NH122: mid-point of the bridge / I hover above / the river’s current

For this week's Naviar Haiku, I improvised at the piano, imagining looking at the rippling waters below. I tried also to represent the bridge as a rising and later falling motif. This is the best performance I did, but annoyingly it was recorded too hot and distorts :-(  So - here is another recording which is cleaner but maybe not as interesting in my opinion : https://soundcloud.com/ikjoyce/the-river-naviarhaiku122-mid-point-of-the-bridge-take-2

Poem by r-d-w: "Mid-point of the bridge / I hover above / the river's currents"

http://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/143836265323/naviarhaiku122-mid-point-of-the-bridge


The River (NaviarHaiku122 - mid point of the bridge) Take 1

For this week's Naviar Haiku, I improvised at the piano, imagining looking at the rippling waters below. I tried also to represent the bridge as a rising and later falling motif. Annoyingly the best performance was recorded too hot and distorts :-(  So - this is a different take, which is cleaner but not as interesting in my opinion. 

Poem by r-d-w: "Mid-point of the bridge / I hover above / the river's currents"

http://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/143836265323/naviarhaiku122-mid-point-of-the-bridge


The River (NaviarHaiku122 - mid point of the bridge) Take 2

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
122week haiku 
Poem by r-d-w: "Mid-point of the bridge / I hover above / the river's currents"
naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/143836265…-of-the-bridge

Mystic River (Naviarhaiku122 - mid-point of the bridge)

Mid-point of the bridge-
I hover above
the river’s current

Poem by: r-d-w
http://r-d-w.tumblr.com

Picture by: Martin Brigden
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noddymini

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The Crystal River [Naviarhaiku122 - mid-point of the bridge]

Midpoint, high above the river. Turbulent water, light and shade. 
Creative Commons license granted. 

Poem by: r-d-w http://r-d-w.tumblr.com
Picture by: Martin Brigden https://www.flickr.com/photos/noddymini

Midpoint [Naviarhaiku122 - mid-point of the bridge]

I went deep into the symbolism that these words have for me, for today's song. Don't know whether that will be evident in the performance.

What's a bridge? Something that goes over something that is between where you are now and someplace else.

A river is going that-a-way, its water flowing over its bed fluidly, carrying with it anything taken up by its currents.

The "I" narrator of this song is going cross-wise to the flow of the river; wherever they are, and wherever they're going, the river's path is otherwise, and it therefore (in this case) forms an obstacle. But no worries—there's a bridge, a way over, a way past.

And for a moment, a hovering-over, as the arch of one path encounters the flow of another.

Mid-Point Of The Bridge [Naviarhaiku122 - mid-point of the bridge]

floating / falling / hovering / pulled in

made out of this https://sevenism.bandcamp.com/track/isolon which was a mix of something else
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NAVIAR HAIKU
Music inspired by haiku poetry.
http://naviarlab.tumblr.com/

Poem by: r-d-w http://r-d-w.tumblr.com 

Picture by: Martin Brigden https://www.flickr.com/photos/noddymini 

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mid-point of the bridge (Naviarhaiku122)

This is my entry for Naviarhaiku122 - mid-point of the bridge.

Created, arranged and produced in Sensomusic Hollyhock II this track considers the consistent nature of a river's current against more fluid background sounds.

I've used Polygon by Glitchmachines, Nave by Waldorf, Firebird by Tone 2 and a sample from Remnants by The Coil.  Hollyhock's homing pad was used for some glitchy percussive sounds.

Poem by: r-d-w

Picture by: Martin Brigden

NaviarHaiku122 - mid-point of the bridge

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

NH122: mid-point of the bridge / I hover above / the river’s current

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