Summary: Reimagined by Paul Collins. The recording of New York State frogs immediately brought to mind the twang of a severely loosened bass string, and that was the genesis of my piece. A loosened bass is plucked on left and right channels. Two other channels of loosened bass are run through a chain of wah-wah pedals. Two tracks of morchang (a Rajasthani Jew’s harp) add to the froggy chorus. “The wonderfulness of insects in the air,” (Walt Whitman), give way to the meanderings of a varicoloured toy flute. “And the tree-toad is a chef-d’œuvre for the highest,” (Walt Whitman, again). Part of the Sounding Nature project - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/sounding-nature Photo by Pascal van de Vendel at Unsplash
