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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)”

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- If you’re a Soundcloud user, upload it on Soundcloud and send me the URL via private message, or tag me in the track.
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haiku #594: caged bird / glaring with envious eyes / at butterflies!

caged bird
glaring with envious eyes
at butterflies!
 

Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa: http://haikuguy.com/issa/search.php

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

more halF unusuaL

halF cageD [naviarhaiku594]

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 21 May 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Operating Alongside The Existing Scratch" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 594: Caged Bird.

caged bird
glaring with envious eyes
at butterflies!

by: Kobayashi Issa

Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.

Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 14 Feb 2014, Penn Station, NYC, NY, USA & 13 Feb 2025

©2025 Jim Lemanowicz

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Operating Alongside The Existing Scratch (naviarhaiku594)

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

Envy (naviarhaiku594)

23May25
My naviarhaiku594 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/784155891514605568/naviarhaiku594-caged-bird
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caged bird [naviarhaiku594]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
594
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku594-caged-bird/

2025-05-25

caged bird (Naviarhaiku 594)

Abstract Sound Structures, Musique Concrète & Live Electronics.
Experimental abstract animation videos.
It is my aim to create and/or edit my tracks & videos using free or open-source software only.
Influences include: J.S. Bach, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Giacinto Scelsi, Mauricio Kagel, Conlon Nancarrow, Christian Wolff, Harry Partch, Luc Ferrari, Morton Feldman, Cornelius Cardew, Bernard Parmegiani, Ana-Maria Avram, David Tudor, Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, Renaissance Polyphony.
All my work is published under a Creative Commons licence & can be freely downloaded (as wav) or remixed.

Envy (naviarhaiku594)

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