Mix tunes for power coding sessions

You can also use Mugasha, I have been working on this for the last 9 months. <a href="http://mugasha.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mugasha.com/</a> use FB connect or hackersftw as invite

I prefer bands such as Talkdemonic and This Will Destroy You.<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/talkdemonicmusicmaking" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/talkdemonicmusicmaking</a><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thiswilldestroyyou" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/thiswilldestroyyou</a>

Another good place to get good electronic coding music is <a href="http://www.di.fm" rel="nofollow">http://www.di.fm</a> They have a bunch of different radio channels and very few commercials.

I recommend Squarepusher.

Another two sources:<p>DJ Bolivia has programming-inspired mixes at <a href="http://www.djbolivia.ca/bolivia.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.djbolivia.ca/bolivia.html</a><p>And, I can't recommend the Podrunner podcast enough. If you can, throw a few bucks his way as it's almost entirely listener supported. They're made for runners of course but work excellently for coding.

do all coders listen to techno? I find myself much more efficient when listening to jazz.

How about some truly free music? Mixsets are a grey area.<p>Give <a href="http://www.professorkliq.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.professorkliq.com/</a> a try (if you don't like IDM just like me, don't worry about the "kliq"). <a href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Professor_Kliq" rel="nofollow">http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Professor_Kliq</a>

These are really good, thanks for posting. I generally listen to LTJ Bukem during long sessions, so this will fit right in.

I absolutely have to listen to music when doing pretty much anything. I usually start with something jazzy or even classical (ever listened to gregorian chants? awesome) then move on to progrock (or what else should Mars Volta be called) and I end up either at minimalism or some techno. Silence is distracting!

Nice list, listened to it while coding tonight and it works pretty well. This is my first time really using music while coding, and I'm pretty satisfied. Only learning new concepts requires me to turn it off, anything iterative it works great to drown everything else out.

Thanks for the link. These are great mixes. I signed up for a cloudsound account. :-)<p>I find that words distract me - I want to sing! - so techno/trance/dance/whatever is great for me to code by because it's mostly repeated rhythm.

Great mixes, thanks - I can recommend the Gareth Emery podcast if you don't mind a bit of talking: <a href="http://www.garethemerypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.garethemerypodcast.com/</a>

I'll chime in. What gets me in the zone is a combination of: power noise, electro and classical/romantic arrangements.

For power thinking sessions, plug 'Edith Piaf' into Pandora and rejoice.

If you're into metal at all, Tristania is a great band to program to.

Daft Punk gets me going

Player doesn't work on linux.

Spotify :)

Limbik Frequencies is another great source for coding music (slightly more leftfield) <a href="http://limbikfreq.com/" rel="nofollow">http://limbikfreq.com/</a>