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I'm sure there's probably been a post about this before. I did search and came up dry though, but I was curious what people listen to when working out/exercising/running. I was really sick of my list yesterday, so I created a new playlist. Here's what I added today. Hopefully this lasts me a couple of months.

 

My Morning Jacket - Gideon (good to warmup with)

Ok Go - Here It Goes Again

Magic Numbers - Runnin' Out

TV on The Radio - Wolf Like Me

Spoon - Jonathan Fisk

Television - See No Evil

New Pornographers - Mutiny, I Promise You

Stellastar* - Jenny

Ted Leo - Who Do You Love

Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize

Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah.. Uh Huh

Rakes - The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect

LCD - Watch The Tapes

Frank Black - Threshold Apprehension

Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa

Brianjonestown Massacre - This Is Why You Love Me

 

Now I primarily use these for running. Not so much weight lifting. Curious what everyone else likes to get that heart rate elevated?

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true story..

 

back in late 1994, i was desperate to lose weight so i did marathon excercise bike workouts daily. i used to put the Unledded version of Gallows Pole on repeat mode from Page/Plant. during the beginning, i'd go slowly and speed up as it did - then repeat the cycle

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I'm an avid runner (although the Texas heat has put me back to about 20 mpw at the moment) ...

 

I generally listen to albums rather than a mix, but these have been some good ones:

 

Ratatat Classics

The Avalanches Since I Left You

Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds

Tripping Daisy Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb

Slowride Building A Building

The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike

 

I tend to be ok with albums that ebb and flow. My runs are generally 4-6 miles (sometimes longer), so a slower track here and there is a good chance to let up on the pace a little. Once I got a big endorphine rush during the Daisy track "Mechanical Breakdown." That was a sweeet run.

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Good Yoga music. Hate all the fucking Sting that passes off as yoga-pop in some of the studios.

 

Yo La Tengo - you can have it all

Richard Buckner - Song of 27

Chikita Volenta - Breathe

Constantines - Soon Enough

Damian Jurado - Fuel

We Winter Wrens - Dolorean

Brandy Alexander - Fiest

Innocent When You Dream - Great Lake Swimmers

Track 9 - Heros are Horses

Me and Mt Friend - Julie Dorion

Long Way Around the Sea - Low

Here Comes the Son Again - M. Ward

Daughters of the Soho Riots - The National

Smile - Madeline Peyroux

Dressy - Reigning Sound

Changes - Seu Jorge

Cherry Blossoms - Tindersticks

Fannin Street - Tom Waits

Every Mother's Son - Traffic

Propane - The Wrens

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My old list included:

Voxtrot - Kid Gloves

Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You

Wolfparade - Shine A Light

Thermals - A Pillar Of Salt

Bloc Party - Banquet

 

For Cool Down/Stretching I like:

Air "Both the band and the oxygen" - Mer Du Japon (my track of choice of them currently)

Belle & Sebastian - Don't Leave The Light On Baby

 

Can you tell me more about this "sleeping really really fast"? Sounds like something I ought to learn.

 

oh you've never heard of EXXXTREME SLEEPING? It's pretty hardcore.

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An ever-changing rotation of metal, hip hop, classic rock and electronica.

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you shouldn't be afraid to admit that. in fact, you should bust that album out and hold it w/ both hands over your head like john cusack and his boombox in say anything.

 

That's actually what i'm doing for Halloween, believe it or not

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