All submissions are here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku604-in-spring-sunlight

To participate in the Haiku Music challenge:

- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
- When choosing a title for your piece also include the assignment number, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku382)”

To submit your track:

- If you’re a Soundcloud user, upload it on Soundcloud and send me the URL via private message, or tag me in the track.
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- If you don’t use any music platform, upload it to this Dropbox folder and I’ll include it in the weekly playlist. If you choose this option, make sure you include your name in the track’s title. www.dropbox.com/request/JvKyUfuCSzJ3gRNRocZz

more info here: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

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haiku #604: In spring sunlight / the rows of tea bushes / ripple like waves

« Among the pines » is my contribution for the 600th haiku proposed by naviar records:

thinking of us
the sound of wind
among the pines

by: Andrea Cecon

I take this opportunity to thank Marco Sebastiano Alessi of naviar records for setting up this wonderful adventure.

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

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.

Among the pines (naviarhaiku600)

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book Tōke shunchō.

Haiku by Kogetsu Eguchi: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha011984281

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

more halF unusuaL

halF tremolO [naviarhaiku603]

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

by: Kogetsu Eguchi

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Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book Tōke shunchō.

Haiku by Kogetsu Eguchi

Picture by Luca Ercolani

Join The Naviar Haiku Music Challenge
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. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page. https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/



SONG 112 - NaviarHaiku603 - Insect Tremelo

Korg monotron with loop pedal and tape delay (in that order). Added some strings and brass afterwards.

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku Music Challenge: https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku603-insect-tremolo/

insect tremolo-naviarhaiku603

insects tremolo and chatter...  insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book Tōke shunchō.

Haiku by Kogetsu Eguchi


 

Submission deadline: 30th July 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Sentimental Insects (NaviarHaiku603)

26Jul25

My naviarhaiku603 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/789843806415650816/naviarhaiku603-insect-tremolo
😊

the heat of farmland roads [naviarhaiku603]

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 24-26 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Love On A Whole Heat” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 603: Insect Tremolo.

insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

by: Kogetsu Eguchi

Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo 
period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book *Tōke shunchō*.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 27 Jul 2019, Massapequa, NY, USA

Music & art © 2019, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Another version of this is available - raw from my iPad - if you subscribe to my Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-on-whole-24-135024235

I suspect that I will re-use and remix the entire recording for use on a future album, tentatively titled My Head's In The Hatbox.

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Love On A Whole Heat (naviarhaiku603)

naviarhaiku603 – insect tremolo
July 23, 2025
insect tremolo
soberingly cools the heat
of farmland roads

by: Kogetsu Eguchi

Music made with Korrel Grain Player. 7 tracks. Free Samples by  Pixabay  (https://pixabay.com/)

insect tremolo (naviarhaiku603)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
604
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku604-in-spring-sunlight/

2025-07-31

In spring sunlight (Naviarhaiku 604)

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves
 

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

Haiku by Tōge Morita: https://www.lucacenisi.net/2023/04/16/cinque-haiku-di-toge-morita/

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

halF cuppA [naviarhaiku604]

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 11 Nov 2020 & 30 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Old Liver Fall” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 604: In Spring Sunlight.

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves

by: Tōge Morita

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 18 Nov 2018, LIRR, NY, USA

Music & art © 2018, 2020, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Old Liver Fall (naviarhaiku604)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 604

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves
 

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

Haiku by Tōge Morita

Picture by Kyle Bushnell

Submission deadline: 6th August 2025
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Whisper fields (naviarhaiku604)

An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.

Sunlight Ripple (naviarhaiku604)

For the 603rd haiku from @naviar-records. 

In spring sunlight the rose of tea bushes ripple like waves

by: Tōge Morita

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku604-in-spring-sunlight/

Tea bushes (naviarhaiku604)

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves
 

Tōge Morita (1924-2013) was a Japanese teacher and poet from Osaka. In the early 50s, he started publishing his poems in the Katsuragi 葛城 magazine, later becoming its editor-in-chief and, in 1990, its editor.

Haiku by Tōge Morita

Picture by Kyle Bushnell


Ripple like waves_naviarhaiku604

Made in response to:

In spring sunlight
the rows of tea bushes
ripple like waves

Naviar haiku challenge 604, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

A couple of relatively simple elements combined with an experimental layer using several stages of granular processing. All the basic components were made with Voltage Modular plus some additional granular processing using GRFX from Imaginando. Mixed and manipulated in a single "Live" improvised take.

Tea Bushes Ripple - (naviarhaiku - 604)

Naviar is a music community and label. Through regular publications, open projects and events, we explore the connection between experimental music and traditional Japanese poetry.

To join the Haiku challenge, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Ripple like waves_naviarhaiku604

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