Conceived, recorded 01 May 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, NY. 

Two tracks of Piano V3, Ableton Live & native devices, Arturia FX. Notes generated on iPad/Audiobus.

This has been recorded for Brian Funk's MPC (Music Production Club), in response to the following prompt by Brian - "Try to make a piece of music each day from May 1-7." 

Photo taken 11 Sep 2017, Massapequa, NY

©2023 Jim Lemanowicz

This track was originally released under the artist name "Our Quiet Fog."

Leave Your Corset At The Door

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 598:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku598-after-the-typhoon/

Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!

Photo by zenbytes (Pilot Peak, Wyoming, USA, 2023)

Samples by
freetousesounds.bandcamp.com

after the typhoon - Naviarhaiku598

Although this track was made as a response to:

after the typhoon
I walk around alone -
sunshine everywhere

Naviar haiku challenge 598, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

It strayed a bit; In the very early stages while I was designing a sound for "Walking in sunshine", everything is assembled in virtual modular using VCV Rack, I played a simple phrase that suggested that it wanted to be a sequence, divergence begins. Probably because I had another project in mind  the original phrase and subsequent sequence development borrowed quite heavily from Steve Reich, I split off that version and pulled back a bit for this track although the roots are still there hence the minimalism tag. 

With the sequences complete I went back and designed an intro, not quite a typhoon but serves as as opening. And an outro; not really sunshine but while experimenting with modulated frequency modulation I unexpectedly found a sound I'd been hunting for a couple of weeks ago, it made a nice contrast so I kept it.

With all the elements in place I set up and did a one take multi-track live improvised mix, I also manipulated a couple of probability parameters, other modulations were built into the patch. 

A couple of eternal effects:
There is a final layer of reverb wash derived from the sunshine element made with SpaceBlender from Soundtoys and included in the performance via recorded parameter automation.      

I added a little bit of tape echo, Stardust 201 from Cherry Audio, to the sequences.
 
After all the usual blending a tweaking I added The Free Vinyl plugin from iZotope, felt like it would fit on the opening of the track.

After The Typhoon - (naviarhaiku - 598)

STRONG



Composition pour le Naviar Haïku Music challenge 600.
Sur un haïku de Andrea Cecon :

thinking of us
the sound of wind
among the pines


www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/


Thinking of us

RÜCKKEHR

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Yatsuka Ishihara’s poem “pulling light / from the other world . . . / the Milky Way”.

Tracklist:

windspace · Otherworldly Light https://soundcloud.com/windspace/otherworldly-light
Benn DeMole · Pulling Light https://soundcloud.com/benn-demole/pulling-light-naviarhaiku601
Night Note · pulling light from the other world https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/pulling-light-from-the-other-world-naviarhaiku-601
Ed Mundio · By the Light Of The Milky Way https://soundcloud.com/edmundio1/by-the-light-of-the-milky-way-naviarhaiku-601
Tuonela · Light from another world https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1/light-from-another-world


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 #377 – Pulling light – Wednesday 23rd July 2025

An undiscovered path

2025-08-14

night meeting

SOUND  SELF    SOUND   MEDITATION  2

Made for Naviar Records' 607th Haiku Challenge

Untouched by the Sun [naviarhaiku 607]

Making music is about being surprised.
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Leave Your Corset At The Door

Jimmy Lem