YouTube visualisation @ https://youtu.be/nyGcxSWLils

The rain is over:
South Mountain puffs out
Spring clouds.

(Tr. Sōiku Shigematsu)

haiku by Natsume Sōseki https://www.britannica.com/biography/Natsume-Soseki

picture by Daniel J. Schwarz https://unsplash.com/@danieljschwarz

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

visuals (YouTube)

halF pufF [naviarhaiku485]

naviarhaiku485

The rain is over:
South Mountain puffs out
Spring clouds.

(Tr. Sōiku Shigematsu)

One of the most influencial modern Japanese writers, Natsume Soseki’s literary career started in 1903, with a series of haiku and renga published on various literary magazines. Between 1900 and 1903 he studied at the UCL in London, but this proved to be quite a dramatic experience for the young Soseki:

“The two years I spent in London were the most unpleasant years in my life. Among English gentlemen I lived in misery, like a poor dog that had strayed among a pack of wolves.“

Despite this, when Soseki returned to Japan he exploded into prolific writing activity.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit [https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku](https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku?fbclid=IwAR13scfvxClSzTfbNs1PyRDX65m4R99UML_QBEtUPDsPMit3Jyu6uT0xpvk)

Deadline: 26th April 2023

haiku by Natsume Sōseki
picture by Daniel J. Schwarz

Tension (naviarhaiku485)

YouTube visuals @ https://youtu.be/36yoz3r4ECE

Lost in tranquil seas
Where spring feels melancholy
Another sunset

haiku by Gary Clarke https://whaligoeeye.co.uk/

picture by Lavi Perchik https://unsplash.com/photos/bwm26JyAHBk

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

halF melancholY [naviarhaiku486]

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

Melancholic Spring (naviarhaiku486)

Lost In Tranquil Seas was inspired by the haiku by Gary Clarke 

Lost in tranquil seas
Where spring feels melancholy
Another sunset

Gary Clarke joined a social media platform to raise awareness about an infrastructure issue in his local area by creating a website at Whaligoe Eye in August, 2021. During this time, he stumbled across a poetry and writing community which provided support and encouragement for his creativity.

Lost In Tranquil Seas was written for Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass,

The score is available at https://bit.ly/LostInTranquilSeas

Lost In Tranquil Seas

naviarhaiku486:
Lost in tranquil seas
Where spring feels melancholy
Another sunset
haiku: Gary Clarke https://whaligoeeye.co.uk/
image: Lavi Perchik https://unsplash.com/photos/bwm26JyAHBk
for the Naviar Records Haiku Music Challenge www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku/

Another Sunset [NaviarHaiku486]

visuals (YouTube) @ https://youtu.be/I0LP8EfY9Lk

Sound of mountain
sound of ocean
everywhere spring rain.

haiku by Sôen Nakagawa https://tricycle.org/magazine/endless-vow-zen-path-soen-nakagawa/

picture by Guillaume de Germain https://unsplash.com/photos/Z8l4vxWTEiY

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

halF everywherE [naviarhaiku487]

Created on iPad with AUM and several AUv3 synths and effects:
SoundScaper, Hilda, Euclidean, FLUSS, Wires, otherdesertcities, RoughRider, BLEASS Granulizer, Eos 2
 
Mastered with Cubase 12 and Ozone 10.

Photo by zenbytes (2014, Vosges Mountains, France)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 487:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/05/03/naviarhaiku487-sound-of-mountain/

Poem/sample by PlatypusVA:
https://freesound.org/people/PlatypusVA/sounds/440579/

rain - Naviarhaiku 487

Immersive collaborative album of Atmøsphäre and Dionisaf, steeped in cold textures, shadowy resonance, and layers of abrasive noise, conjures a bleak sonic tundra — where icy drones, distorted textures, and shadowy pulses stretch across vast, unforgiving landscapes.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Tom Lievens (Atmøsphäre) and Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Tom Lievens
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev

Northern Dreamscapes

Arctic Night

Aethervault is a word born from two ancient roots:

Aether — the unseen essence once believed to fill the heavens; the breath between worlds, where forgotten gods whisper and lost souls drift.

Vault — a sealed chamber, a prison, a treasury of forbidden knowledge.

Together, they form a concept haunted by duality:

Aethervault — the sealed chamber where the unseen is kept.

It is not merely a structure, but a threshold, a containment, a sanctuary for truths too dangerous to breathe open air.

They built it deep within the forest, where the mist never lifts and sunlight dies before touching the ground. The Aethervault— that was the name whispered in the forbidden archives. No records of its construction exist, only fragments of symbols burned into parchment and warnings written in languages long forgotten.

The structure was not meant for worship, nor for study. It was containment. Within its stone heart, the architects of the Veiled Order sought to bind what they could not destroy — a consciousness vast and ancient, a fragment of something that predated human thought.

Those who served within the Gate did not call themselves scientists or priests. They were intermediaries, recording phenomena they could never understand, their writings slowly warping into prayer. When the experiments ceased, the Gate was sealed, its halls lined with sigils that bled rust and memory.

Now, centuries later, the door glows faintly again — a dim, amber pulse beneath the vines and decay. The forest breathes around it, patient and listening, as if waiting for the inevitable return of what once was bound.

The Void Remembers. 

See the full story on Youtube.

Aethervault Part 5 - Deep, Sci-fi, Nature Ambient [Sleep/Study/Relaxation]

Against Amnesia

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.

Melancholic Spring (naviarhaiku486)

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