SONGS OF THE FROGS OF TAIWAN – VOL.1 | Yannick Dauby

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Taiwan, located between Japan and Philippines, possess a precious natural environment. This 68 minutes long Compact-Disc contains the songs of 16 amongst the 32 species of frogs that inhabit the island.
Realized by a sound artist who is also an amphibian enthousiast, these recordings (devoid of vocal or musical accompaniment) are not only audio documents for natural history aficionados, but propose also some listening situation for the pleasure of the ears. This work is an invitation to the delicacy of the sounds of nature in Taiwan. This CD audio is accompanied by a 28 pages booklet containing illustrations by taiwanese artists, photos and explanations about the species.

 

 

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01 Kurixalus idiootocus – Meintein Temple Treefrog 4:25
02 Babina adenopleura – Olive Frog 3:51
03 Hylarana latouchii – Latouche’s Frog 4:24
04 Kurixalus eiffingeri – Eiffinger’s Treefrog 2:53
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05 Rhacophorus prasinatus – Emerald Treefrog 3:44
06 Buergeria japonica – Ryukyu Kajika Frog 3:04
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07 Rhacophorus taipeianus – Taipei Treefrog 6:59
08 Fejervarya limnocharis  – Indian Ricefield Frog 4:58
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09 Microhyla fissipes – Ornate Ricefrog 3:59
10 Limnonectes kuhli – Kuhl’s Creek Frog 4:21
11 Polypedates megacephalus – White Lipped Treefrog 4:40
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12 Hylarana guentheri – Guenther’s Brown Frog 4:19
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13 Rhacophorus moltrechti – Moltrecht’s Treefrog 6:57
14 Odorrana swinhoana – Swinhoe’s Frog 3:38
15 Duttaphrynus melanosticus – Black Spectacled Toad 4:17
16 Bufo bankorensis – Central Formosa Toad 1:37

 

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Field recordings realized and prepared by : Yannick Dauby
Introduction text : Yang Yi-Ru
Texts : Yannick Dauby
Photos : Yannick Dauby & Jian Fu-Lu
Drawings : Wan-Shuen Tsai, Jun-Yang Li, Tai-Wei Wu, Marie-Almina Gindre-Serrano, Bo-Tong Lin, Rui-Xiang Xiao, Yuki Chang, Wan-Shan Tsai.
Papercut (CD design) : Geng-Zheng Wu
Cover and booklet design : Yannick Dauby & Wan-Shuen Tsai
Produced by Kalerne Editions
Published by Atelier Hui-Kan / June 2009 / Taiwan

Gruenrekorder / Germany / 2009 / GrD 11 / LC 09488