Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 261
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Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 261. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
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A dreamy, exploratory, and atmospheric ambient journey blending mystical electronics, Nordic cool, quirky whimsy, and celestial inheritance.
Side A drifts from dazed rhythms and time windows into telos purpose, cool air nostalgia, and rosewood calm. Side B flows through adventures, flugelhorn playfulness, inherited starlight, hypothetical colours, and snowy crossings.
Overall mood: Contemplative, whimsical, and wondrous with a blend of warmth, mystery, and quiet beauty. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night immersion.
I’ve gone back to doing more podcast style episodes but I’ll do all the talking now in the intro as I’ve put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. There is just one break halfway through the episode to give the “virtual cassette” title a meaning. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few subscribers who get to enjoy the 261 episodes plus the 823 other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for 3 quid. It used to be a coffee.
This episode is inspired by the key of A# or Bb minor and based on the retro library charm of the track “Cool Air” by UK artist Jim Jupp under his “Belbury Poly” alias from the 4 track EP “Farmer’s Angle”.
Also on this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by an artists I know little about except that they’ve worked with my sister of the airwaves Kate Bosworth and have released most of their work on the wonderful Adventurous Music label this track titled “Das Zeitfenster” (the time window
) is from not so much an album but a book by Corina Retzlaff with artwork by Francis Théberge titled “Die Verschiebung der Zeit” (The shifting of time).
Then friend of us all Gavin Brick, aka, The Metamorph gives us his sparkling track “Telos” from his latest masterpiece album “From Cobalt to Aquamarine”.
Followed by the episode inspired Belbury Poly piece “Cool Air”.
After that, keeping it in the region with Frazer Brown and Alasdair O’May aka Dohnavùr with their track “Predicaments” from the collaboration album “Dohnavùr//Kl(aüs)” out on Castles in Space.
Ending the A side is the rather worldly piece titled “Rosewood and Olive” by Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki from the album “Small Fires” out on the Mahorka label. A superb release.
Starting off Side B in Berlin school style with Leeds based Tim Stebbing and the track “The Adventure” taken from the “CYCLICAL MAGAZINE 21” EP out on my wonderful friends at Cyclical Dreams.
Followed by a character that’s very active on the scene Michael Evill aka Shambolic and here as The Music Liberation Front Sweden with the wonderfully hopeful track titled “Anyone Can Play The Flugelhorn Outside My Window” from his “Lost Hope Society” album released on Subexotic Records.
Then a piece by myself titled “Visit Impressing Backup” which is where the cover art for this piece is. Created by my friend Ylva Magnusson. It’s from the album “”TVCL 10”.
After that Daniel Avramescu together with Feast of Starlight. A mysterious cloud hovers over all the artists that appear on the label The Dream Journal Institute. All of which seem to be fictional (correct me if I’m wrong) this piece is titled “The Inheritor” and is from the release “The Cosmic Mystery Play”
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of a Castles in Space sister label Lunar Module release from Phexioenesystems and their stunning floating piece titled “Hypothetical Colours” from the album “Patterns in Condensate”
Finishing us off is an artist that is the wonderful Portsmouth finest, Mr. Simon Heartfield and the uplifting track “Across The Snow” from his release “Stella Rossa”.
But first, to set the vibe is Faroese-Icelandic Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen collectively known as Kiasmos and the piano injected Idm track “Dazed” from their album “II” out on Erased Tapes.
Now settle in, turn it up a bit, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it.
One side flip, just the music.
Side A
00:00:00 Kiasmos, Ólafur Arnalds, Janus Rasmussen – Dazed
Hypnotic, electronic ambient with pulsing rhythms and dreamy, dazed beauty. Elegant and immersive.
00:10:08 Hendekagon – Das Zeitfenster
Time-window ambient with precise, window-like structures and German-titled temporal elegance. Focused and atmospheric.
00:11:44 The Metamorph – Telos
Purposeful, goal-oriented ambient with analogue transformation and deep, telos-like resonance. Dynamic and profound.
00:15:46 Belbury Poly – Cool Air
Hauntological, cool British ambient with retro library charm and gentle, nostalgic breeze. Whimsical and comforting.
00:17:18 Dohnavùr – Predicaments
Mysterious, predicament-laden ambient with Nordic tension and collaborative depth. Stark and evocative.
00:22:09 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Rosewood and Olive
Organic, wood-and-olive ambient with warm, instrumental textures and earthy, Mediterranean calm.
Side B
00:30:12 Tim Stebbing – The Adventure
Exploratory, adventure-filled ambient with melodic synths and a sense of journey and discovery. Uplifting and expansive.
00:37:30 The Music Liberation Front Sweden – Anyone Can Play The Flugelhorn Outside My Window
Quirky, playful ambient with whimsy and eccentric charm. Fun and light-hearted.
00:41:43 Trevlad – Visit Impressing Backup
Retro-futurist ambient with visiting, impressing, and backup themes — quirky and nostalgic.
00:46:17 Daniel Avramescu, Feast of Starlight – The Inheritor
Inherited, starlit ambient with mystical inheritance and celestial warmth. Poignant and luminous.
00:53:39 Phexioenesystems – Hypothetical Colours
Hypothetical, colour-exploring ambient with speculative, system-like patterns and vivid imagination.
00:59:55 Simon Heartfield – Across The Snow
Vast, snowy ambient with cold, crossing landscapes and serene, wintry beauty.
Also in the works, the latest compilation titled Quiet Figures which will be released September 26.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that trigger a creative thought?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 201
Mysterious and seductive.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 201 of the Virtual Cassette Library – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that sets the tone for the set. This is a 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. If and when I get a couple more subscribers then I’ll go back to doing 90 minute versions, complete with commentary.
This episode is based on the track “The Poison Garden” by Electric Pentacle. Available on the amazing upcoming compilation album “The Silent Harvest Volume One”. Dropping June 25 on the amazing FOLK POLICE RECORDINGS. Which features amongst others HDRF, Field Lines Cartographer, Twilight Sequence, Hawksmoor, Pulselovers and many more legends of the scene.
If you make music and would like to be featured, send your file links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I’d love to hear what you’re working on.
Please, if you can, subscribe — even if it’s just for a month, it makes a real difference.
So settle in, turn it up a bit, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it.
No breaks, just the music.
Side A
00:00:00 Rural Tapes – Lucid Dreaming
Gentle, hazy ambient with soft-focus electronics and dream-state fluidity. Warm, immersive, and quietly hypnotic.
00:06:31 Young Marco – Kalapa Garden
Balearic-tinged electronic with lush tropical vegetation and sun-dappled grooves. Breezy, organic, and blissfully relaxed.
00:11:44 Chris Paladin – Epsilon Zone
Sparse, zoned-out electronic minimalism with clean lines and subtle cosmic drift. Focused and atmospheric.
00:18:14 Bernard Grancher – Risible Mention
Playful, slightly absurdist electronic with quirky rhythms and light-hearted experimentation. Witty and charming.
00:21:12 Belbury Poly – Star Jelly
Haunting Ghost Box-style hauntology with nostalgic analogue synths and eerie pastoral mystery. Dreamlike and nostalgic.
00:25:40 Electric Pentacle – The Poison Garden
Dark, occult-tinged folk-electronic with poisonous beauty and shadowy atmosphere. Mysterious and seductive.
Side B
00:29:10 Christian Kleine – Serene Salt Mines
Crystalline, minimalist ambient with shimmering textures and deep calm. Cool, spacious, and meditative.
00:33:11 Salvatore Mercatante – How Many Hands
Intricate, tactile electronic with mysterious layers and subtle rhythmic undertow. Detailed and enigmatic.
00:38:45 Vanilla – Moonlight
Smooth, jazzy downtempo beats with warm nocturnal glow and mellow grooves. Silky and atmospheric.
00:42:18 Simon Mills – Cathaleen Power (2021)
Deep, rolling Balearic house with oceanic warmth and gentle propulsion. Sunny and hypnotic.
00:44:02 Al Lover – Stockhausen Soundsystem
Psychedelic, experimental electronics with krautrock influence and cosmic weirdness. Trippy and energetic.
00:47:18 Will Gregory Moog Ensemble – Buoyancy Theory (feat. BBC National Orchestra Of Wales)
Majestic Moog-orchestral hybrid with rich analogue warmth and elegant lift. Grand yet intimate.
00:50:05 Frequency Control Centre – National Sound Division
Retro-futurist electronic with broadcast-like textures and vintage institutional charm. Nostalgic and precise.
00:56:21 The Twelve Hour Foundation – Stepping Stones
Quirky, melodic library-inspired electronica with playful charm and gentle stepping rhythms. Warm and whimsical.
Right Balance Mirage
Music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that appears somewhere inside the set itself. This episode titled Right Balance Mirage is based on the track You Are On The Right Track by Danalogue, from the album Teleportations, which comes out on May 29 via the channel champion label Castles In Space. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe.
So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it. If you can subscribe, even if it’s just for the month it would be a great help.
Right then… here we go.
00:00:00 Synthetic Villains – Once is Nothing
Off-kilter electronic track from the Smoker’s Children album. It features dinky beats, vintage bleeps, and quirky textures characteristic of the UK artist’s playful, slightly experimental synth style.
00:01:09 The South Coast Synth Ensemble – Blackbird
Synth-driven piece from the Modern Electronics Volume 1 library on the Castles in Space Subscription Library. It delivers warm, melodic electronic tones with a nostalgic, retro-futurist feel.
00:03:40 Danalogue – You Are On The Right Track
Uplifting track from the Teleportations solo album by Dan Leavers (The Comet Is Coming / Soccer96). It blends shimmering kosmische, liquid jazz-funk, and euphoric space-disco elements into a warm, transformative journey.
00:06:10 Lovelock – Washington Park
Atmospheric electronic cut from Steve Moore’s Washington Park album. It evokes introspective, cinematic moods with the award-winning composer’s signature synth work.
00:10:06 Christopher Fantasy – Out of Balance
Ambient electronic piece inspired by the film Koyaanisqatsi (“life out of balance”). It contrasts organic beauty with mechanistic structures through chillout, microhouse, and melodic techno textures.
00:16:43 Martin Stürtzer – Callisto Orbiter
Deep ambient / space music from the Lander Modules album. It offers drifting, atmospheric layers evoking orbital journeys around Jupiter’s moon.
00:26:02 Dan Hastie, Terin Ector – Mirage
Exotic, lush funk library track from Crows Height (Madlib Invazion series). It continues in the vein of groovy, cinematic 70s-inspired grooves by the Orgone members.
00:27:19 Dan Ubick – The Villa
Dramatic soul / library piece from Magnetic Fields (Madlib Invazion). It delivers rich, cinematic funk with emotional depth from the Connie Price & The Keystones contributor.
00:28:37 Caught In Joy – Cassiopean Waves
Immersive analog electronic journey from the Cassiopea album. It features real-time composed, hypnotic textures designed for deep listening and cosmic flow.
00:35:11 Frequency Control Centre – Two.Seven.Four
Precise, analog-infused electronic track from Analogs of Traces. It explores controlled frequencies and subtle evolving patterns in a minimalist electronic style.
00:40:31 Alexander R. Cargill Esq. – A Word From The Chairman Of The Parish Council
Hauntological electronic oddity from the WF 85 – Bromham release. It channels quirky, retro British public information film vibes with a surreal twist
00:41:25 dogs versus shadows – Nightwatch
Liminal, hauntological drone/electronica from Oscilloghost. It creates uncanny, space-distorting atmospheres with a nocturnal, unsettling edge.
00:42:37 Stiletti-Ana – Auto Beats
Mechanical, rhythmic electronic track from Automat Musik. It blends quirky beats and Helsinki-based experimental flair into hypnotic grooves.
00:46:34 gribbles – Interplay
Short, eclectic electronic piece from the Tomorrow E.P.. It showcases playful, home-recorded textures in a concise, eclectic style.
00:47:54 HDRF – Spectralis Part One
Hypnotic, spectral electronic exploration from the Spectralis album. It features immersive, otherworldly textures from the prolific UK artist and good friend of the channel.
00:50:53 The GulfFire – First Hour
Atmospheric soundtrack-style track from Mission Tapes Vol. I. It builds tense, cinematic electronic moods perfect for late-night immersion.
00:53:00 Misha Panfilov – Pear Blossoms
Warm, psychedelic analog groove from Frutaria Electrónica. It blends soul, jazz, and hypnotic repetition with the Estonian artist’s signature cinematic touch.
00:56:31 Belbury Poly – Cantalus
Ghost Box hauntological classic from The Belbury Tales. It delivers whimsical, retro British electronic storytelling with a folk-tinged, mysterious charm.
00:59:16 Synthetic Villains – Thrice is Twice Too Many
Quirky, from Smoker’s Children. It continues the artist’s signature mix of vintage synths, and offbeat electronic charm.
00:59:38 Thomas Clausen – Bio Rhythm No.3
Vintage 1970s library music funk / soul piece. It offers short, energetic, and groovy rhythms typical of classic production music catalogs.
Interior Ballooning
04.02.2025
Chris Meyer – Tempestarius – 00:00
Alexander R. Cargill Esq. – Up Church Hill To St. Nicholas Church – 07:53
Dohnavùr – Cloudback – 11:32
E Ruscha V – Tree Ring Circus – 16:14
Rekombinant, Emanuele Bultrini – Sometimes It Happens – 21:10
The Heartwood Institute – Honeysuckle – 24:07
Alexis Lumière – Nap On The Desk – 27:56
Listening Center – Interior Hue – 30:04
Claude Lavender – Sigh and Tear – 30:53
The Central Office of Information – Ballooning Spiders – 33:27
Fragile X – In Vitro / In Vivo – 36:34
The Metamorph – Scandroids – 46:59
Belbury Poly – Wildspot – 50:09
MiDi BiTCH – Phaedrus – 51:49
Uncle Fido – They Had a Lovely Day – 56:28
The Tin Box – Two One – 59:17
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