While singular generative composition techniques have already become an established part of the creative process in music writing, holistic approaches to generative music production in traditional electronic dance music genres yet seem under-represented both in theory and practice.
Fibonacci Jungle is a POC for a simple to use generative framework for Jungle and Drum & Bass built on the Fibonacci number sequence as structural alternative to conventional meters and track build-up.
The framework is implemented in Pure Data. It uses probability and randomization within a pre defined set of genre typical parameter settings (tempo, harmonics, sample selection). Fibonacci Jungle allows creating stand alone tracks in a Jungle and Drum & Bass aesthetics with only a few clicks and can be individually customized.
For a detailed description of concept and implementation, see this paper and the below presentation video from Generative Music Prize 2024, hosted by IRCAM, where Fibonacci Jungle was awarded 2nd place.
The source code for Fibonacci Jungle is publicly available on GitHub.
Output examples
Fibonacci Jungle Versions – an EP of recordings based on the Fibonacci Jungle framework. Each track/ version has been recorded multiple times and individually distributed through different channels (Bandcamp, Nina, Spotify).