cool breeze–
cloud shadows
on the green paddies

Morikawa Kyoroku (1656-1715) studied with the great Basho for ten months, who was the one who chose his nickname Kyoroku because he excelled in all six (roku) art forms: calligraphy, painting, spear, sword, horse riding and haiku.

Haiku by Morikawa Kyoroku: https://www.lucacenisi.net/2023/02/21/three-haiku-by-morikawa-kyoroku/#more-2277

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

more halF unusuaL

halF shadowS [naviarhaiku572]

The sounds used in this track are borrowed from an upcoming video from YouTube.com/@paintbrushasmr ...

More on the 677th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Jeux d’enfants — The Assignment: Make music inspired by a children’s toy or game — at https://disquiet.com/0677/

halF plaY [disquiet0677]

Check out the accompanying visuals at https://youtu.be/UA7ynWm0t74

Here are the links to full videos for each 10 second snippet, January to December 2024:

December 2024: https://youtu.be/f8gy5dZQX3M
November 2024: https://youtu.be/2AUEC9qD69U
October 2024: https://youtu.be/riLSFwyHed4
September 2024: https://youtu.be/72mXDi5sUeU
August 2024: https://youtu.be/Sp4ZHHzsAGc
July 2024: https://youtu.be/GWVLIyx5kMM
June 2024: https://youtu.be/asYHnyxSXZc
May 2024: https://youtu.be/YcUq1eRvUDA
April 2024: https://youtu.be/2WlUiN3crBQ
March 2024: https://youtu.be/2yy4OxpBybE
February 2024: https://youtu.be/8-DOBssq2So
January 2024: https://youtu.be/2SJWl-c4LOQ

More on the 678th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Commonplace Playlist — The Assignment: Create a sonic diary of the past year with a dozen (or more) super-brief segments — at https://disquiet.com/0678/

Year's end,
all corners
of this floating world, swept.

The final poem of the year is by the greatest haiku master of all.

Haiku by Matsuo Bashō (translated by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto): https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/basho

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

visuals (YouTube)

halF annuaL [disquiet0678] [naviarhaiku573]

This track makes use of sounds 'stolen' from an upcoming Paintbrush ASMR YouTube video ... Enjoy! ☺️

More on the 679th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Ice Age — The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it — at https://disquiet.com/0679/ ... As is often the case, please forgive my slightly loose interpretation of the brief ...!

halF icepacK [disquiet0679]

This strange little tune uses only the single spoken word 'pine' as it's sole source material, making use of various forms of sampling and manipulation, including the wonderful Synplant 2 ... Enjoy! 😁

Although be careful, it's so odd the SC algorithm has warned me it won't be recommending it to potentially interested listeners ... Presumably, it's not considered 'music' by the machine?! Result! 😜

Even though afar
a feeling of coolness comes
from those mountain pines

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Haiku by Kagami Shikō: https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2012/03/kagami-shiko.html

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

halF pinE [naviarhaiku575]

Connect with your inner heron! 😜 ... An abstract take on a beautiful haiku, making good use of Virsyn's wonderful Cube 2 resynthesising synth ... Enjoy! ☺️

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 roekin.com.
 
Haiku by roekin: https://www.roekin.com

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

halF stillnesS [naviarhaiku576]

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

Vincenzo, aka El Wud, is an electronic musician from Naples, Italy.

A regular participant in our haiku music challenge, El Wud uses sound overlaps, causal collisions and cosmic echoes to create evocative soundscapes.

I translated Vincenzo's haiku from Italian, and made some minor variations. I hope you'll find it inspiring.

Haiku by El Wud: https://soundcloud.com/el-wud-1

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

halF curveD [naviarhaiku577]

An exploration of not bells ... be careful, though ... the SoundCloud algorithm doesn't consider this music, and I didn't really want to "modify your track to make it eligible" for recommendation to potentially interested listeners! 😂

More on the 682nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Unring a Bell — The Assignment: What if you could? — at https://disquiet.com/0682/

halF unrunG [disquiet0682]

one by one
praising and withdrawing inside -
winter moon

Marco from Naviar Records couldn't find any information about a haiku poet whose pen name was Senjo. He came across this poem in The Penguin Book of Haiku, but there's no mention of his/her life or other works. However, he liked it so much that he decided to share it anyway and hopes you'll find it inspiring, too.

If anyone else has more information on this mysterious haiku poet, please get in touch with Naviar Records and they'll update the description.

Haiku by Senjo

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

halF withdrawN [naviarhaiku578]

More on the 683rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Space Shot — The Assignment: Combine reverberant and non-reverberant — at https://disquiet.com/0683/

halF reverberanT [disquiet0683]

Welcome to halF unusuaL, an evolving project inspired by the playful spirit of ‘hai’ (meaning “fun” or “unusual” in the word haiku). Here, improvisation meets the unexpected, exploring the boundary between music and non-music to shape soundscapes that feel familiar yet foreign. Listen freely, explore deeply, and if you’d like to see these sounds come to life, stop by the YouTube channel. Thank you for joining the journey! Your support helps keep this soundworld spinning. 🥰

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