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I would also like to echo this question, always interested in what people listen to while working.

by adamcw 8y ago

jen729w 8y ago
I work from home, sitting next to my partner, and this is responsible for ~80% of our work. No particular order. Late Night Tales Presents Sasha: Scene Delete [0] Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk: Passage [1] Jon Hopkins: Opalescent [2] HVOB & Winston Marshall: Silk [3] Anything at all by HVOB. HVOB is the golden stuff. All of Tycho's albums Any of Tycho's Burning Man mixes on SoundCloud [8] Kiasmos: Blurred [4] Vermont: II [5] Bonobo: Migration [6] (or any other Bonobo) Tosca: No Hassle [7] (or any other Tosca) --- [0]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/late-night-tales-presents-sasha-scene-delete/1078653620 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/late-night-tales-presents-... [1]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/passage/1177124625 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/passage/1177124625 [2]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/opalescent/305037953 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/opalescent/305037953 [3]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/hvob/564007861 https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/hvob/564007861 [4]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blurred/1266258851 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blurred/1266258851 [5]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ii/1174877374 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ii/1174877374 [6]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/migration/1172028049 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/migration/1172028049 [7]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/no-hassle-bonus-track-version/311016273 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/no-hassle-bonus-track-vers... [8]: https://soundcloud.com/tycho/ingress-burning-man-sunrise-set-2017 https://soundcloud.com/tycho/ingress-burning-man-sunrise-set...
- Y_Y 8y ago
  How do you find this?
  - jen729w 8y ago
    By now, iTunes is suggesting a lot of stuff to me that I really like. But if you’re starting from zero: - Find something you like on iTunes, Spotify, whatever. - Use the ‘start a radio station based on this song’ feature. - When that plays something you also like, add it to your library. Keep playing it. - If it’s a single track on an album, just add the album. The wonderful thing about modern streaming services is that you can speculatively add stuff and, if you don’t like it, just remove it. It doesn’t cost you anything! (That’s amazing, by the way.) - iTunes learns. Keep doing this. - By now, the Friday morning ‘for you’ playlist also has good stuff. Give that a chance. ‘Love’ the stuff you love. Add the albums with tracks you liked. iTunes keeps learning. That’s all, really. Just listen to stuff and let the bots figure out what else you might like. Edit: also find friends or co-workers with similar tastes. Share stuff with them. I get a lot of gold from my mate up in Cairns, just whenever we hear things we send each other the link.
    - criddell 8y ago
      This might be the first positive thing I've ever read about iTunes.
- ghostbrainalpha 8y ago
  Thank you for this!
- hycaria 8y ago
  What are you both doing ?
  - jen729w 8y ago
    She’s a medical copywriter, I’m a developer (kinda). Both freelance. It works great.
bawigga 8y ago
Lately, I've been using https://playnoise.com/ https://playnoise.com/ with the following settings: Brown noise > More Options > Auto volume osc, slow, small. Also, My "Code it and Load it" Playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/08wdT51daeQwcE5e8hRwCA?si=R9Blu65nSWCqiAWB1BkwyA https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/08wdT51daeQwc... Finally, more brown noise/rain storms in my Focus Noise playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/1u2c1lK4YSnL1o4LpAmMTw?si=qqeKEZNAThuomcqH_F1Xaw https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/1u2c1lK4YSnL1...
- artificial 8y ago
  If you're a fan of generators scope out http://MyNoise.net http://MyNoise.net (they've also got an app) which I've found immensely useful.
- jonhendry18 8y ago
  Nice. Thanks!
wrycoder 8y ago
last.fm Doomed channel. Halloween dark industrial ambient. No beats, just some quiet screaming and throat singing. Sadly, it's taking a break "until October". I certainly hope it comes back!
poisonarena 8y ago
Boards of Canada, APhex Twin, Tycho, Carbon Based Lifeforms
thirdsun 8y ago
I recommended it before, but I maintain a playlist that focuses on very quiet, soothing ambient, moody soundscapes and slightly experimental music that, in my opinion, works as well for sleeping as it does for being productive and focused: - https://open.spotify.com/user/michaelfeihstel/playlist/10IcCKVkCGNm8AarT487GA?si=dYXZ3_f2QmKtQWttwzULPw https://open.spotify.com/user/michaelfeihstel/playlist/10IcC... Alternatively and if you prefer a more eclectic, diversive selection that covers a wide range of moods and genres, but should still serve as a soundtrack to a relaxing sunday out in the sun or on the couch, there's this little mix series I work on - I think these particular episodes might be a good starting point: - https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-005 https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-005 - https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-006 https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-006
- criddell 8y ago
  That's always been the type of music I've put on while I work, but a week or two ago I shuffled the entire Judas Priest catalog on Google Music. I've never been a fan of Judas Priest, I don't particularly like to listen to their music, but it's been great for me to work to. Ambient noises and quiet conversations are masked, the tempo is fast, and the dynamic range isn't huge.
1_player 8y ago
Psytrance is my productive music, except when I need to concentrate really hard. I love this huge playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1145880218/playlist/71tSLVZo0Bqokw22opuG15?si=Hqj33mR6QPiW7Axxo0ZarQ https://open.spotify.com/user/1145880218/playlist/71tSLVZo0B...

I would also like to echo this question, always interested in what people listen to while working.

by adamcw 8y ago

I would also like to echo this question, always interested in what people listen to while working.

I work from home, sitting next to my partner, and this is responsible for ~80% of our work. No particular order. Late Night Tales Presents Sasha: Scene Delete [0] Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk: Passage [1] Jon Hopkins: Opalescent [2] HVOB & Winston Marshall: Silk [3] Anything at all by HVOB. HVOB is the golden stuff. All of Tycho's albums Any of Tycho's Burning Man mixes on SoundCloud [8] Kiasmos: Blurred [4] Vermont: II [5] Bonobo: Migration [6] (or any other Bonobo) Tosca: No Hassle [7] (or any other Tosca) --- [0]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/late-night-tales-presents-sasha-scene-delete/1078653620 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/late-night-tales-presents-... [1]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/passage/1177124625 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/passage/1177124625 [2]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/opalescent/305037953 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/opalescent/305037953 [3]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/hvob/564007861 https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/hvob/564007861 [4]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blurred/1266258851 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/blurred/1266258851 [5]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ii/1174877374 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ii/1174877374 [6]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/migration/1172028049 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/migration/1172028049 [7]: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/no-hassle-bonus-track-version/311016273 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/no-hassle-bonus-track-vers... [8]: https://soundcloud.com/tycho/ingress-burning-man-sunrise-set-2017 https://soundcloud.com/tycho/ingress-burning-man-sunrise-set...

Y_Y 8y ago
How do you find this?
- jen729w 8y ago
  By now, iTunes is suggesting a lot of stuff to me that I really like. But if you’re starting from zero: - Find something you like on iTunes, Spotify, whatever. - Use the ‘start a radio station based on this song’ feature. - When that plays something you also like, add it to your library. Keep playing it. - If it’s a single track on an album, just add the album. The wonderful thing about modern streaming services is that you can speculatively add stuff and, if you don’t like it, just remove it. It doesn’t cost you anything! (That’s amazing, by the way.) - iTunes learns. Keep doing this. - By now, the Friday morning ‘for you’ playlist also has good stuff. Give that a chance. ‘Love’ the stuff you love. Add the albums with tracks you liked. iTunes keeps learning. That’s all, really. Just listen to stuff and let the bots figure out what else you might like. Edit: also find friends or co-workers with similar tastes. Share stuff with them. I get a lot of gold from my mate up in Cairns, just whenever we hear things we send each other the link.
  - criddell 8y ago
    This might be the first positive thing I've ever read about iTunes.
ghostbrainalpha 8y ago
Thank you for this!
hycaria 8y ago
What are you both doing ?
- jen729w 8y ago
  She’s a medical copywriter, I’m a developer (kinda). Both freelance. It works great.

bawigga 8y ago

Lately, I've been using https://playnoise.com/ https://playnoise.com/ with the following settings: Brown noise > More Options > Auto volume osc, slow, small. Also, My "Code it and Load it" Playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/08wdT51daeQwcE5e8hRwCA?si=R9Blu65nSWCqiAWB1BkwyA https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/08wdT51daeQwc... Finally, more brown noise/rain storms in my Focus Noise playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/1u2c1lK4YSnL1o4LpAmMTw?si=qqeKEZNAThuomcqH_F1Xaw https://open.spotify.com/user/bawigga/playlist/1u2c1lK4YSnL1...

artificial 8y ago
If you're a fan of generators scope out http://MyNoise.net http://MyNoise.net (they've also got an app) which I've found immensely useful.
jonhendry18 8y ago
Nice. Thanks!

wrycoder 8y ago

last.fm Doomed channel. Halloween dark industrial ambient. No beats, just some quiet screaming and throat singing. Sadly, it's taking a break "until October". I certainly hope it comes back!

poisonarena 8y ago

Boards of Canada, APhex Twin, Tycho, Carbon Based Lifeforms

thirdsun 8y ago

I recommended it before, but I maintain a playlist that focuses on very quiet, soothing ambient, moody soundscapes and slightly experimental music that, in my opinion, works as well for sleeping as it does for being productive and focused: - https://open.spotify.com/user/michaelfeihstel/playlist/10IcCKVkCGNm8AarT487GA?si=dYXZ3_f2QmKtQWttwzULPw https://open.spotify.com/user/michaelfeihstel/playlist/10IcC... Alternatively and if you prefer a more eclectic, diversive selection that covers a wide range of moods and genres, but should still serve as a soundtrack to a relaxing sunday out in the sun or on the couch, there's this little mix series I work on - I think these particular episodes might be a good starting point: - https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-005 https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-005 - https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-006 https://soundcloud.com/michaelfeihstel/sunday-debrief-006

criddell 8y ago
That's always been the type of music I've put on while I work, but a week or two ago I shuffled the entire Judas Priest catalog on Google Music. I've never been a fan of Judas Priest, I don't particularly like to listen to their music, but it's been great for me to work to. Ambient noises and quiet conversations are masked, the tempo is fast, and the dynamic range isn't huge.

1_player 8y ago

Psytrance is my productive music, except when I need to concentrate really hard. I love this huge playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1145880218/playlist/71tSLVZo0Bqokw22opuG15?si=Hqj33mR6QPiW7Axxo0ZarQ https://open.spotify.com/user/1145880218/playlist/71tSLVZo0B...