you know the game - it's called naviar records haiku challenge ;)

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

       -Natsume Seibi-

dreamlike blossoms

Enjoy the accompanying video at https://youtu.be/3GmrnYzEG-E ...

faring over the lake
drawing the light
an autumn butterfly

Yatsuka Ishihara (1919–1998) was a Japanese poet and co-founder of the journal Aki 秋 with Akira Matsuzawa. He also served as an advisor to the Modern Haiku Association (Gendai Haiku Kyōkai) and the Association of Haiku Poets (Haijin Kyōkai).

Haiku by Yatsuka Ishihara

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

visuals (YouTube)

halF butterflY [naviarhaiku612]

03Oct25
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/796207758322057216/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak
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Stars above the peak [naviarhaiku613]

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 613:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak/

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

Photo by zenbytes (Dolomites, Italy, 2019)


above the peak - Naviarhaiku613

My submission for the Naviar Haiku Challenge #613. More on Naviar Haiku: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Star Above The Peak - naviarhaiku613

Disquiet Junto Project 0718: Planet Jam It. The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization.

This recording was made in 2126 as part of Krakenkraft Interstellar Inc.'s ARP (Audio Reconnaissance Program), and its significance is only now being fully understood. We are most probably hearing the dream singers of Yith, a mentally time-traveling civilization. Unfortunately, despite intensive AI efforts, the drone's engine noise could not be removed, for which they have apologized repeatedly. Unfortunately, we do not know what happened before and after radio contact was lost... 

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Drone sound credit: andreauomogatto https://freesound.org/people/andreauomogatto/sounds/545315/

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More on the 718th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Planet Jam It — The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization — at https://disquiet.com/0718/.

Discussion https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0718-planet-jam-it/73184/16

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Rare Recording Of The Dream Singers Of Yith [disquiet0718]

Little song for Kaya Shirao haiku: 
"The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly."



The coming of the red dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

by: Kaya Shirao

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Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo.

He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of the first established haikai writers to help spread cultural forms from national to regional urban centers.

Picture by Aaron Burden

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

SONG 121 - NaviarHaiku614 - The Coming of Autumn

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
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https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku614-the-coming-of-autumn/

2025-10-09

The coming of autumn (Naviarhaiku 614)

A four-minute ambient journey built from four evolving one-minute drones — each exploring a distinct emotional landscape.
Major to minor, light to dark, tension to abstraction:

00:00 – 01:00 → Luminous, joyful
01:00 – 02:00 → Dark, melancholic
02:00 – 03:00 → Anxious, tense
03:00 – 04:00 → Abstract, strange

Synthesizers and acoustic instruments blend seamlessly to create a warm, organic soundscape — bowed upright bass, harmonica, harmonium, and Tibetan bowls intertwine in a meditative yet cinematic flow.
Perfect for moments of reflection, atmosphere, and deep listening.

naviarhaiku614: The coming of autumn

for this haiku 

he coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

by Kaya Shirao
Photo by  Adam Bixby 

The coming of autumn - naviarhaiku614

composed and produced on 19 oct. 2025 for Naviar Haiku challenge 615


reminding me not to forget
a toad goes out
to the verdant world

by: Fusae Fubasami

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku615-reminding-me-not-to-forget/


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Guided Levitation - connections (naviarhaiku615)

Guided Levitation is an ongoing selection of sound design works that emerged as a form of daily spiritual practice — a way to maintain balance within the volatility of my own mental landscape. The project began to take shape in the first half of 2025, amidst my grief over the passing of David Lynch — an artist whose work has long served as a beacon in the dark depths of the subconscious, where we, as artists, draw the imagery that becomes the foundation for expressions transcending our individual selves and ambitions.

Through art, these forms find new life — shaping and inspiring others, especially fellow artists. For David Lynch, music and sound design were essential aspects of creation. I share this belief, and thus I allow the music and sound pieces from Guided Levitation to be used freely in films and other creative works, provided proper credit is given.

Guided Levitation - connections (naviarhaiku615)

Guided Levitation

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