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For me, programming music can't have lyrics or I'd get distracted from my train of thought. When I listen to metal while programming, I search for instrumental

by drKarl 4y ago

For me, programming music can't have lyrics or I'd get distracted from my train of thought. When I listen to metal while programming, I search for instrumental metal. Not necessarily heavy metal, I usually find instrumental power metal or progressive metal. I hope that gives you some hints of what to search for...

nreece 4y ago
Ditto. I prefer progressive rock or classical music while doing deep-work. Instrumental, specially ambient or Middle-Eastern, is nice too. English vocals are distracting during work, but strangely I don't mind any other language (Turkish for example), because my brain cannot fathom it, and remains focused.
- k_ 4y ago
  Yeah, "wildly" (as in _very_) foreign languages work well. I'm glad I discovered The Hu (for example [0] -- edit: forgot about the intro on this one, might want to fast forward a minute), with which I am usually not worried to be distracted because of the lyrics. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE
  - maicro 4y ago
    Two recommendations for you then - Bloodywood, Indian folk metal (in Punjabi and/or Hindi apparently); and Babymetal (BABYMETAL), Japanese "kawaii" metal (apparently) (one of my favorite songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg ).
    - yumraj 4y ago
      Didn't know "Indian folk metal" was a thing, but Bloodywood is bloody fantastic. (I speak Hindi).
  - yumraj 4y ago
    If you like The Hu, try Yat-Kha [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA
Karawebnetwork 4y ago
My solution to this is to use music in languages I do not know. Ukrainian techno music, k-pop, italian operas, german speed metal, etc. This used to be how I experienced American music from the radio as a kid before being able to understand the lyrics. This is a great way to do it: http://radio.garden/ http://radio.garden/ (a map where you can listen to radios from around the world)
- rolph 4y ago
  ever try Ramstien, or Einsturzende neubauten
the_only_law 4y ago
For metal I can just listen to EHG because even with lyrics no one can tell what the hell Mike IX Williams is saying.

by drKarl 4y ago

nreece 4y ago

Ditto. I prefer progressive rock or classical music while doing deep-work. Instrumental, specially ambient or Middle-Eastern, is nice too. English vocals are distracting during work, but strangely I don't mind any other language (Turkish for example), because my brain cannot fathom it, and remains focused.

k_ 4y ago
Yeah, "wildly" (as in _very_) foreign languages work well. I'm glad I discovered The Hu (for example [0] -- edit: forgot about the intro on this one, might want to fast forward a minute), with which I am usually not worried to be distracted because of the lyrics. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE
- maicro 4y ago
  Two recommendations for you then - Bloodywood, Indian folk metal (in Punjabi and/or Hindi apparently); and Babymetal (BABYMETAL), Japanese "kawaii" metal (apparently) (one of my favorite songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pcFhPZQYg ).
  - yumraj 4y ago
    Didn't know "Indian folk metal" was a thing, but Bloodywood is bloody fantastic. (I speak Hindi).
- yumraj 4y ago
  If you like The Hu, try Yat-Kha [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgzc--MgvA

Karawebnetwork 4y ago

My solution to this is to use music in languages I do not know. Ukrainian techno music, k-pop, italian operas, german speed metal, etc. This used to be how I experienced American music from the radio as a kid before being able to understand the lyrics. This is a great way to do it: http://radio.garden/ http://radio.garden/ (a map where you can listen to radios from around the world)

rolph 4y ago
ever try Ramstien, or Einsturzende neubauten

the_only_law 4y ago

For metal I can just listen to EHG because even with lyrics no one can tell what the hell Mike IX Williams is saying.