Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 304
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.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
A liquid, slightly haunted ambient journey through West Riding flocks, kudzu moonlight, and cities that refuse to end.
Side A watches the pinder keep the flock, then drifts under a kudzu moon, through solemn dreams beneath hushed currents, a Bethlehem journey, night-time puzzle sequences, and the slow pressure of mane nobiscum. Side B opens eternal cities, stirs a storm in a water-glass, presses a dystopian button, walks Verona’s water, swells with tide, and ends in soft cyber-space pulses.
Overall mood: Contemplative, damp, and quietly expansive — full of exclusive compilations, recorded liquids, and urban pull that keeps looping after the flip. Perfect for dusk listening, cassette-repeat evenings, or sitting with the water while the figures still gather.
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 receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:01:18 Warmfield – The Pinder Watches the Flock
An exclusive track from my own upcoming compilation album Quiet Figures which premiers on the 26 of September. So there’s still time to goet an entry in. At the moment this is the opening track. Just because it’s that good.
Paul Broome’s parageography of the West Riding. Electronics and words. Entries still welcome until the 24th.
00:05:59 Heron & Crane – Kudzu Moon
Yet another exclusive track and the opener from the upcoming self released album “Migrations”
Celtic harp meets 80s new-age synth. Dave Gibson and Travis Kokas. Charlottesville and Columbus. Hibernator Gigs, 2 October. Antony Ryan of Pawpaw masters.
00:08:28 On Idyl – Solemn dreams diffracting beneath hushed currents
The fantstic global collective of artists known as Passed Recordings have just dropped a whopping 47 track water themed compilation. I’ll probably play most of them on the channel as I’m a sucker for recorded liquids.
Solemn dreams diffract beneath hushed currents. John Overturf of Bellingham. Passed Oceans water compilation. Forty-seven tracks. Half of sales to Doctors Without Borders.
00:11:10 EBlo – The Journey
Yet another exclusive from yet another great 13 track compilation. This time Imaginary Norths Transmission 012.
releases September 18, 2026.
EBlo is from Malmö, Sweden.
00:13:53 Jupi/ter – +puzzle
From the self released album “Nights”. Cheers Alex for sending this in.
Alex Glynn. Field recordings, effected guitars, analogue synths and evolving sequences. Chihei Hatakeyama masters.
00:17:07 Heavens Spin Gray – Mane Nobiscum
The last track of Side A and new artist for me. From the self released album “Imminence”. Cheers to the artist Shawn Garvey for sending me a code for this yesterday. Sustained tones and slow pressure of arrival.
After that the cassette reaches its midpoint and flips.
00:27:23 BUNKR – Eternal Cities
Another exclusive by a good friend of the show and a contributer to my upcoming Quiet Figures compilation. From the EP “signs”. Dropping on VLSI Records on September 18. Hypnotic loops and urban pull.
00:35:16 Christian Schwöbel – Sturm im Wasserglas
Here’s another damp entry from that Passed Recordings compilation Passed Oceans.
Experimental ambient drone producer from Berlin, Germany.
00:39:20 Moonlit Workhouse/Persephonic Sprawl – The Button
From a little retro dystopian gem of a self release titled Despair/Hope EP. Which sees light of day on September 18. The artist Greg Wye sent me a physical cassette of this a couple of weeks ago and it’s been on repeat pretty much since then. Ghost voices, desolate dub, then ambient space meditation. 18 September. Persephonic Audio.
00:43:15 Celestial Echoes – Verona
More water you say? Of course. Here’s another Passed Oceans entry.
CelestialEchoes an ambient project by Morteza Jahangiri from Bielefeld, Germany
00:45:55 Jason Chaffee – Tidal Swell
The fifth exclusive of the episode and another one from that Imaginary North Transmission 012 release. Atmospheric rock toward The Weight of the Sky.
00:48:44 John Louis Kluck – Cyber Space
The final piece of episode 304 of Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Released on the Ambient Cat Label.
Soft pulses and distant echoes. Dionisaf designs the cover.
The visions complete their circle.
The oxide continues its quiet journey until the end of the spool.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, release date 26 September.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that stir anything?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work.
Deadline: 24 September.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 304.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 298
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-298/
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the 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.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
A textured, slightly restless ambient and experimental journey through protected light, subway chaos, and quiet figures still gathering.
Side A opens in remixed German-Czech-Spanish frequencies and Bristol trio gravity, then moves through Chester grandmother light, Berlin bouncing patterns, whimsical DNA cheesecake, and limbs of sticks under Machen’s bridge. Side B settles into Salt LX thoughts carried by wind, absolute chaos circuits, dark-ambient lounge noise, simple guitar drones that wait for yes, submerged porcelain systems, and a Quiet Figures remix that percolates the filter open.
Overall mood: Contemplative, slightly dark, and richly layered — full of analogue edges, exclusive whispers, and slow openings. Perfect for late listening, deep immersion, or sitting with what keeps moving while the figures remain.
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 receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:01:17 Möe – Incierta (Høll Remix)
Möe – Incierta (Høll Remix). German, Czech and Spanish frequencies meet in protected digital light. Diego Castillo’s original gains new remix colour under Jorge Eafhm’s mastering.
00:08:06 Slate Trio – Hour of Zog
Slate Trio – Hour of Zog. Neil Smith’s guitar, Matthew Jones’s drums and Alex Heane’s bass lock into Bristol air. James King records and mixes. Rick Dowding masters.
00:14:25 (EXCLUSIVE) boycalledcrow – orb
boycalledcrow – orb. First exclusive of the episode. Carl M Knott’s sprawl approaches on 11 September. Heavier beats and dub-inflected soundscapes rise around Chester rooms and grandmother light.
00:16:51 Sebastian Arnold – Bits Keep Moving
Sebastian Arnold – Bits Keep Moving. One-man band of drums, percussion, synthesizers and live electronics. Bouncing patterns and tricky acoustic beats fill Tricone Studios at Funkhaus Berlin. Bewegung, Klang, Energie.
00:21:41 Daily Mail Comments Section – Estradiol Cheesecake
Daily Mail Comments Section – Estradiol Cheesecake. Imogen Hayley Baker’s whimsical alias carries DNA from Lucy, Evie, Christiane, Meghan, Heather and Shannon. Billie Bacon adds hammer.
00:23:10 Grey Malkin – Our Limbs Are Made Of Sticks
Grey Malkin – Our Limbs Are Made Of Sticks. Arthur Machen’s bridge of light spans the gulf. Alison O’Donnell, Burnt Paw, Alan Davidson, David Colohan, Speculum Bunny, Amanda Votta and the Liminal Choir join woodwind and voice. Tides of time come in.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:27:50 Jogging House – Roofer
Jogging House – Roofer. Salt LX phrases re-interpreted through Digitakt 2, Polyvera, modular and single takes to quarter-inch tape. Thoughts dwell. Winds carry.
00:32:42 Alex Ringess – Towards Absolute Chaos
Alex Ringess – Towards Absolute Chaos. Three or four instruments hold the space. Project files from Analog Abstractions carry the same mix. Glasgow subway photography gains retro sci-fi processing.
00:37:44 rikardfvs – Look, Betty (Dark Ambient Remix)
rikardfvs – Look, Betty (Dark Ambient Remix). Sixth Sound for the Soul compilation. Lounge noise, syphilitic exotica and raw ambient gather.
00:45:25 Aidan Baker – Everything Is Dark Until You Say Yes
Aidan Baker – Everything Is Dark Until You Say Yes. Solo electric guitar at Broken Spine Studios, Berlin. Drifting drones and noisy textures return to simple form. Guillermo Pizarro masters for Owl Totem.
00:51:59 Aleatory Music Systems – Up
Aleatory Music Systems – Up. Porcelain butter dish struck and submerged. Systems music meets chaotic edges. Time, change and movement open. Limited lathe-cut 7-inch exists on Short Cuts.
00:55:42 (EXCLUSIVE) Masefield Labs – On Her Own Quiet Figures remix
Masefield Labs – On Her Own Quiet Figures remix. Second exclusive of the episode. Silent ever-present figures whisper. Quantum foam gratitude cascades to the artists. Percolating electronica opens the cut-off filter.
The visions complete their circle.
The oxide continues its quiet journey until the end of the spool.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, release date 26 September.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that stir anything?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work.
Deadline: 24 September.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 298.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 286
https://www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-286/
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 286. 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.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
A tender, slightly wondrous ambient journey through closed-eye geometries, night markets, living systems, and working-class fanfares.
Side A rearranges itself behind the eyelids, then drifts through Toronto lanterns, cello architecture, space-IDM bloom, pre-language fingertips, and a well of the world. Side B opens with Ramsgate vocal collage and gentle signs, holds the line, raises a fanfare for the working man, conjures pagan stones among the Weaver Hills, and ends with a star-song demo from the cliff top.
Overall mood: Warm, curious, and quietly celebratory — mixing intimate care, city-night haze, and nostalgic industrial glow. Perfect for late evenings, headphones, or sitting still while things change behind closed eyes.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,117 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:03:39 Soundshift – When I Close My Eyes Things Change
Eyelids close and the air rearranges itself. Soundshift – When I Close My Eyes Things Change. Colours fold inward, surfaces soften, and new geometries rise in the dark behind the lids.
00:07:48 Drones Over Dufferin – Night Market
Night market stalls glow under Toronto streetlamps. Drones Over Dufferin – Night Market. Ambient currents drift between lanterns and late-hour voices, each tone shaped by the city’s quiet corners.
00:10:41 arc rae – I See You
Cello and voice fragments reassemble into living architecture. arc rae – I See You. Improvised performances become collaged motifs, generative textures and tactile beats discovering their own shape in real time.
00:12:47 Andy Wiseman – Thrust
Thrust carries seventeen space-IDM voices into one amorphous bloom of earcandy. Andy Wiseman – Thrust. Composition after composition opens in phantasmic sequence, each reason to listen arriving already luminous.
00:19:45 Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Fingertips
Fingertips brush the first possible encounter with sound. Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Fingertips. Tenderness and experiment meet as lullaby, ambient composition and care, music made to accompany a listener before language.
00:22:50 Green-House – Well of the World
A well of the world opens in joyous layered synthesis. Green-House – Well of the World. Melody and harmonics helix together. Kaleidoscopic guitar, bubbling synths and orchestral radiance mimic larger living systems, droplets magnifying Yosemite and Inyo into auditory microcosms of wonder.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:29:59 Lone Bison – Vocal Collage
Voices sampled and sung form a collage beside the Ramsgate sea. Lone Bison – Vocal Collage. Hydrasynth textures pack into concise songs, wonky piano loops and groove-based jams rising from park recordings and garage-rock guitar.
00:33:53 Mea Poulpa – Signs
Gentle rhythms and textured samples settle into signs. Mea Poulpa – Signs. Slow tempos, subtle electronics and acoustic guitar create relaxing soundscapes for concentration and meditation.
00:36:02 luxury elite – thank you for holding
Hold music stretches into open waiting space. luxury elite – thank you for holding. Soft tones remain on the line, glowing in patient presence.
00:37:16 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Fanfare for the Working Man
A fanfare rises for the working man among late-seventies chimneys. Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Fanfare for the Working Man. Prophet synths and reverb celebrate coal, chemicals and cars. Industry glows in nostalgic electronica looking forty years forward.
00:38:05 Geology Disco – Distant Point
Distant points appear among Weaver Hills and dark woods. Geology Disco – Distant Point. Harmonium, accordion, woodwinds, guitar and percussion mix with electronics and field recordings. Monolithic stones and ancient caves conjure pagan memory in Wootton under Wever.
00:45:12 Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Song of The Stars (Demo)
The Iron Man reaches the cliff top while stars begin their song. Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Song of The Stars (Demo). Microkorg, Maschine, Odyssey and Minilogue voices soundtrack the outsider who saves the world, Mrs Moore’s desk-climbing dragon still vivid in the telling.
The visions complete their circle.
The oxide continues its quiet journey until the end of the spool.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, release date 26 September.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that stir anything?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work.
Deadline: 24 September.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 286.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 280
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-280/
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 280. 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.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
As this is episode 280 that makes it a best of show. Where I’ve chosen 12 favourites from over the years.
The best of shows remain free but everything else slips quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers after 7 days. Subscribers currently have 1,109 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. They also receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies, and get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
On Side A you’ll hear Four Tet, Air, Little Dragon, Amorphous Androgynous, The Cinematic Orchestra and La bibliothèque de la bergerie.
On the flip side you’ll hear Billy Cobham together with Novecento and Bob Mintzer, ALB, Khruangbin, Apifera, Stiletti-Ana and finally GELBART.
This will be Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 280.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Four Tet – My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
00:07:19 Air – Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi
00:11:33 Little Dragon – Crystalfilm
00:15:22 Amorphous Androgynous – High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
00:18:38 The Cinematic Orchestra – Durian
00:25:15 La bibliothèque de la bergerie – Loterie solaire
Side B
00:29:25 Billy Cobham, Novecento, Bob Mintzer – Stratus
00:35:53 ALB – Walter Mouse
00:39:16 Khruangbin – Dern Kala
00:42:08 Apifera – I Love ECM
00:43:22 Stiletti-Ana – Slide to Automatic
00:50:25 GELBART – ECHOVILLE
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 265
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-265/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 265. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
A buoyant, mystical, and exploratory ambient journey through waters, secrets, astral chaos, and mythical islands.
Side A bobs from playful buoys and secret gardens into opening transformations and riverine flows. Side B plunges into black holes, astral disasters, fuzzy warmth, lost islands, and skyway travels.
Overall mood: Contemplative, whimsical, and wondrous with a mix of cosy warmth and cosmic mystery. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night immersion.
I’ll introduce Side A now and Side B in the intermission. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few Mixcloud subscribers who get to enjoy the 1 087 other shows whenever they like.
As a subscriber you also get access to my new series Veil Frequencies based on a fictional world I’ve created called The Resonant Veil Enclave. Each episode is around three hours and recorded from one of the floors of the 24 buildings in the veil. You can read about it on my Substack page. Mixcloud subscribers also get the ever expanding version of the upcoming compilation titled Quiet Figures.
On this TVCL episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Michael Evill who a lot of us know as Shambolic and here in his moniker of “The Music Liberation Front Sweden” with the wonderfully personal track “Edward’s Secret Garden” from the album “This Is The New Record By…” which is available on the Mortality Tables label which I’ll be playing more from in the show.
Another label I’ll be playing a couple of tunes from is a favourite of mine. Mystery Circles, here with the Berlin artist arc rae and a piece titled “Lo and Behold” from the album “Bow and Arrow”.
After that a spanking new release by Rennes, France based artist Wahn. and the track “Something Opens (Genda Remix)” from the album “Re: Echo Mist Light”. Out on another label who features a couple of times in this episode and in most of my shows. Bulgarias finest, Ivo Petrov curated, Mahorka label.
The penultimate track of the first side of the virtual cassette is by Lelystad, Netherlands based outfit TV-99-AD and the tune simply titled “Kess” from the album “Sounds from the Sea Bottom 1995-2000” out on Japanese label FORM@ RECORDS.
Finishing off the first half is a track from the album “Aurora In Georgian Bay” by Chris Moore aka Light Vortex. You’ll hear the track “Riverine”. You can still get a CD copy via the Mortality Tables label.
But first, to set the vibe is Toronto, Ontario based R&D with the live improvised piece titled “Bobbing for Buoys” from their self released outing “Periscope Depth”.
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.
Welcome to the B side. Six tracks down and six to go.
You’ll hear Yzymyr in a piece titled “Astral Disaster” from the album “Ø” which is out on Mahorka.
Then off to Nashville, Tennessee and the drifting synth lines of Mike Petruna in the piece “The Fuzz” from the album “Special Herbal Remedies Collection” and that’s out on Labile Records.
After that Nottingham, UK based George Evans better known as Suncastle with the 2020 stomper “Hy Brasil” from the nyp album Platformer. Released by Triplicate records.
Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based experimental musician Tyler Pursel with an exclusive track titled “Buselik” from the album “In the Pasture of Obsolete Suns” which is being released on the 24th of July on the Mystery Circles label.
Finishing us off is Buffalo, New York based legend Survey Channel and the track “Via Skyway” from the remastered version of his fantastic release “Along the Wind Spear” available in a few places like Triplicate records and Rabbithole Club.
But first, Finnish artist, Planet Boelex, and a track from the nyp album “Twenty” which is out on the Kahvi Collective label, this is the track“Blackholes”, Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 R&D – Bobbing for Buoys
Buoyant, playful ambient with bobbing motion and watery, analogue charm. Light and hypnotic.
00:16:42 The Music Liberation Front Sweden – Edward’s Secret Garden
Mysterious, secret-garden ambient with eccentricity and hidden, lush wonder. Whimsical and atmospheric.
00:19:54 arc rae – Lo and Behold
Surprising, beholden ambient with clean lines and gentle, revelatory elegance. Focused and serene.
00:20:56 Wahn – Something Opens (Genda Remix)
Opening, transformative ambient with expanding layers and remixed, genda-like flow. Dynamic and hopeful.
00:25:09 TV-99-AD – Kess
Retro-futurist, Kess-inspired ambient with sleek, channelled precision and mysterious energy.
00:29:04 Light Vortex – Riverine
Flowing, river-like ambient with liquid motion and gentle, current-driven serenity.
Side B
00:32:37 Planet Boelex – Blackholes
Vast, gravitational ambient drawn into black holes with swirling, cosmic pull. Dark and immersive.
00:37:05 Yzymyr – Astral Disaster
Celestial, disaster-themed ambient with astral chaos and profound, starry turmoil.
00:41:21 Mike Petruna – The Fuzz
Warm, fuzzy analogue ambient with soft, distorted charm and relaxed, nostalgic haze.
00:42:35 Suncastle – Hy Brasil
Mythical, island-inspired ambient evoking Hy Brasil with sunny, lost-world wonder.
00:46:09 Tyler Pursel – Buselik
Turkish makam-inspired ambient with buselik mode elegance and warm, modal beauty.
00:49:59 SURVEY CHANNEL – Via Skyway
Skyway-travelling ambient with elevated, highway-like motion and open, aerial freedom.
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 263
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-263/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 263. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
A varied, atmospheric ambient journey blending mystical folklore, northern chill, and intimate warmth.
Side A moves from relaxing breaks and cliff-hanging tension into union commentary and mosaic beauty. Side B drifts through coastal calm, wizardly myths, hyperborean ice, sinister clouds, sunny winds, and communal glass.
Overall mood: Contemplative, mystical, and gently dynamic with a mix of dark mystery and hopeful warmth. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night immersion.
As of now I’ll introduce Side A now and Side B in the intermission. as I’ve put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few Mixcloud subscribers who get to enjoy the 263 episodes as well as the 820 plus other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for 3 quid anymore. It used to be a coffee.
As a subscriber you also get access to my new series Veil Frequencies based on a fictional world I’ve created called The Resonant Veil Enclave. Each episode is around three hours and recorded from one of the floors from the 24 buildings in the veil. Mixcloud subscribers also get the ever expanding version of the upcoming compilation titled Quiet Figures.
On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by the collaboration of Analogue Path & channel friend Akira Film Script with the track “Lamkin” from volume two of the fantastic compilation series “The Silent Harvest” which you should really add to your collection if you haven’t already. They’re out on the Manchester based label FOLK POLICE RECORDINGS.
Then an artist that contacted me recently, fellow Irishman, Kilkenny based, Sean Grimes who goes bye the alias “NQUAUS” with the shortest track of the episode with the longest title “Rushe Cuts- NEW START- May 26- Vol. 1 – 15 – v.1.2 -Cliff Hanger” from the self released EP “Rushe Cuts vol.1 (Teaser)”.
After that Gordon Chapman-Fox an artist who is no stranger to the channel. A man with his noggin in the right place. “Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan” with the soaring track “Part of the Union” from the album “People & Industry Special Edition” with 4 bonus tracks from the 2021 original album, and you can grab that from the Castles In Space label.
This is followed by the Auckland, New Zealand artist Jim Marjoram and another piece from “The Silent Harvest Volume Two” FOLK POLICE RECORDINGS release the dark track is called “Lass of Lochroyan”.
Finishing off the first half is Berlin-based French musician arc rae and the stunning track “Mosaic” from the album “Bow and Arrow” and that’s out on long time channel supporter Las Vegas based Mystery Circles.
But first, to set the vibe is a collaboration I played on the last episode by Third Kind Records label curator Nicholas Langley together with university buddy Stephen Cousins. They are collectively known as Hz & Fisty Kendal here with the track “Relaxing Break” from the album “Now What?”
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.
Welcome to the B side. Six tracks down and six to go.
Starting us off is Liverpool based artist Borchardt with the bubbling piece titled “Hanko” from the self titled, self released album and also on the outstanding periodical magazine from Wirrals finest Moolakii Club Audio Interface.
Then another artist I played on the previous episode, Bristol based HAWKSMOOR with a medieval inspired “Myrddin Wyltt” from the album “Yclept Thorn” which you can obtain via the Library Of The Occult label.
After that an album I’ve played a lot lately and one of my favourite of the year so far “Petite Constellations” by Seattle based Bluetech here with the superb track “Hyperborealis”. You can grab the album from Bluetechs Bandcamp page, also Evans own label Behind The Sky on vinyl and Ian Boddy curated DiN Records for your CD version.
Then I’ve gone back to 2017 and a track from channel friend Belial Pelegrim titled “Followed by a Sinister Cloud” from the compilation release “Do You” from the, now defunct, Mangled Music Co., who were an affiliate of Triplicate Records.
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of the 2014 track “Sun wind” by Protuberance from an album I’ve also played from in the previous episode “Recollections” go and grab a name your price version on the Bulgarian Mahorka label.
Finishing us off is UK duo Suncastle & Paris Texas known as Glass Roots with the soothing piece “Now Everybody” from their 2020 Triplicate Records release “The Idiot”.
But first Borchardt and Hanko. Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Hz & Fisty Kendal – Relaxing Break
Casual, break-time ambient with playful, relaxing vibes and intimate, bedroom warmth. Light-hearted and cosy.
00:08:29 Analogue Path & Akira Film Script – Lamkin
Nostalgic, folk-tinged ambient with tape-warmed textures and storytelling intimacy. Haunting and comforting.
00:14:53 NQUAUS – Rushe Cuts- NEW START- May 26- Vol. 1 – 15 – v.1.2 -Cliff Hanger
Dramatic, cliff-hanging electronic with urgent, new-start energy and raw, rushing tension. Intense and cinematic.
00:17:04 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Part of the Union
Brutalist, union-themed hauntology with retro-futurist synths and social commentary edge. Stark and evocative.
00:21:25 Jim Marjoram – Lass of Lochroyan
Traditional folk-ambient reimagining with misty, loch-side melancholy and gentle, ballad warmth.
00:25:07 arc rae – Mosaic
Fragmented, mosaic-like ambient with pieced-together beauty and delicate, colourful patterns.
Side B
00:29:01 Borchardt – Hanko
Finnish?-inspired ambient with cold, coastal Hanko textures and northern, minimalist calm.
00:32:10 Hawksmoor – Myrddin Wyltt
Mystical, Merlin-inspired ambient with occult British folklore resonance and ancient, wizardly depth.
00:35:27 Bluetech – Hyperborealis
Hyperborean, northern synth with icy, mythical beauty and vast, polar wonder.
00:38:09 Belial Pelegrim – Followed by a Sinister Cloud
Dark, cloud-followed ambient with sinister shadows and brooding, cinematic tension.
00:43:34 Protuberance – Sun wind
Warm, wind-blown ambient with solar energy and flowing, sunny movement. Radiant and dynamic.
00:49:53 Glass Roots – Now Everybody
Communal ambient with transparent, collective warmth and uplifting unity.
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 260
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For some reason I can no longer embed the shows here
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 260. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
A groovy, cinematic, and eclectic journey blending indie folk introspection, global psychedelic funk, French electronic cool, post-rock elegance, and atmospheric psychedelia.
Side A cruises through cosmic weight, mechanical playfulness, and sun-drenched grooves. Side B percolates with jazzy structures, vaporous textures, and sleek professionalism before ending on a pointed, trippy note.
Overall mood: Stylish, nostalgic, and transportive with a strong retro-cinematic flair—warm, hypnotic, and playfully sophisticated. Perfect for golden-hour drives, late-night listening, or stylish background grooves.
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 260 episodes plus the 822 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 G minor and based on the amazing retro synth runs of “A Study In Vapors” by “Bluetech” from a release that’s in my top 5 of the year so far “Petite Constellations”.
Every tenth episode I do a best of show. So all these tracks have probably been featured by me over the years and have a special place, for me, in some way. On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Berlin based legends To Rococo Rot with a track simply called “cars”. Originally released on the 1999 album “The Amateur View” which should be in everyone’s collection.
Naples based group Psyché grab our hips with “Cumbia Mahàre” from their debut Four Flies Records, self titled, 2023 release.
Then a trio that have infected me over the past few years, Khruangbin, here joined by the vocal stylings of Leon Bridges in the track “Chocolate Hills” from their 2022 EP Texas Moon.
After that Vincent Taeger aka Tiger Tigre together with, well, himself, in the track “Sport Mécanique” which takes me back to my childhood. My parents watch all sports on tv and this just puts me in that world of 80s sports jingles. It’s taken from the compilation album “ERR REC Library Vol.4 Physical Activity” from 2023.
Ending the A side is the Los Angeles, California based roots reggae infected Pachy García aka Pachyman and the track “Sunset Sound” from the album “The Return of…” released in 2021.
Starting off Side B with Vienna, Austria based synth maestro Dorian Concept and the track “Eigendynamik (Elevator Version)” from the 2020 album “The Jitters”.
Followed by my favourite Stockholm based artist of recent years Joel Danell better known as Sven Wunder. Here with the piece “Pop-Jazz Structures”. Every one of Joels tracks puts me in a happy space. This is from his 2023 album “Late Again”.
Then anyone who has followed the channel knows that I love odd time signatures and the track “Percolator” is in 5/8 and is by the one of a kind originals Stereolab. Taken from the 2025 album “Emperor Tomato Ketchup”.
This leads into the featured Seattle, Washington based, Evan Bartholomew, better known as, Bluetech track “A Study In Vapors”.
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of one of my all time go to artists Air with the track “Les Professionnels” from their debut 1997 EP Premiers Symptômes.
Finishing us off is Salvia Plath aka RUN DMT with nostalgic samples over a hypnotic acoustic guitar line in the track “Money” from the 2009 album BONG VOYAGE.
But first, to set the vibe is New Zealand based folk tinged artist whose voice just grips me Aldous Harding with the song “Weight of the Planets” from her fantastic third album “Designer” from 2019.
Labels to be mentioned are 4AD UK, City Slang, Four Flies Records, Dead Oceans, ERR REC, ATO, Brainfeeder, Piano Piano Records, Warp Records, Behind The Sky Music, DiN and Virgin Records.
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 Aldous Harding – Weight of the Planets
Introspective indie folk with Aldous Harding’s elastic, shape-shifting voice, enigmatic lyrics, and a sense of cosmic weight and emotional depth. Haunting and beautifully unclassifiable.
Artist Bio: Aldous Harding (born Hannah Sian Topp in 1990 in Lyttelton, New Zealand) is an indie folk singer-songwriter known for her elastic voice, eccentric performances, and off-kilter indie pop/folk that blends chamber pop, art song, and subtle drama. She has released acclaimed albums on 4AD, including Party (2017) and Designer (2019).
00:09:17 To Rococo Rot – cars
Instrumental post-rock with electronic and analog elements—unmistakably digital yet 100% human. Hypnotic grooves, minimal structures, and a sense of mechanical elegance.
Artist Bio: To Rococo Rot were a Berlin-based trio (1995–2014) blending electronic and analog sounds into instrumental post-rock/IDM. Core members: Stefan Schneider (bass), brothers Robert Lippok (electronics/guitar) and Ronald Lippok (drums/effects). Their name is a palindrome.
00:11:43 Psyché – Cumbia Mahàre
Psychedelic groove with Mediterranean roots, sinuous rhythms, and improvisational flair. Evokes a mythical past with cosmic funk and desert-blues energy.
Artist Bio: Psyché is a band/project known for a unique mix of psychedelia, groove, and improvisation. Their music draws on Mediterranean roots and evokes visions of a mythical past; released on Four Flies Records.
00:15:23 Khruangbin – Chocolate Hills
Smooth, bass-heavy psychedelic funk with Thai funk influences, surf-rock cool, and global grooves. Laid-back yet hypnotic, with that signature Khruangbin warmth.
Artist Bio: Khruangbin is a Houston, Texas trio (Laura Lee on bass/vocals, Mark Speer on guitar/vocals, Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums) blending Thai funk, Iranian pop, dub, soul, and psychedelia. Their name means “airplane” in Thai.
00:18:26 Tiger Tigre & Taurelle – Sport Mécanique
Playful electronic track with mechanical rhythms and sporty, energetic flair—quirky and danceable.
Artist Bio: Tiger Tigre & Taurelle is Vincent Taeger delivering groovy, mechanical, and playful tracks.
00:22:38 Pachyman – Sunset Sound
Breezy dub reggae with Puerto Rican roots, vintage gear warmth, and smooth, freedom-seeking grooves. Sunny and rootsy.
Artist Bio: Pachyman (Pachy Garcia) is a Puerto Rico-born, Los Angeles-based dub reggae musician and producer. A dedicated craftsman in the lineage of King Tubby and The Scientist, blending dub with personal, forward-thinking takes on roots reggae.
Side B
00:26:40 Dorian Concept – Eigendynamik (Elevator Version)
Eclectic electronic with modal/free jazz, funk, hip-hop, and ambient elements. Self-dynamic and elevator-lifted—playful yet sophisticated.
Artist Bio: Dorian Concept (Oliver Thomas Johnson, born 1984 in Vienna, Austria) is a composer, producer, and keyboardist blending modal/free jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronic, ambient, and soundscape music. His stage name references the Dorian scale.
00:29:35 Sven Wunder – Pop-Jazz Structures
Lush pop-jazz with cinematic structures, warm grooves, and elegant orchestration. Sophisticated and transportive.
Artist Bio: Sven Wunder is a Swedish composer and musician known for cinematic pop-jazz and instrumental works that blend retro elegance with modern warmth.
00:32:36 Stereolab – Percolator
Hypnotic indie/electronic pop with singsong vocals, krautrock influences, and percolating rhythms. Mesmerizing and groovy.
Artist Bio: Stereolab (formed 1990) were a highly influential band led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier. Known for hypnotic rhythms, mesmerizing vocals, and blending 60s pop, krautrock, jazz, hip-hop, and lounge into a distinctive art-rock sound.
00:35:58 Bluetech – A Study In Vapors
Intricate psybient with organic textures, dissolving vapors, and luminous detail. Ethereal and hypnotic.
Artist Bio: Bluetech (Evan Bartholomew) is a veteran psybient/electronic artist known for intricate, organic, and mind-expanding soundscapes.
00:39:35 Air – Les Professionnels
Sleek French electronic with cinematic cool, smooth synths, and sophisticated lounge atmosphere. Effortlessly stylish.
Artist Bio: Air is a French duo from Versailles (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) known for downtempo/electronic music with influences from bossa nova, lounge, film scores, and 70s pop. Their debut Moon Safari (1998) was a global success.
00:43:16 RUN DMT – Money
Psychedelic/electronic track with trippy vibes and a playful yet pointed take on materialism. Groovy and irreverent.
Artist Bio: RUN DMT is an electronic/psychedelic project (associated with Salvia Plath) known for trippy, groovy, and irreverent electronic tracks.
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 259
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Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 259. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
A gentle, seasonal, and introspective ambient journey through light, warmth, cold textures, and personal discovery.
Side A moves from first light and summer flames into quantum bindings, center-finding, and dated reflections. Side B shifts through cold textures, controlled growth, bubble fragility, speaking pebbles, and small waves.
Overall mood: Serene, contemplative, and quietly wondrous with a strong connection to nature and emotion. Perfect for deep relaxation, morning listening, or peaceful reflection.
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 259 episodes plus the 821 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 based on the wonderful modular bubblings in “Bound by Weak Interaction” by Glasgow based music maker Fraser Rowan aka “Ty Lumnus” from the release “Resonances in the Hidden Field” and that’s out on Astral Discs.
On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured, once again, by Adam Filip and the Future Sound of London vibe, pre-Christian Slavic ritualistic track “Summer Flame” from his release “The Returning Circle” and that’s out on the every present Cyclical Dreams label.
Stoke On Trents own Phil Heeks is back with his unmistakeable retro sci-fi adventures as The British Stereo Collective in “Bloodrush” from his latest release “ProtoSynthesis”.
Then the shortest piece for today comes from a rework of a Raúl Cantizano & David Cordero piece by Japanese artist, Haruhisa Tanaka with “Mi centro vine a encontrar” ‘I came to find my center.’ From the album ‘Even if the morning comes’. Aunque llegue la mañana · Refracted.
Ending the A side is composer and founder of Hylé Tapes, Richard Francés with some nice intimate sound diary with deep bass drones in the track “14 Octobre 2023 II” from the album “Afterwork II (Octobre 2023)”
Starting off Side B with some distorted drone blisters is the second choice from the Connection: sculpting silence compilation on Richard Francés Hylé Tapes label. This one from Berlin based, French artist, kritzkom titled “Texture of Cold”.
St. Cloud, Florida based Olio Flux brightens the view in “It’s All About Control (Instrumental)” from the NYP release “Selected Frequencies”.
Channel friend, Estonian artist, Paul Beaudoin soothes us with the micro sounds of “10th Cultivation” from his album “spores.dat” out on Audiobulb.
The third choice from the Connection: sculpting silence compilation comes in the form of cassette bliss “Shabondama” by Japans own Hiro Nakamura, aka, Tokyo Bedroom Orchestra
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of the french ambient composer and improviser Tom Leclerc and a rather hopeful piece “the pebbles speak” the final choice from the Connection: sculpting silence compilation.
Finishing us off is the ever drifting wash of ´small waves’ Petites vagues from French Canadian artist Mathieu Lamontagne aka Arbee from his latest from the Chitra Records sub label Ambient Cat, Titled En vain.
But first, to set the vibe is modular sound artist, Milan based, Francesca Pavesi aka IDRA and the piece “First Light” from the compilation album that’s dominated this episode “Connection: sculpting silence” from the latest channel supporting label “Hylé Tapes”. Go check them out.
So 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 IDRA – First Light
Gentle, dawn-breaking ambient with soft, emerging light and hopeful, early-morning textures. Serene and uplifting.
00:09:38 Adam Filip – Summer Flame
Warm, flickering summer ambient with passionate, flame-like glow and seasonal heat. Radiant and lively.
00:13:20 The British Stereo Collective – Bloodrush
Energetic, rushing ambient with pulsing adrenaline and retro-futurist drive. Dynamic and thrilling.
00:18:08 Ty Lumnus – Bound by Weak Interaction
Subtle, particle-physics-inspired ambient with weak, binding forces and delicate, quantum elegance.
00:25:11 Haruhisa Tanaka – Mi centro vine a encontrar
Introspective, Spanish-titled ambient with a sense of finding one’s centre and warm, personal discovery.
00:26:43 Richard Francés – 14 Octobre 2023 II
Date-specific ambient capturing a personal October moment with reflective, diary-like intimacy.
Side B
00:35:49 Kritzkom – Texture of Cold
Crisp, cold-textured ambient with icy surfaces and wintry, tactile chill. Stark and immersive.
00:41:44 Olio Flux – It’s All About Control (Instrumental)
Structured, control-themed ambient with precise layers and a sense of managed flow. Focused and thoughtful.
00:45:32 Paul Beaudoin – 10th Cultivation
Patient, growth-oriented ambient evoking his 10th stage of cultivation with deep, nurturing resonance.
00:51:24 Tokyo Bedroom Orchestra – Shabondama
Delicate, bubble-like ambient with Tokyo bedroom intimacy and shimmering, soap-bubble fragility.
00:54:08 Tom Leclerc – the pebbles speak
Gentle, pebble-talking ambient with natural, riverbed conversation and quiet, earthy wisdom.
00:57:06 Arbee – Petites vagues
Small, wave-like ambient with delicate, French-titled ripples and soft, lapping motion. Peaceful and charming.
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 256
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 256. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
An eclectic, atmospheric journey blending whimsical dawn grooves, northern flows, and ancient mystical energies.
Side A moves from sardine sunrises and titanium explorations into nodal precision, soft focus, and prime matter. Side B shifts through metropolitan gothic, leaping sorcery, seasonal transformation, and ancient tumuli.
Overall mood: Playful yet contemplative, warm, and mysterious with a mix of light whimsy and deeper resonance. Perfect for adventurous listening, golden-hour drives, or late-night immersion.
Episode 256 is based, appropriately, on the bubbling track “Hylé” by “Denis Violet” from the release “Connection: sculpting silence” out on Paris based Hylé Tapes label. Shout out to Richard Francés who has sent me a load of releases from his label this week.
Thanks also to Paul Beaudoin, and Substak for sending me your latest works I’ll be featuring you very soon.
In this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by unmistakeably Polish artist Marek Kwiatkowski,
An artists that has gone under the radar for years is the UK based Mark Ellery Griffiths. If you’re into vintage synths then dive into his vast name your price catalogue on Bandcamp. Mark gives us some brutalist electronica.
Another regular of the episodes is Rick Jones aka DARK FIDELITY HIFI with Orb flavoured Idm out on his sight and sound label. Also London based Rodrigo Passannantis’ latest I can’t seem to get enough of those soaring synth lines lately. From the Cyclical Dreams label.
Ivo Petrovs Mahorka label is almost always included. This time with quirky dub vibes from Mülheim, Germany based Record Of Tides.
The B side opens with the 27 minute track showing us what the Nord Modular G1 can do by Switzerland based Rupert Lally. This track would have made it onto an Expansive Waves episode but I’ve decided to discontinue those due to lack of motivation.
Clarinet based braindance from Berlin duo Meier & Erdmann.
Then Leeds based Ethiopian Jazz flavours from The Source on ATA records.
Then my friend Gavin Brick aka The Metamorph chills us out with live sci-fi injected ambient.
Ending episode 256 is the great combo of Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate with a haunted finale via Subexotic Records.
But setting the tape rolling today is an almost avant-garde Idm setting with Liryc303, here as, Cylander together with friend of the channel Fluffy Inside and their track Sardine Sunrise the Fluffy Inside’s Cloudy Dawn Mix. Available through the Neo Ouija label.
So 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 Cylander & Friends – Sardine Sunrise (Fluffy Inside’s Cloudy Dawn Mix)
Playful, sardine-tinged ambient with cloudy dawn warmth and quirky, fluffy textures. Light and whimsical. Artist Bio: Cylander & Friends create here playful, collaborative ambient works with whimsical and dawn-inspired themes.
00:09:40 Marek Kwiatkowski – Łazikiem po Tytanie
Polish-tinged ambient with urban exploration and titanium-like metallic sheen. Adventurous and atmospheric. Artist Bio: Marek Kwiatkowski is a Polish ambient artist exploring urban and material-inspired soundscapes.
00:15:04 Mark Ellery Griffiths – Node
Precise, nodal ambient with interconnected points and subtle, linking resonance. Focused and geometric. Artist Bio: Mark Ellery Griffiths is a UK ambient composer creating cosmic and textural works often inspired by space and nature.
00:16:50 DARK FIDELITY HIFI – soft focus
Warm, blurred ambient with soft-focus glow and gentle, emotional diffusion. Comforting and hazy. Artist Bio: Dark Fidelity Hi Fi (Rick Jones) is a Manchester producer blending electronic atmospheres with emotional depth and personal reflection.
00:21:34 Rodrigo Passannanti – End Motion
Minimal, motion-ending ambient with final, decelerating textures and quiet closure. Reflective and still. Artist Bio: Rodrigo Passannanti is a London-based Italian electronic composer known for immersive, time-focused ambient works and vintage synth explorations.
00:26:04 Denis Violet – Hylé
Prime matter ambient with raw, elemental hylé textures and philosophical depth. Primal and contemplative. Artist Bio: Denis Violet is an ambient artist exploring prime matter, elemental, and philosophical themes.
00:35:07 Record Of Tides – The Beach Crate
Beach-found ambient with tidal memories and crate-like discovered warmth. Nostalgic and organic. Artist Bio: Record Of Tides is an ambient project focused on tidal, beach-found, and nostalgic sound discoveries.
Side B
00:42:28 Rupert Lally – Nord E
Northern, directional ambient with cold elegance and steady, eastward flow. Crisp and expansive. Artist Bio: Rupert Lally is a UK, Swiss based, ambient artist creating directional, northern, and elegant electronic works.
01:09:32 Meier & Erdmann – Nosferatu Metropolitain
Gothic, metropolitan ambient evoking Nosferatu in a city with dark, dramatic tension. Artist Bio: Meier & Erdmann create cinematic, gothic, and urban-inspired ambient soundtracks.
01:13:25 The Sorcerers – He Who Kills with One Leap
Mystical, leaping funk-jazz ambient with powerful, sorcerous energy and ritualistic drive. Artist Bio: The Sorcerers are a psychedelic jazz-funk group known for mystical, energetic, and ritualistic grooves.
01:17:36 The Metamorph – Spring into Summer
Seasonal, transforming ambient capturing the shift from spring to summer with lush growth. Artist Bio: The Metamorph is an analogue electronics project exploring scifi synth and transformation.
01:21:11 Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate – Tumulus
Ancient, burial-mound ambient with barrow-like resonance and mystical, earthen depth. Artist Bio: Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate collaborate on ancient, mystical, and folklore-inspired ambient works.
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 250
A special “best of”” episode. Featuring tracks I dig.
Based on the track “Consensus Sequence” by “Bluetech” from the release “Petite Constellations”.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
A playful, dreamy, and emotionally rich journey through quirky electronica, nostalgic ambient, and cinematic melancholy.
Side A blends surreal dioramas, shimmering French cool, and classic dawn choruses with funky energy. Side B moves through joyful folktronica, towering dub, haunting introspection, and abstract grooves.
Overall mood: Whimsical, nostalgic, and groovy with a balance of light-hearted charm and deeper melancholy. Perfect for golden-hour listening, relaxed evenings, or thoughtful drives.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
So 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 Gelbart – WWI Hamster Diorama
Quirky, miniature ambient with surreal war-diorama charm and playful, detailed textures. Eccentric and immersive.
00:03:13 Air – Radian
Smooth, shimmering French electronic with lush production and dreamy, radiant beauty. Cool and hypnotic.
00:10:37 Sébastien Tellier – Draw Your World
Whimsical, cinematic pop-ambient with gentle melodies and a sense of personal world-building. Charming and imaginative.
00:12:02 Boards of Canada – Dawn Chorus
Classic BoC dawn ambient with birdsong-like melodies, warped nostalgia, and gentle analogue haze. Serene and magical.
00:15:37 The Twelve Hour Foundation – Cascade
Flowing, nostalgic library-inspired ambient with cascading warmth and gentle charm. Playful and comforting.
00:17:42 Xploding Plastix – Donca Matic
Funky, explosive breakbeat-electronica with tight grooves and dynamic, plastic energy. Energetic and fun.
Side B
00:22:26 Bibio – All Of The Above
Warm, eclectic folk-electronica with rich textures and a joyful, all-encompassing vibe. Sunny and detailed.
00:25:09 The Orb – Towers of Dub
Epic, dub-heavy ambient with towering bass, spacey effects, and signature Orb weirdness. Immersive and hypnotic.
00:39:30 MICHAEL ANDREWS ft GARY JULES – Mad World (Donnie Darko)
Haunting, stripped-back cover with piano and fragile vocals capturing existential melancholy. Poignant and iconic.
00:41:51 Bluetech – Consensus Sequence
Intricate, organic psybient with evolving patterns and luminous, consensus-like harmony. Detailed and flowing.
00:45:00 The Zenmenn – The Magic Eye
Lush, pastoral ambient with magical, stereoscopic depth and gentle, hypnotic beauty. Dreamlike and timeless.
00:51:07 Beanfield – Abstractions
Smooth, abstract downtempo with jazzy grooves, warm bass, and floating, ethereal layers. Sophisticated and groovy.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 246
Based on the track “In The Heart Of Spring (Tim Hopkins Remix)” by “CommsBreakdown” from the release “Dadtronica Remixes”.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
A warm, organic, and emotionally resonant ambient journey through nature, time, and inner reflection.
Side A moves from spring renewal and riverine depths into geometric structures and soul-reaping darkness. Side B dives into oceanic drones, mysterious realms, timeless flow, rainful nostalgia, and ends on hopeful star-gazing and prairie calm.
Overall mood: Grounded yet expansive, gently melancholic with hopeful warmth and subtle enchantment. Ideal for nature connection, reflective listening, or peaceful evenings.
If you make music, or are a label, 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 leave a tip and subscribe to the Mixcloud channel every little helps.
So 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 CommsBreakdown + Tim Hopkins – In The Heart Of Spring (Tim Hopkins Remix)
Lush, springtime ambient with blooming textures and gentle, hopeful renewal. Warm and vibrant. Artist Bio: CommsBreakdown (Steve Ash) is a British-Australian producer blending ambient, electronica, and house; Tim Hopkins is known for atmospheric remixes and electronic works.
00:07:23 arc rae – Nope
Minimal, defiant ambient with clean lines and a quiet sense of refusal. Stark and focused. Artist Bio: arc rae is a French-born, Berlin-based musician blending acoustic and electronic textures in generative ambient soundscapes.
00:08:52 Tim Stebbing – Rio Negro
Deep, riverine ambient evoking the dark waters of the Rio Negro with rich, flowing textures. Immersive and mysterious. Artist Bio: Tim Stebbing is a veteran UK electronic musician with a long history in Berlin-school and melodic synth music, now creating expansive ambient works.
00:18:53 Grosso Gadgetto – Quadrata Dodus Act 1
Geometric, structured ambient with square-like precision and dramatic development. Bold and architectural. Artist Bio: Grosso Gadgetto is a French artist blending dark ambient, experimental hip-hop, and movie soundtrack influences.
00:24:25 Hverheij – Reaper Of Souls
Dark, ritualistic ambient with solemn weight and a sense of inevitable transition. Haunting and powerful. Artist Bio: Hverheij is a Canadian composer and recording artist creating diverse ambient and electronic works that transpose consciousness into sound.
00:27:42 Stewart Keller – Moving Trees
Organic, wind-swept ambient capturing trees in motion with gentle, natural flow. Peaceful and alive. Artist Bio: Stewart Keller is a US composer known for ambient, electronic, and video game soundtrack work with organic and emotional depth.
Side B
00:31:31 deepspace – Hydrospheric Extraction Drones Class Ⲑ
Vast, underwater drone ambient with deep oceanic pressure and mechanical extraction themes. Immersive and cinematic. Artist Bio: deepspace is an ambient project focused on vast, oceanic, and space-inspired drone soundscapes.
00:34:23 Belial Pelegrim – Interamnia
Mysterious, inter-realm ambient with subtle tension and otherworldly elegance. Cool and enigmatic. Artist Bio: Belial Pelegrim is an ambient artist creating mysterious, cinematic works with dark and elegant atmospheres.
00:39:24 THE GAYE DEVICE – Time Beyond Captured
Expansive, time-transcending ambient with warm analogue layers and a sense of eternal flow. Artist Bio: THE GAYE DEVICE is a Leeds based ambient artist exploring time, memory, and expansive electronic soundscapes.
00:50:05 MDA Analog – Rainful Memories
Nostalgic, rain-soaked analogue ambient with warm, memory-drenched textures. Melancholic and comforting. Artist Bio: MDA Analog is an ambient artist creating nostalgic, tape-warmed works focused on emotion.
00:53:55 Veryan – Step Forward To The Seven Stars
Ascending, star-bound ambient with hopeful progression and celestial wonder. Uplifting and expansive. Artist Bio: Veryan is an ambient artist crafting hopeful, celestial, and exploratory soundscapes.
00:57:41 Time Rival – Dakota Bridge + Birdsong (Prairie Trail 4-13-23)
Field-recording-rich ambient blending bridge sounds and birdsong with prairie tranquility. Peaceful and grounded. Artist Bio: Time Rival is an ambient artist incorporating field recordings and natural sounds into peaceful, location-based compositions.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 223
Atlas Dream Habit
Based on the track “Escape to Dream” from the album “Escape to Dream” by “Solace Road”.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
A tender, atmospheric ambient journey centered on introspection, escape, and emotional depth.
Side A drifts through gentle dreamscapes, delicate melodies, and fragile, watery textures — evoking longing, memory, and quiet reflection. Side B expands into luminous, slowed, and alchemical territory before shifting toward vivid cosmic and dark energy realms.
Overall mood: Dreamy, melancholic, and emotionally resonant with a strong sense of space and solitude. It feels intimate yet vast — like drifting between inner thoughts and the cosmos. Ideal for deep listening, late-night reflection, meditation, or unwinding.
If you make music, or are a label, 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.
So 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 Solace Road – Escape to Dream – Escape to Dream – 2026
Gentle, flowing ambient with soft pads and dreamy escapism. Warm, hopeful, and soothing.
00:08:30 Arbee & Kilometre Club – Once is not a habit – Once is not a habit – 2025
Minimal, tape-warmed ambient with delicate textures and quiet repetition. Intimate and reflective.
00:09:54 Garda – Likimas – Sąlyga – 2025
Atmospheric Lithuanian ambient with emotional depth and subtle cinematic tension. Melancholic and elegant.
00:14:57 Scyye – outside – 2018
Sparse, drifting electronic ambient with open space and gentle detachment. Calm and airy.
00:18:25 Woo – Celeste
Light, whimsical ambient with charming melodies and signature Woo warmth. Playful and dreamy.
00:19:40 Spheruleus – Atlas Days – The Lost Catalogue – 2026
Subtle, weathered ambient with lost-catalogue nostalgia and soft decaying tones. Poignant and nostalgic.
00:23:43 Ekin Fil – bazille-water drop – Bora Boreas – 2025
Delicate, watery ambient with fragile beauty and emotional translucence. Ethereal and touching.
Side B
00:26:43 Solar Phasing – Luminescence (432hz) – Electronic Patterns – 2025
Luminous, tuned ambient with soft glowing layers and healing calm. Radiant and meditative.
00:30:44 Willebrant – Emerge (slowed and reverb) – The Pilgrim – Slowed and Reverb – 2025
Deep, slowed ambient with heavy reverb and emotional emergence. Immersive and cinematic.
00:35:57 Paul Beaudoin – Prima Materia – Alchemies – 2025
Alchemical ambient exploring raw sonic matter with rich, evolving textures. Mystical and grounded.
00:40:28 SURVEY CHANNEL – Outside the Coding Region – Triplicate Tapes Vol. 2: Space Invaders – 2021
Glitchy, coded electronic ambient with sci-fi unease and digital drift. Abstract and intriguing.
00:45:03 Loneward – Crimson Canvas – Musings of a Painted Sky – 2025
Vivid, painterly ambient with warm glowing tones and emotional brushstrokes. Beautiful and expressive.
00:52:31 Substak – Dark Energy Singularity – Black Noise Constellation – 2025
Cosmic, low-frequency dark ambient with massive scale and gravitational pull. Deep and powerful.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 208
Equal parts cosmic wonder, gentle unease, and deep relaxation. Ideal for late-night listening, focused immersion, or psychedelic headspace sessions.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 208 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 “Night owl dub” by Dubberrookie from the upcoming compilation album “The Mystery of the Night” curated by yours truly. Shout out to all the artists so far to contribute to what’s looking to be a fantastic collection. Also a massive thank you to Rural District Lo-Fi Recording Project, Discus Music, Subexotic Records, Dubberrookie for sponsoring the channel with material.
An adventurous, psychedelic, and atmospheric journey through experimental electronics, cosmic jazz, hauntology, and deep dub.
Side A moves from playful lo-fi quirkiness and cerebral intensity into vast cosmic expanses, ancient drones, acid-tinged mysticism, and faded derelict nostalgia. Side B drifts into dreamy Japanese psych, precise minimalism, warm organic calm, and closes with smoky late-night dub.
Overall mood: Mysterious, expansive, and slightly mind-altering. It has a nocturnal, otherworldly feel — equal parts cosmic wonder, gentle unease, and deep relaxation. Ideal for late-night listening, focused immersion, or psychedelic headspace sessions.
If you make music, or are a label, 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.
So 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 Rural District Lo-Fi Recording Project – What Happens On The Mesericord, Stays On The Mesericord
Lo-fi, eccentric ambient with quirky field recordings and warm analogue charm. Playful and intimate.
00:04:53 EKT – CCRU
Dark, cerebral electronic with intense cybernetic energy and accelerationist edge. Sharp and hypnotic.
00:08:07 Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere – Under The Azure
Expansive cosmic jazz/ambient with soaring horns and vast open skies. Majestic and exploratory.
00:17:46 WEALDHAM – Time
Haunting, ancient-tinged ambient with deep drones and timeless melancholy. Atmospheric and solemn.
00:20:50 Audio Obscura – Babyloniacid
Psychedelic, acid-tinged ambient with swirling layers and mysterious ancient-future vibes. Trippy and immersive.
00:24:58 The British Stereo Collective – Dereliction
Eerie, abandoned hauntological soundscapes with faded analogue warmth and quiet decay. Nostalgic and ghostly.
Side B
00:29:20 maya ongaku – Maybe Psychic
Dreamy, psychedelic Japanese ambient with loose grooves and hypnotic, mind-expanding haze. Blissful and otherworldly.
00:34:04 Barker – Positive Disintegration
Minimal techno/ambient with crisp percussion and subtle emotional tension. Precise and cerebral.
00:38:42 Tegu – V
Warm, organic ambient with gentle textures and flowing, meditative calm. Soft and nurturing.
00:42:21 Dubberrookie – Night owl dub
Deep, smoky dub-ambient with late-night echoes and heavy, relaxed bass weight. Atmospheric and immersive closer.
Youtube short version: https://youtu.be/5Pxv9FjDQrk
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 205
Open-hearted, wistful, and emotionally rich with a strong cinematic feel.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 205 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 “mabel” by Linear North from the album “We Thought It Was Normal”. Shout out to Linear North for sending me the album. Also shoutouts to Mystery Circles, Mahorka, Cyclical Dreams, Imaginary North and Rupert Lally for sponsoring the channel with material.
Also thanks to CommsBreakdown for being the latest artists to appear on the upcoming compilation The Mystery of the Night. There’s still time to get yours in. June 24th is the deadline.
This is a flowing mix of expansive ambient, emotional introspection, and gentle cinematic storytelling.
Side A opens with wide-open airy landscapes and healing warmth before moving through melancholic waltzes, intricate rhythms, and reflective urban tones. Side B brings playful quirkiness, hazy nostalgia, romantic filmic moments, and closes with darker, ritualistic depth.
Overall mood: Open-hearted, wistful, and emotionally rich with a strong cinematic feel. It shifts from bright, spacious hopefulness into warmer nostalgia and subtle darkness — ideal for thoughtful listening, road trips, or evening reflection. Intimate yet expansive with lovely emotional range.
If you make music, or are a label, 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.
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 Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop / Wavefiler – Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop – Wide Open Spaces
Expansive, breezy ambient with wide cinematic pads and airy openness. Light, hopeful, and spacious.
00:05:16 Tom Bragl – Exposed to be healed
Gentle, healing ambient with warm evolving textures and soft emotional release. Tender and restorative.
00:10:41 Fallen – Our Neverending Waltz
Melancholic, looping ambient waltz with graceful sadness and infinite repetition. Poignant and hypnotic.
00:15:03 Time Rival – Four in Hand
Intricate, rhythmic electronic minimalism with subtle drive and clean layering. Precise and engaging.
00:18:14 Linear North – mabel
Warm, melodic ambient with gentle northern light and nostalgic softness. Intimate and comforting.
00:18:59 MiDi BiTCH – Barbican Centre [London]
Atmospheric, urban-inspired ambient with concrete resonance and subtle architectural depth. Cool and reflective.
Side B
00:24:31 SUUB – Straight In No Kissin’
Playful, quirky electronic groove with cheeky energy and offbeat charm. Fun and characterful.
00:28:16 CRSY – Reminiscence
Nostalgic, hazy ambient with warm reminiscing tones and soft emotional glow. Dreamy and heartfelt.
00:33:07 Zerfranzt – Edward
Darkly elegant electronic with mysterious undertones and subtle cinematic tension. Atmospheric and refined.
00:38:21 Kilometre Club – Open Roads (with Raphah) [Splinter Forceps Remix]
Road-trip ambient with expansive horizons, warm textures, and gentle forward motion. Open and liberating.
00:46:05 Rupert Lally – If This Was A Movie (We’d Be Together)
Romantic, filmic ambient with wistful beauty and emotional storytelling quality. Tender and cinematic.
00:49:28 Stewart Keller – Blood Stained Cauldron
Dark, ritualistic ambient with occult warmth and simmering intensity. Mysterious and immersive closer.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 200
Melancholic layers glow with hope and impending shadow—profoundly atmospheric.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the 200th episode 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 “People Say I’m a Dreamer” by friend of the channel Neil Stringfellow, also known as Audio Obscura. Available on the upcoming album “Dream States”. Dropping June 12. Neil also just entered a track for my upcoming compilation “The Mystery of the Night” Applications are still open. Get your piece in by June 24. All info on the album page on Bandcamp.
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 Phexioenesystems – Poringland Extract
Subtle, textural field-recording ambient drawn from the Norfolk countryside. Gentle rustles, distant horizons, and organic drones create a beautifully restrained, place-specific immersion.
00:05:35 The Metamorph – The Unlimited Dream Company
Expansive, psychedelic-tinged ambient inspired by J.G. Ballard. Dreamy, shape-shifting layers and cosmic warmth evoke boundless imagination and surreal inner worlds.
00:07:35 Rival Consoles – If Not Now
Driving, emotionally charged electronic ambient from Ryan Lee West. Pulsing rhythms and luminous synths build a sense of urgency and beautiful tension—now or never.
00:10:17 Mikael Lind, Johanna Sjunnesson – Remnants Unveiled
Delicate, haunting ambient that slowly reveals hidden layers. Fragile textures and soft resonances feel like uncovering forgotten memories in dust and light.
00:15:45 Felipe Ayres – Turmoil
Turbulent yet controlled ambient exploring inner unrest. Swirling drones and restless movement capture emotional chaos while maintaining an elegant undercurrent.
00:20:44 Wil Bolton – Quiet Sunlight
Gentle, luminous ambient bathed in soft, filtered light. Warm tones and peaceful stillness evoke a perfect moment of tranquil, golden-hour calm.
00:28:09 Paulina Fae – The Space Inbetween (Instrumental)
Ethereal, floating ambient focused on the liminal. Airy pads and crystalline details create a weightless sense of existing in the beautiful gap between moments.
Side B
00:32:14 Christian Wittman – The Light Before the Dark (Edit. From the album “The Light Before the Dark”
Poignant, cinematic ambient exploring the fragile transition of dusk. Rich, melancholic layers glow with hope and impending shadow—profoundly atmospheric.
00:37:34 Ludovico Einaudi – Primavera
Graceful, flowing piano-led neoclassical piece. Delicate melodies and gentle swells capture the fresh energy and blossoming beauty of spring with quiet emotional depth.
00:44:08 The British Stereo Collective – Silicon Street (From the Yesterday Children)
Retro-futuristic synth ambient with a hazy 80s cinematic feel. Warm analogue tones and nostalgic melancholy paint a portrait of memory-drenched digital streets.
00:46:59 Audio Obscura – People Say I’m a Dreamer
Drifting, introspective ambient with a soft, wistful character. Cloud-like textures and piano voices create a beautiful, slightly detached dream-state.
00:49:42 Dr Atmo – Hunted Rain
Moody, atmospheric ambient capturing rain as both pursuer and refuge. Wet, pulsing textures and dark elegance evoke being chased through a storm.
00:55:38 Cate Brooks – The Frame
Meticulous, minimal ambient centered on structure and restraint. Clean lines and thoughtful silence create a contemplative, almost architectural listening experience.
00:58:29 Luke Howard Trio – Self Preservation
Intimate, heartfelt modern classical/jazz-tinged ambient. Thoughtful piano, subtle brushes, and warm resonance explore protection, vulnerability, and inner strength.
Ectoplasmically Woven Times
Based on the track “Ectoplasmically Yours” by a great friend of the channel, a super chap and one of my few subscribers Gareth Evans also known as “HDRF”. This is a live set from Stafford EMOM on May 8.
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.
And if you’re enjoying the channel, please consider subscribing — even if it’s just for a month, it makes a real difference.
So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it.
No breaks, just the music.
00:00:00 HDRF – Ectoplasmically Yours
Ghostly, swirling ambient techno with ethereal textures and subtle rhythmic undertow. Haunting and hypnotic.
00:16:30 Lo Five – Depths You Will Never Fathom
Dark, submerged ambient with heavy low-end drones and oceanic mystery. Deep, claustrophobic, and immersive.
00:22:05 Dollkraut – La Banda Dello Scorpione SEQ. 2
Pulsing, retro-futurist synthwave with Italian horror soundtrack vibes. Sleazy, driving, and cinematic.
00:23:41 Urulu – 9045XY
Minimal deep house with crisp percussion and warm, rolling basslines. Smooth, late-night groover.
00:28:54 Arovane – Woven
Delicate, intricate IDM/ambient with fragile melodies and organic electronic weave. Beautifully detailed.
00:30:35 Darren Nye – A View From The 4Th Dimension (Version 2)
Floating, multi-dimensional ambient with spacious synths and gentle movement. Expansive and weightless.
00:36:33 John Louis Kluck – Rising Orb
Warm, glowing ambient electronics with slow-building cosmic light. Radiant and meditative.
00:41:06 Koresma – Clouds
Downtempo chill with soft beats, dreamy pads, and airy atmosphere. Floating and serene.
00:44:17 Moray Newlands – A Love Of Books
Intimate, literary ambient with warm analogue tones and quiet nostalgia. Cozy and reflective.
00:47:30 Pabellón Sintético – Metamorfosis
Evolving synthetic soundscapes with organic transformation and rich textures. Hypnotic and alive.
00:50:47 Payta – Passing Time
Gentle, time-dissolving ambient with soft pulses and melancholic warmth. Patient and comforting.
00:52:41 Salvatore Mercatante – Le Corne
Mysterious, ritualistic electronics with dark, horn-like resonances. Atmospheric and slightly ominous.
00:53:07 SiP – Hard Times
Laid-back global grooves with soulful, resilient melodies. Warm and quietly uplifting.
00:58:45 Kilometre Club – Lowered
Slow, tape-saturated ambient drift with warm, lowered horizons. Hazy and deeply relaxing.
00:59:16 The Future Sound Of London – Cascade
Classic FSOL liquid ambience with flowing textures and futuristic melancholy. Immersive and timeless.
01:05:02 Ernest Hood – At The Store
Lo-fi environmental jazz with zither, field recordings, and gentle small-town nostalgia. Warmly intimate.
01:10:59 Christian Wittman – Stellar Winds
Cosmic ambient with sweeping stellar drones and celestial movement. Vast and windswept.
01:14:13 Jeremiah Chiu – Nineteen
Delicate, minimalist ambient with subtle piano-like tones and tender emotion. Quietly luminous.
01:15:33 IDTiL – Fractal Anomaly
Glitchy, fractal IDM/ambient with twisting patterns and digital unease. Intricate and mind-bending.
01:21:13 Cub-cub – Salvia Time Distortion
Psychedelic, time-warping ambient with salvia-inspired surrealism. Trippy and disorienting.
01:21:57 Duke Hugh – Your Number
Laid-back, jazzy electronic soul with warm chords and mellow grooves. Smooth and heartfelt.
01:26:50 Sababa 5 – Dreams of Love – (Instrumental)
Dreamy Middle Eastern psych-funk with hypnotic melodies and gentle propulsion. Blissful and transportive.
Crossing Through Thought
Groovy, warm, vibrant, cinematic, raw, mysterious, breezy, trippy, ethereal, smooth, intricate, intimate, transportive, vintage-inspired, haunting, relaxed, expansive, evocative, hypnotic, abstract, infectious, meditative, elegant, sparkling, immersive, enchanting, soulful, and spacious.
00:00:00 Nu Guinea, Tony Allen – Howls
Funky Afrobeat reworking of Tony Allen’s rhythms with electronic jazz-psych energy. Groovy, percussive, and full of life.
00:04:25 Wax Machine – Face Of All
Psychedelic folk-rock with dreamy, wandering grooves and hazy textures. Warm, exploratory, and gently hypnotic.
00:06:09 Okay Temiz – Denizalti Rüzgarlan
Vibrant Turkish percussion and cosmic jazz fusion. Energetic, rhythmic, and joyfully eclectic.
00:09:14 Misha Panfilov – Eureka
Warm analog psych-jazz with soulful grooves and hypnotic repetition. Cinematic, funky, and deeply immersive.
00:17:58 Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart – No Change Is Sexy
Dub-infused post-punk with heavy bass and world rhythms. Raw, hypnotic, and politically charged.
00:21:38 Mong Tong – Jou-Tau
Sample-based Taiwanese psychedelic trip with swirling textures and ritualistic energy. Mysterious and propulsive.
00:25:58 SiP – Malabar
Laid-back global grooves with sunny, melodic charm. Breezy and effortlessly digable.
00:33:31 Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 – Entrance
Psychedelic rock with Eastern-tinged hypnosis and fuzzy warmth. Trippy, immersive, and beautifully meandering.
00:35:25 Skyjelly – I Know (Brainquake remix)
Dreamy, warped electronic remix with floating textures and subtle glitch. Ethereal and mind-bending.
00:39:48 Bobby Oroza, El Michels Affair – Losing It
Soulful retro vibes with tight horns, lush production, and heartfelt vocals. Smooth and heartfelt.
00:42:40 Amin Payne x Hari Sivanesan – Intraditional
Fusion of traditional Indian elements with modern beats and global grooves. Intricate, respectful, and vibrant.
00:44:55 La Chooma – Lonely
Atmospheric, melancholic electronic with subtle tropical undertones. Intimate and reflective.
00:48:41 Sababa 5 – Descent
Middle Eastern psych-funk grooves with driving rhythms and hypnotic melodies. Funky and transportive.
00:49:12 El Michels Affair, Bobby Oroza – Stack The Deck
Tight, cinematic soul with swaggering horns and cool vocals. Vintage-inspired and instantly catchy.
00:52:22 MARINERO – Through the Fog
Misty, atmospheric Latin-tinged folk with dreamy production. Haunting and poetic.
00:55:33 CV Vision – Tropical (Drop Out)
Lo-fi tropical psych with hazy, sun-soaked grooves. Relaxed and blissfully detached.
00:56:46 Ivan Von Engelberger’s Asteroid – Thought Forms
Spacey, improvisational jazz-rock with cosmic exploration. Trippy and expansive.
01:00:44 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Crossing Drifting Sands
Ambient desert soundscapes with drifting textures and subtle tension. Evocative and cinematic.
01:04:21 Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Lobbo
Saharan blues meets lush psych grooves. Warm, hypnotic, and beautifully collaborative.
01:08:02 Dr. Quandary – Linear A
Mysterious, sample-heavy beats with ancient script vibes. Abstract, head-nodding, and intriguing.
01:10:14 Elite Beat – Budget Dancehall
Playful, lo-fi dancehall with raw energy and cheeky charm. Fun, bouncy, and infectious.
01:13:48 Arp – Folding Water
Ambient electronic minimalism with fluid, rippling textures. Meditative and serene.
01:18:33 Gábor Szabó, The California Dreamers – White Rabbit
Psychedelic jazz guitar take on the classic—elegant, groovy, and enchantingly trippy.
01:20:39 Monsters At Work – Magic Morning
Uplifting, whimsical electronic folk with bright melodies. Feel-good and sparkling.
01:22:34 Chocolate Hills, The Orb – Cracking Kraken
Dubby, oceanic ambient with The Orb’s signature weirdness. Deep, immersive, and playful.
01:24:41 Psyché – Angizia
Dreamy psych-pop with lush layers and emotional depth. Enchanting and cinematic.
01:28:02 Siti Muharam – Pakistan
Powerful taarab-inspired vocals with rich East African grooves. Soulful and culturally resonant.
01:34:00 Tapes – Silence Please
Minimal ambient tape loops and gentle textures. Quiet, spacious, and perfectly calming.
Morning Vissi Sonores
Solid late-night cruise.
00:00:00 Ekkohaus – Chasing Brown
Warm, bouncy organic house with playful percussion and sun-drenched textures. Groovy, understated, and perfect for easing into the set.
00:05:38 Leon Vynehall – Wahness
Sultry deep house with rubbery grooves, Hi-hat madness, and hazy vocal snippets. Loose, confident, and full of late-night character.
00:11:24 Mu Vonz – Prpl Morning
Mellow downtempo beats and purple synths creating a hazy, immersive afterglow vibe. Chilled and head-nodding.
00:13:27 Richie Hawtin – Concept 1 96:10 19:00
Sparse, hypnotic minimal techno with clinical precision and subtle tension. Pure heads music.
00:20:20 Kirill Sawazki – Radio Frequency Band
Atmospheric experimental synths and processed textures evoking drifting radio signals. Moody and cinematic.
00:23:26 Rex The Dog – Crasher
Energetic electro-house banger with crunching synths and party-starting drive. Cheeky and fun.
00:30:10 Telpor Nexus – Uncanfordz
Intricate IDM-tinged rhythms with quirky, futuristic textures. Brainy and detailed.
00:35:03 Floating Points – Nuits Sonores
Lush, winding journey from haunting synths to euphoric dancefloor release. Rich and dynamic standout.
00:45:19 Futuregrapher – Skerplugata
Atmospheric Icelandic electronic with warm synths and rolling grooves. Distinctive and cinematic. We miss you man.
00:49:35 Max Graef – Vino Rosetto
Funky, dusty house/jazz hybrid with elastic rhythms and smoky soul. Warm and alive.
00:54:16 oilpanic – Vissi
Clean, minimal homey grooves with intimate hypnotic flow. Solid late-night cruiser.
00:57:51 Metamatics – Escher Escalator
Clever IDM loops and brain-twisting patterns. Abstract yet groovy.
01:01:37 André Bratten – Tunnel
Deep, cosmic techno with rich textures and elegant forward motion. Immersive closer.
Alone on the Dance Floor 08
For those that dance to a different tune.
A place to let loose. A short break from the ambience that usually dominated the channel.
Back with another outing of Alone on the Dance Floor.
This series comes out whenever I can make the time to create them. Like all my shows.
I am not affiliated with any station and do not get paid for this work.
I rely entirely on labels and artists sending me material, an unquenchable thirst for sharing great sounds, a handful of Mixcloud subscribers and a few sales from Bandcamp.
ADF 08
00:00:00 OTTO – Auto-Disco
00:05:11 Pye Corner Audio – Acid Addendum
00:09:04 *Rupert Lally – You Gotta Be Nice
00:11:19 *Pulselovers – Fiori Musicali
00:15:38 Dokun – Ariel
00:20:19 Daniel Vincent – Melt
00:25:15 Floating Points – Vocoder [Club Mix]
00:31:26 CommsBreakdown & Arcane Trickster – Cyclops (CommsBreakdown Dub Techno Mix)
00:36:32 HEBA – T65
00:38:42 The Black Dog – The Smile You Rehearsed
00:41:17 Sub Accent – Vortice
00:47:33 *Jonny Fallout – Only the Beginning (Dreamer Mix)
00:51:38 Odin Kaban – Wind in my veins
00:54:53 Konerytmi – Tietokonemaailma
*Tracks are exclusive at the time of show release.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 195
22 April 2026
Ångkvarns Bryggeriet Uppsala
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Hey. Welcome.
This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Episode one-nine-five.
We’re still pretending it’s a radio show for the sonically adventurous.
But really it’s just me and the frequencies in an empty apartment while the world outside forgets we exist.
Stream it free for seven days on Mixcloud.
The background track is available on Trevlad’s TVCL 11 on Bandcamp.
The episodes are sonic journeys with metaphysical flips at the halfway mark—perfect for long walks, mental wanders, or quiet moments alone with the universe.
No schedule. Just the mood and the margins.
This episode is broadcasting from Brewery Ångkvarns Bryggeriet Uppsala.
Headphones on.
Let time dissolve.
And let the frequencies claim you.
That was
Kliment – Lake of Rememberance (Mahorka)
A slow, haunting drift that feels like memory itself dissolving into mist over dark water. Released 2020, Mahorka.
Side A – Group 1
Alan Elettronico – Home of the Brave (Projekt Records)
Bold electronic pulses wrapped in a strangely comforting melancholy. Released 8 May 2026, Projekt Records.
Dr. Niccolò Trentini – Koch Curve (The Dream Journal Institute)
Fractal mathematics turned into something oddly emotional and hypnotic. Released 14 October 2024, on The Dream Journal Institute.
Check out the link on their Bandcamp page for a treasure trove.
Exit Chamber – Between Two Worlds (Dustopian Frequencies)
A shimmering limbo where realities gently overlap and refuse to choose sides. Released 2 April 2026, Dustopian Frequencies.
Side A – Group 2
David Cordero – Nebel (Noray Records)
Thick fog rolling in with beautiful, blurred edges. Released 3 April 2026, Noray Records.
*Auscultation – Pinned (100% Silk)
Intimate and quietly intense, like being held in place by invisible threads. Released 5 June 2026, on 100% Silk records.
The Metamorph – The Thought Process (Trevlad)
A gentle unfolding of ideas that somehow feels both mechanical and deeply human. Released 2026, on my own Bandcamp.
Side A – Group 3
*Kronstad 23 – Menigheten (Batov Records)
Gospel-tinged soul that slowly stretches out into something blissfully loose and spacious. Released 29 May 2026, on Batov Records.
*Mere of Light – Blue Moon Ice Cream (Lighten Up Sounds)
Sweet, melting psychedelia that tastes like childhood summers remembered in a dream. Released 24 April 2026, Lighten Up Sounds.
C-Shape – Ep-26 Pt.III (self-released / Bandcamp)
Tape loops and subtle electronics that quietly rearrange the furniture in your head. Released 2 April 2026, C-Shape.
(Brief pause / metaphysical flip / background swell)
Side B – Opening Track
Beaufort – Hotel (Kaiseki Digital)
A lonely, elegant lobby where time checks out but never quite leaves. Released 2018, Kaiseki Digital.
Side B – Group 1
Atabasca – Reprise (Killer Groove Records)
A beautiful return that feels like closing a circle you didn’t know was open. Released 27 March 2026, Killer Groove Records.
Scyye – Postbuzz Interpulse (Dustopian Frequencies)
Buzzing, pulsing energy that somehow still feels underwater and weightless. Released 17 April 2026, Dustopian Frequencies.
*The Earl Of Dean – The Nightcrawler (Trevlad)
Creeping nocturnal grooves that make the shadows dance in perfect time. Released 26 June 2026, Trevlad. Get your entries for this compilation to me be the 24th of June.
Side B – Group 2
Infragreen – Alien Soul (Mahorka)
A soul that feels both ancient and freshly arrived from somewhere far beyond the stars. Released 2013, Mahorka.
Peter Davidson – Ghost (Mahorka)
Delicate traces that linger long after the presence has quietly slipped away. Released 2016, Mahorka.
Asha Patera – Grand Prismatic Spring (Passed Recordings)
Vivid, colourful heat rising in slow, mineral-rich waves of sound. Released 27 March 2026, on Passed Recordings.
Side B – Group 3
Kanz – Restless (Original) (Mahorka)
Restless in the best way, like energy that refuses to settle even when it tries. Released 2017, Mahorka.
Keshavara – Mondlava (Papercup Records)
Lush, lava-flowing dream-pop that glows with its own gentle internal light. Released 8 April 2026, on Papercup Records.
Ninfe – Fondale (The Dream Journal Institute)
Deep, submerged beauty that pulls you down into the quietest, clearest layers. Released 1 April 2026, The Dream Journal Institute.
Outro
*Outro – ///siesta.clutter.sweetly (yet to be released)
You’ve been listening to… well, everything.
Thanks for floating here with me.
I hope the journey sends you in the direction of these artists. All the links and purchase paths are illuminated at trevor.se, on Trevor Lewis on Substack, and marked in the timeline like little glowing breadcrumbs.
If you’re still listening… you’re in the club.
Please save this channel by subscribing. It’s my birthday tomorrow the 23rd of April and even if you just subscribe for one month for less than the price of a coffee you will secure the future of these efforts to promote independent artists.
Send files, codes, whatever, to trevlad@gmail.com.
See you in the next crack in the wall.
Cheerio…
Intro – 00:00
Kliment – Lake of Rememberance – 01:30
Alan Elettronico – Home of the Brave – 08:30
Dr. Niccolò Trentini – Koch Curve – 11:20
Exit Chamber – Between Two Worlds – 16:00
David Cordero – Nebel – 20:15
*Auscultation – Pinned – 23:50
The Metamorph – The Thought Process – 27:10
Kronstad 23 – Menigheten – 32:00
Mere of Light – Blue Moon Ice Cream – 37:50
C-Shape – Ep-26 Pt.III – 41:10
B Side – 46:15
Beaufort – Hotel – 46:45
Atabasca – Reprise – 51:00
Scyye – Postbuzz Interpulse – 55:25
*The Earl Of Dean – The Nightcrawler – 57:20
Infragreen – Alien Soul – 1:03:00
Peter Davidson – Ghost – 1:06:35
Asha Patera – Grand Prismatic Spring – 1:09:05
Kanz – Restless (Original) – 1:14:00
Keshavara – Mondlava – 1:19:20
Ninfe – Fondale – 1:21:30
Outro – ///siesta.clutter.sweetly – 1:29:10
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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EXPANSIVE WAVES 26
Good evening… or morning… or whatever smeared fragment of clock time you’ve drifted into tonight. This is EXPANSIVE WAVES 26. I’m Trevor — your host, your unreliable cartographer of the long haul, your occasional sonic conspirator.
This one’s not built for the impatient. Eight pieces. Each one stretching beyond twelve minutes. Together they uncoil for over three hours. If you came looking for hooks, drops, or anything that resembles forward motion, best to paddle elsewhere. Or just dim the lights, let the room breathe, and allow the ceiling to become a slow-moving planetarium. That works too.
Big thanks to Ivo Petrov at the Mahorka label for nudging me into a Plank Tone. I got gloriously lost and ended up delivering four. The first surfaced on April 8th. Tonight you’ll hear more of those strange, unhurried faces — independent corners, leftfield wanderers, music that refuses to be hurried.
We open with a twenty-four-minute soup. For anyone who’s ever been in a band, this is that glorious end-of-session moment when everyone’s a little fried and the music starts melting at the edges.
Merlin’s Spell — Merlin’s Spell [Full Demo]
A warm, hazy collective trance where sounds blur into one another like ink dropped in still water. Recorded back in 1978, gently refurbished for 2026. Out on The Dream Journal Institute — every penny heading to local libraries and quiet good causes.
That was Merlin’s Spell with Merlin’s Spell. Settle in now. Let the kettle do its slow work. Let the cat claim your chest like a small, purring dictator. Let the outside world keep spinning without you for a while.
Next, a dear friend of the show: Drew Huddart, recording as Scholars of the Peak. Fresh from a live set at Dubrek in Derby — the whole concert, audience whoops and all, because Drew decided not to chop it into polite pieces. Glorious nostalgic synths that feel like warm Sunday light through old lace curtains in the Peak District.
Scholars of the Peak — Live @ Dubrek Studios, Friday 10th April 2026
Bleeps and warm analogue sighs drifting through a room full of gentle human noise — the kind of set that makes you nostalgic for the future.
Now we arrive at the longest single piece I’ve ever slipped into this programme — a full hour, trimmed by a few cheeky seconds just so the software would swallow it. This is serious business.
OdNu + Ümlaut — Metamorphoses
An ever-shifting ambient landscape that never settles, never repeats, never lets you look away. Not lazy drift — this is meticulous, constantly breathing evolution. Out on Audiobulb, arriving June 6th. Prepare to be quietly astonished.
An old favourite now — the Russian master x.y.r. who can drop you straight into deep jungle with nothing more than a few well-placed field recordings and patient tones.
x.y.r. — altered zone (longform edition)
Birdsong threading through endless green layers, turning any room into a porch overlooking humid canopy at dusk. Tip for fellow travellers: when in doubt, add birds. They open windows that weren’t there before.
Back into the Mahorka family, 2019 vintage.
Thomas Park — Failsafe
Blade Runner rain on a corrugated tin roof, random synth trumpet stabs cutting through toxic haze. Neon signs flickering in puddles that never quite dry.
Still in the Mahorka stable, this time 2014.
Ab uno — Remorae (b side)
Deep drone waters where subtle synth lines move like slow silver fish just beneath the surface — barely visible, yet impossible to ignore once you notice them.
Penultimate unfolding, from The Jewel Garden label’s compilation.
Floating House Ensemble — Seven
Sax and strings delicately sprinkled over choral swells, like light catching on the edge of a slow-moving tide. As the Bandcamp page quietly reminds us: “I stood there, the whole day wrapped around me. I stood there, crying, smelling vine.”
And so the waves begin their gentle retreat for another evening. Eight long forms. Eight patient unfoldings. If any of them settled into the quieter corners of your night, you’ll find the links and love on the episode page at trevor.se and in the Mixcloud comments.
Feel free to leave something on the timeline — a half-thought, a soft sigh, or even a single emoji that somehow contains the entire universe.
We close episode twenty-six with Michael Plaster, recording as yttriphie.
yttriphie — Paddock of Skies
Twinkling space music from the album Solipsis on Projekt Records — delicate starlight that slowly swells until the whole sky feels like it’s breathing with you.
Until the next fragment of drifting time pulls us back into the same warm current… this is Trevor, signing off from EXPANSIVE WAVES 26.
Cheerio…
(Tracklist with links remains exactly as provided — because even in the longform fog, some things should stay perfectly clear.)
Merlin’s Spell – Merlin’s Spell [Full Demo] – 00:00
Scholars of the Peak – Live @ Dubrek Studios Friday 10th April 2026 – 25:30
OdNu + Ümlaut – Metamorphoses – 59:45
x.y.r. – altered zone (longform edition) – 2:00:10
Thomas Park – Failsafe – 2:30:20
Ab uno – Remorae (b side) – 2:48:00
Floating House Ensemble – Seven – 3:01:30
yttriphie – Paddock of Skies – 3:15:30
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 192
11 April 2026
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Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Hey.
Welcome.
This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Episode one-nine-two.
We’re still pretending it’s a radio show for the sonically adventurous.
But really it’s just me and the frequencies in an empty apartment while the world outside forgets we exist.
Stream us free for seven days on Mixcloud.
The background track you’re hearing is available on Trevlad’s TVCL 11 on Bandcamp. These episodes are sonic journeys with metaphysical flips at the halfway mark—perfect for long walks, mental wanders, or quiet moments alone with the universe.
Shout out to jungleangelo, my latest follower. If you dig glitchy IDM, you should really check out his Trainsporting series here on Mixcloud.
We’re bunching it tonight—three transmissions at a time. Like weird little dreams stitched into the set. No schedule. Just the mood and the margins.
This episode is broadcasting from Reaction Agenda Member.
Up first, three transmissions to ease us in.
We start with Solar 76 and the track Drought, via Castles in Space imprint Lunar Module.
Next, Fragile X with The Cocktail Party Effect, self-released on their own Bandcamp.
And closing this opening trio: Tycho and Forge, released March 4th, 2026 on Ninja Tune.
So…
Headphones on.
Let time dissolve.
And let the frequencies claim you.
Staying in the zone, here’s the next cluster of three.
First up: Subphotic – Nothing Changes (A Begging I Will Go) (Morocco), from the Cities and Memory label.
Then Moray Newlands with The Rope Will Bind The Seven Books At Once, released February 13th, 2026 on his own Newlands Music imprint.
And rounding it out: THE GAYE DEVICE – Neon Hymn To The Infinite, self-released on his Bandcamp.
That was THE GAYE DEVICE – Neon Hymn To The Infinite… before that Moray Newlands – The rope will bind the seven books at once… and earlier Subphotic with Nothing Changes.
Moving deeper now.
We have BUNKR – Circling the Monolith, from my own catalogue on Bandcamp.
Then the collaborative piece Brass Clouds, Fog Net, & Volcanic Pinnacles – Decompression (Nocturne) on Bathysphere Records.
And closing the trio: Sven Laux – Carlsen, released on Whitelab Records.
Here’s the final track of side A.
Teatre – Sapiegų Park (feat. Eglė Pundzevičiūtė) from the album All Constellations Weaving Into One on Amulet of Tears label. Note: this album will be released on May 8th.
— B Side —
We start off the Side B with Mindmeld – Dream Sphere on Cyclical Dreams.
Followed by Zyggurat – Ram Ba’s Shep Hut – out on the Old Technology label.
Continuing the transmission.
Jon Salem – Stolen Moments on Kaiseki Digital.
Jake Soffer & Brent Carmer – Room With A View on Projekt Records.
And Krzysztof Kurkowski – Logica Frigida, also on Cyclical Dreams.
We’re heading into the field recordings and outer edges now.
Louis Sarno – Geedal in the forest with male voices (Republic of Congo), an archival recording available via the Cities and Memory label.
Then Ogle & Mugwood – Sudden Rain on Subexotic Records.
And Trevlad – Product Venue Enable, self-released on my own Bandcamp.
Last cluster to close the journey.
ireless – GLASSED UP, released on FRBH Recordings.
And we fade out on Oberlin – Nightime Planetary on Oscarson.
Outro
That’s the whole set.
You’ve been listening to… well, everything.
Thanks for floating here with me.
I hope the journey sends you in the direction of these artists. All the links and purchase paths are illuminated at trevor.se, on Trevor Lewis on Substack, and marked in the timeline like little glowing breadcrumbs.
If you’re still listening… you’re in the club.
No meetings. No rules. Just dust, frequencies and me.
Send files, confessions, whatever, to trevlad@gmail.com.
Send stories for Chord Confessions. I’ll read them in my sleep-voice.
See you in the next crack in the wall.
Cheerio…
Intro – 00:00
Solar 76 – Drought – 01:51
Fragile X – The Cocktail Party Effect – 10:30
Tycho – Forge – 19:35
Subphotic – Nothing changes (a begging I will go) (Morocco) – 23:20
Moray Newlands – The rope will bind the seven books at once – 27:40
THE GAYE DEVICE – Neon Hymn To The Infinite – 29:10
BUNKR – Circling the Monolith – 33:15
Brass Clouds, Fog Net, & Volcanic Pinnacles – Decompression (Nocturne) – 36:55
Sven Laux – Carlsen – 40:45
*Teatre – Sapiegų Park (feat. Eglė Pundzevičiūtė) – 49:00
B Side – 54:30
Mindmeld – Dream sphere – 55:00
Zyggurat – Ram Ba’s Shep Hut – 58:05
Jon Salem – Stolen Moments – 1:06:55
Jake Soffer & Brent Carmer – Room With A View – 1:12:15
Krzysztof Kurkowski – Logica Frigida – 1:19:30
Louis Sarno – Geedal in the forest with male voices (Republic of Congo) – 1:23:45
Ogle & Mugwood – Sudden rain – 1:29:30
Trevlad – Product Venue Enable – 1:32:20
ireless – GLASSED UP – 1:34:10
Oberlin – Nightime Planetary – 1:35:35
Outro – 1:38:24
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trev’s Virtual Café
Hey everyone… Trevor here, welcome.
I’ve always wanted to be a café DJ — you know, the kind who reads the room, feels the energy, and lets the music flow with whatever vibe the people bring in that day.
Life took me down so many beautiful roads, but this particular dream… well, it’s still waiting to come true.
So today, I’m bringing a little piece of that dream right here for you.
This is my series of café and lounge-flavoured sounds — smooth, soulful grooves made for chilling, for unwinding, for good conversations and even better silences.
Whether you’re sipping coffee, working on your laptop, curled up on the couch, or just needing a moment to breathe…
Let these tracks wrap around you like warm sunlight through the café window.
You’re listening to Trev’s Virtual Café.
Pull up a seat… and let’s chill.
Day one
00:00:00 Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Tongo Barra
00:06:39 Foxwarren – Serious
00:08:02 Les Imprimés – Thousand Clouds
00:11:11 Bobby Oroza – Passing Thing
00:14:58 Eddie Chacon – Comes and Goes (feat. Logan Hone)
00:18:53 Syl Johnson – Soul Heaven
00:21:01 Maston with L’éclair – The Doors Are Opening
00:23:45 Arboria – Moonbathing
00:27:12 Forever Pavot – Générique fin
00:29:28 Saya Gray – CATS CRADLE!
00:30:22 Zombi – Deja Vu
00:35:06 Mario Luciano, Lauren Santi – A Piece for Reflection
00:36:31 Common Saints – Piece of War
00:39:45 Dougie Stu – Henny – Resavoir Remix
00:42:55 Prefaces – Jaro
00:45:57 Bravo Tounky – La Cabane à Oiseaux de Nicole
00:51:43 Sven Wunder – Windward
00:52:54 Finn Rees & SHOLTO – Love In Memory
00:55:32 Hayden Pedigo – When It’s Clear
00:59:30 The Breathing Effect – Week 10
01:02:01 ATA Records – Redford In Sheepskin
01:04:16 Fabiano do Nascimento, Sam Gendel – Poeira
01:07:50 Kaidi Tatham – Feels Like I’m On My Own
01:11:15 Bolbec – Le Prof de Gong
01:13:07 Brian Jackson – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Instrumental)
01:16:39 Poolside – Can’t Stop Your Lovin’ – Sandy’s Remix
01:20:23 Captain Planet, Taj Bethel – Mirage
01:23:19 Maston – Jet Lag
01:25:19 Allman Brothers Band – Little Martha
01:27:17 Atabasca – Porpora
01:31:21 Sababa 5 & Canay Doğan – Gaip
01:34:56 MARINERO – Outerlands
01:37:55 Sessa – Panic in Detroit
01:41:09 Prairiewolf – Technicolor Dream Hearse
01:45:27 Under Allt – Purpur
01:48:53 Tycho – To Everywhere Pt. 2
Day two
00:00:00 Elbow – Switching Off
00:06:08 Hayden Pedigo – The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored
00:10:17 Lemon Jelly – Ramblin’ Man
00:17:12 Phish – Faht
00:19:05 Bobby Oroza – Real Connection
00:22:30 Musette – 24 maj
00:25:20 James Brown – King Heroin
00:29:00 El Michels Affair – Indifference (Instrumental)
00:32:01 Mario Luciano, Lauren Santi – The Yellow Field
00:33:14 Burrito Eats – Vanilla Slideshow
00:35:19 Sababa 5 – 2025
00:38:50 Les Imprimés – Still Here
00:41:16 Brainstory – Listen (Instrumental)
00:43:47 Psyché – Cumana Dub
00:48:59 E. Lundquist – Set It Off
00:51:14 Aldous Harding – The Barrel
00:55:47 Arovane – Ambelio
01:01:16 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
01:04:22 Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
01:09:24 Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Tamalla
01:15:04 Ages – Fog (Nosaj Thing cover)
01:17:56 Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains
01:22:07 Young Gun Silver Fox – Sierra Nights
01:25:12 Eddie Chacon – Hurt – Seahawks Remix
01:31:27 Tycho – Forge
01:34:46 Vulfpeck – Simple Step
01:37:24 Melodiesinfonie – Frage ueber Frage
01:39:54 Ella Fitzgerald – Misty
01:42:17 Igor B – Deep Breath – Original Mix
01:44:57 Pachyman – Destroy The Empire
01:48:01 Nick Drake – Things Behind the Sun
01:51:50 Air – Moon Fever
01:55:25 Bon Iver – Flume
Day three
00:00:00 Whatitdo Archive Group – Exotique
00:02:49 Hiro Ama – Autumn Colours
00:06:15 UKDD, Slug – Overboard
00:07:58 José González – In Our Nature
00:10:27 Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – Midnight
00:15:01 Bill Withers – I Can’t Write Left Handed
00:20:45 Sven Wunder – Komorebi
00:23:53 Lorde – Liability
00:26:19 Chilly Gonzales – Othello
00:29:01 Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Diarabi
00:33:49 Plaid & Benet Walsh – Ralome
00:36:45 Chet Baker – But Not for Me
00:39:03 Boozoo Bajou – Second To None
00:41:21 Moriah Plaza – Dizendo
00:44:19 Karen O and the Kids – Hideaway
00:48:59 Mac DeMarco – Gualala
00:51:19 Les Imprimés – You (Instrumental)
00:53:46 Sun Kil Moon – Space Travel Is Boring
00:56:59 The Tallest Man On Earth – Like the Wheel
01:00:15 Soul Food Horns, Cocabona – Oak
01:03:01 Vulfpeck – All That’s Left Of Me Is You
01:05:44 Aldorande – Fenêtres sur le temps
01:11:02 Maston – Fling
01:12:48 Jamie Lidell – Rope of Sand
01:16:10 Carole King – Way Over Yonder
01:20:45 Sababa 5, Canay Doğan – Bigâne
01:24:20 Ginger Root – Over the Hill
01:26:23 Nat King Cole – The Party’s Over
01:28:49 Yvonne Archer – Ain’t Nobody (Original 12¨ Mix)
01:35:46 El Michels Affair – Oakley’s Car Wash feat. Dave Guy (Instrumental)
01:37:20 Chicano Batman – Color My life
01:40:24 Hayden Pedigo – Elsewhere
01:45:07 Tyrone Evans – Rise Up (Disco Mix)
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 329
Fascinate
Hello there, listeners. It’s me. Trevor.
You’ve pressed play on another Virtual Cassette Library. Twelve tracks. Two sides. A little plastic ghost that flips itself at the halfway mark, like a polite pancake.
If you make music, or you run a label, or you simply own a shed full of strange noises and would like them filed somewhere warm, send your links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I read every one. Promise. I read them with both eyes and, on special occasions, a third one.
The shows stay free for the first week, wandering about with their shoelaces undone. After that they slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have over eleven hundred other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes, which in my experience is usually Tuesdays, or during eclipses, or when the kettle boils. Subscribers also receive the expanding series of three-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies, which is less a mixtape and more a long walk through a curtain that may be sentient.
Now. Each of these episodes is a two-part outing, just like the classic cassette. Unlike mixtapes or playlists, these two sides are curated as proper DJ sets, six tracks segued into one continuous mix, stitched together so carefully you can barely see the thread. Unless you look.
I hope you enjoy the adventure. Mind the flip.
A cruise along a signposted road, then a heart lit in a place still waiting for its name.
Side A follows the signs with the construct still standing and happy to drive, keeps the face continuous from one frame to the next, files a polite plea under the smear-test disasters, numbers the first fluid from dust to dawn, lets the shade learn a lyric behind a half-drawn curtain, and fascinates with the fungus that holds the wood together. Side B glows umber between brown and light, posts a New Penzance Island from the film, keeps the last note of a reef in its feathers, chirps a zither small enough for a beak, leans into petrol and jasmine on the same camber, and leaves the light on in a town the map has yet to label.
Overall mood: Slightly luminous, and quietly named — full of half-drawn curtains, open lanes, and places still waiting for their labels. Perfect for dusk drives, roads that know the way, or sitting still while the next spool still waits.
Side A
Mood mist: a cruise along a signposted road, a mask that keeps the face continuous, a helpdesk in the comments, a fluid numbered one, shade singing its own name, wildlife that has decided to fascinate.
00:00:00 BUNKR – Cruisen
https://bunkr-music.bandcamp.com/track/cruisen
Album: Signs. Label: VLSI Records
Signs pointing the way, VLSI keeping the lane. The construct still standing, for now, and happy to drive.
00:07:29 survey channel – Mask of Continuity
https://surveychannel.bandcamp.com/track/mask-of-continuity
Album: Macrozones.
The large rooms where the face stays the same from one frame to the next. The survey already under way.
00:12:25 Daily Mail Comments Section – Hello? Can You Help Me, Please?
https://enofa.bandcamp.com/track/hello-can-you-help-me-please
Album: Now That’s What I Call Smear Test.
Enofa filing the plea under volume one of the polite disasters.
00:14:27 TRAINDEER – Płyn I
https://traindeer.bandcamp.com/track/p-yn-i
Album: From Dust To Dawn.
Fluid, the first of them. From dust to dawn, the deer already on the track.
00:16:50 Hiram – Tsel
https://matthewhiram.bandcamp.com/track/tsel
Album: Shade Songs.
The shadow learning a lyric. Matthew Hiram leaving the curtain half-drawn on purpose.
00:19:28 Polypores – Fascinate
https://auralcanyonmusic.bandcamp.com/track/fascinate
Album: Wildlife. Label: Aural Canyon
The fungus that holds the wood together, and the title of the hour. Look closely. The thread is there.
Side B
Mood mist: an umber that has learned to glow, an island named after a film, a last song from a reef, a zither chirping under the canopy, petrol and jasmine sharing a camber, a heart lit in a place still waiting for its name.
00:25:08 Ocean Moon & Silver Ley – Glowing Umber
(Exclusive track)
Album: Prismatic Fields. Label: Open Universe
https://oceanmoon.bandcamp.com/album/prismatic-fields
The colour between brown and light, happy to be both.
00:27:43 Mensa Group International – New Penzance Island
https://ailanthusrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/new-penzance-island
Album: Split LP. Label: Ailanthus Recordings
The tree of heaven. The island from the film, now with its own postcode.
00:29:02 Coda Nautica – Swan Song
https://neotantra.bandcamp.com/track/swan-song
Album: Intricate Harmonics 2. Label: Neotantra
Neotantra letting the last note keep its feathers.
00:36:01 Beymer – Tsitern (Chirp)
https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/track/tsitern-chirp
Album: Beneath The Trees. Label: Imaginary North
A zither small enough to fit in a beak, and still in tune.
00:37:54 Aidan Baker – Petrol / Jasmine
https://aidanbaker.bandcamp.com/track/petrol-jasmin
Album: Adverse Camber. Label: Broken Spine Productions
The bend that asks you to lean. Broken Spine keeping both scents in the same bottle.
00:43:23 Absence – Glowing Heart
https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/track/glowing-heart
Album: Names of Unknown Places. Label: Imaginary North
The light still on in a town the map has yet to label.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 329.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
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