Eastern Scales + Western Rhythms = ???

16 tunes in I was looking for inspiration, and decided to try composing using a scale built after the fashion of the Melakarta of the Carnatic music tradition. The result was this Nordic Pols in a Carnatic scale, dubbed Ragavardhinipols. Things start to get even more interesting when the 'diatonic chords' for the scale make an appearance the second time round the tune.
If you'd be interested in a more didactic video about finding new scales for composition using this method, drop a comment and I'll try to put something together!
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[@MyOtheHedgeFox]

It's strange to hear this work, especially if you imagine this against some soprano vocals. Thank you for this experiment!

[@EamonCoughlan]

You're welcome!