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40+ tracks halF starting with the letter 'b' for an extended and eclectic exploration of halF unusuaL, spanning the years in an alphabetical way!

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halF beginning with B ... just pass on what you don't like ... like what you like!

The first Naviar Haiku challenge tackled by halF unusuaL was in January 2018. This is the first instalment of regular contributions over the years in release order. There are 50 tracks in this collection and over 3 hours of music ... Enjoy! 🤗

Ideal for playing whilst you're working, walking, driving, running, cycling, etc. You're welcome! 😉


For more on Naviar Records' Haiku Challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku/

Naviar Haiku I - Early Years: January 2018 - August 2019

Mixed Friends 59

All submissions to Haiku 236:

http://www.naviarrecords.com/2018/07/11/naviarhaiku236-an-evening-cloudburst

To participate:

- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)

- Upload your song on Soundcloud and message me privately with the track's URL (if you don't have Soundcloud or can't message me, visit www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku for more options)

- Include the assignment number in the title of your track, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku145)”

Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcast and monthly free (pay-what-you-want)compilation. Please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix it by using a Creative Commons License.

Haiku #236: An evening cloudburst / sparrows cling desperately / to trembling bushes

I actually wrote and recorded most of this in one day back in September of 2012. At the time I was really obsessed with late 50s/early 60s lullaby doo wop songs from bands like The Flamingos and The Fleetwoods. Since then I’ve become aware of an unexpected parallel in subject matter between this song an entire genre of teenage tragedy songs from that era. I never posted it because I was unhappy with my vocal performance, but I’ve realized there’s no point in letting it waste away, unlistened to, just because it’s not perfect.

First Kiss

Composition - Guitars - Production - Chris Dargay - 2014

Turned Up!!!

New Year’s Day–
that I’m still on this journey
unbelievable

haiku by Kobayashi Issa https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kobayashi-issa

picture by Annie Spratt https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt

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

eiffel blah

halF belieF [naviarhaiku469]

halF bakeD

halF baD

halF bandwidE

halF banneD

Visuals @ https://youtu.be/kgTvlfcR8uI

Poem by Takahama Kyoshi https://terebess.hu/english/haiku/takahama.html

Picture by Jose Murillo https://unsplash.com/@jcmu

visuals (YouTube)

halF gianT [naviarhaiku208]

http://www.naviarrecords.com/2018/03/21/naviarhaiku220-a-quiet-garden/

halF gardeN [naviarhaiku220]

Spring approaches
the Pacific Ocean
will be my sitting mat
 
Poem by Soen Nakagawa https://terebess.hu/english/haiku/nakagawa.html

Picture by Sergei Akulich https://unsplash.com/@sakulich

http://www.naviarrecords.com/2018/03/28/naviarhaiku221-spring-approaches/

free download

halF sittinG [naviarhaiku221]

Ghostly melody
follows me into my day
fragment of a dream

Poem by Jason Richardson http://highku.blogspot.co.uk
Picture by Casey Horner https://unsplash.com/@mischievous_penguins

http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

halF ghostlY [naviarhaiku222]

Meditation class
the distant waterfall
suddenly closer

Poem by Marco Alessi http://msacrx.tumblr.com

Picture by Patrick Hendry https://unsplash.com/@worldsbetweenlines

halF klassE [naviarhaiku223]

Wishes

Cloud Niner - 1c

The Dust

With this I tried going for some simple sustained notes with a easy repeating melody. I think the end result is a somewhat calm and moody piano piece that isn't too hard to listen to.

Moody Piano Improvisation

Boson Spin - Ambient Bite 308

More midi mangling, throwing synth and string sounds together to see what falls out.  Leaning towards experimental - ADM perhaps - Ambient Dance Music?
Thanks for listening, if you do.

On The Rebound - Nick Harris 2018

An evening cloudburst
sparrows cling desperately
to trembling bushes

http://www.naviarrecords.com/2018/07/11/naviarhaiku236-an-evening-cloudburst/

Poem by Yosa Buson https://terebess.hu/english/haiku/buson.html

Picture by Kyle Loftus https://unsplash.com/@kalvisuals

cloudburst

halF bebeN [naviarhaiku236]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
236 week haiku
naviarlab.tumblr.com/

2018-07-12

sparrows in the rain (Naviarhaiku 236)

my submission for naviar haiku 236:

an evening cloudburst
sparrows cling desperately
to trembling bushes

this patch uses two noise sources, and after modulated filtering these are fed to a resonator, and then to two instances of clouds, one in time stretcher mode, and one in spectral madness mode. plateau provides reverb with a long delay tail.

video with a tour of the patch at https://youtu.be/Jd9JYj90zAg

vcv rack experiments

cloudburst [naviarhaiku236]

naviarhaiku

Tremble in desperate  [naviarhaiku236 - An evening cloudburst]

music by gordin bones
electro drum beat by quint baker
percussion by gordin bones
keyboards by gordin bones
vocals by gordin bones 

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Welcome to halF unusuaL, 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. Listen freely, explore deeply, and for the sounds to live for your eyes as well as your ears, please stop by the YouTube channel. Thank you for joining this journey! Your support helps keep this afloat ... and is HUGELY appreciated 🥰