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Sonic Serial

Sonic Serial

By: 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.Alex Castro 2022 Music
Episodes
  • Lost in Translation Soundtrack

    Lost in Translation Soundtrack
    Jun 10 2025

    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)
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Björk's Medúlla, Oceania, Sonnets / Unrealities XI, Ancestors, Mouth's Cradle, Miðvikudags, and Triumph of a Heart

    Björk's Medúlla, Oceania, Sonnets / Unrealities XI, Ancestors, Mouth's Cradle, Miðvikudags, and Triumph of a Heart
    Mar 24 2025

    What do you know about throat goats? Season Finale Alert: In this episode, we wrap up Bjork's fifth album. The remixes, the videos, and the fashions, honey. Get ready to party and breastfeed with the performance art nerds and cats. xoxo
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Björk's Medúlla, Öll Birtan, Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right), Submarine, and Desired Constellation

    Björk's Medúlla, Öll Birtan, Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right), Submarine, and Desired Constellation
    Feb 27 2025

    In this episode, we discuss the midway point of Bjork's fifth and most experimental album. Girl really chose quantity and not quality with this one.

    intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)

    Featuring music by Ridu, Galvanize, Robert Frederik, Eddie Atom, and Ace January
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    51 mins
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