it's a first draft of the piece certainly worth investigating the sonic possibilities it offers. 
the synth always behaves differently in re-proposing the sequence, depending on the envelope phase in which it is found, I am fascinated by it, I have been looking for a sound like this for a long time.
I find it very meditative, so much so that it reminded me of seeing the splendid paintings of the painter Aldo Mondino, more than twenty years ago, in an exhibition at Villa delle Rose in Bologna. 
I immediately fell in love with those fantastic paintings. 
On the cover a detail of the work: Master of Fantasmagorie.
 
work in progress

Sufi's Dance In Slow Motion

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

Composition pour le Naviar Haïku Music challenge 580.
Sur un haïku de Kawakami Fuhaku:

quiescence!
touching not the blossoms,
temple bell's voice

www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/


Temple quiescence

Lose Your Mind And Come To Your Senses 
This ties in with recent daily meditation practice. Breathing and this pattern of inhale exhale is conducive to meditative states and so forms the basis of this track. along with the pulse pattern I added synthesizer and shortwave, all processed and manipulated to be breathlike and further a deeper state of no mind. good luck on your end. as with most of my output it tends to get pretty dark

Disquiet Junto Project 0686: Catch Your Breath Breath
The Assignment: Listen to yourself inhale and exhale; make music from what you sense.
Step 1: Sit for a moment and slow your breath.
Pay attention to your breathing, in and out, in and out. Don’t record yourself. Just listen, and feel.
Step 4: Consider how the process of breathing in and out slowly can lend shape to a piece of music. Again, just do this through personal consideration of the act of breathing. This project isn’t an exercise in audio sampling.
Step 5: Record a piece of music that engages with the ideas that surfaced in Step 4.

thoughts on the 5.5 second Breath.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/55-second-breath-optimal-breathing-technique-katina-gad-vokve/

recent research has shed light on a particular breathing technique that holds immense potential for enhancing our well-being and productivity: the 5.5-second breath. Here is a quick summary of why this simple yet powerful practice has garnered acclaim from experts and enthusiasts alike. 
Understanding the 5.5 Second Breath
The 5.5-second breath involves inhaling deeply for 5.5 seconds and then exhaling slowly for 5.5 seconds. This rhythmic pattern aligns with the body's natural rhythms and has been hailed for its ability to induce a state of calmness and balance. 
How It Works
When we engage in the 5.5-second breath, several physiological responses occur. Deep breathing triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing stress levels. This long breath in allows oxygen to saturate the bloodstream, optimizing oxygen delivery to the brain and vital organs. The slow exhale activates the vagus nerve, which further promotes relaxation and soothes the body's stress response. 


https://www.spiritualityhealth.com/articles/2020/05/26/breath-as-prayer

Slow breathing goes by another name: prayer. 
When Buddhist monks chant their most popular mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, each spoken phrase lasts six seconds, with six seconds to inhale before the chant starts again. The traditional chant of Om, the “sacred sound of the universe” used in Jainism and other traditions, takes six seconds to sing, with a pause of about six seconds to inhale. 
The sa ta na ma chant, one of the best‑known techniques in Kundalini yoga, also takes six seconds to vocalize, followed by six seconds to inhale. Then there were the ancient Hindu hand and tongue poses called mudras. A technique called khechari, intended to help boost physical and spiritual health and overcome disease, involves placing the tongue above the soft palate so that it’s pointed toward the nasal cavity. The deep, slow breaths taken during this khechari each take six seconds. Japanese, African, Hawaiian, Native American, Buddhist, Taoist, Christian—these cultures and religions all had somehow developed the same prayer techniques, requiring the same breathing patterns. And they all likely benefited from the same calming effect. 
In 2001, researchers at the University of Pavia in Italy gathered two dozen subjects, covered them with sensors to measure blood flow, heart rate, and nervous system feedback, then had them recite a Buddhist mantra as well as the original Latin version of the rosary, the Catholic prayer cycle of the Ave Maria, which is repeated half by a priest and half by the congregation. They were stunned to find the average number of breaths for each cycle was “almost exactly” identical, just a bit quicker than the pace of the Hindu, Taoist, and Native American prayers:
5.5 breaths a minute.

Praying For Peace disquiet0686

The 688th Disquiet Junto prompt invited us to consider a common road sign and interpret it as a musical instruction. There's a sign in the alley behind my house that reads

SLOW 
CHILDREN
AT PLAY

So, my response. The instrumentation is simple, just four layers: my favorite grumbly piano, a juicy analog synth bass, an eerie motion pad, and a custom feedback patch on the Sculpture physical modeling synth. The percussion is a hand clap performance that I recorded for the piece. But I am most proud of the vocals: they are not synthetic, they are not samples, they are an organic vocal performance that has been heavily processed.

I really enjoyed doing the research for this piece, digging into the origin of children's rhyming, clapping, and jumprope games. 

I learned that Miss Mary Mack was a performer in a Black-owned circus and tent show that toured the American South in the 1880s. I discovered the "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay" connection between Lizzie Borden and The Cat Came Back: the Lizzie Borden rhyme was often sung to the tune of "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay", a popular vaudeville song; and according to one variation of the cat chant, the seemingly indestructible cat is finally done in when he hears an organ grinder playing "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay" and drops flat dead.

Fair warning, I went full-on creepy for this one.

More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at https://disquiet.com/0688/

The Slow Children at Play (disquiet0688)

14Mar25

My naviarhaiku584 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/777828233117876224/naviarhaiku584-heaven-and-earth
:D

snow fluttering down [naviarhaiku584]

24Mar25
My naviarhaiku585 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/778462363239301120/naviarhaiku585-a-splash-of-colour
:D

a splash of colour [naviarhaiku585]



Composition pour le Naviar Haïku Music challenge 586.
Sur un haïku de Raymond Cobley:

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

www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/


Droplets on the hills

The rhythm track is created from the sounds of a lighter, striking a match and a crackling fire ...

More on the 692nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Combust a Move — The Assignment: Make music using fire for the rhythm track — at https://disquiet.com/0692/

Temple quiescence

Anne Versailles