Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing - Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat

2LP Vinyl - LITA 226

Light in the Attic is honored to announce the long-awaited reissue of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, the revolutionary 1982 album from composer and musician Charanjit Singh. Pairing Indian classical ragas with then-state-of-the-art Roland synthesizers and drum machines, Singh created an electronic masterpiece that was far ahead of its time.

Recording live at Mumbai’s HMV studios, Singh married the past to the future—blending the ancient Indian tradition of ragas (a melodic framework, similar to a scale, from which musicians can improvise or compose) with pulsating, electronic dance beats. Released without fanfare, it faded into obscurity and Singh retired from recording to focus on private concerts, but that’s where the story begins…

• Audio newly remastered by Johanz Westerman
• Original artwork with expanded gatefold and booklet featuring unseen photos from the Singh family archive, along with new liner notes from Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq & Jeremy Loudenback, Charanjit's grandchildren including singer-songwriter Rachel Singh and composer Joshua Singh, and some of the team that helped make the resurgence possible including Rana Ghose and Johanz Westerman. Booklet is 20-pages for LP and 36-pages for CD.
• Release produced in cooperation with Charanjit Singh’s Estate

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Raga: Bhairavi
A2. Raga: Lalit
A3. Raga: Bhupali
B1. Raga: Todi
B2. Raga: Madhuvanti
B3. Raga: Meghmalhar
C1. Raga: Yaman
C2. Raga: Kalavati
D1. Raga: Malkauns
D2. Raga: Bairagi