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 rooted, coastal ambient journey through square sequences, wetland ghosts, and what does not remain. Side A locks everything square in Coventry co-op rooms, then takes hold among London observations, Belbury wetlands, Humber mist, Kyiv fireflies, and red coral gathered from five years of parallel worlds. Side B floats piano light that will not stay, Titchwell near-silence, drifting lullabies, Valencia suburbia still, Brussels respiration against synth, and ends probing reminiscence through derisory signs. Overall mood: Contemplative, gently hauntological, and quietly coastal — full of mist, fireflies, and stillness that knows it will not last. Perfect for dusk listening, near-silence, or sitting with what remains after the tape turns.
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 Visionary Lines – Everything Square Rich Johnson sequences The Synthesis Co-Op Volume One. Artist-run not-for-profit. Profits travel to CALM. Paul Broome masters. Coventry rooms. 00:04:31 ambalek – Rooted London observation and photography. My Ambient Machines number seven. Small moments take hold. 00:10:02 Belbury Poly – Wetland Jim Jupp’s vintage analogue, melodica, psaltery and bells. Twelve stops through fictional Belbury. Ghost Box 2006 returns in vinyl light. 00:11:47 dreamSTATE – Humber Mist Exclusive for this episode. Scott M2 and Jamie Todd. Imaginary North Transmission 012, 18 September. AMBiENT PiNG and DRONE:KLUB lineage. 00:14:38 Bohdan Stupak – fireflies Kyiv drone-ambient. Black Sea 2017 as a point in time. Low massive drone meets high-pitched textures. Computer bells, crackles and plucks close the sequence. 00:17:12 Dionisaf – Red Coral Modular and granular synths, guitars, field recordings. Five years of compilation pieces gathered as Parallel Worlds.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:20:06 David Cordero & Aiko Takahashi – Lo que no permanece Piano notes float as points of light. Modular tones gather in soft waves. Ian Hawgood masters. George Korunov covers. 00:22:07 Richard Sage – Titchwell Zoom and iPhone seeds from seven coastal locations. Near silence wears its own palette. Andrew Heath masters. Driftworks, 11 September. 00:27:03 Samatha – Drift XI Spontaneous layering and looping. Lullabies of drifting emotion. Ronald Mariën masters. Aoki & Matsumoto design. 00:27:34 Calm Pieces – Return Rafa Ramos Sania’s Valencia piano, double bass, cello and worn 1990s tape. Whitelabrecs, 19 September. Familiar surroundings in a moment of stillness. 00:30:24 Jonathan Poliart – Lupina Four layers: textures, melodies and respiration against synthesizer. Brussels summer and autumn of 2025. Adventurous Music. Penultimate stop. 00:40:11 Tern – Through Derisory Signs Final track. Grégoire Couvert’s loops probe reminiscence. Connection: sculpting silence. Hylé Tapes. Jean-Charles Bastion masters.
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 302. Travel safely between the frequencies. I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape. Trevor here. You’ve just pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 276. A twelve-track virtual cassette that flips itself at the halfway mark, whether you’re ready or not. 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 nostalgic, gently varied ambient journey through parting regrets, haunted cities, wildlife, and liquid illusions. Side A moves from crackling farewells and spectral urban spaces into sunflowers, foxes, returning places, and soft confusion. Side B shifts through weird islands, mythical unicorns, brief summer echoes, transistor revolutions, distant horizons, and ends in liquid dreams. Overall mood: Warm, reflective, and lightly mysterious — blending personal nostalgia with quiet wonder and soft experimental edges. Perfect for relaxed listening, late afternoons, or peaceful immersion. I’ll introduce Side A now. Side B will wait for the intermission, as is tradition. The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,104 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers also receive the expanding series Veil Frequencies, recorded floor-by-floor inside the 24 buildings of a place called the Resonant Veil Enclave. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures. Side A On this episode you’ll hear Calgary, Alberta based Monroeville Music Center with a lovely nostalgic crackling piece from 2015 titled Parting Regrets from the name your price album Cave & Castle. Formerly available on cassette via Illuminated Paths. Then Coventry, UK based artist Rich Johnson aka Visionary Lines sent me his latest haunted single The People’s City. This will be followed by another UK based artist LoveKrafty and the also nostalgic track Sunflowers from the 2020 release Rainbow Drifter. Then if I say Preston you’ll probably say Polypores. If you know Polypores then you’d probably not recognise this as being the same artist. I’ve chosen the track Foxes taken from his latest release Wildlife. It’s availabe on cassette through the Aural Canyon label. After that we head to Italy and an artist who ended yesterdays episode Far away Nebraska with the drifting drone tones of a track titled It’s been a while since I’ve been here from the album Halfway from nowhere which is out on Seil Records sub-label Kordel Records. Closing Side A is Tehran based Iranian artist Nahal Kavand and the lovely floating drones of the track Confusion from the album Echoes of a Fading Existence which is out on Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series which is the sub-label of rohs! records. But first, to set the vibe: Monroeville Music Center with Parting Regrets. Now settle in. Turn it up just a little. Let’s see where the tape takes us. One side flip. Just the music. Side B Welcome back, sonic travellers. Six tracks down. Six still waiting. You’ll hear another artist I played yesterday. Italian artist Gino Fioravanti (Aglaia) with the longest entry in todays episode at 13:50 titled Unicorn from their latest release Altitudes which is out on legenday Projekt Records. After that we’ll head to my present city of resedence Stockholm and an older one from 2012 by Martin Herterich’s alter ego Sand Circles and the final track from his album Motor City, it’s also the shortest piece of the episode at 1:10 titled Summer Echoes II. Then we find ourselves in Southsea, UK based artist swimming lesson. Now this is a super duper exclusive from a collective of absolutly wonderful souls that I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for a few years now. They’ve gotten together to form The Synthesis Co-Operative and the first release is out on the 4th of September and will be available on cassette, Minidisc and digital and will be accompanied with a 40 page zine. Preorders from 14th August. This swimming lesson track, is stunning, and is called Transistor Revolution. Other names on this first release which will go by the name The Synthesis Co-Op Volume One will include The Earl of Dean, Legacy Systems, HDRF, Scholars of the Peak, theMLFs, Visionary Lines, Warmfield and more. Near the end we’re joined by another Projekt Records release by Kyiv, Ukraine artist Bohdan Stupak and the moving track horizon from the equally moving album a place in memories. Finally, Paris, France based artist Philippe Deschamps together with Nathaniel James Goldblatt aka The Goodnight Project and the drifting track Liquid Illusions from the four track EP Maps of an Invisible World. But first, a wonderfully weird track by Mensa Group International titled Southern Mauristemo Islands from the 2012 Album Split LP which is split with luxury elite and was released on the Ailanthus Recordings label. Enjoy…
Side A 00:00:00 Monroeville Music Center – Parting Regrets Nostalgic, crackling ambient with warm analogue haze and quiet farewell emotion. Bittersweet and comforting. 00:07:04 Visionary Lines – The People’s City Haunted, urban ambient with spectral city presence and soft, lingering atmosphere. Atmospheric and reflective. 00:10:08 LoveKrafty – Sunflowers Bright, nostalgic ambient with sunny, drifting textures and gentle 2020s warmth. Cheerful and light. 00:12:56 Polypores – Foxes Organic, wildlife-inspired ambient with subtle animal movement and natural electronic detail. Curious and lively. 00:15:25 Far away Nebraska – It’s been a while since I’ve been here Drifting, returning ambient with soft familiarity and quiet Italian spaciousness. Contemplative and open. 00:19:25 Nahal Kavand – Confusion Floating, Iranian ambient drones with gentle uncertainty and fading emotional clarity. Serene and introspective. Side B 00:25:26 Mensa Group International – Southern Mauristemo Islands Wonderfully weird, island-hopping ambient with playful, off-kilter charm and 2012 lo-fi spirit. Quirky and fun. 00:26:57 Aglaia – Unicorn Long-form, mythical electro-acoustic meditation with deep echoes and patient beauty. Immersive and expansive. 00:40:30 Sand Circles – Summer Echoes II Brief, warm summer ambient with soft residual glow and Motor City nostalgia. Short and sunny. 00:41:25 Swimming Lesson – Transistor Revolution Exclusive, revolutionary ambient with circuit warmth and collective energy. Fresh and compelling. 00:43:21 Bohdan Stupak – horizon Moving, memory-tinged ambient with wide Ukrainian horizons and quiet emotional depth. Poignant and spacious. 00:46:47 Philippe Deschamps, The Goodnight Project – Liquid Illusions Drifting, illusory ambient with fluid textures and soft collaborative haze. Dreamy and gentle.
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. All the best, Trevor
“Greetings all. Episode one-five-five of the Virtual Cassette Library. Subtitled Ducks File Likewise. That’s the track you hear underneath, and it’s also a location you can find on a map. I filmed it—it’s up on YouTube if you’re curious. I’m your host Trevor, presenting you with ninety minutes, two virtual sides, fifteen tracks each. You’ll hear Suncastle, Gelbart, Aythar, Prairiewolf, and deepspace. Loula Yorke, Barker, and Michael Brückner drift into kosmische and ambient zones, while Strangebird~Sounds, Orfin, and Multiplex carry us into the B side. Later, Rodrigo Passannanti, Ben Holton, and Shugorei appear alongside Stone Anthem and Exit Chamber. All woven into the resonance of the library. This episode also marks one year since the passing of Arni Gretar also known as Futuregrapher. His track Bryndís is included here as a tribute, a reminder of his spirit and the Icelandic currents he brought into electronic music. Labels orbiting here include Imaginary North, Projekt, Mahorka, Third Kind Records, and Cyclical Dreams. Styles range from ambient and drone to kosmische, experimental electronics, and hauntological textures. These transmissions stretch across places—Berlin, Toronto, Reykjavik, Brighton, and Buenos Aires. Thanks to everyone who joined us on the Listening party last night for the Resonances from the Depths compilation. What an amazing bunch you are. The eighth TVCL album is on Bandcamp for pre‑order—it drops when we hit sixteen tracks. Every comment, every like, every subscription keeps the frequencies flowing. So—headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the music claim you.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 141 of The Virtual Cassette Library. Union Nurture Roaring 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 set with a side change half way. 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 D sharp E flat and A sharp minor, B flat minor. This episode contains some household names like Roedelius, and Nils Frahm. Some friends of the channel like Claude Lavender, Stone Anthem and Gelbart as well as some supporting labels like 4000 Records, Third Kind Records, Cyclical Dreams, Castles In Space, Mystery Circles and many more. 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 you can now grab the first compilation album Murmurs in the Mist with 45 artists. Subscribe and unlock 874 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 tuned into Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 122—Ropes Shipped Along. A name, a signal, and a location. Drop it into What3Words and you’ll find the coordinates of this episode’s visual transmission. The name is also the title of the track you hear in the background—available for pre-order on Bandcamp and ready to be absorbed on YouTube. It’s the anchor of this episode, the pulse beneath the mix. As always, we embark on a 90-minute journey through sound—crafted for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and communion with the cosmos. No commentary between tracks. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. Side A opens with Loula Yorke’s Time is a Succession of Such Shapes, and flows through Ironic Hill, Benge, µ-Ziq, Jogging House, and more. You’ll hear Instant Respect Latter from myself, and an exclusive remix of The Long Dead King by The Form Group of the The Leaf Library fame. Side B flips the signal with Panic Girl’s Between the Shadows, Fallen’s Awareness, Resilience, and gribbles’ Poppi. We drift through Suncastle, Stone Anthem, and an exclusive haunting excerpt from Louis Gardner’s The Lake. The full 23 minute version can be heard on yesterday’s episode of EXPANSIVE WAVES. The journey closes with Jamie Lidell’s Unmasking—a final breath before silence. 💌 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 849 archived shows—over 1,200 hours of sonic exploration. 🧙♂️ And don’t forget to leave a mark on the Mixcloud timeline. Shout out to Nanogod, who adds dimension to the mixes with his alchemical words. Every comment, every like, every vibration helps keep the channel alive. 🚀 So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.