Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 188
28 March 2026
hey.
welcome back… or maybe you just crawled in through a crack in the drywall.
this is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. episode one-eight-eight.
we’re still pretending it’s a radio show for the sonically adventurous, but really it’s just me and the frequencies arguing in an empty apartment while the city outside forgets we exist.
bags.colder.inched.
a great Thai restaurant, apparently. now it’s a coordinate for whatever this episode is.
twenty artists. no schedule. drops when the mood hits.
labels haunting the margins: Passed Recordings, whitelabrecs, Ingrown, Audiobulb… you know the ones.
braindance, idm, alternative, whatever slips between the cracks like water through broken concrete.
Honolulu to Amsterdam to Prague to Saint Petersburg. the world’s shrinking but the weird pockets are still warm.
send files, confessions, whatever, to trevlad@gmail.com.
send stories for Chord Confessions. that track that ruined you or saved you. i’ll read it in my sleep-voice or you record it yourself. win-win-win.
I’m also doing Trev Tales now—little dreams stitched into the sets. long lucid naps you’re not sure you want to wake up from.
headphones on.
let time dissolve.
and let the frequencies claim you.
First out from the amazing Passed Recordings label stable Cavern Cult – Of Hope (from the album Approach)
This is followed by Russian idm champ NDORFIK – Joensuu from the album NORTHERN CACHE out on Clean Error Records after that some Loneward. but first Of Hope by Offenbach based Cavern Cult.
That was Mike Carss aka Loneward – The Unknowable Realm of Wisdom from the album Paradox of Silken Stars out on Altus Music.
Next up we head back to 2018 The Microgram – No Service from the album Savage Architecture which I received courtesy of Free Album Codes, cheers mate. Out on the Lansing, Michigan based Kaiseki Digital label.
This is followed by another great Passed Recordings release by David Aimone – Curiosità Ajmone and the track TimeDown
After that The Bird’s Companion and Neil McRoberts but first No Service by The Microgram.
You’ve just been listening to The Bird’s Companion and Neil McRoberts – Another Day from a few places, one of them being the compilation This Burnished Land a wonderful NYP release on whitelabrecs.
Coming up some quality indie pop in the form of Saya Gray – LIE DOWN.. from the album SAYA out on Dirty Hit records.
Followed by California beach vibes with Poolside – Looking Backwards out on Counter Records. and then some Black Country, New Road but first LIE DOWN.. by Saya Gray
That was the post-rock stylings of Black Country, New Road – Intro from the album Ants From Up There out on Ninja Tune.
Next up the episodes newest release by Jics. Out on whitelabrecs today March 28th.
Followed by Man as Island – Automaton from the album AN that’s out on Russian label Local Gods and was sent in by NDORFIK who I played earlier. After that the virtual B side flip but first Jics – What Brings You Here from the album New South Wales.
B SIDE
That was Prague based artist Kh3rtis – Still, for a Time from the album In the Wake of Light out on Audionautic Records.
Next up Leslie Lowder aka idiiom – Solitude from the album Neural Network out on the Audiobulb label.
after that Blank Embrace – The Caves from the 2018 release Ascension out on the Kaiseki Digital label.
Then some odd person
You’ve just witnessed odd person – earthquake anxiety – my dismal arcadia available on the outstanding Ingrown Records label. Who is homeless at the moment so any purchases from them could be life saving.
Coming up me, Trevlad – Pipe Fluid Fame which is a location from a Hotel in Dublin where I recorded the visual for the video that goes with this piece. All my track names are geolocations of places that mean something to me personally. I use them for the backgrounds in the intros and outros of the episodes Pipe Fluid Fame is from episode 165 back in January. After that Simon Holmes – Broken (South Sudan) from the compilation A Century of Sounds out on the legendary Cities and Memory label. This is followed by Tomo Katsurada & Misha Panfilov but first myself as Trevlad with Pipe Fluid Fame.
That was Tomo Katsurada & Misha Panfilov – Mostra – Eternal Almost out on the label Future Days Radio run by Tomo himself.
Now the penultimate piece of episode 188 of Trev’s Virtual cassette library is by Wunderfish – Through Painted Figures (Prologue) – the third piece in the show from the Kaiseki Digital label courtesy of the amazing Free album Codes. This one’s from the compilation Bento Box, Vol. 1
We end this adventure with a stunning 8 minute outing by Ben McElroy – Surely There Are Worse Things – from the album Bird-Stone which you could purchase via whitelabrecs.
that’s it for episode 188.
thanks for floating here with me.
if you’re still listening… you’re in the club.
no meetings. no rules. just dust and frequencies.
See you in the next crack in the drywall.
Cheerio…
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Intro – 00:00
Cavern Cult – Of Hope – 02:15
NDORFIK – Joensuu – 03:40
Loneward – The Unknowable Realm of Wisdom – 07:35
The Microgram – No Service – 14:10
David Aimone – TimeDown – 17:30
The Bird’s Companion and Neil McRoberts – Another Day – 22:45
Saya Gray – LIE DOWN.. – 26:40
Poolside – Looking Backwards – 32:10
Black Country, New Road – Intro – 36:02
Jics – What Brings You Here – 37:00
Man as island – Automaton – 39:15
B Side – 42:10
Kh3rtis – Still, for a Time – 42:40
idiiom – Solitude – 45:50
Blank Embrace – The Caves – 49:40
odd person – earthquake anxiety – 53:47
Trevlad – Pipe Fluid Fame – 56:10
Simon Holmes – Broken (South Sudan) – 59:30
Tomo Katsurada & Misha Panfilov – Mostra – 1:03:47
Wunderfish – Through Painted Figures (Prologue) – 1:07:30
Ben McElroy – Surely There Are Worse Things – 1:12:45
Outro – 1:20:30
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 151
6 December 2025
“Hello all. Episode one-five-one of the Virtual Cassette Library. Subtitled Lands Lonely Uniform. 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 Trevor. Ninety minutes, two virtual sides, fifteen tracks each. In this episode you’ll hear awakened souls, The Green Kingdom, Slow Dancing Society, and Ogle. The Cromagnon Band brings echoes of Hadley’s Hope, while Jason Singh and Dreamlake Mists drift into experimental soundscapes. On the B side, Prefaces, David Boulter, and my own track Cult Foam Cardiac appear alongside autumna and Sababa 5 with Canay Doğan.
Labels like Neotantra, whitelabrecs, and Imaginary North are part of the orbit, carrying ambient, drone, and ethereal textures. Sounds move from shoegaze and dreampop to kosmische electronics and improvisational jazz. From London to Melbourne, Toronto to Beirut, these transmissions stretch across places and moods, shaping a library of resonance.
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.”
Intro – 00:00
awakened souls – remember when – 01:54
Willebrant – Galaxiidae – 04:22
Mosaicist – Lifted Aloft In Mist – 07:07
E J R M – Crab Apples – 10:44
The Green Kingdom – Mirror Realm – 12:39
Scholars of the Peak – A Breath Held – 15:36
Slow Dancing Society – Retrograde – 18:05
Ogle – Dream 2 – 22:53
The Cromagnon Band – Hadley’s Hope – 25:25
Eliot Krimsky – Through The Feeling – 28:32
Clone Rainbow – Elster – 31:38
Jason Singh – Money Plant – 33:35
Dreamlake Mists – Mist-Infested Fallacies – 37:09
Jogging House – Noodles – 42:05
Mike Casey – Space Chill (WPAA TV Session) – 42:57
B Side – 46:54
Prefaces – Jaro – 47:25
David Boulter – The Abbey at Dusk – 50:18
Trevlad – Cult Foam Cardiac – 53:16
Silence & The Unwinking Minds – Emanate – 55:39
Retep Folo & Dorothy Moskowitz – Moon – 58:14
The Tin Box – Moving Bliss (Movement IV) – 1:01:36
autumna – promethean – 1:04:47
Alex Ringess – NYAD (Not Yet Another Drone) – 1:07:53
Brian Jackson – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Instrumental) – 1:11:02
Andrew Brenza / alka – Chapter 1 – 1:14:05
odd person – sunken gardens, sunken thoughts – 1:17:24
Sababa 5 & Canay Doğan – Gaip – 1:19:55
shn shn – one after another – 1:23:12
Omni Gardens – Salt Lamp – 1:26:04
x.y.r. – all i want is calm – 1:29:00
Outro – 1:32:40
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 145
22 November 2025
“Evening all. Episode one-four-five of the Virtual Cassette Library. Subtitled Voucher Bags Marriage. That’s the track you can hear underneath, and, oddly enough, it’s also a location you can find on a map. I filmed it—up on YouTube if you’re curious.”
“I’m Trevor. Bringing you ninety minutes, two virtual sides, forty-five minutes each. Fifteen tracks per set. No chatter, no interruptions. Just the music, rolling on like a festival stage that turns—one act fading, another coming into view.”
“Keys in focus this time: A sharp, B flat, and G minor. New friends joining us, Shay Hazan, John Garner and SUCCULENT SUCCUBUS. familiar names including, Asha Patera, Ed Herbers, Binaural Space, DARK FIDELITY HIFI, Audio Obscura and more. labels like Mahorka, Ingrown Records, Buried Treasure, and Subexotic Records keeping the whole thing alive. They’re the soul of the show, really. There’s even an exclusive track by Leisure Prison from the album Living Space dropping on Downstream Records on the 24th of November.”
“If you’d like to be part of these missions, send your work to trevlad@gmail.com. Track links are at trevor.se, and marked in the Mixcloud timeline. The eighth TVCL album is on Bandcamp for pre-order—it drops when we hit sixteen tracks. And the second compilation, Resonances from the Depths, is under construction, get involved send in you’re damp entries.”
“Every comment, every like, every subscription keeps the frequencies flowing. So—headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the music claim you.”
Intro – 00:00
Cate Le Bon – Running Away – 02:16
Nonima + Abdicant – AMR PLATE – 04:21
Autechre – Tankraken – 07:09
Eucalyptus – Orb Palace – 10:11
Anton Witter – A Walk Down 33rd St. – 13:20
Stereolab – Flashes From Everywhere – 16:14
Belial Pelegrim – 236 – 19:12
Mark Ellery Griffiths – Faceclocks (DK Synergy) – 23:36
Saloop – The Well Of Souls – 25:16
ff8282 – poisson – 28:40
Audio Obscura – The Pale Light – 31:07
DARK FIDELITY HIFI – fractured pursuits – 34:10
*Leisure Prison – Living Space Twelve – 37:10
Binaural Space – R – 40:09
Stefan Gubatz – Eigenbrot – 43:10
B Side – 46:16
SUCCULENT SUCCUBUS – Les deux orphelines vampires – 46:50
ATA Records – A Dilemma For Holbrook – 47:20
Marek Kwiatkowski – Przygotowanie Eurydyki – 49:28
Joe Higham – 3567 – 53:58
John Garner – The Hermit – 58:35
Shay Hazan – Embrace – 1:01:09
Della Sol Quintet – Red Hot Chilli – 1:03:30
Asmus Tietchens – Räuschlinge – 1:06:50
Ed Herbers – Lies – 1:10:10
Bernard Grancher – Interlude – 1:12:53
Felix Machtelinckx – Febbre – 1:13:49
Anantakara – Waves that Embrace – 1:15:52
Nathan Moody – Sonnenaufgang – 1:20:00
Trevlad – Pulled Indoors Passage – 1:22:57
Asha Patera – Nox Terrorem – 1:26:00
Outro – 1:31:35
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 133
21 October 2025
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Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 133 of The Virtual Cassette Library.
Another Oddly Screamed 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.
These mixes are 90-minute genre bending drifts through curated frequencies from around the globe. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. 2, 45 minute mixes, 15 tracks per side with a side change in the middle.
The A Side contains friends of the show Mark Ellery Griffiths and Moray Newlands. As well as channel supporting labels Bricolage, Projekt Records, Driftworks, and, Imaginary North.
The B side contains friend of the show Audio Obscura as well as two exclusive tracks. The first by London based Janine A’Bear from the album Altered Fetes dropping on the 24th of October on the legendary Castles In Space label.
This is followed by the second exclusive from the trio of Peter Phippen, Ivar Lunde, Jr., and Paulina Fae. Haunting flutes, chimes and vocals from the album The Phantom Moon Coming soon on Projekt Records.
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. Subscribe and unlock 861 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.
Intro – 00:00
Mark Ellery Griffiths – Ascendant 17 (Wavetable) – 02:37
Prefaces – Braa – 05:05
David Boulter – Sandsend, Dawn – 07:30
Multiplex – Colours – 11:34
Jon Carin – Zichrono – 14:49
Martin Gore – Kino – 17:50
elders – Horizon 5 – 20:09
The Silent Tide – Small Wings,Vast Spaces – 25:04
Gollden – destiny #2 – 29:15
Lee Hannah – Perfectionisms – 31:40
Golden Brown – Cempasúchil – 33:56
Prefaces – Lekkos Ramle – 35:55
Lee Hannah – Reprise – 38:44
Mark Ellery Griffiths – Fever Dream (Synclavier) – 40:45
Moray Newlands – Blue moles – 43:45
B Side – 47:36
Yin Yang Audio – Brutal Elements – 48:06
Lori Pate – Mountain Loop Highway – 51:05
Audio Obscura – Gathering Silence – 53:44
*Felix Machtelinckx – L’été Des Morts – 56:53
Audio Obscura – At Sebalds Grave – 58:25
Trevlad – Enhances Brands Teacher – 1:02:16
Marek Kwiatkowski – Obserwacje na orbicie – 1:05:10
Marek Kwiatkowski – Kriotransplantacja – 1:08:14
Moray Newlands – Ebā – 1:11:15
Hali Palombo – In Another Dimension, We Were Catholic – 1:13:18
Trevlad – Varn’s Balloon – 1:16:22
Virgo – Forgotten Material – 1:19:08
Agnes Martian – Multiplication – 1:22:26
*A’Bear – Safe and Sound – 1:25:25
*Peter Phippen, Ivar Lunde, Jr., Paulina Fae – The Phantom Moon – 1:28:25
Outro – 1:32:35
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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For the Birds 036
17.01.2025
MO~DU – IN THE PARK III – 00:00
Mick Chillage – Winter stream – 06:49
Natural Empath – Heat Lamp I – 22:19
morimoto naoki – asa – 23:52
Letters From Mouse – Tidal Recollection – 26:31
Richard Norris – Chrome – 29:17
Lionmilk – talk to me – 48:38
Tycho – Spectre (Bibio Remix) – 49:59
Cole Pulice – Scry – 54:25
IKSRE – Deep Creek (Autumn, 2.33pm) – 528hz Meditation – 01:01:13
Be the 8th soul to save the Spotify playlist based on For the Birds. Updated weekly. Present count 270 songs, 23 hr 20 min.
For the birds 032
20.12.2024
Resilience – Forgotten World – 00:00
Natural Empath – Peeling of the Rind – 05:15
Lee Hannah – Winter Lake – 07:28
Kh3rtis – You Are The Sun – 10:02
Bruno Pernadas – Lachrymose – 12:35
Harry Towell – The Clearing – 15:24
Bibio – Everglad Everglade – 17:29
SHIVARASA – Take Flight – 18:28
Ernest Hood – Gloaming – 28:08
Philippe Brown – Serenade of the Techno Mystics – 36:08
Bound Of Reflection – New Morning Of Linden Alley – 37:47
Suryummy – Earth has a Word – 42:41
Ranga – The Levitated Forest – 45:38
In Love With A Ghost – sorry for not answering the phone, i’m too busy trying to fly away – 50:34
Jupi/ter – Abu – 52:07
Be the 8th soul to save the Spotify playlist based on the series.
For the Birds 027
Field Gates open Friday 14 november 12pm CET
Intro 00:00
Li Yilei–CHU / 處 01:20
marine eyes + IKSRE–Rainforest Dawn 03:25
David Cordero–Plácido 08:02
Forms–Impossible Object 15:54
OdNu–Reinvent 19:01
Micah Frank & Chet Doxas–Silva Ignis 22:55
No Translation–Remembering Fresh Air 25:34
Aqeel Aadam–Jetlag 28:47
Gears In The Rain–Nipigon Trail Rediscovered 31:36
D York–Cloudburst 36:16
MO~DU–IN THE PARK I 46:45
Kilometre Club–Wild Rain 50:05
Wilson Tanner–All Hands Bury the Dead 51:50
Polypores–Exstasis 55:06
Outro 58:35
Be the 7th soul to save the Spotify playlist version of the shows. 193 songs with birds.
Invisible Club 033
Intro 00:00
Time Is a Mountain-Von Hollmer-01:18
Eden Grey–Sirius A Star-06:39
Kosmischer Läufer–Flug 164-08:37
Nacht Plank & Futuregrapher–Mushroom Cup 3-19:26
Oval Angle–Reflect Radiation-25:40
The Lighthouse–Spaceport-29:45
Tycho–Totem-33:46
cable.percussion–XYZ-37:28
Lines Of Silence–Tzip Tzap!-42:22
Kiasmos–Flown-45:58
Louis Cole–These Dreams are Killing Me-49:50
One Half Of Bent–Braidwood-54:32
Time Rival–Peak Hours-58:02
David Boulter–The Lace Factory-1:00:52
Oberu–Getting Into-1:04:38
Ivan Shopov–Chariots Of Fire-1:07:07
Outro 1:10:50
For the Birds 015
Intro 00:00
X.Y.R-happy thoughts 01:25
Paul Mallatratt-Birdokanto 07:21
Fallen-The Endless Golden Flow 25:23
Black Moth Super Rainbow-From the See 30:22
Willebrant-musings (live at the Brunswick Green) – Live 31:19
Beefus B-Evolving Naturally 36:44
Sunshine Playroom-The Old Railway Track theme 43:17
Shakali-Rihmastossa 45:26
Aarktica-These Days Fail to Bring Me Near (Aaron Spectre remix) 53:29
Erik Wøllo-Ruralis 58:35
outro 1:01:03
For the Birds 012
This weeks episode of avian adventures has an exclusive from upcoming Veins Full Of Static album A House Wrapped in Sleep.
Intro 00:00
Go Outside-inkling 01:31
Willebrant-Mimosa 05:07
Shakali-Aihkimännyt 08:04
Synthbiont & Anassimandrus-Whispers from the City 15:49
Lunar Cambridge-Nute Gunray 22:49
Matthewdavid-3_WINDFISH 25:56
Mason Bee-Are You Ok? 27:45
Vessant-Aquifer 30:49
Time Rival-Star Mother 37:53
Glåsbird-Lokoteraina 50:52
Veins Full Of Static-Ceaseless Collapse 53:36
Outro 59:53
The Spotify playlist now has 74 found tracks from all the episodes:
For the Birds 011
Take Flight with For the Birds: A Journey Through Ambient Melodies
Calling all nature enthusiasts and ambient music lovers! Take a break from the digital world and immerse yourself in the calming soundscapes of “For the Birds,” episode 011.
This week’s show features a beautiful collection of tracks that capture the essence of the natural world, from the gentle chirping of birds to the rustling of leaves.
Featured Artists:
Intro 00:00
Go Outside-to be loved 01:35
Shakali-Alin Nila 04:07
Andrew Heath-The Age of Enlightenment 08:59
spaceship-Shore Baptist Chapel 16:33
Ann Annie-Opening 26:05
Site Nonsite-Mono No Aware 27:17
Time Rival-Dakota Bridge + Birdsong (Prairie Trail 4-13-23) 33:35
Hverheij-Presence 39:00
Particules-Island 42:36
Sunshine Playroom-Nettles, Thistles & Old Man’s Beard 43:43
Slow Heart Music-Shelter 46:19
Allness, Lightwerx Collective-In Gratitude (Spa) 51:47
Lo Five-Amor Fati 54:16
Outro 56:41
Explore More:
- Follow the artists on social media (see blog post for details)
- Discover more from Valley View Records, Not Not Fun, and other featured labels.
For the Birds is your weekly dose of sonic serenity. Tune in next week for another exploration of the natural world through the power of ambient music.
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