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>Ive been trying to find out about ragas for a bit >whats a resource for that type of thing? > >and any other obscure leads would be nice > >rodrigo > Here are a few URL's, most of which link to further sites of interest: http://www.raganet.com/RagaNet/ http://www.premamusic.com/links.indian.html http://southasia.net/Arts/Music/Instrumental/index.html http://fareed.com/drone.html http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~sundar/ http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/journal/cartlm4.html http://www.ancient-future.com/rhythm.html http://www.paganmusic.com/ethnic.htm and a disclaimer: Just because I jot down an exotic ethnic scale on the back of a slip of paper doesn't mean that I in any way consider myself an expert in the musics of India, Java, Bali, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, etc., and I hope I didn't imply otherwise in my earlier posting. Asian and Middle Eastern musics are among the world's most challenging, and are generally characterized by students sitting at the feet of their teachers for years of disciplined study before being so presumptuous as to lay claim to any musical proficiency. My suggestion of using ragas and gamelan scales drawn at random from a hat can certainly lead to some interesting and original results, particularly in the context of something like Oblique Strategies, and can be extremely enjoyable, but is NOT in any way a claim of proficiency, expertise or authenticity. It IS, however, one of many ways to get out of the type of stagnant rut we have been discussing in this thread, and it IS a good way to expose oneself to some great music. Have fun, Tim