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During times that require high concentration (like programming), I listen to drum and bass. I find its repetitive nature combined with high energy resembles som
by mirkules 15y ago
During times that require high concentration (like programming), I listen to drum and bass. I find its repetitive nature combined with high energy resembles something like auditory caffeine without the crash afterwards.
Music with words or highly technical music (like jazz or prog) distracts me too much because of my musical background - I want to listen to every intonation, play the notes over in my head, try to figure out the scales, etc. But technical music is perfect during tasks that require only motor skills, like soldering or writing documents (rock, metal, sometimes jazz)
- wyuenho 15y agoI have no music background, but I totally agree with you. In fact, I've been looping Stereophonics' Stone for about 500 times in the past 2 weeks.
- mirkules 15y agoI usually just put on internet radio like bassdrive.com or jungletrain.net A coworker recently pointed me towards a band called Pendulum - it's pretty cool
- ayers 15y agoPendulum is indeed a great band to code to. They have a lot of songs that get me in the mood("zone") to hammer out some code.
- knowledgesale 15y agoMay I recommend here a specific album that goes along your lines in terms of repetitive nature and intense rhythm pattern, of high quality and definetely works caffeine-like for me? It is Toi Doi, Creative Commons licensed and is available for download at http://www.ektoplazm.com/2011/toi-doi-mother-pitch http://www.ektoplazm.com/2011/toi-doi-mother-pitch
- mirkules 15y agoThanks. It's a little dance-y, but pretty good (can't argue with that price either :) I will throw one back at you: Fantastic Plastic Machine. Pretty interesting mixing -- I would describe it as a Japanese version of Fatboy Slim.