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haiku #597: orchids by night – / within their fragrance looms / their blossoms’ white!

Sommahommatimahimes

Expect another new track in around a week. 

SIRENS SINGING TO A DARK LIGHTHOUSE

orchids by night –
within their fragrance looms
their blossoms’ white!
 

One of the four great haiku masters, Yosa Buson studied both Japanese and Chinese poetry. He was also an accomplished painter, and most of his poems were accompanied by paintings, resulting in a more diverse and individual set of works than the one by his main historical influence, Basho.

Haiku by Yosa Buson: https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/202207/202207_12_en.html
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

more halF unusuaL

halF orchiD [naviarhaiku597]

A standard jazz ballad chord progression treated as an abstract ambient soundscape with three tracks of electric bass and 3 tracks of synthesisers.

Created June 12th 2025 For this haiku:

orchids by night –
within their fragrance looms
their blossoms’ white!

One of the four great haiku masters, Yosa Buson studied both Japanese and Chinese poetry. He was also an accomplished painter, and most of his poems were accompanied by paintings, resulting in a more diverse and individual set of works than the one by his main historical influence, Basho.

Haiku by Yosa Buson
Picture by Nataliia Davydenko

Orchids by Night -  naviarhaiku597

orchids by night –
within their fragrance looms
their blossoms’ white!
(Yosa Buson)
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku597-orchids-by-night/
Komposition1073 Streichorchester leicht

Looming White (naviarhaiku597)

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

Night Fragrance (naviarhaiku597)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
597
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku597-orchids-by-night/

2025-06-14

orchids by night –(Naviarhaiku 597 )

ANSOUND + ClaudeLeBelge (collaboration)
soundcloud.com/claudelebelge
June 21, 2025

FEAR (collaboration with ClaudeLeBelge)

method: basic sequence on a minilogue xd, adornments via vc 340, further adornments created by sounds in front of microphones, incl my voice, an interview sample and a field recording taken at a supermarket parking lot .... and then Jeff picked up his guitar ....
narration: there are literature tourists following the traces of the likes of Shakespeare and Kafka. some places consider those travellers in two worlds a good source of income. There is also a different kind of tourism on the magic-realistic tracks of the likes of Borges ;-)
image: copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter:

sleeping on rocks out in the desert
imagine time and no way to clock it
events settle as smell on the tongue of a lizard
I took hidden notes inside of my pocket

doubling-up life in another attention
sit in the wind and learn not to block it
jenga sticks and the law of cohesion
I took hidden notes inside of my pocket

field notes

field notes - the stonerjazz version: re-release

Being me

feet are burning - endurance

prod ARCHI & ORORA
https://soundcloud.com/user-796652642

Amon

Skyscapes 2

Klangwelt 4

Created as a contribution to a drone created by Pete Swinton.

soundcloud.com/peteswinton/sets/srigala-for-jm-basquiat-a

Rework ; Henry Koek

For JM Basquiat  Pete Swinton Rework Henry Koek

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)

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

orchids by night –(Naviarhaiku 597 )

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