Some music is composed. AVIRAL's is excavated.
Drawing from ancient musical traditions — Mesopotamian temple scales, West African talking drum patterns, Sufi ceremonial rhythms, Aboriginal songlines — AVIRAL unearths the sonic DNA of civilizations and rebuilds it with electronic production. Each release is less a track and more a cultural artifact: a bridge between sacred rituals that are thousands of years old and the modern dancefloor.
The debut EP Ancient Goddess opens with ISHTAR, a melodic techno piece constructed around a musical mode used in Sumerian worship ceremonies nearly 4,000 years ago. It is the first chapter of a larger excavation — a journey through the world's forgotten sounds, restored and reimagined for a new generation of listeners.
AVIRAL is a Sound Archaeologist. The dig has just begun.
AVIRAL's journey begins not in a studio, but in an archive. A deep exploration into the musical traditions of ancient civilizations — from the Hurrian Hymns of 1400 BC (the oldest surviving written music in human history) to the polyrhythmic communication systems of the Yoruba talking drums.
Each discovery becomes a production challenge: how do you translate a 4,000-year-old temple scale into a 130 BPM kick? How do you honor a sacred West African polyrhythm while making a dancefloor move?
The founding of CYMARA marked the beginning of a platform for this excavation — a label dedicated to forward-thinking electronic music that carries the weight of its origins.
From the Hurrian Hymns of ancient Mesopotamia to the polyrhythmic talking drums of the Yoruba, from the mystical Sufi whirling ceremonies to the Aboriginal songlines that map the Australian landscape — AVIRAL's sound is a convergence of humanity's oldest musical traditions, filtered through modern electronic production.
4,000+ years of traditions explored · 10+ ancient cultures researched · 25+ countries · one vision.