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Title: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: cryptokey on Mon, 18 January 2016, 11:51:30
I know lots of people here are coders, so what music do you listen to while you code, if any?  Feel free to share any artists, playlists, songs, etc.  Hopefully we can all get some new ideas!
My tastes change, but at the moment I'm into the "Code your Face Off" playlist on Songza.

Here's a list of peoples' preferences so far:
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: appleonama on Mon, 18 January 2016, 11:53:58
open spotify
search programming
press play
done
continue with logic

to be honest this is like asking what do you like to listen to
there is no correlation between music and programming. some people like to listen to heavy metal and some like something soothing and less distracting.
but yeah just weed the stuff you don't like from a programming playlist on spotify. There are people constantly adding music to programming playlists so its always updated
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: Bromono on Mon, 18 January 2016, 11:59:00
I listen to chill stuff.

something that gets me relaxed and in the zone.

If something is to upbeat and noisy, I lose focus.

Something like this

Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: cryptokey on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:37:48
Quote from: Bromono on Mon, 18 January 2016, 11:59:00
I listen to chill stuff.

something that gets me relaxed and in the zone.

If something is to upbeat and noisy, I lose focus.

Something like this


Nice playlist!  I know what you mean, I find that I go back and forth since I need something more mellow for deep concentration. You might like this songza playlist as well:  http://songza.com/listen/idm-for-studying-songza/ (http://songza.com/listen/idm-for-studying-songza/)
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: baldgye on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:41:08
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: inanis on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:42:25
I listen to what I normally listen to. I'm weird in this regard, most of my co-workers have specific stuff they put on to get into the zone, but I strongly prefer my normal stuff, I find it keeps me energized.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: cryptokey on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:45:43
Quote from: baldgye on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:41:08

If I could describe this in one word, it would be havoc.  Very interesting take on white noise, but too rough for me to listen to for long periods of time.
Those laser-eyes though.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: redbanshee on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:46:37
DnB...

https://www.dubtrack.fm/join/drum-bass
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: cryptokey on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:46:42
Quote from: inanis on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:42:25
I listen to what I normally listen to. I'm weird in this regard, most of my co-workers have specific stuff they put on to get into the zone, but I strongly prefer my normal stuff, I find it keeps me energized.

Let's hear it!  Whatever floats your boat.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: inanis on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:56:13
Quote from: cryptokey on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:46:42
Quote from: inanis on Mon, 18 January 2016, 12:42:25
I listen to what I normally listen to. I'm weird in this regard, most of my co-workers have specific stuff they put on to get into the zone, but I strongly prefer my normal stuff, I find it keeps me energized.

Let's hear it!  Whatever floats your boat.
I can't  YouTube at work, but on normal rotation are:

The Lawrence Arms (I'm partial to Metropole and Oh! Calcutta!)
The Alkaline Trio (almost anything, except for the ****ty stuff)
The Falcon (for when I'm mad, and/or really feeling the flow)
Matt Pryor (mellow)
The Loved Ones
Osker
No Use for a Name
Bad Religion

I have more regulars, but those usually dominate the set. I've heard it all so often that it can blend into the background. I listen to music at work as much as I can, it is the only thing that keeps me sane most days. Any day spent with my headphones on for the majority of it, is a good day.

Something like Pandora works too, and provides some good variety but it takes up so much data and I can't access it from my companies network. Streaming is not my friend in the workplace.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 18 January 2016, 19:52:07
I listen to my keyboard.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: wockytocky on Mon, 18 January 2016, 20:54:30
I listen to video game soundtracks. Usually from some metroid or zelda game but it varies.

I heard somewhere that video game soundtracks are perfect for coding because they're designed to keep you focused on your current task and not be distracting, and so far I've found that to be true
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: Dongulator on Mon, 18 January 2016, 22:10:57
Joe Rogan Experience or trip hop
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: davkol on Tue, 19 January 2016, 09:11:30
Just silence, or noise (rain or Topre recordings), or if it's music, it should be instrumental and not overly complex. My recent favorites are
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: henz on Tue, 19 January 2016, 09:13:59
i really like metal, but cant code while listening to it. Dunno why.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: azhdar on Tue, 19 January 2016, 09:14:18
Either something really chill like tycho, russian circles, beach house ....
or something really loud with a lot of yelling. Weirdly enough I'm more productive with loud metal rather than chill music.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 22 January 2016, 10:00:25
Tons of stuff, but mainly jazz, ambient, trip hop, or anything on /r/futurebeats

Also anything French house
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: hoosieree on Fri, 22 January 2016, 10:30:05
My top Pandora stations:

Animals as Leaders (instrumental prog metal), for C/C++
Faux Tales (chill dubstep), for anything with a REPL

Sometimes Meshuggah but not on Pandora because they mix it up too much with other bands with too-intelligible vocals.  Basically I require either relaxing music or pure chaos.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: РусскийЧеловек on Thu, 28 January 2016, 00:16:15
I know that when I use to code Android apps that I listened to Death Metal and Viking Metal :)
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: LeandreN on Thu, 28 January 2016, 00:17:18
everything Death Metal
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: henz on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:38:29
suddenly ive started to listen to house pop not sure why.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:39:28
only skrillex. dead serious
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: henz on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:46:01
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:39:28
only skrillex. dead serious

sounds tiresome.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:50:41
Quote from: henz on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:46:01
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:39:28
only skrillex. dead serious

sounds tiresome.

I LOVE SKRILLEX
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: iLLucionist on Thu, 28 January 2016, 14:40:50
A bit weird perhaps, but depends on what I have to code.

Usually, mix of minimal techno, drum and bass, and trance (old-school trance). That stuff really gets me in the zone and lets me forget the time for at least a couple of hours. Especially minimal techno mixes.. they are like.. they continue and go on and on and I don't really sense switches between tracks, so it feels like my coding is also continuous.

When I'm doing research (looking for libraries, reading API, etc.), I usually like to listen to something more melodic, like jazz or classical. Dunno why really.

And occasionally some retro music for dem feelz and nostalgia... Charlots of Fire anyone?
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: trizkut on Thu, 28 January 2016, 14:43:38
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:50:41
Quote from: henz on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:46:01
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:39:28
only skrillex. dead serious

sounds tiresome.

I LOVE SKRILLEX

vintage skrillex


I mostly listen to stuff you would find on majestic casual, or stuff like Four Tet/Boards of Canada
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: ImAWildDeer on Sat, 30 January 2016, 17:09:56
When I'm at work I usually listen to the Trapaholics playlist on Spotify, unless I'm not using headphones. At home, I generally play something a little more chill. Today I've been listening to the "Gryffin presents Heading Home" playlist.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: Altis on Sat, 30 January 2016, 17:17:55
Ludovico Einaudi. His stuff is absolutely terrific, and not distracting.

Groove Salad (the internet radio channel) has been a favorite for like 12 years now, too.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: jchan94 on Fri, 05 February 2016, 04:36:11
EDM music mainly. Kapslap, Tritional.. their hour long mixes are amazeballs.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: NewbieOneKenobi on Sat, 09 April 2016, 17:09:20
Quote
What do you listen to while you code?

My fans. :D
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: pr0ximity on Sun, 10 April 2016, 09:53:10
Been experimenting with pink and white noise lately, it's surprisingly not too bad at low volumes.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: iLLucionist on Sun, 10 April 2016, 09:54:17
Moaning, mostly.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: funderburker on Sun, 10 April 2016, 11:50:49
Mmm, mostly Spotify but lately went back to SoundCloud and seldom some old Youtube playlists. Mostly IDM, nice beats, Ambient, Drone or some experimental stuff. Really dig the Spotify "Discover Weekly" playlist which "feeds" me cool new music and I've become lazy with new findings.

Some of my latest favorite songs/albums for setting a "mood" while programming are:

Those last two are albums and they're amazing by the way.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: iLLucionist on Sun, 10 April 2016, 12:30:17
Quote from: funderburker on Sun, 10 April 2016, 11:50:49
Mmm, mostly Spotify but lately went back to SoundCloud and seldom some old Youtube playlists. Mostly IDM, nice beats, Ambient, Drone or some experimental stuff. Really dig the Spotify "Discover Weekly" playlist which "feeds" me cool new music and I've become lazy with new findings.

Some of my latest favorite songs/albums for setting a "mood" while programming are:
  • Charles Bardley - Strictly Reserved for You
  • Nils Frahm - Them
  • Hudson Mohawke - Forever 1 (Cashmere Cat Remix)
  • Benoit Pioulard - Florid (Brambles Mix)
  • William Basinski - Cascade
  • Jim Guthrie & Solid Mas - One of These Days I'll Get It Right

Those last two are albums and they're amazing by the way.

Those are some nice tunes dude!
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: funderburker on Sun, 10 April 2016, 12:33:39
Quote from: iLLucionist on Sun, 10 April 2016, 12:30:17
Quote from: funderburker on Sun, 10 April 2016, 11:50:49
Mmm, mostly Spotify but lately went back to SoundCloud and seldom some old Youtube playlists. Mostly IDM, nice beats, Ambient, Drone or some experimental stuff. Really dig the Spotify "Discover Weekly" playlist which "feeds" me cool new music and I've become lazy with new findings.

Some of my latest favorite songs/albums for setting a "mood" while programming are:
  • Charles Bardley - Strictly Reserved for You
  • Nils Frahm - Them
  • Hudson Mohawke - Forever 1 (Cashmere Cat Remix)
  • Benoit Pioulard - Florid (Brambles Mix)
  • William Basinski - Cascade
  • Jim Guthrie & Solid Mas - One of These Days I'll Get It Right

Those last two are albums and they're amazing by the way.

Those are some nice tunes dude!

Nice you like it. Always a pleasure that someone likes at least some of it. :)
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 10 April 2016, 15:33:55
Slay Radio (http://www.slayradio.org/).
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: Marizen on Mon, 11 April 2016, 02:01:51
Quote from: trizkut on Thu, 28 January 2016, 14:43:38
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:50:41
Quote from: henz on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:46:01
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:39:28
only skrillex. dead serious

sounds tiresome.

I LOVE SKRILLEX

vintage skrillex


I mostly listen to stuff you would find on majestic casual, or stuff like Four Tet/Boards of Canada
From First To Last!!!! You're like the third person that I know that's heard of them. When I was in high school I had like the same hair as the bassist lol.




I usually put on DI Radio on Chillstep or Liquid Dubstep.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: Marizen on Mon, 11 April 2016, 02:06:26
Quote from: trizkut on Thu, 28 January 2016, 14:43:38
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:50:41
Quote from: henz on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:46:01
Quote from: clacktalk on Thu, 28 January 2016, 01:39:28
only skrillex. dead serious

sounds tiresome.

I LOVE SKRILLEX

vintage skrillex


I mostly listen to stuff you would find on majestic casual, or stuff like Four Tet/Boards of Canada
From First To Last!!!! You're like the third person that I know that's heard of them. When I was in high school I had like the same hair as one of their guitarists (the long straight with one short side).


I usually put on DI Radio on Chillstep or Liquid Dubstep.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: hoosieree on Mon, 11 April 2016, 09:11:16
Quote from: keyclack on Fri, 05 February 2016, 04:36:11
EDM music mainly. Kapslap, Tritional.. their hour long mixes are amazeballs.

I enjoy some Tritonal, will have to check out Kapslap now, thanks.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: iLLucionist on Mon, 11 April 2016, 13:12:29
Serious: sometimes I like to listen to hours long tracks of tropical rain and thunder. Makes me reallly focused.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: davkol on Tue, 05 September 2017, 16:28:13
A bit of a necro… I haven't seen musicForProgramming (http://musicforprogramming.net/) mentioned (it's a bunch of mostly chill playlists).
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 07 September 2017, 08:21:55

Lately lots of mixes
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 07 September 2017, 13:28:19
I like to listen to abattoir recordings and children screaming
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 September 2017, 22:01:39
Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 07 September 2017, 13:28:19
I like to listen to abattoir recordings and children screaming

Ah - you work with JavaScript!
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: iLLucionist on Thu, 12 October 2017, 15:41:51
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 07 September 2017, 22:01:39
Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 07 September 2017, 13:28:19
I like to listen to abattoir recordings and children screaming

Ah - you work with JavaScript!

Only The Good Parts.

A list of the good parts:

End of the list.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 15 October 2017, 20:51:03
Quote from: iLLucionist on Thu, 12 October 2017, 15:41:51
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 07 September 2017, 22:01:39
Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 07 September 2017, 13:28:19
I like to listen to abattoir recordings and children screaming

Ah - you work with JavaScript!

Only The Good Parts.

A list of the good parts:

End of the list.

Only the good die young.

RIP.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: JohanAR on Mon, 16 October 2017, 05:18:51

I've been craving faster and faster music lately. Maybe because my current project is going very slowly and I'm feeling under stimulated
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 16 October 2017, 20:47:55
Quote from: JohanAR on Mon, 16 October 2017, 05:18:51

I've been craving faster and faster music lately. Maybe because my current project is going very slowly and I'm feeling under stimulated

I kinda like that, actually :)

Although only one headphone is working atm so I'm only getting half a dose.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: robotsokk on Mon, 16 October 2017, 21:26:32
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 07 September 2017, 22:01:39
Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 07 September 2017, 13:28:19
I like to listen to abattoir recordings and children screaming

Ah - you work with JavaScript!

jfc, that's hilarious.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: iLLucionist on Tue, 17 October 2017, 07:16:14
Currently, I listen to music that is as abstract as my code, like for instance ambient trance / ambient techo / space ambient / deep space ambient.

It puts me in a mode, in a sweet spot. I don't know. Like I'm not in this planet while I'm coding.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: ojrask on Tue, 17 October 2017, 10:54:51
Depending on my mood something like these:

Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: robotsokk on Tue, 17 October 2017, 11:13:54
Quote from: iLLucionist on Tue, 17 October 2017, 07:16:14
Currently, I listen to music that is as abstract as my code, like for instance ambient trance / ambient techo / space ambient / deep space ambient.

It puts me in a mode, in a sweet spot. I don't know. Like I'm not in this planet while I'm coding.

I too enjoy that kind of mix of music/work.

Generally, I enjoy listening to electronic music of some sort or videogame music while working (coding or otherwise).
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 17 October 2017, 20:59:39
Quote from: JohanAR on Mon, 16 October 2017, 05:18:51

I've been craving faster and faster music lately. Maybe because my current project is going very slowly and I'm feeling under stimulated

I tried Googling this, and the first link was to the Aussie National Security to report them :))
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: AlexAtPanc on Tue, 17 October 2017, 21:16:27
Best for concentration:

Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: JohanAR on Wed, 18 October 2017, 01:47:46
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 17 October 2017, 20:59:39
Quote from: JohanAR on Mon, 16 October 2017, 05:18:51

I've been craving faster and faster music lately. Maybe because my current project is going very slowly and I'm feeling under stimulated

I tried Googling this, and the first link was to the Aussie National Security to report them :))

What did you search for? :P The song's made by a Japanese guy called m1dy and he has a few albums available on Spotify as well
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 20:53:11
Quote from: JohanAR on Wed, 18 October 2017, 01:47:46
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 17 October 2017, 20:59:39
Quote from: JohanAR on Mon, 16 October 2017, 05:18:51

I've been craving faster and faster music lately. Maybe because my current project is going very slowly and I'm feeling under stimulated

I tried Googling this, and the first link was to the Aussie National Security to report them :))

What did you search for? :P The song's made by a Japanese guy called m1dy and he has a few albums available on Spotify as well

head **** terrorist

Starting off simple :))
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: JohanAR on Fri, 20 October 2017, 01:37:28
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 20:53:11
head **** terrorist

Starting off simple :))

I think your government is intercepting your internet traffic :P
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 20 October 2017, 21:46:36
Quote from: JohanAR on Fri, 20 October 2017, 01:37:28
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 19 October 2017, 20:53:11
head **** terrorist

Starting off simple :))

I think your government is intercepting your internet traffic :P

Yes.

They are.

And filtering it.

And deciding what sites are "appropriate" for us to view.
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 22 October 2017, 15:27:34
http://vip.aersia.net/vip.swf
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: machtrip on Tue, 31 October 2017, 05:00:53
I'm really enjoying Skrillex lately
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: clacktalk on Mon, 06 November 2017, 17:38:19
only skrillex
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: xtrafrood on Mon, 06 November 2017, 22:52:13
As I poke source code with a stick my music consists mostly of trendy instrumental bands. Or maybe instrumentals from trendy bands. Depends on my mood
Title: Re: What do you listen to while you code?
Post by: _rubik on Tue, 07 November 2017, 09:44:33
It really depends on my mood. If I'm in the serious 'tech OG H4Ck3R' mood. I'll listen to a lot of older edm or trance. Recently my heart is with Boys Noize and Hudson Mohawke (yes I did find him thanks to Watch Dogs... I'm not going to try and play the hipster role).


If I'm calm and doing some casual work -- sys admin, *nix ricing, tinkering with personal projects -- I go for old Japanese jazz club... Ryo Fukui to be specific.