Spotify plans Canadian launch The online music streaming service Spotify is hinting that it will be coming to Canada soon.
The online music streaming service Spotify is hinting that it will be coming to Canada soon.
The company, which was founded by Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek in 2006, pioneered the concept of granting Internet users access to a huge catalogue of music they could freely stream without having to purchase songs or albums a la carte.
Spotify had signalled in 2009 that it was looking to move into Canada within months but never did. But a number of competitors did launch in Canada in recent years, including Deezer, Rara, Rdio, Slacker, and most recently, Google Play Music.
No launch date for Spotify in Canada has been released but the company says users will start getting access to the service in the “coming months.” Canadians can register for early access at Spotify.ca
Let me know if you're in Canada and see that link not working – it's redirecting to the .com site so I'm not sure if I have it correct.
If Spotify follows their typical, controlled launch process – they will invite the early subscribers first. So sign up so you'll be notified.
With younger daughter home for the Summer, it's not uncommon from me to get in my car and turn on the radio tuned to a foreign (to me) station. Great for accidental music discovery 🙂 Going through my tagged tracks this AM in Shazam and wanted share a few with you.
Let's start with the track Sleeper Agent — Waves from the band Sleeper Agent. I can't remember exactly where I was when I first heard it – I just know that I was calling up Shazam, thinking this would be a fun, fast flat with a fun Summer vibe that I felt me class would enjoy. It's on the upper edge of too fast @ 115RPM – do you thing your class could follow it and stay smooth?
Next is another flat from The Cab — Lock Me Up @ 95RPM. This song has a very powerful, driving beat that would make a fabulous 3 minute “Best Effort” opening threshold segment. Looking for a great “Big Finish” track? One Of THOSE Nights @ 105RPM plugged in at the end of your class will motivate everyone to leave whatever they have left there in your class, where it belongs, once they complete the final 20 sec sprint at the end. If you have time I'd spend some time sampling the rest of The Cab‘s albums – good stuff.
Deadmau5 — Seeya is also on the cadence edge @ 110RPM – have to use this because it's just awesome and at over 6 minutes, there will be suffering!
If you ride/work along with your class, this track as a great message about how you're all together until the top of this 70RPM climb Bassnectar — You & Me (feat. W. Darling)
I remember when, we were gambling to win. Everybody else, said better luck next time…
I love the motivational lyrics in this track Chris Hawthorne shared in her updated playlists for her Four Corners (Two Ways) profile. I'm a big fan of sisters Tegan & Sara and lead singer Emily Haines from Metric sounds like she's possibly a long, lost sibling.
The continuous refrains of “is it ever gonna be enough?” and “more and more… more and more…” in Gold Guns Girls could be fantastic cues for you to repeat, motivating everyone to dig deep and enjoy their private suffering all the way to the end of a huge effort.
Metric has produced this track in multiple versions:
Hard driving Metric — Gold Guns Girls which is my favorite. Clocking in at 90 RPM, this song will be perfect for a fast flat at threshold/TT tempo or for a three minute “Best Effort” to find everyone's PTP Personal Threshold Power.
Acoustic Metric — Gold Guns Girls could serve as a great closing song – or as the setup to a very intense interval – using the refrains to get everyone's heads in the right place and ready to work 🙂
I'm thinking I could use both in the same playlist. I'll let you know how it works out.
Looking for more faster tracks? Metric has couple of gems @ 80 RPM and above:
I love when I find a track that will put my class on autopilot – one where I could close my eyes and ride, knowing all my riders will instinctively know what to do and follow along will little or no cuing from me!
Track two in my classes are normally where I take everyone through a series of accelerations to “open” their cardiovascular system. These are a series of pushes that increase in intensity – hopefully to threshold or just beyond.
Here's how it breaks down:
:0 to :51 building load
:52 to 1:50 standing run with resistance
1:51 to 2:17 recover/slow pedals
2:18 to 2:23 building leg speed
2:24 to 2:52 BIG EFFORT – PUSH
2:53 to 3:07 recover
3:08 to 3:53 standing run with resistance
3:54 to 4:17 recover
4:18 to 4:53 BIG EFFORT – PUSH
Taper until the end.
This free remix download is missing the early tempo changes and the actual timing is different, but the changes in intensity are all there for you and your class to enjoy 🙂
