"Struck" is a small collection of tracks prominently featuring my antique upright piano, brought together to celebrate Piano Day 2021.

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Early in 2020 I found a listing on Facebook Marketplace for a free antique upright piano. If you've ever been in the market for a secondhand piano you might notice that many people are just giving them away for free, mainly because they are cumbersome and costly to move. "Free" is a bit misleading.

So I found myself the proud owner of a genuine Cable Company of Chicago upright piano made in 1904. Shortly thereafter, a sweeping pandemic took over the world and I suddenly found myself more acquainted with this lovely antique. It has been over a year since I've picked it up, and couldn't be happier. Noisy hammers, a stuck Low A, a damper pedal that works on almost all of the notes. It has character. I'm always looking for ways to incorporate it into my music. it has changed how I compose and experience music.

I wanted to participate in Piano Day this year because I feel like I finally have something to contribute. This is my musical offering and I hope you love it. Please leave a comment!

~Michael Southard (Time Rival)

Grounded

2021-03-29

dream

About winning the lotto in my dream last night and I bought 2 lotto tickets the morning.  

Lotto Dream Terrorzine C3 Mind Melt

Portisberg's Portastudio Portal -082225b

Pathloss.6442010.frostechostft

Shadow

3rd track from "Icarus"
limited edition of 100 glass mastered CD
available here
https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/icarus

Icarus

brightness [Icarus]

This is the last song of  "Me, and the waters"  series.
I made this song with the sound of the forest rain and moving water, and I played crystal bowls with the little bit my singing.
In this july, it was always raining when I heard some goodbye.
Farewell has a special feeling that is sad and not sad always.

Me, and the waters3 (farewell rain)

Braz

This is an improv with minor editing comprising of three distinct parts. 

This is an edited version; the full track is available from Naviar Records: https://naviarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/7-years-of-naviar-haiku

Very simple set-up: Fender Tele --> various boxes --> Logic.

This week's Naviar Haiku: 

slanting rain,
gentle breeze,
no need to return home

This translates into three distinct parts. The "valleys" in the waveform give away where they start and end.

Part I: Skittering clouds, downpours.
Part II: Like wind brushing past, with uneasiness creeping in towards the end
Part III: Major key mood, closing with Koto-ish textures and an abrupt ending

haiku by Zhang Zhihe http://www.silkqin.com/09hist/other/zhangzhihe.htm

picture by Dave Hoefler https://unsplash.com/@johnwestrock

More about this project can be found here:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2020/12/09/naviarhaiku362-slanting-rain/

Thanks for listening!

7 years of naviar haiku

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Tri-ing (Naviarhaiku362) [Short Version]

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Time Rival is the ambient music project of Illinois native Michael Southard.  At a young age, Michael became interested in music production and recording engineering, creating countless albums of esoteric, cross-genre music.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in music business from Southern Illinois University in 2007 and has continued honing his production and songwriting skills.
The music of Time Rival is ambient in nature and has been described as “music for dreaming”.  Mostly piano and synthesizers heavily effected by computer wizardry.  It’s generally warm and pleasant with tiny hints of tension.  Music to help the listener decompress and provoke deep thought in this digital age.

Michael also creates technical, beat driven electronic music under the name @SupplyFi, is one half of the duo @Amberglow-3, and collaborates regularly with @runninginslowmotion and @belial-pelegrim.  He is a co-owner @triplicaterecords,  has a monthly radio show on Threadsradio.com and curates mixes and playlists for TRIP FM
For inquiries: msouthard.music@gmail.com