Ok, I start: I like synthwave, synthpop and sovietwave. And it’s not as much a question of focus as the fact music energized me, so lyrics are also ok and even welcome and I don’t get distracted at all.
soma.fm always has great DJs and streams. Definitely a go to for flow state.
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Groove Salad for me. Unless I’m updating production severs then I put on Drone Zone to lower my heart rate.
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when i really have to focus, i listen to dronezone
80s bestof
I mostly listen to videogame soundtracks with no lyrics, or various electronica (also no lyrics). https://rainwave.cc/ocremix/ if I’m not feeling anything in particular
When coding, I usually listen to Indian classical. It can’t have any lyrics, as I get distracted by them.
When studying (it’s my actual job, I’m a mathematics researcher), I usually prefer white noise, or just a good pair of noise cancelling headphones without anything actually playing on it. Sound of rain works pretty well too.
Heavy metal to disassociate myself from the office
silence so I can concentrate else my brain focuses on the music and I get nothing done and end up dancing around to the music
At least you don’t start sing. I think singing would be the worst. I’m the same BTW, minus dancing. :D Especially good music, my brain is in a different dimension when I listen to good music I can “vibe” with. (Hey don’t judge, this is the first time in my life I used the vibe word appropriate).
Melodic dubstep when I’m debugging, metalcore when I’m developing new code.
I can’t do lyrics when I’m working with GDB, and the gutteral screams help me maintain my composure as I quietly swear at the prior maintainers for leaving me with a poor foundation for my new code.
Then you find out you were the prior maintainer…
A lot of prog rock, 70’s rock, and prog metal. I need long winding and pace changing music to keep from stagnating my train of thought for too long. Synthwave and anything Nobuo Uematsu or Yasushi Ishii makes is good too.
Psytrance or Dubstep. Something without much (or any) lyrics but with a strong bassline, maybe a bit glitchy.
I like -45. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2GhQOCO0Y
After a quick listen and skip, can confirm, that would do the job :-)
Psytrance + Glitchy? Kalya Scintilla fan over here 😁👋
Interestingly, the music I prefer to listen to is more rocky - Punk/Grunge/Ska/Folk/Dub.
I acquired my love of psytrance in the early noughties when I used to do henna art at festivals in the UK. We got friendly with a couple who ran a psytrance CD stall, and were very often pitched right next door, so I spent many a weekend doing henna art with their music blasting out of their PA as a backing track. One CD that was popular at the time was Virtual Memory by Alchemy, but I seldom knew who I was listening to - it never seemed to matter. Worked well for getting into “the zone” though, and it’s not distracting because I don’t find myself trying to listen to the (usually non-existent) lyrics.
Synthwave is my jam. But, and this is a big Butt, I’m a person who focuses on one job and get distracted too easily. So having any music in the background will distract me. So mute is it then for me.
“this is a big Butt”
Nice.
There is tuning involved.
If what i’m working on is repetative and aggrivating, i’ll have anything on, up to and including an audio book.
If what i’m working on requires modest brain power, stuff that’s calm and ambient.
If what i’m working on is demanding, dead silence.
Jungle, dnb, futurecore. 140-180ish BPM is my focus zone
Acid Jazz/Funk. No overwhelming lyrics, good background noise.
neurofunk/techstep
What do you mean by neurofunk? Is related to baile funk (Brazilian genre)?
sorry for the late response - neurofunk is a subgenre of drum & bass, I’m not sure where the “funk” part comes from but the “neuro” part is definitely how it makes your brain react when you hear it. its very synth-heavy, dark, fast, bassy music. if you arent into d&b at all it will probably just sound like a hot mess, but to some it’s very good at getting you up and going/concentrating/energised =]
These days, I’d usually listen to either a Dungeon Synth playlist (like Mountain Realm, Atrium Carceri, Witch Bolt…) or I’ll listen to my doom/stoner/psych playlist (Mars Red Sky, Colour Haze, Earthless, Kikagaku Mori, Youngblood Supercult…).
Also, there are a few Diablo Lo-fi mixes made by blizzard that really get me in the mood of writing. Tristram theme Lo-fi is also sick.
The soundtrack for Virgo Versus The Zodiac. It’s the only video game soundtrack I ever bought.
Never saw this game before…ooooo that soundtrack is silky. Keeping an eye on this one!
I started listening this morning and the soundtrack indeed slaps. Thanks for the rec!
