Julián Ruiz and the Untold Stories: From David Bowie, Mick Jagger, and Paul McCartney
Interview with the creator of “Plásticos y Decibelios”: half a century of unique experiences and deep listening in an era of immediacy
By Susan Villa
For a quarter of a century, Plásticos y Decibelios has been much more than a music website: it has served as a refuge for attentive listening, a space of resistance against speed and forgetfulness, and a critical compass in a territory increasingly dominated by algorithms. Born when the internet had not yet dictated the rules of cultural consumption, and when sharing music was almost a clandestine act, the platform has survived—and strengthened—thanks to an idea as simple as it is demanding: discernment. In an ecosystem where new often gets confused with immediate and popular with relevant, Plásticos y Decibelios has defended, week after week without interruption, consistency as a form of thought and quality as the only possible engine.