Running Is Beautiful

Here's a truly gorgeous song: Beautiful by German electro trip-hoppers Monocular (she is singing in English). I can't find a video of it on YouTube, or a track of it on Soundcloud.  But I can listen to it on last.fm, so here's the link play on last.fm. I hope that works since I am not sure if you have to be signed up for and in to last.fm to listen.  Anyway listen to this, then go buy this amazing song. Its BMP is 92 so great for a 180SPM run.

If you want to buy, here's some Amazon links, these aren't affiliate links just putting them here to save you some time, and for anyone having trouble listening on last.fm, since Amazon has a 30 sec sample to whet your appetite.

Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.fr
Amazon.de

Take The Sun

Diving by Sneaker Pimps, was released in 1999, but I just found it through the last.fm's Spotify app, which creates a playlist of similar songs based on what you are currently listening to, which I have to say works really well, the other songs are really similar.  I'd like to know the algo behind that - I guess if you have a big enough data set such magic is possible.

Diving has a BPM of 87, so its a little slow for a 180 SPM run, but either you are tolerant enough to have a 174SPM song, or you can bump up the BPM with Audacity, see how here.

My Every Move

I just discovered You Know You Like It by AlunaGeorge via a pal on Facebook. I found it on YouTube but I just hated the video, totally isn't the style I imagined. When I just listened I had a Tricky - Maxinquaye thing going on in my head.  It sounds sort of trip-hop like that, and the voice is really similar to the woman who sings on that album (Martina Toply-Bird) but the official style is R&B and the video has a sort sleazy MTV look to it. So listen here's a link to the tune on SoundCloud: 

You Know You Like It

Using the tap for BPM tool I am getting 91, to be honest I haven't run to this yet but it feels like a great running song.