To participate in the Haiku Music challenge:

- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
- When choosing a title for your piece also include the assignment number, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku382)”

To submit your track:

- If you’re a Soundcloud user, upload it on Soundcloud and send me the URL via private message, or tag me in the track.
- If you upload your music on Youtube, Bandcamp or anywhere else, upload your submission and then send me the link by email at marco@naviarrecords.com or contact me on X, Facebook or Instagram
- If you don’t use any music platform, upload it to this Dropbox folder and I’ll include it in the weekly playlist. If you choose this option, make sure you include your name in the track’s title. www.dropbox.com/request/JvKyUfuCSzJ3gRNRocZz

more info here: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcasts and free (pay-what-you-want) compilations. If you can, please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix/reuse it by using a Creative Commons License.

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haiku #611: half-asleep eyes / open to a dreamlike world / of blossoms

You can see an experimental video made to accompany this track at https://youtu.be/kjjs4dMyaec ... Enjoy! 🤗❤️

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

Natsume Seibi (1749-1816) was the son of a wealthy Edo rice broker and was acquainted with a number of other famous poets, including Oshima Ryota and Kobayashi Issa. In addition to his poetry, Seibi left behind a number of fine examples of haikai prose. 

Haiku by Natsume Seibi

Notes from the Penguin Book of Haiku:

nebuki me o / hirakeba hana no / ukiyo kana

Ukiyo, the floating world of pleasure, specifically referred to the pleasure quarters with its various beautiful women (hana, literally ‘blossoms’) as well as to popular theatre and street spectacles.

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

visuals (YouTube)

halF dreamlikE [naviarhaiku611]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
611
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku611-half-asleep-eyes/

2025-09-18

half-asleep eyes (Naviarhaiku 611)

18Sep25
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/794931467129094144/naviarhaiku611-half-asleep-eyes
😊

half-asleep eyes [naviarhaiku611]

Little song for Natsume Seibi Haiku:

"Half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms"


Half-asleep blossoms (naviarhaiku611)

Made for the haiku challenge 611 of Naviar records.

half-asleep eyes open to a dreamlike world of blossoms

by: Natsume Seibi

Natsume Seibi (1749-1816) was the son of a wealthy Edo rice broker and was acquainted with a number of other famous poets, including Oshima Ryota and Kobayashi Issa. In addition to his poetry, Seibi left behind a number of fine examples of haikai prose. 

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

Blossoms (naviarhaiku611)

Dreamy Blossoms (naviarhaiku611)

naviarhaiku611 – half-asleep eyes
September 17, 2025

"half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms"

by: Natsume Seibi

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 120 - NaviarHaiku611 - Half Asleep Eyes

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku-Challenge: 
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku611-half-asleep-eyes/

open to a dreamlike world-naviarhaiku611

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

Natsume Seibi (1749-1816) was the son of a wealthy Edo rice broker and was acquainted with a number of other famous poets, including Oshima Ryota and Kobayashi Issa. In addition to his poetry, Seibi left behind a number of fine examples of haikai prose. 

Haiku by Natsume Seibi

Picture by Pascal Bullan

beryl mossed wools - naviarhaiku611

you know the game - it's called naviar records haiku challenge ;)

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

       -Natsume Seibi-

dreamlike blossoms

Admittedly, the extract from the still belies the line in this week's @naviar-records haiku poem challenge. The actual line is "half-asleep eyes", but we'll go with what's in the image. This week I've been collaging splice sounds and playing them live in Ableton, then drastically re-editing. I wanted to mix up how I'm making music. Break habits and form new.

The information about this week's challenge is here:

"half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms"

Natsume Seibi (1749-1816) was the son of a wealthy Edo rice broker and was acquainted with a number of other famous poets, including Oshima Ryota and Kobayashi Issa. In addition to his poetry, Seibi left behind a number of fine examples of haikai prose. 

Haiku by Natsume Seibi

Extract of a picture by Pascal Bullan

Notes from the Penguin Book of Haiku:

nebuki me o / hirakeba hana no / ukiyo kana

Ukiyo, the floating world of pleasure, specifically referred to the pleasure quarters with its various beautiful women (hana, literally ‘blossoms’) as well as to popular theatre and street spectacles.

 

Submission deadline: 24th September 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Half-Asleep Eye (naviarhaiku611)

When I read the haiku that guided this:

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

Naviar haiku challenge 611, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

I had a couple of ideas for a more literal interpretation but as I developed the track these were discarded. Everything was created using Voltage Modular, the individual elements were separated allowing for multi track recording. As an experiment I ran the Speldosa VST from Klevgrand inside VM, this is the basis of the Sparkly Bursts, doing it that way made it much simpler to control the output which was then processed externally through SpaceBlender from Soundtoys and a touch of Valhalla's Supermassive. All recorded in a one shot lave take, live mixing and manipulation of probabilities and subtle modulations. Other than mastering effects the only notable addition in post recording was adding Gong Amp (AudioThing), to the central "Melody".   

A Dreamlike World - (naviarhaiku - 611)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 611:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku611-half-asleep-eyes/

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

Photo by zenbytes (Portugal, 2013)

half-asleep eyes - Naviarhaiku611



Composition pour le Naviar Haïku Music challenge 611.
Sur un haïku de Natsume Seibi:

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/


Blooming sleepiness

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