Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?

Posted by rachel-ftw on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:33PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm in a musical rut: lost in a prism of unchallenging, semi depressing or sickeningly cute downtempo lofi hiphop tracks. Dearest reader, where can I find new adventures in aural satisfaction which facilitate flow state and alertness whilst I battle engineering monsters?

At your earliest convenience, please send help in the form of links and artist names.

...or cookies. I heartell it is bad luck to turn down assistance in the form of gooey pastry.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by chalmette on Monday July 09, 2018 @07:13PM (#17494186)

I like electronica for concentration. For example, [0] Tzusing/Anni Nöps and [1] Sd Laika

[0] https://soundcloud.com/anninops/tzusing-met-byhzz-hol

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0mM-J6wisU

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by skymuse on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:45PM (#17492023)

I really enjoy all the music from Ultimae Records. The albums are reasonably priced in Bandcamp and you can preview the full albums if you are unsure about buying.

https://ultimae.bandcamp.com

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by rachel-ftw on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:48PM (#17492044)

ooooooooo yes

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by lordmobius on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:43PM (#17492002)

I mostly listen to new retro wave on yt while coding.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by rachel-ftw on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:51PM (#17492071)

I'm mostly seeking to get out of an autogenerated rut. Between Youtube and spotify I'm getting music chosen for me and I'm not sure how to escape. I feel like I can see through (hear through?) the algorithms that choose my next song. it's not distracting... it's just... flat feeling after years.

Though I enthusiastically that the beats of synth/retrowave have a lovely driving quality that let me pretend I'm in a science fiction book while I bring thoughts into reality through code.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by vixen99 on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:41PM (#17491990)

John Cage's 4′33″ repeated ad nauseam.

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by rachel-ftw on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:53PM (#17492092)

laughing emoji

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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to? by billconan on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @04:46PM (#17502002)

game of thrones music

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