Usually heavy and high-energy. Usually metal. I put together some of my favorites albums and removed anything that wasn't high-tempo: open.spotify.com/user/mikengarrett...
Frickin' Hands Up and Techno music at the time. Actually, mostly from web radio. Not even sure if I love it or hate it; they don't always play tracks I like. I'll definitely check out your playlist. Thank you!
I usually forget to put headphones on. Once I start coding time flies and I forget about music. When I do remember, I find music without too much lyrics does the trick. Mogwai is a good band to listen to.
I recently got into the sound track from The Social Network movie and I find it to be the perfect mix of tempo for me. I definitely recommend it. Great sound track in and of itself, but also reminiscent of a movie all about building a pretty damn popular website.
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It can be anything really, mostly pop and hip hop; sometimes k-pop, or classic rock or big band. What I tend to do is play the same songs over and over and over again.
Anytime my music starts up after being stopped, I start at the beginning of one giant Spotify playlist I've been adding to over the years. I know how many times I've been interrupted by how often I've heard the first song today, or how deep into the playlist I got.
For some reason, if I really need to concentrate and get stuff done, Pink Floyd's "Animals" album is my go-to. I suspect it's some combination of the fact that I like it, but also that it has a bit of a trance-like nature to it that does not pull my attention away from what I'm working on.
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Usually heavy and high-energy. Usually metal. I put together some of my favorites albums and removed anything that wasn't high-tempo: open.spotify.com/user/mikengarrett...
If you're looking for somethign new, here's the best metal releases from 2016: open.spotify.com/user/mikengarrett...
Oh yes, metal, dubstep or anything high energy. An absolute must!
Exactly the same here. It works so well.
Agreed.... metal of all kinds, though I tend to shy away from doom/black/death...
Same here, preferably with harsh, mostly indecipherable vocals. Prevents me from getting distracted by the lyrics.
Frickin' Hands Up and Techno music at the time. Actually, mostly from web radio. Not even sure if I love it or hate it; they don't always play tracks I like. I'll definitely check out your playlist. Thank you!
Electronic. Dubstep, Trance, Techno, whatever. Lots of Lindsey Stirling, actually.
I usually forget to put headphones on. Once I start coding time flies and I forget about music. When I do remember, I find music without too much lyrics does the trick. Mogwai is a good band to listen to.
You must not work in an open office!
YES. Mogwai all day everyday.
Prog rock or something along those lines. So lots of Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd, some Queen, maybe some ELP, and everything in between.
I recently got into the sound track from The Social Network movie and I find it to be the perfect mix of tempo for me. I definitely recommend it. Great sound track in and of itself, but also reminiscent of a movie all about building a pretty damn popular website.
Likewise. Great choice for coding.
Such a great soundtrack, I can never skip it when it comes on!
Great album, as almost any OST by Trent Reznor. I also enjoy listening to Lost Girl and Before the flood ones.
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Thanks! I'm going to give this a listen this morning.
thanks
+1
A mix of rap/hip-hop, heavy metal, and Polish pop music. Not understanding the language help a lot, it's like white noise
Hamilton. It's probably not the best thing for coding, but it's friggin' crack and addiction is a cruel mistress.
Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Itamar Assumpção.
Zachtronics' games soundtracks, e.g. SHENZHEN I/O OST: zachtronics.bandcamp.com/album/she...
Some Ben Prunty, e.g. Cipher: benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/ciphe...
In general, preference for electronica.
Yes! Love the Shenzhen I/O soundtrack.
I like to hear futuristics genres like Vaporwave, Electropunk and chill out. These kind of music really got me into technological meaning of my work.
It can be anything really, mostly pop and hip hop; sometimes k-pop, or classic rock or big band. What I tend to do is play the same songs over and over and over again.
Anytime my music starts up after being stopped, I start at the beginning of one giant Spotify playlist I've been adding to over the years. I know how many times I've been interrupted by how often I've heard the first song today, or how deep into the playlist I got.
I often switch between spotify focus/concentration playlists or listen to 1-2h ambient music videos on YouTube or just using brainfm.
For some reason, if I really need to concentrate and get stuff done, Pink Floyd's "Animals" album is my go-to. I suspect it's some combination of the fact that I like it, but also that it has a bit of a trance-like nature to it that does not pull my attention away from what I'm working on.