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https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/09/01/naviarhaiku400-cicadas/

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haiku #400: cicadas / the stillness / begins

An old "live-in-the-studio" improvisation (circa 2012) 
by
miguel yanover: soprano saxophone
daniel diaz: bowed upright bass, treatments

rediscovered and reworked for this haiku:

⠀
cicadas⠀
the stillness⠀
begins⠀
⠀
poem by andrea cecon

photo by jack b.



@yanomito
@naviar-records

Stillness (naviarhaiku400)

Omnichord and acoustic guitar through stompboxes wh-4 and reverb.

Cicadas (naviarhaiku400)

cicadas
the stillness
begins

haiku by Andrea Cecon https://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Cecon/e/B00955O0CA

picture by Haoxi Wang https://unsplash.com/@haoxi

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

feign blah

halF begiN [naviarhaiku400]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
400 week haiku
naviarlab.tumblr.
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/09/01/naviarhaiku400-cicadas/

2021-09-03

Cicadas   ( Naviarhaiku 400 )

Cicada Sing - Song (naviarhaiku400)

made for the haiku challenge #400 https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/09/01/naviarhaiku400-cicadas/

Roland JX-3P

Sound of cicadas: https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/400331/

Cicada (naviarhaiku400)

Helena Kirche

8-29-25 (diaphanous)

Tribal version of Sunshine

Foundation of an acoustic / vox live run and including the following added in post
-Didgeridoo
-Bongos hand played
-Bodhrán played with mallets (side mic run and below mic run)
-tambourine
-additional acoustic
-additional vox
-Lots of tribal voicing by pea head
-Epiphone Electric lead guitar

To add
-Maybe a galloping fingered bass line of some kind
-add some high pitched Native American chants at the start. Practice those to a YT vid or something
https://youtube.com/shorts/pdPfNufEsWg?si=DF4Km4hUnX61xiZC
https://youtube.com/shorts/wPwN1bcshC4?si=5XMFowbFFd3p6C7B
-get the original piano in there too
-add more banging the didgeridoo on the ground, it sounds like a castanet or something 
-add the kids' rattle🧬
-add Matilda's tin whistle and pitch shift it flat accordingly D ▶️C#
-add Yoda's purr
-Consider using a  bald eagle or a hawk sound
https://youtu.be/9RArGl2vkGI?si=R5FPcpGyJf50Tefg
https://youtube.com/shorts/Q9Dd4_5XMpc?si=67pR7Xr9mWm3xho9
The difference in the reaction of my kids and their friends in the neighbourhood when they walk passed the studio is hilarious. Mine just walk passed as if I'm not there, as for the rest of the poor little souls... Let's just say they look pretty stunned most of the time haha 😆
Get that normal in 🧬🌅


Sunshine

Soiled air
Mist from humans
Oratory good beast, care
Give us stare through clean air, No fumes

Planet of one
Long lost founded son
Earth
Ask me for help
Send billions to repent
Earths soldiers are sent ~ Our ascent is meant

Light us a way
Insert air love today
Fear drafts away
Total clear air for alls' haze in gaze

Love is here
Everything is clear
To the filter my dearest...

This sanction of fear?
Hire restriction to here.
Evolve the help we give, Please hear...

Sunshine
Universal
Nurture

Sunshine
Highest form
Indigo clone
New life not alone
EVOLUTION

Soiled air
Ever mist from humans?
Ear oratory good beast, care
Deal us stare through clean air, No fumes

Sunshine
Univeral
Nurture
Sunshine
Univeral
Nurture
Sunshine
Highest form
Indigo clone
New life not alone
Evolution...

Sunshine (Tribal Version)

placype

night prayer no. 3

Acousmatique.

Musique & Photo : Shih-Lin Hung（洪世霖）



Étude concrète n°2 [2025-09-10]

Silent Way

dropped glass -
its ring
outlasts the fall

SO happy that Naviar Records has chosen to run with one of my own haiku for this week's challenge! As you can no doubt hear ... I still very much ❤️ Sumu!! All the Madrona Labs plugins are such inspiring sonic creative genius! 👏🙏

halF unusuaL is "an evolving space inspired by play in the spirit of ‘hai’ (meaning “fun” or “unusual” in the word haiku). Here, improvisation connects the unexpected, mining the boundary between music and non-music to shape sound worlds that feel oddly familiar in their oddity."

You can find Darren’s music on Soundcloud and Youtube, and check out his website to find out more about his publications and merchandise.

Haiku by Darren Bourne

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

more halF unusuaL

halF droppeD [naviarhaiku610]

"Traumwärts Nebel"

18Sep25
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/794931467129094144/naviarhaiku611-half-asleep-eyes
😊

half-asleep eyes [naviarhaiku611]

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

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