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In order from most focus needed to least.
Instrumental classical and jazz playlists from Google Play Music.
I also don't listen to my own music all the time - we have music playing in the office at low volume and I like the ambient noise. I tend to put my headphones on when I really need to concentrate hard for an extended period of time, or if I find myself getting distracted by what's going on around me.
Either soma.fm or /r/listentothis.
On soma.fm I usually listen to sf1033 at work, which is ambient electronic music mixed with public service (read: police) radio chatter.
somafm.com/defcon/ DefCon Radio
Gazelle Twin, Disasterpeace, Andy Stott, Headless Horseman, soundtracks that fall into the "weird electronica/ambient" category (e.g. Arrival, Mr. Robot, Stranger Things, We Know the Devil)—I figured out a while back that I do best working to music that's like... slightly jarring white noise that's minimally distracting but not too soothing.
Either that or really bright upbeat K-pop. I don't really have an in-between, ha ha.
Progressive metal, usually. Either instrumental or with near-undecipherable growls--lyrics are distracting. Animals as Leaders, Cloudkicker, Fallujah, The Atlas Moth, Opeth, Vektor. The list could go for days. Sometimes I'll switch it up and listen to video game soundtracks, or occasionally, some podcasts if I'm doing something lighter
madonna, tears for fears, george michael, REM and Frank Zappa
Spotify Discover Weekly playlist. Mostly Metal and post-hardcore stuff.
Vitamin string quartet is my go-to when programming. They do instrumental covers of popular songs. You get all of the catchy beats/rhythms without any of the distracting words.
I also try to have Coffitivity running as well just to give that ambient noise creative boost.
If I listen to anything (I work from home pretty much exclusively, so usually not) it has to be something I know so well my brain won’t be distracted. As a former music major, even classical music can distract me if it’s unfamiliar because my brain begins trying to analyze it, understand its structure, etc. So, I have some go-to albums or pieces that I can listen to while coding because I know them so well, mostly from my college years when I still had time to listen to new music. Here are a few:
In the absence of this, I will sometimes also put on Coffitivity as a sort of hum of noise if I’m in a noisy environment. coffitivity.com/
while coding or writing i find that i can't listen to people saying words; that includes podcasts or new music. but i can listen to music that i've known for a long time -- i can even sing along with stuff i know by heart, while i type new writing or code.
The Dark Knight’s soundtrack
Oh that sounds great
Lately? Anything composed by The Dream :D
Most of the time nothing. You know, you have the headphones on but you forget that for some reason or another you forgot to turn the music on.
A while back I read a post where Oliver Emberton shared his music list on spotify and so I have been using that. The main attraction is they most are instrumentals so they do not distract me