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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 #602: scent of plum / in a flash of rising sun! / the mountain path

Blood Moon (A tormented night)

A track produced for the 600th Naviar Records Haiku Challenge; 7 days in which to write and record a piece in response to the haiku posted. The haiku, 'thinking of us, the sound of wind, among the pines' made me think of the 'us' as several voices carried in the wind through the forest, so I used solely voice samples for the track.

Us the Wind Among the Pines (naviarhaiku600)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 600:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku600-thinking-of-us/

Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!
And a big thumbs up to Marco for all the time and efforts spent into this wonderful project, 600 weeks is quite a time... Glad to be part of it!

Photo by zenbytes (Casper, Wyoming, USA, 2024)

wind among the pines - Naviarhaiku600

By the Light Of The Milky-Way (NaviarHaiku 601)

yet another little livecoding experiment ... enjoy! 😁

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path

This week's challenge features a poem by the greatest master of haiku, Matsuo Bashō.

Haiku by Matsuo Bashō: https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/items/show/206
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

more halF unusuaL

halF pluM [naviarhaiku602]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
602
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum/

2025-07-17

scent of plum(Naviarhaiku 602)

Hybrid orchestral soundscape, a simple E minor chord progression played on both electronic and acoustic instruments:  5 synthesisers alternating with 4 bowed basses, 2 cellos and a violin.

For this haiku:

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path

by: Matsuo Bashō

Created by DD in Paris  July  2025

Photo by Damian Denis.

naviarhaiku602  by @naviar-records

The Mountain - naviarhaiku602

17Jul25
My naviarhaiku602 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/789227947919900672/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum
😊

the mountain path [naviarhaiku602]

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 11 Nov 2020 & 17/18 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synths, pedals, effects.

This original version of "Can I Have A Camel Custard?” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 602: Scent Of Plum.

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path

by: Matsuo Bashō

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

Can I Have A Camel Custard? (naviarhaiku602)

Walking along a mountain path the intoxicating s cent of ripening plums  fills the air and clears the mind.

Plum Mountain ( NaviarHaiku 602)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 602:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku602-scent-of-plum/

Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!

Photo by zenbytes (Germany, 2011)


scent of - Naviarhaiku602

Unusual glass (naviarhaiku610)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
612
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku612-faring-over-the-lake/

2025-09-25

faring over the lake (Naviarhaiku 612)

Circle and the Line

A folk like piece with cello, strings and voices that reflect the trials and tribulations of navigating arduous landscapes.

Acheter

Rough Terraine

156 - In The Wake Of A Whispered Spark

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

scent of - Naviarhaiku602

zenbytes

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