A great to and through from traditional sounds and atmosphere to new, experimental feelings!

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

Deep bass for deep space and deep lights.

Naviar Haiku 601
pulling light
from the other world...
the Milky Way

Deep Lights

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
602
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum/

2025-07-17

scent of plum(Naviarhaiku 602)

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path
(Matsuo Bashō)
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum/
Komposition1078 Ensemble5

in a flash (naviarhaiku602)

2025-07-27

NLS-2025-07-27

a track by Marco Lucchi reworked by Spirit Turnpike

Marco Lucchi - The Golden Eternity (Spirit Turnpike RMX)

Faca espetada na parede - 29-7-2025

noxpox - electric salad

The State of Israel was created almost 80 years ago in response to an attempted genocide. We are now watching a genocide of the Palestinian people in real time on our tv screens. This is happening with the collusion of democratic  governments. How did we descend to this?
This acoustic guitar improvisation is by 3 guitars based on '4+ 20'. I had intended to write a protest song about the war, but I cannot find the words. This is inadequate, we should all speak up to condemn this barbarity however small our voices are. 
We "grow weary of the torment, can there be no peace?"

Almost 80

Marco Lucchi : analog synthesizer and electric organ

piccolo studio

"Can You Doo Jam" | At Kacper's 30th Birthday.

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)

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 🥰

Naviar is a music community and label. Through regular publications, open projects and events, we explore the connection between experimental music and traditional Japanese poetry.

To join the Haiku challenge, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

halF sittinG [naviarhaiku221]

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