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/

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

All submissions to Haiku 221:

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

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 #221: Spring approaches / the Pacific Ocean / will be my sitting mat

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]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
221 week haiku
naviarlab.tumblr.com/
yamaha mx 49

2018-03-29

spring approaches   (Naviarhaiku 221)

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]

Spring approaches / the Pacific Ocean / will be my sitting mat (naviarhaiku221)

For many of us the Spring season has finally arrived, so this week I selected a haiku by Zen Buddhist master Soen Nakagawa, mostly known for being a seminal figure in spreading interest in Zen to the West. 

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



Deadline: 4th April 2018

Poem by Soen Nakagawa https://terebess.hu/english/haiku/nakagawa.html

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

Easter Fools [naviarhaiku221 - Spring approaches]

This week's Haiku is by Soen Nakagawa: 
"Spring approaches / the Pacific ocean / will be my sitting mat"

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

Pacific (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]

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 🥰