Just about to program and wanting to listen to a little something right now, at a loss, so I figured I'd ask y'all!
What was the last song/artist/playlist you listened to while you got into the groove of programming?
The Social Network soundtrack is a favorite to start anytime I’m doing “heads down” work, but most of their catalog fills that need nicely https://music.apple.com/us/artist/trent-reznor-atticus-ross/...
It's the album I keep going back to when I'm in the zone.
I've been into program to music to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleatoric_music
If you want indiscernible lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz47h75_FJo
(Not sure this fits the criteria of 'decent')
I like long pieces that distort my sense of time and concentration and give texture to the feeling of being in the zone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZZ0DYIkaP8
If you are in a workplace setting, try to keep the live sets in a background tab, as Goa/PsyTrance Festival recordings might have half naked people in them.
Edit: Or try to find artists in a genre you like, singing in a foreign language. I really like Korpiklaani, as don’t understand and probably never will understand a word of Finnish.
But if you're not into epic progressive death metal then I recommend di.fm.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vvXsWCC9xrXsKd4FyS8kM?si=...