Another very cool event was the Alternative
Party held for the second time this year.
It's basically a demoparty but no PCs better
than a 386 were allowed in the democompos and
the more obscure hardware you had, the more
respect you got (one guy had brought a genuine
Vectrex - whoa!).:)
When coding, one needs to focus all attention to writing the code and not to the music. Generally, music with lyrics seems to distract a bit, taking your mind partially off the problem you're trying to solve. Music that stays in the background and let's you do your work but still stimulates your mind to work efficiently.
Ambient music is generally just the kind of music ideally suited for coding. A friend of mine, who is a heavy-metal fan, said after hearing a few tracks (D1T3 and D2T1, FYI) of Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 2; "It didn't bother me at all, and didn't force me to listen to it". That's exactly why it's called ambient.:) Of course, ambient music _can_ be listened very intensely as well.
Now, if you'd like to try out a bit of ambient music, I'd recommend albums like Aphex Twin's SAW2, Biosphere's Microgravity, Banco de Gaia's Last train to Lhasa, 808 State's Don Solar, The Orb's Blue Room and Future Sound of London's Lifeforms.
Some less-ambient artists, which could probably be better categorized as IDM include Autechre, Squarepusher, Bochum Welt, Mu-Ziq, Boards of Canada and Rinneradio.
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Another very cool event was the Alternative :)
Party held for the second time this year.
It's basically a demoparty but no PCs better
than a 386 were allowed in the democompos and
the more obscure hardware you had, the more
respect you got (one guy had brought a genuine
Vectrex - whoa!).
http://www.fishpool.com/alternative-party/
When coding, one needs to focus all attention to
:) Of course,
writing the code and not to the music. Generally,
music with lyrics seems to distract a bit, taking
your mind partially off the problem you're trying
to solve. Music that stays in the background and
let's you do your work but still stimulates your
mind to work efficiently.
Ambient music is generally just the kind of music
ideally suited for coding. A friend of mine, who
is a heavy-metal fan, said after hearing a few
tracks (D1T3 and D2T1, FYI) of Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 2; "It didn't bother me at
all, and didn't force me to listen to it". That's
exactly why it's called ambient.
ambient music _can_ be listened very intensely
as well.
Now, if you'd like to try out a bit of ambient music, I'd recommend albums like Aphex Twin's SAW2, Biosphere's Microgravity, Banco de Gaia's Last train to Lhasa, 808 State's Don Solar, The Orb's Blue Room and Future Sound of London's Lifeforms.
Some less-ambient artists, which could probably
be better categorized as IDM include Autechre,
Squarepusher, Bochum Welt, Mu-Ziq, Boards of
Canada and Rinneradio.