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.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 266. 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, introspective ambient journey through awareness, weightlessness, storms, and quiet reflection. Side A moves from attentive listening and zero-gravity daydreams into open arms and sweltering heat. Side B drifts through afflicted warmth, dawn-to-dusk passage, dramatic storms, blank slates, mirrored reflections, and motivated absence. Overall mood: Contemplative, tender, and atmospheric — balancing soft intimacy with moments of intensity. Ideal for deep listening, meditation, or peaceful solitude. 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 1 089 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 Japanese sound artist yolabmi rouses us with their soundworld in the track “Awareness” from the album “Internal Resurrection” available via the wonderful Lithuanian label Amulet of Tears. Followed by the collaboration of Tobias Lorsbach aka Logic Moon and JJ Rogalski aka Piscean Daydreams in their deep drone, space ambient track “Life in Zero Gravity” from the album Musica Universalis which you can get through Chitra Records sub label Ambient Cat. Then Paris based Italian modular composer Alessandro De Nicola bathes us in drone in the track titled “Open Arms” from the 27 track double baby pink cassette compilation “Connection: sculpting silence” from 2024 out on Hylé Tapes. The penultimate track of the first side of the virtual cassette is by Danish artist øjeRum (eye space), and their piece titled “Et Pust I Sivet”(A Breath Among the Reeds) from the 2022 album Butterfly Tongues More Ancient Than Flowers. Available through Amulet of Tears. Finishing off the first half is Cincinnati, Ohio based friend Ed Herbers with a track many of us have felt recently titled “Sweltering” from the third of his four part album series titled “Season Cycle: Summer” from the always brilliant Passed Recordings label. But first, to set the vibe is British producer Ryan Bissett, aka Halftribe, with a gentle, atmospheric invitation into the episode via the track “Listen” from the album “Disappear in Silent Ways” out on Dutch label DRONARIVM. 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 Rick Jones better known as Dark Fidelity Hi Fi in a short colourful cascade in the track “Dawn To Dusk Passenger” from the Limited Edition CD album “Your Skyline Correspondent” and that’s out on Glasgow based super label Bricolage. After that Minneapolis, Minnesota based duo Amy McNally and Matthew Hiram aka Visible Light with their immersive field recordings from El Yunque Bosque Nacional, Puerto Rico and a piece titled “La Tormenta” (The Storm) from the eco-friendly CD EP Sierra de Luquillo: A Living Soundscape. Then Los Angeles, California based friend David Strother brings the track that inspired this episode titled “Tabula Rasa” a short suggestive violin piece from his latest release “A Brilliant Midnight”. Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of another track from that wonderful Hylé Tapes compilation “Connection: sculpting silence” this time by the amazing modular artist Andrea Cichecki and the bubbling sounds of “Mirrored reflections”. Finishing us off is Québec based artist Mathieu Lamontagne better known as Arbee and the modular based track “Absence motivée” (excused absence) from the album “En vain” (In Vain) out on the ever astounding Ambient Cat label. But first, Anthony Asher-Yates the artist behind Bålsam with a highly personal ambient track titled “Afligido” (Afflicted) from the album “Soñador” (Dreamer), available on a stunning cassette release from DRONARIVM sister label Le Mont Analogue, Enjoy…
Side A 00:00:00 Halftribe – Listen Quiet, attentive ambient with soft layers inviting deep listening. Calm, spacious, and meditative. 00:05:33 yolabmi – Awareness Gentle, mindful ambient with soft focus and a sense of quiet presence. Intimate and reflective. 00:10:04 Logic Moon & Piscean Daydreams – Life in Zero Gravity Weightless, floating ambient with dreamy, gravity-free drift and soft cosmic buoyancy. 00:13:27 Alessandro de Nicola – Open Arms Warm, welcoming ambient with open, embracing textures and emotional generosity. Tender and inviting. 00:19:23 øjeRum – Et Pust I Sivet Delicate, breath-in-the-reeds ambient with soft Danish minimalism and fragile, natural stillness. 00:23:22 Ed Herbers – Sweltering Humid, heat-soaked ambient capturing thick summer air and sticky, immersive warmth. Side B 00:25:03 Bålsam – Afligido Melancholic, afflicted ambient with soft sorrow and balsam-like emotional soothe. Poignant and healing. 00:27:12 Dark Fidelity Hi Fi – Dawn To Dusk Passenger Journeying synth tracing the arc from dawn to dusk with glowing, passenger-like motion. Warm and cinematic. 00:28:23 Visible Light – La Tormenta Dramatic, storm-driven ambient with turbulent energy and Puerto Rican intensity. Powerful and immersive. 00:41:24 David Strother – Tabula Rasa Clean, blank-slate ambient with pure, reset textures and quiet potential. Minimal and open. 00:42:00 Andrea Cichecki – Mirrored reflections Reflective, mirrored ambient with doubling layers and soft, self-regarding beauty. Contemplative and elegant. 00:46:03 Arbee – Absence motivée Motivated absence ambient with deliberate emptiness and French-titled quiet space. Thoughtful and sparse.
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?
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.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 140 of The Virtual Cassette Library.
Trunk Stubbed Wiser is the episodes subtitle, as well as the track you’re hearing in the background and it’s geographical location which I’ve filmed and can be experienced on YouTube.
I’m Trevor and I curate these 90-minute genre bending drifts through frequencies from around the globe. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. Two, 45 minute mixes, 15 tracks per side with a side change in the middle.
Picture the listening experience like being at a music festival where the artists play on a rotating stage. Each act is allotted time for their piece and as it ends the next act takes over rotating into view.
Styles for this episode range from ambient to post-rock, from eurorack modular to folk. The musical keys in focus are F sharp major D flat major and D sharp minor, E flat minor.
This episode contains some household names like Hainbach, Loula Yorke and Matthew Halsall. Some friends of the channel like HDRF, Apta and Bryan Rohmer as well as some supporting labels like Third Kind Records, Mystery Circles, Moolakii Club Audio Interface, DiN records and many more. All the artists and labels are the soul of this show.
There is one exclusive track on this episode from the Argentinian trio of OdNu, Mi Cosa de Resistance and friend of the show mRn. The track, Regalo de Adios, comes from their upcoming album, Southern Lands, which drops November 29th on Sheffield based label, Audiobulb.
If you’d like to be included on future episodes send your art to trevlad@gmail.com. Links to all the tracks are illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s Mixcloud timeline.
Pre-order the 7th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Also the first channel compilation with 45 tracks so far will drop today the 8th of November, pre-orders are available. Subscribe and unlock 871 archived shows.
Remember, every comment, every like, every follow, subscription and, album purchase keeps the frequencies flowing.
So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 138 of The Virtual Cassette Library. Caravan Grew Vaccines is the episodes subtitle, as well as the track you’re hearing in the background and it’s geographical location which I’ve filmed and can be experienced on YouTube. I’m Trevor and I curate these 90-minute genre bending drifts through frequencies from around the globe. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. Two, 45 minute mixes, 15 tracks per side with a side change in the middle. Picture the listening experience like being at a music festival where the artists play on a rotating stage. Each act is allotted time for their piece and as it ends the next act takes over rotating into view. Styles for this episode range from IDM to neo classical, from ritual ambient to jazz-funk. The musical keys in focus are B major and G sharp minor, A flat minor. This episode contains some household names like Greg Foat, Jogging House and Sven Wunder. Some friends of the channel like odd person, Henrik Meierkord and The British Stereo Collective, as well as some supporting labels like oscarson, moniker eggplant, ingrown records, whitelabrecs, mahorka and Cyclical Dreams. All the artists and labels are the soul of this show. If you’d like to be included on future episodes send your art to trevlad@gmail.com. Links to all the tracks are illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s Mixcloud timeline. Pre-order the 7th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Also the first channel compilation with 37 tracks so far will drop on the 8th of November, pre-orders are available. Subscribe and unlock 870 archived shows. Remember, every comment, every like, every follow, subscription and, album purchase keeps the frequencies flowing. So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at the coordinates ///revival.brightly.debating—Episode 124 of The Virtual Cassette Library. A title, a signal, a portal. Drop it into What3Words and you’ll locate the visual echo of this transmission. The track you’re hearing—“Revival Brightly Debating”—isn’t just the name of the episode. It’s the pulse beneath my voice, the gravitational center of today’s journey. Available for pre-order on Bandcamp, already whispering through YouTube, it sets the tone for what’s to come. Today’s mix is a 90-minute drift through curated frequencies—designed for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and quiet communion with the cosmos. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. 🌀 Side A opens with Eje Eje’s “Oyun Çorbasi,” Warmfield’s “On Fresh Air,” and Ben Holton’s “The Silken Way.” Swoop and Cross bring us into an “Old Kind World,” before I land us in “Landed Embraced Deaf.” Ranga, Akira Film Script, and blochemy shape the middle arc, while The Green Kingdom and d’Voxx close the side with crystalline textures and modular echoes. 🌊 Side B flips the signal with Autistici & Russ Young’s “Dissolved In Light,” Barker’s “Stochastic Drift,” and KATE NV’s instrumental “Telefon.” autumna, Fred Thomas, and BVSMV stretch the spectrum, while Perry Frank and o[rlawren] bring us skyward and inward. Dolly Dolly & Fogroom, weareforests, Ida Urd & Ingri Høyland, and Philippe Neau guide us gently to the final fade. 💌 Want to be part of the transmission? Send your art to trevlad@gmail.com. Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s Mixcloud timeline. 🎶 Support the signal: Pre-order the 6th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Subscribe for just $3/month and unlock 851 archived shows—over 1,200 hours of sonic exploration. 🧙♂️ Shout out to Nanogod, whose alchemical words add dimension to the Mixcloud timeline. Every comment, every like, every vibration helps keep the channel alive. 🚀 So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.