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Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by _gd3l » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:44 PM UTC

Matt Mullenweg's method (at least, that's where I first heard it) of playing one song on repeat really works for me.

I like short, simple songs. Something like a song off CYNE's album Evolution Fight works really well. For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2ISUThbcQ&feature=youtu...

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by astral303 » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:45 PM UTC

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, depending on your mood.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by jentulman » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:47 PM UTC

richardk wrote: post #19

Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works?

Hello Everything by Squarepusher goes along nicely with this too. Not too up, not too down.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by astral303 » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:49 PM 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…

And on a more upbeat, liquid sunshine note, for those who want to go faster/harder: http://archives.bassdrivearchive.com/1%20-%20Monday/Atmosphe... (Bjork remix at the end kills it)

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by brownegg » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:50 PM UTC

lignuist wrote: post #12

Jan Jelinek's music is great for programming. At least for me. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKqVswlAZ0&feature=relat...

Make sure to check out his LP under the name Gramm.

first track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kHEu50uq3w

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by jentulman » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:51 PM UTC

I was recently pointed to http://block.fm/ as I like to go with some beats to work with and they have some great Dnb and electronica shows. Usually I can't cope with any words, lyrics in the song or presenters on a show, but if I can't understand the words, in this case because I speak no Japanese, it's not a problem and sometimes it's nice to have voices (outside my head) as part of the white noise.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by Thangorodrim » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 9:04 PM UTC

The site is unresponsive, but I wanted to recommend:

Philip Glass symphonies Wagner's The Ring ( unless you speak German ) Slayer

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by domador » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 9:05 PM UTC

Got a "bandwidth exceeded" error message. Too bad.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by achompas » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 9:05 PM 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…

These are excellent--halfway to my favorite LTJ Bukem mixes. Thanks for the links.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by dogas » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 9:08 PM UTC

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…

I might as well plug my buddy's site:

http://trance-mixes.com

Very nice site, well put together.