naviarhaiku487

Sound of mountain
sound of ocean
everywhere spring rain.

Sôen Nakagawa was a key figure in the transmission of Zen Buddhism from Japan to the Western world. Author Sean Murphy, in his “One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories”, tells us an interesting story about the Zen Buddhist master during his time in the U.S.:

“Soen loved to walk around New York City. He’d stare at the lighted skyscrapers, at their tops, he claimed he saw Buddha figures in the lights. “Look at the Buddha,” he’d point, “Shining Buddha!” He’d fill the sleeves of his robes with nuts and berries from Central Park or herbs growing in the sidewalk cracks, and add them to his bowl at the next meal. He loved the musical Fiddler on the Roof, and when asked a question about why some particular point of ceremony needed to be performed in a certain way, he might burst into song, responding “Tradition…!”

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 10th May 2023
haiku by Sôen Nakagawa
picture by Guillaume de Germain

Everywhere Spring Rain (naviarhaiku487)

Cloud cover

Created on iPad with AUM and several AUv3 synths and effects:
SoundScaper, Hilda, Euclidean, FLUSS, Wires, otherdesertcities, RoughRider, BLEASS Granulizer, Eos 2
 
Mastered with Cubase 12 and Ozone 10.

Photo by zenbytes (2014, Vosges Mountains, France)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 487:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/05/03/naviarhaiku487-sound-of-mountain/

Poem/sample by PlatypusVA:
https://freesound.org/people/PlatypusVA/sounds/440579/

rain - Naviarhaiku 487

morning glow  
buttercups flutter  
at the forest’s edge

track for naviar haiku challenge 491
made in vcv rack with dark energy

haiku by catherine lofrumento https://twitter.com/Catherin03
picture by alessandro capuzzi https://unsplash.com/@aleeecap

naviar haiku 2023

morning glow [naviarhaiku491]

This week’s haiku, by Santōka (1882-1940), inspired this improvisation. Played on a Dean 12-string bass guitar, with multiple effects added. Recorded and mixed in Reaper. Edited with CloudBounce.
Naviar haiku challenge: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku/

Morning Star (naviarhaiku492)

2023-06-21

Rescue Operation - First Find

an imagined perspective of the 'mind' of an iris flower- looking to the sun, communicating with bees, setting seed and so on.  A response to a Haiku written by John Hinks,(aka FlownBlue)
 On the canal bank 
Vivid yellow irises – 
Silent sentinels

Find out more about NaviarHaiku at https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

The Sentient Irises(NaviarHaiku494)

2023-06-26

When Drofn Found Bjólf

Created on iPad with AUM and several AUv3 synths and effects.
Mixed in Cubase 12, mastered with Ozone 10.

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 494:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/06/21/naviarhaiku494-on-the-canal-bank/

Photo by zenbytes (2017, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA)

silent sentinels - Naviarhaiku 494

This track was made with Kontakt 7. & Spark 2 (congas, perc & FX).
Graphics made by AI

Rachel

01 TIME Flux

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