Background sounds to code to?

What do others listen to when they are busting-out code? I need some degree of inattention to properly function, whether it's lack of sleep, white-noise, or some type of ambient music. Being wide-awake with silence only reveals how uninterested I am in whatever it is I am coding, and so nothing gets done.

I usually can't listen to non-ambient music without becoming too distracted by it and the lyrics and whatnot. In general I'll just let the Mechwarrior, Frozen Synapse, and inMomentum soundtracks randomly play and loop in the background, maybe sometimes with a few extra bits and pieces like some NiN and Delerium and a few others. But game soundtracks tends to be the best type of ambient music to code to.

I'm looking to expand my music / sounds to code to and curious for decent time-tested leads, if any...

Actual white noise is a little harsh, but apps with rain sounds seem to be conducive to getting into the zone. i'm curious about more stuff like that which others give a thumbs-up to.

(p.s. not interested in hearing about script kiddies listening to taylor swift while they figure-out what an int is. seriously, just don't.)

LOL, glad it's not just me then . . .

Probably not your kind of thing but I've been listening to a few Bob Dylan, Supertramp and Peter Gabriel albums recently.

hardly. i figured most coders had the tunes on. i'd say it's in the direction of being a stoner, without the drugs. you need something to take the edge off and let the code flow, a bit like trying to relax into a 3D image... hence why i prefer game soundtracks which are fairly ambient. transcendental coding .

not shabby. it's still on the chill side of things. i think it would be distracting in the end, though.

it's only black and white sci-fi b----- movies for me.... the hokier the better...... you can download full length off youtube now.... a 32 gig usb flash drive will hold about 80.....

they will always be in the corner of 1 monitor, with sound low...... know many by heart so not having to focus on every word or scene.....

plan 9 from outer space, attack of the crab monsters, attack of the giaint leeches, the mole people and such......

i really don't need them to code but for some reason they truely help me in the development of ideas...... it's no coincidence, Fahrenheit 451 is the name of my favorite ea......h