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Ask HN: What's your favorite music to program to?
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.
- vixen99 8y agoJohn Cage's 4′33″ repeated ad nauseam.
- rachel-ftw 8y agolaughing emoji
- lordmobius 8y agoI mostly listen to new retro wave on yt while coding.
- rachel-ftw 8y agoI'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.
- skymuse 8y agoI 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 https://ultimae.bandcamp.com
- rachel-ftw 8y agoooooooooo yes
- chalmette 8y agoI like electronica for concentration. For example, [0] Tzusing/Anni Nöps and [1] Sd Laika [0] https://soundcloud.com/anninops/tzusing-met-byhzz-hol https://soundcloud.com/anninops/tzusing-met-byhzz-hol [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0mM-J6wisU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0mM-J6wisU
- billconan 8y agogame of thrones music