Yet another mutant created this time with a combination of iPad using iSequence (almost all of the melody and background), and GarageBand (extra guitar sound, timbre adjustments, and sound effects).
(You can also download the audio file from here.)
Note: As before a good pair of headphones with good dynamic range and high volume may provide the best effect – no tinny PC speakers please!
This one is certainly a very “un-carnatic” adaptation of the scale of a certain raga. So the carnatic elements are I would say non-existent. But the keyboard part may remind some of a certain Ilayaraja Tamil Film song, which is way more faithful to raga. There are also other obvious “non-musical” (and certainly presumptuous 😉 ) clues to what the raga is.
The base beat is borrowed from a Blues style beat. Of course as it is couched in a very non-blues scale, it sounds perhaps strange and different. I was going a certain raw and edgy feel for the first half.
Drop a line as to whether you liked it or not  (Also, noticed my iPhone App Xanagram on the top-right? Yes, shameless, irrelevant plug – I know!)
February 17, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Nice one! The keyboard portions did remind me of Thoongatha vizhigal and the title confirmed my guess (right?).
February 18, 2011 at 10:34 am
Right 🙂 – Thanks!
February 22, 2011 at 10:48 am
Very nice.
Yes, it is in the scale of amruthavarshini. I didn’t notice the title first. But when I started to listen to the piece, I sensed amruthavarshini and then the title confirmed the same.
1:55 was too good.
February 22, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Thanks Ramesh!
June 12, 2011 at 2:22 am
Nice work Arun. I listened to your Carnatic-Western snippets. All of them are amazing. I know little bit of Carnatic music. After listening to your audio, I am all motivated to look for guitar lessons 🙂
Thanks for posting.
Lalitha
Arun: Thanks!
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