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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 319

Everything Is The Case

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-set 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. Don’t look.

I hope you enjoy the adventure. Mind the flip.

A clock that insists the world is already the argument, then a house that hums because it was cursed to.
Side A opens the door unlatched on a cuckoo that has already said what it came to say, builds a choir from stones that will not give the words, fidgets in Latin for a sound that will not sit still, files tears under ocean and returns the glass, sets a plate for a love that left no chair pushed in, and steps into a puddle that learned to be a room. Side B runs a rite hotter than the room agreed to, cuts a faun from the seventh tray of stones, reaches the far point of an orbit, refuses a capital letter for nights that would rather not be introduced, walks the last few steps into silence, and keeps the hymn book and the haunting on the same shelf.
Overall mood: Contemplative, slightly haunted, and quietly ritual — full of unlatched doors, lowercase dreams, and sanctuaries that sing whether you asked or not. Perfect for dusk listening, houses with a curse, or sitting still while the ripples never quite reach the edge.


Mood mist: a clock that insists the world is already the argument, a choir built from stones, Latin for a sound that will not sit still, tears filed under ocean, a love that left its plate, a puddle that learned to be a room.

00:02:12 Portland Vows – Everything Is The Case
https://portland-vows.bandcamp.com/track/everything-is-the-case
Album: Cuckoo. Label: Third Kind Records
Cuckoo, and the case is the clock, and the clock has already said what it came to say. Third Kind leaving the door unlatched.
00:06:02 bluhm – stonechoir
https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/track/stonechoir
Album: signals in the static. Label: handstitched*
Signals in the static, sung by a wall that handstitched taught to hold a note. Don’t ask the mortar for the words.*
00:09:12 Sebastian Zawadzki – Fluctuans in Sonitus Ambientis
https://sebastianzawadzkimusic.bandcamp.com/track/fluctuans-in-sonitus-ambientis
Album:Pax Elysium.
A fluctuation in the sound of the room, dressed for Pax Elysium and still fidgeting with its cuffs.
00:10:55 TREVØR – Tears
https://passedrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/tears
Album: Passed Oceans. Label: Passed Recordings
Passed Oceans keeping the salt and returning the glass.
00:13:22 Eje Eje – Phantom Love
https://ejeeje.bandcamp.com/track/phantom-love
Album: Mezze. Label: Batov Records
Mezze for a guest who ate and left no chair pushed in. Batov setting a plate anyway.
00:16:08 Salamanda – Puddle Underwater
https://metronrecords.bandcamp.com/track/puddle-underwater
Album: Sphere. Label: Métron Records
A sphere you can step in without wetting the hem. Métron counting the ripples that never reach the edge.


Mood mist: a rite that runs hot, a faun cut from the seventh tray of stones, the far point of an orbit, nights that refuse a capital letter, a walk that ends in quiet, a house that sings because it was cursed to.

00:20:17 Electric Circus – High Fever
https://electriccircus3.bandcamp.com/track/high-fever-2
Album: Rites. Label: Killer Groove Records
Rites performed at a temperature the room did not agree to. Killer Groove leaving the window shut.
00:23:26 Cartas de Japón – Faune III
https://cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/track/cartas-de-jap-n-faune-iii
Album: Label: Cyclical Dreams
A letter from nowhere in particular, pressed into Gemstones VII until the faun agreed to be a facet.
00:32:57 Erik Wøllo – Aphelion
https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/track/aphelion
Album: Earthshine. Label: Projekt Records
Earthshine at its furthest from the thing that lights it. Projekt letting the tape run slow enough to feel the distance.
00:34:39 Jupi/ter – dreams.
https://jupitersound.bandcamp.com/track/dreams
Album: Nights
Lower case, full stop. Nights that would rather not be introduced.
00:38:51 Fumana – Into Silence
https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/track/fumana-into-silence
Album: Imaginary North Transmission 012. Label: Imaginary North
Imaginary North transmitting the last few steps before the signal decides it has said enough.
00:41:02 Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman – The Sanctuary Of Song
https://claypipemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-sanctuary-of-song
Album: House with a Curse. Label: Clay Pipe Music
The sanctuary of song, inside a house with a curse. Clay Pipe keeping the hymn book and the haunting on the same shelf.

This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 319.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.


Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 211

A captivating cosmic and atmospheric journey blending space ambient, cinematic electronics, and warm analogue nostalgia.

Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 211 of the Virtual Cassette Library. This is a 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
This episode is based on the track “Ghosted” by Lone Cosmonaut from the name your price EP “Ghosted” which dropped on the 21st of May via The Committee for Sonic Research label. Also a massive thank you to Lone Cosmonaut, Ian Boddy at DiN Records, Pablo Bilbao at Cyclical Dreams and Colin Morrison at Castles in Space for sponsoring the episode with material.
A captivating cosmic and atmospheric journey blending space ambient, cinematic electronics, and warm analogue nostalgia.
Side A drifts through ethereal astral planes, lonely ghost transmissions, dark hypnotic voids, and stylish Italian evening grooves. Side B expands with bright hopeful radiance, grand orchestral Moog swells, intricate rhythms, and deep philosophical layers before closing on mysterious folkloric darkness.
Overall mood: Dreamy, mysterious, and emotionally rich with a strong sense of wonder and solitude. It feels like floating through starlit skies, abandoned satellites, and warm summer nights — equal parts cosmic isolation and comforting analogue warmth. Perfect for late-night listening, stargazing, or immersive headphone 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 Claude Lavender – Astral Plane
Floating, ethereal ambient with cosmic pads and weightless drift. Dreamy and transcendent.
00:05:59 The Lighthouse – Staring Into Black Light
Dark, hypnotic ambient with deep voids and subtle glowing tension. Mysterious and immersive.
00:08:50 Lone Cosmonaut – Ghosted
Haunting, lonely space ambient with faded transmissions and emotional isolation. Melancholic and atmospheric.
00:13:53 RIEUX – Ariel Incidents
Cinematic, glitch-tinged electronic with subtle sci-fi unease and elegant tension. Intriguing and detailed.
00:19:26 d’Voxx – Julia
Warm, melodic synth work with emotional depth and retro-futurist charm. Nostalgic and heartfelt.
00:25:04 Uomo Meccanico – Alle Sette di sera
Italian-flavoured electronic with mechanical grooves and golden-hour warmth. Stylish and laid-back.
Side B
00:31:04 Home – Sun
Bright, radiant bedroom electronic with hopeful melodies and glowing warmth. Uplifting and nostalgic.
00:33:33 Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales – Law of the Lever
Grand, orchestral Moog hybrid with rich analogue power and majestic sweep. Epic and sophisticated.
00:36:45 Time Rival – Bookworm
Intricate, bookish IDM/electronic with clever rhythms and intimate focus. Quirky and absorbing.
00:38:39 Cartas de Japón – Chapadmalal
Dreamy, distant ambient with warm South American haze and gentle melancholy. Evocative and peaceful.
00:45:55 Autumn Of Communion – Metacognition
Deep, philosophical ambient with expansive layers and thoughtful resonance. Meditative and profound.
00:55:18 Salvatore Mercatante – The Night Battles (Benandanti)
Mysterious, folkloric dark ambient with ritualistic undertones and nocturnal magic. Atmospheric and compelling.


Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 119

///falls.mailing.initial.



Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve tuned into Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 119—Falls Mailing Initial. A name, a signal, and a location: ///falls.mailing.initial. Drop it into What3Words and you’ll find the coordinates of this episode’s visual transmission.
Tonight, we embark on a 90-minute journey through sound—crafted for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and quiet communion with the cosmos. No commentary between tracks. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion.
🌌 The path begins with Fu Kaisha’s Hjalli, gliding into Micado’s Landscapes with Gemstones, and Trevlad’s Expansive Waves 3. From Odin Kaban’s search to Sankt Otten’s shadowed brew, the frequencies ripple outward. Field Lines Cartographer, Sessa, and The Soulless Party guide us deeper into the fold.
🌀 At the metaphysical halfway mark, the signal flips. Side B opens with Dark Fidelity Hi Fi’s Sunlight Child, then stretches across the expanse with Fingerwolf, Cartas de Japón, and Larry Toadman. From Isien’s spooky entanglement to Teeth Of The Sea’s Artemis, the journey crescendos into Exit Chamber’s In the Darkness, Hope, and Christian Wittman’s Threshold of Silence.
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🚀 So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.

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Intro – 00:00
Fu Kaisha – Hjalli – 02:40
Micado – Landscapes with Gemstones – 05:51
Trevlad – EXPANSIVE WAVES 3 – 11:00
Odin Kaban – The search – 14:09
Sankt Otten – Filterkaffee und Finsternis – 18:14
Trevlad – Charm Tales – 24:24
Field Lines Cartographer – Oxygen Rich Waters – 28:43
Sessa – Vale a Pena – 38:54
The Soulless Party – The Yoked Man – 42:07
Side B – 46:23
Dark Fidelity Hi Fi – SUNLIGHT CHILD, THEME FOR JASON – 47:09
Fingerwolf – Across The Expanse – 50:58
Cartas de Japón – Kütral – 56:11
Larry Toadman – 3 little birds – 1:02:16
John Garner – King of Cups – 1:05:45
Isien – Spooky Entanglement – 1:07:15
Teeth Of The Sea – Artemis – 1:10:45
Radagast – Rekindled – 1:13:40
Caught In Joy – Secret Patchways Pt.1 (Earth) – 1:17:00
Exit Chamber – In the Darkness, Hope – 1:22:02
Christian Wittman – Threshold of Silence – 1:24:50
Outro – 1:29:03


Escape Points

22.03.2025

Trevors’ Intro – 00:00
Thee Marloes – Thank You (Instrumental) – 02:31
Mario Migliardi – Matalo! (Theme Song – Single Version) – 04:33
Alessandro Alessandroni – Pattugliamento Aereo – 07:27
Analog Sweden Records – The Escape – 10:01
BABON – TNT – 13:07
SiP – Herbalife – 16:43
Time Is a Mountain – Tempi Campi – 19:16
Windstar Enterprises – Uniroyal – 25:46
Klaus Morlock – Home in Sight – 29:49
Musette – My Everyday Balloons – 33:26
Gianni Safred – Elastic Points – 36:45
Davide Perico, Mellow dive – the three metamorphoses – 39:40
Misha Panfilov, Shawn Lee – Synthpathy for the Devil – 41:06
Mordant Music – Dread Vector – 43:30
Side B – 45:30
Uncle Fido – They Speak to a Female Harpist – 46:00
The Lighthouse – Morphic Fields -48:00
Lullatone – Economic Botany – 51:53
Carlisle City Council – A Changing City – 54:05
Secret Nuclear – Meeting a Person in a Building – 57:35
Yakuza Jacuzzi – Near-Peer – 01:04:11
ERIC STONE – ELECTROLYSIS – 01:10:27
Pulsliebhaber – NDT Bomb – 01:11:33
Conrad Schnitzler – Slow Motion 1 – 01:13:49
Cartas de Japón – Indio Pampa – 01:19:12
Whatitdo Archive Group – Blood Chief – 01:25:56
Trevors’ Outro – 01:29:00


Invisible Waves 33

Intro 00:00
Moray Newlands-The meal was cooked before the bell rang 00:24
The Harvard sentences
Projection wave machines
BeepStreet Sunrizer (software synth)

Chapter 1 02:24

Oberu-Debris 06:33
Cartas de Japón-Faune I 11:05
Cartas de Japón – Live session (La Siesta del Fauno)
Sequential Circuits Pro-One (synth)
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (synth)
EMS Synthi AKS (synth)
ARP Odyssey (synth)
ARP Solina string synthesizer (synth)
Yamaha CP-70 (synth)
Moog Minimoog Model D (synth)
Roland VP-330 (synth)
Moog Moogerfooger MF-103 (FX pedal)
Moog Modular (synth)
ARP 2600 (synth)
Roland Juno-60 (synth)
Arturia Beatstep Pro (controller)
La Siesta del Fauno (studio)

Chapter 2 21:16

Bolbec-Vengeance Tropicale 28:14
Piero Piccioni (composer)
Michel Legrand (composer)
Nostalgia 77 (band)
Aldemaro Romero (composer)
Piero Umiliani (composer)
cavaquinho (instrument)
Mabreuch (band)
Fish Factory (Studio)

TOKEE-Альбатрос (Abdicant’s Diomedea Mix) 31:03

Chapter 3 34:42

Ghost Funk Orchestra-Helios 37:30
Eddie Palmieri
Esquivel
The Lively Ones
Dusty Springfield
War

Space Dimension Controller-Beyond2 40:43

Chapter 4 44:58

Slow Reels-Heartshaped 50:32
Home Normal
Slowcraft Records
Morr Music
Fluid Audio


For the Birds 010

A brand new look and new intro for the show. Same concept. One hour of music containing, or relating to, our feathered companions. The idea being that if the channel gets enough subscribers to cover the costs of production then I’ll start buying birdseed to reimburse our avian friends for the royalties they probably never received.

Intro 00:00
Bone Music-Mallard Duck 01:36
Harry Towell-One Afternoon 13:19
Masahiro Narita-In Japan 16:51
Floating World Pictures with Ocean Moon-Floating towards The Ocean 19:09
Weldroid-Sandal Warrior Disarmed 25:21
Cartas de Japón-Nueva Atlantis 29:15
The Zenmenn-The Legend Of Haziz 41:21
D York-Sasq’ets 46:51
Receptor Modulator-Saturday morning 53:14
Outro 1:01:17