Haiku Music Challenge 79
Welcome to the seventy-ninth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records.
Chine was the younger sister of Mukai Kyorai, the author of last week’s poem. Together the siblings kept a journal during a trip from Kyoto to the Ise shrine in 1686. Kyorai’s Ise Journal begins as follow:
The sun hot yet wind cool on our heads,
I take my younger sister on a pilgrimage to Ise
to which Chine replied:
Until Ise
such good companions,
morning geese
Chine died in 1688, at 26. The haiku of the week is Chine’s death poem.
Easily glows
and easily goes
a firefly
Eleven tracks were inspired by Chine’s haiku, and here’s my selection for The Haiku Foundation:
Track: easily glows
Artist: Tunnelwater
Genre: ambient
Let’s start with an immersive ambient soundscape by long-time participant Tunnelwater.
Track: Easily glows
Artist: Oxebe
Genre: electronic
Polish sound artist Oxebe joined us last week with a cinematic and enigmatic composition.
Track: easily glows
Artist: Night Note
Genre: ambient
A soothing track by Night Note that carefully combines ambient layers with a mesmerizing piano.
Thank you for listening. Next week we’ll be listening to music inspired by Scott, one of Naviar’s supporters on Bandcamp:
snowflakes gently fall
cold winter’s pale sakura
I envy the birds
The deadline to submit your track is 7 April. To find out more and participate, please visit the Naviar Records site.