What are you listing to? - Music while you work

[Ampera]

because what else?

[sstepane]

Was gunna say Pink Floyd Money  but I hate that track.
Anything else from Floyd, hell yeah excepting Time which reminds us of our mortality. 

Have been listening to PF for decades now. But the most brain blasting is "One of my turns".
However I find it hard to listen to PF while doing something else - doesn't work for me. Either listen and feel it, or else. But it is ok for everything else.
But... Also David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Talk Talk, Led Zeppelin, ELO, Madame Shirley Bassey, Anne Lennox and such.

[kj7e]

I know exactly what you mean, one thing that bothers me when I try to listen to music and my wife is around, she keeps wanting to start a conversation through the songs.  Sometimes you just need to sit back and listen.  I work alone, at home, locked in my office all day, only co-workers are 2300 miles away.  All day I type and look at screens, mostly numbers and code, the music is my company/background noise.  Without it I would go nuts, more than I already am.

Its a blues day, some Joe Bonamassa with Beth Hart, and cant forget Popa Chubby;

[james_s]

Reminds me of how my other half seems to always try to chat while I'm trying to write code. I just start to wrap my brain around what I'm trying to do and get into the zone, then she asks me a question and I completely lose my place and have to start over. Wash, rinse, repeat, then "You've been working on that for 2 hours, when will you be done?!" Well, maybe after I've had 30 minutes to actually focus on it. *sigh*  There are worse problems to have, judging by the way guys I know vent about their wives and girlfriends.

[JPortici]

because what else?

it lasts enough for a complete work day

[CJay]

Right now?

Morse code tutorial.

After my half hour daily Morse lesson, it'll be users.

[kj7e]

Right now?

Morse code tutorial.

After my half hour daily Morse lesson, it'll be users.

Back in my teens, I was good for 20wpm, but it was only used to to get my Extra, never used it since.  Just an interesting tidbit, the true term is International code as real Morse code was used on telegraphs and incorporated pauses between clicks, International code was modified Morse code to make use of the continuous tones from demodulated continuous wave RF.

[xaxaxa]

keygen music anyone?

[hans]

Reminds me of how my other half seems to always try to chat while I'm trying to write code. I just start to wrap my brain around what I'm trying to do and get into the zone, then she asks me a question and I completely lose my place and have to start over. Wash, rinse, repeat, then "You've been working on that for 2 hours, when will you be done?!" Well, maybe after I've had 30 minutes to actually focus on it. *sigh*  There are worse problems to have, judging by the way guys I know vent about their wives and girlfriends.

Ha that's very recognizable: https://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-a-programmer/
Be glad it's chat though. When someone asks something in person, you need to pay active attention to take the conversation in.
With chat it's your choice to reply within 10seconds or 5 minutes. I usually choose for the latter. I turned off all notifications of Whatsapp, as I will check it regularly at my own time when I feel like it. This helps wonders for concentration. Just do explain to people why you do this, as a downside of all this "always connected" applications is that we expect (no DEMAND) attention and replies in an instant, even though we're not talking to them in person.

Despite offtopic, I think it's closely related to my choice of music when working. I often choose for music that can create sort of an isolated barrier while having enough interesting texture to it. Depending on my mood it may swing from classical, post rock, progressive rock/metal, psychedelic rock, as long as it is very atmospheric. Having grown accustomed to this for years, I started to notice that more mainstream songs sound unusual for me when vocals just keep on going and chorus are repeated 3 times within the span of 4 minutes. I've been used to unregular song structures, and if there is vocals at all; ones that take it very .. very.... sloooowly.

As people are posting some music and albums here, I am also throwing up one of my  favorite instrumental post-rock albums:



Also, as a random comment. I am surprised by the amount of "bands music" here. Are people that listen to more modern electronic music suddenly hiding now, or is there some kind of correlation between engineers/EEs and music?

[IanJ]

At the home workbench if it's not a SKY movie I have on in the background I am listening to some easy listening music like Alan Jackson.......I like rock/pop/country but it can't be heavy stuff when I am concentrating on my electronics.

Last movie on that I was 'listening' to was 1968 Planet of The Apes. I find that a familiar movie is easy to follow without looking at a screen.

Ina.

[PA4TIM]

90 GB music on my PC, fed to an 70's Pioneer and two KEFs. Most is blues, bluesrock, hardrock, southern rock, progrock.
Favourits: Rory Gallager, lynyrd skynyrd, Allman brothers, Dream theater, MSG, Rainbow, deep purple, Satriani, ZZ-top, AC/DC, Gary Moore, Clapton, BB-king, JJ-Cale, Iron Maiden. As long as it has a lot of guitar (I play guitar)
Southern rock and blues(rock) is always good. Hardrock most times, progrock only if I it is an easy job. Music helps me thinking  by blocking the rest of sounds. (I do not have a short concen...hey look, a butterfly  )

[kj7e]

Ian, on the opposite end of that, I watched Orson Wells 1984 the other day, NOT a movie you can watch in the background.

Fred, just for you;

[knapik]

If I'm listening to music while studying, its most likely new wave for me, but its not the only thing I listen to.

[salvagedcircuitry]

When I'm banging out some CAD or a KiCad project, I like to jam to some Progressive Electro House / Chillwave / Chillstep. Most of it is very background music-y with very sparse vocals. I find that it helps me focus more on my work. Granted, I still like my share of 70s/80s/90s but these have been surprisingly helpful.
Examples:

[VEGETA]

Eye of the tiger
You are the best around
Dragon ball Z openings (including Arabic ones)
Hunter X Hunter Arabic opening
Show me the meaning - Backstreet boys
Lazy - Reckless
+ many other Anime stuff

[IanMacdonald]

https://www.youtube.com/user/MinnivaOfficial

[hussamaldean]

I start with katy perry and I end up with weird indian song
thank you youtube

[BrianHG]

Eye of the tiger
You are the best around
Dragon ball Z openings (including Arabic ones)
Hunter X Hunter Arabic opening
+ many other Anime stuff

LOL, I use some anime Japanese POP for when I'm on the exercise bike, though, none of what you listed.

[newbrain]

Eye of the tiger
You are the best around
Dragon ball Z openings (including Arabic ones)
Hunter X Hunter Arabic opening
+ many other Anime stuff

LOL, I use some anime Japanese POP for when I'm on the exercise bike, though, none of what you listed.

Ah well, I'm not alone with anime music then...I was a bit ashamed to come out with this!

So here's my usual playlist (in no particular order):
Selected anime op, ed and OST, especially anything by Yuki Kajiura/Kalafina
Pere Ubu
Radiohead
Talking heads / David Byrne
Alt-J
Brian Eno
They Might Be Giants
Philip Glass
A lot of old "new wave" bands...showing my age here

Then some classical music (mostly Bach, but after Mozart I more or less skip to modern/contemporary - Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Berio etc.)

ETA: About the original thread title, it's been I think 15 years I've listed something to a printer, so it's the monitor for me.

[Deridex]

well if i am in a workflow, i usally listen to Nightwish (Everything with Floor Jasen  ), Hammer,fall, Beyond the Black, some Manowarsongs, Within Temptation etc.

But sometimes i need a quiet enviroment. As example if i need to solve a very presisting problem.

[VEGETA]

Eye of the tiger
You are the best around
Dragon ball Z openings (including Arabic ones)
Hunter X Hunter Arabic opening
+ many other Anime stuff

LOL, I use some anime Japanese POP for when I'm on the exercise bike, though, none of what you listed.

Ah well, I'm not alone with anime music then...I was a bit ashamed to come out with this!

Son, don't get ashamed of being the best elite out there. It is not your fault that you are an elite, it is other people's fault not to be as awesome as you are.

[rdl]

https://www.youtube.com/user/MinnivaOfficial

She's great.

Floor Jansen has a fantastic voice also, but too many "body mods" for my taste. And it has been getting worse. However, her first performance of "Ghost Love Score" is almost impossible to forget.

Tuomas Holopainen though, wow just an awesome symphonic heavy metal composer. I do prefer the earlier years of Nightwish though.





https://imgur.com/a/2Xn0K6s

[Deridex]

I don't care how many tattoos and "body mods" she has aslong she sings so good 

[Carrington]

<< Music is to the soul what gymnastics is to the body >>  -- Πλάτων.
<< Without music, life would be a mistake >> -- Nietzsche.

[MrMobodies]

This is my favourite one.
I am not into jazz but this one seems an exception.

David Sanborn Live from the Montreux 1984


I like how they play at the middle to the end.


Here's a joke: If I want to listen to modern music I just Type in Bart Baker at the beginning and i find that the parodies sound a lot better than the originals.