7 January 2026
///retain.happier.obeyed
Virtual 90 minute mixtapes for the sonically adventurous. 30 artists, two 45 minute sets. A spoken intro followed by music only show. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
“Hello, Trevor here, and this is episode one‑six‑four of the Virtual Cassette Library. Today’s theme is Retain Happier Obeyed—which, as usual, is both the track you’re hearing underneath and a location you can find on a map, if you’re the sort who enjoys chasing coordinates on What3Words. We’ve got ninety minutes ahead—two sides, fifteen tracks each. Some names you’ll know, some you won’t, and that’s half the fun. On the A side there’s an exclusive by Foster Neville titled, Mow Cop, from the album, Through Lands Of Ghosts. Dropping on the 16th of January via Subexotic Records. On the B side there’s a sort of exclusive by Hendekagon. Who’ve done a magical soundtrack to accompany the book Die Verschiebung der Zeit (The shift in time) by Corina Retzlaff out on Adventurous Music. Also the track, Magical Interval, by John Haughey & Tarotplane is from their up coming Woodford Halse release called, WF 98 – Errata. Now then, starting back on episode 156, there’s a little cipher game running through the series. Each episode, during the intermission, you’ll hear a number. Scribble it down. After ten episodes, you’ll have the full sequence. Put the pieces together, crack the cipher, and you’ll unlock a code that knocks ninety‑five percent off anything on my Bandcamp page. Which means you can scoop up the whole discography for about two quid. It’s not meant to be difficult—just enough to keep you awake at night wondering if you’ll get it right. The sort of thing you might stumble across late at night on a shortwave dial, wondering if you imagined it. So—headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the music claim you.”
Intro – 00:00Tatsuro Murakami – 1-11-5 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo – 02:10Enofa – Obscure Diagram – 05:20Stewart Keller – Toad Spits Poison – 09:07Bono / Burattini – Ora sono un lago – 11:10Foster Neville – Mow Cop – 13:16Odin Kaban – Cuerpo físico – 17:06Eric Wetherell – Sky (alternative HTV theme) – 20:44Steve Roach & Erik Wollo – Night Strands – 21:42Socool – Lumina – 24:58Theadelaidean – Dawn Fades – 27:57Dead Voices On Air, KK Null – 5 (Seven Works of Mercy) – 31:32The Volume Settings Folder – Afired With Stars – 32:47Erik Wøllo – Celsius – 35:46Julio Tornero – point chad – 38:46Mirai No Hagaki – Orbit of Dread (But Please, Pretend Its Fine) – 42:16B Side – 47:04The Metamorph – Second-Hand Regret – 47:34Paddy Steer – Chester Frequency Infector – 52:31Klaus Morlock – Ghost Ship – 53:11Dalton Alexander – Sad October Music – 55:04Clevelode – Grimston’s Oak – 57:05David Douglas, Applescal – Trial of Truth – 59:34A’Bear – Chakra Check Up – 1:02:59Hendekagon – Die Zeitreise – 1:07:07Trevlad – Lands Lonely Uniform – 1:10:06Wodwo – Night Windows – 1:12:47Salvatore Mercatante – Cylinder – 1:15:40*John Haughey & Tarotplane – Magical Interval – 1:18:46amble – where i vanished for a while – 1:22:27WHI Recordings – Syntax-Lost – 1:26:27Broadcast – Still Feels Like Tears [Demo] – 1:29:45Outro – 1:32:42
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Let the spices simmer: a smoky, percussive ride through jazz-funk, global psychedelia, library oddities, and rhythm-rich worlds. > No script, just instinct—world grooves, dubbed textures, and heat-shimmering fusion stitched into a sun-dazed soundscape. > > Featuring: Afrodisax, Odin Kaban, Louie Zong, Shay Hazan, Piero Umiliani, Sven Wunder, The Hologram People & more. > > Filed under: library funk, global percussion, BBQ psych, jazz-fusion stew, tropical oddities. 🥁🌍🔥
Afrodisax – On a Winter’s Day (A Love Song) – 00:00Odin Kaban – El baile de la pita – 05:15Romano – Guzleme – 09:24Piero Umiliani – Orgasmo Seq. 2 (jazz pour l’action) – 12:14Arnau Obiols, KAYYAK – Faith – 14:42Misha Panfilov – Island Byrd Improv – 19:54Tegu – 2×1 – 21:54Chrisma – Amore – 25:20Kenny Ueda – Mexican Restaurant – 29:58Larry Manteca – Tuareg Road – 33:04Louie Zong – Meeting of Waters – 36:03Shay Hazan – Bob Dealer – 37:43Lunar Cambridge – Fuchsia Storm – 40:05Sven Wunder, Drumetrics – Rock Formation – 44:37The Hologram People – Afternoon Sniper – 48:01Aura Safari, Jimi Tenor – Bewitched By The Sea – 50:27Herandu – An Incident In The Theater – 54:36Yusuf Ahmed – Bambyu – 57:45
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Intro 00:00Celer, Forest Management –The First Steps onto Their Soil (2024 Remaster) 01:35Leaving –Journey 04:00Nekomachi –Unseen Worlds 07:36Hélène Vogelsinger –Into the Night 13:10Time Rival –First Star 17:45Tegu –2×5 21:552muchachos –Symerki 28:58The Wyndham Research Institute –Cycle III 36:47Odin Kaban –Cuerpo físico 43:26Rhucle –The Element 51:07Misha Panfilov –Island Byrd Improv 52:56Giants of Discovery –Crane Bird Sandbank (trane mul) 56:00 Outro 1:05:32
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