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Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by DrCatbox » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:37 PM UTC

Alpha and Omega (dub) and is the music I code by, repetitions, echos and reverb, the groove just takes you forward in your code. Example: http://grooveshark.com/s/Chantig/41T4IJ?src=5 http://grooveshark.com/s/Higher+Than+High/2JhKQT?src=5

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Post by fady » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:44 PM UTC

nice. thanks for the mixes. i use "boards of canada" pandora station to accomplish the same idea. you get a lot of down tempo, ambient styles.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by saturdaysaint » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:50 PM UTC

I wish these were compiled in a Soundcloud - something mobile-friendly that lets you skip around in a mix without downloading the thing. And the hosting is pretty slow.

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Post by turbolent » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:51 PM UTC

http://www.limbikfreq.com/ http://somafm.com/

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Post by djtriptych » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:53 PM UTC

I pretty much just play Trent Reznor when I don't feel like putting together a playlist.

I've also really enjoyed listening to motorik rhythms lately. Something about that beat makes me feel like I'm constantly moving forward. Stereolab are the modern masters...

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Post by Void_ » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:54 PM UTC

ETN.fm guys.

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Post by djtriptych » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:56 PM UTC

saturdaysaint wrote: post #23

I wish these were compiled in a Soundcloud - something mobile-friendly that lets you skip around in a mix without downloading the thing. And the hosting is pretty slow.

Hosting seems pretty borked at the moment.

And yeah would be great to be able to preview some of this without downloading a 100MB+ file...

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Post by fady » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:58 PM UTC

richardk wrote: post #19

Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works?

i was thinking the same thing. both albums are really good.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by runevault » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:59 PM UTC

emillon wrote: post #8

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…

> Finally - someone [...] mixes music just for that purpose. DJ Bolivia has been quite known for his "Music to code by" mixes, I definitely recommend them. http://djbolivia.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-to-code-by-volum...

Just grabbed these and started the first track for while I work from home (go go Denver snow) and I'm really digging it. Thanks for the pointer.

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Post by badhairday » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 6:09 PM UTC

pizza wrote: post #3

http://comtruise.com/kc/ More Com Truise mixes

I love Com Truise. Ether Drift is definitely one of their best songs: http://open.spotify.com/track/2Z6CFvujnkDyPgsNn7zBAh