fave listenings of this month

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in the pic: David Lynch

"musica assoluta" (gennaio 2025)

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

To participate in the Haiku Music challenge::

- 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 X, 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.

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haiku #575: Even though afar / a feeling of coolness / comes from those mountain pines

Quiet conversations

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stream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5VKIA8d4xsbU9DuAG67taN
photo by Taras Bychko.

Goodnight

Had this one on the back burner for quite a while (ruminating in insecurity and a thousand endings) until my wife heard it the other night on staycation weekend in our mix. Her telling me i was a fool for not sharing it with the world and how it made her feel was the catalyst to finish it, so here it is! :)

Thaw

'Gold, Green’ is taken from the 'The Appearance of Colour' out now on Real World Records.

Pre order from iTunes and download 'Gold, Green' instantly:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/appearanceofcolour
Real World: http://realworldrecords.com/johnmetcalfe
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/vxrbpo


John Metcalfe takes to the road for a series of dates in May 2016. 

For these live shows Metcalfe has assembled an incredible line up of musicians from the worlds of folk, electronica and post-classical; crisp, jazz-influenced beats from Rae Morris’ drummer Daisy Palmer, deeply felt groove from Red Snapper's bassist Ali Friend and the exquisite voice of Rosie Doonan, fresh back from touring with Birdy.

2016
8 May BRISTOL Colston Hall Lantern	
www.colstonhall.org 0844 887 1500

13 May CORK Triskel Arts 
www.triskelartscentre.ie +353 (0)21 427 2022

19 May BRIGHTON Great Escape Festival 	
www.greatescapefestival.com 0870 264 3333

20 May OXFORD The Bullingdon	
www.thebullingdon.co.uk info@thebullingdon.co.uk

21 May STROUD, SVA, Brunel Goods Shed	
www.sva.org.uk 01453 751440

28 May LEICESTER Cookie	
www.thecookieleicester.co.uk 0116 253 1212

29 May LONDON Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room	
www.royalalberthall.com 020 7589 8212
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'It's an effervescent, divinely beautiful moment, packed with Eno-esque passages of ambience and glistening guitar lines worthy of 
Vini Reilly.’ – Clash

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Composer, producer, classical violist, guitarist, and arranger to A-list pop stars, John Metcalfe has always been a name worth seeking out. The Appearance of Colour presents Metcalfe as a recording artist -- as front man, maestro and manipulator of sounds. Moreover it's a 'proper' album, carefully crafted as a listening experience with a beginning, middle and end, in which no two tracks sound or feel the same.

To make the album, Metcalfe enlisted the support of a small 'repertory company' of trusted collaborators, including drummer Andy Gangadeen (The Bays, Chase and Status), bassist Ali Friend (Red Snapper), pianist Tom Cawley (Curios, Peter Gabriel) and singer Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes). Metcalfe then meticulously assembled his arsenal of electronics, strings, guitars and layered vocals in his Oxford garage studio. The Appearance of Colour may share some of the programmed perfection typical of contemporary electronica, yet there's a 'played' feel that animates the tracks -- the sense of musicians giving everything they have in the first take.


http://john-metcalfe.co.uk

Buy on iTunes

John Metcalfe - Gold, Green

And there were troughs beside II

“日没（sunset）”

日が沈み畑のうえに夜を曳く水路とびこえ夜から逃げる

The sun sets.
Night drags darkness over the field.
I jump over the waterway and flee the oncoming night.


日没（sunset）

Then She Reaches For The Gun was a one off project, bringing together more than 50 artists from across the globe, releasing an album in late 2022 nomatesensemble.bandcamp.com/album/the-…ely-future But it was so much fun we are back for more.

The following artists collaborated on All The Dogs You Have Ever Loved Will Be Waiting For You In The Afterlife 

Dogs

Boogie
Brophy
Buddy 
Hancho 
Jack
Momo
Neska
Poldo
Senna  
Shyamsundara
Star

Oily (a cat)

Humans

Carolyn Wigston - Voice
Dane Renshaw - Drums
Garbage Truck Disco - Joyous Power Punk Outro
Hverheij- Electric Guitar 
Loop(c)y - Electric Guitar 
Paolo D’Emilio - Electronica
Robert Jefferson - Yamaha PSRE403 Keyboard, Melodica, Percussion 
The Windscale Blues Experiment - Clarinet/Flute/Soprano Saxophone
Thomas Bergheim - Bass Guitar
Timothy Korstad - Demonic Intro Left Channel
Tuonela - Demonic Intro Right Channel 
W:I:L-o’ the -wisp - Electric Guitar
Mat Ward - Arrangement/Marimba/Noise

All The Dogs You Ever Loved Will Be Waiting For You In The Afterlife

'Beyond', a live improvisation using live electronics and old vinyl records.
The main audio samples used for the performance have been found on old records and transformed in real time using long feedback delays and granular processing.
Please listen at a very low volume and in a way so that the sound comes from everywhere in the room.

Recording date: 31/12/2024 Timelash studio - Grado

Personnel: Alessandro Fogar -live electronics, hybrid synthesizer, turntables.


Beyond

FIRST

Music for Organ, Cello and Pedals

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

 Haiku by Kagami Shikō

Picture by Nathan Dumlao

Feeling of coolness_Naviarhaiku575

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
575
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku575-even-though-afar/

2025-01-09

Even Though Afar ( Naviarhaiku 575 )

This strange little tune uses only the single spoken word 'pine' as it's sole source material, making use of various forms of sampling and manipulation, including the wonderful Synplant 2 ... Enjoy! 😁

Although be careful, it's so odd the SC algorithm has warned me it won't be recommending it to potentially interested listeners ... Presumably, it's not considered 'music' by the machine?! Result! 😜

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Haiku by Kagami Shikō: https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2012/03/kagami-shiko.html

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

more halF unusuaL

halF pinE [naviarhaiku575]

Air ice  , breathe.

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines
(Haiku by Kagami Shikō)
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/772112932239704064/naviarhaiku575-even-though-afar
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a feeling of coolness [naviarhaiku575]

Mountain Pines [naviarhaiku575]

https://disquiet.com/2025/01/09/disquiet-junto-project-0680-reverse-resolution/
Komposition1062 StreichOrchester 

This frosty world [disquiet0680]

Our third release will be this meditative masterpiece by Takashi Kokubo. 

Containing three tracks from the Sanyo air conditioner classic 'Get At The Wave' with a previously unreleased 15 minute 'Ocean Breeze' on the b side. 

Available for pre-order @ www.lagrecords.com

Symphony Of Glory And Wind

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Ambient relaxing music with beautiful space videos. This instrumental music can be as used as sleep music, meditation music, study music, background music and more. The track is called "Within" and is composed by Peder B. Helland.

Stream or download our music: https://soothingrelaxation.lnk.to/listenSL
This is the audio from our YouTube video found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkl67_xgWro
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Within • Ambient Relaxing Music for Studying, Concentration, Meditation or Sleeping

a great honor for me  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRfaP4ROcQs

no professional aspirations, just entertainment
home recordings just for the joy of music
Everything is based on feelings and moods. No use of AI.
thank you for listening
Thank you all for your comments, because there is always room for improvement
I am still looking, trying and experimenting, I really like electronic ambient for many years, but it only works as a live percussionist. In short, nothing is black or white:)
In today's hectic world I need quiet sounds and the vast majority of songs created at night, so are my compositions such as they are.

My tracks is based on the absolute freedom of the use of sound. Arises as if I painted a picture. In the head is the base, and then adding the details here and there.
As well as if I were his music told the story.

I use: Ableton-Live-Suite with Partnerinstrumets, Kontakt Player + virtual instrumentzs,NI-Machine, Ableton Push, Acces Virus TI Snow, Waldorf Blofeld, AKAI MPK 49, Korg Microkorg XL+,KORG Kaossilator,Kaosspad,KORG Wavedrum, Roland HPD 20, nord lead A1 r, Yamaha mx49, Roland Edirol for Fieldrecordings - and various live percussion.(Kalimba, frame drum, tombak, koshi etc)

Even Though Afar ( Naviarhaiku 575 )

Night Note