Out of My Dreams was inspired by the haiku by Ryōkan Taigu out of my dreams the distant croaking green frogs Ryōkan Taigu was a Japanese poet and calligrapher who lived during the Edo period. A Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit, Taigu spent most of his time writing poetry, calli.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Heat In Waves was inspired by the haiku by Katō Kyōtai heat in waves ̶ in the stones angry reverberations Katō Kyōtai was a poet from Nagoya who entered the world of haikai in 1759. His work shares with Buson a careful observation, not just of nature itself, but also of the complex emotions and.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
A Shiver, Endless was inspired by the haiku by Marko. What's a month for the sea as the waves touch my feet a shiver, endless Marco is the creator of Naviar Records. In his words, "Those were my first days travelling alone in Japan without Gosia and Zoe, so I wrote it thinking about the perception.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Winter Sun was inspired by the haiku by Murakami Kijo winter sun - my own shadow blocks the way Murakami Kijo was a contemporary of Masaoka Shiki. Born into a samurai family in a time of social transformation in Japan, Kijo lost most of his hearing at the age of 18, which compromised his studies and.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Early Dawn’s Pale Light was inspired by the haiku by John Hinks Early dawn’s pale light: A gentle start to the day Two seagulls gliding John Hinks, aka FlownBlue, is a prolific and talented composer.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
In Search of a Name was inspired by the haiku by Mark Miller in search of a name the torrent of rainwater down the canyon wall Mark Miller is an award-winning poet and photographer who has published four books of poetry, the latest being Light and Counterlight (Ginninderra Press, 2020), a selection .... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Caterpillar was inspired by the haiku by Darren Bourne. Caterpillar Opens her new wings Metamorphosis halF unusuaL the experimental electronic music project of Darren Bourne, who also writes haiku and has been published by the British Haiku Society. Caterpillar was writte.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks,…
Morning Solace was inspired by the haiku by Andrea Cecon. morning solace the silence of apple blossoms Andrea Cecon is a hearing aids technician, a traveller, a haijin published all over the world, and also an ebook apprentice.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG…
Lost In Tranquil Seas was inspired by the haiku by Gary Clarke Lost in tranquil seas Where spring feels melancholy Another sunset Gary Clarke joined a social media platform to raise awareness about an infrastructure issue in his local area by creating a website at Whaligoe Eye in August, 2021.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Glorious Rays Bringing Growth was inspired by the haiku by Jennifer Doty filling my shadows glorious rays bringing growth heavenly ascent Jennifer Doty was born and raised in the beautiful wilds of the Ozarks in southern Missouri.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG…
Paper lantern bright, Floating in the dark night sky, Guiding spirits home. Stan Magendanz Boson Spin (Stan Magendanz) is an ambient, dark ambient & experimental electronic project since 2006, created by Stan Magendanz from Brisbane, Australia.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item…
winter moon the tranquil waters wait for dawn - Arvinder Kaur Arvinder Kaur is an author, translator and a poet. She specializes in English literature and Media Studies and has taught in Post Graduate Colleges of Chandigarh and Punjab.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG,…
White peaks... was inspired by the haiku by Ishida Hakyō White peaks… the snow covers brown trees Ishida Hakyō Ishida Hakyō (1913-1969) was a Japanese poet and student of Mantarō Kubota.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, OCR Page Index, OCR Search…
From Five Subway Haiku by J.K. McCauley Herald Square station tightly packed with commuters lost in their silence. From Five Subway Haiku by J.K. McCauley Herald Square station was written for Bassoon, Contrabassoon.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb,…
marbled dawn seems opaque but moving fast clears its path - Aju Mukhopadhyay Aju Mukhopadhyay is a bilingual poet, author and critic who regularly contributes to International Journals and Websites on varied subjects.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb,…
the long night made longer – a dog barking - Santōka A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku. Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of sabi (solitude) in.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
The Whirling Dervish is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and others. The Whirling Way is an interpretation where the music's repetitive nature allows for the inclusion of eleme.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
sunset in snow is like a letter read many times - Ryuta Iida Ryuta Iida (1920 – 2007) was the son of the haiku poet Dakotsu Iida. Initially a rice farmer, Ryuta published his first haiku volume, “One hundred noodles”, in 1954.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG…
scattering ginkgo leaves faint sound from the wind far away - Kenji Fusei A student of Takahama Kyoshi, Kenji Fusei was a haiku poet who became known under the pen name Tomiyasu Fusei. He was a member of the Hototogisu Haiku Group and founded the Haiku Association of Tokyo University.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent,…
the edge of the world – the road vanishes into a curtain of mist - Raymond Cobley Raymond Cobley is an experimental composer and regular participant in our Haiku challenge. Now retired, Raymond aims to explore the possibilities afforded by open-source software, which he uses exclusively for creati.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
White and white Heaven and bottom useless –Winter cloudy - Yoshida Donguri Yoshida Donguri is haiku poet who lives in Hokkaido, Japan. Yoshida is a caregiver who loves Buson, Santoka, and sushi. This piece was written for Alto, Tenor and Bass voices, Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Bass.. This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent,…
adorned with raindrops from the shower, a sparkling princess Azealia - Den Sutejo A contemporary of Basho, Den Sutejo was the eldest daughter of a distinguished samurai family living in the mountainous area northwest of Kyoto.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG…
this feeling of loneliness – he plays with his building blocks as the snow heaps up Kubota Mantarō Kubota Mantarō (1889 – 1963) was a Japanese author, playwright and Japanese poet. Although he was more interested in novels and plays, Kubota published several haiku collections and for a while w.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
This piece was created as a response to Pat Boran’s haiku sequence (or rensaku), which explores the flora and fauna of Dublin Bay’s (North) Bull Island. Boran’s rhyming haiku observe the interplay of bird, human and plant life on the island, and celebrate the delicate balance of a biosphere on.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive…
Tewanima was a silver medalist in the 1912 Olympic games. His 10,000 meter run set an American record in that distance that stood for over 50 years. However, as a Hopi Indian, he experienced true Koyaanisqatsi.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, OCR…
I decided to write the haiku for this one. Night's edge comes early, leaves crunching under my feet, suddenly winter. Happy Halloween! Night's Edge was written for Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Trombone, Bass Trombine, Bass Drum, Gong, Vibraphone, Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass. This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent,…
Marco Lucchi has offered a number of piano patterns to remix. I wrote " A Book Of Disquiet " in response to the first of the patterns. I decided to work on a second pattern, selecting piano patterns #5 . I decided that the "remix" in this case should be a set of variations.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku353 – Coffee Break coffee break a crumb for the sparrow This haiku is by Bill Kenney, who writing haiku in December 2004, a month before his seventy-second birthday.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb,…
A Book Of Disquiet was written in response to Marco Lucchi's piano patterns no 1 Let us absurdify life from east to west. - Fernando Pessoa from The Book Of Disquiet Marco Lucchi offered a set of piano patterns and allowed anyone to remix the piece. I saw these patterns as being organiz.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
Come To Me was inspired by the poem by yaskhan of the same name - yassy66.wordpress.com/2020/08/22/come-to-me/ It is dedicated to my dear wife, Kathy, who is one of the few capable of putting up with me over a long period of time.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile,…
All Creatures Have A Name was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0451: Ursula’s Silences Step 1: In the classic fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea, its author, Ursula K. Le Guin, writes the following: “For a word to be spoken, there must be silence.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku343 – Persistently I stare Persistently I stare At the moon Still I cannot hear This haiku is by Sugiyama Sanpu (1647-1732), who suffered from severe hearing problems for his whole life. Sanpu was a patron of Basho, helping him establish .... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
Seemless Transmissions was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0448: Seamless Bridge Step 1: Select any two tracks from the 20×20 Bandcamp page, either by ear or at random. Each track should be by a different artist in the 20×20 series.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku341 – A fragrant breeze A fragrant breeze Is blowing from China Over these seven strings This haiku is by Tagami Kikusha (1753-1826), a Japanese multi-disciplinary artist and Buddhist nun, mostly known as a poet, painter, calligrapher and.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku339 – The Heavy Leaf See the heavy leaf on the silent windless day falls of its own will. This haiku is by Nozawa Bonchō, a haikai poet and disciple of Basho who worked as a doctor in Kyoto.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item…
Broken Is The Golden Bowl was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0442: One Sentence Step 1: Choose a favorite single sentence. The sentence should be from prose or poetry, but not a song lyric.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku334 – Bright the full moon shines Bright the full moon shines: on the matting of the floor, shadows of the pines. This haiku is by Takarai Kikaku, one of the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Bashō. He was famous also for writing a m.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku333 – A wild sea- A wild sea- In the distance over Sado The Milky Way. This haiku is by Matsuo Bashō. During the journey that would result in his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Basho stopped at Izumo Point on the Japan S.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
Individual 1 (Living Under Occupation)was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0438: Deep Plan Step 1: There is just one step this month: Compose a piece of music in which something special is situated at the very center.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku332 – from evening mist from evening mist the bell of life passing This haiku is by Issa: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku331 – Peaks of cloud Peaks of cloud: The ship has crossed A windless sea. This haiku is by Natsume Soseki, whose literary career started in 1903 with a series of haiku and renga published on various literary magazines.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia…
This haiku is by Mats Unden, a Swedish visual artist, sound artist, musician, and experimental composer, based in Darwin, Australia. Being a visual artist and a printmaker as well, some works end up in performances, videos and installations.. This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item…
Rhetorical Difference was based on an abstract image which I found to be open to interpretation. As I tried to get my mind around it I decided to go with something inspired by Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question.. This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku327 – meandering through the city meandering through the city cars around infinite game This haiku is by Bartosz Leszczyński, a musician and regular participant in the Haiku challenge as Oxebe.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku325 – true tranquillity true tranquillity hiding underneath creased sheets – unknowable blue This haiku is by Mark Morris, a journalist with more than a decade of experience writing for major broadcasters and national publications in the .... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku324 – sleeping, waking sleeping, waking the emptiness of my mosquito net This haiku is by Chiyo-ni. Born in the Ishikawa Prefecture in 1703, she began writing haiku poetry when she was 6, and her ability was soon recognized even though haik.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku322 – Traveling Monk the sun set behind a traveling monk tall in the withered field This haiku is by Masaoka Shiki, considered by many the first poet of modern haiku.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb,…
Music for Airplanes was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0427: Music 4 Airplanes Step 1: Airplanes are noisy places, especially when at 35,000 feet. Consider the noise, especially the dense white noise, experienced by an airline passenger.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, JPEG,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku320 – the last kite . the last kite carries the setting sun in its wings This haiku is by Aju Mukhopadhyay, an award winning poet, author and critic.... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Item Tile, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, PNG,…
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku318 – in the beach breeze in the beach breeze my travels forgotten… evening cool This haiku is by Kobayashi Issa, who wrote over twenty thousand poems written in his lifetime In The Beach Breeze was written for Bass Drum, Cymbals, Temple .... This item belongs to: audio/racketinmyhead. This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Archive…