Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav (1982)

prop4g · 1.7M views · 2013-06-28 · 5:48

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Overview

The opening track of Charanjit Singh's 1982 album Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat, recorded in Bombay. It plays Indian raga forms on a Roland Jupiter-8, TB-303 and TR-808 over a disco beat.

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HN points to it as an early acid-style record that came before Chicago acid house, and as a way into ragas for electronic music fans.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2016–2021

Topics

Music performance & songs Music theory, synthesis & production

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arjunbanker · 2016-07 · Recommendation
If you like electronic music and are interested in exploring the raga form, would recommend checking Charanjit Singh's 1982 album "Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat" ( [VIDEO] )
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Mulpze15 · 2021-04 · Reference
I remember chasing down history of acid music online and discovering Charanjit Singh who created Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat in 1982: [VIDEO]
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shellac · 2018-11 · Reference
Although weirdly preempted by an Indian record 'Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat' in 1982: [VIDEO] This is what "the TB-303 bass synthesizer uses [the artist] to reproduce itself" means - you really couldn't use these tools without producing this music.
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