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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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This week’s podcast features music made by Naviar’s community inspired by 
Clive Bennett’s poem “distant hills … / beyond the gate / winter stillness”


https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/03/01/naviarhaiku478-distant-hills/


Tracklist:


John Wright - Between Us
Night Note - Distant Hills
Douglas James's DarkWaterBlue - Distant Hills Winter Stillness
Ingvar Tautra - Beyond The Gate
Seramind - Ferne Hügel
Leon Clowes - Beyond The Gate


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 #259 – distant hills – Wednesday 15th March 2023

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Tanaka Hiroaki’s poem “whenever we meet / it’s raining / green walnuts”.

Tracklist:

Marco Lucchi · It's raining https://soundcloud.com/musichevirtuali/its-raining-naviar-haiku-616
Ray Cobley · Green Walnut Time https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/green-walnut-time
Jimmy Lem · An All-Encompassing Cold Perfume https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop/an-all-encompassing-cold-perfume-naviarhaiku616
Stan Magendanz · green walnuts https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/green-walnuts-naviarhaiku616
cryxuss · green walnuts https://soundcloud.com/cryxuss/green-walnuts-naviarhaiku616
Snowman Lost His Head · We meet https://soundcloud.com/snowmanlosthishead/we-meet-naviarhaiku616

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 #386 – Whenever we meet – Wednesday 5th November 2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Saitō Sanki’s poem “an autumn nightfall / the skeleton of a huge fish / drawn back by the sea”.

Tracklist:

windspace · Autumn Nightfall by the Sea https://soundcloud.com/windspace/autumn-nightfall-by-the-sea
zenbytes · fish skeleton https://soundcloud.com/zenbytes/fish-skeleton-naviarhaiku617
vheissu77 · autumn beach https://soundcloud.com/vheissu77/autumn-beach-naviarhaiku617
Stan Magendanz · the skeleton of a huge fish https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/the-skeleton-of-a-huge-fish-naviarhaiku617
CJ McGregor · cycles https://soundcloud.com/cjmcgregor/cycles-naviarhaiku617
Night Note · an autumn nightfall https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/an-autumn-nightfall-naviarhaiku-617


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 #387 – An autumn nightfall – Wednesday 12th November 2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by kjmunro’s poem “the harp player / moves under cover / market day”.

Tracklist:

Snowman Lost His Head · Mercat https://soundcloud.com/snowmanlosthishead/mercat-naviarhaiku618
Terry Mullett · shadow in shade https://soundcloud.com/terry_mullett/shadow-in-shade-naviarhaiku618
Boundary Objects · SONG 125 https://soundcloud.com/boundaryobjects/song-125-naviarhaiku618-the
Daniele Marx · The harp player https://soundcloud.com/user-537291530/the-harp-player-naviarhaiku618
Mr_Lamppost · The Harp Player https://soundcloud.com/mr_lamppost/the-harp-player-naviarhaiku-618


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 #388 – The harp player – Wednesday 19th November 2025

This episode features music made by Naviar's community inspired by Masaoka Shiki’s poem “almost black / deepening purple / ripe grapes”.

Tracklist:

Anne Versailles · Ripe purple https://soundcloud.com/user-576728462/ripe-purple
tetkik ve tedavi · anthocyanin https://soundcloud.com/tetkik_ve_tedavi/anthocyanin-naviarhaiku619
Stan Magendanz · deepening purple https://soundcloud.com/stan_magendanz/deepening-purple-naviarhaiku619
cryxuss · (almost) black https://soundcloud.com/cryxuss/almost-black-naviarhaiku619
Ray Cobley · Deepening Purple https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/deepening-purple
zenbytes · deepening purple https://soundcloud.com/zenbytes/deepening-purple


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 #389 – Almost black – Wednesday 26th November 2025

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

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 #259 – distant hills – Wednesday 15th March 2023

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