Mirror People - Burning Down the House Mixtape

This past week I came up with this brilliant idea to end my running hiatus of two months and take a quick jaunt around my neighborhood to get cardio disco dance parties back into my life. I've missed them, and I think the break was necessary (for me) but holy crap... it wasn't fun. Like at all. If you're anything like me (thank god you probably aren't), then you think about the randomest crap as you run. You're welcome in advance for the lovely insight into my thoughts:

"(about 3 minutes in) Man, this feels awesome, I can't believe I stopped running. Running with music is even better, I've missed cardio disco dance parties. I wonder if SoundCloud has anything good on it..."

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"Don't run into that tree branch ahead, remember the last time you hit your face with a tree branch? It hurt. And then you swore you'd put your contacts in before leaving to go running. Which you definitely did not do tonight. Maybe you do deserve to get hit in the face with said tree branch again."

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"Holy crap, I am really out of shape. I wonder... I wonder if I go a little. bit. slower. the light will turn red so I HAVE to stop at that nice crosswalk up there on that busy road."

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"Let me send a quick comment on SoundCloud letting Mirror People know how much I love this track via my iPhone while I'm standing here at this busy intersection since I missed the light - because God knows this is important. Now."

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"I saw a picture of using a waffle iron to make hashbrowns the other day... Why didn't I think of this first... UGH. More importantly, where can I get a cheap one now? I want hash browns in my mouth. Now."

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"Wow. What the heck did I put on? This mix is good. Really good. So good in fact, I should keep running."

And now that you've had a peek into my thoughts (I can't promise you this won't happen again), I'm sharing said mix with you because it saved me from wanting to keel over and not finish my run. It was so good, in fact, that I took it to the gym yesterday after work to get my treadmill on.

This cardio disco party comes to you from Mirror People, and within the first few minutes you'll realize why you'll want to grab your pair of shoes and run, too! Like now.We've featured a mix on Mirror People before, and much like the mix for The Ambitious C, this one is a dance party from start to finish.

At the 14 minute mark, the Drop Out Orchestra edit of "Foreign Language" drops, and while it has definitely been played. a. heck. of. a. lot. I will never, ever get sick of the track. Something about those deep bass lines with Jess Higgs' heavenly voice... I die. Around this point was when my legs wanted to crap out since I hadn't done any real running in about 2 months, so when "Off My Mind" by Moon Boots came on (I believe it was the Rogue Vogue remix), I started smiling like a complete idiot, completely forgetting that this run was painful.

This is when I also managed to pass about 10 other people walking and/or running, and immediately sped up because I didn't want to look slow. And now that you're actively judging me for trying to "impress" complete strangers while running, I will digress into the second half of the mix which picked up the tempo and went into some house. I kind of spaced out for the latter half (probably a good thing) but to be honest, that's the type of music I love listening to while I'm working out - things that are good, keep me going, and that I don't have to think about, "ughh, maybe I should try and change this music.."

So you should totally put this mix on now because it has just the right amount of dance to it to get you going whether you're sitting at your desk working, or need a mix to take out with you while you work out.

Mirror People - "Burning Down The House" Mixtape by Mirror People

Summer is for Disco Lovers!

I'm going to leave out the superlatives and hyperbole to describe how good this mix is. I'm just going to say this one is a treat! If you need something for a nice, sunny, day drinking session or a BBQ (or to remind of those things while you sit in your cubicle), toss this one on. Enjoy!

Chris Jylkke - Summerburst Disco [PART 3] by Chris Jylkke

A Cardio Disco Party...and Fail

I like perfection. I also don't like it when things don't go my way. Unfortunately for me, this happens a lot. Uhmmm.... yea.



I attempted to re-number the tracks on my iTunes for a playlist I made to share with everyone. Unfortunately, after a friend explained to me via GChat what to do (read: I thought I understood, but really did not at all), I somehow ended up with all of the artists names dubbed as "Crazy Penis". The first thing that went through my head, "OMG. This is awkward." And then I laughed a little. Until I realized I had to manually go back through and change all of the artists.

iTunes: 1
Becca: 0

The playlist above is strictly for dance parties at the gym. You know, when you're on the treadmill. Or maybe you're ellipticalling your little heart out. Perhaps you're a biker? Don't worry, this playlist doesn't discriminate. It's for everyone.

So after I fixed the names of all the artists, I tried finding a medium that I could put on the blog so you could stream this mix, or even download it (uhmm, help?). Second fail of the night. The mix is pretty much played at random when you stream it. So I spent like an hour trying to perfect, upload and stream this stupid mix. UGH.

Moral of the story? Don't try and make your playlists with an artist's name that begins with "Crazy Penis".

Edited to Add: Some people have been texting me, chatting me, etc and asking who the HECK "Crazy Penis" is. They are also known as "Crazy P", and consists of Chris Todd (Hot Toddy) and Jim Baron from the United Kingdom. The particular song I was trying to put first on the playlist is from their 2002 album, 'The Wicked is Music', and is called "There's a Better Place". It features samples from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Crazy P: There's A Better Place by Cocoon Music

This playlist is for cardio and my 10K on Sunday. The goal of it is easy: make me keep moving. It's supposed to be a progression, so when you're working out/racing/etc, you don't burn out the first 10 minutes, and then by the end you won't even want your workout to end!! So yea, listen to it at random - cause what you see is what you get folks. And maybe this will teach me to let Rashad do all of the 'fancy' blog stuff from now on.



And now I feel bad. Cause what's above isn't exactly what I envisioned. And really, who knows if anyone will actually like it. So here's a Zimmer mix that I enjoy whenever I need a little pick-me-up. Like this morning, when I realized how huge of a fail this post was.

Zimmer - Bright City Lights | June Mixtape by Zimmer
Jeremy Glenn - New Life
Goldroom - Morgan's Bay
Laberge - Million Dollar Party
Luke Million - Arnold
Popular People's Front - Party Over Here (Gigamesh Rework)
Tiger & Woods - Kissmetellmemore
Laydisco - More Tigers
Oxford - Holy Moon (Kartell Remix)
Munk - Can I have Your Attention ?
Madonna - Into The Groove (Kolombo Rework)
Golden Bug & Mustang - Soap Opera
Cordova - Paradigm
Peter & The Magician - Twist
Processory - Nightfall (Aeroplane Remix)
Tensnake - Something About You
Cosmic Kids - Reginald's Groove
Laid Back - Bakerman (Soul Clap Remix)
George Duke - Brazilian Love Affair (Zimmer Edit)
Classixx - Into The Valley (Julio Bashmore Remix)
6th Borough Project - If The Feelings Right