Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 186
21 March 2026
(Fasching Stockholm)
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 186, 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 Worker Buffoon Exact which is the entrance to Stockholms legendary jazz club Fasching.
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This episode has a couple of exclusive tracks at the time of recording from Salamanda and Haiku Salut together with Meg Morley.
Some of the labels that need an honourable mention are whitelabrecs, Mystery Circles, Mahorka, Cyclical Dreams and Lo Recordings to name a few.
Styles featured include electronica, ambient, minimal, space music and more.
Places worth mentioning are Bütgenbach, Belgium, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Seoul, South Korea, and Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Please do send in your stories for the Chord Confessions series about a piece of music that has been pivotal in your life. You can record it yourself or I can tell it for you while promoting you and playing the most important music on the planet. A win, win, win concept. I’ve also started Trev Tales a new idea of mixing story telling with DJ sets where I do a story based on the tracks in the set.
A shout out to my one new follower this week ‘TXH’. Great stuff…
We start with a preview track from an upcoming album by Tacoma Park – Untied Motorik kraut vibes with steel guitar. A pretty great opener I think…
So headphones on, let time dissolve and let the frequencies claim you.
Tacoma Park – ‘Untied’ from the album Baltimore which will be released on April 24th via the Centripetal Force label.
Next up a NYP release (for now) via Triplicate Records by Bütgenbach, Belgium based duo RIKAAR – Chill Serum X
Wonky synths in space.
RIKAAR – ‘Chill Serum X’ from the album Malin 1.
Now the shortest piece of the episode ‘London Nights’ by Luder. Retro synth beat manifesto.
Luder – London Nights from the compilation album This is not the end: Music For Iklectik. where all proceeds went to helping Isa and Eduard who ran the sadly lost venue in London.
Next going long for almost 7 minutes but keeping it retro is Wizardmaster – Those With Legs.
Wizardmaster – Those With Legs from the album ‘A Dwelling of the Mind Protruding Through the Head’
The tracks of which are described as being solid without a void.
Now with some deep kalimba and chimes the legendary Richard Norris – The Corn Is Coming.
Richard Norris – The Corn Is Coming. A NYP single on the Republic of Music label and one of the few tracks by Richard that isn’t 20 minutes long.
Next drones and looping arppegio time with me as Trevlad – Applied Crawled Wires.
Trevlad – ‘Applied Crawled Wires’, which, if you pop the name into What3words will give you the geolocation of a spot in a forest where I made the visuals for the piece. It’s from the album TVCL 9.
Now Dmitry Kiselev with some chilled Idm as DEE-KEY – Intermission.
DEE-KEY – ‘Intermission’ from the album Wild Flowers out on Saint Petersburg label Local Gods who are pumping out some fantastic electronic releases.
Next it’s jazz time with Raquel Bell aka Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Neon Mermaid.
Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Neon Mermaid from the album Wattzotica. Available from one of my all time favourite labels the fearless, Mystery Circles.
Now a recent piece by MiDi BiTCH – Premabhai Hall [Ahmedabad].
MiDi BiTCH – Premabhai Hall [Ahmedabad] from the conceptual album Habitat inspired by iconic Brutalist architecture around the world. Available on the incredible Cyclical Dreams label.
Next some deep space ambient S.V.R.A – Melt Things Into a Blur.
S.V.R.A – Melt Things Into a Blur from the massive 50 track NYP compilation ‘Commemorative Compilation’ which is the 100th release of Mexico City based label, Secuencias Temporales
Now the first, or second exclusive of the episode, depending on how you look at it. And the final track of this virtual A side. sliding guitar notes and drones with Seoul-based left of centre ambient duo Salamanda – Basil’s dream.
Salamanda – Basil’s dream from the album ‘Music To Watch Seeds Grow By 008: Salamanda (Basil)’ Check out the whole series of Music To Watch Seeds Grow By on Bandcamp. A great cassette label concept.
Kicking off Side B. The longest track of this episode @ 7:42. Ambient flute with Andrew Heath – Building Mountains.
Andrew Heath – Building Mountains from the self released album ‘Quiet Noise’ and also available on the whitelabrecs stunning compilation ‘An Ambient Decade’.
Next up Staying in whitelsbrecs country. Guitar noodling with Blochemy – Calythe.
Blochemy – Calythe from the must have compilation album Shades out on whitelabrecs.
Now some heart wrenching americana vocals with Humbird – Blood Moon
Humbird with the single ‘Blood Moon’ available through the Nettwerk label.
Next we head back to ambient land with the French duo Sobria Ebrietas and Iliaque collectivly known as Dormance – Dormance 10
Dormance – Dormance 10 from the album ’II’ out on Bulgarian label Mahorka.
Now some spiritual jazz tones featuring Joseph Shabason. Toronto-based, Japanese-born Masahiro Takahashi – Dreamies.
Masahiro Takahashi – Dreamies from the album ‘In Another’ out on telephone explosion records.
Next instrumental trio Haiku Salut together with pianist Meg Morley give us the exclusive track Meine Beste Freundin.
*Haiku Salut & Meg Morley – Meine Beste Freundin from the album ‘The Lost Score’ dropping on Lo Recordings on March 27th.
Now a musical journey inspired by Jacobo Grinberg’s Sintergic Theory, where sound becomes a tool for the exploration of consciousness. Herne von Bòrmanvs – Etruscan Wave Odyssey.
Herne von Bòrmanvs – Etruscan Wave Odyssey from the album ‘Synthergic’ out on LA based label Pénte.
Next the penultimate piece and another longer track at 7:15 from ambient greats Chilian artistbahía mansa & Spanish artist David Cordero – Espacios Imperfectos.
bahía mansa & David Cordero and the single Espacios Imperfectos (Imperfect Spaces) available on David Cordero curated label Noray Records.
We’ve reached yet another virtual tape ending. Thank you all for listening, don’t forget to support all these wonderful artists and labels, as well as each other. Subscribe to the channel to listen to the 956 releases whenever you like. Do send in your favourite music stories for Chord Confessions and your own music for future Virtual Cassette Library shows.
We finish off with the unmistakable sound of KILN – Crayola Skybox & Sandwasp.
KILN with the NYP single Crayola Skybox & Sandwasp which is a two tracks in one file. which is cheating but I like it.
cheerio…
Intro – 00:00
Tacoma Park – Untied – 02:10
RIKAAR – Chill Serum X – 07:00
Luder – London Nights – 11:20
Wizardmaster – Those With Legs – 12:30
Richard Norris – The Corn Is Coming – 18:55
Trevlad – Applied Crawled Wires – 22:45
DEE-KEY – Intermission – 26:05
Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Neon Mermaid – 29:10
MiDi BiTCH – Premabhai Hall [Ahmedabad] – 35:20
S.V.R.A – Melt Things Into a Blur – 41:03
Salamanda – Basil’s dream – 46:30
B Side – 49:17
Andrew Heath – Building Mountains – 49:35
Blochemy – Calythe – 56:55
Humbird – Blood Moon – 1:02:25
Dormance – Dormance 10 – 1:05:54
Masahiro Takahashi – Dreamies – 1:11:15
Haiku Salut & Meg Morley – Meine Beste Freundin – 1:15:39
Herne von Bòrmanvs – Etruscan Wave Odyssey – 1:19:25
bahía mansa & David Cordero – Espacios Imperfectos – 1:23:20
KILN – Crayola Skybox & Sandwasp – 1:30:03
Outro – 1:35:46
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 183
06 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, sonic explorers, to Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 183, beaming out on this fine Bandcamp Friday of 06 March 2026. Our geo-tag subtitle today: visit.impressing.backup – punch that into what3words for a little location tied A stunning sculpture by my friend and colleague, Ylva Magnusson. It’s the background image for this episodes social media posts.
This is your virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. Twenty artists lined up, dropping about three times a week with no fixed schedule – just pure passion for independent music. Expect a sonic journey with a metaphysical flip at the halfway mark, ideal for a long walk, a mental wander, or a quiet moment alone with the universe.
If you want to be part of the transmission, send your vibrations my way at trevlad@gmail.com. Purchase paths are always lit up at trevor.se, and marked in the timeline of each show.
Big shoutouts to our latest followers: Jack D’Arcy, the artist behind Adventsong, and Zuki from Portugal. Cheers, guys – your support keeps the library spinning.
And hey, don’t forget: it’s Bandcamp Friday today. Head to the links in the comments for this episode or any other, and snag some tunes direct from the creators.
Headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you.
A dimly lit workshop cluttered with circuit boards and flickering screens, shadows dancing as digital pulses awaken forgotten machines. Kicking off Side A with my own self released alias. This is Trevlad’s “Tablet Stocks Mice” from the album TVCL 09.
A crumbling tower under stormy skies, echoes of shattered illusions raining down like fragmented glass. Next up, Юродивый (yurodivy) with “Fallen Expectations ll” from the 50 track NYP album Commemorative Compilation released by Secuencias Temporales.
Imagine a bustling market at dusk, spices mingling in the air as rhythmic grooves weave through the crowd like invisible threads. Here’s Kaidi Tatham’s “Any Flavour” from the album Two Syllables Volume Twenty Two, on First Word Records.
An endless void, stars collapsing inward, pulling you into a cosmic silence dotted with faint, haunting signals. Farazdeck brings “Void” from the album Animae Perdita (ST017), courtesy of Secuencias Temporales.
See gentle waves lapping at a forgotten shore, mist rising as melodies drift by like autumn leaves on the wind. Clariloops’ “Pass Me By” from the album The Quiet Below, released by whitelabrecs.
Frost-covered cliffs along a rugged coast, deer silhouettes against a winter sunset, horns echoing through the chill. Phexioenesystems’ “Coastal Winter Deerhorn” from Patterns in Condensate, on Lunar Module.
A quiet farewell at twilight, streetlights blurring in the rain as final words hang in the ether. Gareth Jones’ “parting / nosDa” from ElectroGenetic 2 – Nos Da, a Mortality Tables product.
A woven lattice of vines climbing ancient ruins, sunlight filtering through in golden patterns. storyinsoil’s “Lattice” from the album distillation, released by Ingrown Records.
A city skyline at night, lights twinkling like distant galaxies, synth waves shimmering across the horizon. Ryu Oshi’s “Sparkling Night” from Cityfield: Ten Duets for Electric Piano and Synthesizer, on The Dream Journal Institute.
A shadowy alley where friends rally in chaos, urgency pulsing like a heartbeat in the dark. T-toe’s “Shes our friend and she’s crazy, We have to help her!” from The Vale of Shadows, on Sounds for the Soul Records.
Afternoon light piercing through clouds, flashes illuminating hidden landscapes in surreal bursts. Stereolab’s “Flashes In The Afternoon” from the album Cloud Land / Flashes In The Afternoon, released by Warp Records.
A zero-point field, equations dissolving into nothingness, potentials collapsing in elegant decay. Simon Heartfield’s “Nilpotent” from the Noon State EP, on Limbic Production.
B Side
Imagine awakening from a vivid reverie, the veil lifting as reality reshapes itself in unexpected forms. worriedaboutsatan’s “The Dream Is Over” from No Knock No Doorbell, self-released.
Barren fields under gray skies, the first flakes descending in silent promise. “Waiting for Snow” by Andrew Heath and Mi Cosa de Resistance, from the album Land, on Driftworks.
Cavernous depths where echoes reverberate, low frequencies rumbling like earthbound thunder. gribbles’ “Lows” from BOSH!, self-released.
Ancient temples shrouded in mist, realizations dawning like forbidden revelations – this one’s an exclusive preview, not yet out in the wild. Glacis with Henrik Meierkord’s “I Have Worshipped The Wrong Gods” from the upcoming album We Gape and We Are Healed, on whitelabrecs.
A lush garden bathed in golden light, mythical fruits ripening under eternal watch. Yakuza Jacuzzi’s “Jade Emperor´s Peach Garden part 1” from Wabi-Sabi, released by Cyclical Dreams.
Sun-drenched streets alive with infectious beats, shadows swaying in harmonious flow. Sababa 5’s “Asunsan” from Ça va Ça va, on Batov Records.
Ethereal threads connecting distant realms, pulses syncing in harmonious trance. Avsluta & Primal Code’s “Sahatā” from Commemorative Compilation , released by Secuencias Temporales.
That’s the end of the tape for Episode 183. Thanks for tuning in – keep exploring those independent sounds. Until next time, let the universe echo back.
Overgrown concrete structures reclaimed by nature, botanical forms emerging from urban decay. Wrapping up with Wil Bolton’s “Concrete Botany” from the album Concrete Botany, on Home Normal.
Intro – 00:00
Trevlad – Tablet Stocks Mice – 01:47
Юродивый – Fallen Expectations ll – 04:54
Kaidi Tatham – Any Flavour – 09:27
Farazdeck – Void – 11:34
Clariloops – Pass Me By – 15:55
Phexioenesystems – Coastal Winter Deerhorn – 20:12
Gareth Jones – parting / nosDa – 23:54
storyinsoil – Lattice – 27:44
Ryu Oshi – Sparkling Night – 32:05
T-toe – Shes our friend and she’s crazy, We have to help her! – 33:41
Stereolab – Flashes In The Afternoon – 37:55
Simon Heartfield – Nilpotent – 43:35
B Side – 49:22
worriedaboutsatan – The Dream Is Over – 49:39
Andrew Heath and Mi Cosa de Resistance – Waiting for Snow – 55:01
gribbles – Lows – 1:00:27
*Glacis with Henrik Meierkord – I Have Worshipped The Wrong Gods – 1:05:05
Yakuza Jacuzzi – Jade Emperor´s Peach Garden part 1 – 1:07:37
Sababa 5 – Asunsan – 1:16:10
Avsluta & Primal Code – Sahatā – 1:22:21
Wil Bolton – Concrete Botany – 1:28:50
Outro – 1:36:30
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 086
Shadow Variations.
🚀✨ Welcome to Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 086. Trevor here—transmitting once again from the fog-fringed sanctuary of Sollentuna, Sweden. Welcome aboard episode 086 of Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library, your sonic vessel for deep immersion and metaphysical resonance.
Today, we drift through a 90-minute odyssey: a two-sided portal cut into time, perfect for long twilight walks, candlelit notebooks, and cosmic solitude. At the halfway mark, the tape flips—and so might your perspective.
🌀 Our astral sponsors today include the tone keepers of Whitelabrecs, Batov Records, rohs! records, Driftworks, Downstream Records, Mahorka, and Audiobulb—labels that keep the spiritual machinery oiled and humming.
Featured artists lending their frequencies to the air: 🎴 Warmfield, Sons Of Faust, and Patrick R. Pärk. Special blessings to James at Viaduct Promotions for the Jamie Lidell offering, to Graham Thorpe and Plank Tone for kind echoes on episode 085, and to aeon music and ray of hope 858—for lighting torches in the archive.
🎶 This episode holds a single shimmering exclusive track by Adrian Lane—“Swallowed by the World,” from the album Where Once We Danced. Born from BBC Radio 3 whispers and strung across piano, strings, and eroded collages, Adrian’s newest work is a timeworn spell—a mist-cloaked remembrance written in chords and texture. It’s his most classical offering yet, tempered by ambient edge and handcrafted melancholy.
Alongside Adrian’s piece, the forest grows deeper with sonic threads from: Noctyrn, Jiri Jiri, Warmfield, Trevlad, Michele Di Martino, Bryan Rohmer, Jamie Lidell, Sons Of Faust, Andrew Heath, Mark Ellery Griffiths, Fabio Keiner, BVSMV, Bowing, Jeff Gburek, Patrick R. Pärk, Eje Eje, LOULA YORKE, Rival Consoles, Wilfried Hanrath, and Marc Neys.
No spoken interludes from me—this transmission breathes in uninterrupted form. Speak through the timeline, whisper in the comments. I’ll be listening.
🛠️ Purchase links are carved into each episode’s opening minutes or etched on the homepage: trevor.se
🌀 Artists and labels—send your offerings to: trevlad@gmail.com
So Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Noctyrn – alone in the past – 03:46
*Adrian Lane – Swallowed by the World – 05:10
Jiri Jiri – Lumo Luvva – 08:17
Warmfield – Experiments with Rattlesnakes in Leeds – 11:59
Trevlad – Radiant Threads – 16:17
Michele Di Martino – Sempre – 18:34
Bryan Rohmer – mind and brain – 22:36
Jamie Lidell – Choraleme – 24:39
Sons Of Faust – On the Tenth of Always – 28:11
Andrew Heath – Mapping the Islands – 34:05
Mark Ellery Griffiths – A dream from no man’s land – 40:11
Fabio Keiner – Late Evening – 45:25
Side B – 48:04
BVSMV – Phantasmagoria – 48:51
Bowing – Drifting Away – 51:00
Jeff Gburek – Ousia Sonor – 55:44
Patrick R. Pärk – Mutation Dance – 1:00:02
Eje Eje – Horrorizon – 1:02:01
LOULA YORKE – Beautiful Things in Humble Places – 1:04:20
Rival Consoles – Gaivotas – 1:08:42
Wilfried Hanrath – Water Dance – 1:12:37
Marc Neys – Behind Door Nr. 12 – 1:22:50
Outro – 1:30:53
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
For the Birds 011
Take Flight with For the Birds: A Journey Through Ambient Melodies
Calling all nature enthusiasts and ambient music lovers! Take a break from the digital world and immerse yourself in the calming soundscapes of “For the Birds,” episode 011.
This week’s show features a beautiful collection of tracks that capture the essence of the natural world, from the gentle chirping of birds to the rustling of leaves.
Featured Artists:
Intro 00:00
Go Outside-to be loved 01:35
Shakali-Alin Nila 04:07
Andrew Heath-The Age of Enlightenment 08:59
spaceship-Shore Baptist Chapel 16:33
Ann Annie-Opening 26:05
Site Nonsite-Mono No Aware 27:17
Time Rival-Dakota Bridge + Birdsong (Prairie Trail 4-13-23) 33:35
Hverheij-Presence 39:00
Particules-Island 42:36
Sunshine Playroom-Nettles, Thistles & Old Man’s Beard 43:43
Slow Heart Music-Shelter 46:19
Allness, Lightwerx Collective-In Gratitude (Spa) 51:47
Lo Five-Amor Fati 54:16
Outro 56:41
Explore More:
- Follow the artists on social media (see blog post for details)
- Discover more from Valley View Records, Not Not Fun, and other featured labels.
For the Birds is your weekly dose of sonic serenity. Tune in next week for another exploration of the natural world through the power of ambient music.
For the Birds 01
David Cordero-Jana’s Bedtime Song 00:13
Sunshine Playroom-Nymphalidae 03:13
Andrew Heath-Field Trip 06:29
Sounds of Space Project-Sunlight Reverie 11:50
Tegu-III 18:37
Ozric Tentacles-Lotus Unfolding 23:31
Matthias Lehmann-Lichtreise 31:31
David Michael Matuch-Lost at Shore 36:19
JICS-come back for me 45:54
Earthroom-The Earth as a Magnet 48:17
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