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- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
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haiku #624: A quiet cabin; / hunting milkcaps, I was soon / lost among the pines

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Made for the haiku challenge 621 of Naviar records.

Deutzia in full white - deep in the night, the Milky Way. 

Haiku by Ikenishi Gonsui

Ikenishi Gonsui (1650–1722) was a haiku poet from Nara who settled permanently in Kyoto in 1684. A collection of his works, entitled Ikenishi Gonsui no kenkyū, was published in 2003.

More informations about haiku challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

In the night, the Milky Way (naviarhaiku621)

android's dream

“Don’t pick it!”
then picks and gives to me
a garden plum

Tan Taigi was a haiku poet of the Edo period. He was a wanderer for most of his life and admired by Yosa Buson for his ability to transcend his eclectic and unconventional lifestyle with sublime poetry.

haiku by Tan Taigi  (translation by Richard Tice)

Picture by Markus Spiske

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

SONG 131 - NaviarHaiku623 - A Garden Plum

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A quiet cabin;
hunting milkcaps, I was soon
lost among the pines

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Haiku by Kagami Shikō: https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2012/03/kagami-shiko.html

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

more halF unusuaL

halF hunteD [naviarhaiku624]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
624
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku624-a-quiet-cabin/

2025-12-18

A quiet cabin; (Naviarhaiku 624)

Little song for Kagami Shikō haiku:
"A quiet cabin;
hunting milkcaps, I was soon
lost among the pines"

In my language "Perdut entre la cabana" Little experiments only hardware soundscapes.

Lost among the cabin (naviarhaiku624)

Warm Windows

A quietly epic, all-acoustic instrumental in 7/4, built around some simple melodic ideas voiced across ukuleles, acoustic guitars, and acoustic bass—exploring phrasing, articulation, and rhythmic displacement rather than repetition.

Fingerpicked and slide guitar lines intertwine with a grounded bass pulse and muted, organic percussion, creating a sense of forward motion that feels both playful and stubborn, light yet quietly profound.

The piece leans toward acoustic post-rock and organic prog, with cinematic, travel-adventure overtones and a strong melodic focus.

Instruments played:

Kala ukulele
Martin acoustic guitar
L’arrivée acoustic bass
Assorted percussion (including hitting my Spanish guitar w/mallets , doumbek and pezuñas)

Composed and performed by Daniel Diaz, December 2025

Inspired by the haiku:
A quiet cabin;
hunting milkcaps, I was soon
lost among the pines
— Kagami Shikō

@naviar-records

Lost Among The Pines (naviarhaiku624)

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 01 Oct 2019 & 18 Dec 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synth, effects.

This original version of "Mountain Died Quietly” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 624: A Quiet Cabin.

A quiet cabin;
hunting milkcaps, I was soon
lost among the pines

by: Kagami Shikō

Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.

Originally from the present-day Gifu Prefecture, Kagami Shikō became a monk at Daichi-ji Temple, and in 1690 he became a pupil of Bashō, later accompanying him on some of his journeys and recording his last will in 1694.

After Basho's death, he kept travelling around Japan, writing several essays on haiku and collections of writings until his death in 1731.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 28 Jan 2009, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Music & art © 2009, 2019, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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

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Mountain Died Quietly  (naviarhaiku624)

This is a remix of the 1920 recording of 'Nina' by Hans Kindler. i cut the track into sections and remixed, then created three layers, one consisting of the surface noise at the beginning and end, repeated and stretched. I made alterations to pitch and tempo then added grains, delay, reverb, echo, etc.

More on the 729th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Community Remix (Nina) — The Assignment: Rework a shared recording from over 100 years ago — at https://disquiet.com/0729/.

A Skin Handler Inn (disquiet0729)

2049

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 624:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku624-a-quiet-cabin/
Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!

Photo by zenbytes (Colorado, USA, 2024)


lost among the pines - Naviarhaiku624

isolation

Sorry, I was muted while I was speaking.

Written,
Recorded,
Arranged,
Mixed and
Mastered by
Egemen Dumlu

Cover art by 
Egemen Dumlu

can you walk me home?

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

lost among the pines - Naviarhaiku624

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