All submissions to Haiku 401:

https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/09/08/naviarhaiku401-floating-lanterns/

To participate:

- 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 (naviarhaiku110)”

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.

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haiku#401: Floating lanterns / pushed adrift, my words / set free…

Floating lanterns
pushed adrift, my words
set free…

haiku by Hashimoto Takako https://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/06/hashimoto-takako.html

picture by Leon Contreras https://unsplash.com/@lc_photography

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

farad filth

halF adrifT [naviarhaiku401]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
401 week haiku
naviarlab.tumblr.
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/09/08/naviarhaiku401-floating-lanterns/

2021-09-09

Floating Lanterns  ( Naviarhaiku 401 )

This is the first track from from That Brief Moment coming out on November 1st. Its a light flowing track, some with nice detuned pads and lots of lush delay!

Cert Egg (naviarhaiku401)

9Sep21

My naviarhaiku401 submission
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2021/09/08/naviarhaiku401-floating-lanterns/
:D

Floating Lanterns [naviarhaiku401]

Floating lanterns
pushed adrift, my words
set free…

OK- so this didn't turn out in the direction I thought it would. 
To me, floating lanterns have an association with death, as they are so often lit in memory of a loved one. And while the sentiment might start as a quiet and reflective memorial, raw grief can quickly push that feeling aside and find it's true voice. Setting those words free is a hugely important part of greiving and healing.  
So, a very different reading of this haiku than is probably intended. 
The bed is a modular synth drone, which sets the peaceful scene, over which an improvised organ solo develops, beginning almost church-like, and then gradually becoming more bluesy and gritty, before finally subsiding. 

Hashimoto Takako (1899-1963) was a poet of the Shōwa period and editor of the haiku magazine Shichiyō. Even though Takako studied under Seishi Yamaguchi for some time, she was the first woman among the major modern haiku poets to receive her training in haiku mainly from another woman, Hisajo.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 15th September 2021

haiku by Hashimoto Takako https://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/06/hashimoto-takako.html

picture by Leon Contreras https://unsplash.com/@lc_photography

Finding My Voice (naviarhaiku401 )

Set Free (naviarhaiku401)

Drift

RÜCKKEHR

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

Mountain Path at Sunrise (naviarhaiku602)

Chant of the Headless Monks

insects tremolo and chatter...  insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book Tōke shunchō.

Haiku by Kogetsu Eguchi


 

Submission deadline: 30th July 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Sentimental Insects (NaviarHaiku603)

Song by the Ginger Twins...
vocals/synths - Brian Beethoven…

Lyrics:
I’ve felt the change
And I know it’s true
Received the blame
For trusting you
You play the game
Well, I’ll play it too
I’m not alive
And I’m haunting you
I felt the pain
And I know it’s real
Know the betray
Of the broken deal
One final breath
Well, I know that too
I’m not alive
And I’m haunting you
You play the game
Well, I’ll play it too
I’m not alive
And I’m haunting you


Haunting You

Daydreaming through the dark times.

A song of daydreaming trying to forget your stress but it's always there as a slow building constant.

A happy accident but if you loop this track it flows perfectly into itself lol. 

Updated the track 1st August 2025 with a fresh mix and added acoustic guitar work. Also added some subtle ambient percussion and some vox for depth. 

Please feel free to leave a comment as your feedback is really valuable.

Hope you enjoy it

Daydreaming

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku-Challenge:

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku604-in-spring-sunlight/

the rows of tea bushes-naviarhaiku604

Composition in Eb

Dark Beauty

Dark Cold Beauty

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

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.

Set Free (naviarhaiku401)

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