Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

Post by subsection1h » Thu, May 23, 2013, 7:53 PM UTC

Post by mikedemarais » Thu, May 23, 2013, 8:05 PM UTC

Post by fakeer » Fri, May 24, 2013, 4:48 AM UTC

gee_totes wrote: post #27

fakeer wrote: post #16

Ghazals, Sufi, Qawwali, old Bollywood melodies[†], rare-few new Bollywood melodies[0], Rock[1], Rock&Roll[1], country, ballad, classical - both western(few)/Indian[2] and Indi-pop[3] This pretty much sums it up. It's very mixed up. Many times I just trust iTunes' Shuffle but it's never unique. Any programs for Mac that actually randomizes the queue each time I ask it to? I prefer it when the sound is directly not com…

I have similar music tastes, and might have some suggestions to add to your collection. Have you listened to Dub Qawwali[0] or the Ashla Bhosle Kronos Quartet collobration[1]? [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWUrb0QZFs [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXjpck1SfjQ

Post by pyvek » Fri, May 24, 2013, 11:29 AM UTC

Post by gee_totes » Fri, May 24, 2013, 4:26 PM UTC

fakeer wrote: post #35

gee_totes wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have similar music tastes, and might have some suggestions to add to your collection. Have you listened to Dub Qawwali[0] or the Ashla Bhosle Kronos Quartet collobration[1]? [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWUrb0QZFs [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXjpck1SfjQ

Thanks for [0] (had listened to few titles including one in your YT link but not all - will get them all) and yes I've listened to [1]. Saved on Spotify :-) How do you manage the language, subtitles? Or you know Hindi/Urdu?