[dalke]

I've found that music distracts me. When I need to be super-focused, I can't have any music on in the background.

I can listen to some songs when I need focus, but not super-focus. For those, I tend to listen to the same thing on repeat for several days or a week in a row, similar to you.

Some examples are: Koyaanisqatsi, Ian Anderson's "The Secret Language Of Birds" album, and Tool's Ænima.