All submissions to Haiku 321:

https://www.naviarrecords.com/2020/02/26/naviarhaiku321-figures-sculpted

To participate:

- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)

- Publish your song on Soundcloud and message me privately with the track's URL (if you don't have Soundcloud or can't message me, visit www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku for more options)

- Include the assignment number in the title of your track, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku145)”

Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcasts and free (pay-what-you-want)compilations. Please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix/reuse it by using a Creative Commons License.

haiku #321: Figures sculpted / on ancient temple walls / still look at us

Naviar Haiku

Recorded for the Naviar Haiku challenge #536.

The intention is to illustrate the passing; peacefully, into darkness, into light.

Starting with a simple arpeggio on the Vintage Vibe, running through a Space Echo, followed by a slow and mellow bass on the Moog One and a bit of space glitter from the Waldorf Quantum. Finished off with an ambiguous melody on the Moog.

Recorded in Logic Pro X with a Soundcraft MTK22.

into light [naviarhaiku536]

Recorded for the Naviar Haiku challenge #537.

Main players:
Vintage Vibe through a Space Echo
Hammond (Crumar Mojo Classic)
Waldorf Quantum

Recorded in Logic Pro X with a Soundcraft MTK22.

autumn streams [naviarhaiku537]

Recorded for the Naviar Haiku challenge #538.

Contemplating impermanence. Contemplating our illusion of permanence. The river, the waves, the reflections of the moon - even the moon itself is impermanent.

Main players:
Vintage Vibe through a Space Echo
Moog One
Waldorf Quantum

Recorded in Logic Pro X with a Soundcraft MTK22.

impermanence [naviarhaiku538]

Recorded for the Naviar Haiku challenge #541.

The idea was to create an underground soundscape; moving rocks and lava streams, to use as a foundation for further musical expressions. When listening back to how the two channels interact with each other, and with the granular glow, I realised nothing more was needed.

Main players:
Buchla Music Easel

Recorded in Logic Pro X with a Soundcraft MTK22.

glowing beneath [naviarhaiku541]

Recorded for the Naviar Haiku challenge #545.

I wanted to illustrate the deceptive calmness under the stormy surface; our elusive memories, the petals as both wild sea foam and gently floating flower petals.

Both piano and Buchla are heavily affected by the Space Echo. Most of what you hear is the wet signal from the tape echo. In fact, when playing the piano I had no direct signal at all, resulting in me hearing what I had played half a second ago, not what I was playing at the time...

Main players:
Vintage Vibe
Buchla Music Easel
Roland Space Echo

Recorded in Logic Pro X with a Soundcraft MTK22.

floating [naviarhaiku545]

I started the response to this haiku, but putting an image of the text into Metasynth to create sequences of sound using various custom sample instruments. A very quick and happy process ,one 90minute train trip, hope its a worthwhile listen.

Temple Figures(NaviarHaiku321)

“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” has been covered countless times in the more than 150 years it’s been around.  Its history carries it back to pre-civil war days with some scholars believing that the song is a portrayal of a child being separated from parent after a slave auction.  It has been a song of sorrow and triumph for many, being used in weddings, masses, and funerals.  This particular recording was borne in 2018 out of frustration with the border crisis.  It seemed wrong to sell such a thing, so today felt like a good opportunity to set it out.

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (naviarhaiku321)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
321 week haiku
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2020-02-27

Figures sculpted ( Naviarhaiku 321 )

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
321 week Haiku.
https://naviarlab.tumbir.com/

https://www.naviarrecords.com/2020/02/26/naviarhaiku321-figures-sculpted/

OneAmbient4 - Figures Sculpted On Ancient Walls (Naviarhaiku 321)

Video: https://youtu.be/jKa6XwGSVC0

Dreamy, slightly unsettling, unpredictable time warp...

Buchla Easel through the KOMA BBD delay. Only processed signal allowed through, delay time randomly controlled by the MakeNoise Wogglebug, resulting in a very off beat and unpredictable piece. Add to this one tape echo each for left and right...

Gear:
Buchla Easel
MakeNoise Wogglebug
Koma BD101
Space Echo RE-201
Space Echo RE-150

Recorded in Logic Pro X with a Soundcraft 22MTK.

figures [naviarhaiku321]

Mats Unden is a Swedish sound artist based in Darwin, Australia. Creates minimal electronica, ambient, and makes noise, with a passion for analogue, modular and vintage synthesizers.

figures [naviarhaiku321]

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