What do you listen to when your programming? I find myself listening to stuff from rpgmp3.com, The Nerdy Show and LoadingReadyRun podcasts. Also I seem to like remixes. Does music help you program, or does it hinder you. I know if I have to think about the words, then I can't concentrate.

Often find it hard to work while listening to music, so I listen to more instrumental stuff like Explosions in the Sky.

I've created a ~9 hour play list on we7.com which I listen to at work on shuffle. I don't find that it affects my ability to work and it helps to drown out distractions from within the office.

The usual, so probably something along the lines of Opeth, Blind Guardian, Keep of Kalessin, or whatever else I happen to dig up from the archives. Sometimes it keeps me from throwing in the more dreary aspects of the profession, but otherwise I don't think it affects my performance.

Today I'm listening to:

Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer

Always at a background volume, and the more upbeat stuff only when I'm trying to really get something done quick (adrenaline programming)

Boards Of Canada, Aphex Twin, Iron and Wine, Pinback, Squarepusher, Sigur Ros