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Iron Man 1

So, a commission. What fun. I was asked to make a running mix to train for the Iron man, which is a 3 mile swim, hundred mile bike ride and a marathon rolled into one. I know, nuts right?

Anyway, it posed an interesting question. How do you make a 3 hour mix which maintains the right tempo for running, but doesn't dictate or override the runner's natural behaviour? After much thought, I settled on a selection of tunes that had lots of things in common - a driving beat, longer than 7mins each, with a strong build and plateau. And where possible, vocals to keep the runner singing along.

It was a really interesting challenge to face. I ended up looking back towards lots of tunes i'd bought or first heard between 2000 and 2005, where tempos were higher than a lot of the music i listen to today. I also needed tunes that would suit a longer blend than you might use in a party scene, since I reckoned you wouldn't want to disrupt the rhythm of the runner. I also wanted to throw in a couple of happy tunes, in amongst the chug, in order to bring the runner up if they were struggling. Hopefully they don't seem anachronistic.

Barring one or two mixes which I wish I could go back and fix, I'm pretty happy with what's emerged from a single effort. I might go back and try sort the levels but I'm not sure if i do a whole other three hours it will be any better - so here it is for your delectation. all you runners out there, keep reaching for that rainbow!

For my friend Nelson PK

PS - the final tune is for staring at the sunrise after you've finished your crazy journey
mxm

tracklist:
1 In A State/God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters - Moby/UNKLE
2 The Call Up feat. Suzie (Klee) - Martin Buttrich Rework
3 Uganda Express - Arado
4 White Elephant - H.O.S.H.
5 Tzycho - Roland M. Dill
6 Waah! (Seismix) -POB
7 Enjoy The Silence (16B Remix) - Depeche Mode
8 Gobbledygook (Funkagendas Repulse mix) - Dave Seaman
9 Let's Hope - Ripperton
10 Shakedown - Audiojack
11 Battleships (Sasha Involv3r remix) - Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka
12 Fine Day (James Holden Remix) - Kirsty Hawkshaw
13 Some Polyphony - Petter
14 Teenage Spaceman (Sei A Synth Remix) - Booka Shade
15 Rise From Your Grave (Wake Side - Part 1) - Phuture
16 Rise From Your Grave (Morley's Expansion Mix) - Phuture
17 Song for life (Extended version) - Leftfield
18 Rez - Underworld
19 Rise (Bini & Martini Luna Rossa Mix) - Soul Providers feat.Michelle Sellers
20 Colt (Original Mix) - Dense & Pika
21 Vibe Di Laine - Vibe Dealers
22 True (The Faggot Is You) (16B Remix) - Morel
23 Everything In Its Right Place (Andi Müllers Looong Mix) -Radiohead
24 Kill 100 feat. Rob Harvey (Carl Craig Remix) - X-Press 2
25 Luka-Leon - Stephan Bodzin
26 It's Love (Trippin') (Goldtrix Club) - Goldtrix
27 Roaches (Peace Division Remix) - Trancesetters
28 Autoporno - Fingerfest Inc
29 Ghost Song (Joris Voorn Remix) - Slam
30 Dark Flower (Joris Voorn Magnolia Mix) - Robert Babicz
31 Magic M - Lucio Aquilina
32 I'm Free (The Full Length La Serrena Mix) - Morgan King