Bit Depth
Bit Depth
Santiago Ramones
Right now, Bit Depth is diving deep into the creation of the songs on Hypothetical, track by track.Normally, the podcast is this:Deep conversations with interesting people. Santiago Ramones gets to know people on a deeper level: Why they do what they do and why they believe what they believe. Bit Depth lies at the intersection of creativity and philosophy, striving to establish a culture of nuance, empathy, and growth. As a musician, Santiago speaks with other musicians, creatives, outliers, and any sort of interesting person interested in deep conversation.
352 - Hypothetical - 12 - The Vicious Cycle
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. "The Vicious Cycle" is the twelfth track on Hypothetical. It's the story of an addict's journey through finally understanding how his addiction affects those that he loves. You can listen to Hypothetical here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discordLove never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
May 28
23 min
351 - Hypothetical - 11 - Trauma
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. “Trauma” is the eleventh track on Hypothetical. I wrote it at ACM@UCO for a Songwriting and Demo Building class in 2017. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses war, PTSD, mental health, and other graphic or potentially disturbing content. Proceed at your own discretion.You can listen to Hypothetical here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discordLove never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Apr 30
31 min
350 - Hypothetical - Without Us
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.“Without Us” is the tenth track on Hypothetical. I wrote it when I was in high school and it’s about how school sucks. It also features backing vocals from seph(ra). Let’s dive into all the sounds on this track.The Bloom podcast mentioned:https://santiagoramones.com/podcast/2020/7/29/bloom-promos-3-without-sephraseph(ra)'s music:https://sephra.bandcamp.com/album/pieces-of-schemaYou can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discordLove never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Mar 26
18 min
349 - Hypothetical - 9 - Late
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. “Late” is the ninth track on Hypothetical. This song is an apology, in a variety of ways. I’m really proud of it, as a songwriter. This podcast explains how it was made. You can listen to Hypothetical here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Feb 26
22 min
348 - Hypothetical - 8 - Right Now
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. "Right Now" is the eighth track on Hypothetical. It's a rock song about being mad that goes as far back as 2014.Mentioned on the podcast: Cardinal Song: https://www.cardinalsongokc.com/Alexa LaCroix: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexaLacroixYou can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Jan 24
19 min
347 - Hypothetical - 7 - Replacement
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. "Replacement" is the seventh track on Hypothetical. It's about no longer being able to fulfill one's purpose. It's also the first song I ever wrote.You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Dec 25, 2025
22 min
346 - Hypothetical - 6 - Space Heat
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. "Space Heat" is the sixth track on Hypothetical. It's a grunge track about a space heater.You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Nov 27, 2025
14 min
345 - Hypothetical - 5 - Ghost
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks."Ghost" is the fifth track on Hypothetical. It takes place in a haunted hotel.You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Nov 2, 2025
18 min
344 - Hypothetical - 4 - Too Cold
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks."Too Cold" is the fourth track on Hypothetical. It's about longing for a lover's warmth.You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Nov 1, 2025
12 min
343 - Hypothetical - 3 - Koi
Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks."Koi" is the third track on Hypothetical. It's about being a fish.You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠Bit Depth: ⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠ Discord: https://santiagoramones.com/discord Love never fails. It's going to be okay. I might be wrong.
Nov 1, 2025
11 min
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