Jimmy Lem

By Jimmy Lem

My music asks listeners to be like dreamers uncovering hidden patterns in passing clouds. Support me @ patreon.com/blisterpop... more

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December 18, 2024 The Erection Set (disquiet0677)
A childhood of erector sets and sheet‑metal echoes grew into a Cold War march of hammered, industrial pulse.
Recorded, mixed & mastered on 22 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of “The Erection Set” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0677: Jeux d’enfants. The Assignment: Make music inspired by a children’s toy or game.
More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/
Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com
More on the 677th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Jeux d’enfants — The Assignment: Make music inspired by a children’s toy or game — at https://disquiet.com/0677/
Conversation originally took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0677-jeux-denfants
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Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 07 Oct 2008, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Music & art © 2008, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
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4min
December 15, 2024 Polar Decomposition In Rhode Island (naviarhaiku572)
I saw the breeze and felt the shadows.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 18 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of "Polar Decomposition In Rhode Island" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 572, cool breeze.
cool breeze–
cloud shadows
on the green paddies
by: Morikawa Kyoroku
Morikawa Kyoroku (1656-1715) studied with the great Basho for ten months, who was the one who chose his nickname Kyoroku because he excelled in all six (roku) art forms: calligraphy, painting, spear, sword, horse riding and haiku.
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Art/photography by Jim Lemanowicz, 30 Apr 2017, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, USA with an Agfa camera using Ilford HP5.
Original Soundcloud post - https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop/polar-decomposition-in-rhode-island-naviarhaiku572
Music & art © 2018, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see [www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge](http://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge)
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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4min
December 06, 2024 So Glad To See You Again (naviarhaiku571)
The intermittent throb of stillness - with petals.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 11 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
This original version of "So Glad To See You Again" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 571, Stillness.
stillness:
the sound of petals
sifting down together.
by: Miura Chora
Miura Chora (1729-1780) was a Japanese poet from Toba (present-day Mie Prefecture). Early in his career, he came into contact with the Teimon School, and bonded with the great Yosa Buson. An admirer of Matsuo Bashō, he strived for a return to the simple tones and spirit of the latter's poetics, criticizing the vulgarization of haiku of his era and advocating the so-called "return" to a Bashō's style.
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Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz, 30 Nov 2018, Whitney Museum Of American Art, NYC, USA
Music & art © 2018, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see [www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge](http://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge)
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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3min
December 04, 2024 Performing A Choke (disquiet0675)
Sometimes a simple drone is not a simple drone. Sometimes it is.
Recorded, mixed & mastered on 05 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of “Performing A Choke” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0675: Arc of the Drone. The Assignment: Record a drone that goes from simple to complex to simple.
More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/
Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com
More on the 675th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Arc of the Drone — The Assignment: Record a drone that goes from simple to complex to simple — at https://disquiet.com/0675/
Conversation originally took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0675-arc-of-the-drone/
Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free!
Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 05 Dec 2015, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, NY, USA
Music & art © 2015, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
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4min
November 23, 2024 Ion Exchange & Found (naviarhaiku569)
Shanty town viewed from the sky.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 27 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of "Ion Exchange & Found" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 569, Resplendent.
Resplendent
the kite soaring up above
the shanty town
by: Kobayashi Issa
Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.
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Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz, 07 Nov 2009, Massapequa, NY, USA
Music & art © 2009, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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3min
November 17, 2024 No. 63, Hold Back For Oncoming Traffic (disquiet0673)
Making the quiet part loud.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 22/23 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of “No. 63, Hold Back For Oncoming Traffic” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0673: Switch Back. The Assignment: Make the quiet part loud, and vice-versa.
More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/
Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com
More on the 673rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Switch Back — The Assignment: Make the quiet part loud, and vice-versa — at https://disquiet.com/0673/
Conversation originally took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0673-switch-back
Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free!
Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 28 Apr 2010, Manhattan, NYC, USA
Music & art © 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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3min
November 16, 2024 Now I Just Blue Myself (naviarhaiku568)
Blue, liquid flowers.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 22/23 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of "Now I Just Blue Myself" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 568, Liquid Flowers Hum. A longer, raw iPad take captured on video was uploaded for my Patreon subscribers.
liquid flowers hum
each donning Dali’s moustache -
Narcissus shatters
by: Darren Bourne
Darren Bourne’s surreal poem came to life while he was making AI video experiments based on Salvador Dalí’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosis_of_Narcissus).
"According to expert Jane Reichhold, the *hai* of haiku means “joke, or fun, or unusual”, which is part of the inspiration behind the name halF unusuaL, the experimental electronic music project of Darren Bourne, who also writes haiku and has been published by the British Haiku Society."
You can find Darren’s music at https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb2bmRZgyBACkW6lnkTWHSw, and check out https://www.halfunusual.com/ to find out more about his publications and merchandise.
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Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz with DALL-E, Aug 2023 & Mar 2026
Music & art © 2023, 2024, 2026 Jim Lemanowicz
For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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3min
November 06, 2024 I Was Then Tempted By A Single Raw Potato (naviarhaiku566)
Don’t blame the messenger.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 08 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of "I Was Then Tempted By A Single Raw Potato" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 566, Telegraph Pole
telegraph pole
toppled down by
the tempest
by: Masaoka Shiki
Regarded as the father of contemporary haiku, Masaoka Shiki was a poet and literary critic during the Meiji period Japan.
He advocated realistic observation by “sketching” (shasei) poems and going out into nature with notebooks, thus abandoning the traditional subjects of haiku of the time. His advice for an aspiring poet was, “Use both imaginary pictures and real ones, but prefer the real ones.”
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Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz - 12 Nov 2019, Majorie Post Park, Massapequa, NY, USA
Music & art © 2019, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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4min
October 23, 2024 Born With Sternum (disquiet0669)
Alien photosynthesis is the foundation.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 26 Oct 2022, 26 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, piano, effects
This original version of “Born With Sternum” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0669: Phonosynthesis. The Assignment: Make music to help a forest regenerate.
More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/
Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com
More on the 669th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Phonosynthesis — The Assignment: Make music to help a forest regenerate — at https://disquiet.com/0669/
Conversation originally took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0669-phonosynthesis/
Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free!
Artwork/Photography by Jim Lemanowicz - Manhattan, NYC, NY 21 Oct 2020
Music & art © 2020, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
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4min
October 19, 2024 Surfactant Is Cool (naviarhaiku564)
I see the waterfall.
Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.
Synths, effects
This original version of "Surfactant Is Cool" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 564, Fog clears Away…
Fog clears away:
the waterfall shows up
bit by bit.
by: Natsume Sōseki (Tr. Sōiku Shigematsu)
Undoubtedly one of the most important Japanese novelists in modern history, Natsume Sōseki began his career publishing haiku and renku poems in a number of newspapers and periodicals. Early in his career he met Masaoka Shiki, who encouraged him to become a writer and tutored him in the art of composing haiku.
Between 1900 and 1903 he studied at the UCL in London, but this proved to be quite a dramatic experience for the young Soseki. Despite this, when Soseki returned to Japan, he exploded into prolific writing activity.
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Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz - 19 Aug 2011, LIRR, NY, USA
Music & art © 2011, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz
For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge
Patreon - https://patreon.com/blisterpop
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyLem
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmlem
Bluesky - https://jimmylem.bsky.social
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/blisterpop
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FAQs about Jimmy Lem:

How many episodes does Jimmy Lem have?

The podcast currently has 195 episodes available.