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Sonic Serial
Author: Jesse Castro & Marc Fernandez
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Sonic Serial is a bi-weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most groundbreaking alternative, indie, electronic & avant-garde albums, track by track. Your hosts are Jesse Castro, a musician, producer & recording artist, and Marc Fernandez, a scientist and music lover.
Our sometimes irreverent podcast offers analysis, background, perspective, and opinion about the artist's inspiration, motivation, and context behind each track.
Upcoming episodes will feature albums by artists such as Bjork, Radiohead, AIR, and Portishead.
Our sometimes irreverent podcast offers analysis, background, perspective, and opinion about the artist's inspiration, motivation, and context behind each track.
Upcoming episodes will feature albums by artists such as Bjork, Radiohead, AIR, and Portishead.
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In this episode, we are sewing the wound shut and wrapping the journey of Bjork's Vulnicura. This is where magic, art, and heartbreak meet and we are on the mend. Notable music mentions: Radiohead, Ice Spice & PinkPantheress - Weird Liars / MunchNotget (Cover) - Jesseintro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we discuss the trials and tribulations of Bjork's heartbreak album, Vulnicura. It's a journey and she is on the mend.Featuring music by Aleya Jobson and Gerben GroeneveldIntro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
Journey into the dreary world of heartbreak with us as we begin discussing Bjork's 2015 album Vulnicura. This is a tale of pain and healing. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we put an existential bow on the album that is In Rainbows. Come finish this journey with us as we discuss things like Spanish key parties, VHS roulette, and crazy drunken nights. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)featuring music by Borja Moskv, shambion, Eduardo Castilllo, Alex Shamoon, and Baxter Pro
In this episode we discuss the first half of Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows, filled with marching bands, Victorian ghosts, fishes, and worms. It's a doozy. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)featuring music by weirdfish
In this episode we introduce Radiohead's In Rainbows and discuss how the album came to be including all the controversy surrounding the "pay-what-you-want" model in 2007. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode, we put a fork in the discussion surrounding Bjork's seventh album Biophilia, the one where she unites science and music. We delve into the micro, the macro, and the relations between humans symbolized by scientific phenomena. Njóttu þín!intro/outro music by Sinevvave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)Featuring music by Space Time Solutions and Waxx Crooks
In this episode we continue with our deep space exploration journey soundtracked by Bjork and her seventh album Biophilia. Come along on this cosmic journey and learn some science with us as we discuss the first half of the album. Intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we discuss Bjork's album Biophilia and all that surrounds it like science, apps, indie music, and technology. It was a time to be alive. Now get ready to go on this cosmic journey with us. Intro/Outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
Wrapping up this political nightmare fable called Hail to the Thief while discussing interesting topics like ruined days, rabid rabbits, and windy weather. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
Somewhere between the gutter and the stars, we are discussing the halfway point of Radiohead's typically political and doomy album, Hail to the Thief filled with allusions to children's fables and global warring. We also got some joked. Maybe some teas. But lots of laughs and love...intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we discuss Radiohead's 2003 masterpiece Hail to the Thief and all the Bush-era politics behind its opening tracks. including music by Rigbiintro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
Trigger warning: This episode contains some major misogyny. In this episode we wrap up Bjork's Volta while throwing tons of shade because it's not one of her bests. We also discuss sickness and health, terrorism, motherhood, and other off topic things. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we discuss poetry, girly pop, and kundalini yoga amongst other things while trying to get through Bjork's controversial album Volta. intro/outro music by SInewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we introduce Bjork's sixth studio effort and all the controversy it has garnered. We also discuss the final Bush years, myspace, and the infamous roast beef sandwich scandal, and there is so much doubt about everything. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
We got another special soundtrack episode for you and it's Gregg Araki's 1997 film Nowhere. This film includes a plethora of hot '90s stars, colorful fashions, psychedelic sets, and hella good music. And we discuss it all...intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this episode we wrap up Radiohead's Amnesiac. Don't forget to remember. Enough said.Intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
We continue to discuss the cheery tracks of Amnesiac. Whether it involves politics, cannibalism, a cute ghost story, or just drowning dogs and eating mice, it's always sure to be a good time with Radiohead. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
We are back with some more Radiohead and discussing their fifth album full of experimentation and innovation and typical Radiohead doom and gloom with a hint of abstraction. oh and there's also some autotune. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
In this "special" episode, we discuss the soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's second film Lost in Translation and how Brian Reitzell's selection of music helped create the dreamy jet lagged vibes of traveling from afar to the neon wonderland of Tokyo. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)























