Sonic Serial
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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Radiohead's The Bends Album Intro, Planet Telex, The Bends, High and Dry
In this episode we introduce Radiohead's second album The Bends and discuss the songs, Planet Telex, The Bends, and High and Dry.
Aphex Twin's Windowlicker EP featuring Windowlicker, Formula, and Nannou
In this episode we discuss Aphex Twin and his 1999 hit single Windowlicker and it is all utterly offensive. You’ve been warned.
Featuring music by The Running Man (https://soundcloud.com/runningmania…
Björk's Post, I Miss You, Cover Me, and Headphones
In this episode we discuss remix divas, we mispronounce Stockhausen, and share what the people think of this ‘iconic queen.’
featured remixes include: https://soundcloud.com/iyahking/bjork-i-miss-you-…
Björk's Post, Isobel and Possibly Maybe
Self love tea. In this episode, we discuss Comme des Garcons, couples that twin, and how to suck your own tongue. xoxo
featuring a clip of the Possibly Maybe remix by S'aint Panic (https://soundcloud.…
Björk's Post, It's Oh So Quiet, Enjoy, and You've Been Flirting Again
Yes, you! You've been flirting again. So enjoy it until it's oh so quiet. In this episode we discuss Bjork on Broadway, give our best Bjork impersonation, and why Tricky was a bad boyfriend.
intro/ou…
Björk's Post, Hyperballad and The Modern Things
In this episode we discuss death, the evolution of things, and Marc sings his country Bjork cover.
intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
Björk's Post Album Intro and Army of Me
In this episode we discuss Tyvek fashion, brothers, and everything behind Bjork’s ‘Army of Me.’
Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Fools Rush In, Avril 14, K. 213, Tommib Help Buss, Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux, Opus 36, All Cats Are Grey
We have finally made it to the last episode of the Marie Antoinette journey. Join us as we discuss the more melancholic side of the Marie Antoinette soundtrack.
This episode includes Avril 14 cover b…
Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Jynweythek Ylow, Opus 17, Il Secondo Giorno, Keen On Boys, Opus 23, Les Barricades Mysterieuses
Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Concerto in G, The Melody of a Fallen Tree, I Don't Like It Like This, Plainsong
In this episode we discuss Vivaldi and more in our best Robert Smith impersonation. Enjoy.
intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
featuring remixes by Gullen
Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Ceremony, Natural's Not In It, I Want Candy, Kings of the Wild Frontier
Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Hong Kong Garden, Aphrodisiac, What Ever Happened?, and Pulling Our Weight
We're taking a new journey into soundtracks with the 2006 Sofia Coppola adaptation of Marie Antoinette. This episode we discuss tracks one through four and explore how they compliment the angst ridde…
Air's 10,000hz Legend, Wonder Milky Bitch, Don't Be Light, and Caramel Prisoner
Air's 10,000hz Legend, Lucky and Unhappy, Sex Born Poison, and People in the City
Air's 10,000hz Legend, Radio #1, The Vagabond, and Radian
On this “special” episode, we invite Jesse's brother, André to be our first guest and help us discuss how and why Air made the songs, “Radio #1,” “The Vagabond,” and “Radian.”
intro/outro music by Sin…
Air's 10,000hz Legend, Electronic Performers, and How Does It Make You Feel?
In this episode we dive into the album "10000hz Legend" by Air, discussing the history of Air, their influences, and how they ended up in the synthetic meets organic world of 10000hz Legend: the revi…
Radiohead's Pablo Honey, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Ripcord, Vegetable, Prove Yourself, I Can't, Lurgee, and Blow Out
Radiohead's Pablo Honey, How Do You?, Stop Whispering, and Thinking About You
how do you stop whispering thinking about you?we don’t know but we do know a thing or two about egg cups, prannies, and our mothers. Just a few things covered in this episode. Also, we apologize for …
Radiohead's Pablo Honey, You and Creep
New episode, new artist, new album. We are embarking on a journey to cover Radiohead's first album and discussing all the drama behind the songs, You and the popular hit Creep.
intro/outro music by Si…
