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Music for Programming

510 points by Group_B 4y ago

7373737373 4y ago
I recommend f1rstpers0n's hour-long drum and bass mixes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvASgVAiAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvASgVAiAo
geekraver 4y ago
The only song you need: https://m.soundcloud.com/smixx/smixx-developers-feat-steve https://m.soundcloud.com/smixx/smixx-developers-feat-steve
vlunkr 4y ago
Am I an outlier in the fact that I'll listen to any type of music when programming, not just ambient(boring) stuff? Maybe it takes a mental adjustment, but it seems like my brain tunes it out as needed. It's certainly easier to tune out than co-workers talking.
- jdminhbg 4y ago
  I also have no issues listening to music with vocals while programming. I even know people who listen to podcasts, though that is way too far for me.
- madcaptenor 4y ago
  One thing that makes co-workers talking particularly hard to tune out is that they might be talking to you, or about things relevant to you. The music is not talking to you.
ryanlitalien 4y ago
"alexrainbirdmusic" on YouTube. Even though there are lyrics, nothing sticks. Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0y6pb-MciQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0y6pb-MciQ
pacarvalho 4y ago
Not sure if its there but I like listening to Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics when programming!
- XzAeRosho 4y ago
  I had a colleague that liked to hear Christmas songs while programming, ANY type of music as long as it was Christmas-y. Very odd, but the dude was amazing at programming, so...
  - ckardat123 4y ago
    I'm not a huge fan of Christmas music in general, but A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi is one of the only albums I will put on repeat while coding.
  - ronyeh 4y ago
    I've put hundreds of hours into a Hayley Westenra Christmas album. I liked it for coding because it was generally happy music but it didn't take any mental cycles away from me thinking about code. For other catchy tunes, I generally find myself singing along, which distracts me from work. But Christmas music is just background noise....
- kretaceous 4y ago
  That's the magic of synth! Love the genre.
ckardat123 4y ago
Some good stuff on here at first glance. I often go to movie soundtracks when coding, and I see some nice selections from Uncut Gems artist Daniel Lopatin.
KingOfCoders 4y ago
The best song for me to get things done is 'Magic Fly' by Space. Haven't found another song like that.
1253 4y ago
I switch between doom metal albums like Bongripper’s Satan Worshiping Doom and random YouTube videos with titles along the lines of “mind numbing adhd focus music 10hrs”
- wfriesen 4y ago
  Other than doom I like some fuzzy raw black metal to drown out noise, like Paysage d'hiver. Thankfully they have quite a large discography.
bredren 4y ago
I was doing soundcloud via the paid Daftcloud App Store app. But switched mostly to the poorly promoted but growing "Dj Mixed" collection of edm on Apple Music.
brundolf 4y ago
A couple of my go-tos are Solar Fields and Infected Mushroom. Both are electronic; former is calm/ambient focus, latter is energetic/driving focus. Both have huuuge discographies that you can just put on shuffle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ldYxgJQG_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ldYxgJQG_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmvPQ0MmiY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmvPQ0MmiY Solar Fields actually did the Mirror's Edge game soundtracks too, if you've played those. Really nice mix of ambient, almost meditative sounds. Often there's a super long, repetitive, pulsing buildup to a brief higher-energy section at the end of a track Infected Mushroom is a wild mix of heavy Israeli dance-electronica, trance, and even rock, with a dash of metal here and there
- MetricExpansion 4y ago
  For more Psybient in the vein of Solar Fields, it's also worth checking out releases on Ultimae Records (which is the label for some Solar Fields releases). Some of their artists which go well for programming IMO are Scann-Tec, MIKTEK, and Aes Dana.
  - macNchz 4y ago
    I particularly like Carbon Based Lifeforms in this vein as well. I assembled a psybient-oriented coding playlist from a bunch of stuff I’ve enjoyed listening to while in the zone over the years, it’s full of Ultimae Records tracks: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ceXFEO7blxDBa5uhgazyf?si=oBYKDdcdT0ioaH0eiFawlA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ceXFEO7blxDBa5uhgazyf?si=...
- cassianoleal 4y ago
  I haven't heard of Solar Fields but will check them out. I usually go for Asura, which sounds similar to your description of SF. If you're interested, there seems to be 2 acts called Asura, one is a metal band. I'm talking about the other one. :D Infected Mushroom were one of my favourite psy trance acts back in the day. I've seen them live a couple times, both excellent performances!
- zkirill 4y ago
  I always thought that Solar Fields was the name of the soundtrack! Looking forward to checking out more of their stuff. I would also recommend works by 0edit (Ed Harrison) who did the NeoTokyo soundtrack. Listen to the FLAC version for the full experience. [1] I like to balance electronic with instrumental. Journey OST works really well. You may also like The Silk Road Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma. [2] And, of course, Miles Davis. [1] https://www.0edit.com/ https://www.0edit.com/ [2] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=29dfRYifyOU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=29dfRYifyOU
colpabar 4y ago
I went through a period of listening to zelda soundtracks + rain/storm sounds for hours every day at work. It was very calming and there wasn't much to focus on, which let me focus on my work. Video game soundtracks in general can be excellent programming music because they can be looped infinitely and are designed to be in the background of some other task.
- datene 4y ago
  Zelda & Chill by GameChops is a good one. GameChops has a lot of other lo-fi video game soundtrack covers that are great for programming, in my experience
- sinkensabe 4y ago
  I agree! I often listen to music from World of warcraft when coding. I get in a similar grinding mindset I had when I played back in the days. Helps me focus a lot! This is a nice channel for wow music: https://www.youtube.com/c/Meisio https://www.youtube.com/c/Meisio
- NobodyNada 4y ago
  My goto right now is https://www.twitch.tv/sgqfmfunk https://www.twitch.tv/sgqfmfunk, which streams video game OSTs from the 80's and 90's -- mostly relatively obscure games, including a lot of music from consoles/home computers that used Yamaha's FM chips.
- monkey_monkey 4y ago
  The FTL:Faster Than Light soundtrack by Ben Prunty is what I've been using for the last few years.
- Tarsul 4y ago
  At the same time? Anyway, I listed to https://rainwave.cc https://rainwave.cc all the time. Video game music with 5 different channels (no ads!). It's great (although there are a few songs with vocals, which I don't like. Not on the chiptune channel though ;)).
- robscallsign 4y ago
hnhg 4y ago
Some channels I keep coming back to, featuring mostly ambient or low key albums, often from yesteryear. There are many very pleasant ambient Japanese LPs from the 80s that are nice to have on in the background while working while being musically interesting: - https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenDubsCry/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenDubsCry/videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/WestCoastEaglesFan https://www.youtube.com/user/WestCoastEaglesFan - https://www.youtube.com/c/TapeCounter/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/TapeCounter/videos
- smoldesu 4y ago
  I also like Siberian Ambience, which is smaller but focuses on even more minimal albums: https://www.youtube.com/c/siberianambience/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/siberianambience/videos
  - hnhg 4y ago
    Thanks, this is a great channel too.
Jagerbizzle 4y ago
As a massive house-head and someone who's been involved in the electronic music scene to varying degrees for two decades, I actually find it extremely difficult to listen to music while writing code, because all I actually do is listen to the music, rather than work. As such, when I feel the need to put my headphones on to drown out external noise, I prefer listening to musique d'ameublement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music)
- smoldesu 4y ago
  Hah, I feel like I'm kinda in the same boat. As a result, I've got a playlist full of "broken in" songs that I've heard 25+ times and sound boring to me. I still find it a little distracting with songs that have vocal tracks, but for the most part it has brought Squarepusher and Venetian Snares back to my active rotation, which makes me a happy camper (coder?)
  - Jagerbizzle 4y ago
    Lol, it's nice to find like-minded people out there. While my initial post commented on electronic music in particular, I feel the need to re-iterate my point with respect to other genres. I'm a huge fan of Romantic-era piano (Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Säens, etc.), and would find it impossible to do basically anything other than listen should I hear these pieces.
- HKH2 4y ago
  A large proportion of House music has lyrics and/or speaking, so I'm not surprised.
  - calmoo 4y ago
    I would say the opposite, most "good" house music, or house that is considered tasteful, doesn't have lyrics. It may have some voice samples, but nothing too distracting. There are obviously many exceptions to this rule, but you can generally consider most house music to be instrumental.
AndyJado 4y ago
I don't know what a thing cookies is, and what should I know about it. Love the website apperance!
Shared404 4y ago
I often listen to aliceffekt while working on side projects, while at $dayjob I like music I either know already, is chill (think lo-fi hip hop), or City Pop/jrock mixes.
jjulius 4y ago
The tracklist for the latest mix (episode 64 by Strepsil @ time of post) is packed with some absolutely fantastic music. Thank you for sharing, I can't wait to dive into more of this.
50 4y ago
Surprised not to see any tracks from Telefon Tel Aviv's Fahrenheit Fair Enough[1]. 1. https://telefon-tel-aviv.bandcamp.com/album/fahrenheit-fair-enough https://telefon-tel-aviv.bandcamp.com/album/fahrenheit-fair-...
- locusofself 4y ago
  landmark album! all of the telefon albums are great in their own right.
  - tomduncalf 4y ago
    Indeed! Happy to see them mentioned here. The recent stuff since one half of the band unfortunately took his life is good too. Second Woman is another project by the same guy, a bit more frenetic and experimental, but very cool.
dmcginty 4y ago
#55 is 20 Jazz Funk Greats, and I thought it was suggesting that (industrial noise group) Throbbing Gristle would be good programming music. However, it just looks like that's just the name of a blog that they used to find the music.
abledon 4y ago
I believe that, Depending on our mood, and thus, the things we eat that change our mood, we prefer different stimuli, like music for example: If i drink coffee, I like listening to psytrance while programming. If I'm sober (no coffee/caffeine), i like psychadelic/prog rock.
thallosaurus 4y ago
Call me weird but I need hard techno for work or else I'll function for only 50%
- dairylee 4y ago
  For me I find the higher the bpm the easier it is to focus on what I'm doing. The ambient/relaxing stuff just never seems to work for me. This Laidback Drum & Bass playlist[1] gets a regular run out. 1: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_mhouxvxL06M5D8E0CzwNeSZ31zZC4WVuA https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_mhouxvxL06...
- Aleksdev 4y ago
  Yeah, some days I also have this problem. Not sure what causes it but techno cures it.
  - FeepingCreature 4y ago
    I think it acts as a stimulant.
- scns 4y ago
  Do you know SNTS' set at Boiler Room Berlin? If not you are in for a treat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYEOeyRm4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYEOeyRm4E
hackpit 4y ago
.: EPIC :. First class quality. Engulfing indeed. /* thank you */
kishansh 4y ago
Have been using https://www.lofi.cafe/ https://www.lofi.cafe/ for the same purpose for some time now.. will try this out as well
gomijacogeo 4y ago
I go for thrash metal, with earplugs then over the ear headphones turned up enough to get through the earplugs at a comfortable volume. That blocks any exterior sound, is complex enough that I don't get bored, but doesn't have anything hook-y enough that it pulls my attention away from the task.
tastysandwich 4y ago
I just quickly scrolled through my collection and here are some random, but fantastic instrumental albums I've used while "in the zone": - Miles Davis: In a Silent Way - Brian Eno: Ambient 4: On Land - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: F♯ A♯ ∞ (one of my favourite albums. listen with your best headphones. HD650s are good) - Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Volume II - Mozart: Requiem (my first proper introduction to classical. I was absolutely blown away) - Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children - Sun O))): Black One (extremely experimental doom metal. the musicality of it is questionable at times but it's fantastic to study to) - Sleep: Jerusalem (occasional vocals but trust me they're not distracting) - Tim Hecker: Harmony in Ultraviolet - Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard The worst part about these sorts of things is that 30 seconds after posting I'll remember all the awesome albums I forgot and kick myself for it.
- DaveInTucson 4y ago
  Brian Eno's got some great ambient stuff (although Ambient 4 is not one of my favorites). Some I'd recommend: * Ambient 1: Music for Airports * Ambient 2: Plateaux of Mirror * The Pearl * Thursday Afternoon * Discreet Music If you like any of those, there's lots more to explore. I don't care for all Eno's ambient works, but I really enjoy some of it.
  - glouwbug 4y ago
    The Pearl gives me strong rainy october nostalgia from my time in high school
  - grasshopperpurp 4y ago
    Music for airports is my favorite ambient Eno. I have this part of my brain that notices odd (to me) choices, and some of his ambient stuff has sounds/patterns that break me out of the zone, but music for airports works as intended. Love Eno, and I think this is a "me" problem, rather than an issue with his work. Unless I need a sense of urgency, random recordings of bird songs (especially mockingbirds) are my go-to for background noise for work.
Aleksdev 4y ago
I listen to toe. It’s a very soothing Japanese rock band. Some minor vocals, they are hardly noticeable.
Gertm 4y ago
Autechre, all day.
theflyinghorse 4y ago
I find that the music needs to be either too complex to follow or too simple to pay attention to in order to help me concentrate. As in, I can listen to Zelda soundtrack or I can listen to CHON while working, but I cannot listen to anything in between
iillexial 4y ago
I like to listen to music that I like, and that corresponds with my mood.
blakewatson 4y ago
I enjoy listening to synth-y, mostly instrumental, music while working. I ended up making this site after I got tired of searching for mixes on YouTube: https://synthwave.live/ https://synthwave.live/ Edit: I forgot to mention, the design of this site is amazing. Love the monospaced type and use of color. The interactions are perfect.
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livinglist 4y ago
I usually like listening to movie soundtracks from Hans Zimmer when I’m coding. It makes me feel like I’m doing something big and important lol
jeffreygoesto 4y ago
Ambient? Nope. I had the best zone with Ostkreuz [0], it reliably erased every other thought in my brain and pushed me forward with unprecedented pace. Before, you'll have to hear it multiple times to let it sink in. With good headphones. [0] https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGjnMnGmB_X6zw_TvtIx02q_bpYlOgZyQ https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGjnMnGmB_X6zw_T...
alfiedotwtf 4y ago
I used to have MTV playing on the TV in my office when working, but I've now found clubbingtv.com which is essentially 24-7 DJs playing sets in clubs and various venues. It's just a shame they don't play more acid trance.
- FrankSansC 4y ago
  Did you check di.fm ? They have so many channels. There's one called "oldschool acid"[0] if that's what you're looking for. [0] https://www.di.fm/oldschoolacid https://www.di.fm/oldschoolacid
  - alfiedotwtf 4y ago
    Ha :) yeah, I've been a long-time di.fm user... but what I like about clubbingtv is that it's music videos all day long. But thanks for the reminder - I've now got new running music!
aenis 4y ago
My go to choices: - doom 1 and 2 soundtracks and their remakes - quake sountrack - second reality demo sountrack - rush (2012) - sometimes, but only when i have something easy and fun, rammstein Yeah, I think those may be weird choices but they work well for me.
EmilyHughes 4y ago
This vapor youtube channel is really good. He takes songs from wherever, slows them down and puts them into mixes. The song selection is crazy good, just pick any video. https://www.youtube.com/c/Macroblank https://www.youtube.com/c/Macroblank
offByJuan 4y ago
I enjoy Lo-fi while working. One of my favorite lists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fC6wXPXXrgsV27NGs4I2v?si=-oDdQqURRpqYwE5ZibT4ZA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fC6wXPXXrgsV27NGs4I2v?si=...
liquidise 4y ago
Happy to join the co-oping of this post for programming music discovery. My top 5 over the last few years (no particular order): [Elect] Daft Punk - Tron Legacy OST [Synth] Perturbator - I Am The Night [Metal] A Skylit Drive - Wires... and the Concept of Breathing [ ??? ] Postal Service - Give Up [Synth] Dance with the Dead - B-Sides: Vol. 1
- snarfy 4y ago
  Considering your tastes I'd recommend this streaming station http://radio.garden/listen/fnoob-techno/ItGJW-os http://radio.garden/listen/fnoob-techno/ItGJW-os
silisili 4y ago
I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed with such a thing? If anyone cares, I actually like a lot of the vaporwave/outrun/whatever it's called now stuff when coding. Techno is a bit too jarring, and while I love classical, it either puts me to sleep or carries me away in thought.
- crdrost 4y ago
  It's not really a curse. Your brain has a region which is devoted to speech/language, and that region tends to only track one thing at a time. This is why the first advice in active listening tutoring—and related fields like marriage counseling and negotiation—tell you to stop planning your responses while someone else is speaking. Similarly why when I talk with my wife about whatever conversation is happening on TV, we invariably miss some bit of that conversation. In that light, all you are reporting is more difficulty than other folks have in tuning out the voice in the music... Different people can do this better or worse, and I'm pretty sure it can be honed if you want. Don't let it concern you too much :) The mixes on musicforprogramming do sometimes have words but they tend to be really kind of subdued and muted, I found them reasonably effective for programming, your mileage may vary. Still my go-to is Rainy Mood, I use it to sleep, but somehow it's also useful to program with as long as I'm not too drowsy. I have it installed as a PWA on my MacBook so that I can Cmd-Tab to it when I need to shut it down.
- verst 4y ago
  I'm like this too. I also have a hard time focusing on things like podcasts - the only time that works for me is my commute to work or when I go for a run. You should see how I somehow manage to spend 15 minutes cutting carrots because I get distracted by something. :D
- nicoco 4y ago
  I cannot listen to music whenever I do anything else than a braindead repetitive chore. I've always thought that the fact that I am a musician is related; I think I cannot help but try and analyze the music I listen to. However, I enjoy playing 'strategic', puzzle-like videogames and the soundtrack usually is not a problem for me, although I rarely enjoy listening to it. Are the videogames I play braindead repetitive or should I try to listen to videogame soundtracks when I work?
wolfgang000 4y ago
I listen to a lot of japanese music(Doujin albums, Anime OSTs and VM OSTs), I don't understand a thing of the lyrics but hey they sound good. This one in particar is gold, The ost of air traffic controller simulator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hRX-9sYdKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hRX-9sYdKw
KMag070 4y ago
Thanks for sharing. I have also been fond of alpha waves while working. Soothing wave of consistent sound without much alternation makes me hyper focused.
kartugestu 4y ago
This is the coolest Website I have seen in a very long time!
bayindirh 4y ago
This is a very old website, and apparently they redesigned it. I love the music they make. Some of the sets are exceptional, even. They also publish these as a podcast too. It's available in iTunes IIRC. On the other hand, I can use music as an external clock source for my brain. I can adjust the fuel/air ratio of my brain, and make it cruise or go flat out fast. At the end of the day, my energy is limited, and if I need to finish things, I go fast, but got burned at the end of the day. Then go home, and just sit and chill down. If my workload is normal, I listen to something more chill, allows a more even day, but I don't go as fast.
ValtteriL 4y ago
Cannot listen to music with words when I study or code as some others here. I also find many synth music beep-boop unsuitable for my tempo and flow. Therefore I listen to mostly extreme metal with screaming where I cannot make sense of the lyrics.
- icambron 4y ago
  You might also try instrumental metal. There’s a good public playlist on Spotify for it, which I use quite a bit as coding music
vr46 4y ago
Love Music For Programming. Been a fan for years and years, haven’t kept up with the releases as I still play and enjoy the first few. Those really work to get me in the zone.
wawjgreen 4y ago
multi-tasking decreases intelligence--there are a number of studies on this. One paper says up to 15% decrease in IQ.
- thallosaurus 4y ago
  And work without music temporarily decreases my IQ by 50% so I could live with the 15% decrease
manceraio 4y ago
Here is my personal collection of more than 24h of voiceless electronic beats. I know is used for coding by two dev friends and myself: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36bPEqDdU1jZiQ9Ix6cM1c?si=d93c1a538f484fe6 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36bPEqDdU1jZiQ9Ix6cM1c?si=... Enjoy :)
vladstudio 4y ago
Awesome design; not really good background music (IMHO). I settled with lofi cafe - works well for me as background music for coding and desinging. https://www.lofi.cafe/ https://www.lofi.cafe/
FrankSansC 4y ago
I like listening to OST, and especially ones from Trent Reznor (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, The Social Network).
surrTurr 4y ago
Awesome website, two questions: 1. How did they make the letter animations? 2. Is there a terminal app (e.g. sh app) available?
nullpilot 4y ago
Since people are sharing their playlists, here are a few that I put together and rotate between: 25h+ spacey ambient, very relaxed, almost but not entirely without words https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tLvg6WcRMc8bn8McRfruK?si=31500a33aa754573 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tLvg6WcRMc8bn8McRfruK?si=... 12h+ downtempo, no vocals https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77rLJZoIo7VYjrHWk2gKc7?si=12d2b110c2a04a5f https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77rLJZoIo7VYjrHWk2gKc7?si=... 7h+ melodic post rock, no vocals https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DWXAfI1IPtzIVTXcBd1bU?si=ef12e9eb39324c2e https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DWXAfI1IPtzIVTXcBd1bU?si=...
nonameking2026 4y ago
Thank you for sharing. First impression is quite impressive, both music and graphics. Have a good day and a great week!
Markoff 4y ago
Can't listen anything with words to focus, so it has to be instrumental music in background, so while not programming but doing different work with zero error tolerance I listen to soundtracks or electronic music, often to supress noise from kids playing in other room, if they are at home, so it has to have ideally various frequencies like white noise, I find soundtracks like Prisoners or The Prestige probably the best.
k_sze 4y ago
And here are a few of my sources for music while programming: - kahvi collective (kahvi.org, kahvicollective.bandcamp.com) - ocremix.org (they produce some really nice albums, e.g. the gigantic 6-disc Final Fantasy VI remix album, one of my all-time favourites) - amigaremix.com - www.dwellingofduels.net - remix.kwed.org - lots of other video game original soundtracks that I bought I have a FiiO X5 DAP, so I download the music and put it on a few microSD cards (the FLACs take up a lot of space).
- ultrablack 4y ago
  You can get retromusic streamed on Slay Radio, Nectarine demoscene music or scenesat. I have been using Slay Radio for near 20 years. C64 only.
rdmt 4y ago
Hey.. this is made by datasette who is a great producer in his own right! https://datassette.bandcamp.com/ https://datassette.bandcamp.com/ "Polyhedron Navigator" has quite the interesting energy and sound design to it.
- aasasd 4y ago
  Don't forget the Businessfunk compilations: http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ and https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-datashat-business-funk-special/ https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-...
FrankSansC 4y ago
Previous discussions : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3547694 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3547694 (Feb 3, 2012, 183 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3605957 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3605957 (Feb 18, 2012, 95 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12844434 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12844434 (Nov 1, 2016, 434 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21771600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21771600 (Dec 12, 2019, 263 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27737887 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27737887 (July 5, 2021, 147 comments)
SyneRyder 4y ago
I suppose I should link my own Music For Coding To playlist here, for anyone who might be interested. I've tried to refine it over the last 7 years, removing tracks with vocals & anything that throws me out of the flow state: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YpeoHyEHG7ttNgvzAkW72?si=283f664b91a24278 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YpeoHyEHG7ttNgvzAkW72?si=... It's intended to be played on shuffle, but I've started my workday with Ulrich Strauss' "I Take Comfort In Your Ignorance" so many times that just hearing the track can trigger me into a working mode. As for recommendations, I like the album "Aura" by The Alpha Conspiracy. Trackers and demosceners might know him better as Necros from Five Musicians, and he wrote some of the soundtracks used in the Unreal games. His real name is Andrew Sega.
- nixcraft 4y ago
  737 songs? Oh wow. My current list has 238 songs. I might end up getting some good stuff from your list. Thanks and cheers, mate.
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Subsentient 4y ago
This is the type of vibe I go for typically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAmg7h0ov5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAmg7h0ov5o
croes 4y ago
I prefer the Daft Punk soundtrack for Tron Legacy.
drorwolmer 4y ago
I created https://wfh.dj https://wfh.dj so I can listen to new music from my subscriptions (>20m) without the youtube procrastination rabbit hole. Mostly House, Electronic, Jazz (Stuff me and the team like to listen to while we work). I mainly listen to the following channels: - https://wfh.dj/c/UCJOtExbMu0RqIdiE4nMUPxQ/The-Lot-Radio https://wfh.dj/c/UCJOtExbMu0RqIdiE4nMUPxQ/The-Lot-Radio - https://wfh.dj/c/UCHdHhZ5o5iaqkHwcKh7_Kgw/Collect-Radio https://wfh.dj/c/UCHdHhZ5o5iaqkHwcKh7_Kgw/Collect-Radio - https://wfh.dj/c/UC5iaq-e3eigtnXm-x0eU3Mw/Djoon https://wfh.dj/c/UC5iaq-e3eigtnXm-x0eU3Mw/Djoon - https://wfh.dj/c/UCaNd66xUJjX8VZT6AByVpiw/Underrated-Albums https://wfh.dj/c/UCaNd66xUJjX8VZT6AByVpiw/Underrated-Albums - https://wfh.dj/c/UCal_TyiLk79vN9-OzEzUM6A/Kiosk-Radio https://wfh.dj/c/UCal_TyiLk79vN9-OzEzUM6A/Kiosk-Radio - https://wfh.dj/c/UC8TZwtZ17WKFJSmwTZQpBTA/My-Analog-Journal https://wfh.dj/c/UC8TZwtZ17WKFJSmwTZQpBTA/My-Analog-Journal
- japanuspus 4y ago
  This is really nice - thanks for posting!
  - drorwolmer 4y ago
    thanks for trying it out!
jbverschoor 4y ago
That's one of the worst interfaces I've seen. Just because it's text doesn't make it good.
mxnoj 4y ago
emptyfile 4y ago
Having some ASCII nonsense instead of standard controls is a bad idea.
- swah 4y ago
  Heh they probably know their users better than us...
tigerlily 4y ago
Erasure’s Wonderland album helps me get down to some deep deep work.
Ygor 4y ago
No affiliation, but something I found on HN years ago was brain.fm: https://www.brain.fm/ https://www.brain.fm/ I've used it as a source of instrumental, good enough music. I'm not sure if the other "sciency" stuff actually worked. I didn't use it for a while now, partially due to a lack of macos native app.
- taraskuzyk 4y ago
  Have been using this for about 3 years almost daily for reading, coding, and meditating sound if I'm in a noisy place. I've found that compared to regular lo-fi playlists on Spotify my coding blocks have increased from 30 minutes to 50-60 minutes. Not sure what it does in terms of actual "productivity", but I can definitely spend more time working with it.
anonymous532 4y ago
I can't program with too much/little musical stimulation or without a driving beat, I also find repetition annoying and love symphonic and electronic elements. So, if anyone is interested here's a random sample: Roof - Big Spoon Instrumental Version Theophany - Woods of Mystery Power-Haus - P.I.M.P. Shyloom Remix Nicholas Hooper - Umbridge Spoils a Beautiful Morning Arkana - Umi and the Serpent VOLO - Mystic Apashe - More (Prelude)
ChildOfChaos 4y ago
I use brain.fm because I find binaural beats helpful rather than just music.
TawandaMoyo 4y ago
I prefer instrumentals without words for deep work. My go to is Mbira instrumentals from Zimbabwe e.g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRlWoV022k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRlWoV022k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlbf2w6ZCPg&t=2672s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlbf2w6ZCPg&t=2672s
tpoacher 4y ago
somafm.com/dronezone is a good option.
bliblablub4 4y ago
I really love listening to the Donkey Kong soundtrack. It really has something that just relaxes you, or pushes you to the programming limits. It has tracks for every kind of mood. I listen to it on the train or when I travel to work to gain mental focus for the day. In the office, I switch to a different, more upbeat song to create tension. With passing time I switch to Donkey Kong songs with increasing tempo. My hands are literally flying over the keyboard and I am in complete balance with the code. Some of my coworkers say I'm "wired in". I wouldn't disaggre with that. At some point, when the evening is within grasp, I slowly decrease the tempo of my Donkey Kong songs to calm down step by step. On my way home I switch into chill-song mode again. During the night I let the aquatic ambience of Donkey Kong Country guide my dreams. Highly recommend it to everyone!
thyrox 4y ago
Just posting this in case anybody else experiences it too but I've found that listening to a 140 bpm instrumental track on a loop puts me in the zone very quickly. It doesn't even have to be long track, even a 30s loop does the trick. The 140 bpm is like a sweet spot for some reason though. I dunno if it's because it's like a video game music which repeat over and over but it really helps me focus and get in the zone everytime. Anybody else have something like this to share?
tuomasj 4y ago
My "instant-flow" choices are Stellaris Soundtrack (Paradox Interactive) and Oblivion Soundtrack (by M83, Tom Cruise movie from 2013) I'm a subscriber on Digitally Imported. It's know as DM.fm [1] nowadays but it's Digitally Imported to me since I started listening it in early 2000's :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DI.FM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DI.FM
8bitsrule 4y ago
I like SomaFM's "Cliqhop" stream. For a change-of-pace, try their "Groove Salad". 36 more flavors at https://somafm.com/ https://somafm.com/
- dataqat 4y ago
  I progressed from musicforprogramming.net to Groove Salad at SomaFM :)
mns06 4y ago
Just listen to Stars of the Lid and everything will be ok. Try not to fall asleep though.
varjag 4y ago
Would also throw in a couple suggestions: - Jean Michel Jarre, early albums like Oxygene and Equinox - All India Radio, their Desert Tapes has been one of the best to code with IME
meigwilym 4y ago
A while ago I decided to change my usual music lists. First of all I decided to listen to opera. I started with Mozart then went with whatever sprang to mind or Youtube's recommendation sidebar. I'm now a fan of Puccini (predicatble?) and Nixon in China is amazing. I also decided to listen to all of Rolling Stone magazine's top 500 albums ever. After listening to each I made a short review on twitter. I managed 2-3 a day. It was impossible to "properly" listen to them, but at least I was getting through them. I paused at 60, and should really restart. I also listen to In Our Time on Radio4, arguably the original podcasts and certainly (one of?) the best. They have been curated into collections (philosophy, history, religion) and I'm getting an education through Melvyn Bragg (also one of the best chairs in audio). Again, it's not properly listening, but I pick up much more than I get by not listening.
Uptrenda 4y ago
I go through different phases in what my brain can use for music. Sometimes I want really loud, energetic music with powerful rock lyrics. Those are usually amazing days because being able to function at a high level while taking in competing information often means I'm well rested and in a good mood. Usually though I can't listen to music with lyrics. I used to listen to a lot of classical but lately it feels like classical is just a genre of music that demands an insane amount of attention. It's like a painting that tries to use every colour. Can't really hang it without noticing the colours every time you walk by. I feel like when I'm in the best possible state that I don't even need music though. In this state its like 'okay, I feel motivated, I know exactly what I'm going to do today. Now I begin.' I can move complex systems around like they're children's toys and the outside world speeds past without me blinking. It feels good making stuff. I definitely think that as a profession we're lucky to be software engineers. It's not physically demanding and I feel like it gives off a crap load of dopamine.
anyfactor 4y ago
I used to keep two types of playlist for coding. - Strugggling: Soft rock mainly - Successing: minimalist techno. Metal. But these days, I rarely play music. Aside from making constant typos, I found that some music changed my mood for the worst like subconciously.
farx 4y ago
I’ve been using https://brain.fm https://brain.fm for years. Super nice to just be able to infinitely generate background noise for working, relaxing, meditating or whatever
chrisweekly 4y ago
I curate a slowly-growing public Spotify playlist called "Flowstate: Repeatable FTW", consisting of strictly instrumental tracks spanning various moods / vibes, mostly ambient / chillout, with steady beats and no jarring transitions, suitable to play on repeat for deep work sessions. Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UScdOAlqXqWTOmXFgQhFA?si=u5oMoQeWRdqZwgK18X3DHA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UScdOAlqXqWTOmXFgQhFA?si=...
benji-york 4y ago
I've become a big Polyrhythmics (https://www.polyrhythmics.com/ https://www.polyrhythmics.com/) fan over the last year. Their music is high energy and somewhat repetitive so it works well for programming. They have produced a large number of tracks over the years. For an introduction to their sound, I suggest Spider Wolf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtrD2z5RDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtrD2z5RDo).
teddyh 4y ago
I would suggest Void Main’s album “Deadlock” – it’s the only music I know with a programming theme as well as being mostly instrumental and made for listening while programming. It used to be available on the old mp3.com (at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/241/void_main.htm http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/241/void_main.htm), but MP3.com was killed many ages ago. The artist still has the album cover and the tracks available on his home page, though. Note especially “Escape Sequence” which has authentic C++ programming sounds, and “Follow the GNU” with lyrics by Richard Stallman. https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/deadlock.jpg https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/deadlock.jpg https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Another%20World.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Anothe... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artificial%20Recreation%20(Altair%20Remix).mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artifi... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artificial%20Recreation.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artifi... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Escape%20Sequence.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Escape... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Follow%20the%20GNU%20(feat%20R.M.Stallman).mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Follow... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Hello%20World.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Hello%... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20I%20Took%20the%20Red%20Pill.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20I%20To... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Internal%20Compiler%20Error.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Intern... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Kernel%20Calling.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Kernel... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Penguin%20Planet%20(Authentic%20Edit).mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Pengui... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Penguin%20Planet.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Pengui... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20There%20Is%20No%20Spoon.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20There%... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Use%20the%20Source.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Use%20... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/anotherworld_lime_remix.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/anotherworld_lime_remix....
JasonFruit 4y ago
I want someone to develop an Emacs minor mode that algorithmically generates music that increases in intensity the deeper you are in a syntactic construct. So, when you're at the top level, it's pretty chill, but once you're about seven levels deep, it's like the velociraptor is coming for you in Jurassic Park. I think I'd feel as though I was accomplishing something more exciting with background music that makes my mental effort audible.
faustlast 4y ago
anyone fishmans long season?
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Fricken 4y ago
I love this site. I've listened to the first 50 playlists about a dozen times each. It's perfect, I couldn't ask for better playlists.
daneelsan 4y ago
My goto right now is to listen to One Piece OST.
wheybags 4y ago
Osts of zachtronics games. They are literally designed for this.
christophilus 4y ago
I've been enjoying Blue Turtle[0]. It's got a mix, from melodic, peaceful orchestral game-like music to lofi beats. The animation and illustration are enjoyable, too. My kids have spent a good bit of time peacefully watching it and telling stories about what's happening. [0] https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueTurtle https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueTurtle
abruzzi 4y ago
I may be the only person, but when I need to focus, and drown out the outside world, the best stuff for me is early Philip Glass--essentially anything up to the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack. Einstein on the Beach, Music in 12 Parts, Northstar, etc., but as with another poste, nothing with intelligible language--so parts of Einstein don't work, but most of it is perfect. There is something about the apparent velocity of the music that creates a bubble that the world, or even the non-focused parts of my brain can't penetrate.
- fluidcruft 4y ago
  You're not alone. I additionally like John Adams (Shaker Loops) and Steve Reich (Electric Counterpoint, Music for 18 Musicians).
  - dansvo 4y ago
    Great recommendations. I'd add Terry Riley, whose music has a similar trance-like feel. His album Persian Surgery Dervishes is my favorite flow state inducer.
nop_slide 4y ago
I've really been digging house while I work lately: https://soundcloud.com/moodindigo72 https://soundcloud.com/moodindigo72
- satao 4y ago
  House is the best for coding. I have a playlist on spotify that I always listen to, but I gotta start using Soundcloud more since there's so many great sets there. The UX kinda annoys me tho.
  - nop_slide 4y ago
    Yep yep, my friend is really into house and he was the one who got me onto Soundcloud because Spotify is definite lacking in that department.
bori5 4y ago
John Cages 4’33” on repeat ….
Pr0ject217 4y ago
Checkout Ricky Ryan for some quality underground progressive electronic music at ~116bpm: https://soundcloud.com/rickyryan https://soundcloud.com/rickyryan The mixes are about 1hr in length and his set programming is top-notch. He releases a mix about once a month. His 'Mixtapes' playlist is a bit more clubby, and 'Textures' a bit more relaxing. Bio from page: Sometimes we come across DJs combining talent with a livewire personality, and Ricky Ryan is among these. His sound is distinguished by a broad variety of musical styles, from beautiful warm House, and deep Techno, to driving dance floor anthems, always guiding the listener through a spiritual soundscape by his silky smooth mixing and impeccable programming. Ricky toured worldwide, including gigs at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, The BPM Festival in Mexico, ADE in Amsterdam, Creamfields in his hometown Buenos Aires, and an honourable residency at the spectacular Warung Beach Club in Brazil. His success is exemplified by featuring on John Digweed's Transitions show, and on Proton Radio, setting a record of simultaneous listeners, with rave reviews from Sander Kleinenberg, Danny Howells, and Desyn Masiello for DJ MAG. Ricky Ryan is just as well respected for his remixes and productions while establishing both fine labels, Sick Watona and Avangardia, supported by Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, and many more. He, who also is your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of the LORD, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- ramgp 4y ago
  Can you please share a link to the programming set you mentioned, I can't find it?
  - Pr0ject217 4y ago
    Sorry, by 'set programming' I meant the DJ term - the specific tracks and sequence of tracks chosen by the DJ. I would consider all of his mixes 'compatible' with my brain while writing software.
rmbyrro 4y ago
Loved the UI/UX of this page. I wish more apps were developed in a simple way like this.
gwbas1c 4y ago
Reminds me of Nine Inch Nail's Ghosts. I really enjoyed listening to it at work, and one day I tried listening to it while driving... I just couldn't.
- prionassembly 4y ago
  Is Ghosts the one that has "Corona Radiata"? There's two pieces of music I can't. One is Tchaikovsky's Cappricio Italiano, the other is "Corona Radiata". I'll break down sobbing and eventually wailing and I don't frakking have a clue why.
  - gwbas1c 4y ago
    It wasn't that. Ghosts isn't entertaining enough for driving.
fritztastic 4y ago
I sometimes refer to Every Noise at Once when I'm looking for the right music as background when I want to focus. https://everynoise.com/ https://everynoise.com/ For me the music has to hit a balance between being engaiging enough but not too abrasive, sometimes lyrics can completely derail my focus but I focus better when I have something to listen to to drown out the sounds of conversations and people around me when I'm trying to read. If I'm doing something that doesn't require too much focus, like cutting things for a collage or cleaning, I can listen to podcasts and songs with singing. But if I need to read, write, or think about what I'm doing I generally cannot have the sound of someone saying something I can understand, sometimes if it's not a language I understand it can be fine though.
- paskozdilar 4y ago
  I love that site, discovered it a decade ago. Integration with spotify is also very cool - whatever genre you find, there's a spotify playlist filled with songs of that genre.
- vladstudio 4y ago
  oh yes! thank you. bookmarked instantly.
MetroWind 4y ago
I just listen to Mozart sonatas. But very nice website. Love the transition effects.
DonHopkins 4y ago
Definitely not Frank Zappa: his brilliant lyrics are way too engaging not to pay them full attention, and they demand the same part of your brain you use for programming. Except for "Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar", "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More", and "Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar". Also "Francesco Zappa"! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_%27n_Play_Yer_Guitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_%27n_Play_Yer_Guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKMk6fcKbwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKMk6fcKbwE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Zappa_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Zappa_(album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCuvaDdzgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCuvaDdzgw
scns 4y ago
My favourite is this one [0]. The comments are full of people raving about it. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WNB9JN_2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WNB9JN_2o
kirbyfan64sos 4y ago
Worth adding that Mili's world.execute(me) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESx_hy1n7HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESx_hy1n7HA) is the quintessential programming song, for self-evident reasons.
aasasd 4y ago
As usual, here's the reminder that Datashat's Businessfunk series is king of energetic work music: http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ (Datassette/Datashat is the author of ‘Music for programming’.) Plus here's the fourth Businessfunk mix, for the Near Mint web radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-datashat-business-funk-special/ https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-...
DalekBaldwin 4y ago
In addition to the "about" page, the secret "episode zero" explains more about the philosophy behind the series. I have no idea about the science (or lack thereof) behind it, but it certainly matches my experience and my own sense of why I'm easily able to enter a state of flow while coding along to it. Here's a transcript of what I can decipher from the robot voice: -------------- (WARNING: PRETENTIOUSNESS) While concentrating on complex tasks or creative work, we often feed ourselves streams of musical information in an attempt to occupy the parts of our minds that would otherwise be left relatively idle. Without this, under prolonged periods of concentration, those other active brain centers create a sense of imbalance. It can often create distracting interjections from powerfully oblique thoughts about food, memories, desires, and emotions. Using music in this way is nothing new, but for the wrong choices we can often find ourselves fighting against thematic intent to such a degree as to almost denigrate the music itself. We train ourselves to tune out ??? what we've chosen to be background noise. The goal of this series is to provide listening experiences that can be fully appreciated for their artistic intent despite sometimes having only partial attention paid to them. That is not to say that the music is not worthy of exclusive attention, but that it contains themes or textures of a certain type that the problem solving brain centers won't have trouble processing and fully appreciating while attempting to code, write, or draw. In other words, the music itself should not task the listener with too much problem solving ???. The musical ideas developed will cover large thematic and emotional distances, but rarely in such a short space of time as to sound dramatic. The back-and-forth motion between contemplation of the next stage of your work and the subsequent actions to realize it will necessarily create peaks and troughs in brain activity. This series attempts to provide a soundtrack that can be fully appreciated at the level of entire ???. More importantly, the episodes have been lovingly crafted by people who have invested huge chunks of their lives finding all this beautiful stuff ???.
rawoke083600 4y ago
I like it ! :) Especially the UI ! Not because it is good (it's not bad) just because it's different from the 1001 sites I see everyday that looks basically the same. Plus bonus points for not making me click on accept-cookies :)
peterweyand0 4y ago
I like the minimalist layout design and the transitions when clicking through to each of the sections.
teeceetime2 4y ago
If the task at hand were considered to be bowling pins at the end of a lane, and the ball rolling down the lane is me working towards completing that task, music is the lane bumpers that keep me focused and working towards the objective. Otherwise, every noise, conversation, and item on my desk would throw my focus (the bowling ball) into the gutter.
yboris 4y ago
I've been using Digitally Imported (aka DI.fm) for years. Tons of (electronic music) channels and playlists to choose from: https://di.fm/ https://di.fm/
cowboycoder_ 4y ago
Very cool, I wish the UI would indicate which song I'm currently listening too, though.
ComputerCat 4y ago
I know what I'll be listening to today, thanks for the playlist!
WesolyKubeczek 4y ago
Guys, guys, everyone is talking about what music they listen to while coding, and no one takes a moment to admire the UI on that page! It's quite neat. Also the spectrum analyzer widget is a real thing and not some generic animation like many modern music apps do.
- linsomniac 4y ago
  Came here to say that; I feel a little guilty about how much I love that spectrum analyzer.
- overthemoon 4y ago
  It's really good, and I came here hoping to learn more about how it was accomplished.
- Genbox 4y ago
  It is a piece of art. Functional and well designed.
Nihilartikel 4y ago
I love this. Like... it's not my favorite music, but it is not obtrusive and the fact that I have no choice in the order or selection of songs removes a huge time-waste temptation for me.
michaelsbradley 4y ago
Check out Poolsuite FM too: https://poolsuite.net/ https://poolsuite.net/
leed25d 4y ago
I like Chopin (especially the Nocturnes), Beethoven, Bach and Ludovico Einaudi to name a few. Nothing with lyrics.
racl101 4y ago
This is the only music for programming we need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSkCny-HtTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSkCny-HtTw
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terrycody 4y ago
I personally found its disturbing when music is on.
ilrwbwrkhv 4y ago
https://somafm.com/ https://somafm.com/ digitalis forever.
- ilrwbwrkhv 4y ago
  Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.
muzani 4y ago
This site has been posted about 25 times on HN and really took off around 6 of those times. How interesting.
raffraffraff 4y ago
I'll just put this here .. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=znSlYT5AnnQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=znSlYT5AnnQ

510 points by Group_B 4y ago

I recommend f1rstpers0n's hour-long drum and bass mixes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvASgVAiAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvASgVAiAo

geekraver 4y ago

The only song you need: https://m.soundcloud.com/smixx/smixx-developers-feat-steve https://m.soundcloud.com/smixx/smixx-developers-feat-steve

vlunkr 4y ago

Am I an outlier in the fact that I'll listen to any type of music when programming, not just ambient(boring) stuff? Maybe it takes a mental adjustment, but it seems like my brain tunes it out as needed. It's certainly easier to tune out than co-workers talking.

jdminhbg 4y ago
I also have no issues listening to music with vocals while programming. I even know people who listen to podcasts, though that is way too far for me.
madcaptenor 4y ago
One thing that makes co-workers talking particularly hard to tune out is that they might be talking to you, or about things relevant to you. The music is not talking to you.

ryanlitalien 4y ago

"alexrainbirdmusic" on YouTube. Even though there are lyrics, nothing sticks. Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0y6pb-MciQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0y6pb-MciQ

pacarvalho 4y ago

Not sure if its there but I like listening to Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics when programming!

XzAeRosho 4y ago
I had a colleague that liked to hear Christmas songs while programming, ANY type of music as long as it was Christmas-y. Very odd, but the dude was amazing at programming, so...
- ckardat123 4y ago
  I'm not a huge fan of Christmas music in general, but A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi is one of the only albums I will put on repeat while coding.
- ronyeh 4y ago
  I've put hundreds of hours into a Hayley Westenra Christmas album. I liked it for coding because it was generally happy music but it didn't take any mental cycles away from me thinking about code. For other catchy tunes, I generally find myself singing along, which distracts me from work. But Christmas music is just background noise....
kretaceous 4y ago
That's the magic of synth! Love the genre.

ckardat123 4y ago

Some good stuff on here at first glance. I often go to movie soundtracks when coding, and I see some nice selections from Uncut Gems artist Daniel Lopatin.

KingOfCoders 4y ago

The best song for me to get things done is 'Magic Fly' by Space. Haven't found another song like that.

1253 4y ago

I switch between doom metal albums like Bongripper’s Satan Worshiping Doom and random YouTube videos with titles along the lines of “mind numbing adhd focus music 10hrs”

wfriesen 4y ago
Other than doom I like some fuzzy raw black metal to drown out noise, like Paysage d'hiver. Thankfully they have quite a large discography.

bredren 4y ago

I was doing soundcloud via the paid Daftcloud App Store app. But switched mostly to the poorly promoted but growing "Dj Mixed" collection of edm on Apple Music.

brundolf 4y ago

A couple of my go-tos are Solar Fields and Infected Mushroom. Both are electronic; former is calm/ambient focus, latter is energetic/driving focus. Both have huuuge discographies that you can just put on shuffle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ldYxgJQG_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ldYxgJQG_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmvPQ0MmiY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmvPQ0MmiY Solar Fields actually did the Mirror's Edge game soundtracks too, if you've played those. Really nice mix of ambient, almost meditative sounds. Often there's a super long, repetitive, pulsing buildup to a brief higher-energy section at the end of a track Infected Mushroom is a wild mix of heavy Israeli dance-electronica, trance, and even rock, with a dash of metal here and there

MetricExpansion 4y ago
For more Psybient in the vein of Solar Fields, it's also worth checking out releases on Ultimae Records (which is the label for some Solar Fields releases). Some of their artists which go well for programming IMO are Scann-Tec, MIKTEK, and Aes Dana.
- macNchz 4y ago
  I particularly like Carbon Based Lifeforms in this vein as well. I assembled a psybient-oriented coding playlist from a bunch of stuff I’ve enjoyed listening to while in the zone over the years, it’s full of Ultimae Records tracks: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ceXFEO7blxDBa5uhgazyf?si=oBYKDdcdT0ioaH0eiFawlA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ceXFEO7blxDBa5uhgazyf?si=...
cassianoleal 4y ago
I haven't heard of Solar Fields but will check them out. I usually go for Asura, which sounds similar to your description of SF. If you're interested, there seems to be 2 acts called Asura, one is a metal band. I'm talking about the other one. :D Infected Mushroom were one of my favourite psy trance acts back in the day. I've seen them live a couple times, both excellent performances!
zkirill 4y ago
I always thought that Solar Fields was the name of the soundtrack! Looking forward to checking out more of their stuff. I would also recommend works by 0edit (Ed Harrison) who did the NeoTokyo soundtrack. Listen to the FLAC version for the full experience. [1] I like to balance electronic with instrumental. Journey OST works really well. You may also like The Silk Road Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma. [2] And, of course, Miles Davis. [1] https://www.0edit.com/ https://www.0edit.com/ [2] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=29dfRYifyOU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=29dfRYifyOU

colpabar 4y ago

I went through a period of listening to zelda soundtracks + rain/storm sounds for hours every day at work. It was very calming and there wasn't much to focus on, which let me focus on my work. Video game soundtracks in general can be excellent programming music because they can be looped infinitely and are designed to be in the background of some other task.

datene 4y ago
Zelda & Chill by GameChops is a good one. GameChops has a lot of other lo-fi video game soundtrack covers that are great for programming, in my experience
sinkensabe 4y ago
I agree! I often listen to music from World of warcraft when coding. I get in a similar grinding mindset I had when I played back in the days. Helps me focus a lot! This is a nice channel for wow music: https://www.youtube.com/c/Meisio https://www.youtube.com/c/Meisio
NobodyNada 4y ago
My goto right now is https://www.twitch.tv/sgqfmfunk https://www.twitch.tv/sgqfmfunk, which streams video game OSTs from the 80's and 90's -- mostly relatively obscure games, including a lot of music from consoles/home computers that used Yamaha's FM chips.
monkey_monkey 4y ago
The FTL:Faster Than Light soundtrack by Ben Prunty is what I've been using for the last few years.
Tarsul 4y ago
At the same time? Anyway, I listed to https://rainwave.cc https://rainwave.cc all the time. Video game music with 5 different channels (no ads!). It's great (although there are a few songs with vocals, which I don't like. Not on the chiptune channel though ;)).
robscallsign 4y ago

hnhg 4y ago

Some channels I keep coming back to, featuring mostly ambient or low key albums, often from yesteryear. There are many very pleasant ambient Japanese LPs from the 80s that are nice to have on in the background while working while being musically interesting: - https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenDubsCry/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenDubsCry/videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/WestCoastEaglesFan https://www.youtube.com/user/WestCoastEaglesFan - https://www.youtube.com/c/TapeCounter/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/TapeCounter/videos

smoldesu 4y ago
I also like Siberian Ambience, which is smaller but focuses on even more minimal albums: https://www.youtube.com/c/siberianambience/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/siberianambience/videos
- hnhg 4y ago
  Thanks, this is a great channel too.

Jagerbizzle 4y ago

As a massive house-head and someone who's been involved in the electronic music scene to varying degrees for two decades, I actually find it extremely difficult to listen to music while writing code, because all I actually do is listen to the music, rather than work. As such, when I feel the need to put my headphones on to drown out external noise, I prefer listening to musique d'ameublement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music)

smoldesu 4y ago
Hah, I feel like I'm kinda in the same boat. As a result, I've got a playlist full of "broken in" songs that I've heard 25+ times and sound boring to me. I still find it a little distracting with songs that have vocal tracks, but for the most part it has brought Squarepusher and Venetian Snares back to my active rotation, which makes me a happy camper (coder?)
- Jagerbizzle 4y ago
  Lol, it's nice to find like-minded people out there. While my initial post commented on electronic music in particular, I feel the need to re-iterate my point with respect to other genres. I'm a huge fan of Romantic-era piano (Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Säens, etc.), and would find it impossible to do basically anything other than listen should I hear these pieces.
HKH2 4y ago
A large proportion of House music has lyrics and/or speaking, so I'm not surprised.
- calmoo 4y ago
  I would say the opposite, most "good" house music, or house that is considered tasteful, doesn't have lyrics. It may have some voice samples, but nothing too distracting. There are obviously many exceptions to this rule, but you can generally consider most house music to be instrumental.

AndyJado 4y ago

I don't know what a thing cookies is, and what should I know about it. Love the website apperance!

Shared404 4y ago

I often listen to aliceffekt while working on side projects, while at $dayjob I like music I either know already, is chill (think lo-fi hip hop), or City Pop/jrock mixes.

jjulius 4y ago

The tracklist for the latest mix (episode 64 by Strepsil @ time of post) is packed with some absolutely fantastic music. Thank you for sharing, I can't wait to dive into more of this.

50 4y ago

Surprised not to see any tracks from Telefon Tel Aviv's Fahrenheit Fair Enough[1]. 1. https://telefon-tel-aviv.bandcamp.com/album/fahrenheit-fair-enough https://telefon-tel-aviv.bandcamp.com/album/fahrenheit-fair-...

locusofself 4y ago
landmark album! all of the telefon albums are great in their own right.
- tomduncalf 4y ago
  Indeed! Happy to see them mentioned here. The recent stuff since one half of the band unfortunately took his life is good too. Second Woman is another project by the same guy, a bit more frenetic and experimental, but very cool.

dmcginty 4y ago

#55 is 20 Jazz Funk Greats, and I thought it was suggesting that (industrial noise group) Throbbing Gristle would be good programming music. However, it just looks like that's just the name of a blog that they used to find the music.

abledon 4y ago

I believe that, Depending on our mood, and thus, the things we eat that change our mood, we prefer different stimuli, like music for example: If i drink coffee, I like listening to psytrance while programming. If I'm sober (no coffee/caffeine), i like psychadelic/prog rock.

thallosaurus 4y ago

Call me weird but I need hard techno for work or else I'll function for only 50%

dairylee 4y ago
For me I find the higher the bpm the easier it is to focus on what I'm doing. The ambient/relaxing stuff just never seems to work for me. This Laidback Drum & Bass playlist[1] gets a regular run out. 1: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_mhouxvxL06M5D8E0CzwNeSZ31zZC4WVuA https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_mhouxvxL06...
Aleksdev 4y ago
Yeah, some days I also have this problem. Not sure what causes it but techno cures it.
- FeepingCreature 4y ago
  I think it acts as a stimulant.
scns 4y ago
Do you know SNTS' set at Boiler Room Berlin? If not you are in for a treat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYEOeyRm4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYEOeyRm4E

hackpit 4y ago

.: EPIC :. First class quality. Engulfing indeed. /* thank you */

kishansh 4y ago

Have been using https://www.lofi.cafe/ https://www.lofi.cafe/ for the same purpose for some time now.. will try this out as well

gomijacogeo 4y ago

I go for thrash metal, with earplugs then over the ear headphones turned up enough to get through the earplugs at a comfortable volume. That blocks any exterior sound, is complex enough that I don't get bored, but doesn't have anything hook-y enough that it pulls my attention away from the task.

tastysandwich 4y ago

I just quickly scrolled through my collection and here are some random, but fantastic instrumental albums I've used while "in the zone": - Miles Davis: In a Silent Way - Brian Eno: Ambient 4: On Land - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: F♯ A♯ ∞ (one of my favourite albums. listen with your best headphones. HD650s are good) - Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Volume II - Mozart: Requiem (my first proper introduction to classical. I was absolutely blown away) - Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children - Sun O))): Black One (extremely experimental doom metal. the musicality of it is questionable at times but it's fantastic to study to) - Sleep: Jerusalem (occasional vocals but trust me they're not distracting) - Tim Hecker: Harmony in Ultraviolet - Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard The worst part about these sorts of things is that 30 seconds after posting I'll remember all the awesome albums I forgot and kick myself for it.

DaveInTucson 4y ago
Brian Eno's got some great ambient stuff (although Ambient 4 is not one of my favorites). Some I'd recommend: * Ambient 1: Music for Airports * Ambient 2: Plateaux of Mirror * The Pearl * Thursday Afternoon * Discreet Music If you like any of those, there's lots more to explore. I don't care for all Eno's ambient works, but I really enjoy some of it.
- glouwbug 4y ago
  The Pearl gives me strong rainy october nostalgia from my time in high school
- grasshopperpurp 4y ago
  Music for airports is my favorite ambient Eno. I have this part of my brain that notices odd (to me) choices, and some of his ambient stuff has sounds/patterns that break me out of the zone, but music for airports works as intended. Love Eno, and I think this is a "me" problem, rather than an issue with his work. Unless I need a sense of urgency, random recordings of bird songs (especially mockingbirds) are my go-to for background noise for work.

Aleksdev 4y ago

I listen to toe. It’s a very soothing Japanese rock band. Some minor vocals, they are hardly noticeable.

Gertm 4y ago

Autechre, all day.

theflyinghorse 4y ago

I find that the music needs to be either too complex to follow or too simple to pay attention to in order to help me concentrate. As in, I can listen to Zelda soundtrack or I can listen to CHON while working, but I cannot listen to anything in between

iillexial 4y ago

I like to listen to music that I like, and that corresponds with my mood.

blakewatson 4y ago

I enjoy listening to synth-y, mostly instrumental, music while working. I ended up making this site after I got tired of searching for mixes on YouTube: https://synthwave.live/ https://synthwave.live/ Edit: I forgot to mention, the design of this site is amazing. Love the monospaced type and use of color. The interactions are perfect.

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livinglist 4y ago

I usually like listening to movie soundtracks from Hans Zimmer when I’m coding. It makes me feel like I’m doing something big and important lol

jeffreygoesto 4y ago

Ambient? Nope. I had the best zone with Ostkreuz [0], it reliably erased every other thought in my brain and pushed me forward with unprecedented pace. Before, you'll have to hear it multiple times to let it sink in. With good headphones. [0] https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGjnMnGmB_X6zw_TvtIx02q_bpYlOgZyQ https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGjnMnGmB_X6zw_T...

alfiedotwtf 4y ago

I used to have MTV playing on the TV in my office when working, but I've now found clubbingtv.com which is essentially 24-7 DJs playing sets in clubs and various venues. It's just a shame they don't play more acid trance.

FrankSansC 4y ago
Did you check di.fm ? They have so many channels. There's one called "oldschool acid"[0] if that's what you're looking for. [0] https://www.di.fm/oldschoolacid https://www.di.fm/oldschoolacid
- alfiedotwtf 4y ago
  Ha :) yeah, I've been a long-time di.fm user... but what I like about clubbingtv is that it's music videos all day long. But thanks for the reminder - I've now got new running music!

aenis 4y ago

My go to choices: - doom 1 and 2 soundtracks and their remakes - quake sountrack - second reality demo sountrack - rush (2012) - sometimes, but only when i have something easy and fun, rammstein Yeah, I think those may be weird choices but they work well for me.

EmilyHughes 4y ago

This vapor youtube channel is really good. He takes songs from wherever, slows them down and puts them into mixes. The song selection is crazy good, just pick any video. https://www.youtube.com/c/Macroblank https://www.youtube.com/c/Macroblank

offByJuan 4y ago

I enjoy Lo-fi while working. One of my favorite lists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fC6wXPXXrgsV27NGs4I2v?si=-oDdQqURRpqYwE5ZibT4ZA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fC6wXPXXrgsV27NGs4I2v?si=...

liquidise 4y ago

Happy to join the co-oping of this post for programming music discovery. My top 5 over the last few years (no particular order): [Elect] Daft Punk - Tron Legacy OST [Synth] Perturbator - I Am The Night [Metal] A Skylit Drive - Wires... and the Concept of Breathing [ ??? ] Postal Service - Give Up [Synth] Dance with the Dead - B-Sides: Vol. 1

snarfy 4y ago
Considering your tastes I'd recommend this streaming station http://radio.garden/listen/fnoob-techno/ItGJW-os http://radio.garden/listen/fnoob-techno/ItGJW-os

silisili 4y ago

I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed with such a thing? If anyone cares, I actually like a lot of the vaporwave/outrun/whatever it's called now stuff when coding. Techno is a bit too jarring, and while I love classical, it either puts me to sleep or carries me away in thought.

crdrost 4y ago
It's not really a curse. Your brain has a region which is devoted to speech/language, and that region tends to only track one thing at a time. This is why the first advice in active listening tutoring—and related fields like marriage counseling and negotiation—tell you to stop planning your responses while someone else is speaking. Similarly why when I talk with my wife about whatever conversation is happening on TV, we invariably miss some bit of that conversation. In that light, all you are reporting is more difficulty than other folks have in tuning out the voice in the music... Different people can do this better or worse, and I'm pretty sure it can be honed if you want. Don't let it concern you too much :) The mixes on musicforprogramming do sometimes have words but they tend to be really kind of subdued and muted, I found them reasonably effective for programming, your mileage may vary. Still my go-to is Rainy Mood, I use it to sleep, but somehow it's also useful to program with as long as I'm not too drowsy. I have it installed as a PWA on my MacBook so that I can Cmd-Tab to it when I need to shut it down.
verst 4y ago
I'm like this too. I also have a hard time focusing on things like podcasts - the only time that works for me is my commute to work or when I go for a run. You should see how I somehow manage to spend 15 minutes cutting carrots because I get distracted by something. :D
nicoco 4y ago
I cannot listen to music whenever I do anything else than a braindead repetitive chore. I've always thought that the fact that I am a musician is related; I think I cannot help but try and analyze the music I listen to. However, I enjoy playing 'strategic', puzzle-like videogames and the soundtrack usually is not a problem for me, although I rarely enjoy listening to it. Are the videogames I play braindead repetitive or should I try to listen to videogame soundtracks when I work?

wolfgang000 4y ago

I listen to a lot of japanese music(Doujin albums, Anime OSTs and VM OSTs), I don't understand a thing of the lyrics but hey they sound good. This one in particar is gold, The ost of air traffic controller simulator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hRX-9sYdKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hRX-9sYdKw

KMag070 4y ago

Thanks for sharing. I have also been fond of alpha waves while working. Soothing wave of consistent sound without much alternation makes me hyper focused.

kartugestu 4y ago

This is the coolest Website I have seen in a very long time!

bayindirh 4y ago

This is a very old website, and apparently they redesigned it. I love the music they make. Some of the sets are exceptional, even. They also publish these as a podcast too. It's available in iTunes IIRC. On the other hand, I can use music as an external clock source for my brain. I can adjust the fuel/air ratio of my brain, and make it cruise or go flat out fast. At the end of the day, my energy is limited, and if I need to finish things, I go fast, but got burned at the end of the day. Then go home, and just sit and chill down. If my workload is normal, I listen to something more chill, allows a more even day, but I don't go as fast.

ValtteriL 4y ago

Cannot listen to music with words when I study or code as some others here. I also find many synth music beep-boop unsuitable for my tempo and flow. Therefore I listen to mostly extreme metal with screaming where I cannot make sense of the lyrics.

icambron 4y ago
You might also try instrumental metal. There’s a good public playlist on Spotify for it, which I use quite a bit as coding music

vr46 4y ago

Love Music For Programming. Been a fan for years and years, haven’t kept up with the releases as I still play and enjoy the first few. Those really work to get me in the zone.

wawjgreen 4y ago

multi-tasking decreases intelligence--there are a number of studies on this. One paper says up to 15% decrease in IQ.

thallosaurus 4y ago
And work without music temporarily decreases my IQ by 50% so I could live with the 15% decrease

manceraio 4y ago

Here is my personal collection of more than 24h of voiceless electronic beats. I know is used for coding by two dev friends and myself: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36bPEqDdU1jZiQ9Ix6cM1c?si=d93c1a538f484fe6 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36bPEqDdU1jZiQ9Ix6cM1c?si=... Enjoy :)

vladstudio 4y ago

Awesome design; not really good background music (IMHO). I settled with lofi cafe - works well for me as background music for coding and desinging. https://www.lofi.cafe/ https://www.lofi.cafe/

FrankSansC 4y ago

I like listening to OST, and especially ones from Trent Reznor (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, The Social Network).

surrTurr 4y ago

Awesome website, two questions: 1. How did they make the letter animations? 2. Is there a terminal app (e.g. sh app) available?

nullpilot 4y ago

Since people are sharing their playlists, here are a few that I put together and rotate between: 25h+ spacey ambient, very relaxed, almost but not entirely without words https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tLvg6WcRMc8bn8McRfruK?si=31500a33aa754573 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tLvg6WcRMc8bn8McRfruK?si=... 12h+ downtempo, no vocals https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77rLJZoIo7VYjrHWk2gKc7?si=12d2b110c2a04a5f https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77rLJZoIo7VYjrHWk2gKc7?si=... 7h+ melodic post rock, no vocals https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DWXAfI1IPtzIVTXcBd1bU?si=ef12e9eb39324c2e https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DWXAfI1IPtzIVTXcBd1bU?si=...

nonameking2026 4y ago

Thank you for sharing. First impression is quite impressive, both music and graphics. Have a good day and a great week!

Markoff 4y ago

Can't listen anything with words to focus, so it has to be instrumental music in background, so while not programming but doing different work with zero error tolerance I listen to soundtracks or electronic music, often to supress noise from kids playing in other room, if they are at home, so it has to have ideally various frequencies like white noise, I find soundtracks like Prisoners or The Prestige probably the best.

k_sze 4y ago

And here are a few of my sources for music while programming: - kahvi collective (kahvi.org, kahvicollective.bandcamp.com) - ocremix.org (they produce some really nice albums, e.g. the gigantic 6-disc Final Fantasy VI remix album, one of my all-time favourites) - amigaremix.com - www.dwellingofduels.net - remix.kwed.org - lots of other video game original soundtracks that I bought I have a FiiO X5 DAP, so I download the music and put it on a few microSD cards (the FLACs take up a lot of space).

ultrablack 4y ago
You can get retromusic streamed on Slay Radio, Nectarine demoscene music or scenesat. I have been using Slay Radio for near 20 years. C64 only.

rdmt 4y ago

Hey.. this is made by datasette who is a great producer in his own right! https://datassette.bandcamp.com/ https://datassette.bandcamp.com/ "Polyhedron Navigator" has quite the interesting energy and sound design to it.

aasasd 4y ago
Don't forget the Businessfunk compilations: http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ and https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-datashat-business-funk-special/ https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-...

FrankSansC 4y ago

Previous discussions : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3547694 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3547694 (Feb 3, 2012, 183 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3605957 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3605957 (Feb 18, 2012, 95 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12844434 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12844434 (Nov 1, 2016, 434 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21771600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21771600 (Dec 12, 2019, 263 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27737887 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27737887 (July 5, 2021, 147 comments)

SyneRyder 4y ago

I suppose I should link my own Music For Coding To playlist here, for anyone who might be interested. I've tried to refine it over the last 7 years, removing tracks with vocals & anything that throws me out of the flow state: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YpeoHyEHG7ttNgvzAkW72?si=283f664b91a24278 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YpeoHyEHG7ttNgvzAkW72?si=... It's intended to be played on shuffle, but I've started my workday with Ulrich Strauss' "I Take Comfort In Your Ignorance" so many times that just hearing the track can trigger me into a working mode. As for recommendations, I like the album "Aura" by The Alpha Conspiracy. Trackers and demosceners might know him better as Necros from Five Musicians, and he wrote some of the soundtracks used in the Unreal games. His real name is Andrew Sega.

nixcraft 4y ago
737 songs? Oh wow. My current list has 238 songs. I might end up getting some good stuff from your list. Thanks and cheers, mate.
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Subsentient 4y ago

This is the type of vibe I go for typically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAmg7h0ov5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAmg7h0ov5o

croes 4y ago

I prefer the Daft Punk soundtrack for Tron Legacy.

drorwolmer 4y ago

I created https://wfh.dj https://wfh.dj so I can listen to new music from my subscriptions (>20m) without the youtube procrastination rabbit hole. Mostly House, Electronic, Jazz (Stuff me and the team like to listen to while we work). I mainly listen to the following channels: - https://wfh.dj/c/UCJOtExbMu0RqIdiE4nMUPxQ/The-Lot-Radio https://wfh.dj/c/UCJOtExbMu0RqIdiE4nMUPxQ/The-Lot-Radio - https://wfh.dj/c/UCHdHhZ5o5iaqkHwcKh7_Kgw/Collect-Radio https://wfh.dj/c/UCHdHhZ5o5iaqkHwcKh7_Kgw/Collect-Radio - https://wfh.dj/c/UC5iaq-e3eigtnXm-x0eU3Mw/Djoon https://wfh.dj/c/UC5iaq-e3eigtnXm-x0eU3Mw/Djoon - https://wfh.dj/c/UCaNd66xUJjX8VZT6AByVpiw/Underrated-Albums https://wfh.dj/c/UCaNd66xUJjX8VZT6AByVpiw/Underrated-Albums - https://wfh.dj/c/UCal_TyiLk79vN9-OzEzUM6A/Kiosk-Radio https://wfh.dj/c/UCal_TyiLk79vN9-OzEzUM6A/Kiosk-Radio - https://wfh.dj/c/UC8TZwtZ17WKFJSmwTZQpBTA/My-Analog-Journal https://wfh.dj/c/UC8TZwtZ17WKFJSmwTZQpBTA/My-Analog-Journal

japanuspus 4y ago
This is really nice - thanks for posting!
- drorwolmer 4y ago
  thanks for trying it out!

jbverschoor 4y ago

That's one of the worst interfaces I've seen. Just because it's text doesn't make it good.

mxnoj 4y ago

emptyfile 4y ago

Having some ASCII nonsense instead of standard controls is a bad idea.

swah 4y ago
Heh they probably know their users better than us...

tigerlily 4y ago

Erasure’s Wonderland album helps me get down to some deep deep work.

Ygor 4y ago

No affiliation, but something I found on HN years ago was brain.fm: https://www.brain.fm/ https://www.brain.fm/ I've used it as a source of instrumental, good enough music. I'm not sure if the other "sciency" stuff actually worked. I didn't use it for a while now, partially due to a lack of macos native app.

taraskuzyk 4y ago
Have been using this for about 3 years almost daily for reading, coding, and meditating sound if I'm in a noisy place. I've found that compared to regular lo-fi playlists on Spotify my coding blocks have increased from 30 minutes to 50-60 minutes. Not sure what it does in terms of actual "productivity", but I can definitely spend more time working with it.

anonymous532 4y ago

I can't program with too much/little musical stimulation or without a driving beat, I also find repetition annoying and love symphonic and electronic elements. So, if anyone is interested here's a random sample: Roof - Big Spoon Instrumental Version Theophany - Woods of Mystery Power-Haus - P.I.M.P. Shyloom Remix Nicholas Hooper - Umbridge Spoils a Beautiful Morning Arkana - Umi and the Serpent VOLO - Mystic Apashe - More (Prelude)

ChildOfChaos 4y ago

I use brain.fm because I find binaural beats helpful rather than just music.

TawandaMoyo 4y ago

I prefer instrumentals without words for deep work. My go to is Mbira instrumentals from Zimbabwe e.g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRlWoV022k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRlWoV022k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlbf2w6ZCPg&t=2672s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlbf2w6ZCPg&t=2672s

tpoacher 4y ago

somafm.com/dronezone is a good option.

bliblablub4 4y ago

I really love listening to the Donkey Kong soundtrack. It really has something that just relaxes you, or pushes you to the programming limits. It has tracks for every kind of mood. I listen to it on the train or when I travel to work to gain mental focus for the day. In the office, I switch to a different, more upbeat song to create tension. With passing time I switch to Donkey Kong songs with increasing tempo. My hands are literally flying over the keyboard and I am in complete balance with the code. Some of my coworkers say I'm "wired in". I wouldn't disaggre with that. At some point, when the evening is within grasp, I slowly decrease the tempo of my Donkey Kong songs to calm down step by step. On my way home I switch into chill-song mode again. During the night I let the aquatic ambience of Donkey Kong Country guide my dreams. Highly recommend it to everyone!

thyrox 4y ago

Just posting this in case anybody else experiences it too but I've found that listening to a 140 bpm instrumental track on a loop puts me in the zone very quickly. It doesn't even have to be long track, even a 30s loop does the trick. The 140 bpm is like a sweet spot for some reason though. I dunno if it's because it's like a video game music which repeat over and over but it really helps me focus and get in the zone everytime. Anybody else have something like this to share?

tuomasj 4y ago

My "instant-flow" choices are Stellaris Soundtrack (Paradox Interactive) and Oblivion Soundtrack (by M83, Tom Cruise movie from 2013) I'm a subscriber on Digitally Imported. It's know as DM.fm [1] nowadays but it's Digitally Imported to me since I started listening it in early 2000's :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DI.FM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DI.FM

8bitsrule 4y ago

I like SomaFM's "Cliqhop" stream. For a change-of-pace, try their "Groove Salad". 36 more flavors at https://somafm.com/ https://somafm.com/

dataqat 4y ago
I progressed from musicforprogramming.net to Groove Salad at SomaFM :)

mns06 4y ago

Just listen to Stars of the Lid and everything will be ok. Try not to fall asleep though.

varjag 4y ago

Would also throw in a couple suggestions: - Jean Michel Jarre, early albums like Oxygene and Equinox - All India Radio, their Desert Tapes has been one of the best to code with IME

meigwilym 4y ago

A while ago I decided to change my usual music lists. First of all I decided to listen to opera. I started with Mozart then went with whatever sprang to mind or Youtube's recommendation sidebar. I'm now a fan of Puccini (predicatble?) and Nixon in China is amazing. I also decided to listen to all of Rolling Stone magazine's top 500 albums ever. After listening to each I made a short review on twitter. I managed 2-3 a day. It was impossible to "properly" listen to them, but at least I was getting through them. I paused at 60, and should really restart. I also listen to In Our Time on Radio4, arguably the original podcasts and certainly (one of?) the best. They have been curated into collections (philosophy, history, religion) and I'm getting an education through Melvyn Bragg (also one of the best chairs in audio). Again, it's not properly listening, but I pick up much more than I get by not listening.

Uptrenda 4y ago

I go through different phases in what my brain can use for music. Sometimes I want really loud, energetic music with powerful rock lyrics. Those are usually amazing days because being able to function at a high level while taking in competing information often means I'm well rested and in a good mood. Usually though I can't listen to music with lyrics. I used to listen to a lot of classical but lately it feels like classical is just a genre of music that demands an insane amount of attention. It's like a painting that tries to use every colour. Can't really hang it without noticing the colours every time you walk by. I feel like when I'm in the best possible state that I don't even need music though. In this state its like 'okay, I feel motivated, I know exactly what I'm going to do today. Now I begin.' I can move complex systems around like they're children's toys and the outside world speeds past without me blinking. It feels good making stuff. I definitely think that as a profession we're lucky to be software engineers. It's not physically demanding and I feel like it gives off a crap load of dopamine.

anyfactor 4y ago

I used to keep two types of playlist for coding. - Strugggling: Soft rock mainly - Successing: minimalist techno. Metal. But these days, I rarely play music. Aside from making constant typos, I found that some music changed my mood for the worst like subconciously.

farx 4y ago

I’ve been using https://brain.fm https://brain.fm for years. Super nice to just be able to infinitely generate background noise for working, relaxing, meditating or whatever

chrisweekly 4y ago

I curate a slowly-growing public Spotify playlist called "Flowstate: Repeatable FTW", consisting of strictly instrumental tracks spanning various moods / vibes, mostly ambient / chillout, with steady beats and no jarring transitions, suitable to play on repeat for deep work sessions. Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UScdOAlqXqWTOmXFgQhFA?si=u5oMoQeWRdqZwgK18X3DHA https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UScdOAlqXqWTOmXFgQhFA?si=...

benji-york 4y ago

I've become a big Polyrhythmics (https://www.polyrhythmics.com/ https://www.polyrhythmics.com/) fan over the last year. Their music is high energy and somewhat repetitive so it works well for programming. They have produced a large number of tracks over the years. For an introduction to their sound, I suggest Spider Wolf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtrD2z5RDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZtrD2z5RDo).

teddyh 4y ago

I would suggest Void Main’s album “Deadlock” – it’s the only music I know with a programming theme as well as being mostly instrumental and made for listening while programming. It used to be available on the old mp3.com (at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/241/void_main.htm http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/241/void_main.htm), but MP3.com was killed many ages ago. The artist still has the album cover and the tracks available on his home page, though. Note especially “Escape Sequence” which has authentic C++ programming sounds, and “Follow the GNU” with lyrics by Richard Stallman. https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/deadlock.jpg https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/deadlock.jpg https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Another%20World.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Anothe... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artificial%20Recreation%20(Altair%20Remix).mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artifi... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artificial%20Recreation.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Artifi... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Escape%20Sequence.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Escape... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Follow%20the%20GNU%20(feat%20R.M.Stallman).mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Follow... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Hello%20World.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Hello%... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20I%20Took%20the%20Red%20Pill.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20I%20To... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Internal%20Compiler%20Error.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Intern... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Kernel%20Calling.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Kernel... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Penguin%20Planet%20(Authentic%20Edit).mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Pengui... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Penguin%20Planet.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Pengui... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20There%20Is%20No%20Spoon.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20There%... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Use%20the%20Source.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/Void%20Main%20-%20Use%20... https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/anotherworld_lime_remix.mp3 https://www.grubblarna.com/voidmain/anotherworld_lime_remix....

JasonFruit 4y ago

I want someone to develop an Emacs minor mode that algorithmically generates music that increases in intensity the deeper you are in a syntactic construct. So, when you're at the top level, it's pretty chill, but once you're about seven levels deep, it's like the velociraptor is coming for you in Jurassic Park. I think I'd feel as though I was accomplishing something more exciting with background music that makes my mental effort audible.

faustlast 4y ago

anyone fishmans long season?

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Fricken 4y ago

I love this site. I've listened to the first 50 playlists about a dozen times each. It's perfect, I couldn't ask for better playlists.

daneelsan 4y ago

My goto right now is to listen to One Piece OST.

wheybags 4y ago

Osts of zachtronics games. They are literally designed for this.

christophilus 4y ago

I've been enjoying Blue Turtle[0]. It's got a mix, from melodic, peaceful orchestral game-like music to lofi beats. The animation and illustration are enjoyable, too. My kids have spent a good bit of time peacefully watching it and telling stories about what's happening. [0] https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueTurtle https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueTurtle

abruzzi 4y ago

I may be the only person, but when I need to focus, and drown out the outside world, the best stuff for me is early Philip Glass--essentially anything up to the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack. Einstein on the Beach, Music in 12 Parts, Northstar, etc., but as with another poste, nothing with intelligible language--so parts of Einstein don't work, but most of it is perfect. There is something about the apparent velocity of the music that creates a bubble that the world, or even the non-focused parts of my brain can't penetrate.

fluidcruft 4y ago
You're not alone. I additionally like John Adams (Shaker Loops) and Steve Reich (Electric Counterpoint, Music for 18 Musicians).
- dansvo 4y ago
  Great recommendations. I'd add Terry Riley, whose music has a similar trance-like feel. His album Persian Surgery Dervishes is my favorite flow state inducer.

nop_slide 4y ago

I've really been digging house while I work lately: https://soundcloud.com/moodindigo72 https://soundcloud.com/moodindigo72

satao 4y ago
House is the best for coding. I have a playlist on spotify that I always listen to, but I gotta start using Soundcloud more since there's so many great sets there. The UX kinda annoys me tho.
- nop_slide 4y ago
  Yep yep, my friend is really into house and he was the one who got me onto Soundcloud because Spotify is definite lacking in that department.

bori5 4y ago

John Cages 4’33” on repeat ….

Pr0ject217 4y ago

Checkout Ricky Ryan for some quality underground progressive electronic music at ~116bpm: https://soundcloud.com/rickyryan https://soundcloud.com/rickyryan The mixes are about 1hr in length and his set programming is top-notch. He releases a mix about once a month. His 'Mixtapes' playlist is a bit more clubby, and 'Textures' a bit more relaxing. Bio from page: Sometimes we come across DJs combining talent with a livewire personality, and Ricky Ryan is among these. His sound is distinguished by a broad variety of musical styles, from beautiful warm House, and deep Techno, to driving dance floor anthems, always guiding the listener through a spiritual soundscape by his silky smooth mixing and impeccable programming. Ricky toured worldwide, including gigs at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, The BPM Festival in Mexico, ADE in Amsterdam, Creamfields in his hometown Buenos Aires, and an honourable residency at the spectacular Warung Beach Club in Brazil. His success is exemplified by featuring on John Digweed's Transitions show, and on Proton Radio, setting a record of simultaneous listeners, with rave reviews from Sander Kleinenberg, Danny Howells, and Desyn Masiello for DJ MAG. Ricky Ryan is just as well respected for his remixes and productions while establishing both fine labels, Sick Watona and Avangardia, supported by Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, and many more. He, who also is your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of the LORD, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

ramgp 4y ago
Can you please share a link to the programming set you mentioned, I can't find it?
- Pr0ject217 4y ago
  Sorry, by 'set programming' I meant the DJ term - the specific tracks and sequence of tracks chosen by the DJ. I would consider all of his mixes 'compatible' with my brain while writing software.

rmbyrro 4y ago

Loved the UI/UX of this page. I wish more apps were developed in a simple way like this.

gwbas1c 4y ago

Reminds me of Nine Inch Nail's Ghosts. I really enjoyed listening to it at work, and one day I tried listening to it while driving... I just couldn't.

prionassembly 4y ago
Is Ghosts the one that has "Corona Radiata"? There's two pieces of music I can't. One is Tchaikovsky's Cappricio Italiano, the other is "Corona Radiata". I'll break down sobbing and eventually wailing and I don't frakking have a clue why.
- gwbas1c 4y ago
  It wasn't that. Ghosts isn't entertaining enough for driving.

fritztastic 4y ago

I sometimes refer to Every Noise at Once when I'm looking for the right music as background when I want to focus. https://everynoise.com/ https://everynoise.com/ For me the music has to hit a balance between being engaiging enough but not too abrasive, sometimes lyrics can completely derail my focus but I focus better when I have something to listen to to drown out the sounds of conversations and people around me when I'm trying to read. If I'm doing something that doesn't require too much focus, like cutting things for a collage or cleaning, I can listen to podcasts and songs with singing. But if I need to read, write, or think about what I'm doing I generally cannot have the sound of someone saying something I can understand, sometimes if it's not a language I understand it can be fine though.

paskozdilar 4y ago
I love that site, discovered it a decade ago. Integration with spotify is also very cool - whatever genre you find, there's a spotify playlist filled with songs of that genre.
vladstudio 4y ago
oh yes! thank you. bookmarked instantly.

MetroWind 4y ago

I just listen to Mozart sonatas. But very nice website. Love the transition effects.

DonHopkins 4y ago

Definitely not Frank Zappa: his brilliant lyrics are way too engaging not to pay them full attention, and they demand the same part of your brain you use for programming. Except for "Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar", "Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More", and "Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar". Also "Francesco Zappa"! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_%27n_Play_Yer_Guitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_%27n_Play_Yer_Guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKMk6fcKbwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKMk6fcKbwE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Zappa_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Zappa_(album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCuvaDdzgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCuvaDdzgw

scns 4y ago

My favourite is this one [0]. The comments are full of people raving about it. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WNB9JN_2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WNB9JN_2o

kirbyfan64sos 4y ago

Worth adding that Mili's world.execute(me) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESx_hy1n7HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESx_hy1n7HA) is the quintessential programming song, for self-evident reasons.

aasasd 4y ago

As usual, here's the reminder that Datashat's Businessfunk series is king of energetic work music: http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ (Datassette/Datashat is the author of ‘Music for programming’.) Plus here's the fourth Businessfunk mix, for the Near Mint web radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-datashat-business-funk-special/ https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-...

DalekBaldwin 4y ago

In addition to the "about" page, the secret "episode zero" explains more about the philosophy behind the series. I have no idea about the science (or lack thereof) behind it, but it certainly matches my experience and my own sense of why I'm easily able to enter a state of flow while coding along to it. Here's a transcript of what I can decipher from the robot voice: -------------- (WARNING: PRETENTIOUSNESS) While concentrating on complex tasks or creative work, we often feed ourselves streams of musical information in an attempt to occupy the parts of our minds that would otherwise be left relatively idle. Without this, under prolonged periods of concentration, those other active brain centers create a sense of imbalance. It can often create distracting interjections from powerfully oblique thoughts about food, memories, desires, and emotions. Using music in this way is nothing new, but for the wrong choices we can often find ourselves fighting against thematic intent to such a degree as to almost denigrate the music itself. We train ourselves to tune out ??? what we've chosen to be background noise. The goal of this series is to provide listening experiences that can be fully appreciated for their artistic intent despite sometimes having only partial attention paid to them. That is not to say that the music is not worthy of exclusive attention, but that it contains themes or textures of a certain type that the problem solving brain centers won't have trouble processing and fully appreciating while attempting to code, write, or draw. In other words, the music itself should not task the listener with too much problem solving ???. The musical ideas developed will cover large thematic and emotional distances, but rarely in such a short space of time as to sound dramatic. The back-and-forth motion between contemplation of the next stage of your work and the subsequent actions to realize it will necessarily create peaks and troughs in brain activity. This series attempts to provide a soundtrack that can be fully appreciated at the level of entire ???. More importantly, the episodes have been lovingly crafted by people who have invested huge chunks of their lives finding all this beautiful stuff ???.

rawoke083600 4y ago

I like it ! :) Especially the UI ! Not because it is good (it's not bad) just because it's different from the 1001 sites I see everyday that looks basically the same. Plus bonus points for not making me click on accept-cookies :)

peterweyand0 4y ago

I like the minimalist layout design and the transitions when clicking through to each of the sections.

teeceetime2 4y ago

If the task at hand were considered to be bowling pins at the end of a lane, and the ball rolling down the lane is me working towards completing that task, music is the lane bumpers that keep me focused and working towards the objective. Otherwise, every noise, conversation, and item on my desk would throw my focus (the bowling ball) into the gutter.

yboris 4y ago

I've been using Digitally Imported (aka DI.fm) for years. Tons of (electronic music) channels and playlists to choose from: https://di.fm/ https://di.fm/

cowboycoder_ 4y ago

Very cool, I wish the UI would indicate which song I'm currently listening too, though.

ComputerCat 4y ago

I know what I'll be listening to today, thanks for the playlist!

WesolyKubeczek 4y ago

Guys, guys, everyone is talking about what music they listen to while coding, and no one takes a moment to admire the UI on that page! It's quite neat. Also the spectrum analyzer widget is a real thing and not some generic animation like many modern music apps do.

linsomniac 4y ago
Came here to say that; I feel a little guilty about how much I love that spectrum analyzer.
overthemoon 4y ago
It's really good, and I came here hoping to learn more about how it was accomplished.
Genbox 4y ago
It is a piece of art. Functional and well designed.

Nihilartikel 4y ago

I love this. Like... it's not my favorite music, but it is not obtrusive and the fact that I have no choice in the order or selection of songs removes a huge time-waste temptation for me.

michaelsbradley 4y ago

Check out Poolsuite FM too: https://poolsuite.net/ https://poolsuite.net/

leed25d 4y ago

I like Chopin (especially the Nocturnes), Beethoven, Bach and Ludovico Einaudi to name a few. Nothing with lyrics.

racl101 4y ago

This is the only music for programming we need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSkCny-HtTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSkCny-HtTw

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terrycody 4y ago

I personally found its disturbing when music is on.

ilrwbwrkhv 4y ago

https://somafm.com/ https://somafm.com/ digitalis forever.

ilrwbwrkhv 4y ago
Digitally affected analog rock to calm the agitated heart.

muzani 4y ago

This site has been posted about 25 times on HN and really took off around 6 of those times. How interesting.

raffraffraff 4y ago

I'll just put this here .. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=znSlYT5AnnQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=znSlYT5AnnQ