All submissions are here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku623-dont-pick-it/

To participate in the Haiku Music challenge:

- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
- When choosing a title for your piece also include the assignment number, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku382)”

To submit your track:

- If you’re a Soundcloud user, upload it on Soundcloud and send me the URL via private message, or tag me in the track. Make it public before contacting me.
- If you upload your music on Youtube, Bandcamp or anywhere else, upload your submission and then send me the link by email at marco@naviarrecords.com or contact me on X, Facebook or Instagram
- If you don’t use any music platform, upload it to this Dropbox folder and I’ll include it in the weekly playlist. If you choose this option, make sure you include your name in the track’s title. www.dropbox.com/request/JvKyUfuCSzJ3gRNRocZz

more info here: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcasts and free (pay-what-you-want) compilations. If you can, please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix/reuse it by using a Creative Commons License.

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haiku #623: “Don’t pick it!” / then picks and gives to me / a garden plum

Little song for Kinsha haiku:
"Some starlight
spared from being scooped up
four-handed net."

The title “Llum recollida amb les mans" in my island language is like "Light gathered in the hands” trying to evoke the image of the haiku where light is harvested with a single gesture, as if it were a living substance. The literal translation of haiku takes on another meaning, and the words must be changed so that they have the same poetic meaning.

Llum recollida amb les mans(naviarhaiku620)

An electronic sequence created using Pure Data with additional reverb and delay to produce two  levels, one with prominent sharp sounds and the other a fuzzy background with the impression of increased distance.

More on the 725th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Rack It — The Assignment: Change the “focus” of a track as it plays — at https://disquiet.com/0725/.

Sharp and Fuzzy (disquiet0725)

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data with various fx.

Catching Starlight (naviarhaiku620)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
621
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku621-deutzia-in-full-white/

2025-11-27

Deutzia in full white  (Naviarhaiku 621)

Deutzia in full white -
deep in the night,
the Milky Way.

Ikenishi Gonsui (1650–1722) was a haiku poet from Nara who settled permanently in Kyoto in 1684. A collection of his works, entitled Ikenishi Gonsui no kenkyū, was published in 2003.

Haiku by Ikenishi Gonsui

Picture by Christina Deravedisian

The Naviar haiku music challenge invites artists to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre. To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

SONG 129 - NaviarHaiku621 - Deutzia in Full White

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku-Challenge:  https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku621-deutzia-in-full-white/

Deutzia in full white-naviarhaiku621

2025-12-03

under the starry sky

Made for the haiku challenge 622 of Naviar records.

Under the burning sky -
a procession of ants,
without end.

Haiku by Santoka Taneda

A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku.
Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of sabi (solitude) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and serenity.

More informations about haiku challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Under the burning sky (naviarhaiku622)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
622
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku622-under-the-burning-sky/

Under the burning sky - (Naviarhaiku 622)

Little song for Tan Taigi haiku:
“Don’t pick it!”
then picks and gives to me
a garden plum"

Only hardware this time for this song. Juno 60 sounds are always good.

Then picks (naviarhaiku623)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
623
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku623-dont-pick-it/

2025-12-11

“Don’t pick it!” (Naviarhaiku 623)

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Kinsha’s poem “some starlight / spared from being scooped up / four-handed net”.

Tracklist:

michael mooser · deep in the night https://soundcloud.com/2025donut/deep-in-the-night-naviarhaiku
Stan Magendanz · deep in the night https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/deep-in-the-night-naviarhaiku621
windspace · Deep in the Full White Night https://soundcloud.com/windspace/deep-in-the-full-white-night
Terry Mullett · garden of stars https://soundcloud.com/terry_mullett/garden-of-stars
Boundary Objects · SONG 129 https://soundcloud.com/boundaryobjects/song-129-naviarhaiku621
Daniele Marx · In the night, the Milky Way https://soundcloud.com/user-537291530/in-the-night-the-milky-way


Credits:

music intro: “This ruined house”by Tuonela
voice intro: Ian Joyce
cover image: Micah Hallahan

Naviar Broadcast is a radio programme curated by Naviar, broadcasted on Resonance Extra every Wednesday at 7pm UK time. Thirty minutes of experimental music made in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem.

To have your music featured on the show, you'll have to participate in the Haiku music challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Support the show: https://www.naviarrecords.com/support-us/

Naviar Broadcast #391 – Deutzia in full white – Wednesday 10th December 2025

11Dec25
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/802546819033890816/naviarhaiku623-dont-pick-it
😊

“Don’t pick it!” [naviarhaiku623]

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

Plum Garden (naviarhaiku623)

Made for the haiku challenge 623 of Naviar records.

“Don’t pick it!” then picks and gives to me a garden plum

by: Tan Taigi

Tan Taigi was a haiku poet of the Edo period. He was a wanderer for most of his life and admired by Yosa Buson for his ability to transcend his eclectic and unconventional lifestyle with sublime poetry.

More informations about haiku challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Don’t pick it! (naviarhaiku623)

a garden plum  Naviarhaiku 623 - 12_13_25, 11.57 PM

Naviar is a music community and label. Through regular publications, open projects and events, we explore the connection between experimental music and traditional Japanese poetry.

To join the Haiku challenge, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

a garden plum Naviarhaiku 623 - 12_13_25, 11.57 PM

2025donut

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