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Re: Music for Programming

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Post by giglamesh »

bityard wrote: post #128

I like the concept but ambient as a genre doesn't really do anything for me. It makes me want to go take a nap. Haven't added anything to it in a while, but over the years I built a youtube playlist of songs that help me focus while working. Generally rules are: predominantly electronic, has some kind of beat, zero vocals. I'm up to over 500 songs at this point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dTpQwBMaBI&list=PL2A7B…

I have very similar criteria, but for me at least

> zero vocals

can also be vocals in a language I don't understand. In those cases, the voice is just another instrument and not distracting.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by giglamesh »

WD-42 wrote: post #25

Shoutout to SomaFM's Defcon Radio which has been my go-to programming music for years now. Not too dissimilar to the stuff found on this site. https://somafm.com/defcon/

Could not love SomaFM more! The past few xmas holiday seasons I've been streaming "Department Store Christmas" which is hugely wacky retro Christmas music. Somehow I'd never heard "What Ever Happened to Christmas" a Jimmy Webb song made famous by Frank Sinatra. It was kind of life changing.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by keithxm23 »

da_chicken wrote: post #51

I've had three main tracks that I've used for the past 8 months or so. The first one is a 1-hour mix of "In Motion" from the soundtrack to The Social Network: https://youtu.be/bCxPmMbZjuk The second is a 1-hour mix of "It Has to be This Way" from the soundtrack to Metal Gear Rising Revengance: https://youtu.be/jKGDib6qZBo The third is a 1-hour mix of "Clock Tower" from the soundtrack to Dead Cells: https://youtu.be/p…

I think you might also like Daft Punk's - Tron Legacy album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjM8d0Csuk4

I love listening to it while programming, driving, cooking. :)

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by papyrus9244 »

WD-42 wrote: post #25

Shoutout to SomaFM's Defcon Radio which has been my go-to programming music for years now. Not too dissimilar to the stuff found on this site. https://somafm.com/defcon/

I've been listening to Space Station to flow for more than 20 years.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by syx »

I remember back in 2012, thanks to the playlist #4 by Com Truise, I discovered Boards of Canada. I will always be thankful to Datassette for this project!

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by jballanc »

cyrialize wrote: post #143

I'm a fan of ambient and instrumental hip hop for programming. My personal favorites are pretty much anything by Nujabes (including the soundtracks for Samurai Champloo), Fat Jon, and DJ Okawari. I also like some classic albums in the genre like Donuts by J Dilla, Dr. No's Oxperiment by Oh No, and Endtroducing by DJ Shadow. I will sometimes go through essential charts I find to dive into new genres, and other times I…

Based on what you've already mentioned, there's a good chance you're familiar, but on the off chance you're not: "Funkungfusion" (or, really, anything off the Ninja Tune label) might be right up your alley.
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