What music to do you listen to while working?

guyrocket, 3 months ago

Depends how much I need to concentrate. Heavy concentration requires music without lyrics so that is classical with some concentration in classical guitar for me.

If I just want some music, then heavy metal and/or rock of most flavors. Sometimes that will be www.hardradio.com .

I have a percentage of my CDs ripped and on my PC so often I'll just randomize everything in VLC. I do still spin my discs sometimes too in the 2 portable CDs players I have near my desk.

In summary: It's complicated.

ETA: I recently discovered these videos with no lyrics heavy metal. Held my interest for a little while. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=hours+of+no+lyrics+metal+music&pn=1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dl4fnaKBmt9k

other_cat, 3 months ago

Whatever’s been stuck in my head if I’ve got very little to do and the lyrics won’t distract me. Piano and softer instrumentals when I want music but am also working on something. Podcasts when doing mindless data shuffling or cleaning. Rainy Mood when studying.

And Megalovania if I need to work on a time sensitive priority 1 fix/task.

flubba86, 3 months ago

Nothing. I have this weird thing where I can’t listen to music and do my work at the same time. Listening to music is an active experience for me, I have to focus my whole attention on it and enjoy it. Putting music on as background noise doesn’t work, it gets super irritating because I can’t focus on my work or on the music.

The other issue is that the instant I put my headphones on at work to listen to music, someone comes to my desk to talk to me, without exception. And I hate talking to people, so I avoid wearing headphones at work these days.

Appoxo, 3 months ago

Chill stuff at work
Podcast during commute
(primarily) EDM at home

intensely_human, 3 months ago

I used to work at Lowe’s, so it was either football announcers or their Worst Pop of 2002 mix tape. One time the music went out, and I was meeting with customers, I played some jazz from my phone and that was nice. Got fired that afternoon, but not for the jazz I don’t think. Timing was a little suspect though.

LunchEnjoyer, 3 months ago

Haha that would have been crazy indeed, me on the either hand would have hired a person if they mentioned they liked jazz 😅

intensely_human, 3 months ago

What if they said they liked jazz, then you hired them, then they revealed their understanding of “jazz” was messed up.

franglais, 3 months ago

France Inter Paris Fip

KeenFlame, 3 months ago

Okay this is a cheat code I will share with you. When coding I listen to 3blue1brown music… If you have been watching that guy you will notice feeling like a fucking genius solving problems all the time :)

max641, 3 months ago

Can u paste the link

intensely_human, 3 months ago

Let the genius problem solving begin

KeenFlame, 3 months ago

I just used Spotify. But here’s one song. The artist is called Vincent Rubinetti

youtu.be/nYVig7BfuEA?si=oQsRu5azgyG0iZ4T

EnderMB, 3 months ago

Software Engineer here. I listen to a lot of Explosions In The Sky to work.

gmanlikescheese, 3 months ago

cbat

anti, 3 months ago

I work from home a lot so I can use my record player, and I’ve got all kinds of stuff ranging from Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey to Electric Wizard and Monolord. I write for a gaming website on the side and often get sent soundtracks to review, so I can spend ages on that as well. It’s mostly what I’m in the mood for, although if I need to concentrate it has to be something without lyrics or I lose focus.

Kahizzle, 3 months ago

I like to cycle through game OSTs when I need to concentrate.

Final Fantasy (X and X-2 especially)

Nier and Nier Automata

Guardians Crusade

Spyro

When I’m less focused I tend to listen to my usual artists like Brand New, Coheed and Cambria, Smashing Pumpkins and The Republic Of Wolves.

LunchEnjoyer, 3 months ago

Hell yeah! Spyro is such a classic too - ahh the good old days eh

Kahizzle, 3 months ago

Spyro aged brilliantly. I loved the Reignited Trilogy but sometimes it’s fun to break out the originals!

QuarterSwede, 3 months ago

I’ve been going through a long Final Fantasy piano YouTube track for a month so far as background music when I’m thinking. Otherwise it’s whatever the group wants. Today it was Pickers Americana Banjo playlist. Sometimes it’s Marley or his son.

PlatDrone, 3 months ago

Work in a restaurant so I need music that can match my pace. Usually this means metal (death metal/ metal core) but recently been going on a grunge kick and some 80s punk and prog.

profdc9, 3 months ago

I listen to classical, WETA or WFMT or WCPE by default. Sometimes I listen to college radio to hear stuff I don’t know about. Today I listened to a concert by Tom Waits in 1977.

GreneArwe, 3 months ago

When I’m not on the phone or with a client, I typically listen to jazz. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Charlie Parker, etc. Something about it just helps me focus.

I’ll also occasionally listen to movie and game soundtracks to mix things up. It’s very rare that I ever listen to anything with lyrics while working.