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haiku #588: The past, immutable - / an icicle stabs / directly downward

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward
 

Saitō Sanki (1900 – 1962) was a dentist who discovered his passion for haiku poetry in his mid-thirties when his colleagues at the hospital in Soto Kanda convinced him to write a haiku for a collection. Later, he became one of the most important exponents of wartime haiku: he was imprisoned in 1940 during the government’s World War II persecution of controversial artists, and was officially forbidden to write until the end of the war.
 
haiku by Saitō Sanki: https://www.littermagazine.com/2023/07/review-sanki-saito-selected-haiku.html

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

more halF unusuaL

halF immutablE [naviarhaiku588]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
588
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable/

2025-04-10

The past, immutable  (Naviarhaiku 588 )

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward

by: Saitō Sanki

This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.

You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.

SONG 84 - Naviarhaiku588

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

The Immutable Past (naviarhaiku588)

11Apr25
My naviarhaiku588 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/780349856376061952/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable

The past, immutable [naviarhaiku588]

neoclassical ballad, with counterpoints and background melodies and some unexpected (and honestly: unjustified) modulations.

- Felt piano
- Upright basses
- Indian harmonium
- ukulele
- Vibraphone
- String section


For this haiku:

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward

haiku by Saitō Sanki  (1900 – 1962)
Image "Nu" by L. Fujita Tokyo 1886-Zurich 1968

@naviar-records

Immutable Past (first demo with strings) - naviarhaiku588

multi-instrumentalist & composer.
Genre fluid music for images / instrumental / contemporary post-fusion / experimental jazz / electro acoustic ambient / melodic noise / neoclassical / naive hard core / cosmopolitan world music.

bio here:
http://dedeland.com/daniel-diaz-bio/


In some words:
Composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist. Born in Argentina,
I studied music in Buenos Aires, New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Paris.

For 20 years, I developed an important career as a session and backing musician in Argentina and Europe, playing, among other instruments, the bass, touring and recording with many jazz, rock, fusion, world, Latin and tango bands.

At the same time, I worked as an arranger, producer and musical director with many projects and artists in the USA, Argentina and Europe.

From 1992 to 1997, I performed my compositions live with my own band in Buenos Aires and began a solo recording career with the worldwide release of my first album "The Years Alone" on the North American label Green Linnet/Xenophile. On this album I arranged and performed 11 of my songs written between 1986 and 1993. I played most of the instruments, but included guest appearances by some great South American players.

My recording career continued with "Segundo Ciclo" (1997), released worldwide by Timeless Records, and 12 more albums released between 2000 and 2016.

Currently, I work as an on-demand film/TV composer while continuing to play live and produce.

Immutable Past (first demo with strings) - naviarhaiku588

Daniel Diaz