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Actually hate working with headphones on now. Similarly using music I love to block out noisey work environments doesn't work. (Well, noisey work environments just don't work do they!).
FWIW: I'm on last.fm as rock666
I find that music with no lyrics is most helpful. Stuff like a lot of post rock, such as Explosions in the Sky or Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Another option is Math Rock like Battles (I am actually listening to Gloss Drop right now).
Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…
Oceanlab - Sirens Of The Sea Remixed is my goto. Its like a ticket to the zone. http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/oceanlab-sirens-of-the-sea-remi...
Atmospheric drum'n'bass is where it is at for coding. Warm lushness, yet rhythms that will help you keep your mental cadence up. Here are two mixes you should DL & listen to: http://archives.bassdrivearchive.com/1%20-%20Monday/Atmosphe... http://archives.bassdrivearchive.com/4%20-%20Thursday/Scenic... Lush atmospherics, low-slung 29-38hz basslines, rock out to either full-time at 175bpm or half-time at 87bpm, dependi…
That Com Truise mix is nice. Also check out his Komputer Cast 4 part set http://comtruise.com/kc/
Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…
For a quick intro, just tune to di.fm's trance channel. They have a lot of great trance radio shows; Global DJ Broadcast with Markus Schulz, A State of Trance with Armin Van Buuren, the aforementioned Trance Around The World, Global Trance Grooves with John 00 Fleming, etc. For easily downloadable podcasts, Sander van Doorn's Identity (although he's leaning more electro these days), The Gareth Emery Podcast, and Glob…
I think the site might be going a bit slow for me. Is there a mirror?
I reached out to @datassette to see if he'd let us host the MP3s for him on Cloudfront, so fingers crossed!
Try Johan johannsson http://www.ausersmanual.org/stage/ which is good but also with extra hacker kudos given the topic
Also Olafur Arnalds http://olafurarnalds.com/multimedia/