Low key chill ambient instrumental pieces I’ve created/produced/composed/sculpted/etched for the Naviar Haiku weekly challenge.

“Natural Tendencies”

Composition inspired by haiku by Sôen Nakagawa

morning service
offering its fragrance
a white lily

Fragrance

Fragrance - (naviarhaiku519)

Composition inspired by haiku written by Kobayashi Issa

Basking
in the New Year's sun...
my trashy hut

Basking in the Sun

Basking in the Sun - (naviarhaiku521)

Composition inspired by haiku by Kyorai.

lightning –
flashing in the east yesterday
and today in the west

Today in the West

Today in the West - (naviarhaiku522)

Composition inspired by haiku by Santōka (Tr. by John Stevens)

Winter sky–
Distant dreams
Shattered and flown away

Distant Dreams - (naviarhaiku520)

Composition inspired by haiku by Natsume Soseki

My eyes lift to see
A sky that is entirely
magnolia blooms

To See - (naviarhaiku523)

Composition inspired by haiku by Murakami Kijo

winter sun -
my own shadow
blocks the way

My Own Shadow - (naviarhaiku524)

Composition inspired by haiku by Yosa Buson

vernal seas…
all day long swelling, falling
swelling, falling

Swelling, Falling - (naviarhaiku525)

Composition inspired by Haiku by Marco Sebastiano

What's a month for the sea
as the waves touch my feet
a shiver, endless

Endless Shiver

Endless Shiver - (naviarhaiku528)

Composition inspired by Haiku by Marco Sebastiano Alessi

Turning around,
I see my shadow
in the moonlight

In The Moonlight

In The Moonlight - (naviarhaiku526)

Composition inspired by haiku by Takahama Kyoshi

A distant mountain
Seen in the sunlight:
A desolate field

In The Sunlight

In The Sunlight - (naviarhaiku529)

Composition inspired by haiku, written by Takashi Matsumoto

Flowing along
changing its colors
a soap bubble.

Changing It's Colors

Changing Its Colors - (naviarhaiku533)

Composition inspired by Haiku by Nakamura Teijo

Come outside!
We can almost touch
the spring moon

Come Outside!

Come Outside! - (naviarhaiku535)

Composition inspired by Haiku by Jerome Berglund

ore train
bright colors
passing quickly

Bright Colors

Bright Colors - (naviarhaiku527)

Composition inspired by haiku by John Hinks.

Tall, wide-arching trees
Assume a cathedral shape
Until darkness falls

Flown Blue

Flown Blue - (naviarhaiku536)

Composition inspired by haiku

Only the moon remains
floating in the memory upon
Kinokawa River

Only The Moon Remains

Only The Moon Remains - (naviarhaiku538)

Composition inspired by haiku by Nakamura Kusatao

Face of the winter pond
doesn't reflect
even a leaf...

Winter Pond

Winter Pond - (naviarhaiku540)

Cello composition inspired by haiku by Kobayashi Issa

taking it easy
the mouse sleeps too...
spring rain

Spring Rain

Spring Rain - (naviarhaiku530)

Composition inspired by haiku by Katō Kyōtai

heat in waves ̶
in the stones
angry reverberations

for Naviar Records' haiku music challenge.

Heat In Waves

Heat In Waves - (naviarhaiku541)

Composition inspired by haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi

rain on the cherry blossoms
with bamboo in the mist -
so pale and green

Pale and Green

Pale and Green - (naviarhaiku543)

Composition inspired by haiku by Ryōkan Taigu

out of my dreams
the distant croaking
green frogs

Croaking Green Frogs

Croaking Green Frogs - (naviarhaiku544)

James is a multi-instrumentalist creator of music as well as a contemporary artist. He plays stringed instruments (guitars, cello, ukulele, bass, etc.) and uses a midi controller for any instruments he doesn't have access to; such as a timpani or a glockenspiel.

James creates music that is inspired by the pure love and joy of making music. The style of music he creates varies from piece to piece. He will go from songs that are accompanied by guitar or ukulele to full arrangements of a traditional North American band to orchestral scores that you could easily hear backing a film or video. 

By browsing his music you're likely to come across traditional pieces of music sounding as old as time and other pieces sounding as new as yesterday's jingle. 

Instruments inspire him to make new sounds come together to form music and combining old and new sounds is something he very much enjoys exploring.

While music and sounds are a big part of James' personality so is making art, graphics, and videos. James has worked professionally as a technical illustrator/graphics specialist since 1991. So James almost always creates art specifically for each piece of music he puts out into the world. The art may or may not be directly related to the piece of music in context but it will definitely give you another perspective on how the music has inspired him or makes him feel.

To learn more about James and/or see his art seek him out on Instagram.com and YouTube.com; he’s easy to find if you spell his name correctly.  A pseudonym also being used by James is Mildred Stain.

If you are interested in collaborating in any way, contact him!

“Natural Tendencies”

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