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There's a lot to keep track of. Distractions from your environment really hurt one's productivity while programming, and music can help.
There's a lot to keep track of. Distractions from your environment really hurt one's productivity while programming, and music can help.


Not just any sort of music, unfortunately. Many programmers have found rock or metal distracting, and have turned to electronica or dance, stuff they wouldn't normally consider.
Not just any sort of music, unfortunately. Many programmers have found rock or metal distracting, and have turned to electronica, dance or post-rock/instrumental rock, stuff they wouldn't normally consider.


So, without further waffle, here's a list of artists and streaming radio stations that some programmers find aid concentration.
So, without further waffle, here's a list of artists and streaming radio stations that some programmers find aid concentration.
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==Artists==
==Artists==


* Aphex Twin
* Autechre
* Belle Orchestre
* Belle Orchestre
* Boards of Canada
* Celestial
* Daft Punk
* Dead Can Dance
* Do Make Say Think
* Discordance Axis
* El Ten Eleven
* Explosions In The Sky
* Explosions In The Sky
* Fear Factory
* Fog
* Isis
* Pink Floyd
* Radiohead
* Red Sparrowes
* REM
* Shark Quest
* Steve Reich
* The Album Leaf
* The Album Leaf
* Fill me in! :)


==Movie Soundtracks==
==Movie Soundtracks==
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* Solaris (''very ambient, almost classical at times'')
* Solaris (''very ambient, almost classical at times'')
* Fight Club (''occasionally intrusive (and has some dialogue) but fairly funky background music'')
* Fight Club (''occasionally intrusive (and has some dialogue) but fairly funky background music'')
* Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
* The Hunt For Red October
==Game Soundtracks==
* Wipeout Pure
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