Night coding trance with a steady drive in Obsidian Monolith
Driving trance for coding at night is what Obsidian Monolith delivers: a continuous Dr.DIO hour, sixty minutes and nineteen instrumental tracks mixed without pauses.
The tempo sits between 125 and 136 BPM, never sinking into ambient territory, so the pulse keeps your typing hands moving. Progressive and tech trance carry most of the weight, with breakbeat and house cuts rounding out a palette in E, A and G minor. There are no vocals, nothing competing with the voice in your head reading the code back. Put it on when the editor is open, the room is dark and the task list is still long.
At a glance
Genre DNA
The full hour with its tape-deck video. The 4K version is coming to the Dr.DIO YouTube channel.
Questions
How long is Obsidian Monolith?
Obsidian Monolith runs for one full hour, nineteen tracks mixed into a single continuous session, so you can start it once and keep working until it ends without touching the player.
What genre is Obsidian Monolith?
It is driving trance at heart, blending progressive trance, tech trance and classic trance with progressive breaks and progressive house, all at a brisk, energetic dance tempo.
Is it good for coding at night?
Yes. The steady pulse, melodic synth lines and lack of lyrics keep your attention on the code, and the energy holds up through the late hours without becoming harsh or tiring.
Does it have vocals?
No. Every track is instrumental, built from synthesizer, bass, drums, piano, keyboard and guitar, so there are no words pulling your mind away from what you are writing.
Where can I watch it in 4K?
The full hour with its tape-deck video in 4K is coming to the Dr.DIO YouTube channel. Until it appears there, the video plays right here on the collection page.
Tracklist
19 tracks · 59:58-
01
Submerged LightProgressive Breaks · 130 bpm · E minor
0:00
Sunbeams filter down through deep water while loose progressive breaks at 130 BPM sway beside you, piano and guitar softening the opening minutes.
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02
Old SteelProgressive Trance · 133 bpm · E minor
2:54
Morning sun catches corroded girders as a driving bass pulls the trance forward at 133 BPM, synthesizers spreading into bright space.
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03
Star EmberTech Trance · 133 bpm · E minor
6:08
Sparks smoulder inside the tech trance synths as the evening's lone planet appears overhead, and your hands stay on the keyboard at 133 BPM.
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04
Cosmic GateProgressive House · 128 bpm · B minor
8:40
A warm portal parts in the sky and progressive house at 128 BPM closes around you like a room, piano and guitar keeping the mood buoyant.
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05
Predawn EmberProgressive Breaks · 128 bpm · B minor
11:29
Grey hour before sunrise: an amber-toned bass and a drum machine keep these melodic breaks alive at an easy 128 BPM.
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06
Road TranceProgressive Trance · 136 bpm · D major
14:29
Empty asphalt stretches ahead under a psy-tinged pulse at 136 BPM in D major, keyboard and synths out front as you hold the line.
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07
Dawn PondProgressive Trance · 128 bpm · A minor
17:52
Not a ripple moves on the green water while progressive trance hangs in the still air, the tempo easing to 128 BPM in A minor.
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08
Moving DustTrance · 136 bpm · A minor
21:17
Wide trance air with a drum machine keeping every particle in motion; at 136 BPM the piano glints over the synths and everything advances together.
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09
Moss ConcreteProgressive Trance · 130 bpm · A minor
24:41
Through cracked pavement, lichen catches daybreak. The trance unfolds around it, a keyboard line riding a 130 BPM drum machine.
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10
Starlit FieldProgressive House · 130 bpm · A minor
28:52
Under a meadow of stars, a glowing synth and steady drums lean you toward the horizon: progressive house lifted by a dreamy trance edge.
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11
Cable DriveProgressive Trance · 130 bpm · D minor
32:10
Heat runs along the wires as the bass grows thicker, progressive trance in D minor drawing you further into the work with every bar.
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12
Warm SandProgressive Breaks · 130 bpm · G minor
34:33
Night air still holds the day's heat off the shore. Progressive breaks lean you gently forward, piano and guitar over a relaxed 130 BPM groove.
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13
Evening WaterProgressive Breaks · 128 bpm · E minor
37:55
Glass and dusk river slide past the window, the breakbeat moving beside you, unhurried and sure, with guitar and piano in E minor.
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14
Silent CloudsProgressive Breaks · 128 bpm · G minor
41:00
Coffee at dawn beneath a hushed sky, the pulse keeping time with the steam: progressive breaks at 128 BPM over a drum machine.
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15
Open DriftProgressive Breaks · 125 bpm · G minor
43:24
Slowest point of the hour at 125 BPM, breaks floating through space while you stay level and lean into the next line of code.
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16
Warm GroundProgressive Trance · 130 bpm · C minor
46:01
Stars fill the sky above heated earth, and progressive trance sways close to a faint spark as the tempo lifts back to 130 BPM.
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17
Rusted HallTrance · 133 bpm · F minor
50:04
Down a long, decaying corridor with motes hanging in the air, a keyboard pulse leads the way through tech-leaning trance at 133 BPM.
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18
Ember TurnTrance · 136 bpm · F minor
53:42
Curves in the road come faster now: trance synths, sampler and drum machine at 136 BPM, your weight leaning into every bend.
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19
Far BelowProgressive Trance · 130 bpm · C minor
56:39
Finally the pulse sinks into the dark, a keyboard shining somewhere beneath as progressive trance at 130 BPM closes the session.
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What this night coding trance sounds like
Picture a black stone slab standing alone under a clear night sky, giving off a faint glow that seems to come from inside it. That is the image behind this hour, and the music matches it: cool, polished synthesizer lines over a bass that never lets go. The drums are tight and forward, the melodies bright without turning sugary, and the space around each sound feels wide, like standing in an empty desert at midnight. It is energetic music, but it does not shout.
Most tracks lean on synthesizer and bass with drums or a drum machine underneath, while piano and guitar show up in the gentler breaks numbers to soften the edges. The moods running through the set are energetic, spacey, happy and melodic, and you can hear all four at once: a forward push, a sense of distance, a lift in the chords and a tune you could hum. Nothing here is menacing. The hour has the clean focus of a screen glowing in a quiet flat.
How the hour moves from first track to last
Submerged Light opens the session at 130 BPM with loose progressive breaks, piano and guitar keeping the early minutes friendly. Old Steel and Star Ember then raise the tempo to 133 and switch to trance, a driving bass and burning synths that tell your brain the warm-up is over. Cosmic Gate and Predawn Ember ease back to 128 for a stretch of house and breaks, and Road Trance pushes all the way to 136, the fastest pace the hour reaches.
The middle stays high and wide. Dawn Pond, Moving Dust and Moss Concrete sit in A minor, swinging between 128 and 136 BPM, while Cable Drive thickens the low end in D minor. Warm Sand, Evening Water, Silent Clouds and Open Drift then settle into breaks, with Open Drift at 125 as the gentlest point of the set. From Warm Ground the climb returns: Rusted Hall and Ember Turn run up to the fastest tempo again, and Far Below lowers you out of the hour at 130.
When and where Obsidian Monolith belongs
This belongs to the long stretch after dinner when the house is quiet and a deploy, a refactor or a stubborn bug is waiting. It also fits late study sessions, night shifts at a desk, writing documentation, or any focused solo work where silence feels too thin and lyrics feel too loud. Because the tracks run into each other with no gaps, there is never a moment where the music falls away and your attention drifts off to check something else.
Obsidian Monolith is for developers, students and night owls who think better with a pulse in their headphones, people who like trance for its momentum rather than its drama. It will not lull you or distract you; it simply keeps the engine turning for an hour. Open your editor, dim the lights, set the volume a little lower than you think, and press play. The monolith will hum along while you build.
More hours like this: Late Night collections, Progressive House tracks, Progressive Breaks tracks, Dr.DIO Radio.