Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 285
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Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 285. 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.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,115 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.
A grounded yet otherworldly ambient journey through suburban roots, dissolving melodies, secret stones, and unravelled dreams.
Side A takes root in overlooked verges and massive voltage, then unfolds along early analogue paths, melting gestures, nights of silver tears, and Leeds-cloud haze. Side B opens into celestial mediumship and the hidden life of stones, then moves through whispering figures, closed-eye warmth, Lovecraftian walking, and a dream seen that day.
Overall mood: Contemplative, slightly melancholic, and richly textured — blending organic observation, analogue warmth, and quiet mystery. Perfect for deep listening, late-night walks, or sitting still while the world slowly unravels.
The tape unspools its visions.
Side A
00:03:28 ambalek – Roots
Overlooked suburban corners reveal themselves in slow photographic light. ambalek – Roots. Nature’s small moments gather among fences and quiet verges, each observation taking root in soft organic colour.
00:07:43 Baldocaster & Prog Mountain – Massive Dynamic
Massive shapes pulse with dynamic voltage. Baldocaster & Prog Mountain – Massive Dynamic. Sonic architecture rises in heavy luminous blocks that shift and reassemble under their own gravity.
00:09:38 Analogue Path – Post Rock 001
Early exploratory paths open across analogue ground. Analogue Path – Post Rock 001. Guitar tones and evolving textures mark the first stretches of a long road still unfolding ahead.
00:13:45 Arbee – Se fondre
Modular snippets of melody dissolve into one another. Arbee – Se fondre. Unnoticed actions and quiet gestures texture the air. Details surface at their own pace, inviting deep immersion.
00:16:15 TREVØR – Night of a Thousand Tears
A thousand tears fall through night-coloured air. TREVØR – Night of a Thousand Tears. Each drop catches and releases light, turning sorrow into a rain of silver points.
00:24:07 Adel Music Club – Melt the Clouds
Leeds jams from the early nineties melt the clouds above. Adel Music Club – Melt the Clouds. Assorted tunes recorded in various rooms rise through a photographic slide bought at the outdoor market, the sky itself softening into warm analogue haze.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
Side B
00:25:19 Aglaia – Mediumship
Celestial altitudes open in peaceful hypnotic currents. Aglaia – Mediumship. Processed acoustic instruments and subtle electronics weave a mysterious mandala. Consciousness flies through boundless spaces, receiving rather than transmitting, as sponges, anemones and particle clouds dominate the descent.
00:41:32 Walt Shaw – The secret life of stones
Stones keep their secret life among constructed percussion. Walt Shaw – The secret life of stones. Pebbles roll inside bowls and cans. Gongs, springs, saw blades, glass and metal plates vibrate under contact microphones. Accidents become rich textures, blood wiped away, the unexpected harnessed into drones and decay.
00:45:33 Cries from the LTN – Caggy’s Jam
Silent figures whisper through Caggy’s jam. Cries from the LTN – Caggy’s Jam. Hidden mysteries unravel in the compositions that shadow us, each narrative rising from the Quiet Figures still gathering.
00:56:12 Six Missing – Eyes Closed
Eyes close while vintage analogue warmth holds the listener. Six Missing – Eyes Closed. Synths and guitars chosen for heart and human touch accompany late nights, travel and smaller details. One self passes into another in quiet accepted motion.
00:58:50 Almost Random – I walk whilst the world Unravelled
The world unravels while a walker moves through Lovecraftian mists. Almost Random – I walk whilst the world Unravelled. Celephais docks give way to Kingsport fog and forgotten cities in eastern sands. Eurorack voices lead the procession under a lecturer’s gaze.
01:03:29 Silentwave – The dream I saw that day
A dream seen that day returns as improvised drone. Silentwave – The dream I saw that day. Soft luminous layers drift in open oneiric space.
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 285.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
EXPANSIVE WAVES 23
11 February 2026
EXPANSIVE WAVES — EPISODE 23
11 February 2026
Good evening, or morning, or whatever fragment of time you’ve found yourself in. This is Expansive Waves, episode twenty-three. I’m Trevor—your host, your guide, your occasional sonic conspirator.
Tonight’s programme is not for the hurried. Eight pieces, each longer than 12 minutes—most stretching far beyond that—each more patient than the last. If you’re expecting choruses, drops, or anything resembling urgency, you may want to try another channel.
So, settle in. Let the kettle boil. Let the cat sleep. Let the world spin without you for a while.
We begin with a vast, unfolding live session that feels like drifting through forgotten orbital debris.
This is Secret Nuclear with Omega Redux. A NYP 45-minute live recording of six pieces from last summer, first heard on Kate Bosworth’s DARK TRAIN radio show. Broadcast on 21 July 2025. Layered with approach vectors, shadows, and extended consoles. Breathe it in.
That was Secret Nuclear, Omega Redux, straight from WHI Recordings. If you’re just joining us, this is Expansive Waves 23. No rush. We’re only getting started.
Next, another fresh live capture and another NYP release as that is what this channels budget allows, from the legends who practically invented this space. Recorded last August in Poland. Another long one at 32 and a half minutes.
Tangerine Dream — Katowice Session 2025. Over half an hour of pulsing sequences, violin drifts, and piano echoes. Let it carry you.
Tangerine Dream, live from Katowice. Timeless, isn’t it? We’re about a third through the evening now, but time doesn’t really apply here.
From Pennsylvania, a solitary reflection on endings and endurance.
Matthew Nowik — (we have) 5 years left. A slow-burning meditation on what might remain. Synth layers that feel like watching clouds dissolve. Another NYP release. I feel a pattern forming here.
Matthew Nowik. Quiet truth there in every sustain. Thanks for staying with me.
We move to Greece now. Piano meeting granular skies.
Giannis Gogos — Ambedo (part 2). Twenty-one minutes of attentive stillness from the recent Ambedo release on Whitelabrecs. The quiet attention that art still needs. This is not a NYP release as whitelabrec sponsors the channel with the best ambient releases out there.
Giannis Gogos. Ambedo—sinking into the moment until the edges blur.
Shifting tones now. A sense of deep belonging amid the haze.
Cries from the LTN — Belonging To. Title track from the EP. Extended, enveloping, like finding home in the drift. Shout out to Marcus from Cries from the LTN for sending this in. The EP is an innovative audio-visual collaboration between Birmingham based contemporary artist Tara Harris and experimental musical ensemble Cries From the LTN.
Cries from the LTN. Belonging isn’t always loud.
From Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia—a wavelength tamer reworking melancholy into vast space. Inspired by a single, heartbreaking scene from The Sopranos. This is the track doir from the new album No Statue, freshly re-recorded after life turned sideways. Raw, drenched in melancholy. Monumental. Released just yesterday on 4000 records.
ff8282 — doir.
ff8282 there with the sparkling new release No Statue that was the longest piece doir.
Six tracks gone. Only two remaining. The shortest track of the episode now and only just making the 12 minute cut at 12:12. Cassette territory next. Black Pylon’s world of field recordings and calls.
This is Corvid One Cassette — MOBBING CALLS. From the album Two. Corvids circling, warnings in the air, stretched into drone. This is the second release from the label Black Pylon. Definitely a label to follow and watch out for.
Corvids know something we don’t. Maybe that’s why it lingers.
And now, as we approach the final silence, a few words before we vanish again.
Thanks for sticking around. Really. These episodes aren’t designed for mass consumption, and neither are you.
I’ll be back when the wind changes or the tape runs out—whichever comes first. No schedule, no promises. Waves, that’s all we have.
If you liked what you heard, support the artists. Buy their music. Whisper their names into the void. It helps.
You can stream this episode on Mixcloud at djsofabed/expansive-waves-23, and find all the links and credits on the episode page at trevor.se.
Drop a comment if you feel moved. Or don’t. Silence is underrated.
Until next time—stay resonant, stay expansive, and let the soundtrack of the universe find you.
And finally, as we near the horizon—an unreleased study, fresh from Adventurous Music. Out in a few days, but you hear it here first. Unless you’re listening after February 16th.
Iván Muela — Drone Study X. From the forthcoming Ibidem II. Pure, patient exploration.
Secret Nuclear – Omega Redux – 00:00
Tangerine Dream – Katowice Session 2025 – 45:02
Matthew Nowik – (we have) 5 years left – 1:15:08
Giannis Gogos – Ambedo (part 2) – 1:31:45
Cries from the LTN – Belonging To – 1:51:53
ff8282 – doir – 2:05:09
Corvid One Cassette – MOBBING CALLS – 2:19:22
*Iván Muela – Drone Study X – 2:30:35
***track is unreleased at the the time of the episode’s publication.
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 069
Synchronized Spirals.
Virtual Cassette Library—a series of 90-minute expeditions, punctuated by a transition at the midpoint. Perfect for wandering, reflecting, and knowing just when to turn homeward.
🔮 Today’s journey is partially sponsored by visionary labels: whitelabrecs, Mahorka, Imaginary North, Bricolage, Mystery Circles, Downstream Records, Ingrown Records, and, Bathysphere Records . 🚀 Our sponsoring artist bringing transmissions to life: Augen, The Metamorph, and, mRn.
Today’s show features 2 exclusive tracks. The first you’ll only hear here as it was sort of made for the show by Sergio Mariani, also known as, mRn and is called Sempre which is the Spanish word for always. So thank you always Sergio. The other exclusive is from Fragile X who of course is John Gorecki artist and label curator of the amazing Glasgow based Bricolage label. You can pre order the limited edition cassette now on Bricolage. You’ll have to wait til June 27 to catch the rest of the album.
Special thanks to the force ensuring chosen frequencies find their way here—✨ Free Album Codes.
🌞 Shoutouts to the listeners shaping today’s odyssey aeon music, Iso Brown, and as always Otis🌿. for the likes and comments. You all are legends in my eyes.🌿
The tracks played are marked in the timeline—dive in, comment your favorites and leave your imprint on the mix. 🔹 Artists, experimenters, visionaries—send forth your sonic offerings: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹
Trevs Intro – 00:00
Drøn – Whirl – 02:39
Cries from the LTN – The Droning Tree (Boughs 1, 2 and 3) – 06:48
Christian Kleine – Floating Friends – 20:39
Síntese – Another Layer – 28:19
NOSNAR – Again And Again – 35:48
B Side – 44:37
Ozbolt – Humility Point – 45:21
The Metamorph – Logan 5 – 51:38
sevensy – (one echo) – 53:10
*mRn – Sempre – 55:17
Davide Perico, Mellow dive – arrows for the other shore (Zarathustra’s prologue) – 57:20
JICS – Rainfall In Limerick City: High Country Ghosts – 59:18
*Fragile X – The Nature Of Motion – 1:01:06
Belial Pelegrim – 225 – 1:05:53
Lullatone – Splashes of Colour – 1:10:44
NIGHTBABE – Boop78 – 1:12:15
Coda Nautica – Lackluster Simulation – 1:14:22
Bowing – Distant Flight – 1:18:41
Anubis Rude – Horizon – 1:22:37
Alan Graves – Coast Live – 1:27:39
Trevs Outro – 1:30:54
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
Siren Tree Flow
Lyonel Bauchet – Dérive de situation 23 – 00:00
Hélène Vogelsinger – River Flow – 07:28
Hydra Transmitter – The Uncertain – 11:01
Cries from the LTN – The Droning Tree (Bough 4) – 14:02
Sunken Foal – Gesponnen Zucker – 20:56
Apta – Sink – 24:45
Elin Piel – Siren siren – 28:07
Bernard Grancher – Par dela le prisme quantique – 29:44
Ogle – Return to the Real World – 33:55
Koen Holtkamp – Atmos Two – 35:35
BRIAN DUFFY – A House on Hope Street – 37:38
Dave Bessell – Elegy – 40:01
Polypores – Unlimited Lives – 44:19
Invisible Club 046
01.01.2025.
Klaus Morlock – A Temporary Home – 00:00
Group Listening – Pavane IX – 03:01
Windstar Enterprises – The Source – 05:02
Darris Hopper – Desert Walk (Absis Re Interpretation) – 07:31
Cries from the LTN – Fractions of Light – 15:32
Kavus Torabi – You Broke My Fall – 19:17
Cory Wong – Utopia (feat. Marti Fischer) – 25:37
Neverending Audit – Hawaiian Police – 28:33
MuchaMuchaM – Sama Sama – 29:59
Frunk29 – Dvorovaya – 32:47
Time Rival – Music for Realization – 36:52
Anna Butterss – Pokemans – 39:57
Claude Lavender – Sweet Schmaltz – 42:29
Architect of Truth – al-Nahda – 45:29
SiP – Palomino – 49:01
boycalledcrow – my friend, janu – 52:20
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Invisible Club 041
Doors open 27 November 4pm CET
Intro 00:00
Opulent Regime–blossom 00:54
Obfusc–Remembering Disco Valley 05:22
Anna Butterss–Bishop 09:46
Language Field–Thoth Focus – Swansither Remix 12:52
Neko–Kleshas 17:32
Greg Foat–The World of the Red Sun 22:43
El Michels Affair–It’s Yeti Season 27:52
Mirror System–Bocca di Lupo 30:06
Folclore Impressionista–Rituals and Invocations 37:30
uh–attention 41:57
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek–The Trip 48:56
Cries from the LTN-Traffic Control 53:12
Andrea Castiglioni–Journey Through the Seven Continents of Our World 58:17
World Brain–I hope this message finds you well 1:01:28
TOKEE–Игрушка 1:06:03
Common Saints–Piece of War 1:10:10
Outro 1:13:44
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