It's the half term school holidays in the UK this week, I'm sitting at home with two young kids and I read this email from Naviar for the Haiku challenge as it pops into my inbox.  I love the image this haiku creates. Outside my window at home we have tree branches that are winter bare. I was filming these the other day for another project. 
I had an idea for the music straight away - a 'bare' sort of sound to reflect the image of branches.  I started on this straight away. The kids are happy playing so I progressed and made this in about 2 hours. 

Birds in a bare tree
Dance on windswept branches
Their waiting ballet…

John Hinks, aka FlownBlue, is a prolific and talented composer, and a regular participant in the Haiku challenge. Aside from his solo project, John is also involved in three improvising duos: ‘Windfall Light‘ (with Jim Tetlow), ‘Abstract Blue‘ (with Kevin Buckland) and ‘Light Fragments‘ (with Steve Escott).

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 22nd February 2023

haiku by John Hinks https://soundcloud.com/flownblue

picture by Robbin Huang https://unsplash.com/@ikarishinjigao

Audio Obscura - The Ballet Of Birds On A Windswept Branch (naviarhaiku476)

From a series of outdoor hybrid performances called Heads of Orpheus.
Recorded stem outdoors in Kornik with the objective of listening until I heard three sounds at least that would be used as compositional pivots. Zither played in the field with ebow. Acoustic guitar in studio. Mandolin with idiosyncratic tuning in the stairwell. April 23, May 4, May 5

Kornik Three Heads

More on this 593rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, The Charm (The Assignment: Complete an asynchronous trio begun by two other musicians), at: https://disquiet.com/0593/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0593-the-charm/

HalF Feedback (disquiet0593) With Campos And Half Unusual

A Diquiet Junto assignment - remix from the previous three parter.

Incorporating https://soundcloud.com/leonclowes/better-than-one-one?in=disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0592 which incorporated https://soundcloud.com/gahlord/disquiet-tidepowerpods-fpo-wclick. Also mixed in https://soundcloud.com/wasabicube/electro-bongo-disquiet0591?in=disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0591.

More on this 594th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Threemix (The Assignment: Remix an asynchronously produced trio), at: https://disquiet.com/0594/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0594-threemix/

@wasabicube
@gahlord
@leonclowes

trial and error message [disquiet0594] feat Leon Clowes, wasabicube, Gahlord Dewald

This track was made with Kontakt 7.
Graphics made by AI.

Angel Dust

see accompanying visuals @ https://youtu.be/4bQZ3Gwerio

bird polyphony
– treble, alto, tenor, bass,
Spring meadow concert

Haiku by Raymond Cobley https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley

Picture by EVGENIY KONEV https://unsplash.com/photos/YEcvdJ97Oig

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

visuals (YouTube)

halF polyphonY [naviarhaiku495]

The Digger

story
**On a silent moonlit night, the pure white moonlight reflects off the water, creating a mystical scene.**  
As the melody of a piano flows, along with its notes, the figures of cat ninjas can be seen darting across ancient rooftops and through swaying bamboo groves. Their movements are flawless, and occasionally, eyes illuminated by the moonlight hint at their next move.

STORY

Their destination is a massive structure resembling an ancient temple. From within this structure, futuristic blue lights and electronic sounds can be heard. Here lies an AI that holds sway over the fates of many.

As they approach the temple, a glitch-like noise resonates, and in an instant, the entire temple is enveloped in a protective barrier of light. Faced with this barrier, the cat ninjas momentarily seem lost.

Suddenly, from a distant village, a voice echoes, "Are you ready?" Faces from the village appear in the out-of-focus background, their voices laden with hope and anxiety.

Among the ninjas, one steps forward. From beneath his fur, wires and cables resembling that of a cyborg emerge. He connects these to the core of the AI and, in a flash, deciphers the information, disabling the protective barrier.

Taking a deep breath, he smiles at his comrades and says, "Everyone, I hope you're not too shocked, but truth be told, I'm an AI." In that moment, under the moonlight, a touching scene unfolds as their bond deepens

trial and error message [disquiet0594] feat Leon Clowes, wasabicube, Gahlord Dewald

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