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They also added compelling generated samples back into the database. A sort of evolution based on the original sounds thay decided to seed it with.

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That's pretty much the key with this sort of thing. I've done very similar experiments and as long as you choose good source material, even fixed-length samples cut at random and then sequenced rhythmically will sound good.

The author's description of the music is slightly corny but I had a very similar awestruck and eerie feeling after the first time a python script I wrote generated some pretty passable electronic music.