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Radio Scotland,5 mins

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One person’s 3 mins of musical heaven can feel like an hour of sonic purgatory to another. BBC’s Pauline MacLean spoke to musician Louise Quinn about her new play, which looks at the use of music as a psychological tool in torture or interrogation, either through the sheer assault of its sound or the cultural associations with it.

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