I hacked together a command line interface using wget, Bash and mpg123: https://github.com/jseb/musicforprogramming.net-cli
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#42There is also http://soundserum.com/ which features a ton of creative commons licensed music (3.5GB of it, based on the torrent they provide).
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#43For classical I like Bach symphonies. But usually, I find myself incredibly productive when I listen to house music. My recent discovery has been Maceo Plex and the album "Life Index". Maceo Plex merges the tracks into a continuous mix, roughly 128bpm, and once you skip track 1 (a dialogue), the music flows smoothly for a good 90 minutes. Beyond that, I've always liked Kraftwerk's "Tour de France" for programming to.
Mozart - Sonata #11
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#44Am I having a Deja vu?
I'm biting my tongue right now, trying very hard to stay within the site rules. Its not even a very good link. 4 mediocre playlists. Big deal. Ive been collecting electronic music for 15 years and this trance style music is quite boring and formulaic. The web is awash with much better mixes than these all done for free by professionals. Here are two you can subscribe to in iTunes (weekly podcasts) http://www.resident…
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#45Song from "Hobbit" trailer - "Misty Mountains" on loop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tOo2OMUhB8
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#46I quite enjoy just chucking on a playlist of The Flashbulb (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+flashbulb).
There tends to be enough ambient, non-lyrical tracks to keep me interested. Some infrequent breakcore tracks get me amped as either a break or a queue to think harder :D.
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#47For classical I like Bach symphonies. But usually, I find myself incredibly productive when I listen to house music. My recent discovery has been Maceo Plex and the album "Life Index". Maceo Plex merges the tracks into a continuous mix, roughly 128bpm, and once you skip track 1 (a dialogue), the music flows smoothly for a good 90 minutes. Beyond that, I've always liked Kraftwerk's "Tour de France" for programming to.
Bach symphonies? Are you talking about JS Bach or his sons? I didn't think JS Bach wrote any symphonies.
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#48if you're not that into emo/hippster music try out http://www.ektoplazm.com/ - great music for coding.
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#49Where I work, we listen to BBC 6 Music (http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music). It's eclectic enough that no-one gets annoyed with the choice of songs (if you don't like one, you'll probably like the next) and there's nothing particularly noisy or distracting on there (loud over-processed pop/dance music, shouty DJs or ads). There's also far less repetition than on similar stations.
I'd much rather this, than one person's choice of "concentrating" music. One man's concentration aid is another man's hell.
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#50I personally find The Necks very good for almost any kind of work. They produce minimal jazz, which I prefer to more distracting music — even if I might listen to it otherwise, such as electronic.
While their tracks are not available for free, you can find samples here: