Name: the stream as a name (Naviar Haiku 590) by JRBjork
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: In respons to this weeks Naviar Haiku Challenge.

Massive thanks to:
• EVOKE TATTOOS CHICAGO for the dope space they provided
• CRUISE MYERS  https://soundcloud.com/cruise222 for the dope performance 
• BROOKE M. ENGLEHART for the dope and super freaky costume that she created 
• H12 AUDIO for the dope mastering
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Ancient Greek text: 
Πρὸ τοῦ ἐμβῆναι ἐν βάθει εἰς τοιαῦτα μυστήρια, γνώθι:
ὁ παντοδύναμος νέος θεός ἡμῶν μεταβάλλει τὸν ἄνθρωπον 
πρὸς πηλόν πάλιν.
ὦ Δὶa
Ὦ Δὶa, ἄκουσον τὰς προσευχὰς τὰς κλαίουσας,
ἀναστῆθι ἐκ σήψεως, ἵνα γένωμαι τὸ παιδίον σου!
Ἔσο ὑπόσχεσίς μου!
Ἄκουε.
Ἄκουε, νεφέλωμα τοῦ ὑψίστου οὐρανοῦ,
ὡς γαυγίζει ὥσπερ πεινών κύων.
Μακάριος ἐστὶν ὁ δουλεύων τῷ Διὶ.
ὦ Δὶa
ὦ Δὶa
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English translation:
Before entering deeply into such mysteries, know:
our almighty new god turns man back into mud 
ὦ Zeus 
ὦ Zeus, listen to my weeping prayers,
rise from decay, so that I give birth to your child!
That's my promise!
Listen.
Listen, to the nebula of the heavenly highest sky,
as it howls like a hungry dog.
Blessed is he who works for Zeus.
ὦ Zeus
ὦ Zeus

RITUAL for Double bass, live electronics & lights (LYRICS IN DESCRIPTION)

Inspired by the following haiku written by Ōshima, a Japanese poet of the Edo period.
they spoke no words
the visitor, the host
and the white chrysanthemum

Haiku by Ōshima Ryōta
Picture by Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov
https://soundcloud.com/naviar-records

Sailing into the silence

Sailing Into The Silence (naviarhaiku555)

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0680: Reverse Resolution. The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year.

Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0680 discussion thread on Lines:

I didn’t realize I had such a large collection of unfinished tracks and musical sketches from last year on my laptop. For this piece, I used a sequence I created last year when I was exploring the new plugin Tela by Fors.fm. I added additional tracks in Ableton Live using Madrona Labs Sumu and Slate+Ash Spectres.  

More on the 680th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Reverse Resolution — The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year — at https://disquiet.com/0680

Gathering Stray Totems [disquiet0680]

The title refers to the Lugger in Polruan (https://www.luggerpolruan.co.uk/). It was named after this inn even before the first note was played, but how the Lugger influenced this track is no longer known.

This track was begun in June 2024. The main elements for an ambient track were used to create an uplifting electronic track. But this endeavour (as well as work on the original ambient track) was stopped in July 2024. In October 2024 I worked on the track again for a short time.

This week's Disquiet Junto Project finally motivated me to put some finishing touches to the track and release it.

More on the 680th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Reverse Resolution — The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year — at https://disquiet.com/0680/

The photography of The Lugger was kindly supplied by @the_robocat (more photos to be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_robocat)

The Lugger (Disquiet0680)

a half-red sea

sadly, i cannot play piano. so, to create tracks like this, i play single notes to a click track at half speed and then double their bpm. this enables me to slowly create and layer sounds that i'm not able to play live...

this track is an amalgamation of three reworked melodies from the silent hill series: "the terminal show", "innocent moon", and "lost innocence". there are three pianos, an upright bass, a temple lyre, two female choirs, some live guitar, and a very quiet sample from SH2 ("help me"). i reduced the bpm from 136 to 124 in the middle section to make time gently suggest it's own terminus.

[naviarhaiku580] touching not

Ｔ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ｍ　Ｐ　Ｅ　Ｌ　Ｆ　Â　Ｄ

is LCEEM

Laboratory for Contemporary Electronic Experimental Music [LCEEM]

rec.name: " lost tapes 1960-1981 "
credit : 
date:8-3-2025

Ectoplasm r1966 Message 2

At The Drop Of A Hat

three 90s jungle beats, all slowed to 128bpm, switch out across two channels

morse code plays the phrase "fog dissolves to rain" on ableton's "EFX Small Cymbal" rack

four granular soundbeds

a melody i played through three sampled instruments (upright bass, piano, guitarophone)

one atmospheric drone from the "though-forms" patreon

mary says "maybe tomorrow"

[naviarhaiku586] clear the vista

Here's my musical resonance to this week's haiku from @naviar-records.

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward

by: Saitō Sanki

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable/

The past, immutable (naviarhaiku588)

In respons to this weeks Naviar Haiku Challenge.

the stream as a name

the stream as a name (Naviar Haiku 590)

Jan Bjork has had a passionate interest in music since a very young age. Having training in playing the piano, selfstudies has led to more instruments that can be handled. His own music covers piano and electronic/synth based music reflecting his broad taste in many genres. Coming releases will include piano, synth/electronic, ambient all with influences ranging from classical, blues, jazz, rock etcetera.
Thank you for taking time to visit my cloud and maybe even commenting on my work. I try to check out the work of all the people who comment or re-post but it may take a while before I do so.

the stream as a name (Naviar Haiku 590)

JRBjork

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