Naviar Haiku 488

in dream world
was I laughing at a turtle?
winter seclusion

Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun. If you want to find out more about this prolific author I suggest you check out this database of his haiku.

From the Haiku Guy website:

“Perhaps Issa’s dream is symbolic. Like a turtle, he is hunkered inside his shell (hut), waiting out the harsh winter weather. Or, William Nicholas offers a different interpretation, noting that the turtle is linked with good luck and longevity in Japan. In 1812 Issa was still a bachelor; he married two years later. At this point in his life he longed for the good luck of marriage and family life, hence the dream turtle’s teasing laughter?”

Turtle Shell

Turtle Shell (NaviarHaiku488)

video with live fx here: https://youtube.com/shorts/HAp1Vo6D1y4?si=VDfX3oqMDK6IiSTN

made on Roland P-6

end is near, of the year of course

vocal samples are from Frank Stallone's 'Take You Back' from the 1982 Rocky soundtrack

balboa

in den Metropolen ist nichts mehr zu holen

Heal the torn

A mix between different textures find recently with other sonic material from the last two years archive 
further refinement could be made in the future 
work in progress

Neural engine

Galactic flow

Photo H .Skeneby
Sannegården Gothenburg
Hardware analogue synthesizers
Moogs and ARP

Twilight

Surfers like Us ….. composition, all guitar parts, arrangement, mix and cover picture 

Hey Everyone!
This is a brand new song written and recorded … on a sunny Friday, indeed 🌞🎸
I hope you enjoy the vibe!

Many thanks for listening and support! 
  Artur

Sunny Friday

Title track from the album 'Royal Bizkit' 
https://sparkybonehead.bandcamp.com/album/royal-bizkit
What is a Royal Bixkit?
Well....it's something that's special mostly only to you.
Something not many others care about but you have a place in your heart for it.

Soooo.....what is YOUR 'Royal Bizkit'? 😎  

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Royal Bizkit

Cast of Characters:

Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition, arrangement, and Fender Jaguar delayed, foundational rhythm guitar

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – electric piano and organ

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass and PRS EG semi-hollow body electric guitar

First of all, we wish the happiest Thanksgiving to all our wonderful SoundCloud friends and family. This song began as a twinkle in Artur's eye a couple months ago. He composed it with his Jaguar, as that is the premium surf guitar out there, and shared it with Tez, who invited the rest of us onto the project. 
   Tez, being the first on the boat, added his thrilling guitar fills and solos first. It was kind of odd the way we did this one, in fact, with the melodic/chordal instruments first, followed by the rhythm section. That said, JJ was next up to bat, adding his magical electric piano and soaring organ. Ken was first up for the backline, adding his driving drums. Josh then finally added his fretless bass to the stew. But before he was done, Josh also added the guitar solo you hear from 1:30-1:55. 
  After it was all said and done, we asked Tez to mix it for us, as he is a master producer and mixer. 
  This is the latest in a long line of surf rock songs of Artur's we've been fortunate enough to get to play with. He is the surfingest Polish fellow you will ever come across, and a wonderful, familiar collaborator with Eclectic Collective. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
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CREDITS:

Thank you all very much, my friends - Josh, J.J., Ken and Tez - for another wonderful surf journey! 
Making music with all of you is always a great pleasure! 😎🎸

Special thanks go to Tez for production, mixing, and mastering! 🌟

We all send our regards to Stephen (TexMex Shaman) who was unable to participate in this project! 🍀

Mark, thank you for your technical support in difficult situations! 😉

Carl, thanks so much for your fantastic support and warm words 🔆

     Surf’s up, Everyone! 🏄🏼‍♂️
   Artur

Surf Vibe (w/The Eclectic Collective)

I'm a composer, working from a 3' x 5' studio (some may call it a dinette) in a 5th wheel camper, while traveling the United States. I've been on the road for six years, so most of my recent work will have come from a different state (of mind and location) during my travels.

Music makes me feel better about everything. I don't know that I'm ever happier than when I am creating. I sometimes wonder if creativity isn't one of the primary keys to happiness. Do you ever feel better than when you say, "Look what I did."? This phrase magically conjures the purest sense of childlike joy.

Music works for every part of our lives. We all have music for when we are sad, happy, celebrating, meeting others, when we are alone, and even when we are lonely. Did a song come to mind as you read each of those situations? I remember the first song I ever heard on the radio, on my first bus ride to kindergarten. One of my favorite musical memories is playing in a band for steel beach on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

I love telling stories with music. Everybody loves John Coffey in the Green Mile, but Mr. Jingles should have a song commemorating his reaching and joining the circus at Mouseville. If you agree, join me for this and similar journeys. The music here is synthetic, but as real as you would choose to have it.

My music most often lands on Soundcloud first and is inspired by one of my favorite communities, Naviar Haiku:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
I find writing to a Haiku prompt sufficiently limiting and exquisitely inspiring.

Turtle Shell (NaviarHaiku488)

Raymond Stull