Naviar Haiku Challenge: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

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)”

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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- If you don’t use any music platform, upload it to this Dropbox folder and I’ll include it in the weekly playlist. If you choose this option, make sure you include your name in the track’s title. www.dropbox.com/request/JvKyUfuCSzJ3gRNRocZz

Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcasts and free (pay-what-you-want) compilations. If you can, please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix/reuse it by using a Creative Commons License.

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haiku #583: out of the blue / of early morning light: / a paulownia leaf

I love improvising and “being in the moment” of creating and playing music at the same time. It’s like taking an impromptu snapshot of a particular point in time, to be remembered later. This work was created late one evening this past week on a very cold, clear evening when the house was warm, quiet and still.  I might revise it in the future, but for now, I like the musical picture and the memory of the peaceful moment it was created.

Beginning (An Improvisation)

Menura

Image created by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/906016027

Tezcatlipoca's Requiem

out of the blue
of early morning light:
a paulownia leaf

Ōshima Ryōta was a Japanese poet of the Edo period. Some sources say he was a disciple of Yosa Buson, while others say his master was Hattori Ransetsu. He's mostly remembered for his essay “Bashō ku kai” 芭蕉句解 ('Study of Bashō's haiku') published in 1759, a magnum opus of his studies and literary theories on Matsuo Bashō's work.

Haiku by Ōshima Ryōta: https://thepoetryhour.com/poets/oshima-ryota/

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

more halF unusuaL

halF leaF [naviarhaiku583]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
583
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku583-out-of-the-blue/

2025-03-05

out of the blue (Naviarhaiku 583)

Submission for # 583 Naviar's Haiku @ https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/#haiku-posts
One take recording using Twin3 Synth and FabFilter, Minimal Audio, Output fxs. Harmony Bloom sequencer. 

Inevitable Life (NaviarHaiku583)

6Mar25
My naviarhaiku583 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/777192557469990912/naviarhaiku583-out-of-the-blue
:D

out of the blue [naviarhaiku583]

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources.

Blue Morning (naviarhaiku583)

fusion picking road

1-5-2025

Chow Mein

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09 Record 9

The 1566 celestial phenomena over Basel is quite renowned. Less well-known is the account by Johannes Carinus, also dated August 7, 1566, which describes what may well be the first abduction phenomenon. In a letter to his wife, he recounts:
“In my dream, I found myself aboard one of the black ships we had seen in the sky that morning... I cannot describe what I saw, my mind was too troubled...”
Johannes Carinus continues his story by describing what may well have been the effect of an acceleration.
“…Three times, I felt an invisible hand crushing me. My ears were ringing, I could no longer move…”
He finally ends his letter by describing a state of weightlessness.
“…I was about to lose consciousness when I felt my body come back to life, my mind lighten… and I was floating in the air…”

Le rêve de Johannes Carinus

He is waiting still in darkness. A slight smell of lilies and lights of fireflies. He takes a deep breath and then looks ahead quietly...

Thank you.

Raison d'être

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.

To join the Haiku challenge, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

out of the blue [naviarhaiku583]

Stan Magendanz

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