Ask HN: Music while coding

Post by elblanco » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 3:26 PM UTC

tkahn6 wrote: post #23

drx wrote: post #6

* 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

Wow that's exactly what I listen to. It's a good combination isn't it, electronica and classical?

Post by flatline » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 3:33 PM UTC

alexdias wrote: post #51

qixxiq wrote: post #2

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.

I wouldn't consider Pendulum as trance, though. They started as Drum and Bass, but seem to have gone a bit further away from the genre, into something more mainstream (which has worked out very well for them, their newest album is indeed amazing). As for trance, I'd recommend listening to something from a few years ago. A friend of mine (registered here actually), advised me to listen to Tiesto's In Concert 2003. On…

Post by flatline » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 3:36 PM UTC

kaens wrote: post #47

jonny_noog wrote: post #29

I'm often preferring silence these days, but when I do feel like tunes, I like stuff that's doesn't tear my attention away from what I'm doing. The Aphex Twin: Analogue Bubble Bath Analogue Bubble Bath 2 Analogue Bubble Bath 3 Analogue Bubble Bath 3.1 Analogue Bubble Bath 4 Analogue Bubble Bath 5 Selected Ambient Works Also, Trace Nico and Speedy J.

Try some Boards of Canada

Post by technomancy » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 3:41 PM UTC

b3b0p wrote: post #77

Usually silence, but when I do listen to music and try to work it's one of the following: 1. Final Fantasy, Video Game soundtrack, OCRemix, or similar (current favorites: Kindgom Hearts, Capcom Music Generation Family Computer Soundtracks, both Jet Set Radio soundtracks) 2. Pandora, my Quick Mix, which is basically a radio station for every band I enjoy old and new (examples: Tom Petty, Spoon, Modest Mouse, The Kille…

Post by AlexMuir » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 3:59 PM UTC

jsulak wrote: post #52

AlexMuir wrote: post #15

Soma.fm: groove salad and Secret Agent. I'm in a good routine when they're on. Just like supermarkets with buying music, they tell my brain it's coding time.

I like that: "they tell my brain it's coding time." It's more important to me I think to have the same music than specific music. I use ephiphany radio ( http://www.epiphanyradio.org/ ) and Joey Fehrenbach radio on Pandora. They are what tells my brain it's coding time.