Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 218
Leaving Cemetery Timelines
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 contemplative and atmospheric journey blending experimental soundscapes with emotional ambient electronics.
Side A offers textural, slightly quirky collage-like pieces with piano abstractions and playful electronica. Side B deepens into introspective, melancholic, and cosmic territory — featuring tender vocal ambient, dreamy downtempo, haunting stillness, and delicate piano-led beauty.
Overall mood: Intimate, wistful, and subtly psychedelic with a strong sense of melancholy and quiet wonder. Perfect for focused late-night listening, reflection, or rainy-day immersion. The mix flows gracefully from curious experimentation into deep emotional resonance.
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 Electric Supply Station – Ear Traffic
Busy, textured electronic collage with layered field recordings and urban signal flow. Dynamic and immersive.
00:10:31 tanner menard – timelines and regressions: inventions and fugues
Delicate, intricate piano and electronic study with classical-inspired structures. Thoughtful and gently abstract.
00:18:25 Bone Music – Mallard Duck
Quirky, playful electronic with organic rhythms and whimsical found-sound charm. Light and characterful.
Side B
00:30:55 Lord Of The Isles, Ellen Renton – Don’t You Ache
Emotional, heartfelt ambient house with poetic spoken vocals and warm, yearning grooves. Tender and moving.
00:34:22 Felix Laband – Dreaming In Johannesburg
Downtempo South African electronic with dusty, jazzy textures and dreamy melancholy. Atmospheric and unique.
00:38:22 Austin Potter – Cemetery
Haunting, sparse ambient with ghostly tones and quiet graveyard stillness. Eerie and reflective.
00:40:00 Chocolate Hills, The Orb – Leaving Plymouth
Dubby, oceanic ambient drift with The Orb’s signature cosmic weirdness. Deep, hazy, and immersive.
00:43:47 Stereo Minus One – Eat Drugs
Trippy, acid-tinged electronic soundtrack with raw, psychedelic edge. Surreal and energetic.
00:45:40 Fabien Guiraud – Errant aux alentours
Gentle, wandering French ambient with soft textures and peaceful meandering flow. Intimate and serene.
00:48:08 Ryuichi Sakamoto – LIFE, LIFE
Poignant, minimalist piano and strings with Sakamoto’s signature emotional depth and fragile beauty.
00:52:11 autumna – mesh
Intricate, woven ambient electronics with delicate layers and subtle rhythmic mesh. Refined and hypnotic.
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.
Mystery Apples 11
16.03.2025
Superpitcher – Smile It’s A New Day – 00:00
Micky & Joyce – Ma’Jackson – 09:33
Rosa Beach Mason & Sean Conrad – Wished – 12:41
Kevin Ayers – Decadence – 2003 Remaster – 15:56
Sensations’ Fix – Fortune Teller (Coda) – 23:06
Sharon Tandy – Stay With Me – 25:13
Yesway – Winter Willing – 28:15
Prairiewolf – Roadside Bandit Type – 32:21
Kanot – Ping Pong – 35:53
Mia Doi Todd – My Room Is White – 38:39
Mark Saddlemire – Thermionic Woods – 41:38
HLM38 – Monochrome Western – 43:06
les halles – mystic of the great elevator – 46:07
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Mahine Me – 48:18
Porcelain Raft – A Dream I Had – 50:36
Tross – Synthesis – 54:02
Amorphous Androgynous – Osho – 57:19
Matty – BLOOD – 58:42
BALTHVS – Vapor Waves – 01:01:53
Heron & Crane – These Heretics – 01:05:26
Khruangbin – Lady and Man – 01:08:48
DF Tram – The Operating Room – 01:12:37
Bob Dylan – Visions Of Johanna (Locust Toybox Remix) – 01:16:48
Future Children – The Paranoids in Echo Courts – 01:18:58
Cosmic Analog Ensemble – The Contrast of Characters – Bonus Track – 01:20:25
Goat – Zombie – 01:22:07
Sedibus – Purgatory – 01:27:14
Glass Beams – Black Sand – 01:36:12
The Galaxy Electric & Droog Mulholland – Make You Happy – 01:40:28
Mystery Apples 8
28.02.2025
Baïkonour – Hypnagogique – 00:00
La Chooma – Magic Plant – 05:45
Matt Berry – Safer Passage – 05:45
Cosmic Analog Ensemble – La Ligne Claire – 12:31
Mater Suspiria Vision – Das Universum bist Du – 15:14
Sean Ono Lennon, Devon Hoff, Yuka Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith, Johnny Mathar – Asterisms – 23:29
BEAK> – Cellophane – 34:21
Heldon – Ouais, marchais, mieux qu’en 68 (Ex- Le voyageur) – 42:02
The Galaxy Electric & Drew Mulholland – Welcome/You Blister My Paint – 46:24
Goat – Dollar Bill – 49:09
Hawksmoor – A Forest In The Sky – 54:56
El Hombre Al Agua – Zaxxon5 – 58:51
The Hologram People – Deep into the Cosmic Ocean – 01:04:38
Red Snapper – Tolminka – 01:06:50
SOMA – Amrta – 01:11:29
Polypores – Live at Castle & Falcon, Birmingham (28.04.24) – 01:15:26
Musette – All We Got Is Uz – 01:20:21
The Qualitons – ⵖⴰⵍⴰⵅⵉⵙ (Galaxis) – 01:24:23
Aldous Harding – Heaven is Empty – 01:32:31
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Snail Garden – 01:35:37
Sedibus – Seti – Pt. 2 – 01:37:28
Fridge Flammers – 71V3 – 01:46:29
Kavus Torabi – Chart the Way – 01:48:26
RETEP FOLO & DOROTHY MOSKOWITZ – Water Streams – 01:51:22
30 Door Key – Mistery & Imagination – 01:54:31
Mystery Apples 6
22.02.2025
Aldous Harding – Weight of the Planets – 00:00
Norma Tanega – You’re Dead – 05:02
Sordid Sound System – Tah-Tah-Kle’-Ah – 07:13
Golden Brown – Ambergris – 12:28
Herman’s Rocket – Indian Planet – 17:01
Matthewdavid – X – 19:00
Skyjelly – What Have You Done – 23:12
OdNu + Ümlaut – Mitochondria – 25:41
Chocolate Hills, The Orb – Cracking Kraken – 31:50
Higamos Hogamos – Johari Window – 34:21
The Exorcist GBG – Memento Mori – 40:06
J Foerster, N KRAMER – The Fountain – 45:30
Musette – Tempelhof – 46:25
Shira Small – Eternal Life – 49:11
TENGGER – Cicadada – 51:25
Cosmic Analog Ensemble – Les Murènes – Bonus Track – 56:51
Common Dream – Bats – 59:37
RETEP FOLO & DOROTHY MOSKOWITZ – Ants – 01:03:26
The Galaxy Electric & Droog Mulholland – All I Can Do – 01:06:01
Secret Circuit – Light On The Sand – 01:07:15
Hermanos Gutiérrez – It’s All In Your Mind – 01:09:21
Kanot – Din För Evigt – 01:13:32
BEAK> – Strawberry Line – 01:17:16
Squonjax – Chocolate Skull – 01:24:55
Fridge Flammers – Polytricks – 01:25:55
Psyché – Kelebek – 01:29:40
El Hombre Al Agua – Endless – 01:33:22
Jonny Trunk – Nest We Forgot – 01:39:22
Spotify playlist of all the Mystery Apples episodes so far (not all music is on Spotify):
Mystery Apples 5
15.02.2025.
Sedibus – Seti – Pt. 1 – 00:00
Forest Swords – Torch – 08:05
Joachim Stiller – Radiophonic Sound Bath #2.2: And To Let The Weather Decide Whether To Wear A Sweater – 09:49
Fatma – The Dirty Beat – 26:26
Dave Bessell – Ariel – 29:38
Polypores – Fabulae – 33:55
30 Door Key – Lucifer In Cefalu – 35:54
Jack Silverman Quartet – Nightfall on the Nile – 37:36
Fridge Flammers – Conga Town – 41:46
Baïkonour – Unreliable Memories Part 1 – 45:39
Glass Beams – Snake Oil – 49:19
Skyjelly – Killer B (Zonevreemd remix) – 53:47
Sababa 5 – Bezani – 59:48
Aldous Harding – Pilot – 01:02:43
OdNu + Ümlaut – Following a Number – 01:05:29
Anna Butterss – Shorn – 01:11:17
BEAK> – Ah Yeh – 01:15:26
El Hombre Al Agua – Three Minute Meditation – 01:20:57
Matt Berry – Telescopic – 01:24:01
Spotify playlist of all the Mystery Apples episodes so far (not all music is on Spotify):
For the Birds 037 (The final episode)
24.01.2025
SHIVARASA – They Feel, They Know – 00:00
Wave Temples – Prelude to the Night Huntress – 09:57
Lovelock – Rhythm 77 – 11:03
Wave Temples – Procession of the Star People – 15:01
DR. ATMO – Dua – 15:43
Lee Hannah – valley bird – 21:33
Florigenix – Vector Shrine of Gentle Breath – 22:13
Giuliano Sorgini – Miraggio – 23:17
David Cordero – Las Albinas – 25:44
Giuliano Sorgini – Oasi Nella Giungla – 29:38
Gilroy Mere – Torver and Coppermines – 30:05
Chocolate Hills, The Orb – Ace – 33:35
Jonny Trunk – Nest We Forgot – 37:39
Ümlaut – Pour Un Moment – 39:33
Crystal Quartez – Growth – 44:02
Felix Laband – Prelude – 53:23
Tomer Baruch – Into the Pond – 57:39
Be the 8th soul to save the Spotify playlist based on For the Birds. At the final show it reached 283 songs, 24 hr 8 min.
