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Return of the mixtape!

Do you use Spotify to listen to and discover new music? 

 I've had a 'Spotify Unlimited' subscription for awhile now - it costs me €4.99 a month and lets me listen to whatever I want on my computers at home and at work, and limited use on my phone while on the go. While the ads on the mobile version drive me a little bit nuts, I think it's great and I use it almost every day.

Spotify's latest new feature is a personalised playlist made especially for you that is updated every week. It's called 'Discover Weekly' and it's created based on what you've been listening to. So far, for me, it has created some pretty good playlists with new music that I've not heard before, and all right up my street. And the more you listen to music on Spotify, the better it gets. I'm pretty impressed actually... My latest playlist is above if you fancy a listen.

It's the return of the mixtape and it's making me happy!

If you have any questions about Spotify, let me know in the comments and I'll try help you out!

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  1. All things nice...29 August 2015 at 13:07

    Oh I am so behind with music technology, I didn't even have a walk man back in the day, I just listen to the radio.... Must check out spotify... I'm the same when it comes to TV- rarely watch it and don't have sky or netflix or record. Goodness knows how I can even blog!!!

    All things nice...

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    1. Sweet Like Cinnamon30 August 2015 at 23:48

      There's something to be said for the simple things in life! It's true we don't need the latest box set or indeed the likes of Spotify! I have a more than usual obsession with music though and this is where it has led.... ;-)

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  2. Lil Lorna30 August 2015 at 22:51

    Do you find it uses a lot of data? I'd love to have it play in the background as I clean/craft at home but I am on limited internet (dongle) and don't want to use all my MB's listening to music.

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    1. Sweet Like Cinnamon30 August 2015 at 23:51

      Yes it does. About five mins of streaming music on Spotify is about 3MB. That can really add up quickly if you are on a limited data package! I am with UPC for broadband at home and with Tesco Mobile for my phone. Both offer packages with large data bundles or unlimited data bundles. Hope this helps :-)

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