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No rhythm, no melody. Just layers of texture dissolving into space. Sine drones (root + fifth + octave), harmonium breathing every 4 bars, singing bowl strikes every 8, triangle shimmer, wind noise with LFOs, cello entering late as the human voice. Just intonation, taj mahal reverb on everything. 7.5 minutes of deep listening. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Interpretations
An album of compositions written in Python using pytheory.
Each track is a .py file. Run it to hear it.
Tracks
- Raga Midnight — D Phrygian (Bhairavi), shruti just intonation, 90 BPM. Tabla, sitar, tambura, dhol. Hand-written tabla solo with tihai cadence.
- Culture Clash — D minor, 95 BPM. Didgeridoo drone, Rhodes, tabla with fills, sitar arps, NES Mario theme, Hotline Bling on steel drum, theremin solo, marching snare military finale with DCI cadence. 808 sub bass throughout.
- Chakra — Root to crown frequency activation journey. Shruti tuning at A=432 Hz. Ukulele opening, singing bowls, harmonium, tambura, sitar, theremin. Metric modulation tempo changes (60 → 90 → 108 → 135 BPM) ascending through seven chakras.
- Ghost Protocol — F minor, 128 BPM. Portishead-style dark Rhodes intro with trip-hop beat, morphing into a Strobe-inspired hypnotic build. Saw arp emerges, kick doesn't arrive until bar 49. NES square wave melody at the emotional peak.
- Acid Reign — A minor, 140 BPM. Dual 303 acid bass lines (saw + square) with resonant filter sweeps (Q up to 20). Cajon in cathedral reverb, Rhodes pad, 808 sub. Five hand-written groove patterns.
- Silk Road — D minor, 95 BPM. A caravan picking up musicians along the ancient trade route. Koto solo (China) → sitar + tabla (India) → mandolin + doumbek (Persia) → guitar + cajon (Mediterranean) → all together. Nobody leaves, everyone adds their voice.
Usage
pip install pytheory
python tracks/raga_midnight.py
License
ISC