24 Sep
2010
24 Sep
'10
10:37 a.m.
Folderol wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:17:01 +0100
James Morris<jwm.art.net(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I tend to agree... Anything new and too 'stimulating' (e.g.
Ligeti) my
brain will switch to "analytical listening mode'.
I have found any instrumental tonal music from the early baroque up to
Mozart (not all works and Beethoven onwards tends to distract me) very
good to help me concentrate and pleasurable at the same moment. I guess
it's the 'reassuring' and 'familiar' aspects of that kind of tonal
music
which (like it or not) are now hard-coded in my brain.
But I also guess there's always a personal quid to it...
Lorenzo
I don't listen to music much now, because of
consideration for
neighbours (most of my music collection is best loud) and different
music tastes to my partner.
Anyway, I'm just listening to The Prodigy's "Invaders Must Die" which
reminded me of many a time staying up all night with mates playing on
Xbox/Playstation listening to electronic IDM/DANCE/ETC music - which
is conducive to shooting people, hijacking cars, racing anti-gravity
craft, beating people up, etc. But I find it a bit too distracting
while trying to program.
Anyone have any recommendations for music good for getting them into
the frame of mind for programming?
Thanks,
James.
For me, it's any music of any type as long as it's something I
know
really well so can automatically 'not hear' it if I need to *really*
concentrate.