PoorviRocks from Bomblymlux by Harini Aswin

PoorviRocks has many parts. First, its improvisation starts off with its parent scale Gamanashrama. And then, it moves on to related scales Hamsanandi and Amrutavarshini. Finally it comes to Poorvikalyani, the raga in which most of the track is in. At first there is a small partially composed prelude. Then, this prelude leads to the main composition, pre-composed more as a framework than as a structured piece. The composition has several parts. First, it explores the raga itself. Then, it moves on to playing the same raga on a different tonic. After exploring this, it moves on to the natural minor scale (corresponding to the raga natabhairavi), which is ‘complementary’ to the parent scale gamanashrama. After alternating between Poorvikalyani and the natural minor, it morphes into a chromatic scale (essentially the union of gamanashrama and natabhairavi), finally leading back to the main melody.

HHMusic features original works by Harini, a child pianist / keyboardist from Bangalore (India), whose current and ever-evolving interest is in composing and improvising over scales from South Indian classical music. She often works with her twin Hamsini who plays the guitar and ukulele.