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Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by morsch » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 5:56 PM UTC

shearn89 wrote: post #97

My absolute favourite album to code to would actually be the Tron Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk, but I've also spent the last few years at uni listening to http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/ while I code: his albums are all available for free/donation, and the genre is kind of down-tempo electronic. There's the occaisonal vocal sample, but I've found it doesn't distract me from work. Endtroducing by DJ Shadow is also…

The Tron Legacy OST is always fun, but it's even better when you listen to it doing something suitably epic, because many tracks sound so unapologetically grand. Perfect sound track for handing in an important paper and doing mountain climbing. Or doing mock epic things: feel like Batman while chopping onions.

Some of the tracks from the remix album are also pretty cool.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by subbu » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 6:20 PM UTC

ben_straub wrote: post #20

Made a Pandora station seeded from the artists in all the mixes. http://www.pandora.com/#!/stations/play/738121268334091862

I really wish Pandora was in my country too. SSH tunneling is too expensive.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by lautis » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 6:48 PM UTC

eLobato wrote: post #117

Ludovico Einaudi and Max Richter put me in the mood quite nicely. Mozart, the three tenors, and similar stuff also work (but most of the time not as good as the former artists). Nonetheless that's rara avis among my coworkers, anyone else listening to similar stuff while coding?

I sometimes listen to ambient-ish classical music while coding. Ólafur Arnalds and Jóhann Jóhannsson have been recently on my list.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by spacemanaki » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 7:40 PM UTC

mark_h wrote: post #114

My go-to artist is Zoe Keating (layered cello, and on bandcamp as an added bonus: http://music.zoekeating.com/ ). She's also quite interesting to follow: she's heavily into twitter, and is quite open about her profits, dealings with labels, etc. Otherwise though, vocal-less trance is usually pretty effective. I love all the recommendations these threads bring up -- thanks everyone!

Here's a Radiolab segment about her, and they use some of her music in their shows:

http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2008/aug/25/quan...

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by meow » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 8:55 PM UTC

mark_h wrote: post #114

My go-to artist is Zoe Keating (layered cello, and on bandcamp as an added bonus: http://music.zoekeating.com/ ). She's also quite interesting to follow: she's heavily into twitter, and is quite open about her profits, dealings with labels, etc. Otherwise though, vocal-less trance is usually pretty effective. I love all the recommendations these threads bring up -- thanks everyone!

Wow, all her tracks are so soul soothing...

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by kapranoff » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 10:07 PM UTC

I will add my 5 cents with a mention of Qawwali music and specifically works of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. See, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustt_Mustt. This is not just a ticket to the zone for me, more like a teleport :)

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by larrytheliquid » Sat, Feb 04, 2012, 11:46 PM UTC

dj finny's dnb mixes have been sustaining me for years: http://www.mixcloud.com/finny/

i can't handle the monotony of trance, and dubstep can be a bit too much. a lot of dnb also tends to be repetitive, but finny keeps things lively enough for you to pay attention to code

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by robomartin » Sun, Feb 05, 2012, 12:24 AM UTC

Pink Floyd Mozart Bach

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by ajtaylor » Sun, Feb 05, 2012, 1:38 AM UTC

Tossrock wrote: post #31

ctdonath wrote: post #5

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 second this. di.fm is playing for about half my work day, and often when I'm at home too. I love the Trance and Vocal Trance channels, with forays into EuroClub, DubStep and Chillout Dreams.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by ajtaylor » Sun, Feb 05, 2012, 2:12 AM UTC

astral303 wrote: post #72

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…

Listened to the beginning few minutes of the first, and went straight to downloading. Thanks for the links.