interpretations/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

The Temple (Track 9)

• New track: A Phrygian (Bhairavi), 65 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz
• Singing bowls, tambura drone, harmonium, bansuri, tabla, theremin
• Triple sitar solo with 32nd note jhala shredding
• Tabla solo with 32nd note tukra cascade
• Electronic kick enters at bar 49, four-on-the-floor at the peak
• Room tone pad (noise through taj_mahal reverb) for ambient space

The Interruption (Track 8)

• New track: D minor, 85 BPM — string quartet ambushed by drum & bass
• Baroque harpsichord + violin/viola/cello quartet, cathedral reverb
• Bar 33: breakbeat + 808 kick + sub bass + reese slam in
• Strings keep playing unshaken, beat dissolves, quartet wins
• Sub bass cranked to 0.9, kick at 1.0, breakbeat at 0.9

Deep Time (Track 7)

• New track: B minor, 40 BPM, just intonation — 7.5 min ambient drone
• Tingsha, rainstick, finger cymbals, singing bowls, didgeridoo
• Sine drones, harmonium, theremin emotional break, choir, cello
• Noise wind with LFO-controlled filter and volume

Silk Road (Track 6)

• New track: D minor, 95 BPM — caravan picking up musicians
• China (koto) → India (sitar + tabla) → Persia (mandolin + doumbek) → Mediterranean (guitar + cajon) → all together

Acid Reign (Track 5)

• New track: A minor, 140 BPM — dual 303 acid bass lines
• Saw + square 303s with resonant filter sweeps (Q up to 20)
• Five hand-written 16th note groove patterns
• Cajon in cathedral reverb, Rhodes pad, 808 sub maxed at 1.0
• Cajon volume 0.5, reverb pulled to 0.2

Ghost Protocol (Track 4)

• New track: F minor, 128 BPM — Portishead intro → Strobe build
• Dark Rhodes + trip-hop beat, hypnotic saw arp with LFO filter sweep
• Kick doesn't arrive until bar 49
• NES square wave melody at the emotional peak

Chakra (Track 3)

• New track: root to crown frequency activation journey
• Shruti tuning at A=432 Hz, ukulele opening
• Singing bowls, harmonium, tambura, sitar, theremin
• Metric modulation: 60 → 90 → 108 → 135 BPM

Culture Clash (Track 2)

• New track: D minor, 95 BPM — musical fever dream
• Didgeridoo drone → Rhodes → sitar arps + tabla → Mario World 1-1 → Hotline Bling on steel drum → Nokia ringtone → theremin solo → 16-snare DCI marching cadence
• Mario gets an 8-bar shred solo with 32nd note scale runs

Raga Midnight (Track 1)

• First track: D Phrygian (Bhairavi), shruti just intonation, 90 BPM
• Tabla, sitar, tambura, dhol
• Hand-written tabla solo: peshkara → kaida → tukra → tihai

play.py

• Interactive curses track picker with animated header
• Playback with progress bar
• --from / --to measure ranges, --from-time / --to-time time ranges
• --solo / --mute parts, --bpm / --pitch / --volume overrides
• WAV export, MIDI export, --info, --parts, --list