Naviarhaiku challenge -my participation started in August 2019 and ended in January 2021. Time to move forward, new fields to discover, new type of challenges to find. Thanks for the opportunity Marco!

My naviarhaiku-submissions

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
It's my first participation in the Haiku challenge, a Philosophical question wich I answer with a dreamy ambient piece with elements to discover within the music, representing the wondering mind.
291 week haiku
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my little dragonfly hunter
I wonder how far
he has gone today…

tombo-tsuri
Kyo wa doko made
itta yara

haiku by Fukuda Chiyo-ni http://haikukan.city.hakusan.ishikawa.jp/english/about/index.html

picture by João Silas https://unsplash.com/@joaosilas (with small adjustments)

ROLAND D70, main synthesizer/voices/organ with slow attach and release, controlled with Korg SQ-1.
ROLAND GAIA, noise+dripping water/background flares
Dragonfly and other insects found at: https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/434310/ (short clip from this great fieldrecording)

My Little Dragonfly Hunter (Naviarhaiku291)

http://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/08/07/naviarhaiku292-the-temple-bell-fading/

the temple bell fading,
the scent of flowers comes forth-
evening

Instruments: Guitar/Bassguitar/Piano/Synth/Flies
This track will for sure not make me a popstar, this one either. I can live with that, it's from my inner mind so then you know what a mess its there.

Strange Flowers - Where Are The Bell's? (Naviarhaiku 292)

This track was made for the Naviar Haiku challenge 293
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/187000222072/naviarhaiku293-each-time-they-roll-in
The track was mastered through bad headphones(Logitech..for lync) so the overall soundquality isnt what I could want it to be, better next time.

Each time they roll in
the beach waves break up
the plovers

haiku by Shiba Sonome https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/shiba-sonome.html

picture by Michael Benz https://unsplash.com/@michaelbenz

By Instinct(naviarhaiku293)

My submission for the Naviar Haiku challenge, week 294 :D Maybe my best Haikuproject in my opinion.
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/08/21/naviarhaiku294-spring-dawn/

spring dawn
wind turbines harvest
silver fog

The author of the week is Michael Baeyens, a young Belgian author of speculative and dark fiction, horror, fantasy and the supernatural, as well as haiku.

haiku by Michael Baeyens  https://michaelbaeyens.com
picture by Matt Palmer https://unsplash.com/@mattpalmer
Squeeking windmill was found here:https://freesound.org/people/spoonbender/sounds/269462/
Tools: My Roland SH-01 Gaia/Roland D70/Korg SQ-1/Gibson SG Standard/Morgan FL-70 Jazzguitar.

Spring dawn, wind turbines harvest silver fog(Naviarhaiku294)

My submission for the 295 Naviarhaiku challenge
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/08/28/naviarhaiku295-night-train/

night train
the briefly lit lives
of others

From Naviar Records:
"A friend of Naviar and regular contributor of haiku for its challenges, Mark Gilfillan has just published his latest haiku collection: A Portable Universe, printed by Alba Publishing."

haiku by Mark Gilfillan https://www.facebook.com/mark.gilfillan
picture by Calum Patrick https://unsplash.com/@calum
From freesound, short intro/outro of: https://freesound.org/people/innov8ting/sounds/323647/

Equip.: Roland Gaia+Roland D70 + Korg SQ-1 + Gibson SG+Boss GT-6
Finished 2am - SC didnt co-op so it had to wait until the morning :D

2am - Short glimpses and fleeting impressions(naviarhaiku295)

My submission for the naviarhaiku challenge, week 296 – evening haze
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/09/04/naviarhaiku296-evening-haze/

evening haze:
when memories come, how distant
are the by gone days

The by gone days are flurry memories - untidy, offbeat - if they still are there at all.

haiku by Takai Kito https://rehaanengineer.weebly.com/semi-mechanical-moons-to-accompany-an-edo-period-haiku-by-takai-kit333.html

picture by Rod Sot https://unsplash.com/@rodsot (comment: the cloud on the picture looks like Edvard Grieg)

Distant Haze - no memories(naviarhaiku296)

My submission for the Naviarhaiku week 297
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/09/11/naviarhaiku297-awakened-from-sleep/

awakened from sleep
surprised by the darkness–
late autumn

haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%AB%C5%8Dshi_Mizuhara
Equipm.: Roland D70 + Roland Gaia.
Some parts of this track I think is quite ok myself(not political correct to say, I could not care less)
All parts are played and not sequenced except after 1.20min xylofonsound. Multitrackrecording - mostly 2 tracks. Now its enough keys for a couple of days, weekend and a valve-guitaramp to warm up(even though its great calmness in playing piano/synth)

The dark light(naviarhaiku297)

My submission for the 298th week of Naviarhaiku challenge
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/09/18/naviarhaiku298-watching-a-kite/
The track starts with a siren, a warningsystem in every citys/villages in Norway telling: "listen to radio - important message". This is ment for warning if we are under attach from another country. The system is tested two times a year.


Watching a kite

up in the sky,

I think of nothing.
 
haiku by Shirao Kaya http://www.ueda.ne.jp/~sirao/english.html
picture by Agustinus Nathaniel https://unsplash.com/@agustinusnathaniel

The last moment of peace(naviarhaiku298)

My submission for the naviarhaiku299 – moonset
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/09/25/naviarhaiku299-moonset/

moonset
a sudden vastness
between stars

haiku by an’ya https://www.tankaanya.com
picture by kazuend https://unsplash.com/@kazuend

Played: Piano/Synth/guitar and Bass.

Between Stars(naviarhaiku299)

My submission for the naviarhaiku300 – four, five, nine years
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/10/02/naviarhaiku300-four-five-nine-years/

four, five, nine years
always the first to bloom…
cherry tree

For me, originally coming from the "Arctic" north of Norway(Finnmark), the spring is short and briefly. Almost not there at all, it's just the birth of a short summertime. We used to say that we have 9 months of winter and three months of bad skiing, and some years it really is true. But the short summer is beautiful with two months of midnight sun with astonishing scenery. 
The lack of spring is why I call my track: Birth of summer.

haiku by Kobayashi Issa https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kobayashi-issa
picture by Irina Iriser https://unsplash.com/@iriser

Equipm.: Roland D70+Roland Gaia+Zoom Recorder(w/echo)+samples(from Denmark, street + Birds)

Birth Of Summer(naviarhaiku300)

My submission for the naviarhaiku week 301 – waterlily leaves
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/10/09/naviarhaiku301-waterlily-leaves/

Late summer night by a big lake. No others around(except maybe a bear), just me and my fly fishing rod watching the surface for the big trout hunting for the last insects alive before the autumn comes. Loon singing from the lake, campfire and something in the cup that can kill anything alive...almost anything. Suddenly a trout rose to the surface, off you goes!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon

waterlily leaves
bobbing on the lake . . .
lullaby

haiku by Corine Timmer www.bicadeideias.com
picture by Dustin Scarpitti https://unsplash.com/@dusty_blanco

Equipment: Roland Gaia+Korg SQ-1/Gibson SG Standard+Boss GT6/Aria Pro Bassguitar.

Waterlily Lake(naviarhaiku301)

There is no glory in killing.
My submission for the naviarhaiku302 – bursts from our guns
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/10/16/naviarhaiku302-bursts-from-our-guns/

bursts from our guns
the town on the horizon
a brief vision of light

haiku by Julien Vocance https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/juxta/juxta-2-1/snapshots-haiku-in-the-great-war

picture by Rene Böhmer https://unsplash.com/@qrenep

Equipment: Morgan L70 archtop JazzGuitar, Arai pro-bass, Roland D70

Bursts From Our Guns(naviarhaiku302)

Speak autumn/Høstprat
My submission for the week 303 Naviar Haiku challenge :D
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/10/23/naviarhaiku303-whenever-i-speak/

Whenever I speak
My lips are
chilled— Autumn wind.

haiku by Matsuo Basho https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/basho
picture by Grzegorz Mleczek https://unsplash.com/@noctous_

Equipm.: Roland Gaia/Korg SQ-1/Me/Gibson SG/Aria Bass.

Speak Autumn(naviarhaiku303)

My submission for the 304th week's Naviar Haiku
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/10/30/naviarhaiku304-re%ef%ac%82ection/
Traveling in situ by memories of passed years and voyages on our beautiful planet, memories of places and people whom you never gonna meet again. In your memory the travel is the same as it ever was-

reﬂection
in the water
a traveler

Equipm.: 3xRoland Gaia SH-01 + Korg SQ-1 sequencer.
haiku by Santoka Taneda http://www.chzc.org/Nonin.htm
picture by Franco Fantuzzi https://unsplash.com/@frankye
Audiosample, traintravel:https://freesound.org/people/Heigh-hoo/sounds/88409/

Reflection in the water - a traveler(naviarhaiku304)

My thanks to Marco for the challenge, here is my answer.

Walking the sky
a clear moon
all alone

The challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/11/06/naviarhaiku305-walking-the-sky/
haiku by Ogiwara Seisensui https://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/yukari/e/man-detail.cgi?id=22
picture by Altınay Dinç https://unsplash.com/@adinc
Equipment: Bassguitar/electric guitar/Synthesizers.

I'm Not Afraid Of Darkness(naviarhaiku305)

My submission for the 306th Naviar Haiku challenge.
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2019/11/13/naviarhaiku306-the-light-snow/
I'm born and raised way north of the Polar circle, in Finnmark(Norway) where the winter is the major time of year. Mørketid(Dark-season)in my homeplace is two months with absence of the sun, it's rough for those not born into it, and can be though for us who are raised with the long darkness as well. The wheather is unstable during wintertime, heavy storms and cold, cold outside followed by quiet nice days just perfect for skiing. It's also the time a year where people goes for wisit more than the rest of the year, gathering/talking with the sparkling fireplace as the center of beeing. Winter it has its own beauty.
Equipm.: Roland Gaia(Oscillating sound/shimmering sound/female voice(also controlling D70-choir in midi) Roland D70(Rhodes/Choir(in midi from Gaia)) Guitars: Gibson SG Standard and Aria PRO 2 Bass.
I'm quite happy with this one.

The light snow.
The ice without any trace
On the lake.

haiku by Kawahigashi Hekigoto https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/literatures-and-poems/haiku/kawahigashi-hekigoto-haiku-poems

picture by Paxson Woelber https://unsplash.com/@paxsonwoelber

Mørketid(naviarhaiku306)

My participation on the week 307 Naviar Haiku
Equipm.: My Rolands.

Innumerable stars
Looks like floated algae
In my mind

Dakotsu Iida trained under Takahama Kyoshi, and was chief editor of Unmo until his death. His son Ryuta Iida, a famous haiku poet himself, took over as the editor of Unmo after his father’s death.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
Deadline: 27th November 2019
haiku by Iida Dakotsu https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/iida-ryuta.html
picture by Cristian Palmer https://unsplash.com/@cristianpalmer

Looks like(naviarhaiku307)

The week 308 Naviar Haiku interpreted by me
Equipm.: Guitar/Bass/Synth/Mandolin/Kalimba/drummaschine

White chrysanthemums:
in the fragrance, too, there are
light and shade

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

haiku by Akutagawa Ryunosuke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABnosuke_Akutagawa

picture by Timothy Dykes https://unsplash.com/@timothycdykes

Light And Shade(naviarhaiku308)

My submission for Naviarhaiku week 309  - a Berliner.
Equipm.: Roland Gaia + Roland Gaia + Roland Gaia

bitter winter wind
ends there —
sound of the sea

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.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 11th December 2019

haiku by Ikenishi Gonsui http://www.haiku-hia.com/about_haiku/selections_en/satou_select.html

picture by Jaleel Akbash https://unsplash.com/@jaleel_akbash - reworked by Agnostura Elwar

Wind Gives Birth to Waves(naviarhaiku309)

My submission for Naviar Haku week 310
A strange collection of impressions, my recorded audiofiles/samples + actual playing on guitar/keys. 

One push of the door, a single step
And the corridor seems to stretch
As far as the eye can see.

Takuboku Ishikawa is best remembered for his emphatic and introspective tanka: his poems were accepted by the one of the most important tanka journals of the early 20th century, “Myojo”, when he was only 16.
Takuboku Ishikawa’s two major collections of tanka, “Ichiaku no Suna” (“A Handful of Sand”) and “Kanashiki Gangu” (“Sad Toys”), came out in 1910 and 1912. “Sad Toys” was published posthumously in June 1912, two months after he died of tubercolosis at the age of 26.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

haiku by Takuboku Ishikawa https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/takuboku-ishikawa

picture by Mukund Nair https://unsplash.com/@m_k_nd

A Lifetime Seems Like Eternity When You're 10(naviarhaiku310)

My account is resting. Only occasionally posting or managing the account. I'll be back! 
 Keep the world a sane place and thanks for listening!

And...Putin, go fuck yourself!!!

My naviarhaiku-submissions

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