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.

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The way that we experience art affects how we interpret art. The way that we make art affects the way it comes into being. All this and more in this episode with Barclay Howarth, aka Clay Bar, multidisciplinary artist and business owner. She co-owns Mycelium Gallery, a woman-owned and family-owned art space in Oklahoma City. It&#39;s much more than a gallery, though. It&#39;s overflowing with community art, classes, events, live music, and more. Enjoy this conversation with Clay Bar!Barclay on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/clay_bar/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/clay_bar/</a>Mycelium Gallery:<a href="https://www.myceliumgallery.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.myceliumgallery.com/</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Join the Bit Depth Discord Server:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>I&#39;d love it if you experienced my album, Hypothetical on my website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

360 - Making Art and Experiencing It with Clay Bar (Barclay Howarth)

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Barclay Howarth, also known as Clay Bar, is a multidisciplinary artist and business owner. She co-owns Mycelium Gallery, a woman-owned and family-owned art space in Oklahoma City. It&#39;s much more than a gallery, though. It&#39;s overflowing with community art, classes, events, live music, and more. Barclay talks about their journey through the art world, how Mycelium Gallery came to be, and all of the deep and fun questions that makes Bit Depth what it is. Get to know Clay Bar!Barclay on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/clay_bar/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/clay_bar/</a>Mycelium Gallery:<a href="https://www.myceliumgallery.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.myceliumgallery.com/</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Join the Bit Depth Discord Server:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>I&#39;d love it if you experienced my album, Hypothetical on my website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

359 - Barclay Howarth, aka Clay Bar, Co-owner of Mycelium Gallery

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Hypothetical is shapeshifting fiction. It&#39;s an anthology of stories that blur the line between what&#39;s real and not real. In this episode, Mackenzie Laehn and I talk about the album itself, as well as the fun stuff surrounding the album, its creation, and the experience of it. You’ll get to hear Mac’s perspective about mixing the album, as well. There’s also spoilers for some hidden things about the album, so if you’d rather experience Hypothetical unspoiled, then I suggest that you go to the <a href="http:///hypothetical" rel="nofollow">Hypothetical</a> page to experience it all yourself, first.You can follow Mac on Instagram here:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/notthatmac" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/notthatmac</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Join the Bit Depth Discord Server:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

358 - Hypothetical Retrospective with Mackenzie Laehn

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Bit Depth has existed since March of 2016. In that time, I&#39;ve done 356 episodes. I&#39;ve learned a lot about podcasting during that time. From November of 2023 to June of 2025, there were no episodes published on Bit Depth. I owe you an explanation for that. Mackenzie Laehn, as a big fan of the podcast and my friend, guides the conversation. This episode is a deep dive into what Bit Depth is, how it has grown and changed over time, where it&#39;s going, and what I&#39;ve been up to in the meantime.You can follow Mac on Instagram here:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/notthatmac" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/notthatmac</a> Santiago Ramones&#39; Website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Join the Bit Depth Discord Server:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>I&#39;d love it if you experienced my album, Hypothetical on my website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

357 - Bit Depth Deep Dive and Retrospective with Mackenzie Laehn

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On the second episode with Brett Fieldcamp, we discuss Oklahoma weather, our local music scene, Brett&#39;s musical influences, and much more. Brett Fieldcamp is the owner of Oklahoma City Free Press, as well as the human behind Meteorology, his musical project where he gets to meander in loops, electronics, and guitar expressions. He also hosts On The Scene, a radio show on KGOU where he interviews locals involved in the arts, culture, and entertainment worlds of Oklahoma. If you&#39;re listening on your preferred podcast app, you can also find the video of this podcast on YouTube! Link is with the rest of my links at the bottom.The song by Meteorology playing at the end is &#34;Competitive Martyrdom&#34;, from his album Every Last Monday. You can buy it on Bandcamp here:<a href="https://meteorology.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://meteorology.bandcamp.com/</a>You can find Brett and his things here:Oklahoma City Free Press:<a href="https://freepressokc.com/" rel="nofollow">https://freepressokc.com/</a>On The Scene: KGOU Radio Show:<a href="https://www.kgou.org/show/on-the-scene/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kgou.org/show/on-the-scene/</a>Meteorology Linktree:<a href="https://linktr.ee/meteorologymusic" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/meteorologymusic</a>Brett&#39;s Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brettfieldcampokc/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/brettfieldcampokc/</a> Santiago Ramones&#39; Website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Join the Bit Depth Discord Server:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>I&#39;d love it if you experienced my album, Hypothetical on my website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

356 - Meteorology and Music with Brett Fieldcamp

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Bit Depth interviews are back!Brett Fieldcamp is the owner of Oklahoma City Free Press, as well as the human behind Meteorology, his musical project where he gets to meander in loops, electronics, and guitar expressions. He also hosts On The Scene, a radio show on KGOU where he interviews locals involved in the arts, culture, and entertainment worlds of Oklahoma. We talked about journalism and music, and how those connect. And, of course, we dive into Brett&#39;s philosophy. We get into how he grew up in Moore and how he had to defend himself and his philosophy in school. All this and more on the return of Bit Depth!If you&#39;re listening on your preferred podcast app, you can also find the video of this podcast on YouTube! Link is with the rest of my links at the bottom.The song by Meteorology playing at the end is &#34;Start Where You Are&#34;, from his album Every Last Monday. You can buy it on Bandcamp here:<a href="https://meteorology.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://meteorology.bandcamp.com/</a>You can find Brett and his things here:Oklahoma City Free Press:<a href="https://freepressokc.com/" rel="nofollow">https://freepressokc.com/</a>On The Scene: KGOU Radio Show:<a href="https://www.kgou.org/show/on-the-scene/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kgou.org/show/on-the-scene/</a>Meteorology Linktree:<a href="https://linktr.ee/meteorologymusic" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/meteorologymusic</a>Brett&#39;s Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brettfieldcampokc/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/brettfieldcampokc/</a> Santiago Ramones&#39; Website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@santiagoramones</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Santiago Ramones&#39; Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Join the Bit Depth Discord Server:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>I&#39;d love it if you experienced my album, Hypothetical on my website:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

355 - Brett Fieldcamp (Meteorology)

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;m Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, I’ve been breaking down every element in each track on the album, and this is the last one.“Hypothetical” is the final track on Hypothetical. This track is the culmination of years and years of work on this album as a songwriter, composer, producer, and performer. This sound collage incorporates sounds from every track on the album. You can think of it as a sonic scavenger hunt. You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

354 - Hypothetical - 14 - Hypothetical

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Letting Go” is the thirteenth track on Hypothetical. It has featured vocals from Nia Moné. This is a song about breaking up, and how the failures of toxic masculinity result in the end of many relationships.You can listen to Hypothetical here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

353 - Hypothetical - 13 - Letting Go

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;The Vicious Cycle&#34; is the twelfth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s the story of an addict&#39;s journey through finally understanding how his addiction affects those that he loves. You can listen to Hypothetical here: <a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth: <a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Music: <a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Discord: <a href="https://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

352 - Hypothetical - 12 - The Vicious Cycle

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;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: <a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth: <a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Music: <a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Discord: <a href="https://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

“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.

351 - Hypothetical - 11 - Trauma

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;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:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast/2020/7/29/bloom-promos-3-without-sephra" rel="nofollow">https://santiagoramones.com/podcast/2020/7/29/bloom-promos-3-without-sephra</a>seph(ra)&#39;s music:<a href="https://sephra.bandcamp.com/album/pieces-of-schema" rel="nofollow">https://sephra.bandcamp.com/album/pieces-of-schema</a> You can listen to Hypothetical here:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/podcast" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Music:<a href="https://santiagoramones.com/music" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Discord:<a href="https://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a> Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

“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.

350 - Hypothetical - 10 - Without Us

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;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: <a href="https://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>
 Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;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: <a href="https://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>


Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

349 - Hypothetical - 9 - Late

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;Right Now&#34; is the eighth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s a rock song about being mad that goes as far back as 2014.Mentioned on the podcast: Cardinal Song: <a href="https://www.cardinalsongokc.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cardinalsongokc.com/</a>Alexa LaCroix: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AlexaLacroix" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@AlexaLacroix</a> You can listen to Hypothetical here:<a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth: <a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠ Music: <a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/music" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠ Discord: <a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>
 Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;Right Now&#34; is the eighth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s a rock song about being mad that goes as far back as 2014.Mentioned on the podcast: Cardinal Song: <a href="https://www.cardinalsongokc.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cardinalsongokc.com/</a>Alexa LaCroix: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AlexaLacroix" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@AlexaLacroix</a> You can listen to Hypothetical here:<a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Bit Depth: <a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/podcast%E2%81%A0" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠ Music: <a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/music" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠ Discord: <a href="https://santiagoramones.squarespace.com/podcast/2025/12/25/%E2%81%A0https://santiagoramones.com/discord" rel="nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/discord</a>


Love never fails. It&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

348 - Hypothetical - 8 - Right Now

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;Replacement&#34; is the seventh track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s about no longer being able to fulfill one&#39;s purpose. It&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;Replacement&#34; is the seventh track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s about no longer being able to fulfill one&#39;s purpose. It&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

347 - Hypothetical - 7 - Replacement

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;Space Heat&#34; is the sixth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks. &#34;Space Heat&#34; is the sixth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

346 - Hypothetical - 6 - Space Heat

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Ghost&#34; 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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Ghost&#34; 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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

345 - Hypothetical - 5 - Ghost

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Too Cold&#34; is the fourth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s about longing for a lover&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Too Cold&#34; is the fourth track on Hypothetical. It&#39;s about longing for a lover&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

344 - Hypothetical - 4 - Too Cold

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Koi&#34; is the third track on Hypothetical. It&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;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&#39;ve run out of tracks.&#34;Koi&#34; is the third track on Hypothetical. It&#39;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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

343 - Hypothetical - 3 - Koi

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;m Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I&#39;ve run out of tracks. There&#39;s fourteen tracks, so we&#39;ll be doing this for over a year. The second track is &#34;Star Destroyer&#34;. Check out this deep dive into the sci-fi, pop-punk epic and its origins. 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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;m Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I&#39;ve run out of tracks. There&#39;s fourteen tracks, so we&#39;ll be doing this for over a year. The second track is &#34;Star Destroyer&#34;. Check out this deep dive into the sci-fi, pop-punk epic and its origins. 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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

342 - Hypothetical - 2 - Star Destroyer

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;m Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I&#39;ve run out of tracks. There&#39;s fourteen tracks, so we&#39;ll be doing this for over a year. The first track is Bit Depth. Check out this deep dive into the evolution of my podcast theme and how it became an intro song for my album. 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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I&#39;m Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I&#39;ve run out of tracks. There&#39;s fourteen tracks, so we&#39;ll be doing this for over a year. The first track is Bit Depth. Check out this deep dive into the evolution of my podcast theme and how it became an intro song for my album. 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&#39;s going to be okay. I might be wrong.

341 - Hypothetical - 1 - Bit Depth

Conversations that get a bit deep.

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. A musician himself, he speaks with other musicians, creatives, outliers, and any sort of interesting person interested in deep conversation.