Epic lo-fi pop compilation ‘Through the Soil’ has Rochester roots

Co-organized by local musician Steven Danglis, "Through the Soil" is a staggering 68-song compilation of lo-fi, DIY pop.During the pandemic, a hunger for social interaction led music aficionados Andres Villogas and Rochesterian Steven Danglis — who describe themselves as “two regular people without industry ties” — to strike up a dialogue on the popular communications app Discord. That conversation became the catalyst for one of the largest and most ambitious compilation