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Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by spudlyo »

elblanco wrote: post #94
endual wrote: post #25

It's freaking me out, but my tastes have totally changed over the years. It used to be The Dead Kennedy's and 70's punk, but lately it's minimalist modern classical, like Robert Rich or David Darling...

Reich is somebody who I've been introduced to in the last couple weeks. I haven't tried him yet, but I find his work absolutely mind blowing...and exhausting to listen to. It's like a really great hike up a mountain, watching the scenery slowly change the entire way, then absolute exhaustion at the end of the climb.

Steve Reich is another Reich worth listening to. My work/concentration playlist has Music for 18 Muscians, Violin Phase, and Octet. All great minimalist pieces that are interesting enough to keep your mind engaged, but not too distracting.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by mcantor »

Can't believe no one has mentioned The Album Leaf.

Also, Uyama Hiroto, Nujabes, The Dead Texan, Oceanlab, Antoine Dufour, BT, Dosh, Juno Reactor, Lusine and Lusine ICL, Pacific UV, RJD2, Shugo Tokumaru, The Cinematic Orchestra and The Six Parts Seven. Most of it has no lyrics, most of it is rhythmic and soothing to some degree.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by werrett »

There are a handful of 'nostalgic' / rocky DJ mixes I really dig for coding background music. Their length and variety is definitely an advantage of a single artist or album. Some of my favourites I've found from the interwebs:

Tanquery Tom's Clean Up your Room mix - http://www.modularpeople.com/modcast/55-tanqueray-tom-clean-...

Resident Advisor set from Johnno Burgess - http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=131

RA set from Greg Wilson - http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=119

RA set from Discobloodbath - http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=139

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by jamesbritt »

truebosko wrote: post #43

Try some post-rock: - Tortoise - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Thee Silver Mt. Zion - This Will Destroy You - Do Make Say Think - Explosions in the Sky .. To name a few Very melodic, quiet, soothing, but also explosive at times.

Great list.

Less explosive, in the post-rock realm: Epic45, The Album Leaf, Years.

Also like Lymbyc Systym, who occasionally sort of rock out.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by jamesbritt »

mcantor wrote: post #142

Can't believe no one has mentioned The Album Leaf. Also, Uyama Hiroto, Nujabes, The Dead Texan, Oceanlab, Antoine Dufour, BT, Dosh, Juno Reactor, Lusine and Lusine ICL, Pacific UV, RJD2, Shugo Tokumaru, The Cinematic Orchestra and The Six Parts Seven. Most of it has no lyrics, most of it is rhythmic and soothing to some degree.

Album Leaf rule. Now I have to check out the others in your list.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by rwhitman »

I have a playlist of 90's electronica (underworld, prodigy, aphex twin, orbital, future sound of london, the orb, daft punk, etc) called "AMPED" that I made for if I'm losing focus. If I ever fade out, I put that on and it gets me in the zone.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by rwhitman »

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.

+1 for Speedy J haha, thought I was the only one. Old stuff like G-Spot especially
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