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Angels in Electronica
Angels in Electronica

Meet the New York duo bringing sacred music to the world of experimental electronica. Can music put us in touch with something beyond our understanding, something that machines will never be able to map? In this immersive feature, experience a taste of Ariadne's live performance as we ask what place spirituality has in electronic music...

Milo The Rapper
Milo The Rapper

As one of the stars of alternative U.S. hip hop, Milo has been featured by everyone from LA Weekly to Pitchfork to Forbes in recent years. Kristina Pedersen dives into the enchanting mind of Rory Ferreira to examine exactly why he raps "different".

Synapse
Synapse

The world of music psychology is uncovering some of the most profound revelations about the human mind and is even beginning to download our thoughts. Illustrated by stunning visuals and a soundtrack which reflects music psychology's influence on music creation, this unique feature asks: will we be forced to redefine what it means to be human?

The Score
The Score

He is the conductor of dreams and nightmares. Welcome to the world of award-winning Hollywood film composer, Greg Tripi, who has worked on top movies and TV including Drive, Contagion, Drag Me to Hell, Dark Places, and The Knick, as well as video games such as Twisted Metal and Far Cry 4.

Reawakening
Reawakening

Jazz in the UK is irresistibly changing in the way people perceive it and the young musicians who play it. Reawakening is a searching examination of the resurgence in the UK jazz scene through the eyes of some of its key proponents. For those people jazz is freedom, it is power, it is social change. 

Brisbane Noise
Brisbane Noise

In 'Brisbane Noise', our fifth immersive multimedia feature, we explore first-hand the music, the characters, and the history of Brisbane's underground scene: from BYOs to pop-ups, from goon-sacks to distros.

Framed by the tragic death of one unifying voice, the story celebrates an aggressive freedom - from commercial restraints, from rules, from location, where no venue is off-limits.

Deep Overwater
Deep Overwater

We give you privileged access to one of the finest luthiers in the world to uncover the bass guitar. Chris May, head of revered guitar company Overwater Basses, reveals the black magic behind making the instrument learnt through 30 years of working with top professionals and stars of music.

Long Player
Long Player

The music album is one of our most important cultural artifacts. But what exactly goes into creating one? Illustrated with striking visuals, we explore the essential elements through the eyes of the artist C.A.R. and her acclaimed debut My Friend.

SCRATCH OBSESSION
SCRATCH OBSESSION

Why do DJs spend countless hours learning to scratch? How fast does a world champion move the crossfader? How would a biomechanics expert define the blur of fingers and hands?

Complete with an exclusive performance by DJ Woody and soundtrack by DJ Chile, we delve into the art of turntablism like no one before.

Needle Habit
Needle Habit

Macho Zapp traces the incredible 50-year journey of Shure's iconic needle, the M44-7, across two radically different musical worlds.

Illustrated by exclusive slow-motion footage from a state-of-the-art camera recording at 500 and 1000 frames per second, you have never seen a needle captured like this before.

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