Recorded, mixed & mastered on 10 Oct 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synth, effects.

This original version of "Sing Me A Song, Mister Weaselman” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 614: The Coming Of Autumn.

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly
by: Kaya Shirao

Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo.

He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of the first established haikai writers to help spread cultural forms from national to regional urban centers.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 04 Oct 2025, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, NY, USA

Music & art © 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

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Sing Me A Song, Mister Weaselman (naviarhaiku614)

The haiku target for this:

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

Naviar haiku challenge 614, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

The background drone and interment sighs are pure Voltage Modular while the melodic elements use two instances of Dreamsynth both controlled with MIDI data also generated by Voltage Modular. One of the Dreamsynth patches is entirely my own having been built from a blank template and thew other is a modified preset. Other than mastering there are no extra effects.

Everything was recorded in a single "Live" take.

Autumn Dragonfly - (Naviarhaiku - 614)

Little song for Fusae Fubasami haiku:
"Reminding me not to forget
a toad goes out
to the verdant world."

To the verdant toad (naviarhaiku615)

composed and produced on 19 oct. 2025 for Naviar Haiku challenge 615


reminding me not to forget
a toad goes out
to the verdant world

by: Fusae Fubasami

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku615-reminding-me-not-to-forget/


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Guided Levitation - connections (naviarhaiku615)

naviarhaiku615 – reminding me not to forget
October 15, 2025

reminding me not to forget
a toad goes out
to the verdant world

by: Fusae Fubasami

Fusae Fubasami (1914–2014) was a Japanese poet from Tokyo. In 1944, she became associated with Dakotsu Īda and the haiku journal Unmo (雲母), later joining Yatsuka Ishihara’s group Aki (“Autumn”) in 1961.



Verdant Toad (naviarhaiku615)

The haiku prompt for this:

reminding me not to forget
a toad goes out
to the verdant world

Naviar haiku challenge 615, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Didn't suggest an obvious starting point so I took the opportunity to experiment and constructed everything using two instances of Dust, granular synth from SoundMorph. Everything starts with samples, I did use a couple that come bundles with the software but mostly plundered my previous projects and experiments. I also added parts of the following field recordings of toads from freesound:

Brisbane Ambience Cane Toad.wav by bhobby -- https://freesound.org/s/412092/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Midwives toads screaming at night in Belgium's countryside during the summer by felix.blume -- https://freesound.org/s/248113/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Common toad (Bufo bufo) by Breviceps -- https://freesound.org/s/462863/ -- License: Creative Commons 0    


Although the construction process was different I still assembled all the elements, mapped my physical MIDI controls and recorded everything in one live take. I used two instances of Dust so I could add delay effects to some but not all of the components.

Verdant World - (naviarhaiku - 615)

Little improvised song for Tanaka Hiroaki haiku:"
Whenever we meet
it’s raining
green walnuts"

We meet (naviarhaiku616)

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 22 Oct 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, field recordings, effects.

This original version of "An All-Encompassing Cold Perfume” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 616: Whenever We Meet.

whenever we meet
it’s raining
green walnuts

by: Tanaka Hiroaki

Tanaka Hiroaki (1959–2004) was a Japanese poet from Osaka. A student of Hatano Sōha, he published many of his works in the journal Ao 青 (“Blue”), of which he became editor in 1979. In 2000, he founded his own journal, Yū ゆう.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 19 Oct 2025, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, NY, USA

Music & art © 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

An All-Encompassing Cold Perfume (naviarhaiku616)

naviarhaiku616 – whenever we meet
October 22, 2025

whenever we meet
it’s raining
green walnuts

by: Tanaka Hiroaki

Tanaka Hiroaki (1959–2004) was a Japanese poet from Osaka. A student of Hatano Sōha, he published many of his works in the journal Ao 青 (“Blue”), of which he became editor in 1979. In 2000, he founded his own journal, Yū ゆう.

Ao (naviarhaiku616)

The haiku prompt for this one:

whenever we meet
it’s raining
green walnuts

Naviar haiku challenge 616, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Made using  custom recordings, VCV Rack and Dust from Soundmorph.


Green Walnuts - (Naviarhaiku - 616)

I'm primarily a visual artist both 2D and 3D, for the last decade I've operated almost exclusively in the digital 3D realm.   since the late 80s I've made periodic forays into the sonic world, MIDI sequencing, minimalism, musique concrète, found sounds  and improvisation. I am seldom happy with anything and seldom consider a piece finished.

Guided Levitation is an ongoing selection of sound design works that emerged as a form of daily spiritual practice — a way to maintain balance within the volatility of my own mental landscape. The project began to take shape in the first half of 2025, amidst my grief over the passing of David Lynch — an artist whose work has long served as a beacon in the dark depths of the subconscious, where we, as artists, draw the imagery that becomes the foundation for expressions transcending our individual selves and ambitions.

Through art, these forms find new life — shaping and inspiring others, especially fellow artists. For David Lynch, music and sound design were essential aspects of creation. I share this belief, and thus I allow the music and sound pieces from Guided Levitation to be used freely in films and other creative works, provided proper credit is given.

My music asks listeners to be like dreamers uncovering hidden patterns in passing clouds. Support me @ patreon.com/blisterpop

Little musician from little island. OST for films, documentary & videogames.

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