Pentalone

\"Pentalone\" is an instrumental composition from the album Bangalore Dreams, released on June 15, 2015, under the label United Sound Records. The track spans 18 minutes and 15 seconds and appears as the fifth piece in the album’s sequence. The work features a fusion of Carnatic classical music and progressive jazz, performed by violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, mridangam artist Bangalore N. Amrit, and saxophonist Shadrach Solomon.

The album Bangalore Dreams was distributed exclusively in digital media formats. The collaboration marked a convergence of traditional South Indian rhythmic structures with improvisational jazz elements, a hallmark of Srikanth’s cross-genre projects. Amrit’s percussive contributions on the mridangam anchor the composition in Carnatic tala patterns, while Solomon’s saxophone lines introduce harmonic and melodic expansions characteristic of contemporary jazz.

Specific details about the compositional process, thematic inspiration, or live performances of \"Pentalone\" remain undocumented in available sources. The track’s extended duration allows for elaborate development of ragas and rhythmic cycles, though the precise raga or tala framework is not explicitly stated in the release metadata. United Sound Records, the label behind the album, specializes in independent and fusion music productions within the Indian classical and world music spheres.

The album received attention for its experimental approach to blending classical Indian instruments with global jazz idioms. \"Pentalone\" exemplifies this synthesis through its layered textures and dynamic interplay between the featured artists. No commercial singles or music videos were derived from the track, and its reception in critical or academic circles is not widely recorded.