The haiku shared by Naviar Records this week came with a description of the poet that illustrates how deep the form is with history:
Kagami Shikō was a Japanese poet, considered one of the ten outstanding disciples (Shōmon jittetsu 蕉門十哲) of Matsuo Bashō. He was in turn the master of the famous poetess Fukuda Chiyo-ni.
It's an evocative image for me, as someone who still misses the crispness of mountain life.
This week I've been engaging in my annual pedal board patching, so I took the opportunity to record a jam across the upright bass and electric guitar using the two effects arrays on the former and looping facilities of the latter.