Sonic Serial

About 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.

Publisher

Jesse Castro & Marc Fernandez

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Nov 2022

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

105 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Scream: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture

   In 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)

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Radiohead B-Sides Part Two

   In 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 (http://sinevvave.bandcamp.com))

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Portishead's Second Album

   In this episode, we discuss Portishead's 1997 self titled second album, its impact, and its legacy. Featuring music by 6Blocc (https://www.youtube.com/@OG6BLOCC/videos), The Genie (https://www.thegeniemusic.com/), and Daniel J Thompson (https://soundcloud.com/danielthompson-2) Intro/outro music by Sinewave (sinevvave.bandcamp.com)

Who has been a guest on Sonic Serial

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ane Brun
• Obstinator
• OJC
• Avracar

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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