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haiku #595: Under the twilight sky / light shimmering on the pond - / swallows in autumn

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KREATUR

Under the twilight sky
light shimmering on the pond -
swallows in autumn

Dakotsu Iida trained under Takahama Kyoshi, and was chief editor of the poetry journal Unmo until his death. His son Ryuta Iida, a famous haiku poet himself, took over as the editor of Unmo after his father’s death.

Haiku by Ida Dakotsu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakotsu_Iida

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

more halF unusuaL

halF swallowS [naviarhaiku595]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
595
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku595-under-the-twilight-sky/

2025-05-29

Under the twilight sky (Naviarhaiku 595)

Ronrocos (x4), orchestral soundscapes.
for this haiku:

Under the twilight sky
light shimmering on the pond —
swallows in autumn

by Dakotsu Iida
Photo by Aron Gestsson

naviarhaiku595

Under the twilight sky (naviarhaiku595)

A textured drone sequence, sounds created using Pure Data.

Shimmering Twilight (naviarhaiku595)

https://soundcloud.com/encym

The Ambient/Electronic transmission channel of guitarist and producer Roland Reinke, "encym" explores un-guitaristic territory by layering, collaging and shaping improvised loops. 
This piece draws inspiration from two contrasting environments. The first is the my recent concerts in Japan, which prompted me to revisit a Logic project containing ambient set rehearsals prepared for this year’s performances. Among various sonic experiments—many of them focused on noise and pedal-based textures—I rediscovered a sparse, unembellished guitar composition. It reflects my own musical roots and cultural legacy: guitar playing in its most elemental form.
To ground the piece in a specific place and time, I layered it with a slowed-down field recording captured on the Osaka subway, creating a deep, immersive atmosphere. The result is a meditation on space and memory—anchored both in the familiarity of home and the surreal experience of being elsewhere.

Encym - hdtrn [オサカ]

This is my response to this week's @naviar-records haiku challenge. Here's the details about that: 

"Under the twilight sky
light shimmering on the pond -
swallows in autumn"

Dakotsu Iida trained under Takahama Kyoshi, and was chief editor of the poetry journal Unmo until his death. His son Ryuta Iida, a famous haiku poet himself, took over as the editor of Unmo after his father’s death.

Haiku by Ida Dakotsu

Extract taken from a picture by tommao wang
 

Submission deadline: 4th June 2025
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

autumn (naviarhaiku595)

31May25
My naviarhaiku595 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/784792175907110912/naviarhaiku595-under-the-twilight-sky

light shimmering on the pond [naviarhaiku595]

Heavy contemplation bends the thought machine

Sunday Meditation_03

GRIMUS

13Jun25

My naviarhaiku597 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/786052950397157376/join-the-naviar-haiku-music-challenge

:D

orchids by night [naviarhaiku597]

Small fragments of the planet remain visible

rain rituals -
if the gods are here now
to see the paddies
(Takarai Kikaku)
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku599-rain-rituals/
Komposition1076 FlöteViolineCelloTrio

rice and rain (naviarhaiku599)

Imagine a medieval monk in a remote monastry contemplating the World in his cell.  Outside of his cloistered life 'the wind begins to howl'...

Gothic

Almost all tracks are free to download and covered by a Creative Commons license. Collaborations / Remixes are welcome so feel free to experiment - no need to get my permission first. Just send me a link to your track when you're done :)

I love listening to & creating ambient, dark ambient, avant-garde & experimental electronica (and the occasional beatscape). I have no professional aspirations  - I just really like creating music / manipulating sounds. It's my way of relaxing after a hard day at the office. All my tracks are produced using monitoring headphones (Audix A140) so I recommend that you listen to my music through headphones. My DAW of choice is FL Studio. I also use Reason every now & then. 


To the artists I follow; I do my best to try to listen to as many of your tracks as possible each night (I listen to each track all the way through - you went through the effort to create a track so you deserve to have it heard in full). If I miss a recent upload of yours, please forgive me...

Thank you for taking the time to visit my little corner of the soundcloud.

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.

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light shimmering on the pond [naviarhaiku595]

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