Haiku Music Challenge 49
Welcome to the forty-ninth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records.
Here’s another poem by Aju Mukhopadhyay, who also offered a haiku for our previous challenge. Aju is an award-winning poet, author and critic. 10 of his 36 books are of Japanese short verses. His works have been widely anthologized and translated.
Figures sculpted
on ancient temple walls
still look at us
Twenty-two tracks were made in response to Aju’s poem. Here are the three I selected this week:
Track: Ancients Outlook
Artist: Stull
Genre: electronic, dubstepRaymond Stull‘s electronic piece is the most energetic entry we received last week.
Track: They still look at us
Artist: Boson Spin
Genre: electronicHere’s a haunting soundscape by Boson Spin. With its multiple and interconnected sonic layers, this track offers an immersive experience to the listeners.
Track: Still Look
Artist: This Northern Life
Genre: ambientGentler than the previous two entries, this composition by This Northern Life seems like a perfect ending for our weekly selection.
Thank you for listening. Next week we’ll be listening to music inspired by another haiku by Masaoka Shiki:
the sun set behind
a traveling monk
tall in the withered field
The deadline to submit your track is 25 March. To find out more and participate, please visit the Naviar Records site.
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Of the three music performances I have heard the one as available, by This Northern Life. It draws one close to its sound. I acknowledge my gratefulness to Marco and Jim Kacian for selecting my haiku for its musical performance.