Sonic Serial
by Jesse Castro & Marc Fernandez
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Scream: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
Scream: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 105 episodes
- Scream: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture · 1 h 38 min · Season 6 Episode 49In this episode we get into the spooky spirit and discuss the 1996 film Scream and its soundtrack. Intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
- Radiohead B-Sides Part Two · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 48In this episode, we discuss Radiohead's B-Sides released circa 95 through 96 aka The Bends era. Enjoy our nonsense. intro/outro by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
- Portishead's Second Album · 1 h 11 min · Season 6 Episode 47In this episode, we discuss Portishead's 1997 self titled second album, its impact, and its legacy. Featuring music by 6Blocc, The Genie, and Daniel J Thompson Intro/outro…
- William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture · 2 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 46In this episode, we are paying tribute to the 30th anniversary of one of the coolest soundtracks ever. Filled with iconic nineties alternative and pop hits, the Romeo + Juliet…
- Air B-Sides Part Two · 1 h 1 min · Season 6 Episode 45In this episode, we finish our discussion on french band AIR's b-sides throughout their career. Intro/Outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
- New Order's Technique Album · 1 h 15 min · Season 6 Episode 44In this episode, we take a left turn to a random band and a random album. We are discussing New Order's 1989 album, Technique and all the drama around. There is absolutely no…
- Bjork B-Sides Part One · 1 h 2 min · Season 6 Episode 43In this episode, we dive into the Bjork's early b-sides from the Debut and Post era. It's basically a deeper look into her career during the early nineties. We also get some…
- Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly Album · 1 h 18 min · Season 6 Episode 42In this episode, we embark on an in depth discussion on Missy Elliott's iconic album Supa Dupa Fly. So come join us on this journey as we discuss how 1997 was thee era and how…
- Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly Album Intro · 48 min · Season 6 Episode 41In this episode, we discuss Missy Elliott and her debut album and why it was a real game changer in the music industry. Featuring exclusive original Sonic Serial tracks…
- Radiohead B-Sides Part One · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 40In this episode, we are coming back to Radiohead like an ex begging for scraps and discussing their b-sides from the Pablo Honey era. Intro/outro music by Sinewave…
- Portishead's Dummy Album · 1 h 33 min · Season 6 Episode 39We are discussing all the tracks from Portishead's 1994 debut album, Dummy and everything behind it. intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)
- Portishead's Dummy Album Intro · 1 h 20 min · Season 6 Episode 38In this episode, we are going on a journey to Portishead with Portishead's debut album, Dummy from 1994. So get ready to become emotionally deceased... Intro/outro music by…
- Air B-Sides Part One · 1 h 9 min · Season 6 Episode 37In this episode, we are doing something different and discussing b-sides aka tracks that didn't make it on the album but still deserve recognition. We are coming back to our…
- Björk's Fossora, Victimhood, Allow, Fungal City, Trölla-Gabba, Freefall, Fossora, and Her Mother's House · 1 h 12 min · Season 6 Episode 36In this episode, we discuss the remaining tracks of Bjork's last album to date, Fossora. This episode explores topics of motherhood, love, and self-pity. This is the last of our…
- Björk's Fossora, Atopos, Ovule, Mycelia, Sorrowful Soil, Ancestress, and Fagurt er í Fjörðum · 1 h 36 min · Season 6 Episode 35We are in the midst of the Fossora journey, mama, and we are discussing all the topics from death to motherhood, and much more. featuring music by Sono Valerio intro/outro…
- Björk's Fossora Album Intro · 1 h 5 min · Season 6 Episode 34We are diving and digging into the mushroom journey of Bjork's last album to date, Fossora. So come with us as we embark upon this fungal city the queen of avant-pop has created…
- The Virgin Suicides (Music from the Motion Picture) · 1 h 38 min · Season 6 Episode 33In this special and long episode, we are back to discuss Sofia Coppola's first film and the soundtrack for it. This includes a lot of artists from the 'Me' decade and more modern…
- The Rest of Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, Glass Eyes, Identikit, The Numbers, Present Tense, Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief, and True Love Waits · 1 h 19 min · Season 6 Episode 32In this episode we wrap up our discussion on Radiohead last album to date and discuss what the band members have been up to since. featuring music by Jaron Davis intro/outro…
- Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, Burn the Witch, Daydreaming, Decks Dark, Desert Island Disk, and Ful Stop · 59 min · Season 6 Episode 31In this episode, we discuss the first half of Radiohead's 2016 album, A Moon Shaped Pool. So get your tissues and water because you will need to hydrate after this emotional…
- Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool Album Intro · 41 min · Season 6 Episode 30In this episode we dip our toes in the moon shaped pool to discuss Radiohead's last album to date. There's a lot of serious deep dark issues in this pool and we don't mean to…
