Sound Evolution

https://twitter.com/bitcraftlab/status/373413456231161857

This experiment attempts to generate “music” from a collection or random sounds over a long period of time. People visit the site and click around until they find a combination of sounds they consider music. The creators parallel this process with natural selection. This tweet attracted me with its vocabulary. I wanted to see how evolution and music could be combined and analyzed. I find that engaging this process is highly interactive and becomes and individualized experience unique to my musical tastes. With generations of music influencing each individual, definitions of music shift wildly across a vast spectrum, making the evolution process incredibly slow.