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Naviar Broadcast is a radio programme curated by Naviar, broadcasted on https://soundcloud.com/resonance-extra every Wednesday at 7pm UK time. Thirty minutes of experimental music made in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem.

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"A wise dog, a nice dog is twice dog."
Latest offering on French label Last Embassy, courtesy of Antechamber (alias of Codex Empire).

Release date: April 1st, 2021

Pre-order via: https://lastembassy.bandcamp.com/music

https://soundcloud.com/lastembassy

Premiere: Antechamber - Foundation Myth [Last Embassy]

2 hours of deep electronica from Sofia Ilyas in her August show. Ambience, synth, house and techno all inbound from the likes of Nils Frahm, Maya Jane Coles and Loscil.

Sofia Ilyas - August 2021

Track from NE83 Yttrandet – Yttrandet 2xCS

Victor died a day in September 2019. He died young, but he had used his life well. A life he from early age documented in music and texts with curiosity and humour, imagination and bravery, a life in the range between the present and the past, departure and return, loneliness and a sense of belonging, dissonance and harmony.

In the 2000’s Victor was a part of the bands Alexi Jungle, Figaro and Pale Corners, while he in the 2010’s mainly worked with his solo music project Koenigsfrost and as a DJ at several clubs and the festival Way Out West. Yttrandet – signifying both “judgment” and “testimony” – was his last music project.

In his music we can still hear his expressions, his soft irony and his accurate vision. The time we shared is not just a question of years and days, it is a continuous movement. We who live on remain with our memories and your legacy through your music.

In the texts he wrote, Victor often shows a touch of dreamlike surrealism as in this dream:

The sun is about to set. I am alone in the woods. The body aches and the worry escalates from grinding noise to a tide. I fall asleep and when I wake up everything is bright, and the worry has disappeared. Now I see the wall a couple of hundred metres in front of me. Black and shining as polished granite, cut in one piece, it reaches from the west to the east without interruption or opening. A wall. Two creatures, a giant and a dwarf, are standing in the shadow of the wall and they are doing something. I explain that I am in a hurry, that I must go forward. The dwarf says ”Forward?! There is no longer any forward. Forward ends here!” Now I can see that the giant is building an enormous ladder. My curiosity takes hold of me. ”Why is he building a ladder?” The dwarf looks at me, first suspiciously, but soon he exclaims ”My name is Gabriel!” ”But what is this ladder?” ”Ah, that one. The last one collapsed, it was too old, so Jacob here builds a new one.” I ask if they also need to get over the wall. ”Over the wall? No, no, we are going back up.” The dwarf points up at the sky and continues: ”You will not get over the wall. You have to wait until Jacob is finished, just like everybody else.”

Recorded by Victor Palm in Malmö, Copenhagen and Oslo 2017-2019.
Mastered by Noah Kin.

Yttrandet – Methylene Blue

I often sit behind the magic machines without any aim of making a song, but for the sake of just making music for the moment, for myself to calm and get in this healing meditative state of mind. Sometimes I do not forget to press the record button and the results I will post here from time to time. Maybe you'd like to bath in these sounds too.

Meditation I

NEW DRONE VIII Undermedvetna

Joe lo:fi’s going for the full 2 hours this month for this early morning addition. Purely mellow selections with some downtempo Brazilian tracks thrown in to brighten up the day. Tracks from the likes of Hiroshi Yoshimura, Billow Observatory, Erasmo Carlos, TYSON, Glenn Astro, Ana Mazzotti and much more.

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Joe Lo:fi - December 2022

Celebrating the 3rd full year of Ambientologist releases, this mix highlights some of the standout pieces from the 12 months between October 2021 and September 2022.

The year saw the label's first two vinyl releases, its first cassette release and re-issue, and the third instalment of Sustain Series. So again, lots of variety to explore!

Download it here on SoundCloud, or head to the Bandcamp page to also grab some of the full tracks for free: https://bit.ly/3jELjVz

Huge thanks to all the artists involved, and to those that supported them by listening, sharing and purchasing their music.

~

Tracklist

01 anthéne - winter sun [from maritime]
02 Fionnlagh - What Has a Beginning, Has an End [from What Came Before]
03 Jolanda Moletta - Spell VII [from Nine Spells]
04 Marty Hicks & Gallery Six - When Even the Trees Sleep [from Sustain Series, Vol. 3]
05 Sven Laux & Logic Moon - At the End of the Day, It Felt Like a Goodbye [from The Unavoidable Death of Loneliness]
06 Origin ST - Reflections [from Dark Nights are Setting In]
07 anthéne & IKSRE - Sunlight on the Tundra [from Sustain Series, Vol. 3]
08 Lauge - Reflection of Self (James Bernard Recycle) [from Sustain Series, Vol. 3]
09 Henrik Meierkord & Sole Gipp Ossler - Lära [from Lära]
10 Jolanda Moletta - Spell V [from Nine Spells]
11 Henrik Meierkord & Norvik - Tether [from Sustain Series, Vol. 3]
12 Fionnlagh - Across the Pacific [from What Came Before]
13 Logic Moon - Some Say It's Just a Part of It (Simon McCorry Recycle) [from Sustain Series, Vol. 3]
14 Sven Laux & Logic Moon - Where Do You Get Your Dreams From? [from The Unavoidable Death of Loneliness]

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Reflections, Vol. 3 - Mixed by Ambientologist

This week’s podcast features music made by Naviar’s community inspired by 
Luke Levi’s poem “Birds in a bare tree / Dance on windswept branches / Their waiting ballet…”


 https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/02/15/naviarhaiku476-birds-in-a-bare-tree/




Tracklist:


zenbytes - bare tree ballet
Audio Obscura - The Ballet Of Birds On A Windswept Branch
Marco Lucchi - A bare tree
Douglas James's DarkWaterBlue - Dance On Windswept Branches
Nelson Brodon - Windswept Ballet


Credits:

music intro: “This ruined house” by Tuonela
voice intro: Ian Joyce
cover image: Micah Hallahan
voice reciting the poem: Marco Sebastiano Alessi

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 #257 – Birds in a bare tree – Wednesday 1st March 2023

Abfahrt Hinwil - Sonic Surface

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Tagami Kikusha’s poem “revealing in the dark / the sadness of things / a fisherman's torch”.

Tracklist:

Tuonela · A torch in the dark https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1/a-torch-in-the-dark-naviar609
Night Note · revealing in the dark https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/revealing-in-the-dark-naviar-haiku-609
Daniele Marx · A fisherman's torch https://soundcloud.com/user-537291530/a-fishermans-torch
Mr_Lamppost · The Sadness Of Things https://soundcloud.com/mr_lamppost/the-sadness-of-things-naviarhaiku-609
rikardfvs · the sadness of things https://soundcloud.com/rikardfvs/the-sadness-of-things-naviarhaiku609

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 #379 –  Revealing in the dark – Wednesday 17th September 2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Darren Bourne’s poem “dropped glass - / its ring / outlasts the fall”.

Tracklist:

tetkik ve tedavi · Philip https://soundcloud.com/tetkik_ve_tedavi/philip-naviarhaiku610
Ray Cobley · Extended Resonance https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/extended-resonance
zenbytes · dropped glass https://soundcloud.com/zenbytes/dropped-glass-naviarhaiku610
Stan Magendanz · the fall https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/the-fall-naviarkaiku610
rikardfvs · dropped glass https://soundcloud.com/rikardfvs/dropped-glass-naviarhaiku610

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 #380 –  Dropped glass – Wednesday 24th September 2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Darren Bourne’s poem “half-asleep eyes / open to a dreamlike world / of blossoms”.

Tracklist:

Leon Clowes · half-asleep eye https://soundcloud.com/leonclowes/half-asleep-eye
Anne Versailles · Blooming sleepiness https://soundcloud.com/user-576728462/blooming-sleepiness
Gianantonio Patella - beryl mossed wools https://soundcloud.com/gianantonio-patella/beryl-mossed-wools
Mr_Lamppost · A Dreamlike World https://soundcloud.com/mr_lamppost/a_dreamlike_world-naviarhaiku
vheissu77 · dreamlike blossoms https://soundcloud.com/vheissu77/dreamlike-blossoms

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 #381 –  Half-asleep eyes – Wednesday 1st October  2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Yatsuka Ishihara’s poem “faring over the lake / drawing the light / an autumn butterfly”.

Tracklist:

Jimmy Lem · Amplitude Of Acoustic Vibration https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop/amplitude-of-acoustic-vibration-naviarhaiku612
zenbytes · autumn butterfly https://soundcloud.com/zenbytes/autumn-butterfly
Meccaniche del Suono · Over the lake https://soundcloud.com/meccaniche-del-suono/over-the-lake-naviarhaiku612
Stan Magendanz · an autumn butterfly https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/an-autumn-butterfly-naviarhaiku612
windspace · Drawing The Autumn Light https://soundcloud.com/windspace/drawing-the-autumn-light
Night Note · faring over the lake https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/faring-over-the-lake-naviarhaiku-612

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 #382 –  Faring over the lake – Wednesday 8th October 2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Mizuhara Shuoshi’s poem “Star above the peak / a silk worm-breeding village / silently asleep”.

Tracklist:

Guided Levitation - against all odds https://soundcloud.com/guidedlevitation/naviarhaiku613
Snowman Lost His Head · Silk Peak https://soundcloud.com/snowmanlosthishead/silk-peak-naviarhaiku613
Night Note & Marco Lucchi · Asleep https://soundcloud.com/musichevirtuali/asleep-naviar-haiku-613
Ray Cobley · Sleeping Village https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/sleeping-village
windspace · Star Above The Peak https://soundcloud.com/windspace/star-above-the-peak
Mr_Lamppost · Star Above The Peak https://soundcloud.com/mr_lamppost/star_above_the_peak


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 #383 –  Star above the peak – Wednesday 15th October 2025

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Track from NE81 Evigt Mörker - Enande måne EP
Out on EP and digital March 19th. Pre-orders on Bandcamp from March 5th.

'Enande måne' is Evigt Mörker's first release for Northern Electronics since his artful debut album, 'Krona.' The fizzy bliss of melancholia's brutal truths have rarely been explored this thoroughly by Evigt Mörker until now. Though often riding the torque of his caustic moments with a playful, ebbing refrain, these four tracks lead with the elation.

Mastered by Neel at EnissLab, Rome.
Artwork by Jonas Bard.

Evigt Mörker — Enande måne

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

Naviar Broadcast #257 – Birds in a bare tree – Wednesday 1st March 2023

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