Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav (1982)
Why Hacker News recommends it
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.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2016 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Recommends arjunbanker · 2016-07 · on “Harmony Explained: Progress Towards a Scientific Theory of Music”
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" ( [this video] )
Cites shellac · 2018-11 · on “Dropping Acid”
Although weirdly preempted by an Indian record 'Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat' in 1982: [this 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.
Cites Mulpze15 · 2021-04 · on “The Endless Acid Banger: algorithmic self-composing acid techno music”
I remember chasing down history of acid music online and discovering Charanjit Singh who created Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat in 1982: [this video]