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A comment on Ask HN: What music do you like to listen to while you program?.

Re:Ask HN: What music do you like to listen to while you pro... by orblivion on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @10:31AM (#3400034)
Sometimes Dubstep. Sometimes Opeth (progressive/melodic death metal, probably not for everyone). But my real silver bullet is the Symbols album by KMFDM.

Edit: And when I need to chill out more and concentrate, Indian classical music, particularly tabla stuff since I like percussion, is fantastic. I've also recently found that Herbie Hancock had a similar effect, (an album where he sounds more like conventional jazz.)

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Re:Ask HN: What music do you like to listen to while you pro... by forsaken on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @10:51AM (#3400114)
Agreed on the classical. I really enjoy listening to Bela Fleck, and this NPR video has him (banjo), a bass fiddle player, and another playing with a Tabla. Highly recommended.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1286522...

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Re:Ask HN: What music do you like to listen to while you pro... by kmiyer on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @11:36AM (#3400309)
That's quite a lovely album (and also one of my favorites to listen to while working). You might also like Yo-Yo Ma's recent album which has a surprisingly similar feel even though it features different performers -- http://www.npr.org/event/music/142242654/yo-yo-ma-edgar-meye....
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