Deadline: 15th May 2024

All submissions to Haiku 540:

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku540-face-of-the-winter-pond/

To participate:
- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
- When choosing a title for your piece also include the assignment number, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku382)”
To submit your track:
- If you’re a Soundcloud user, upload it on Soundcloud and send me the URL via private message, or tag me in the track.
- If you upload your music on Youtube, Bandcamp or anywhere else, upload your submission and then send me the link by email at marco@naviarrecords.com or contact me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
- If you don’t use any music platform, upload it to this Dropbox folder and I’ll include it in the weekly playlist. If you choose this option, make sure you include your name in the track’s title. www.dropbox.com/request/JvKyUfuCSzJ3gRNRocZz
Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcasts and free (pay-what-you-want)compilations. If you can, please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix/reuse it by using a Creative Commons License.

Naviar Haiku Challenge: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
Naviar Records store: www.naviarrecords.bandcamp.com

Haiku #540: Face of the winter pond / doesn't reflect / even a leaf...

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 540

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

Nakamura Kusatao was born in Xiamen (China) in 1901 and moved to Japan in 1904.

He was influenced by contemporary Western philosophy, mostly Friedrich Nietzsche, and his poetry focused on themes of life and humanity. Together with Shuson Kato and Ishida Hakyo, Nakamura Kusatao was a member of the “Human Exploration School”, a group of poets who used haiku to explore and highlight "how human beings should live".

Nakamura Kusatao launched the magazine Banryoku in 1946, and his major collections include Chōshi, Hi no shima, Biden, and Toki.

haiku by Nakamura Kusatao

picture by Miguel Alcântara

Submission deadline: 15th May 2024

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Reflect

Reflect (naviarhaiku540)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
540
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku540-face-of-the-winter-pond/

2024-05-09

Face Of The Winter Pond (Naviarhaiku 540 )

9May24

My naviarhaiku540 track;
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/749918439037075456/naviarhaiku540-face-of-the-winter-pond
:D

Face of the winter pond [naviarhaiku540]

Without Reflections (naviarhaiku540)

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

Nakamura Kusatao was born in Xiamen (China) in 1901 and moved to Japan in 1904.

He was influenced by contemporary Western philosophy, mostly Friedrich Nietzsche, and his poetry focused on themes of life and humanity. Together with Shuson Kato and Ishida Hakyo, Nakamura Kusatao was a member of the “Human Exploration School”, a group of poets who used haiku to explore and highlight "how human beings should live".

Nakamura Kusatao launched the magazine Banryoku in 1946, and his major collections include Chōshi, Hi no shima, Biden, and Toki.

doesn't reflect [naviarhaiku540]

17Jul25
My naviarhaiku602 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/789227947919900672/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum
😊

the mountain path [naviarhaiku602]

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 602

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path

This week's challenge features a poem by the greatest master of haiku, Matsuo Bashō.

Haiku by Matsuo Bashō

Picture by Michel Stockman
 

Submission deadline: 23rd July 2025
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Sweet Elderpath (naviarhaiku602)

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book Tōke shunchō.

Haiku by Kogetsu Eguchi: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha011984281

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

more halF unusuaL

halF tremolO [naviarhaiku603]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
603
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku603-insect-tremolo/

2025-07-23

insect tremolo (Naviarhaiku (603)

this is a live recording for Naviarhaikus famous Haikuchallenge:

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

- Kogetsu Eguchi -

cricket's theme (naviarhaiku603)

Korg monotron with loop pedal and tape delay (in that order). Added some strings and brass afterwards.

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku Music Challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku603-insect-tremolo/

insect tremolo-naviarhaiku603

insects tremolo and chatter...  insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book Tōke shunchō.

Haiku by Kogetsu Eguchi


 

Submission deadline: 30th July 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Sentimental Insects (NaviarHaiku603)

26Jul25

My naviarhaiku603 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/789843806415650816/naviarhaiku603-insect-tremolo
😊

the heat of farmland roads [naviarhaiku603]

Created as a response to:

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Naviar haiku challenge 603, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Created using Voltage Modular and a lot of crickets from freesound. 

The synth elements are quite minimal and all driven semi-randomly, there's a fair amount of subtle random modulation built into each element so the final track, while a live take was mostly a mix with only a few other controls.

All the cricket samples were CC0, I'll add attribution and links when I work out which ones I actually used. :)

Cooling the Heat - (naviarhaiku - 603)

naviarhaiku603 – insect tremolo
July 23, 2025
insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

by: Kogetsu Eguchi

Music made with Korrel Grain Player. 7 tracks. Free Samples by  Pixabay  (https://pixabay.com/)

insect tremolo (naviarhaiku603)

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

doesn't reflect [naviarhaiku540]

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