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haiku #613: Star above the peak - / a silk worm-breeding village / silently asleep

Little song for Mizuhara Shuoshi haiku:
"Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep."

Silk Peak (naviarhaiku613)

“Glissando” – an abstract orchestral–ambient soundscape with a cinematic edge.  
Blending real instruments and string samples, it evokes the mood of a modern trailer soundtrack: immersive, expansive, and atmospheric.


For this haiku:
naviarhaiku613

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

Poem by Mizuhara Shuoshi
Photo by Fabrizio Conti

Above The Peak, Glissando - naviarhaiku613

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
613
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku612-faring-over-the-lake-copy/

2025-10-02

Asleep [Naviar Haiku # 613]

Made for the haiku challenge 613 of Naviar records.

Star above the peak - a silk worm-breeding village silently asleep

by: Mizuhara Shuoshi

Mizuhara Shuoshi was a 20th century Japanese poet. Shuoshi rebelled against the principles of emotional detachment in haiku, which he thought limited his ability to emotionally express himself through poetry: he started a magazine called Staggerbush which focused on a more romantic, lyrical type of haiku.

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

Star above the peak (naviarhaiku613)

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

Sleeping Village (naviarhaiku613)

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

by: Mizuhara Shuoshi

naviarhaiku613 – Star above the peak
@naviar-records
composed and produced by Guided Levitation on 2nd and 3rd of October 2025

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak/

Guided Levitation - against all odds (naviarhaiku613)

03Oct25
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/796207758322057216/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak
😃

Stars above the peak [naviarhaiku613]

This is my response to this week's @naviar-records haiku challenge. Here's more information about that:

"Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep"
 
Mizuhara Shuoshi was a 20th century Japanese poet. Shuoshi rebelled against the principles of emotional detachment in haiku, which he thought limited his ability to emotionally express himself through poetry: he started a magazine called Staggerbush which focused on a more romantic, lyrical type of haiku.

haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi

extract of picture by Sebastian Scheuer

Submission deadline: 8th October 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Silently (naviarhaiku613)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 613:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak/

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

Photo by zenbytes (Dolomites, Italy, 2019)


above the peak - Naviarhaiku613

My submission for the Naviar Haiku Challenge #613. More on Naviar Haiku: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Star Above The Peak - naviarhaiku613

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku Music-Challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak/

worm-breeding village-naviarhaiku613

The haiku that prompted this: 

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

Naviar haiku challenge 613, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Although the haiku provided a clear image with some well defined elements I didn't have a starting point. The star and sleeping village were no problem so I began experimenting with sequenced elements to represent the peak using VCV Rack. I then developed the atmospheric background in Voltage Modular as I wanted to use the Quadelay module from Waverley Instruments for which there is no VCV equivalent. I also included Healing 2 Lite , the Free singing bowl VST Instrument from Quiet Music. 

Taking the most promising sequences from VCV including an evolving "Pseudo melody" made with a virtual implementation of the Turing Machine. I assembled a routing and automation maze so I could multi track record and live improvise. I also set up several external effects before recording.

Although this was the result of a live improvisation; I actually recorded two versions, introducing the sequenced elements in a different order. While finalising the mix I added a touch of Stardust 201 Tape Echo to all the sequenced components to cement them together.

Star Above The Peak - (naviarhaiku - 613)

Composition pour le Naviar Haïku Music challenge 613.
Sur un haïku de Mizuhara Shuoshi (a 20th century Japanese poet):

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

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


Silk worm village

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep
 

Mizuhara Shuoshi was a 20th century Japanese poet. Shuoshi rebelled against the principles of emotional detachment in haiku, which he thought limited his ability to emotionally express himself through poetry: he started a magazine called Staggerbush which focused on a more romantic, lyrical type of haiku.

haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi

silently asleep [naviarhaiku613]

naviarhaiku613 – Star above the peak

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

by: Mizuhara Shuoshi

Very often, with this type of haiku, I have an interpretation very similar to a story by Stephen King or Dan Simmons. Where there is quiet and everything flows normally, something evil always lurks, waiting for the right moment to emerge from the darkness and claim victims.
I always have this feeling of imminent destruction, of an almost obligatory catastrophe. The same images, shot from above, hint at a reality that cannot be deciphered and make the whole thing seem like a hellish incubator.

Extensive use of samplers (eXistenZ II, Lisa, TravelLisa, etc., all Reaktor ensembles).
Towards the end, a cello appears with minimal phrasing.

A Deafening Silence (naviarhaiku613)

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