Chirality was born from a deep and untapped well of creative ideation discovered by founder and lead guitarist, Ragav Venkatesan. Initially taking the shape of The Ragav Project—an outlet for his introspective musings—Ragav's unique prespectives as an immigrant thriving in a new cultural landscape led to the foundation of a new experimental journey with a rarely encountered blend of musical textures. Soon after, the band was joined by Eshaan Thakar (drums) and Aravind Nidadavolu (bass) and the combined musical exploration of the three members led to band's rebirth as Chirality.
The name Chirality is a scientific term referring to the “handedness” or asymmetrical properties of an object's mirror image. The band embodies this concept through its east-meets-west fusion of musical philosophies. This unconventional blend creates a powerful gravitational pull, drawing in a diverse audience from various musical backgrounds—ranging from an untapped community of immigrant metalheads raised on Motherjane and Avial to a rising wave of local Seattle listeners shaped by Alice in Chains and Porcupine Tree. Chirality's fans share an insatiable hunger for its rapturous melodies, unconventional rhythmic structures, and fearless exploration of the vast unknown—viewed through the lens of a mirror.
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ragav.venkatesan@gmail.com
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Keg of Glory is a song valorizing Joshua Lyman from the legendary American TV show, "The West Wing". It is also about the characteristics of Joshua Lyman such as loyalty, sincerity and leadership. It is in honor of that person in our lives who has always been there pushing up onward and upward.
Varsha Srikeshava and I were jamming one day and suddenly got inspired to do a Carnatic fusion. Almost a year of hard work later we finished this song. But that was in 2019. After another four years later, I'm finally able to fine-tune this song to my liking and release it with my solo EP.
Shambo is a Thandavam. A Thandavam is a type of song that has intricate rhythm and is usually written to dance to. Shambo is a Shiva thandavam and is written for Shiva the destroyer to dance to. This song is special for me. This is the first song I wrote as part of 'Ragav' my solo project. This is also the only song in the EP that was not sung by me.
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