Ask HN: Music while coding

#1

Post by qixxiq » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 8:49 AM UTC

I often find it challenging to get into the zone without background music (although don't notice if it fades out later)

I'm always looking to find new music and interested to know what fellow hackers are listening to?

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#2

Post by qixxiq » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 8:53 AM UTC

I enjoy trance a lot, mainly Pendulum at the moment. Their latest album is amazing. The Prodigy is up there too.

The Killers / Linkin Park / Muse in a different mood.

Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Boo! for a third mood

I've got a 100 Greatest Guitar Solo's album which also serves me well.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#3

Post by jolan » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:00 AM UTC

KLF - Chill Out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chill_Out

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#4

Post by mullr » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:15 AM UTC

* Perfume / GAME

* YMCK / FAMILY GENESIS

* Parliament / Mothership Connection

* Anything I know inside and out and can sing along with without thinking

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#5

Post by silverj » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:29 AM UTC

Sarah Brightman's "Symphony" album.

Swallow The Sun "New Moon", "Hope" or "The Morning Never Came".

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova "The Swell Season".

Deftones "White Pony".

The music has to be (at least for me) the slower kind. For some reason, fast-paced or brutal-sounding music tends to distract me from doing the work (and I'll just enjoy the music instead).

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#6

Post by drx » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:32 AM UTC

* Bach, Mozart, Beethoven (get a complete works so it doesn't bore you after a while. There are many gems which are not known by the general public, like the famous BWV 565, etc.)

* Chiptunes (I recommend maktone and dubmood)

* Daft Punk, Ratatat

* Anything I know by heart -- I won't be distracted by the lyrics. This also works if you don't understand the lyrics

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#7

Post by ronaldj » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:42 AM UTC

Russian Circles

Pelican

Explosions in the Sky

Thrice

MGMT

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#8

Post by robryan » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:44 AM UTC

I'm usually get a new album or discover a new band, play them a whole heap then slowly burn out on them and move on. Have a heap of music but usually a couple of albums/ artists are being played a lot.

At the moment listening to the new soilwork album a fair bit, something I've been mixing it up with recently is the music from X-Ray Dog, all epic orchestra style music from films.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#9

Post by jonursenbach » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:47 AM UTC

Lots and lots of post-rock and indie rock.

  Explosions in the Sky
  Do Make Say Think
  Pelican
  Godspeed You Black Emperor
  Saxon Shore
  Mogwai
  Broken Social Scene
  Radiohead

http://www.last.fm/user/jonursenbach

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

#10

Post by adelgado » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:47 AM UTC

Mostly music that doesn't have (much) lyrics. Specifically, some Infected Mushroom, Skazi, general psytrance radios on the web. Also some Moby, Fatboy Slim... But the best is definitely psytrance. Good psy music makes conducts your thoughts. You alsa have to know what to chose.