Music of Mass Coding

July 18, 2007 · 11 Comment s

When I'm in full blown coding mode, like I am just now, I need music. I'm sure someone could tell me that music helps to stimulate my creativity, or that it helps block out other distractions...

Anyway, the point is that for me it's a necessity and I thought I'd take a quick 5 mins to blog what has been on the jukebox today

  • Machine Head - The Blackening
  • Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage
  • Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
  • Lamb of God - Sacrament

And there will be more to come.

So what do other folks listen to when coding?

Is there something other than music that stimulates you when coding?

Tags: The Ramblings of a Scottish Madman

11 response s so far ↓

  • 1 Stephen Moretti // Jul 18, 2007 at 5:11 PM

    The Matrix Soundtrack!
    I also seem to have listen to Fallen - Evanesence a lot while coding too....

    Though I'm not one for club/dance music, but sometimes that mind numbing repetitiveness helps the concentration too...

  • 2 nick tong // Jul 18, 2007 at 5:52 PM

    Check out the last.fm group: http://www.last.fm/group/coldfusion - but i'm up for chilled out music really: http://www.last.fm/user/quiksilv/

  • 3 George Bridgeman // Jul 18, 2007 at 5:58 PM

    Anything with good beats. Klaxons, BT, Hybrid, LCD Soundsystem, etc. Works for me, anyhoo 8-)

  • 4 Clint Tredway // Jul 18, 2007 at 6:04 PM

    I listen to Crystal Method and now a local DJ named Eric Jordan. His site is www.neverrain.com and he provides tracks for free.

  • 5 Mikey // Jul 18, 2007 at 6:18 PM

    PodRunner......
    www.djsteveboy.com

  • 6 Russ Johnson // Jul 19, 2007 at 1:28 AM

    +1 for Eric Jordan at neverrain.com! I dont typically listen to that type of music but when coding, its great! I created a playlist in iTunes with all of his mixes and since they are 1+ hours long, you can listen for days!

  • 7 Justin Carter // Jul 19, 2007 at 3:08 AM

    The new Smashing Pumpkins album is totally rockin - way more riffs and solos than ever before - 9/10!

    On the heavy side of things, been listening to some Sevendust and Trivium. Can't go past a good bit of metal sometimes, and it definitely makes good coding music ;)

  • 8 Sean Corfield // Jul 19, 2007 at 9:37 AM

    Today was mostly a Tangerine Dream day but usually it's a mix that includes Banco De Gaia, Chemical Brothers, Morcheeba, Talvin Singh, Caveman Shoestore, Sheila Chandra, Ozric Tentacles.

  • 9 Dav Stott // Jul 19, 2007 at 11:03 AM

    Music would be nice, but I have to settle for my manager's ramblings instead. Makes for great distraction-ignoring training :)

  • 10 mcaulay // Aug 3, 2007 at 3:23 PM

    lovin biffy clyro at the moment, i also listen to a range covering sepultura, chemical brothers, groove armada, gilles peterson, lcd soundsystem, queens of the stoneage, linkin park, kings of leon, kasabian...i could go on and on...but yeh, i definately agree that music is a great help!

  • 11 cushions for patio furniture // Aug 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    Is this true ?

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