Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 273
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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 273. A twelve-track virtual cassette that flips itself at the halfway mark, whether you’re ready or not.
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A soft, slightly quirky ambient journey through floating persistence, growth, residual hope, and quiet promises.
Side A drifts from stuffed repetition and first cultivations into remixes of light, machine minimalism, low flames, and mysterious beings. Side B moves through glitchy indexes, bubbling collaboration, woodland ghosts, emptiness, suspended paths, and ends on a gentle promise.
Overall mood: Contemplative, warm, and gently playful — full of soft textures and quiet emotional space. Perfect for deep listening, late mornings, 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 1,098 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 young Italian composer and producer Luciano Masala, better known as hershel, with the floating piece “Stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy” from his debut album silent steps for a better way, available on CD from Whitelabrecs.
Then Estonia-based Paul Beaudoin invites us into adaptive drift with “1st Cultivation” from his brand-new release spores.dat, out on Sheffield’s Audiobulb.
Next, Wahn appears via a remix: Dissolved’s reworking of “Not All Is Lost”, taken from the album Re: Echo Mist Light, in which 18 artists remix Wahn’s classic Echo Mist Light. The release celebrates Bulgarian label Mahorka’s 500th release.
We’re back with Whitelabrecs for French composer Anthony Elfort (as Toàn) and the track “DEL 1”, created entirely on a single machine — the Deluge — from the album Solitarium.
Staying with Harry Towell’s wonderfully prolific Whitelabrecs, we hear a guitar-based gem from Michael Cottone’s long-running project The Green Kingdom: “By Low Flame”, taken from the soothing album Vespera.
Closing Side A is an exclusive from my upcoming compilation Quiet Figures: Brighton-based BUNKR with the vibrating “The Beings of Borde Hill”. The album currently features 11 artists including Anhnch, Cries from the LTN, Keith Seatman, BUNKR, The Gaye Device, HDRF, Simon Heartfield, The Earl of Dean, Graham Thorpe, Visionary Lines and Substak. There’s still time to submit — the window closes 24 September.
But first, to set the vibe: hershel with “Stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy”.
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 UK-based Bibio together with Vienna’s Dorian Concept on their bubbling collaboration single “Shame”, out on Warp Records.
Then we revisit older Triplicate Records material with Nottingham’s George Evans (Suncastle) and the good-mood creation “Ghost in Trees” from the 2020 album Platformer.
Next we head to one of my favourite labels — the one-of-a-kind Cyclical Dreams from Buenos Aires — for a minimal track titled “Into Emptiness” by Trittau, Germany’s Christian Fiesel, taken from his recent release On A Second Thought.
Near the end we travel to Alfortville, France, for Japanese artist Hiroaki Yamamoto and the opening track “Paths” from his album Suspended in the Wind, the latest release on Driftworks.
And finally, from the excellent cassette compilation Connection: sculpting silence on French label Hylé Tapes, I leave you with Ekin Fil and Dominic Coppola’s wonderfully soothing “Promise To Never Be Like Them”.
But first, we return to 2020 and Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Richard Alfaro with the glitchy “Index”, taken from the Trip FM compilation Red Shift. Being six years old, it’s Name Your Price on Bandcamp — thank you to Triplicate Records for helping keep this channel sustainable.
Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 hershel – Stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy
Playfully repetitive, floating ambient with soft, stuffed-up textures and quiet persistence. Curious and hypnotic.
00:09:54 Paul Beaudoin – 1st Cultivation
Patient, adaptive ambient exploring first growth and subtle digital spores. Organic and thoughtful.
00:13:46 Wahn – Not All Is Lost (Dissolved Remix)
Hopeful, remixed ambient with residual light and a sense of recovery. Atmospheric and reassuring
00:18:10 Toàn – DEL 1
Minimal, single-machine ambient created on the Deluge, with clean deletion and precise restraint. Focused and pure.
00:22:22 The Green Kingdom – By Low Flame
Gentle, guitar-led ambient with low flickering warmth and soft, evening glow. Soothing and intimate.
00:24:35 BUNKR – The Beings of Borde Hill
Vibrating, exclusive ambient with quiet presence and mysterious garden-like inhabitants. Intriguing and textured.
Side B
00:29:20 Richard Alfaro – Index
Glitchy, indexical ambient with fragmented references and soft electronic scatter. Quirky and detailed.
00:31:30 Bibio & Dorian Concept – Shame
Bubbling, collaborative electronic with playful rhythms and warm, slightly bashful charm. Groovy and engaging.
00:35:47 Suncastle – Ghost in Trees
Good-mood ambient with spectral woodland presence and light, platformer energy. Bright and atmospheric.
00:40:31 Christian Fiesel – Into Emptiness
Minimal, void-seeking ambient with patient descent into open space. Stark and contemplative.
00:43:31 Hiroaki Yamamoto – Paths
Suspended, path-finding ambient with soft wind and quiet direction. Serene and exploratory.
00:47:06 Ekin Fil & Dominic Coppola – Promise To Never Be Like Them
Soothing, collaborative ambient with gentle resolve and soft emotional clarity. Tender and restorative.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, due 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
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 107
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🎙️ Welcome to Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 107: Evolving Atoms Traffic.
This transmission is a collision of modular synth rituals, hauntological fragments, and cosmic folk hallucinations—woven into two uninterrupted 45-minute cassette sides, with a metaphysical flip halfway through. A lovingly warped mixtape tracing the traffic of evolving atoms through sound design, field recordings, and post-new age textures.
These shows are crafted for walking meditations, mental wanderings, or quiet communion with the universe. No commentary between tracks—just pure sonic immersion. You’re invited to follow along with Nanogods’ poetic visualizations on the timeline. Don’t be shy.
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Now—secure your headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Lau Ro – Orvalho – 01:56
Paolo Zavallone – Questura – 05:35
Trevlad – Crystalline Vines – 06:22
*Minimal_Drone*GRL – Draicoht – 10:45
Akira Film Script – T. – 14:17
Driftmachine – Memories of the lakeside – 15:42
crystal corridors – Jupiter I – 24:07
Chaircrusher – Soft Ice Cream – 28:15
Marie Wilhelmine Anders – Along the Blue – 31:18
The Microgram – Coronal Mass Ejection – 35:07
*The Metamorph – Cityscape – 37:12
Hyperion League – Tessellate Scatter – 39:16
Mohani – Candlelight Rally – 43:27
Side B – 45:22
Cities & Memory – The place of greenstone (Okarito, New Zealand) – 46:09
Ramirez – Ecosysteme – 51:45
MikeKSmith – Single MIDI Note Input – 1:02:24
Andrew Tasselmyer – Jan 8 – 1:05:37
Trevlad – Spectrum Fingerprints – 1:13:32
Lay Llamas – Through The Magic Gateway (feat. Joao Branco Kyron) – 1:15:50
Michael Valentine West – a black ship, conflicting versions of events – 1:19:08
Outro – 1:29:47
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 088
Lunar Remains.
Trevor here—tuning the dial back to presence and possibility. You’ve landed once again on a 90-minute ambient expedition through the ephemeral ether. This is Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 088, your magnetic doorway to sonic immersion, with a metaphysical flip at the midpoint. Perfect for your twilight walks, intentional solitude, or just drifting between seconds.
🔊 Today’s journey is fueled by the circuit-bound labels of Mystery Circles, Mahorka, Subexotic Records, Imaginary North, Four Flies Records, Ingrown Records, and Driftworks. Eternal gratitude to sponsoring artists Hiram and Happy Hearts. And a wave to our newest companion, moiCflo, thank you for riding the resonance with us.
💎 Special thanks as always to Free Album Codes—unlocking the vault with pure Bandcamp magic.
🎛️ Featured sonic architects include: Hyldýpi, Ancient Astronaut, Yin Yang Audio, Bistro Boy, arc rae, James Osland + Francisco Sonur, KILN, MasahiroNARITA, Swansither, Henrik Meierkord, Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi, odd person, Andrew Tasselmyer, Mentat, Voyage Futur, Patricia Wolf, The Microgram, OdNu, Grosso Gadgetto + Tokee, and Stephen Winfield. Plus a visit from your host, Trevlad.
🔗 Links to purchase and support these artists are planted at the top of this episode and live eternally at trevor.se 💌 Sonic messages always welcome: trevlad@gmail.com
🎧 No voice between tracks. You hold the timeline. Comment freely. Drift deeply.
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Hiram – Surfacing – 02:40
Trevlad – Alternate Dimensions – 04:17
Hyldýpi – ((( V O N ))) L E Y S I – 06:53
Ancient Astronaut – Reverie – 15:25
Yin Yang Audio – The Sky in a Dream – 18:25
Bistro Boy – Chapter 01 – 20:09
arc rae – Triple Point – 22:18
James Osland + Francisco Sonur – These Long Roads – 24:58
KILN – Brutalist Desk Object – 27:05
MasahiroNARITA – FF(MN_Mix) – 30:19
Swansither – Monastic Remains – 31:32
Henrik Meierkord – String Drone Adagio III – 36:50
Side B – 47:40
Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi – Nairobi – 48:26
odd person – earthquake anxiety – 51:33
Andrew Tasselmyer – Jan 24 – 53:29
Happy Hearts – When Winter Comes – 59:30
Mentat – Uranus – 1:02:24
Voyage Futur – Moonrise – 1:06:15
Patricia Wolf – I’ll Take Care of You – 1:10:57
The Microgram – Asystole – 1:12:18
OdNu – Moth Invasion – 1:15:17
Grosso Gadgetto + Tokee – Just passing through – 1:20:01
Stephen Winfield – Indian Summer – 1:25:39
Outro – 1:31:54
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