A single take improvisation on modular synth, electric piano, and organ.

such a still water
even the dragonfly
splash it with the tail

Tan Taigi was a haiku poet of the Edo period. He was a wanderer for most of his life and admired by Yosa Buson for his ability to transcend his eclectic and unconventional lifestyle with sublime poetry.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 1st September 2021

haiku by Tan Taigi https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/08/tan-taigi.html

picture by Romello Williams https://unsplash.com/@romello

But Still Waters Run Deep (Naviarhaiku399)

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]

Created for the Disquiet Junto Project 0507: In DD's Key of C
@disquiet

The Project: Make music with 10 acoustic instrument samples all in a shared key.

Thank you to @daniel-diaz for the beautiful samples!

I was inspired by the chord progression in the melodica sample, so I used that as a base to created a rhythmically-shifting generative drone in the Borderlands Granular app on my iPad, eventually using all 10 of the samples. It was a fun challenge mapping the patchwork of waveforms across the screen so that I could trigger different parts of overlapping samples with various moving 'circles' of granular processing. The end result came out rather lilting and mysterious.

Please enjoy the waves!

Artwork is by Daniel Diaz - his notes from creating the samples.

More on this 507th weekly Disquiet Junto project – In DD’s Key of C (The Assignment: Make music with 10 acoustic instrument samples all in a shared key) – at: https://disquiet.com/0507/

Tracks made with samples created generously by Daniel Díaz.

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0507-in-dds-key-of-c/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.

Seas of Cee - [ disquiet0507 - inddskeyofc ]

naviarhaiku404 – A red sun

A red sun
Falls into the sea
What summer heat!

One of the most influencial modern Japanese writers, Natsume Soseki’s literary career started in 1903, with a series of haiku and renga published on various literary magazines. Between 1900 and 1903 he studied at the UCL in London, but this proved to be quite a dramatic experience for the young Soseki:

“The two years I spent in London were the most unpleasant years in my life. Among English gentlemen I lived in misery, like a poor dog that had strayed among a pack of wolves.“

Despite this, when Soseki returned to Japan he exploded into prolific writing activity.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 6th October 2021

haiku by Natsume Sōseki https://www.britannica.com/biography/Natsume-Soseki

picture by Jonathan Borba https://unsplash.com/@jonathanborba

Red Sun, Sea [naviarhaiku404]

11Oct21

My naviarhaiku405 submission;
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/10/06/naviarhaiku405-a-day-of-rainbows/
:D

The damp days of autumn [naviarhaiku405]

A nameless mountain sits quietly in the rain, a response to Naviar Haiku 406
first winter rain –
a nameless mountain
quaintly
  by.  Ryōkan Taigu

A nameless mountain sits quietly in the rain ( NaviarHaiku406)

Dan Jones:
acoustic guitar

Zach Schneider:
tenor guitar, flute, tin whistle, mandolin, organ, triangle, tingsha bells, bell, tambourine, egg shaker

Wubbubb Bwoop

2Dec21

My naviarhaiku413 submission
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/12/01/naviarhaiku413-star-like-distant-lights/
:D

Cold December night [naviarhaiku413]

Alone In A Crowd

Marco Lucchi : Buchla synthesizer and tape

reworking "Winter Landscape 03" by M.Nomized
https://mnomized-fusions.bandcamp.com/album/m-nomized-winter-remixed-2021

21 dicembre 2021

M.NOMIZED - Winter Landscape (Marco Lucchi Eskimo remix)

lente lunar

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 🥰