Little song for Mizuhara Shuoshi haiku:
"Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep."

Silk Peak (naviarhaiku613)

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

by: Mizuhara Shuoshi

naviarhaiku613 – Star above the peak
@naviar-records
composed and produced by Guided Levitation on 2nd and 3rd of October 2025

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku613-star-above-the-peak/

Guided Levitation - against all odds (naviarhaiku613)

The haiku that prompted this: 

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

Naviar haiku challenge 613, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Although the haiku provided a clear image with some well defined elements I didn't have a starting point. The star and sleeping village were no problem so I began experimenting with sequenced elements to represent the peak using VCV Rack. I then developed the atmospheric background in Voltage Modular as I wanted to use the Quadelay module from Waverley Instruments for which there is no VCV equivalent. I also included Healing 2 Lite , the Free singing bowl VST Instrument from Quiet Music. 

Taking the most promising sequences from VCV including an evolving "Pseudo melody" made with a virtual implementation of the Turing Machine. I assembled a routing and automation maze so I could multi track record and live improvise. I also set up several external effects before recording.

Although this was the result of a live improvisation; I actually recorded two versions, introducing the sequenced elements in a different order. While finalising the mix I added a touch of Stardust 201 Tape Echo to all the sequenced components to cement them together.

Star Above The Peak - (naviarhaiku - 613)

Little song for Kaya Shirao haiku: 
"The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly."



The coming of the red dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

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)

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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