Recorded, mixed & mastered on 21 May 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Operating Alongside The Existing Scratch" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 594: Caged Bird.

caged bird
glaring with envious eyes
at butterflies!

by: Kobayashi Issa

Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.

Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 14 Feb 2014, Penn Station, NYC, NY, USA & 13 Feb 2025

©2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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

Operating Alongside The Existing Scratch (naviarhaiku594)

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

Envy (naviarhaiku594)

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 04 Jun 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Navigation Problem No. 1" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 596: Spring Dream...

spring dream…
not becoming unhinged
is what’s unbearable

by: Konishi Raizan

Konishi Raizan was a famous haiku poet of the Genroku period (1688-1704). He was a disciple of Nishiyama Sōin, and after his death, his works were anthologized in Imamiyagusa, which was published in 1734. He wrote this poem after the death of his only son.

Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 17 Jun 2023, Massapequa, NY, USA & 04 Jun 2025

©2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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

Navigation Problem No. 1 (naviarhaiku596)

Making music is about being surprised.
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Abstract Sound Structures, Musique Concrète & Live Electronics.
Experimental abstract animation videos.
It is my aim to create and/or edit my tracks & videos using free or open-source software only.
Influences include: J.S. Bach, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Giacinto Scelsi, Mauricio Kagel, Conlon Nancarrow, Christian Wolff, Harry Partch, Luc Ferrari, Morton Feldman, Cornelius Cardew, Bernard Parmegiani, Ana-Maria Avram, David Tudor, Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, Renaissance Polyphony.
All my work is published under a Creative Commons licence & can be freely downloaded (as wav) or remixed.

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