Recorded, mixed & mastered on 11 Nov 2020 & 30 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Old Liver Fall” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 604: In Spring Sunlight.

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves

by: Tōge Morita

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 18 Nov 2018, LIRR, NY, USA

Music & art © 2018, 2020, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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

Old Liver Fall (naviarhaiku604)

Sunlight tea wave (naviarhaiku604)

Made in response to:

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves

Naviar haiku challenge 604, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

A couple of relatively simple elements combined with an experimental layer using several stages of granular processing. All the basic components were made with Voltage Modular plus some additional granular processing using GRFX from Imaginando. Mixed and manipulated in a single "Live" improvised take.

Tea Bushes Ripple - (naviarhaiku - 604)

Prohibited violets (naviarhaiku605)

created in response to:

just inside the fence
to prohibited grounds
wild violets

Naviar haiku challenge 605, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Made using VCV Rack. Live mixed and recorded in a single take.

Wild Violets - (naviarhaiku - 605)

Faint yet clear (naviarhaiku606)

Inspired by:

slightly faint
yet clear
the milky way

Naviar haiku challenge 606, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Everything was generated using Voltage Modular and a lot of effects. There are two randomly generated sequenced elements where the note information was converted to MIDI and sent from Voltage to a couple of instances of Dreamsynth then to further effects.

Faint But Clear - (Naviarhaiku - 606)

Winter Waterfall (naviarhaiku607)

Winter waterfall
a rock untouched
by sunrise or sunset

very rudimentary ratcheting within a sequence - VM 900 modules within Voltage Modular passing through the Waverley Instruments Quadelay

Gratitude as always to SpaceDog's kennel for exploring, encouragement, and knowledge

winter waterfall NaviarHaiku607

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

Synths, crickets, effects.

This original version of "You Fall Off Your Bike And Skin Your Elbow” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 607: Winter Waterfall.

Winter waterfall
a rock untouched
by sunrise or sunset

by: Setsuko Nozawa

Setsuko Nozawa (1920–1995) was a poet from Yokohama. Inspired by the works of Bashō and Rinka Ōno, she started writing haiku in the 1930s, joined the magazine Shakunage in 1939, and later moved to Hama in 1946. Later in life, she dedicated herself fully to poetry and ikebana, and in 1971 she founded the haiku magazine Ran, later directed by Kōzaburō Wada.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 19 Aug 2017, Massapequa, NY, USA

Music & art © 2017, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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

You Fall Off Your Bike And Skin Your Elbow (naviarhaiku607)

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.

Making music is about being surprised.
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Little musician from little island. OST for films, documentary & videogames.

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