Music to Listen to while Coding

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A lot of people listen to music while coding, including me. The trick is which music will help to create an environment that encourages calm and productive code. Here’s a list of the music I listen to whilst coding:

Tycho – Extremely calm and mellow. Used for right when I get into the office in the morning.  Personally I think his best album is Dive but he’s also coming out with more soon!

• A Walk
• Adrift

 

Blackmill – I’ve heard it described as “melodic dubstep”, great for late-night coding or if Tycho is too slow for you. I highly encourage you to check out his full album Miracle for his best work.

• Spirit of Life
• Let it Be

 

Boards of Canada – If you’re not into the electric or dubstep kinda music then this is for you. Technically electronic but more ambient rock. My favorite album of theirs is Trans-Canada Highway.

• Dayvan Cowboy
• Everything you do is a Balloon

 

God is an Astronaut – Instrumental rock or “space rock”. Great if you need to get through a lot of boring work.

• Beyond the Dying Light
• Far from Refuge
• Echoes

 

Explosions in the Sky – A lot like Boards of Canada mixed with God is an Astronaut. Suggested by /u/-entropy.

• Your Hand in Mine
• First Breath after coma

 

John Butler Trio – Really only just one song, but holy hell is it fantastic.

• Ocean

 

Nujabes – I can stress how awesome nujabes is. Jazz/Hip-hop mix, most of it instrumental. Big shoutout to /r/Nujabes.

• Counting Stars
• Prayer
• Island

 

Vibrasphere – Unfortunately retired band but they left behind a great collection of chill music.

• Breathing Place
• Ensueno

 

 

Solar Fields – I love the Solar Fields because there is almost no “rhythm” to their music, making it difficult for my brain to distract me from coding.

• Discovering
• Sol

 

Emancipator – Defined as trip hop and down tempo I love this music because it’s calm and very easy on the ears.

• Greenland
• Soon it will be cold enough
• Black Lake

 

Massive Attack – Trip hop and experimental rock, suggested by /u/autra1

• Teardrop
• Unfinished Sympathy

 

 

edIT – Member of the Glitch Mob but also has some smooth “glitch” music.

• Ants
• Mildew

 

 

The Social Network Soundtrack – Suggested by /u/murdocsvan

• Intriguing Possibilities
• In Motion

 

 

Juno Reactor – A lot like Solar Fields but a little quicker. Suggested by /u/thesolitaire

• Navras
• Gods & Monsters [Full album]

 

 

DJ Shadow – A little like Nujabes except more hip-hop

• Endtroducing [Full Album]
• Building steam with a grain of salt

 

 

Little People – Downbeat electronic. Extremely chill.

• Moon
• Basique

 

 

Burial – Dubstep, trip hop. I love his music mostly because it’s perfect “rain” music.

• Untrue [Full Album]
• Burial [Full Album]

 

 

Brookes Brothers – Drum and Bass, a whole lot quicker and really upbeat!

• Tear You Down
• The Big Blue

 

 

Pretty Lights – Trip hop electronic.

• Finally Moving
• I Know the Truth

 

 

Chillstep Mixes – there are tons of them out there on Youtube, most are more than an hour long, and they’re fantastic!

• MixHound Chillstep Mix #1
• MrMomMusic Chillstep Ep. 3

musicForProgramming(); – A site dedicated to long playlists of music to aid concentraction. Suggested by /u/TheCoryKid

 /r/MusicforConcentration – A subreddit dedicated to this kind of music

 

I only included my top two to three of each artist, however I highly encourage you to explore each artists music.

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