DM me and we’ll sort that out. Thanks for listening! THE PLAYLIST (1962) Baden Powell – Samba Em Prelúdio (2023) Alexander IV ft Ricardo Barros – That Blew My Mind (2026) Soul Revivers ft Susan Cadogan – No Place (2023) Ahmed Sirour ft Ricardo Barros – Brooklyn Bossa (2026) Birds of Pandemonium – I Want to Believe (2026) Black Truffle – Meteor Shower (2026) HabibiSly – Laamacoun (2026) Marshall Watson – Little Monster (40 Thieves Remix) (2026) Mark Barrott – When Devils Became Gods (Auntie Flo) (2026) Leon Ware – For the Rainbow (Coflo’s Backside Mix) (2026) Discoteca Tropicana – Corpos Celestes (2024) Bogdan Ra – Complimento (2026) Galaxians – Lose My Head (Boys Shorts Remix) (2026) Craig Alexander – Phenomenal Woman Bambounou – I Can Send You to Space (Will Saul Remix) Musclecars – Black Planet (2025) The All-Seeing Eye – The Return of the Crooked Cat COLLEEN IN THE NEWS Colleen will be playing at these events (find some of these here) in the coming weeks: 20 September: The London Loft loftparty.org 25 September: @slow.motion.slow.motion New Jersey slow-motion.net 27 September: B2B with @francoisknyc @lebainnyc 2 October: B2B with @cosmobaker @danteshifi Miami 3 October: Love Dancin’ & Still Waters present Lineage with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy & @tony_humphries All Night Long, @smartbarchicago 9 October: All Night Long @goldenrecordnyc 17 October: @cobaltstudios.ouseburn Newcastle 23 October: @goldenlion_todmorden 31 October: @lastnote_party Perugia, Italy 6 November: @lila_cusset invites Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, @thefoxandfirkin London 7 November: @lapalomabcn Barcelona 14 November: @c0smicsl0p Leeds

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on September 8th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Our Beloved show celebrates its 6th Anniversary. For the occasion, Colleen prepared a Marathon mix, including every possible request that has been submitted on her socials. On the chat, the excitement was palpable, everyone feeling the urge to share the immense joy of being a part of such an important event. Our friend Dancing James summarised the situation the best, saying: "It really is the collection of usual suspects and repeat offenders in the chat today. So good to see so many of the normal miscreants and work absconders on here!" Of course, our Captain was on fire, delivering an "Epic Sounding Mix", despite a busy schedule, following the WOH festival and other gigs she had while preparing for this Anniversary. We all had a laugh when Colleen shared on Mixcloud "LOL! Already had a skip, flubbed up words, and the wrong speed. Hey - It's a 6 hour show 😉" Being a part of such a musical experience teaches you gratitude, I really can tell you! Towards the end of the show, everyone was emotional, and I would like to share just one thought left by our pal Davstod: "Absolutely loving the show - amazing tunes, thank you Colleen for six years of incredible music and community" I would like also to send my thoughts to a dear friend whom we've recently lost, Olivier Gourdon (Men Tensel). He recently passed away to the next realm from a heart attack. The Balearic Breakfast Family sends condolences to his family and friends. He will be sorely missed and never forgotten... Six years... So many joys... So many memories... Everything keeps on changing, always, like on a never-ending turning tourniquet... Still, somewhere, in the distance, you can hear some laughter, some loud music playing from a distant ship, you can see fireworks and feel happy souls meeting the heavenly skies... Children there, children everywhere, laughing, crying, sharing, hugging, dancing... And nothing counts anymore... Nothing hurts... If I were to leave this earth, I would ask my friends to play me every show before the Lord takes me to my last heavenly home... No words will ever be able to describe what we are when we're all together... Never... Happy Birthday to our Beloved show... The most important attribute of the 6 is its loving, caring nature. Aptly nicknamed the motherhood/fatherhood number, the 6 is all about sacrifice, healing, protecting, and teaching others. No family or community can function without the attention of the 6 – it is the glue that keeps a family and community together... To Our Eternity... Listen back to episode 26-34 of Balearic Breakfast: Wow - 6 years of Balearic Breakfast, 5 compilations and a 6-hour music marathon to celebrate our anniversary. Today’s radio show is now archived on my Mixcloud and thank you to all 2000+ people who stopped by the Mixcloud Live and to the core family on the chat room for keeping me company all day. We’ve been through a pandemic and a lot of challenging personal moments and our community has helped pull us through the hard times. It means so much to me and thank you for sharing your friendship and musical passion in our shared journey. Music heals. And thank you to all who have pre-ordered the forthcoming Balearic Breakfast Volume 5 on Heavenly Recordings - and thank you to Jeff Barrett and the Heavenly fam for their belief in me and BB. What a long strange trip its been and I’m very grateful. Enjoy the show! THE PLAYLIST Raul Buelna – Celestial Tones Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Ever New (Kelsey Lu's Transportation) David Crosby – Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves) Carmen McRae – Only Women Bleed Madredeus – Oxalá Susan Smith – Flight Common Saints – Rebel Paradise JIM ft Edie Baron – Love Over Gold Dead Can Dance – Yulunga Spirit GoGo Penguin – Hopopono Abba – Eagle (Pete Blaker Edit) Jean-Luc Ponty – Mirage Yggdrasil – Dimun (Mike Salta & Mortale Remix) Coil – Theme From the Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex Malcolm McLaren – Madam Butterfly (Un Bel di Vedremo) Arthur Russell – Make 1,2 (Gem Spa Dub) Leroy Hutson – Positive Forces Letta Mbulu – Nomalizo Crazy P – Never Gonna Reach Me Bryan Ferry – Right Stuff (Dub Mix) Chris Rea – Josephine (Chida Cruel Edit) Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Kenneth Bager Mix) Elkie Brooks – The Rising Cost of Love Loredena Bertè – In Alto Mare' (Dimitri from Paris Adriatique Remix Silvertooth – Shut Um Down Jesse Henderson – I Did It Again Ground – Language is Love Cantoma – Mountain (Coyote Remix) Love Unlimited Orchestra – Welcome Aboard Shunt Voltage – Generator Captain A'Hoy Edit – Beefa FSQ – Feeling Wide (Prins Thomas Mix) Roxy Music – The Space Between us (Magic Jams Remix) Asha Puthli – Pawa (Boys Short Mix) Canyons – My Rescue (Dr Dunks Disco Extension) Mildlife – Vapour (Cosmodelica Remix) The Vendetta Suite – The Jam Answer Fat Freddy's Drop – Russia (Nightmares on Wax Remix) Gibson Brothers – Oh What A Life (Gerd Janson & Shan Edit) Baxter Dury – Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Mix) Street People – Wanna Get Over (Cosmodelica Remix) Daniel Monaco ft Manuel Rodgriguez – Flamenca Critical Point Ft Vikter Duplaix – Messages Musclecars – Tonight (Louie Vega Remix) Kamasutra & Kym Mazelle – Love Me or Leave Me Sade – War of the Hearts (Field2Factory Retouch) George Duke – Brazilian Love Affair Cee ElAassaad & QVLN – Ore Yeye O (Doug Gomez Remix) Revival House Project – Earth Song Idris Muhammad – For Your Love Omar – There's So Much Love in the World (Joe Claussell Remix)

Colleen Cosmo Murphy Presents Balearic Breakfast Vol. 5. The double LP comes with a signed postcard exclusive to Bandcamp. Preorder Now! PREORDER BALEARIC BREAKFAST VOL. 5 HERE! A few days ago, Colleen shared a video on her socials announcing the preorder campain for the forthcoming Balearic Breakfast Vol. 5 compilation. Don't miss this, as these compilations sell fast and are very hard to find at a reasonable price after they sell out! Colleen Cosmo Murphy Presents Balearic Breakfast Vol.5 double LP comes with a signed postcard exclusive to Bandcamp. Artwork by Ardneks Take a look at the sonic landscape of club culture today and Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy stands out as one of the pioneers on many fronts. Whether she’s dropping Cosmedelica remixes on her Love Dancin’ sound system at We Out Here festival, hosting listening sessions for her hugely influential Classic Album Sundays, or telling ‘Turntable Tales’ for BBC’s Radio 4, she has created new avenues for experiencing music and thinking deeply about how it affects us and our communities. So here we are at Volume 5 of this series that once again captures Colleen’s unique take on Balearic. ‘Anger is Divisive’ runs the spoken word sample weaved into the pastoral ambience of ‘Quiet Storm’ from Sewell and The Gong’s Patron Saint Of Elsewhere on Chris Coco’s DSPPR label from 2025. It’s a fitting opening to a collection put together with and for love. Born from the same lockdown isolation as Balearic Breakfast, ‘Fruits of Life’ from Sakura Murakami’s 2020 album Hot Liquor offers a Tiki flavoured cocktail of tropical psychedelia. Digging deeper into her crates, Colleen then uncovers Flayer’s ‘Wanna Get Back Your Love’, a slow and sleazy piece of cosmic soul from Italy in 1983. Richard Earnshaw’s ‘Rise’, featuring Roy Ayers and spoken word artist Ursula Rucker, was hidden away on his only album from 2019. This slow jazz infused groover proves to be the perfect segue record as the collection hits the dancefloor with the Spiritual Life style deepness of ‘Ore Yeye O’ by Moroccan house producer Cee ElAssaad and vocalist QVLN (Quetzal Guerrero). We then return to spoken word with Joshua Idehen’s diasporic club anthem ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’. You’re in it deep now, head down next to the speakers as The Seven Ups bring you ‘A Cosmic Scale’, a heavy slab of psych rock meets afrobeat by way of Melbourne. We then take a trip over to Sheffield where Richard Barratt under his Crooked Man alias reunites with his dance music subverters All Seeing I for a wonderfully skewed mutant disco classic. Bringing things down gently with the sun kissed ‘80s soul of Lovetempo ft Wattison’s ‘Wanna Be With You’ (ft. Mattison) out of Brooklyn, Colleen eases into the perfect exit to her eclectic journey with Santana drummer Michael Shrieve joined by Kevin Shrieve and the great Klaus Schulze for the Berlin new age cosmic epic from 1984 ‘Transfer Station Blue’. Music for the head and feet brought to you with love by one of our masters of sonics and selection. As with each of the previous Balearic Breakfast albums, many of the tracks featured have never been available on vinyl before and the ones that have been usually go for eye watering sums of money on Discogs. Please be aware that these albums sell out quickly. THE PLAYLIST 1. Sewell & Gong - Quiet Storm (Ruf Dug Remix) 2. Shakura Murakami - Fruits of Life 3. Flayer - Wanna Get Back Your Love (Extended Mix) 4. Richard Earnshaw - Rise ft. Ursula Rucker & Roy Ayers 5. Cee ElAssaad & QVLN Ore Yeye O (Doug Gomez Remix) 6. Joshua Idehen - Everything Everywhere All At Once (Cosmodelica Remix) 7. The Seven Ups - A Cosmic Scale (Cosmodelica Remix) 8. The All Seeing I - The Return of The Crooked Cat (Crooked Man Mix) 9. lovetempo - Wanne Be With You (Turbotito Remix) 10. Michael Strieve - Transfer Station Blue

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on September 1st, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Colleen had a blast during the WOH festival, and so did the many dancers and friends who visited and stayed at the Love Dancing Tent! Of course, we all wished our dear Captain a happy Birthday on August 24th while she was taking a good and well-needed rest (thanks dear Kay for this great collage)! With the new Balearic Breakfast compilation in the works, Colleen already received and listened to the test pressings 😉, the Balearic Breakfast Family joined Colleen today and took part in a sunny yet relaxed episode while keeping an eye (and a pen) close to the Request Line, which Colleen opened a few days ago as we're going to celebrate Balearic Breakfast's 6th Anniversary next Tuesday! As always, Colleen announced the forthcoming dates as she's prepping up to play again in NYC very soon. As Kevin shared on the chat "I've been waiting for you to announce your NYC gigs. Of course I'll be there. After 35 years, I've decided to put some serious effort into my footwork. I'll be bringing baby powder for the dance floor"! Listen back to episode 26-33 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now archived on my Mixcloud for listening back and thanks to the BB fam for joining me on the Mixcloud Live chat – I missed you last week! But I’m feeling better and today’s show features mainly new tunes on my radar – a mixed musical bag as always. Today I also share some big announcements – tomorrow the tracklist to my forthcoming Balearic Breakfast 5 compilation will be revealed and there are a lot of goodies! I’m very proud of it and thank you to the artists and labels who agreed to include their tunes and most of all, a huge hug to the @heavenlyrecordings crew for being the dream team. Its been wonderful to work with Heavenly on this series and I appreciate their belief in me. Head over to their Bandcamp on Friday to pre-order. The other big news is next week we are celebrating the 6th Anniversary of Balearic Breakfast on Tuesday, from 10am GMT to whenever on my Mixcloud Live. The request line is up (check previous post) and please read the whole post before requesting songs you discovered on Balearic Breakfast. This is such a fun show and I can’t wait to see which tunes you select. Thanks again for being part of the Balearic Breakfast journey. THE PLAYLIST Alsarah & The Nubadones – Tendo Lullaby Brittany Davis – Sun and Moon Peter Visti – In My Dreams Visions of Light – Harmony Tagua Tagua – Fez a Minha Onda Bater Yoshi Horino ft Sky Covington & Kuniyuki Takahashi – Loving You Was Like a Party A.M. Dancer – Full Moon in Sagittarius Dolly Parton – Jolene (Ilya Santana Special Disco Version) Tryst – Find Me (Puerto Montt City Orchestra Remix) Valiant Kings & Hedbergen ft David McKellar – Echoes of Belfast (L.A. Dysto Remix) Mick Jagger – Charmed Life (Sonic Figures Organic House Mix) Kraak & Smaak ft Izo FitzRoy – Velvet Seas (Ray Mang Remix) Space Disco Wizard – Trabasco Life Recorder – Back 2 Back Dele Sosimi – Sanctuary (Meith Remix) Jazztronik – Samurai (Samba House Remix) Elements of Life ft Lisa Fischer – Soar Vick Lavender & Justin Dillard – Time & Time Again (Vick's Extended Time Traveler Mix)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on Augut 18th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE With the We Out Here Festival starting in a few days, Colleen will have a lot to think about as the Love Dancing Tent will be a major part of the musical event! With such a line-up, there's no doubt that the dancers will have a blast! In this episode, Colleen took the time to present the line-up, and I know a few friends who can't wait for the Love Dancing Tent to open its wings! Of course, we will share a few pictures and videos from the event here next week. Also, don't forget that Colleen gave an interview to "Beat Wala" and you can listen to it on Spotify. During this new episode, the Balearic Breakfast Family gathered around Colleen in a never ending river of Joy. Of course, discovering new songs is always a pleasure, we heread for instance Puerto Montt City Orchestra's new single (Reg Guitar) and this was so great as I did an interview last week with them, some musical synchronicity can't harm anyone, right?! Also, we really enjoyed Colleen's new remix, which really put some springs in our steps! Listen back to episode 26-32 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and this tune playing is my new Cosmodelica Remix of @joshuaidehen ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ out now on @heavenlyrecordings (the next track being mixed in is a forthcoming single on @merecumberecordings by @__stefanoranieri__ and @haldodj ). This week’s show is the last broadcast before We Out Here and tomorrow I’m off to help set up the sound system in our Love Dancin’ tent (will share reels and pics when there is wifi!). To say I’m excited is an understatement as its one of my favourite weeks of the year. Please stop by Love Dancin’ and say hello and check out yesterday’s post for the full Cosmodelica and Friends line-up on Saturday. Today’s show features more of your requests and some new tunes including @djrontrent new project LA MARR, a cut from the forthcoming album by @jim_uk15 and a radio preview of @turbotito & Ragz new remix of @boysshorts_ . Next Tuesday I will not be broadcasting Balearic Breakfast due to the festival and my birthday and also because I’m headed to Ibiza for the last time this season for @pikespresents 528 where I’ll be spinning with Mr. Scruff and Nightmares on Wax. But I’ll be back in the record room hosting BB live on Tuesday the 1st September and please save the date as the 8th September is the 6th Anniversary Special. I hope to see you on our Love Dancin’ floor and thanks for listening. THE PLAYLIST (2026) LA MARR – Good Magic (2023) Parker MacDonell – It All Comes Around (2026) Jo Harrop ft Lady Blackbird – Smoke Inside a Jar (2026) TEAL – Love Comes Thru (2026) Flo Naegeli – Quiet Power (2016) Fuga Ronto – Journey Unknown (2026) Puerto Montt City Orchestra – Red Guitar (Hello Dub) (TBR) Shrinkwrap – Time and Space (2026) JIM ft Jason Williamson – Chalet Cafe (2026) Lovetempo – By Your Side (Leong Remix) (TBR) Boys Shorts ft Pallavi Sharda – Going Out Hoping to See You (Turbotito & Ragz Remix) (2026) Woolfy vs Projections ft They Live – Self Control (Ilya Santana Remix) (2026) A&R Edits – This Ain't No Disco (2026) Joshua Idehen – Everything Everywhere All At Once (Cosmodelica Remix) (TBR) Stefano Ranieri & Haldo – Machaca (TBR) Henrik Schwarz – Leave My Head Alone (Alan Dixon Remix) (2026) Dam Swindle & Tyreek McDole – Think of You (House Remix) (2026) Wayne Williams & Steve Miggedy Maestro – Bad 4 Me (WAM Muzik Full ReBump) (1979) Marlena Shaw – Love Dancin' (John Luongo Special Disco Mix)

When we heard the Puerto Montt City Orchestra's version of "Red Guitar", we all agreed that it was a huge musical achievement. I had to ask Angus Murray and Tim Salter a few questions... 1) 'Red guitar' was David Sylvian's debut solo single after the dissolution of Japan, a band which started as a group of friends. The song is a love statement to music. How much did that influence the way you worked on the remix? Red Guitar was the first song I (Angus) ever bought with my own money and it therefore means a huge amount to me. The honest truth is I don't know what initially drew me to buy it, I was 11 and wasn't aware of Japan at that point (that deep dive happened later) I probably just thought he looked amazingly cool and wished I could have the same hair. I have always been interested in the drive for self-actualization and this song really speaks to that. Why are people compelled to write music, create pottery, cook etc - it often feels like a wonderful rejection of those things we are supposed to strive for. 2) The EP contains three different versions of Sylvain's composition, which blend elements of jazz and pop in an intriguing musical trip. You chose to go the Balearic way here, proposing an extremely ethereal vision of the song. Do you remember what element of the original song took you there? When we first decided to try and do a cover of this song, we spent a long time just trying to work out the chords and all the key changes! Once we were happy with the main piano element I think this ultimately led the direction of the whole tune. Stripping out some of the more musical flourishes allowed us to go for that more laidback balearic style, but I think it was the use of a female vocal that made us want to try and achieve an ethereal sound. This then meant using certain synth sounds to support that style. 3) What is great to see is that both PMCO and Coyote's mixes shine their way through, keeping the Balearic message intact. You all really went far on that one, musically keeping the musicianship found in the original song. Was it something you desired to achieve from the start? Transposing a song to a new dimension while keeping its complex musical core? It seems like a perfect tribute to me, intellectually speaking! That is really kind of you to say because as we mentioned to Colleen if we had stopped to really look at how complex the track is musically I am not sure we would have attempted to cover it! When a song means that much to you it is important to do it justice. We are super lucky to have 2 great musicians in PMCO (Ellis on guitar & Dave on bass), so our releases and remixes typically have a 'played live' element. That really helped with this song as it meant we could maintain some of the musicality of the original. I am reading a huge amount in to the fact that David Sylvian liked one of our posts about the release - I think that is pretty much as close to official approval as we can hope for. 4) When listening to your version, we are surprised to see you didn't keep Sylvian's voice; new vocals being recorded by Maya Blandy. Why is that? Can you tell us more about the story you wanted to convey there using Maya's vocals and adding these spoken words to the final mix? We wanted the song to be able to have a proper release and that couldn't happen with the original vocal (unless someone had very deep pockets to clear the samples). We had worked with Maya previously and thought her ethereal vocals would really match where we were taking the track. Tim's brother Jeremy has featured on a number of PMCO releases (most notably Our Patagonian Friends), so we thought his spoken vocals would work as a great counterpoint to the main singing. 5) We met before on the blog, and if anything, your remix perfectly represents Puerto Montt City Orchestra's musical DNA, the one taking a song to stratospheric and new heights, including beautiful and realistic-sounding instruments and effects. Sonically speaking, when do you know where to draw the line and not take out too much from the original song? Our favourite remixes have always been those that take the original track into a new direction but still have a reference or some kind of lineage to the original song. If you are going to throw everything away you may as well write an original track. Ultimately, it is a balancing act and probably one of the most fun elements of doing a remix. This is slightly different to our remixes as it is a cover, there are no elements from the original track. We kept the original structure pretty much intact for the main mix, which gave us a bit more room to experiment with the dub version. In the end, we wanted to do an updated version that would work in a balearic DJ set, but anyone listening who knew the original would pretty much instantly recognise it. Thank you so much Angus and Tim! Thanks for having us Artur, it was our pleasure. You can purchase this incredible track here on Bandcamp. Follow Puerto Montt City Orchestra on Instagram.

This post presents a list of all the interviews Colleen has given to date. It is updated regularly. 2026 13/08 – The Beat Wala Interview (Spotify) 26/06 – Jo Dressler - Love Supreme special (ft. Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy) (Soundcloud) 28/05 – Colleen is featured in WaxPoetics Vol. 3 - Issue 2 (Serendeepity) (Instagram) 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) 2024 (...) 2023 Faith Magazine – Summer issue – Trip to our Mind (Phonica) More to come very soon...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on Augut 11th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE August is always a busy month for our Captain, and she could be found, among other musical places, at the Houghton Festival where she played a memorable set. She shared her memories of the last events she did at the beginning of this great episode, and was very happy to see how many of us were online with her today! Today's episode has that "cosmic" opening (and a few musical references to the solar eclipse that is about to happen on August 12th), and also a lot of songs with an affirmed rhythmic soul (and structure) which perfectly represented both Colleen's busy musical adventure and our own life under the deathening sun... The Familly gathered in a joyful musical moment, absolutely loving Colleen's set (including the small wink to David Mancuso as Prepare to Energize was played by our beloved friend at his 1984 Loft Party at Prince Street). The Loft's spirit was quite present as another track, Heaven (Danny Krivit Re-Edit), was also played by Colleen at the Loft, I remember that from seeing a video on her socials, which made me discover that incredible tune! Colleen also played a track from the French Band "Les Négresses Vertes" which was very successful in the 1990s (their biggest hit was Here's Summer (Voilà l'été), taken from their 1988 and first studio album Mlah), you can discover more about the band on their discogs page! Ed. Note: Not to forget, our Friend Terry Fincham is playing his London debut at the Chop shop Tavern on August 15th (141 Tilbury Road)! Enjoy! Listen back to episode 26-31 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now archived on my Mixcloud and available to listen back. Today’s show is mainly requests including tunes inspired by tomorrow’s solar eclipse - we’ll be able to see about 90% of the sun covered by the moon tomorrow evening in the UK. And if you get up early enough - about an hour before sunrise, and without too much light pollution and a clear horizon - you may be able to see six planets - Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - in an arc just over the horizon. And on top of that, tomorrow is a new moon and in the evening until dawn on Thursday morning, the meteor showers we see in August will be at their peak - as this is the month our planet travels through the debris left by the Swift-Tuttle comet. So there is your astronomical report from me, DJ Cosmo/ On today’s Balearic Breakfast we also paid tribute to an otherworldly musical talent, the late William Orbit who sadly transitioned to the next realm in July. As a producer, musician and composer he worked with some of the most commercially successful stars on the planet including Madonna for whom he produced the Ray of Light album, a highlight in her discography that won two Grammy Awards. Alongside his commercial endeavours. he was also an experimental music pioneer. I first got into him via his Strange Cargo album in 1987 - the record company had sent the radio station a cassette and as we didn’t play cassettes I snagged it and listened to it over and over on my Sony Walkman and was transported into his multi-faceted musical world. William Orbit rest in musical paradise. Enjoy the show and I’ll be back streaming next Tuesday from 10am to 12pm BST on my Mixcloud Live. Thanks for listening. THE PLAYLIST (2018) FBK – Eclipse (Claude Young's Observation Mix) (1990) Oleta Adams – Rhythm of Life (William Orbit 12-inch Version) (1993) William Orbit ft Beth Orton – Water From A Vine Leaf (1993) Les Négresses Vertes – Zobi La Mouche (William Orbit Remix) (2026) Grassskirt – Dance on My Island (2010) Jorge Ben – Umbabarauma (1978) Aged in Harmony – You're A Melody (Extended Disco) (2009) Neon Indian – Terminally Chill (1989) Bappi & Rema Lahiri – Habiba (2015) An-2 – Lazy Sun (Spoiled Youth Mix) (2021) BaianaSystem ft. Antonio Carlos & Jocafi – Água (Jimpster Remix) (2026) Kennedy – Eclipse (2021) Crackazat – Tigers Eye (1983) Torch Song – Prepare to Energise (2005) Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Jupiter Jazz (2026) Your Brother's Keeper & Gary Bartz – Solar Flare (2002) Shakedown – At Night (Afterlife Mix) (2020) N'Dambi – Can't Change Me (Ron Trent Remix) (2019) The Vision ft Andreya Triana – Heaven (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) (2016) Stevie Nicks – Edge of Seventeen (The Starkiller's Seventeen Lightyears Mix)

I met Bradley Lucke from Statues. The band, fronted by Bradley and Mark Crooks, just released a brand new track, "Leaves in Summer" on the Music For Dreams label. 1) Hi Bradley! Thank you for joining us! Can you present Statues? How did that musical project come about? Statues started around 2015 with various friends, including Mark Crooks, getting together and laying down beats, keys, and guitars, which were eventually shaped into tracks. One of these was our first single, "Alaula," released on Claremont 56 in 2016. 2) Musically speaking, how would you describe Statues? We tend to follow the path of a sound and feeling we recognize, I guess. Most of the tracks are built around keys and atmospheric sounds that end up sounding like Statues. You could describe it as Balearic electronica! 3) Colleen recently played your latest effort, « leaves in summer » in her last Balearic breakfast episode. What is the story of that track? The track came together late last year. Mark had sent over some lovely arpeggio keys, and the track was built around those parts. Friends Andy Bainbridge and Steve Carr did a fantastic job remixing the track so i had to find a good home for it, i contacted Kenneth Bager who runs Music For Dreams who was happy to release it. 4) Your work has been remixed by fellow musicians and DJs, including Coyote and Paul «Mudd » Murphy. It’s an impossible question to answer, but if you had to chose a remix that left you breathless over the years, which one would it be and why? That's hard to answer as all the remixes are great! But if I had to pick one, it would be Clear Skies (The Vendetta Suite) remix! The extra production added for that remix just felt so fitting for the original track and the label, Is It Balearic. 5) Last but not least, what is coming next for Statues? We have a new track coming out soon on the Music For Swimming Pools Vol 3 compilation, compiled by label boss Pete Herbert—our second installment for MFSP. Thank you so much Bradley! You can find all of Statues' tracks on their Bandcamp. You can also follow them on Instagram.