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A once-overlooked album that paved the way for electronic music gets a new life

NPR | By Christopher Intagliata,

Vincent Acovino, Ashley Brown

Published August 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM CDT

Light in the Attic is reissuing Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat by Charanjit Singh, a foundational album for the genre of acid house.

Christopher Intagliata

Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.

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Vincent Acovino

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Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown is a supervising editor for All Things Considered.

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