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10.17.24

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Here's my musical resonance to this week's haiku from @naviar-records.

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward

by: Saitō Sanki

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable/

The past, immutable (naviarhaiku588)

Paulo Chagas lives in Portugal and I in the USA.
We agreed to make this album by sharing music files over the internet.

While we worked on this album, 
making music for a peaceful world was on our mind.

All over the world, 
tensions, conflicts, suppressions and violence
of one group over another have arisen.

As musical artists, we believe that our artistic process 
demonstrates what we wish for the world,
paraphrasing Ghandi’s 
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world”:

Create agreements and honor them

Listen carefully, respond with care

Openly point out problems, openly work to fix them

Create music that acknowledges conflict but also overcomes it

Support the spirit of engaged creativity

Support joyful life


Wilhelm Matthies and Paulo Chagas, April 2025

Honoring agreements

Seven improvisations on a tenor saxophone, mixed to feature one main central improv and 6 interjecting horns spaced across the mix. Improvs were recorded over 3 days and were timed to the same length.
Moog synthesizer accompanies the mix.

Seven Tenors

2025-04-15

The Nibelungen Saga

I try my best
I never do anything less
I've worked hard for you
In everything I do

But I can't stop the rain
Make the sun shine again
So many things that I can't do
If I could I'd do it for you

Can't buy you the things you like
Can't make love 'til the morning light
Can't buy you those Vuitton shoes
Guess I've got a poor mans blues

And I can't stop the rain
Make the sun shine again
So many things I can't do
If I could I'd do them for you

Instrumental

But I can't stop the rain
Make the sun shine again
So many things that I can't do
If I could I'd do that for you

I gave you a loving heart
And that was just the start
You wanted more than I could give
You say that you can't live like this

Outro










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I'd Do It For You

Morons

Made for Naviar Records' 589th Haiku Challenge.

The sea and the rising sun [naviarhaiku589]

Swiarg loximy

“Butterflies are nature's angels. They remind us what a gift it is to be alive.” 
- Robyn Nola

Chasing Butterflies

Piano Sonata No. 10

documenting "progress" since 2020

new record out now; link below!

all tracks were living performances, usually with acoustic bass and electronics, sometimes other things like guitar, synthesizers, voice, piano, mixers, fx, field recordings; usually single takes, no overdubs.

please dm or email (asdbmusic@gmail.com) for collaborations, commissions, booking, compliments, complaints, etc. etc.

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as.dB

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