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Newt Junction

Jennifer Lucy Allan shares an amphibious-inspired selection of adventurous sounds, from newt dub and toad rock to ambient axolotls, plus plenty of froggy field recordings.

It’s not easy being green… To herald the appearance of frogspawn in ponds and puddles across Britain, Jennifer Lucy Allan shares an amphibious-inspired selection of toadally adventurous sounds.

Frogs, toads, newts, axolotls - amphibians have been inspiring music-makers for centuries. We’ll play the frog dances of Renaissance composer John Dowland, axolotl lullabies, 70s psych rock reflections on horned toads, squelchy newt dub from Dublin and crackled croaking from Japanese noise musician Merzbow. There’ll be snippets from the recently-repressed record of renowned herpetologist Charles M. Bogert, featuring field recordings of 57 species of frogs and toads across North America, originally released in 1958. Plus an appearance by, possibly, the most famous frog of all, he of Muppet fame.

Outside of the herpetological realm, Jennifer shares new releases from the likes of New Zealand cult guitarist Roy Montgomery, South London experimenter Louis Carnell, and French-German duo Nina Harker.

Produced by Kit Callin
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Fri 23 Feb 2024 23:00
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Music Played

  • Martin Denny

    Quiet Village

    • Exotica.
    • Liberty.

  • Charles M. Bogert

    The Mating Call of the Bullfrog (Rana Catesbeiana)

    • Sounds of North American Frogs.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

  • Charles M. Bogert

    Mixed Chorus

    • Sounds of North American Frogs.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

  • Charles M. Bogert

    Southern Toad

    • Sounds of North American Frogs.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

  • Matmos

    Why?

    • Return to Archive.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

  • La NΓ²via

    Polka Γ  Mouret / L'amor de la bic​ò​ta

    • Toad.

  • Orlando

    Theme For A Telepathic Amphibian

    • Play Time: Music for Video Games.
    • RAM TAPES.

  • Alan Maralung with Peter Manaberu

    Green frog

    • Bunggridj-Bunggridj: Wangga Songs: Northern Australia.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.

  • Exuma

    Exuma, the Obeah Man

    • Exuma, the Obeah Man.
    • Barclay.

  • Can

    Sing Swan Song

    • Ege Bamyasi.
    • United Artists Records.

  • Roy Montgomery & Friends, Stephen Cogle & Nicole Moffat

    Sky

    • Broken Heart Surgery.
    • Discreet Music.

  • Nina Harker

    Le Pont aΜ€ Voiles

    • nina harker.
    • Aguirre.

  • Frog of Earth

    Newt Dub

    • Frog of Earth.
    • wherethetimegoes.

  • Litter Frog

    The Angel's Voice

    • Elevate.
    • Dig That Treasure Records.

  • Lord Spikeheart

    REM FODDER (feat. James Ginzberg, Konrad Ecker & James Ginzberg & Konrad Ecker)

    • The Adept.

  • Miguel Noya

    Earth voices_FSapitosBucaritos1.5

    • Earth voices_FSapitosBucaritos1.5.

  • Agathe Max & Natalia Beylis

    She Should Be Queen of all the Flowers

    • The Garden of Paradise.
    • Fort Evil Fruit.

  • Alison Cotton

    °δ°ωΓ©±θ³ά²υ³¦³ά±τ±π

    • Engelchen.
    • Rocket Recordings.

  • Fred Lonberg-Holm & Amphibians Of The Everglades

    Near 2 (feat. Gustavo Matamoros)

    • Bow Hard At The Frog.
    • Corbett vs. Dempsey.

  • Axolotl

    Ombre PilΓ©e

    • Abrasive.
    • Souffle Continu Records.

  • Visionist & Okkyung Lee

    Seven

    • 111.

  • Yoko Ono

    MIND HOLES

    • Fly.
    • Apple Records.

  • Robert W. Baldwin

    Frog Talk

    • Frog Talk.
    • NorthSound.

  • Salamanda

    Living Hazard

    • Ashbalkum.
    • Human Pitch.

  • Felix Kubin

    Let's rock baby

    • Axolotl Lullabies.
    • ORAL_records.

  • Paul O’Dette

    The Frog Galliard

    • My Favourite Dowland.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Merzbow

    Kaeru No Shima

    • Frog.
    • Misanthropic Agenda.

  • Dennis Linde

    Horned Toad

    • Linde Manor.
    • Intrepid.

  • Takashi Masubuchi, Ayami Suzuki & TOMO

    Suikyō (part 2)

    • Suikyo.
    • An'archives.

  • Charles M. Bogert

    Chorus of Sonoran Desert Toads...etc

    • Sounds of North American Frogs.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

  • Miles Davis

    Little Blue Frog (Single Edit)

    • Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition).
    • Columbia.

  • Kermit the Frog & Jim Henson

    Bein' Green

    • Bein' Green / I Am Blue.
    • Children's Television Workshop.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Feb 2024 23:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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