sudden breeze
every strand of the spider’s web
in tune

haiku by Mark Miller

picture by Tamas Kolossa https://unsplash.com/@kolossaphoto

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

fundal shed

halF suddeN [naviarhaiku473]

dem deutschen volk

20250719 c# 2

dronbe

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 604

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves
 

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

Haiku by Tōge Morita

Picture by Kyle Bushnell

Submission deadline: 6th August 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Whisper fields (naviarhaiku604)

omagWelit

emotes sinewy

PRESSURE VALVES

August 19-20 2025 Krakow city centre
Field Recordings-Mark Heintzman
in 1241 Krakow, Poland was burned to the ground under seige, but not before a tower guard could sound a warning with his trumpet allowing families to flee. This five note Polish bugle call is called the Hejnal Mariacki.

Four Corners Of Dawn-Krakow 1241

From the Bandcamp release Distant Shores.
https://martinhoogeboom.bandcamp.com/album/distant-shores

Shanyio: prepared cimbalom/electronics
João Svayam: tabla/percussion/flute
Martin Hoogeboom: guitar/objects/electronics

Mastered by Rupert Clervaux

João Svayam: tutmonda.bandcamp.com/album/caminho
Shanyio: shanyio.bandcamp.com

Distant Shores 

Distant Shores III

‘in principio creavit Deus cælum, et terram’
Travel Stories.
2025 semi-live performance.

I started producing Trans-Lunar Injection (https://soundcloud.com/petrus-major/trans-lunar-injection-travel) before learning of Jim Lovell's passing. The initial reference was simple: I was inspired by Kraftwerk's TransEurope Express (thanks to @fhauna for spotting this reference) and I wanted to travel through space :) hence the chosen theme and title. I finished the track after Lovell's passing.

The Apollo VIII epic had a huge impact on me, even though I was young at the time, as had those of Apollo XI and the others, of course. So my little dedication was sincerely necessary.

Then I wanted another version, more streamlined, and above all focused on the Apollo VIII mission with this extraordinary message sent from lunar orbit, including the reading of the first verses of the Book of Genesis by each crew member, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, during a television broadcast: a magnificent event within the event! (I might come back to this later).

Sorry for this long introduction...

Tools :
Pam’s, Marbles.
- DFAM > Data Bender > FX Aid (#27 reverb hall medium).
- Drum2 (noise crush) > DSP (leslie speaker).
- Polygogo > Monsoon (clouds mode).
- Plaits (vowel and speech synthesis) > Sisters.
- Basimilus.
Ochd, Diode Chaos, Rnd Step.
Tetrapad, 3x MIA, Mutes.
StMix, Black Stereo Mixer, Listen IO.
Apollo 8 Genesis reading: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_8_genesis_reading.ogg
Transcript (and more information): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8_Genesis_reading
Recorded, mixed and mastered with Logic Pro.

Associated image : Petrus Major.

TLI Genesis RMX [travel stories]

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 🥰