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Old 04-14-2009, 08:36 AM
holden
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Re: Run: Adidas+ Sport Music
Nice idea!

Of the three RiverRun EPs, i think "Lovely Broken Thing" is the most upbeat and conducive to running, especially if it's a rainy day!

Thing about making an exercise mix, or any mix for that matter, is pacing...gotta build up at the start, reach some plateaus, drop energy occasionally - it can't all be banging at 140 BPM or the runner/dancer will keel over! Luckily for us, UW has such a broad catalog and various styles, and a lot of epic tracks that evolve over the course of ten minutes or more.

The first four tracks of Beaucoup Fish work well for e when exercising..
"Cups" - starts off mellow, gets crazy 7 or so minutes in...
"Push Upstairs" - nice driving steady tempo.
"Jumbo" - a bit of a breather here
"Shudder/King of Snake" - build it up, tear it down

For peak exertion...
"Leave Home - Underworld mix 1" - just relentless crazy beats!
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