Hacker Music? • Hacker News Board

Re: Hacker Music?

#21

Post by nextmoveone » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 1:25 AM UTC

kobs wrote: post #20

brianmckenzie wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I'm another one for Zero 7, or any downtempo electronica while hacking.

Another nod for Zero 7.

Zero 7. Definitely something I would listen to while programming.

Re: Hacker Music?

#22

Post by jsackmann » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 1:30 AM UTC

I'm a musician, and particularly a composer/arranger/orchestrator, so it's hard for me to listen to things without having them distract me.

Thus, when I want background music that doesn't distract me, I go with something I've listened to about 3,000 times in the past. Doesn't really matter what it is: Schubert sonatas, 70s Herbie Hancock, showtunes ...something that requires the same number of brain cells to take advantage of as a library that I wrote a long time ago and have been using ever since.

Re: Hacker Music?

#23

Post by cmars232 » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 1:33 AM UTC

Recent rotation:

 * Do Make Say Think (recent album I think)
 * Alice Coltrane "Journey in Satchidananda"
 * Various - "Putamayo World Lounge"
 * Hybrid - Live DJ set from Moscow, 2004

In general while hacking, anything ambient, repetitive (electronica) or without vocals (jazz/classical), or vocals in a language I mostly don't understand (tropicalia, death metal, stereolab) is a great soundtrack.

While designing though, no sounds at all! Maybe something really ambient to shut out environmental noise, like Stars of the Lid.

Re: Hacker Music?

#24

Post by greendestiny » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 1:34 AM UTC

trueshadow21 wrote: post #6

um, im classic rock, led zeppelin, blue oyster cult and stuff i guess im a little different than most programmers/hackers judging by the other posts

I'll second the zeppelin. Although generally for me its Detroit Techno, it has a lot more in common with led zeppelin than you probably think. Also I listen to a lot of motown as well.

Re: Hacker Music?

#25

Post by rms » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 1:37 AM UTC

http://www.last.fm/user/kevin143/

Re: Hacker Music?

#26

Post by runningskull » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 2:06 AM UTC

trueshadow21 wrote: post #6

um, im classic rock, led zeppelin, blue oyster cult and stuff i guess im a little different than most programmers/hackers judging by the other posts

I'm with you there. Led Zeppelin is my favorite band of all time. And classic rock is the best music of all time. Now if only I could write the best code of all time while listening....

Re: Hacker Music?

#27

Post by mynameishere » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 2:07 AM UTC

Generally, familiar music. I can't think of any other commonality beyond what stems from the fact that programming doesn't facilitate the ability to listen to new music.

I was going to say--oh, Debussy and Chopin. But why be a snob when I also listen to early Madonna music, and stuff too horrible to mention except anonymously:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsi8ho1PgKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI5LWwC-cE8

Re: Hacker Music?

#28

Post by david » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 2:16 AM UTC

Mostly progressive rock, jazz, power metal. Favorite artists: Spock's Beard, Savatage, The Strawbs, The Tangent, Gentle Giant, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Dream Theater, Sonata Arctica.

Re: Hacker Music?

#29

Post by jdavid » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 2:18 AM UTC

I used to love happy hardcore, acid jazz, progressive house, and electro metal, but now i mostly listen to electroclash, eurotrash, synthpop and all of the other hipster variations.

Re: Hacker Music?

#30

Post by jsmcgd » Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 2:23 AM UTC

Jackson and his Computer Band. (pardon the pun)