Khruangbin and Alok Star in ‘The Art of Sound,’ a Video Series on the Body’s Reactions to Sound

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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“The Art of Sound,” the documentary series co-produced by L-Acoustics and Black Meteor, returns with its second episode — arriving in two parts and built on the series’ premise: that sound is not decoration, but a fundamental force shaping human biology, emotion, and culture.

Part I, featuring Houston trio Khruangbin, explores the physiological response to sound through live heart-rate monitoring research. Part II shifts to Brazilian DJ, producer, and philanthropist Alok, examining how sound functions as a vehicle for collective experience and cultural identity at scale. Together, the two installments trace sound’s reach from a single body to an entire crowd, starting with what happens, physiologically, when Khruangbin steps into a room.

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