So it's Monday and the tension is already creeping into your muscles so much you're starting to feel like you've swallowed a 3-D printed exoskeleton.

You know what soothes me every time? A casually, perfectly executed sample mix.

Here's ten of them as the perfect sonic background to a better week than the one you had before.

DJ Parler Samplology Mix

A full hour full of skills, grooves and 'I love that track!' moments.

Chris Read : 8 Anniversary Mixes, including De La Soul is Dead, Bizarre Ride II and Ready to Die

Chris Read is undoubtably the master of the anniversary sample tribute mix. You can fill up an entire day with this set.

Questlove Sample Lesson Mix

Still the standard for mixes like these: no one knows his records like Questlove. Deserves another stream.