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I've been listening to these 24/7 live streamed youtube videos lately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TabMg56daZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydf01Rk_vXA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6doVrCJcWWI

I've been using Noizio for a while. It allows you to mix different sounds like a thunderstorm, coffee house, campfire, sea waves, river stream, etc. into one sound. Super relaxing.

Now, shameless self-plug: if you want to listen to designers talking in Spanish in the background, you can listen to our podcast Diseño Cha Cha Cha.

I switch most days, but a few favourites...

When I need to focus:

• The Social Network OST
• Gone Girl OST
• American Beauty OST
• Deep Focus (Spotify playlist)
• Beats to think to (Spotify playlist)
• Music for concentration (Spotify playlist)
• P O O L S I D E (My friend's spotify playlist - http://spoti.fi/2qBGD1w)

When my work is mindless ( pure UI / Visual ):

• Drink the Sea, Glitch Mob
• Mezzanine, Massive Attack
• In our Nature, José González
• Dummy, Portishead
• good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar
• Under Pressure, Logic

There are more, but those are usually pretty decent depending on my mood at the time.

Depends on what I'm doing. I have two music "moods": Thinking and Getting Shit Done.

My Thinking playlist has stuff like Tycho, Gramatik, and RJD2, while my Getting Shit Done playlist hosts the likes of Alexisonfire, Brand New, Every Time I Die, etc.

https://soundcloud.com/charts/top?genre=ambient

Limp Bizkit

I always listen to this playlist by 2 Brazilian DJs: https://open.spotify.com/user/12172556067/playlist/1x3Jwh5uNqL8jBIymf0dGk

S I M P S O N W A V E It's an actual thing and it's awesome.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Dead Flag Blues

Acid techno.

Full disclosure, I'm friends with this band.

Overhead, The Albatross

BUT it's amazing instrumental stuff that you could imagine being in movie trailers. I always get distracted with music with lyrics so instrumental and post rock does it for me in that regard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfrTpvXT9tw

The magic formula is something like that:

• Music you already know and like
• 50 to 80 bpm

I use "smarter playlists" tool from Spotify's Paul Lamere to generate it.

http://smarterplaylists.playlistmachinery.com/

No EDM/DJ/indie-electronic crap ever. Hardcore and pop punk always. 90s radio jams. Same thing I'd listen to regardless, basically.

Check out all the Soulection Playlists

Deckard's apartment: https://youtu.be/O7FhEpif1cA

:-)

I discover this YouTube channel recently https://www.youtube.com/user/Chillhopdotcom

It's pretty cool.

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Olafur Arnalds

Any "Chillstep" or laid back Hip Hop beats

Anything by Tycho

Pretty much anything with Trent Reznor with or without Atticus Ross

I also found that things like podcasts really messed with my productivity so I tend to stay away from those when I'm really pushing.

I listen to Soulection all the time - soundcloud.com/soulection/

This guys are amazing. https://soundcloud.com/magic_flowers/tracks

I listen to music to stay focused, in rhythm and isolate the surrounding noise. I like electronic music and different flavours of house and techno work best for me in the office.

Mixed music like podcasts or series such as Fabric, DJ-KIcks, Balance work best since there's a continuous ~70-minute flow without interruptions.

Most of other music distracts me with having too much lyrics, being too expressive, slow or disruptive.

I quite like future bass / garage, stuff like this https://open.spotify.com/user/125565295/playlist/4kvyHLCGy9LtWuxsrOHR1S

My Techno Playlist <3 Enjoy!

http://bit.ly/2qOjd9e

Metal!! I've been enjoying Mexican Werewolf lately. :p... you're welcome...

they cry's my wife makes when using horrible software. That and podcasts, like Keith and the girl, and Last podcast on the left.

http://www.powergloveaudio.com/

Current heavy rotation:

• Bonobo
• Tycho
• Kiasmos
• Andrew Applepie

Tycho, Bonobo, Moderat. Seems like that music was made for designing. It doesn't hurt that Tycho is a veteran designer.

Usually a mix of either podcasts, non-distracting TV serials in the background, or if I really need thinking space, I go for a mix of lo-fi instrumental and ambient stuff. Two playlists of favs:

https://open.spotify.com/user/1211777784/playlist/2QSgqb4t2SuwnJlqVKobnf

https://open.spotify.com/user/1211777784/playlist/5llSS3Z1wmHhPQTNLNv3HO

And a plug for noisli.com. :)

musicForProgramming

A series of mixes intended for listening while '+task+' to aid concentration and increase productivity (also compatible with other activities).

musicforprogramming.net

Chopin nocturnes. I recommend Rubinstein.

Big on livetronica-esque stuff while working. EG: Electronic music played by live instruments.

Favorite albums to work to are these two:

STS9 - Axe the Cables (Normally electric…using acoustics) - 12.29.09 https://open.spotify.com/album/4qhEFaWXyBjSgvrXyIawGy

LOTUS - Nomad - 06.08.2013 https://open.spotify.com/user/ramsey180/playlist/18LyVVRo8cwjgvBCUy3C9g

Been listening to a lot of Honne and Snakehips. I usually find a lot of stuff I like through the Majestic Casual channel on YouTube.

Shocked no one has mentioned Designers.mx yet.

Comedy Bang Bang, the podcast, and others on http://howl.fm/

Brain.fm is awesome. From the landing page:

The most advanced AI music composer on the planet Invented to have the brain of a neuroscientist and the heart of a musician. Our AI (or extended human intelligence) creates all the music in brain.fm.

Metal. Lots of it.

I have an ongoing playlist on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/user/bfouse/playlist/1eFtzjWOjGkuCe0xqz2vJc

I listen to brown noise, helps me stay focused. I recently noticed that while listening to music I still use a part of attention to check the song, so switching to noise eliminates this, also eliminates all the noise from office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ZADvPr98w

Most of the time, punkrock help me to stay focused and energetic

http://johannesippen.com/2017/playlist/

I actually wrote a piece about this. tl;dr: I create a playlist for every product I work on

Mostly chillstep or vocal trance when having to stay focused for longer hours. When something has to be done quickly i turn up to Meek Mill

I have an ever-growing playlist I love for working – solid mix of 'beast mode' type stuff and more chill, thinking music.

https://open.spotify.com/user/12158933594/playlist/0X21XZkIyhJnvRXJz9lvHt

Albums I cannot recommend enough for focus and creating a great mental state for work...

Huerco S' most recent full length

ActressR.I.P.

This collaborative album from Laurel Halo, Daniel Lopatin and couple other ambient/vapour heavies

Sigma Flare I and Sigma Flare II from Chambers, an amazing duo from Vancouver

The new album from Shed – The Final Experiment – is percussive and tough, but extremely easy to sink into

I feel like it's worth noting that I am not a designer, but this stuff helps me focus.

If you need to focus for a few hours straight, I'd recommend this 8 hour mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk26FUe38y0

I also love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmBT96ETJk

And, for that cafe feel: https://coffitivity.com/

80s Synthwave: https://itunes.apple.com/de/playlist/80s-wave/idpl.fa39077df96248e286d685a1953b7907

Do Make Say Think just released a new album, check it out! However, at the moment, I find myself going back to Dance Gavin Dance to get things done.

I watch Adobe CC streamings or Skool videos <3 and if need concentration > Ludovico Einaudi or Emancipator :3

I always channel my inner 15-yo-emo with some Paramore, Dashboard Confessionals, Sum 41, Papa Roach, et al.

Yagya Sleepygirls – 100% gets me in the focus zone every time – to the point that I'm not even thinking about listening to music. Perfect.

https://open.spotify.com/user/abr_80/playlist/6sUGqgfQvnJi53WfggDhMt

I have a "Focus Beats" playlist with lots of Tycho, Bonobos, Hidden Orchestra, etc. https://open.spotify.com/user/dansullivan/playlist/7gb9HjiZcZRiS6n2BBvxwu

I have created a playlist of my most favorite songs. In work time, i plays this list and feels rock.

I'm (finally) about to launch a site with ten playlists for this exact purpose. For now, here's a sample: https://soundcloud.com/burr_oughs/sets/dignansdreams

I make monthly playlist if you want. Cheers ! https://open.spotify.com/user/11156949245/playlist/4diWQoI7j3nJMNHhjHGEeO

I choose music that keeps me focused. It has to be at least an hour in length to keep me in the groove and not have distracting lyrics. Try out space ambient it's very calming and focuses you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSb_dkVZHcU&t=1124s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAOCHOC6Zso&ab_channel=CuppaJoe

Although I see the point of listening repetitive music while working (EDM, trance etc) repetition gets boring easily, so I constantly seek music that has the potential to throw me off, do something unexpected.

Colin Stetson's new album is pretty dope, especially when you know he's making all those sounds with only a saxophone. https://open.spotify.com/album/4QU8E80wtJiQkh4ovEHEmQ

If you're into unpredictable rhythmic patterns and sounds you probably haven't heard before, check out this album by Second Woman: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Wf81png3egUsAu61hn0v5

If you like instrumental music, Warm Focus from Patrick Ewing is amazing. He’s not creating any more shows but he has a very good Spotify playlist here.

I would say music :D

My spotify weekly was really good this week,

https://open.spotify.com/user/johnni/playlist/3ehDwib7ZO068VfegUkyzi

I really enjoy listening to this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/jcoug123/playlist/0NhugMn3rIo4x8VDi6Rffw