Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 313
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another Virtual Cassette Library. Twelve-track virtual cassettes that flips themselves at the halfway mark.
If you make music, or run a label, and fancy a place in the library, send your links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I read every one. Promise.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have over eleven hundred other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers also receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies.
Now imagine each episode as a colossal rotating stage — a great mechanical blooming lotus. You, the audience only ever glimpse a sliver of it at a time. Every artist is allotted the exact time it takes them to perform their piece. Then they rotate out of view, and the next act glides in. The stage spins at whatever speed the track demands.
The names of the artists and labels I’ll mention before each set — or “side,” as the cassette alchemists call them. Six little incantations per set, plus a general mist of what mood to expect.
Now the stage begins to turn.
A doorway that reboots itself, then a planet showing you the face it keeps away from the sun.
Side A coughs the portal awake, paints Milan limb by limb in grey-cheek library jazz, docks Ishtar’s goddess-ship, waits for Blue Bell Hill to switch from black-and-white to blossom, folds a desert peacock that rarely leaves the room, and hums a 7-inch bodega under fluorescent strip-light.
Side B parks godhead in the sprawl, waltzes a chest-pain name you cannot pronounce, pours top brass that refuses to complicate, walks the talk until it grows bass strings, holds the only hands that exist to be held, and ends on the dark side of the earth — the hemisphere the dying star never got around to lighting.
Overall mood: Playful, cinematic, and quietly cosmic — full of Clay Pipe colour, Batov half-shut eyes, and infrastructure filed under prayer. Perfect for late listening, bodega aisles after hours, or sitting with the drawbridge down while the next spool still waits.
Mood mist: a doorway that reboots itself, Milan painted limb by limb, a goddess-ship docking on the lotus, a council estate coming into colour, a desert peacock that rarely leaves the room, a 7-inch bodega humming under fluorescent strip-light.
00:03:30 DaoLogic – Portal Reload
https://mahorka.bandcamp.com/track/portal-reload
From the album: Source Vive Label: Mahorka
The portal coughs, then remembers its password. Warm crispy beats walking you through without extrasystoles. You enter. The source is still alive.
00:07:27 Barigozzi Group – Grey Cheeks
https://fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/track/grey-cheeks
From the album: Woman’s Colours Label: Four Flies Records
the last colour on a body mapped in library jazz. Wurlitzer blushing while the flute keeps the secret.
00:09:34 Gong – Ship Of Ishtar
https://gongband.bandcamp.com/track/ship-of-ishtar
From the album: Unending Ascending.
Venus at the tiller. Sacred cargo under the sails, clocks not yet reset. Climb aboard — the guitar is already a spaceship, but tonight the ship is Ishtar.
00:17:50 David Boulter – Blue Bell Hill
https://claypipemusic.bandcamp.com/track/blue-bell-hill
From the album: St Ann’s Label: Clay Pipe Music
Blue Bell Hill before the demolition learned its manners. Black-and-white streets waiting for the cherry blossom to switch the world to colour.
00:20:04 Taftir – Tavasim
https://taftir.bandcamp.com/track/tavasim-2
From the EP: Od Layla Ba Ayara Label: Batov Records
Desert town, five players, a soul ballad they almost never play live. Feathers folded. The groove keeps its eyes half-shut.
00:23:05 East Side Supply – The Bodega
https://eastsidesupply.bandcamp.com/track/the-bodega
From the single: DELICATESSEN / THE BODEGA Label: Sonor Music Editions
Harpsichord and flute shopping the aisles. Axelrod hits between the tinned peaches. The bodega closes the side before the lotus can blink.
Mood mist: sprawl praying to itself, a chest-pain waltz with a name you cannot pronounce, brass that refuses to complicate, Watt walking the talk into orbit, hands that only exist to be held, a planet showing you the face it keeps away from the sun.
00:27:57 boycalledcrow – godhead
https://boycalledcrow.bandcamp.com/track/godhead
From the album: the sprawl Label: Mortality Tables
Godhead parked in the sprawl. Mortality Tables filing the prayer under “infrastructure.”
00:29:59 Angine de Poitrine – Tohogd
https://anginedepoitrine.bandcamp.com/track/tohogd
From the album: Vol.1 Label: Republic of Music
a syllable that arrived before the translation. Vol.1 still catching its breath.
00:33:53 Matt Berry – Top Brass Two
https://mattberry.bandcamp.com/track/top-brass-two
From the album: Simplicity Label: Acid Jazz Records
Top brass, second helping. Simplicity wearing a tie it does not need. Acid Jazz pouring the good stuff and leaving the bottle.
00:36:50 Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Walk the Talk
https://galecstasy.bandcamp.com/track/walk-the-talk
From the album: Wattzotica Label: Mystery Circles
Walk the talk until the talk grows bass strings. Wattzotica: the stage spinning at walking pace, then suddenly not.
00:40:15 The Mistys – A Hand Is To Hold
https://themistysband.bandcamp.com/track/a-hand-is-to-hold
From the album: Situations | Useless Mouths Label: Castles In Space
A hand is to hold. Useless mouths taking the night off. Castles In Space leaving the drawbridge down.
00:43:46 Martin Solos – Dark Side of the Earth
https://martinsolos.bandcamp.com/track/dark-side-of-the-earth
From the album: Heart of a Dying Star.
the hemisphere the dying star never got around to lighting. Heart still beating in the shade.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 313.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Ode to the fem 2
00:00:00 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Thoughts On The Future
https://kaitlynaureliasmith.bandcamp.com/track/thoughts-on-the-future
(from the album *Thoughts On The Future*) Nettwerk label.
A vast, twilight desert stretches under a sky streaked with electric violet auroras. Floating modular synth orbs pulse softly like distant lanterns, while faint geometric patterns ripple across sand dunes that shift in slow, liquid waves.
00:07:01 Gollden – destiny #10
https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/track/destiny-10
(from the album *Destiny*) Imaginary North label.
A neon-lit corridor in an abandoned cyber-city at midnight. Holographic cherry blossoms drift through cracked concrete, their petals glitching into fractal code as distant data streams cascade down mirrored walls in electric blue.
00:09:00 frostlake – Sundowner
https://discusmusic.bandcamp.com/track/sundowner
(from the album *Shattered Stone*) Discus Music label.
Golden-orange sunlight spills across a calm coastal harbor at dusk. Wooden boats rock gently on mirrored water streaked with neon reflections, while seabirds circle above crumbling stone quays where long shadows stretch like forgotten promises.
00:12:34 Christina Chatfield – Sutro
(from the album *Sutro*) Mysteries of the Deep label.
Fog rolls thick over ruined Victorian bathhouse ruins perched on jagged cliffs above the Pacific. Pale moonlight filters through rusted iron frameworks, illuminating scattered pearl-like droplets suspended in the mist and tangled reeds swaying in an unseen current.
00:19:12 Rosie Tee – Wishbone
(from the album *Night Creature*) Kikimora Records label.
A dimly lit attic room filled with antique mirrors and velvet drapes at midnight. A delicate bone-white wishbone hovers mid-air, cracking open to release swirling threads of crimson light that weave into spectral figures dancing on the walls.
00:22:47 Hannah Peel – Emergence In Nature
(from the album *Fir Wave*) KMP Music Ltd.
Emerald forest canopy at dawn, where sunlight pierces through leaves in sharp, crystalline beams. Tiny bioluminescent particles rise like fireflies in reverse, forming organic patterns that pulse and expand across moss-covered branches in rhythmic waves.
00:26:42 Garden Gate – A Dream Within a Dream
(appears on the album *Edgar Allan Poe*) Library Of The Occult label.
Endless nested corridors of antique bookshelves under flickering candlelight. Pages flutter open on their own, revealing layered dreamscapes: oceans within oceans, skies folding into more skies, each frame dissolving into the next like ink in water.
00:29:13 ena b. – Birds Dance
(from the album *Night Walk*) Secuencias Temporales label
A twilight meadow encircled by ancient willows. Hundreds of shadowy birds lift in unison, their wings tracing glowing arabesques against a bruised purple sky, spiraling upward in harmonious loops that mirror invisible currents of wind.
00:34:05 ANNABEL [lee] – Cat’s Eye
(from the album*DECAPODA*) Buried Treasure label
A velvet-black room illuminated only by a single luminous green cat’s eye gemstone floating at eye level. Refractions scatter emerald light across floating dust motes and half-seen feline silhouettes prowling along the edges of perception.
00:37:06 Daniella Tourgeman, Tomer Baruch – Mistor
(from the album *שפת עולם*) Kame’a Music label
Ancient stone alleyways in a fog-shrouded Mediterranean city at predawn. Soft amber lanterns cast trembling pools of light on dew-wet cobblestones, where whispers of mist curl around arched doorways hiding secrets in shadow.
00:41:34 Castle If – Missing 404
(from the album *darknet*)
A glitchy, pixelated library floating in digital void. Empty bookshelves flicker erratically, pages dissolving into error-code rain that falls upward, while a lone cursor blinks insistently in the center of an unreachable, cracked screen.
00:44:15 Sachi Kobayashi – Nostalgia
(from the album *More Than Just A Dream*) Stereoscenic Records.
A faded childhood bedroom bathed in warm afternoon sun through lace curtains. Old photographs on the wall slowly develop reverse—colors draining away—while a music box melody unwinds in slow motion, dust motes suspended like frozen memories.
00:49:26 Me Lost Me – Real World
(from the album RPG) Upset The Rhythm label.
A bustling urban street viewed through rain-streaked window glass at night. Neon signs blur into watercolor streaks of pink and cyan, pedestrians dissolve into abstract shapes, while reflections in puddles show an alternate, quieter reality beneath.
00:52:23 Little Dragon, April + VISTA – Layers
(from the album *Slipping Into Color*) Ninja Tune label.
Translucent geological strata glowing in deep earth tones underground. Each layer pulses with different hues—indigo, amber, rose—shifting and overlapping like sedimentary memories, with faint bioluminescent veins threading through the rock.
00:55:46 The Mistys – Nervous Mirror
(from the album *Situations | Useless Mouths*) Castles In Space label.
A cracked vanity mirror in a deserted ballroom under chandelier light. Reflections multiply infinitely, each version showing subtle distortions: trembling hands, shifting expressions, fractured eyes staring back with quiet unease.
00:59:42 marine eyes, IKSRE – Forgiveness
(from the album *Nurture*) Past Inside the Present (PITP)
Soft ocean waves lapping at a moonlit shore lined with sea glass. Gentle tides carry away shards of colored light, smoothing rough edges over time, while a pale horizon glows with quiet, healing luminescence.
01:04:36 Sababa 5 & Canay Doğan – Gaip
(from the singel *Gaip / Seher*) Batov Records
A bustling Istanbul bazaar at golden hour, viewed through haze of incense smoke. Spices spill in vibrant pyramids, lanterns sway overhead casting warm patterns on tiled floors, while distant calls blend into a hypnotic, wandering rhythm.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 184
08 March 2026
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Welcome to Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 184, your virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. As per usual we’ll dive into 20 artists. All the shows have three word subtitles for places that have some meaning for me personally. These are also used as names for the background music in show intros and outros. This episodes’ subtitle is notes.seaweed.rashers and is the geolocation of a rather good Sushi joint in Bromma Stockholm, Takumi Ramen & Sushi, which serves Burrito sushi rolls. Anyway, These episodes drop about three times a week with no fixed schedule—just pure passion for independent music. So do follow the Mixcloud page and the socials to stay up to date. Picture yourself settling into a cozy nook overlooking a misty ocean, cassette player in hand, as we embark on this auditory journey. Kicking things off with Dune by Atabasca from the album of the same name, out on Killer Groove Records, released March 27, 2026. This piece crafts a hypnotic rhythm that transports listeners across expansive, sun-baked terrains with effortless groove.
That was Dune by Atabasca.
Next up, Liboi with The rainforest (Central African Republic) from the album A Century of Sounds on Cities and Memory, released February 23, 2026. Capturing the raw symphony of nature in a way that feels alive and immersive, blending field sounds into an organic tapestry. I envision the dense canopy of ancient trees parting to reveal hidden streams, drawing us deeper into the heart of a vibrant wilderness.
That was Liboi and The rainforest (Central African Republic). If you’re not into all the talk between the tracks there is the option of subscribing for less than a cup of coffee on a monthly basis. Then you get these episodes as continuous babble free mixes a day or so ahead of what you’re listening to now.
Any hoo, Echoes lingering in the undergrowth, fading into a stranger’s whisper that pulls you toward unfamiliar shadows. here’s Stranger In Me (feat. autumna) by gribbles from the album githerments #1, released November 8, 2024. A collaboration that weaves ethereal vocals with subtle electronic layers, creating a haunting introspection that lingers long after the final note.
That was Stranger In Me (feat. autumna) by gribbles.
Coming next, Like fog rolling over jagged peaks, protocols of mist guiding you through obscured paths. Mist Protocol by Scholars of the Peak from the album PCT 29 – The Seawatch Observatory Tapes on Preston Capes, released March 6, 2026. This composition builds atmospheric tension through field recordings and drones, evoking a sense of watchful isolation on a rugged coastline.
That was Mist Protocol by Scholars of the Peak.
Up now, Against All Odds (Ultra Ambient Mix) by Arcane Trickster from the album Ambient Archives on Tempest Recordings, released February 25, 2026. This mix envelops the senses in ultra-soft textures that unfold like a serene, infinite horizon.Defying the elements in a vast, echoing chamber where ambient waves crash eternally.
That was Against All Odds (Ultra Ambient Mix) by Arcane Trickster.
A reflective surface shattering into nervous fragments, mirroring inner turmoil amid calm exteriors. Here’s Nervous Mirror by The Mistys from the album Situations | Useless Mouths on Castles In Space, releases March 27, 2026. This track delivers a glitchy, introspective vibe that balances unease with melodic allure, drawing you into its fragmented world.
That was Nervous Mirror by The Mistys.
Next, Imagine cascading waters in a mythical woodland, droplets dancing on leaves like Elven secrets. Shower in an Elven Forest by ESH from the album Induction Lounge on Imaginary North, released February 27, 2026. This ambient opener induces a meditative calm with synthesizer swells that mimic gentle rain in enchanted groves.
That was Shower in an Elven Forest by ESH.
And now, Picture drifting into a hazy reverie where thoughts swirl like soft clouds, untouched by the world below. An exclusive Daydream by Ogle & Mugwood, unreleased at the time of recording from Subexotic Records. Due for release in April. This piece floats through dreamy soundscapes with delicate precision, offering a tranquil escape into imagination.
That was the exclusive: Daydream by Ogle & Mugwood, courtesy of Subexotic Records.
Visualize clouds gathering in a vast sky, forming shapes that whisper of distant horizons. Another exclusive follows: Nuvole Nel Cielo by Demetrio Cecchitelli & Stefan Christoff from the album ANDARE OLTRE, unreleased at the time of recording from Oscarson, due out March 8th. This collaboration paints ethereal aerial vistas with minimalist tones that evoke quiet contemplation.
That was the exclusive Nuvole Nel Cielo by Demetrio Cecchitelli & Stefan Christoff, via the German label Oscarson.
Envision summertime haze wrapping around lost ideals, pulling you into a perfect, faded realm. Here’s Summertime (from Lost in a perfect world) by passengers & I felt it in my sleep from the album The Passed Year 2025 on Passed Recordings, released January 1, 2026. This lo-fi gem blends nostalgia with subtle melodies, capturing fleeting warmth in a dreamlike narrative.
That was Summertime (from Lost in a perfect world) by passengers & I felt it in my sleep.
I see vaporous formations drifting lazily, structuring the air with invisible grace. Next exclusive: Cloud structures by Ghostloop, unreleased at the time of recording from the Driftworks label. Dropping on the 13th of March. This track constructs immersive drones that shift like weather patterns, inviting deep sonic exploration.
That was the exclusive Cloud structures by Ghostloop, unreleased at the time of recording, from Driftworks.
Imagine stepping inward through a portal of echoing tones, where transit begins in rhythmic pulse. Closing this side with In by DaFou from the album Berlin Transit [CYD 0151] on Cyclical Dreams, released February 13, 2026. This extended Berlin School-inspired journey pulses with synthesizer depth, evoking endless urban motion.
Flipping to the B Side now—Starting strong with 2 Notes by Kwils from the album Commemorative Compilation (ST100A) on Secuencias Temporales, released March 2, 2026. This minimalist experiment distills essence into sparse harmonics, creating profound impact from simplicity. Speaking of compilations there is still time to enter your piece for my upcoming release Puzzles of the Psyche. Get it in by March 25th. Now off we go with 2 Notes…
That was 2 Notes by Kwils.
Next, A duet echoing across oceanic expanses, shells and synths harmonizing in tropical winds. Duet for conch shell and synthesisers (Vanuatu) by Cities & Memory another piece from the album A Century of Sounds on the label Cities and Memory, released February 23, 2026. This fusion blends primal instruments with electronic innovation, forging a cultural bridge through sound.
That was Duet for conch shell and synthesisers (Vanuatu) by Cities & Memory.
Picture plunging into profound depths where currents pull with irresistible force. Now another exclusive: Full Deep by Brapscallion, unreleased at the time of recording from Waxing Crescent Records. It’s from the album Alchemy and has a release date set for March 20th. This immersive dive explores abyssal textures with rhythmic subtlety, drawing listeners into uncharted sonic waters.
That was the exclusive Full Deep by Brapscallion, unreleased at the time of recording, from Waxing Crescent Records.
Now Imagine waves scaling invisible heights, rippling through the ether like cosmic signals. Here’s Scaler Waves by Daniel Coppens, released February 27, 2026. This ambient electronic flow ascends with chilled spacemusic vibes, offering a serene ascent into vast expanses.
That was Scaler Waves by Daniel Coppens.
Envision a heroic leap into the unknown, spinning with defiant energy. Final exclusive: Have a Go, Hero by Let Spin, from the album I am Alien unreleased at the time of recording from Discus Music. Due release date is set to the 10th of April. This energetic burst fuses jazz improvisation with rock edge, delivering a bold and invigorating challenge keeping the bassist busy.
That was the exclusive Have a Go, Hero by Let Spin, unreleased at the time of recording, via Discus Music.
Picture a locomotive thundering through industrial landscapes, tracks vibrating with relentless drive. Next, Train by Tlacactoc from the album Commemorative Compilation (ST100A) on Secuencias Temporales, released March 2, 2026. This rhythmic ode mimics mechanical motion with layered sounds, capturing the essence of perpetual journey.
That was Train by Tlacactoc.
Imagine a fence submerged in still waters, bending around curved shores. Here’s oxbow by sunken fence from the album lentic on Adventurous Music, released February 19, 2026. This tape-loop drone intertwines field noises into a tranquil aquatic meditation, evoking submerged serenity.
That was oxbow by sunken fence
Envision one sustained note resonating through verdant woods, harmonizing with every leaf and branch. Wrapping up with A single chord played in the entire forest by Miguel Otero & Raquel Pavón from the album Through that garden gate on Noray Records, released March 6, 2026. This minimalist resonance expands a solitary tone into a forest-wide symphony, fostering profound unity.
That’s Episode 184 of Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Thanks for tuning in—stay adventurous. Catch you on the next drop. Cheerio…
Intro – 00:00
Atabasca – Dune – 01:06
Liboi – The rainforest (Central African Republic) – 05:25
gribbles – Stranger In Me (feat. autumna) – 07:50
Scholars of the Peak – Mist Protocol – 13:44
Arcane Trickster – Against All Odds (Ultra Ambient Mix) – 17:22
The Mistys – Nervous Mirror – 22:56
ESH – Shower in an Elven Forest – 27:10
Ogle & Mugwood – Daydream – 30:05
Demetrio Cecchitelli & Stefan Christoff – Nuvole Nel Cielo – 33:19
passengers & I felt it in my sleep – Summertime (from Lost in a perfect world) – 37:23
Ghostloop – Cloud structures – 39:59
DaFou – In – 45:06
B Side – 55:21
Kwils – 2 Notes – 55:40
Cities & Memory – Duet for conch shell and synthesisers (Vanuatu) – 58:25
Brapscallion – Full Deep – 1:05:24
Daniel Coppens – Scaler Waves – 1:09:05
*Let Spin – Have a Go, Hero – 1:15:14
Tlacactoc – Train – 1:19:25
sunken fence – oxbow – 1:25:33
Miguel Otero & Raquel Pavón – A single chord played in the entire forest – 1:31:00
Outro –
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Mystery Apples 7
24.02.2025
Matt Berry – Transition – 00:00
Goat – Frisco Beaver – 02:56
Rapid Eye Electronics Ltd (REEL) – Droad – 08:32
Mater Suspiria Vision – Ausserkörperliche Erfahrung / Out of Body Experience – 12:39
The People’s Love Cult – Is it cold in there – 17:45
Higamos Hogamos – Purest Space – 21:00
TFSL – The Tale For The Tales – 28:37
Thought Bubble – Now Boarding – 38:03
Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau, Carlos Niño – So Much Love – 42:23
J.Joyce and Co – Daddy and Mama – 47:01
Jack Silverman Quartet – Break Glass – 50:41
Dumbo Tracks – A Naked Star (feat. Rubee Fegan) – 53:18
Polypores – The Dream Incubator – 58:17
Gregory Nieuwsma – The Pleasure Of Getting Lost – 01:01:46
Black Moth Super Rainbow – I Am the Alphabet – 01:04:58
Sunshine Playroom – Halcyon Daze – 01:06:06
Yama Warashi – Dividual Individual – 01:08:11
The Soundcarriers – Always – 01:13:25
Musette – Monsoon Moon – 01:18:13
Fontän – Earth – 01:20:07
Hipwell + Kasperkiewicz – Goat’s Peak – 01:26:05
Glass Beams – Orb – 01:31:05
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek – The Trip – 01:35:56
Skyjelly – Laisse Jeyedin Jeden (Zonevreemd remix) (download only) – 01:40:33
Golden Brown – Dusty – 01:47:42
RETEP FOLO & DOROTHY MOSKOWITZ – The Enchanted People – 01:51:15
Kutiman – Line 4 – 01:54:54
Spotify playlist of all the Mystery Apples episodes so far (not all music is on Spotify):
Invisible Club 044
Ghost Power – Asteroid Witch – 00:00
Gaudi Kosmisches Trio – In A Modern World – 03:53
deepspace – Sunny Hypnagogia Heights – 08:00
Common Saints – Sweet Surrender – 11:48
Neutral Milk Hotel – A Baby for Pree-Glow Into You – 1995 – 14:49
Misha Panfilov – Storm – 17:17
Zybro – Zybro 2009 – 21:42
Correlations – Blossom – 24:17
THE GAYE DEVICE – The Clean Wave – 27:14
Conrad Schnitzler – 5:50 – 31:36
Neverending Audit – Change To Transient – 36:37
Andrew Wasylyk | Tommy Perman – Climb Like a Floating Vapour – 38:30
Tycho – To Everywhere Pt. 1 – 41:02
cable.percussion – xyz – 42:03
Windstar Enterprises – Ovation – 46:32
Frunk29 – Flyboat – 48:15
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