Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

#1

Post by rachel-ftw » Mon, Jul 09, 2018, 5:33 PM UTC

I'm in a musical rut: lost in a prism of unchallenging, semi depressing or sickeningly cute downtempo lofi hiphop tracks. Dearest reader, where can I find new adventures in aural satisfaction which facilitate flow state and alertness whilst I battle engineering monsters?

At your earliest convenience, please send help in the form of links and artist names.

...or cookies. I heartell it is bad luck to turn down assistance in the form of gooey pastry.

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

#2

Post by vixen99 » Mon, Jul 09, 2018, 5:41 PM UTC

John Cage's 4′33″ repeated ad nauseam.

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

#3

Post by lordmobius » Mon, Jul 09, 2018, 5:43 PM UTC

I mostly listen to new retro wave on yt while coding.

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

#4

Post by skymuse » Mon, Jul 09, 2018, 5:45 PM UTC

I really enjoy all the music from Ultimae Records. The albums are reasonably priced in Bandcamp and you can preview the full albums if you are unsure about buying.

https://ultimae.bandcamp.com

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

#5

Post by rachel-ftw » Mon, Jul 09, 2018, 5:48 PM UTC

skymuse wrote: post #4

I really enjoy all the music from Ultimae Records. The albums are reasonably priced in Bandcamp and you can preview the full albums if you are unsure about buying. https://ultimae.bandcamp.com

ooooooooo yes

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

#6

Post by rachel-ftw » Mon, Jul 09, 2018, 5:51 PM UTC

lordmobius wrote: post #3

I mostly listen to new retro wave on yt while coding.

I'm mostly seeking to get out of an autogenerated rut. Between Youtube and spotify I'm getting music chosen for me and I'm not sure how to escape. I feel like I can see through (hear through?) the algorithms that choose my next song. it's not distracting... it's just... flat feeling after years.

Though I enthusiastically that the beats of synth/retrowave have a lovely driving quality that let me pretend I'm in a science fiction book while I bring thoughts into reality through code.