The tunes that get you moving

Publication date: August 9th, 2007  |  by Maria Varmazis  |  Published in: et cetera  |  4 Comments
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Really, this is what the internet was made for: asking an audience of total strangers their opinion on some trivial matter.

I need a new workout mix. Since Daft Punk came out with their “Discovery” album, basically I’ve been bopping to the same tunes: oodles of electronica and somewhat-dated club music. It’s getting stale. (Ian Van Dahl is soooo passé.)

Visitors, I want your suggestions. I don’t care how anonymous you are, I see you out there, and I want to know which songs get you to stay on the ski machine for an extra fifteen minutes.

A few requests before the deluge:

1) No Journey. Seriously. (All I can think of when I hear anything by Journey is the karaoke episode of “Family Guy.”)
2) Needs to be fast-paced!
3) No Japanese pop or rock. I’ve got that area covered—if it’s good, I’ve already heard it, haha. I need stuff in English or other languages.

OK, let me hear those suggestions. Go nuts! It can be with or without vocals, electronic, folksy, in any language, any meter. (But not any tempo!)

[This post shamelessly made in lieu of thought-provoking content.]

Responses

  1. Derek Power says:

    August 9th, 2007at 1:32 pm(#)

    thou shalt not tempt me =D

    my first exercise mix - “the perfect mix for the perfect body” (very intentionally tongue-in-cheek) - has the following (artist, title):

    autechre, dael
    dj shadow, fixed income
    hrvatski, routine exercise
    autechre, 6ie.cr
    radiohead, myxomatosis
    björk, army of me
    peace orchestra, double drums (dj dsl remix)
    gescom, megamix
    blur, essex dogs [for the cooldown]

    hope this helps =]

  2. Cam says:

    August 13th, 2007at 11:37 pm(#)

    Marilyn Manson - mObscene

    That’s the only one I can remember haha. These days I just listen to whatever I’m into, maybe use DBSK’s faster songs for running, like Rising Sun or O. I used to really like mObscene though, when the cross-trainer/elliptical was still tough for me, as matching the song’s pace kept me going reasonably fast.

  3. Dimitri says:

    August 15th, 2007at 10:05 pm(#)

    Autechre - Eutow

  4. Dimitri says:

    August 15th, 2007at 10:12 pm(#)

    Boards of Canada - Telaphasic Workshop

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