First, we put the Russian Anthem in the office to motivate everyone (it really works ahah)
Then, everyone listens to their own stuff on PC. I'm now fan of Chinese pop songs! The lyrics are super-lame but it makes me full of joy ahah
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#12I would think that instrumental is a bit more conducive rather than music with lyrics which could be distracting. Yes? No?
Absolutely. Explosions in the Sky and Monkey3 are favourites of mine for coding.
It's also easier to deal with lyrics in foreign languages, simply because my mind can't latch on to what's being said: Sigur Ros (an Icelandic band) are also on the coding playlist.
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#13Bassdrive.com smooth liquid dnb!
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#14Rinkadink or Infected Mushroom
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#15I don't generally listen classical music but when it comes to coding/hacking; post classical romantic era (1815–1910) European art music is the magical ingredient of productivity for me.
Action: Tune in to `Frédéric Chopin' or `Franz Schubert' channels on Pandora/Last.fm
Result: at least 2X productivity compared to sans music environment.
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#16I would think that instrumental is a bit more conducive rather than music with lyrics which could be distracting. Yes? No?
Absolutely. Explosions in the Sky and Monkey3 are favourites of mine for coding. It's also easier to deal with lyrics in foreign languages, simply because my mind can't latch on to what's being said: Sigur Ros (an Icelandic band) are also on the coding playlist.
Oh man. I forgot about Sigur Ros. I know I have at least one of their albums.
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#17Techno. The repetition gets me into a rhythm. I can listen to the same song on loop for hours. Each time finding some little nuance that I missed before. I suppose the same effect can happen with anything without vocals. But techno (for me) drives concentration.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
You might want to check out my friends music blog - he's the former owner of Neptune Records. http://www.oystered.blogspot.com/
Interesting stuff, thanks
NP. Give a few different posts a listen as he tends to pick a theme and run with it. Also jump back a few months, he was in a super ambient (aka, Biosphere-esq) phase for a while there and that might work better for you.