Name: orchids by night (naviarhaiku 597) by cryxuss
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Description: A bit more sinister than initially planned. Track made for the naviar haiku challenge 597 https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku597-orchids-by-night/

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

orchids by night – within their fragrance looms their blossoms’ white!

by: Yosa Buson

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku597-orchids-by-night/

Orchids by night (naviarhaiku597)

A bit more sinister than initially planned. Track made for the naviar haiku challenge 597 https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku597-orchids-by-night/

orchids by night (naviarhaiku 597)

20Jun25
My naviarhaiku598 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/786696627156090880/naviarhaiku598-after-the-typhoon

after the typhoon, I walk around alone [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)

From a recording of an escalator by MBPL: https://freesound.org/people/MBPL/sounds/668810/

After a Framed Coffee Stain

thinking of us
the sound of wind
among the pines

Andrea Cecon is a hearing aids technician, a traveler, and a haijin published all over the world. His first ebook won 3rd place in the Sharp Writ Book Awards contest in 2011 (category: poetry). Residing in Cividale, Italy, with his wife, Russian haijin Valeria Simonova-Cecon. He finds his inspiration in memories, travels, and everyday life…

Haiku by Andrea Cecon

Picture by Ali Kazal
 

Submission deadline: 9th July 2025
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

orchids by night (naviarhaiku 597)

cryxuss

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