The target haiku for this was:

Under the twilight sky
light shimmering on the pond -
swallows in autumn

Naviar haiku challenge 595, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Having used a canary for the last challenge I didn't want to do birdsong again so concentrated on the shimmering twilight. Created in virtual modular using VCV Rack and a lot of delay/reverb plugins, all in place when I recorded a "Live" improvisation**. It has been said that "You can't have too many reverbs" ant I almost all of them somewhere on this track. if anyone is curious, leave a comment and I'll list them.

** I made some selective edits to the recoding to bring the track under the Soundcloud the minute promotion limit, no re-records or punch-ins.  

Under The Twilight Sky - (naviarhaiku - 595)

made for the haiku challenge #602 https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum/

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the mountain path (naviarhaiku 602)

The mountain path (naviarhaiku602)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 605

just inside the fence
to prohibited grounds
wild violets
 

Shida Yaba (1663-1740) was a haiku poet born in Fukui Prefecture. One of Bashō’s most famous Ten Disciples, he was also the editor of the poetry anthology Sumidawara (Charcoal sack, 1694).

Haiku by Shida Yaba

Picture by Flower Four

Submission deadline: 13th August 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Steps Forbidden (naviarhaiku605)

naviarhaiku606 – slightly faint
August 13, 2025
'slightly faint
yet clear
the milky way'

by: Toshio Kiyosaki

Toshio Kiyosaki (1922-1999) was a Japanese haiku poet and scholar of Japanese literature. He published a biography of Kyoshi Takahama in 1966 and co-authored Kyoshi Monogatari, another study on the renowned haiku poet, in 1979.

The Milky Way (amanogawa, or "Heavenly River" in Japanese) is a kigo for Autumn, mainly because that's when the galaxy is most visible in Japan.

Haiku by Toshio Kiyosaki

Picture by Yong Chuan Tan

Join The Naviar Haiku Music Challenge
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.

You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page. https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

SONG 116 - NaviarHaiku606 - Slightly Faint

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 606:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku606-slightly-faint/

Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!

Photo by zenbytes (La Palma, Spain, 2015)


faint yet clear - Naviarhaiku606

Roland JX 3P and acoustic guitar.
Mooer Ocean Machine

Made for the haiku challenge n. 606 https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku606-slightly-faint/

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slightly faint, yet clear (naviarhaiku606)

Made for the haiku challenge 607 of Naviar records.

Winter waterfall a rock untouched by sunrise or sunset

by: Setsuko Nozawa

Setsuko Nozawa (1920–1995) was a poet from Yokohama. Inspired by the works of Bashō and Rinka Ōno, she started writing haiku in the 1930s, joined the magazine Shakunagein 1939, and later moved to Hama in 1946. Later in life, she dedicated herself fully to poetry and ikebana, and in 1971 she founded the haiku magazine Ran, later directed by Kōzaburō Wada.

More informations about haiku challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Winter waterfall (naviarhaiku607)

Made for the haiku challenge 607 of Naviar records.

young grasses -
not yet bent
in any direction

by: Kaga no Chiyo

Kaga no Chiyo-jo (1703–1775) was a haiku poet discovered by Kagami Shiko at a very young age. She became a Buddhist nun at 52 and wrote around 1,900 haiku in her lifetime. A highlight of her poetry career was presenting haiku to a Korean delegation in 1763, one of the first cultural exchanges of this kind.

More informations about haiku challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Not yet bent (naviarhaiku608)

revealing in the dark
the sadness of things
a fisherman's torch

by: Tagami Kikusha

609
Tagami Kikusha (1753-1826) was a Japanese multi-disciplinary artist and Buddhist nun, mostly known as a poet, painter, calligrapher, and tea practitioner.

Haiku by Tagami Kikusha

Picture by Michael Shannon

This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.

For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

SONG 119 - NaviarHaiku609 - Revealing in the Dark

unbelassen [collaboration with ANSOUND / Thomas Sander]

I'm primarily a visual artist both 2D and 3D, for the last decade I've operated almost exclusively in the digital 3D realm.   since the late 80s I've made periodic forays into the sonic world, MIDI sequencing, minimalism, musique concrète, found sounds  and improvisation. I am seldom happy with anything and seldom consider a piece finished.

Under The Twilight Sky - (naviarhaiku - 595)

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