Strange Sounds
Weird instruments and unearthly rhythms with hang drums, theremins, mellotrons and insect electronica.
Bleep Bleep Bloop: Music and Video Games
Paul Bennun explores the world of music composed for video games.
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Compression versus Art
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
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Cricket Cabaret
Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.
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Cutting Up the Cut-Up
Ken Hollings examines the artistic device to create new meaning from existing recordings.
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Good Vibrations: The Story of the Theremin
Bill Bailey tells the story of the remarkable electronic instrument.
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The Hang Drum Phenomenon
Evelyn Glennie explores the extraordinary story of a new percussion instrument - The Hang.
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How to Make an Archive on 4—Archive on 4
Alan Dein enters the strange world of instructional records.
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Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron
An early sampler, this 1960s musical invention's fans include Paul McCartney.
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The School is Full of Noises
Ian McMillan hunts for the truth behind some bizarre schools music making from the 1960s
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Soundstage
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents a series of audio postcards.
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Spank the Plank
Mitch Benn investigates the history of slap bass - and even tries to learn the technique.
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Tiny Tinkles
Rainer Hersch investigates how and why tinkly music is so evocative of childhood.
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While My Guitar Gently Bleeps
Isy Suttie delves into video game music, attempting to create her own electronic opus.
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