I started and abandoned this track consistently during 2024, never finished it, never been sure about it but there's something I do like. The modulations are fun and clever, I think,  smooth and yet surprising and effective. I recorded several guitar takes over the year (each time I had a guitar recording session I gave this a fresh tray). I wanted this to be a "guitar" showcase, but eventually made it a full keyboards+bass+guitar+drums track.
The final guitar is an edit from 3 takes I did on a 6 month period, the one with volume pedal is nice.
So the title and the melodic motif (nicked from "Summer of '42") have been on my "to do" list for a couple of years, the actual performance comes  from 2024.
I took that photo in Costa Rica on February 2020.



Drowned Crossing The Rubicon (disquiet0680)

More on the 680th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Reverse Resolution — The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year — at https://disquiet.com/0680/

Reverse Resolution [disquiet0680]

10Jan25
My naviarhaiku575 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/772112932239704064/naviarhaiku575-even-though-afar
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a feeling of coolness comes [naviarhaiku575]

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Distant Pines(NaviarHaiku575)

Disquiet Junto Project 0680: Reverse Resolution
The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year.

I remember when I started this one year ago I was sitting in a train and in love with Abletons "Operator" FM synth and a mutating sequence on loop. There was no bass at all, because I had bad simple earphones and in the train I was only able to hear the high bells.

Honestly, everytime I listened to it, I thought "This is enough, you don't need more, I like it how it is.", but at the same time I felt guilty, because it was very simple. That's why I never finished it.

To finish the track, I quickly added a bassdrumish sound with Puremagnetik Foomph and added some droney pads. Now I feel guilty again, really like a cheater, because it is still very simple, but now it's finished and I like it.

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More on the 680th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Reverse Resolution — The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year — at https://disquiet.com/0680/

Discussion:
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Cover: DALLE

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God's Army [disquiet0680]

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 28/29 Apr 2023 & 12 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

©2025 Jim Lemanowicz

The original material is a bit of mystery to me - Cecelia5, FL Studio, PaulXStretch, Reason, Thor, Fracture. To this I added Collision and Massive X & Arturia Fragments. I created this track after organizing the raw material for a future album. This was the second track I completed. I completed the first track yesterday for this week’s Disquiet Junto. 

This original version of "Friction And Fluoride" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 575, Even Though Afar.

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines

by: Kagami Shikō

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, Massapequa, NY, USA - 19 Nov 2017

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Friction And Fluoride (naviarhaiku575)

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku575-even-though-afar/

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines

by: Kagami Shikō

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@luniavis?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Vasilina Sirotina</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-bunch-of-moss-on-a-tree-WzXvGsRxE58?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a>
      

Forest Magic [ naviarhaiku575 ]

Connect with your inner heron! 😜 ... An abstract take on a beautiful haiku, making good use of Virsyn's wonderful Cube 2 resynthesising synth ... Enjoy! ☺️

Amongst the rushes,
a stillness comes over us -
Heron in winter.

roekin is a mark of gratitude; an attribution to all that is; kin.
Dependently arising, from a life lived simply, peace+haiku is the growing collection of poetry and writings attributed to roekin.
The collection can be found at roekin.com.
 
Haiku by roekin: https://www.roekin.com

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

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SPICE - THE WEIRDING WAY

My music asks listeners to be like dreamers uncovering hidden patterns in passing clouds. Support me @ patreon.com/blisterpop

Friction And Fluoride (naviarhaiku575)

Jimmy Lem