There's nothing quite like the inspirational power of our favorite music. The past couple of weeks have been increasingly stressful for me due to a looming deadline for a complex project (so close).
Unfortunately I was distracted by work enough that it diminished the joy of celebrating my birthday and first anniversary with my wife in May. We had a great time on both weekends, I just didn't feel fully present. Michelle and I are planning a little getaway after the project is complete.
I've been relying heavily on Pandora's Drum and Bass station (I'm a subscriber, no ads), with a mix of Electronica, Dub Step and other tracks I've downloaded from iTunes along with Amazon's Cloud Drive and music store. At least for me these shades of music are perfect for drowning out distractions like background conversations and telephones ringing (even in my office ;)).
Here are a few of my recent favorites in no particular order:
Format: {Title}, {Artist}, {Album}
Through the Loop, Pendulum, Hold Your Color
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7yOUKEsqLI
The Island - Pt. II (Dusk), Pendulum, Immersion (didn't like the rest of the album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wk2yLXmHQ8
Hold Your Color, Pendulum, Hold Your Color
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2sWWj9RjeQ
Still Grey, Pendulum, Hold Your Color
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlYkosryBE
Splash, Sub Focus, Sub Focus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkQNrGrMLrU
Rock It, Sub Focus, Sub Focus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdJgwf-_HGY
Vapourise, Sub Focus, Sub Focus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZD0eMiVzOw
Beautiful Lies, Complex B, Sick Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hb1NM5wZ1Q
Snow, Seba, Sick Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AaKK7O-A0g
Different, Msra, Sick Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKBrW5tqqH0
Just One Second (Apex Remixed), London Elektricty, Sick Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McSGpUJv0fQ
Synth Geek, Randomer, Sick Music (the source of this post title)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7qvL3k1EgM