All songs heard in this album are the results of PYXL8R's decision to explore using generative software algorithms to create music. The title of this experiment – "Life Unsettling" – comes, in part, from the term "artificial life," referring primarily to explorations into evolutionary simulations done on a computer. Artificial life studies the logic of living systems in artificial environments, and the seemingly-endless variations that can be produced from simple sets of instructions. The software used here allows the user/musician to manipulate and constrain various parameters that effect the evolution of MIDI data that the software outputs. Though much of the usual control related to the musician's performance is relinquished (or at least limited) in this unique musical environment, often the surprise comes in listening to what comes out as the computer "runs the numbers." In the pieces presented here, you may find yourself excited, shocked, and often amazed by the subtlety and beauty of the resulting compositions. These machines we use, apparently, are not completely without a soul after all, and from that partly-disturbing feeling comes the "unsettling" part of the title. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.