HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku576

Amongst the rushes,
a stillness comes over us -
Heron in winter.

roekin is a mark of gratitude; an attribution to all that is; kin.
Dependently arising, from a life lived simply, peace+haiku is the growing collection of poetry and writings attributed to roekin. The collection can be found at https://www.roekin.com

This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.

You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Submission deadline: 22nd January 2025

All Over The Place (naviarhaiku576)

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku577-curve-of-time/

Curve of time -
a thought takes flight,
scent of a rose.

by: El Wud

do androids smell electric roses? [ naviarhaiku577 ]

silent pull
naviarhaiku578

one by one
praising and withdrawing inside -
winter moon

– Senjo –

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Contribution for naviarrecords:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku578-one-by-one/

Enjoy!


silent pull

phantom ember
naviarhaiku579

– Visual narration here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DF7ubABgFeX/ –

Mount Asama 
amidst its fumes and ash 
fresh young leaves!

– Yosa Buson –

The event Bosun refers to is the eruption of Mount Asama in 1783, which instantly killed over 1,000 people. The toxic ash traveled 100 miles to Edo, making farmland useless and causing many more people to starve.
One of the four great haiku masters, Yosa Buson studied both Japanese and Chinese poetry. He was also an accomplished painter, and most of his poems were accompanied by paintings, resulting in a more diverse and individual set of works than the one by his main historical influence, Basho.

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Contribution for naviarrecords:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku579-mount-asama/

Enjoy!

phantom ember

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 582

here and there
upon scorched fields
wild violets

Arii Shokyu-Ni was a haiku poetess during the Edo period who began a wandering life after running away from her husband at 29 with the haiku poet Kohaku. Just like Matsuo Basho, "the Nun Shokyu" traveled to the Deep North of Japan.
 

Haiku by Arii Shokyu-Ni

Picture by A C
 

Submission deadline:5th March 2025

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

Savage Colors (naviarhaiku582)

violet ex machina | feature-reel here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGy6GSnAQ3a/

here and there 
upon scorched field
s wild violets
 
– Arii Shokyu-Ni – 

Arii Shokyu-Ni was a haiku poetess during the Edo period who began a wandering life after running away from her husband at 29 with the haiku poet Kohaku. Just like Matsuo Basho, "the Nun Shokyu" traveled to the Deep North of Japan.

Contribution for naviarrecords’ Haiku 582.

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku582-here-and-there/

violet ex machina

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 586

fog dissolves to rain
- cool breezes clear the vista,
showing cloud-topped hills
 

Raymond Cobley is an experimental composer and regular participant in our Haiku challenge. Now retired, Raymond aims to explore the possibilities afforded by open-source software, which he uses exclusively for creating and editing both sounds & images. All his works are published ​under a Creative Commons licence, and free for anybody to download or remix.

 

haiku by Raymond Cobley

picture by Inggrid Koe
 

Submission deadline: 2nd April 2025

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

Grey & Cold (naviarhaiku586)

unbound
(naviarhaiku587)

Feature-reel here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIGwWAouYFa/

Where wind lifts pages and rooftops echo.
 A piece for the powers of play— and the wide horizon within.

Based upon this haiku:

paperweights
on the store’s comicbooks –
spring breeze

– Takai Kito –

Takai Kito is a disciple of Yosa Buson. Despite becoming a professional haikai master in 1771, Kito remained one of Buson's most trusted disciples until the death of the great master and was the de facto coordinator of Buson's haikai group.

Contribution for @naviarrecords’ Haiku 587.

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku587-paperweights/

unbound

"The Sunset and the Sea" was inspired by a haiku by Inoue Shiro: "Rising sun / and nothing else / misty sea!"

The Sunset and the Sea (Naviarhaiku589)

This track is part of the Naviarrecords Haiku Challenge and refers to the Haiku by Yosa Buson: "Dreadful the stream / without so much as a name! / early summer rains." Enjoy!

Early summer rain (Naviarhaiku590)

Jesús Lastra aka Voidborn Horde is an ambient electronic music composer born in 1986 in Venezuela. Since 2002, Jesús began his musical journey by exploring experimental sounds, influenced by ambient music and soundscapes that evoke vast and ethereal imaginary worlds. Under the alias Voidborn Horde, he has developed a unique style that blends electronic elements with ambient textures, creating compositions that transport the listener to immersive and dreamlike environments. His music is characterized by its ability to evoke deep emotions and meditative states, making him a reference in the ambient electronic music scene.

@rawpinkbmp
@flat-stone
@zuheodosha
@jalastram
@kabomani
@solanmusic
@nobioyetmusic
@nobioyet
@0x4B

Software

- FL Studio
- Audacity
- Virtual Instruments
- Cubase LE AI Elements 6
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- WaveEditor Record & Edit Audio (Sound-Base Audio, LLC)

Hardware

- MSI GF63 Thin 11UC
- Interface Scarlett 2i2
- Condenser Microphone(CM25)
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50X
- Arturia MiniLab - USB/MIDI Controller
- Nikon D3200
- M-Audio Axiom 61
- M-Audio Oxygen 61
- M-Audio Hammer 88
- M-Audio BX5 D3 (Studio Monitors)
- JVC HA-RX330-E Headphone
- AKG Headphone
- SONY SRS-D25
- Samsung S10 Edge
- Xiaomi Redmi 9C
- Xiaomi Redmi 14C

https://freesound.org/people/jalastram/

Female electronic musician / artist based in Germany. Very enthusiastic about all types of sounds, noises, fractals, video editing, reading and nature.

"Vulpecula, die Gans!" is derrivated from the constellation "vulpecula cum ansere" (= little fox with a goose).

Musical experimenter using all sorts of techniques, ideas, and devices.  Open to exchange of ideas and materials and collaboration on tracks.

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