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haiku #588: The past, immutable - / an icicle stabs / directly downward

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward
 

Saitō Sanki (1900 – 1962) was a dentist who discovered his passion for haiku poetry in his mid-thirties when his colleagues at the hospital in Soto Kanda convinced him to write a haiku for a collection. Later, he became one of the most important exponents of wartime haiku: he was imprisoned in 1940 during the government’s World War II persecution of controversial artists, and was officially forbidden to write until the end of the war.
 
haiku by Saitō Sanki: https://www.littermagazine.com/2023/07/review-sanki-saito-selected-haiku.html

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

more halF unusuaL

halF immutablE [naviarhaiku588]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
588
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable/

2025-04-10

The past, immutable  (Naviarhaiku 588 )

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward

by: Saitō Sanki

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.

SONG 84 - Naviarhaiku588

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

The Immutable Past (naviarhaiku588)

11Apr25
My naviarhaiku588 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/780349856376061952/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable

The past, immutable [naviarhaiku588]

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 588:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable/
Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!
Photo by zenbytes (Germany, 2010)

icicle stabs downward - Naviarhaiku588

caught in comfort

a project created in december 2020 found from the archive

Procedure:
A MIDI sequence was created with Elektron Octatrack,
which drives a piano track in Ableton.
The sequence was then broken down into four melodic lines.
The harmony was extracted from each melodic line.
For each track, the ghost plays its part and sings as it pleases.
Next, for the sake of musicality, each ghost decides which notes to play and which to omit from its part.
During the performance the Time increase and the ensemble takes place

work in progress

cover art is a waterpaint made by me in 1999


4 ghosts ensemble on piano

the ceremony of innocence is drowned - #4307 (94R95 pc 229 left) by chair house 250929
(again, William Butler Yeats from May 22, 2025) 

*** NEW CATCHPHRASE FOR PIANO TEN THOUSAND LEAVES ***

" Gentleness, carried on 4,536 leaves of sound "

*** "PIANO TEN THOUSAND LEAVE" COMPLETE WORK ALBUM SERIES START ***

Now begins a new challenge:
to compile all 4,536 pieces into 91 albums
and deliver them to the future.
Just as "Ten Thousand Leaves ( Manyoushu ) " carried
the hearts of lovers across a thousand years,
we hope these piano pieces will reach
people a thousand years from now.

===================
VOLUME1-4
===================
*** youtube full video:
https://youtu.be/a77YDMMgv7o
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/3mISdsZNVdEAD2BMxCE0ku?si=2l36hot_TsyV_kCVnKwLBg
*** Apple Music:
 https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-4/1840586819
*** amazon Music:
https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0FRMNGD1K?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_mFt4isWbmtWKlgKqqHDbRNiff
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/m0nqEtsg?lang=en

===================
VOLUME1-3
===================
*** youtube full video
https://youtu.be/ue7KsUBdLME?si=5UbdJelOAPjqboiJ
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6BAV5XloL6HDGboFeiE3VF?si=e4E-3zI0RqCt8aQNrnMHrQ
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-3/1834912123
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/8RNRdEa3?lang=en

===================
VOLUME1-2 
===================
*** youtube: full video of 50 pieces 2 hours
https://youtu.be/fBmIMLpM10g?si=MQmAdF95M7GCm4Ve
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/1KDM283kVS8x7fO9q79w2v?si=iIJ4sZidSqWW8ah59Y_a1g
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-2/1832629621
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/VeA0UreQ?lang=en

===================
VOLUME1-1
===================
*** youtube: full video of 50 pieces 2 hours
https://youtu.be/YERNF74cvKw?si=6FiU67TOdybggkQk
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/12vCnNiO4EfBz6eVPGhvOr?si=P3cL7RZSTV-87jeswyI8BA
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-1/1831717286
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/Y9VNVN23

the ceremony of innocence is drowned - #4307 (94R95 pc 229 left) by chair house 250929

turning and turning in the widening gyre - #4308 (94R97 percent 228 left) by chair house 250930
(again, William Butler Yeats from May 22, 2025) 

*** NEW CATCHPHRASE FOR PIANO TEN THOUSAND LEAVES ***

" Gentleness, carried on 4,536 leaves of sound "

*** "PIANO TEN THOUSAND LEAVE" COMPLETE WORK ALBUM SERIES START ***

Now begins a new challenge:
to compile all 4,536 pieces into 91 albums
and deliver them to the future.
Just as "Ten Thousand Leaves ( Manyoushu ) " carried
the hearts of lovers across a thousand years,
we hope these piano pieces will reach
people a thousand years from now.

===================
VOLUME1-4
===================
*** youtube full video:
https://youtu.be/a77YDMMgv7o
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/3mISdsZNVdEAD2BMxCE0ku?si=2l36hot_TsyV_kCVnKwLBg
*** Apple Music:
 https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-4/1840586819
*** amazon Music:
https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0FRMNGD1K?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_mFt4isWbmtWKlgKqqHDbRNiff
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/m0nqEtsg?lang=en

===================
VOLUME1-3
===================
*** youtube full video
https://youtu.be/ue7KsUBdLME?si=5UbdJelOAPjqboiJ
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6BAV5XloL6HDGboFeiE3VF?si=e4E-3zI0RqCt8aQNrnMHrQ
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-3/1834912123
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/8RNRdEa3?lang=en

===================
VOLUME1-2 
===================
*** youtube: full video of 50 pieces 2 hours
https://youtu.be/fBmIMLpM10g?si=MQmAdF95M7GCm4Ve
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/1KDM283kVS8x7fO9q79w2v?si=iIJ4sZidSqWW8ah59Y_a1g
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-2/1832629621
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/VeA0UreQ?lang=en

===================
VOLUME1-1
===================
*** youtube: full video of 50 pieces 2 hours
https://youtu.be/YERNF74cvKw?si=6FiU67TOdybggkQk
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/12vCnNiO4EfBz6eVPGhvOr?si=P3cL7RZSTV-87jeswyI8BA
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-1/1831717286
*** all music streaming services:
https://linkco.re/Y9VNVN23


turning and turning in the widening gyre - #4308 (94R97 percent 228 left) by chair house 250930

Starts with Roland Gaia alone, then Two Behringer 2600 for sequencing and Roland gaia for a very slow melodic line. Third part is Yamaha P-200  piano, run by a pre-recorded sequence from Korg sq-25, also connected one CRAVE. Fourth part, one Behringer 2600
on sample and hold and Roland Gaia for string, and thats it.

Recorded with weeks in between.  

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Rainman

Electric guitar, voice, effect pedals, unsynchronized loops, two tube amps. All sounds, voice, mixing and production: Velvet Something Superdark. Image: Evening Sky (photo: VSS).

Flying

Traveller in sound and space.  Enjoying and creating ambient, drone and experimental music.

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

icicle stabs downward - Naviarhaiku588

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