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- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
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haiku #599: rain rituals - / if the gods are here now / to see the paddies

My good friend https://soundcloud.com/delirium-funk gave me his Bastl Kastle to play with ... and this rainy, ricey ritual little number slowly emerged from that crazy little box! Enjoy! 😁😜

rain rituals -
if the gods are here now
to see the paddies

Takarai Kikaku was one of the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Bashō, famous also for writing a manuscript describing his master’s final days, and the immediate aftermath of his death.

Haiku by Takarai Kikaku: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takarai_Kikaku

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

more halF unusuaL

halF rituaL [naviarhaiku599]

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku599-rain-rituals/

rain rituals -
if the gods are here now
to see the paddies

Haiku by Takarai Kikaku

Picture by Ritz

KiKaKuKaKi [ naviarhaiku599 ]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
599
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku599-rain-rituals/

2025-06-26

rain rituals - (Naviarhaiku 599)

26Jun25

My naviarhaiku599 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/787337344941490177/naviarhaiku599-rain-rituals
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if the gods are here now [naviarhaiku599]

rain rituals -
if the gods are here now
to see the paddies
(Takarai Kikaku)
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku599-rain-rituals/
Komposition1076 FlöteViolineCelloTrio

rice and rain (naviarhaiku599)

piano chords from elvis presley (you were always on my mind), melodic lines from john carpenter (halloween), three separate drum patterns from massive attack's unsurpassed album mezzanine.

two takes of live guitar through eventide's blackhole immersive, live rhodes VST via arturia fragments, both sent into a heavily EQ'd return track to stereo pan things into a more decentred and mood-like texture.

multiple abuses of the master channel (e.g. automating limiter gain and ableton's pedal effect for fuzzing everything)

the cover photo is inverted :::: if the gods are here now, they are doing an incredible job of hiding.

[naviarhaiku599] rain rituals

Oddity Deep in the Night
All sounds come exclusively from the GForce @gforce-software ODDITY3 — a beautiful emulation of the classic ARP Odyssey.
This piece leans toward reflective, melodic ambient, with that vintage cinematic/synth soundtrack vibe of the early electronic pioneers (Vangelis, Tomita, Wendy Carlos…).


Instrumental track inspired by this haiku:

Deutzia in full white –
deep in the night,
the Milky Way.
— Ikenishi Gonsui (1650–1722)


Created for the @Naviar-Records Haiku Challenge.
Photo by Ronaldo Lu
Hope you enjoy the journey.

Oddity Deep in the Night - naviarhaiku621

Made for the haiku challenge 621 of Naviar records.

Deutzia in full white - deep in the night, the Milky Way. 

Haiku by Ikenishi Gonsui

Ikenishi Gonsui (1650–1722) was a haiku poet from Nara who settled permanently in Kyoto in 1684. A collection of his works, entitled Ikenishi Gonsui no kenkyū, was published in 2003.

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

In the night, the Milky Way (naviarhaiku621)

The haiku for this week:

Deutzia in full white -
deep in the night,
the Milky Way.

Naviar haiku challenge 621, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

While I used Voltage Modular to control everything I did an experiment and rather than generating any actual sounds I converted the sequenced and generative control messages to MIDI and routed them to external synths. As part of this I was able to take my own input and convert it into playable "Sparkly" bursts.

Synths used:
Omiharp - Puremagnetik
Aperuit - Puremagnetik
Speldosa - Klevgrand
Miniverse - Cherry Audio

The output of each then routed to various delays, filters and reverb effects. 


Although the only things recorded were MIDI information and mixer automation the track including note probabilities and velocity modulations, is as performed  apart from a little trimming for time. 


Deep In The Night - (naviarhaiku - 621)

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Kinsha’s poem “some starlight / spared from being scooped up / four-handed net”.

Tracklist:

Ray Cobley · Catching Starlight https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/catching-starlight
Tuonela · Sparing starlight https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1/sparing-starlight
terry mullett · net of the night https://soundcloud.com/terry_mullett/net-of-the-night-naviarhaiku620
Boundary Objects · SONG 128 https://soundcloud.com/boundaryobjects/song-128-naviarhaiku620-four
Night Note · some starlight https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/some-starlight-naviarhaiku-620


Credits:

music intro: “This ruined house”by Tuonela
voice intro: Ian Joyce
cover image: Micah Hallahan

Naviar Broadcast is a radio programme curated by Naviar, broadcasted on Resonance Extra every Wednesday at 7pm UK time. Thirty minutes of experimental music made in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem.

To have your music featured on the show, you'll have to participate in the Haiku music challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Support the show: https://www.naviarrecords.com/support-us/

Naviar Broadcast #390 – Some starlight – Wednesday 3rd December 2025

naviarhaiku622 – Under the burning sky
December 3, 2025

Under the burning sky -
a procession of ants,
without end.

Haiku by: Santoka Taneda

Glowing (naviarhaiku622)

Under the burning sky -
a procession of ants,
without end.

- Santōka -

The Ants! They March! (naviarhaiku622)

A composition for the naviarhaiku weekly challenge with accompanying video.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ngStTSdgz0

a procession of ants without end / Naviarhaiku 622

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 622:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku622-under-the-burning-sky/

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

Photo by zenbytes (Wyoming, USA, 2023)


procession - Naviarhaiku622

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Kinsha’s poem “some starlight / spared from being scooped up / four-handed net”.

Tracklist:

michael mooser · deep in the night https://soundcloud.com/2025donut/deep-in-the-night-naviarhaiku
Stan Magendanz · deep in the night https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/deep-in-the-night-naviarhaiku621
windspace · Deep in the Full White Night https://soundcloud.com/windspace/deep-in-the-full-white-night
Terry Mullett · garden of stars https://soundcloud.com/terry_mullett/garden-of-stars
Boundary Objects · SONG 129 https://soundcloud.com/boundaryobjects/song-129-naviarhaiku621
Daniele Marx · In the night, the Milky Way https://soundcloud.com/user-537291530/in-the-night-the-milky-way


Credits:

music intro: “This ruined house”by Tuonela
voice intro: Ian Joyce
cover image: Micah Hallahan

Naviar Broadcast is a radio programme curated by Naviar, broadcasted on Resonance Extra every Wednesday at 7pm UK time. Thirty minutes of experimental music made in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem.

To have your music featured on the show, you'll have to participate in the Haiku music challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Support the show: https://www.naviarrecords.com/support-us/

Naviar Broadcast #391 – Deutzia in full white – Wednesday 10th December 2025

https://museumofhistoricalmaterials.bandcamp.com

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

[naviarhaiku599] rain rituals

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