Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 308
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 between-worlds ambient journey through vanished lanes, quiet trees, and maps that keep leaving the paper.
Side A walks you home along a Lincolnshire lane that no longer exists, docks in a corridor of light, holds its breath beneath Yiddish trees, answers every name water has ever been given, climbs an Atlas ascent through drowned architecture, and posts a wet summer postcard from Koblenz. Side B decides the right thing is just to leave, sits at a hummingbird campfire, hums the normal order of things after midnight, names an uncatalogued creature, paints the moon with earthshine, and ends on an atlas of shifting clouds.
Overall mood: Melancholic, luminous, and quietly migratory — full of Passed Oceans, analog weight, and weather with no name in the rear-view. Perfect for late listening, leaving rooms gently, or sitting still while the tide rearranges the map.
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.
00:01:56 gribbles – As then, so now
https://gribbles.bandcamp.com/track/as-then-so-now-3
We begin with a friend of the library, Graham Thorpe. From the album “Agatewards” released September 4, 2026.
Picture two old voices walking you home along a Lincolnshire lane that no longer exists, a gramophone left open in a 1920s church field, the dialect still warm in the hedges.
00:06:07 Ancient Astronaut – Between Worlds
https://ancientastronaut.bandcamp.com/track/between-worlds
Aka Eric Allietta. From the album “Inner Worlds”.
A French satellite parked in a corridor of light where only love is permitted to dock. You are invited to step out of the airlock and into the quiet rooms you keep behind your own ribs.
00:09:50 Beymer – Shtil (Hush)
https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/track/shtil-hush
All music performed, mixed, and mastered by Daniel Field. From the album “Beneath the Trees” out on Imaginary North, Toronto, Ontario.
Yiddish trees holding their breath. A Toronto dusk folded into four minutes of leaves that refuse to rustle.
00:11:35 passage. – Thálassa
https://passedrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/th-lassa
From the compilation I can’t get enough of Passed Oceans on Passed Recordings.
released September 11, 2026
Water answering to every name it has ever been given. Lighthouses blink on a sphere so small the moon can still reach down and rearrange the tide.
00:20:41 deepspace – Atlas 8 – Ascent Theme
https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/track/atlas-8-ascent-theme
From the album “The Atlas Sector” out on Projekt Records. Portland, Oregon.
Deepspace, the soundrealm of Australian musician Mirko Ruckels
Emerald observatory on a planet that forgot Earth. The Juno climbs through drowned architecture and the last radio station still pulsing with soft blue light.
00:24:06 Oberlin – Postcard #6
https://oberlin.bandcamp.com/track/postcard-6
From the album “Ambient Postcards” self released. A. Holtz
released June 21, 2026
A Fernandes Telecaster written in May light and posted from Koblenz. Field recordings as stamps. Summer still wet on the card.
00:25:53 Far away Nebraska – Sometimes the right thing to do is just leave
https://kordelrecords.bandcamp.com/track/sometimes-the-right-thing-to-do-is-just-leave
From the album “Halfway from nowhere” Kordel Records, Seil Records.
released July 28, 2026
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Tired tyres eating the same mile twice. Nothing in the rear-view except nameless weather.
00:33:05 Eje Eje – Beja Flor
https://ejeeje.bandcamp.com/track/beija-flor
From the album “Mezze” out on Batov Records. Itamar Kluger.
A hummingbird at a Turkish campfire. Five small dishes passed around the same table: psychedelic thyme, Gulf dusk, a Greek melody that never quite sits down.
00:34:48 Raphael Leray – The normal order of things
https://hyletapes.bandcamp.com/track/the-normal-order-of-things
From the album “MONOLITH“.
A monolith humming in Tokyo after midnight. The old anxiety of simply being, recorded before the world remembered how to pretend everything was ok.
00:37:36 Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Mia Theme
https://hyletapes.bandcamp.com/track/mia-theme
From the album “BIODIVERSE” Title: BIODIVERSE
Amandine Pedoux, Cédric Steffens
Label: Hylé Tapes
released November 22, 2024
A theme for a creature that has not yet been catalogued. Circuits breathing the same air as moss.
00:43:12 Erik Wøllo – Earthshine 2
https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/track/earthshine-2
From the album “Earthshine”.
released September 18, 2026
Sunlight bouncing off us and painting the dark side of the moon. Analog tape running slow enough for the notes to remember they once had weight.
00:46:45 Philippe Deschamps, The Goodnight Project – Atlas of Shifting Clouds
https://philippedeschampsfilms.bandcamp.com/track/atlas-of-shifting-clouds
From the album “Maps of an Invisible World”.
A map drawn in wind and granular dust. Every contour already leaving the paper.
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 308.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 306
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 light, watery ambient journey through easy emergence, melting streams, and roads along the Downs.
Side A opens kepeä — light, easy — then moves through a Russian Standard retrospective, a stream that melts sideways, a Brainforest sanctuary dedicated to Violet, Lola skipping stones, and West Yorkshire crypt-light luminaire. Side B returns 2018 intrigue among workers and superiors, lets petals land softly on water, surges through a third ocean current, begins the Marienbad story again, and travels the Downs in Ravilious colour.
Overall mood: Contemplative, fluid, and quietly elegant — full of Passed Oceans, acoustic closeness, and elliptical cinema. Perfect for dusk listening, train windows, or sitting still while the stones keep hopping the surface.
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.
00:01:39 Aki Yli-Salomäki & Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä – Kepeä
From the album “Viriää” which is Finnish and means emergence, awakening. Opening the episode is Finnish composer and sound artist Aki Yli-Salomäki. Aki Yli-Salomäki and Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä open with “Kepeä” which means light, easy. — Vantaa composition meeting Helsinki violin and viola, acoustic closeness with subtle synthesizer undercurrents. Out on Whitelabrecs.
00:04:41 SERMAK MUSIC – Russian Standard
From the 2026 CZiGO Compilation Taster Album. Mark Donlon’s retrospective, lockdown years to now, eight tracks gathered on his Sermak label.
00:08:43 Obsydian Fox – The Stream Melts Sideways
The first of thee tracks from the amazing new compilation “Passed Oceans”. Passed Recordings is a global collective of artists with a focus on making atmospheric music.
Water in every language. Half of the sales go to Doctors Without Borders.
00:14:24 Polypores – The Sanctuary
From the album “Wildlife”. Stephen James Buckley leaves his modular case in another room and looses himeself in another with tenor recorder, guitars, piano, drums, kalimba and homemade percussion. Dedicated to Violet, artwork by João Emmanuel.
00:17:33 Poloma – Lola the Stoneskipper
The second of three tracks from the Passed Oceans release. Stones hop the surface and keep going.
00:20:38 The Gaye Device – Luminaire
Ending side A and a champion of the channel mr. Andrew Howden, better known as The Gaye Device. I wanted to say this was an exclusive for my upcoming compilation Quiet Figures but research shows Andrew released it back in 2023 on his wonderful album “The Fallen Leaf” together with Ellen Southern. West Yorkshire reflective electronics. Jenny Lyon photography. Site singing and crypt acoustics sit inside the mix.
After that the cassette reaches its midpoint and flips.
00:24:20 Dadanaut – Morphinist
Opening side B. from the album Kabale. Dadanaut with “Morphinist”. Metropolis and Kästner’s School of the Dictators. A struggle for freedom and relief. 2018 intrigue returns.
00:36:26 Castle Waters – Petals Landing Softly On Water
From the album Ethereal Elegance. Castle Waters with “Petals Landing Softly On Water”. Wooded walkways and ancient bridges. ETERNITEA time waits at 1:37pm in the floating gazebo. Digital proceeds travel to local libraries.
00:40:04 Leafblighter – Surge
And here’s that third track from the “Passed Oceans” release. Fluidity in motion.
00:47:42 Simon Heartfield – Since This Story Began
From the album “Last Year At Marienbad”. Simon Heartfield with “Since This Story Began”. Nine elliptical pieces of piano, strings, woodwind, organ and electronics, after Alain Resnais, 1961.
00:50:19 Gilroy Mere – On the Road
From the album “Furlongs”. On the road along the Downs. Oliver Cherer and Riz Maslen. Forty-mile train journeys. Ravilious colours become texture and tempo. Clarinet, flute, trumpet. All clear after treatment. Recorded at The Laundry, St Leonard’s.
00:54:02 Brannan Lane – Folding Space
The final track is the title track from Brannans latest release. Recorded at Peaceful Paradise Studio. Synthesizers and environmental recordings. Faster-than-light soundscapes for relaxation, focus and travel.
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 306.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 304
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 liquid, slightly haunted ambient journey through West Riding flocks, kudzu moonlight, and cities that refuse to end.
Side A watches the pinder keep the flock, then drifts under a kudzu moon, through solemn dreams beneath hushed currents, a Bethlehem journey, night-time puzzle sequences, and the slow pressure of mane nobiscum. Side B opens eternal cities, stirs a storm in a water-glass, presses a dystopian button, walks Verona’s water, swells with tide, and ends in soft cyber-space pulses.
Overall mood: Contemplative, damp, and quietly expansive — full of exclusive compilations, recorded liquids, and urban pull that keeps looping after the flip. Perfect for dusk listening, cassette-repeat evenings, or sitting with the water while the figures still gather.
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 Warmfield – The Pinder Watches the Flock
An exclusive track from my own upcoming compilation album Quiet Figures which premiers on the 26 of September. So there’s still time to goet an entry in. At the moment this is the opening track. Just because it’s that good.
Paul Broome’s parageography of the West Riding. Electronics and words. Entries still welcome until the 24th.
00:05:59 Heron & Crane – Kudzu Moon
Yet another exclusive track and the opener from the upcoming self released album “Migrations”
Celtic harp meets 80s new-age synth. Dave Gibson and Travis Kokas. Charlottesville and Columbus. Hibernator Gigs, 2 October. Antony Ryan of Pawpaw masters.
00:08:28 On Idyl – Solemn dreams diffracting beneath hushed currents
The fantstic global collective of artists known as Passed Recordings have just dropped a whopping 47 track water themed compilation. I’ll probably play most of them on the channel as I’m a sucker for recorded liquids.
Solemn dreams diffract beneath hushed currents. John Overturf of Bellingham. Passed Oceans water compilation. Forty-seven tracks. Half of sales to Doctors Without Borders.
00:11:10 EBlo – The Journey
Yet another exclusive from yet another great 13 track compilation. This time Imaginary Norths Transmission 012.
releases September 18, 2026.
EBlo is from Malmö, Sweden.
00:13:53 Jupi/ter – +puzzle
From the self released album “Nights”. Cheers Alex for sending this in.
Alex Glynn. Field recordings, effected guitars, analogue synths and evolving sequences. Chihei Hatakeyama masters.
00:17:07 Heavens Spin Gray – Mane Nobiscum
The last track of Side A and new artist for me. From the self released album “Imminence”. Cheers to the artist Shawn Garvey for sending me a code for this yesterday. Sustained tones and slow pressure of arrival.
After that the cassette reaches its midpoint and flips.
00:27:23 BUNKR – Eternal Cities
Another exclusive by a good friend of the show and a contributer to my upcoming Quiet Figures compilation. From the EP “signs”. Dropping on VLSI Records on September 18. Hypnotic loops and urban pull.
00:35:16 Christian Schwöbel – Sturm im Wasserglas
Here’s another damp entry from that Passed Recordings compilation Passed Oceans.
Experimental ambient drone producer from Berlin, Germany.
00:39:20 Moonlit Workhouse/Persephonic Sprawl – The Button
From a little retro dystopian gem of a self release titled Despair/Hope EP. Which sees light of day on September 18. The artist Greg Wye sent me a physical cassette of this a couple of weeks ago and it’s been on repeat pretty much since then. Ghost voices, desolate dub, then ambient space meditation. 18 September. Persephonic Audio.
00:43:15 Celestial Echoes – Verona
More water you say? Of course. Here’s another Passed Oceans entry.
CelestialEchoes an ambient project by Morteza Jahangiri from Bielefeld, Germany
00:45:55 Jason Chaffee – Tidal Swell
The fifth exclusive of the episode and another one from that Imaginary North Transmission 012 release. Atmospheric rock toward The Weight of the Sky.
00:48:44 John Louis Kluck – Cyber Space
The final piece of episode 304 of Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Released on the Ambient Cat Label.
Soft pulses and distant echoes. Dionisaf designs the cover.
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 304.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 303
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 luminous, slightly mythic ambient journey through leaps of heart, early fog, and skies that finally crack.
Side A opens in analog gemstone narrative and rough-edged improg driftwood, then eases through Imaginary North fog, psychill easing, Tsukuba shinonome, and a silken harp that frees its shadow. Side B contemplates Gnawa sorrow by hand, sits in blue, fades into a brighter age with trumpet, locks onto frequency of light, follows a sea diver down, and ends when the sky cracks over the rocky shore.
Overall mood: Expansive, contemplative, and quietly oceanic — full of exclusive transmissions, handmade sonorities, and light arriving after long water. Perfect for deep listening, late hours, or sitting with the shoreline while the next reel still waits.
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 Carolyn Fok – A Leap of Heart (Origin Mix)
Analog textures and personal narrative. Gemstones VII on Cyclical Dreams. Berlin School jewel.
00:07:57 (Exclusive) Das Rad – The Driftwood Man
The first of 5 episode exclusives. Nick Robinson, Peter Rophone, Martin Archer, Jon Short, Steve Dinsdale. Improg from studio scratch. Discus Music, 25 September. Voice, guitar, organ, sax and drums keep their rough edges.
00:14:22 (Exclusive) SeniorBeatBox – Early Fog
Exclusive #2. Savino M on Imaginary North Transmission 012. 18 September.
00:17:03 Rising Galaxy, Arcane Trickster – Easing
Psychill and psybient from Rising Galaxy and Arcane Trickster at Tempest Studios. Christopher Innes, Nikolaos Bitsimeas, Damiano Verna. Cosmicleaf. Takis Stavrou does the cover.
00:22:52 (Exclusive) Yusaku Iida ‘NYORAI’ – 東雲 (Shinonome)
Exclusive #3. Tsukuba IDM, ambient and glitch. Zen roots and modern machines. Senpenbanka on EC Underground, 9 October. Mattia Travaglini on the artwork.
00:26:40 (Exclusive) Ocean Moon & Silver Ley – Free My Shadow
Exclusive #4. Jon Tye and Bethany Ley. Silken harp, synth waves and enchanted vocal tones. Open Universe, 16 October. Live with Sonic Boom and Alexis Taylor in Hamburg.
After that the cassette reaches its midpoint and flips.
00:30:09 (Exclusive) CZiGO – Gnawa
Exclusive #5. Mark Donlon’s fourth Machine Records release. Drone, ambient, jazz and handmade sonorities. Eight Contemplations of Sorrowful Things. December 4. Human-hand sound design.
00:35:23 Wolfgang Merx – In Blue
Gemstones VII again. Minimal solo pieces and ethereal soundscapes. Twitch studio streams.
00:49:08 Pulsar + Demetrio Cecchitelli – Fade In Brighter Age
Foligno and Mahorka. Leonardo Pucci and Demetrio Cecchitelli. Jacopo Buda’s trumpet. Liquid space-ambient cassette. Nick Foglia masters.
00:57:08 Correlations – FREQUENCY OF LIGHT
August 30. Luminous signal.
01:08:39 Ozymandiaz – the death of a sea diver
Passed Oceans. Water in every language. Half of sales to Doctors Without Borders.
01:14:14 Quait Salt Archive – Then The Sky Cracked
Same Passed Recordings compilation. Atmospheric collective. Final illumination of the rocky shoreline.
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 303.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 299
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-299/
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. 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 tender, slightly grieving ambient journey through vanished names, still ponds, and conversations that continue after the person is gone.
Side A opens in collage-and-destroy rooms, then yearns through silent ways, burning homes written after a passing, an orange offered from a train window, stars over a city pond, and a mourning routine kept warm by analogue hands. Side B arrives with supermassive wasps and Neptune’s thirst, then integrates toward stillness, sits dans le noir, still talks about you in Padova cassette light, and ends in blue laundry-line wind.
Overall mood: Contemplative, intimate, and quietly elegiac — full of residual warmth, small awakenings, and light that keeps talking after the leaf has not yet fallen. Perfect for dusk listening, remembrance, or sitting still with what remains.
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 Enofa – The Girl With the Amazing […]
Imogen Hayley Baker composes, produces, collages and destroys across 2024 to 2026. Please dispose of responsibly.
00:06:00 Halftribe – Yearn
Ryan Bissett’s Disappear in Silent Ways follows Elegant, Golden. Immersive so-longs settle on Dronarivm vinyl and CD.
00:07:41 (EXCLUSIVE) Fallen – Homes are Burning
Exclusive for this episode. Lorenzo Bracaloni’s double album lands 11 September on Touched Music. Piano, organ, guitars, bass, voice and field recordings. Written after Árni Grétar’s passing.
00:12:06 Ryu Oshi – Nothing Swaying in the Wind
An orange leaves a train window as offering to the Cityfield. Electric piano and synthesizer duets. Proceeds travel to local libraries.
00:15:28 W L C – Stars Over Pond
Lake Effect compilation. Ambient Afternoon community gathers city-shaped tones. Daniel Field produces. Chad Skinner masters.
00:17:45 Six Missing – Mourning Routine
Vintage analogue synths and guitars keep warmth and human touch. Arrangements breathe beside late nights and smaller details.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:20:49 Nick May – Supermassive Wasps
Deliberate limits: phone apps, specific hardware. Otherworldly palette after the organic Places album.
00:23:26 Dark Fidelity Hi Fi – Neptunes Thirst
Keys, pads and crystalline percussion. Love, memories and acceptance glow in Rick Jones’s correspondent light.
00:24:23 survey channel – The Integration
Macrozones traces recovery toward stillness. Atmospheric exploration opens living space.
00:26:51 Matthias Puech – Dans le noir
Connection compilation from France. Ambient and experimental tones weave the spaces between notes.
00:30:58 hershel – We still talk about you
Luciano Masala’s silent steps near Padova. Processed guitars, piano and cassette recordings blur into fluid forms. Small steps of awakening.
00:37:29 Hiroaki Yamamoto – Blue
Sheets and shirts become an alphabet. Wind writes waiting. A leaf has not decided where to fall. Night threads keep the day’s warmth.
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 299.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 296
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-296/
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. 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 cosmic, slightly archival ambient journey through uncharted quadrants, greenhouse arks, and nine worlds below.
Side A drifts from exclusive galactic isolation and catalystic dreaming into a lumbering poem-machine, last-forest arks, Portuguese hardware colour, and hymns that give everything they have. Side B opens in guitar-and-harmony tranquility, then moves through Kosmische hover, shadow-planet rework, Niflhel depths, a vacation-light response, and ends in a slanted average where nothing needs proving.
Overall mood: Expansive, contemplative, and quietly generous — full of star-aimed memory, analogue drive, and safe mediocrity. Perfect for deep listening, late hours, or sitting still while the tape finds its own orbit.
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.
00:01:17 (EXCLUSIVE) deepspace – Atlas Minor – POLY=VISTAS
An exclusive track. unknown release date. on Projekt Records.
deepspace – Atlas Minor – POLY=VISTAS. Mirko Ruckels drifts through uncharted galactic quadrants. Brisbane rooms send German-born space-ambient into exclusive cosmic isolation.
00:07:55 Ancient Astronaut – Catalystic Mind
Ancient Astronaut – Catalystic Mind. Atmospheric electronic soundscapes open for relaxation and dreaming. Half the proceeds travel to Ekukhanyeni’s early-childhood work in South Africa.
00:11:17 Le Morte d’Abby – A Poem
Le Morte d’Abby – A Poem. Acid-based skitter and dueling melodies move at one hundred and thirty bpm. Forlorn pads give way to a lumbering Miyazaki machine of metal-on-wood.
00:18:29 vOLKER rAPP – The arks Berkshire, Valley Forge, Sequoia and Mojave
vOLKER rAPP – The arks Berkshire, Valley Forge, Sequoia and Mojave. ARP 2600 and SEM colours from a 1974 television memory. Greenhouse domes hold Earth’s last forests among Trumbull stars.
00:24:17 Cool Science – Tenshin
Cool Science – Tenshin. Portuguese Polysix, Minilogue XD, Digitone, Digitakt and Syntakt join SLIT ART.
00:30:04 rec – giving you all i got
rec – giving you all i got. Hymns for a fading world gather handprints on dust. Shared memory aims at the stars.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:34:52 (EXCLUSIVE) James McKeown – Tranquility
James McKeown – Tranquility. After eight years as Hawksmoor, acoustic and electric guitars meet layered synths. Cloud of Unknowing carries intimate vocal harmony toward 25 September.
00:37:38 Conrad Schnitzler – 2:08
Conrad Schnitzler – 2:08. Melodies hover. Layers move with Kosmische drive. Flip-Flap and Fonodroom send CON’s focused energy outward.
00:39:33 Brandon Locher – Rahu Ketu (Salvatore Mercatante Rework)
Brandon Locher – Rahu Ketu (Salvatore Mercatante Rework). A 264-day planetary cycle. Shadow planets drawn in ink and coloured pencil. Taylor Deupree mastering.
00:44:42 Lee Anthony Norris & Árni Grétar – Into All Of The Nine Worlds Below Niflhel
Into All Of The Nine Worlds Below Niflhel. A fifty-minute piece yields this excerpt. Futuregrapher’s Icelandic ambient and techno presence remains in the mix.
00:52:03 Gareth Jones – 53_StOlaves : Response
Gareth Jones – 53_StOlaves : Response. Impermanence understood as transformation. A spontaneous reply to Catharsis, vacation light on the photograph.
01:01:27 (EXCLUSIVE) Mike Hans STEFFL – slanted average
An exclusive track. Release date September 2nd, 2026 on the AURAL FILMS label.
Mike Hans STEFFL – slanted average. Berlin School and ambient tones explore mediocrity as a safe space. Sounds envelop. You need prove nothing here.
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 296.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 294
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-294/
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. 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 ritual, slightly archival ambient journey through cave light, crystal devotion, and lost scrolls.
Side A opens in misfit forest worlds and frog-voiced infinity, then rises from empty Berlin-school air into Sagan-bright crystal strings, Adonia keyboards, and Pan Am polaroid ritual. Side B propagates Greek debut tones, shuffles a side-hustle co-op, unrolls Mossilon’s unfinished archive, lets sandalwood pulse over a vanished ocean, crowns a snow queen, and asks tomorrow to wait.
Overall mood: Contemplative, faintly mythic, and warmly analogue — full of restored tape, short illuminated paths, and memory that arrives as photographs. Perfect for late listening, quiet ritual, or letting the next day stay outside the room.
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.
00:00:00 Monroeville Music Center – Caverynth
Monroeville Music Center – Caverynth. Forest worlds, wintertide ritual and cloud ruins glow in short illuminated paths. Heaven for misfits hangs above a castle basement.
00:03:58 Light Vortex – Without Glimmer Of Infinity
Light Vortex – Without Glimmer Of Infinity. Tempo and tonality shift through a living cycle. At the close, frogs speak from a Florida pond.
00:10:26 Michael Brückner – From Zero – Part 1
Michael Brückner – From Zero – Part 1. Berlin School sequences rise from a 2015 studio floor. Synthesizers and keyboards start with empty air.
00:24:38 Spirituals – Crystal Strings
Spirituals – Crystal Strings. Pedal steel, acoustic guitar, vibraphone and voice memos stack as solitary devotionals. Sagan’s metaphor leaves the page and enters the headphones.
00:28:31 Ose – Orgasmachine
Ose – Orgasmachine. Hervé Picart’s Adonia sits between Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk. Rhetoric, journalism and emerging keyboards share one spatial room.
00:31:42 Akira Film Script – Pan Am Port Regalia
Akira Film Script – Pan Am Port Regalia. Polaroids and bidirectional associations open the eRecords white-label ritual.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:36:03 Parallel Worlds – Propagation
Parallel Worlds – Propagation. A Greek debut on SLIT ART sends tones across FORM@’s widening scope.
00:41:25 Legacy Systems – Side Hustle Shuffle
Legacy Systems – Side Hustle Shuffle. The Synthesis Co-Op gathers Eurorack, pedals and occasional guitar. Profits travel toward CALM.
00:45:06 Everyday Dust – The Lost Scrolls Of Mossilon
Everyday Dust – The Lost Scrolls Of Mossilon. Restored quarter-inch, cassette, DAT and MiniDisc carry 2006 to 2022. Grebo Gray’s hand-drawn archive never finishes.
00:50:11 yolabmi – Sandalwood Pulse
yolabmi – Sandalwood Pulse. A vanished ocean whispers before music learns how to dream. Handprints rest on dust.
00:55:00 SERMAK MUSIC – Snow Queen
SERMAK MUSIC – Snow Queen. CZiGO’s piano and production span lockdown years to now. Eight tracks gather the Sermak catalogue.
00:58:54 ndrw cnry – Let tomorrow wait
ndrw cnry – Let tomorrow wait. Brief flashes of memory drift by. Photographs ride with the download.
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 294.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 293
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-293/
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. 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 gentle, dream-facing ambient journey through insectile moonlight, library warmth, and far-shore destinations.
Side A weaves moonflower percussion and analogue arrival into placid Italian night, New Mexico autumn weather, infinite healing time, and a lullaby held behind rain-glass. Side B opens with a whistle toward emotion, then settles into open dusk sky, eleven minutes of analogue hope, close string resonance, a voyage to Beta Virginis, and memory finding water again.
Overall mood: Soft, hopeful, and quietly celestial — full of dusk light, small window-reflections, and patient unfolding. Perfect for twilight listening, falling asleep, or sitting with what still waits on the far shore.
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.
00:01:17 Polypores – Moonflower
Polypores – Moonflower. Tenor recorder, guitars, piano, drums, kalimba and homemade percussion weave insectile textures. Loose slack layers build dense walls of melody dedicated to Violet.
00:05:36 The British Stereo Collective – Arrival
The British Stereo Collective – Arrival. Benny and Björn’s melody becomes analogue library light among other covered transmissions.
00:07:44 Piero Umiliani – Placida Notte
Piero Umiliani – Placida Notte. Fantasy, the lost Telesound chapter, returns on the composer’s centenary. Analogue synthesizers, light orchestration and smooth rhythms share one playful science-and-nature dream.
00:10:49 Heron & Crane – Over Autumn
Heron & Crane – Over Autumn. Clouds hover above New Mexico desert. Celtic harp, new-age synth, lap steel and Moog sequence travel from Charlottesville to Columbus in all-instrumental weather.
00:13:32 ALURIA – Infinite Time
ALURIA – Infinite Time. Healing soundscapes make their FORM@ debut on SLIT ART, opening an original worldview.
00:20:49 Lab’s Cloud – Lullaby for Dreamers
Lab’s Cloud – Lullaby for Dreamers. Rain, snow, wind and twilight move outside the glass. Interior warmth holds ethereal textures and small window-reflections.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:26:48 Henrik Meierkord & Suseti – The whistle
Henrik Meierkord & Suseti – The whistle. Strings and atmospheric new-age tones invite each listener toward their own emotion.
00:29:58 The Green Kingdom – Open Sky
The Green Kingdom – Open Sky. Softly processed piano, reverb-soaked guitar and sampled textures settle into airy dusk. Vespera names the hour.
00:33:35 Circuit3 – The Hope
Circuit3 – The Hope. Peter Fitzpatrick and Vince Clarke build an eleven-minute melodic drone landscape. Analogue machines carry notebook fragments into spacious instrumental light.
00:43:38 Aki Yli-Salomäki & Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä – Viriää
Aki Yli-Salomäki & Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä – Viriää. Violin and viola meet subtle synthesizer undercurrents. Slowly unfolding structures of timbre and resonance keep acoustic closeness.
00:46:06 Thaneco – Destination Beta Virginis
Thaneco – Destination Beta Virginis. Minimoog, Matriarch, Eurorack and mellotron voices soundtrack tau approaching zero. Bluish-green vegetation waits at the far shore of a new bang.
00:55:26 Teatre – Memory
Teatre – Memory. Amulet of Tears gathers the piece as a dry life finding water again.
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 293.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 291
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-291/
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. 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 warm, earthy ambient journey through shared currents, evening rituals, and what remains after the light fades.
Side A gathers jungle meetings and sacred tea, then moves through sunset marrow, mountain mist, solitary machine colour, and warm rainfall microliths. Side B opens liminal gazes and Holkham shorelines, then settles into piano placeholders, remaining polaroids, morning inlight, and a summer curve of insect hum.
Overall mood: Contemplative, healing, and quietly luminous — full of tape hiss, shoreline near-silence, and small rites of duration. Perfect for dusk listening, deep rest, or sitting with what stays.
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 Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Unite
Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Unite. Jungle scan and echolocation gather as travellers of the past step into shared current. Illustration and tape hiss hold the meeting.
00:07:02 Time Rival – Sacred Tea
Time Rival – Sacred Tea. Tongue drums, kalimba, flute and sun-bleached saturation pour from a planner marked new music. The brew arrives cooked, oversaturated, warm.
00:14:09 Bålsam – Every Sunset
Bålsam – Every Sunset. Cicadas and river-rush enter the marrow. A mother’s voice message and a daughter’s unburdened tone sit among orchids and damp earth. Healing moves as pulse.
00:17:40 Maps and Diagrams – Mist on the Mountain
Maps and Diagrams – Mist on the Mountain. Loops and found sources cycle and fade. Subtle variation and decay keep happening in quiet instability.
00:21:40 Toàn – DEL 0
Toàn – DEL 0. A single Deluge machine, tape loops, harp and bowed tones layer into synesthetic colour. Solitude hangs as an invisible wall of texture.
00:26:01 zakè, Ossa, ASC – Microlith 8
zakè, Ossa, ASC – Microlith 8. Shimmering keys pour like warm rainfall. Analog lines, chest-deep bass and tape-saturated mist carry 90s ambient memory toward an ambiguous horizon.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:27:48 Philippe Blache – Let This Gaze Be Our Part
Philippe Blache – Let This Gaze Be Our Part. Liminal corridors and flowing memory open in meandering textures. Imaginary territories rise through melancholia and repetition.
00:33:47 (EXCLUSIVE) Richard Sage – Holkham
Richard Sage – Holkham. Tripod, Zoom and iPhone gather wave-analogues and shoreline seeds. Near silence wears its own palette.
00:41:25 Audio Obscura – Placeholder for Meaning
Audio Obscura – Placeholder for Meaning. Piano improvisation from Whitby finds its way after months of stillness. Pyramid shapes and late-year fruit settle into place.
00:48:55 Laurel Morgan & Yorkshire Modular Society – Remaining
Laurel Morgan & Yorkshire Modular Society – Remaining. Polaroids and modular breath keep what stays. Scrapbook pages hold the UK location in quiet duration.
00:53:21 David Cordero & Aiko Takahashi – Inlight
David Cordero & Aiko Takahashi – Inlight. Piano notes float as points of light. Modular tones gather in soft waves around the threshold of morning.
00:56:45 CIRC – Summer Curve
CIRC – Summer Curve. Insect hum and rustle become looped ethereal texture. Everyday night turns into a small sonic rite.
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 291.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 283
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-283/
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 283. 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 1,113 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 luminous, cyclical ambient journey through growth, presence, and quiet residual signals.
Side A moves from synthesizer motivation and passionflower florescence into thunderous self-declaration, whimsical DNA colours, whispering forests, and noctilucent evening light. Side B drifts through reconstructed Vietnamese microcosms, Windham Hill shadows, rain-soaked baseline drift, honey-warm communal jazz, silent Wardenclyffe towers, and ends with a dark horse moving through open fields.
Overall mood: Contemplative, organic, and gently radiant — full of cycles of growth, soft illumination, and quiet architectural presence. Perfect for deep listening, reflective evenings, or following the continuous unfolding of sound.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:00:00 Marc Melià – Cycle of Motivation
Synthesizer circuitry opens into quiet luminous beauty. Marc Melià – Cycle of Motivation. Ambient and experimental tones sculpt the open spaces between notes into a melodic tapestry. Shared sonic connections rise in serene sequential layers across the field of reflection.
00:04:36 KiF Productions – Florescence
A passionflower climbs through stages of growth in soft plant light. KiF Productions – Florescence. Secret seeds wait in darkness before the first stir of movement. Vines reach toward open light, drinking and climbing until full bloom arrives in pollination dreams. Fruiting returns the cycle to earth in patient unfolding motion.
00:09:22 Le Morte d’Abby – That I Am
Thunder and lightning gather around the declaration of presence. Le Morte d’Abby – That I Am. Lush chords whoosh into existence while arpeggios and percussive energy expand across the surface. The entire piece rises in spiritual comfort and unbridled radiant motion.
00:15:51 Daily Mail Comments Section – Estradiol Milkshake
A dream of new sound opens into whimsical smear-test colours. Daily Mail Comments Section – Estradiol Milkshake. Sonic DNA from shared lives drifts through the air, the surface expanding in inventive playful light.
00:17:27 Enofa – The Whispering Forest
A whispering forest surrounds a small modernist house in woodland setting. Enofa – The Whispering Forest. Acoustic and digital tones mesh across eighty minutes of personal vista. Ancient modernity rises through nature’s unstoppable force, the entire landscape holding claustrophobic and open power in steady motion.
00:20:57 The Green Kingdom – Noctilucent
Noctilucent light drifts across evening skies of soft piano and reverb-soaked guitar. The Green Kingdom – Noctilucent. Sampled textures and occasional synthesizer layers settle into calm airy space. The sounds open in dusky reflective presence.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:24:10 Dexba – Hồ Bán Cạn Việt Nam
A quirky melody reconstructs outdoor nature while classical piano gives structure. Dexba – Hồ Bán Cạn Việt Nam. The entire microcosm expands in self-contained luminous motion.
00:28:51 Akira Film Script – The Shadow of Windham Hill
Shadows of Windham Hill open across bidirectional cycles of existence. Akira Film Script – The Shadow of Windham Hill. Life and death, memory and presence move together in exchange. The track looks backward and forward at once, finding beauty in endings and beginnings.
00:33:20 Logic Moon & Piscean Daydreams – Baseline Drift
Baseline drift carries the music of the spheres through rain-soaked cityscapes. Logic Moon & Piscean Daydreams – Baseline Drift. Vast drones and spectral textures rise with richly layered field recordings. Organic and synthetic boundaries blur across industrial ruins and desolate rural landscapes, the cosmos holding hidden resonance.
00:36:52 Hill Collective – A House Is A Home Like Honey
A house opens like honey in warm communal light. Hill Collective – A House Is A Home Like Honey. Spiritual jazz tones breathe through collective improvisation. Saxophone, flute, piano, double bass and congas expand in earthy shared motion, the ensemble generating warmth and illumination together.
00:44:41 Paul Beaudoin – Wardenclyffe (Nothing returned)
Wardenclyffe towers stand in quiet residual signal. Paul Beaudoin – Wardenclyffe (Nothing returned). Granular field recordings and low-voltage processes form disrupted circuits. Tone, breath and resonance hum at the threshold of presence, the architecture listening to what remains.
00:49:21 Asha Patera – A Dark Horse
A dark horse moves through open sonic fields. Asha Patera – A Dark Horse. The landscape expands in steady luminous presence.
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 283.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 282
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-282/
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 282. 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 1,111 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 reflective, slightly melancholic ambient journey through vanishing places, last forests, and hovering resonances.
Side A opens in dense brainforests and soft sanctuaries, then blooms through disk errors, chosen confusion, Tokyo pavilions, and tired roads halfway from nowhere. Side B drifts into possible villages, orbital last forests, electric roads of trials, chalk coastal paths, invisible hovering worlds, and ends in the hazed industrial interzone of Motor City.
Overall mood: Contemplative, atmospheric, and quietly expansive — full of soft disappearances, preserved light, and gentle forward motion. Perfect for deep listening, late-night reflection, or drifting through imagined landscapes.
The tape unspools its visions.
Woodwind and spidery guitars open a dense forest of homemade percussion. Polypores – Seeing Absolutely Everything, Then Never Seeing It Again. Tenor recorder, piano, drums and kalimba rise into insectile textures and weaving repetitive melodies. The Brainforest expands in childlike layered motion, every surface alive with loose and slack exploration.
Sanctuary forms in swirling so-longs and dreamy murmured goodbyes. Halftribe – Sanctuary. Immersive tones drift through quiet open space, the field settling into soft reflective presence.
A disk error blooms into luminous data patterns. maps and diagrams – bloom.Solr- X a.41 [disk.err]. Signal fragments rearrange across open digital ground, each one expanding into new radiant forms.
Confusion gathers around a chosen image. Suncastle – Confusion. Sonic colours rise to meet the visual surface, opening into shared imaginative light.
A pavilion stands inside the sleeping Cityfield of Tokyo. Ryu Oshi – Denizen 3 — Pavilion. Offerings of orange light drift from a moving train window. Kami presence expands through electric piano and synthesizer duets, the urban subconscious glowing in mutual respect.
Tired tires roll across an unknown road of blurred memories. Far away Nebraska – And so it begins…. Ringing fills the open air while a storm moves through the mind. Halfway from nowhere the landscape stretches forward in steady motion.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
A village appears in quiet mirror light where realities fade into new truths. Nahal Kavand – The village where I might have lived one day. Field recordings from Tehran rise through heavy processing into thin layered soundscapes. Disappearances and vanishings open across the surface, time echoing deep within existence.
The last forests of Earth drift through silent orbital chambers. vOLKER rAPP – The last forests of Earth. ARP 2600 and SEM tones expand across vast greenhouse domes. The landscape holds the soft glow of preserved green light moving through space.
A road of trials opens in electric layered motion. Whettman Chelmets – Road of Trials (Electric Mix). Shoegaze ambient textures rise into wide reflective fields, the path expanding in luminous presence.
Beachy Head rises along the foot of the Downs under muted Ravilious colours. Gilroy Mere – Beachy Head. Train windows carry undulating textures, tempos and modulations. Clarinet, trumpet, flute and voice drift through chalk paths and coastal light, crystallizing into open sonic form.
Hovering resonance maps an invisible world drawn in wind and granular synthesis. Philippe Deschamps, The Goodnight Project – The Hovering Resonance. Organic drones and drifting textures expand across distant melodies, opening the boundaries of the ephemeral.
Motor City opens in dusty drum machinery and heavy echo. Sand Circles – Entering Motor City. Analog synths and derelict metropolis atmospheres rise through white sand, downtown haze and distant lights. The interzone expands in hazed industrial reverie.
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 282.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Side A
00:03:52 Polypores – Seeing Absolutely Everything, Then Never Seeing It Again
Woodwind and spidery guitars open a dense forest of homemade percussion. Polypores – Seeing Absolutely Everything, Then Never Seeing It Again. Tenor recorder, piano, drums and kalimba rise into insectile textures and weaving repetitive melodies. The Brainforest expands in childlike layered motion, every surface alive with loose and slack exploration.
00:12:27 Halftribe – Sanctuary
Sanctuary forms in swirling so-longs and dreamy murmured goodbyes. Halftribe – Sanctuary. Immersive tones drift through quiet open space, the field settling into soft reflective presence.
00:14:20 maps and diagrams – bloom.Solr- X a.41 [disk.err]
A disk error blooms into luminous data patterns. maps and diagrams – bloom.Solr- X a.41 [disk.err]. Signal fragments rearrange across open digital ground, each one expanding into new radiant forms.
00:19:36 Suncastle – Confusion
Confusion gathers around a chosen image. Suncastle – Confusion. Sonic colours rise to meet the visual surface, opening into shared imaginative light.
00:21:15 Ryu Oshi – Denizen 3 — Pavilion
A pavilion stands inside the sleeping Cityfield of Tokyo. Ryu Oshi – Denizen 3 — Pavilion. Offerings of orange light drift from a moving train window. Kami presence expands through electric piano and synthesizer duets, the urban subconscious glowing in mutual respect.
00:25:34 Far away Nebraska – And so it begins…
Tired tires roll across an unknown road of blurred memories. Far away Nebraska – And so it begins…. Ringing fills the open air while a storm moves through the mind. Halfway from nowhere the landscape stretches forward in steady motion.
Side B
00:33:16 Nahal Kavand – The village where I might have lived one day
A village appears in quiet mirror light where realities fade into new truths. Nahal Kavand – The village where I might have lived one day. Field recordings from Tehran rise through heavy processing into thin layered soundscapes. Disappearances and vanishings open across the surface, time echoing deep within existence.
00:37:33 vOLKER rAPP – The last forests of Earth
The last forests of Earth drift through silent orbital chambers. vOLKER rAPP – The last forests of Earth. ARP 2600 and SEM tones expand across vast greenhouse domes. The landscape holds the soft glow of preserved green light moving through space.
00:39:39 Whettman Chelmets – Road of Trials (Electric Mix)
A road of trials opens in electric layered motion. Whettman Chelmets – Road of Trials (Electric Mix). Shoegaze ambient textures rise into wide reflective fields, the path expanding in luminous presence.
00:40:31 Gilroy Mere – Beachy Head
Beachy Head rises along the foot of the Downs under muted Ravilious colours. Gilroy Mere – Beachy Head. Train windows carry undulating textures, tempos and modulations. Clarinet, trumpet, flute and voice drift through chalk paths and coastal light, crystallizing into open sonic form.
00:45:07 Philippe Deschamps, The Goodnight Project – The Hovering Resonance
Hovering resonance maps an invisible world drawn in wind and granular synthesis. Philippe Deschamps, The Goodnight Project – The Hovering Resonance. Organic drones and drifting textures expand across distant melodies, opening the boundaries of the ephemeral.
00:47:21 Sand Circles – Entering Motor City
Motor City opens in dusty drum machinery and heavy echo. Sand Circles – Entering Motor City. Analog synths and derelict metropolis atmospheres rise through white sand, downtown haze and distant lights. The interzone expands in hazed industrial reverie.
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 Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 281.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 281
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-281/
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 281. Twelve-track virtual cassettes that flips themselves at the halfway mark.
A quiet, luminous ambient journey through fog, silence, emergence, and dual light.
Side A drifts from museum fog and deep indigo silence into larval longing, early string tones, perpetual candle mornings, and distant postcard transmissions. Side B opens across bonnie banks and underwater echolocation into temple soundscapes, interplanetary stillness, dismal radiance, and mirrored dual forms.
Overall mood: Contemplative, tender, and gently expansive — full of soft emergence, reflective depth, and quiet shared presence. Perfect for deep listening, early mornings, or peaceful solitude.
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 1,108 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.
Fog drifts in thick luminous layers across open museum halls. Simon Cacheux – Fog. Field recordings and synthesized tones rise with shakuhachi breath and cymbal resonance. The entire landscape holds the quiet presence of an event already unfolding, the air filled with contemplative motion.
Silence expands through deep indigo space. Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken & Henrik Meierkord – Silence In The Dark. Cello tones stretch into long translucent ribbons while spoken words dissolve into the surrounding drones. Texture and language move together in measured waves, the whole field opening into reflective presence.
Larval forms glow in soft emerging light. Florigenix – larval longing. Ambient and experimental tones sculpt the open spaces between notes into a melodic tapestry. Shared sonic connections rise in serene sequential layers, each one expanding the quiet field of reflection.
A single tone unfolds across violin and viola strings. Aki Yli-Salomäki & Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä – Liian varhain. Subtle synthesizer textures rise around the layered strings in slow structures. Resonance and timbre move in quiet dialogue, the entire space holding acoustic closeness and gentle emergence.
Perpetual mornings open in soft candle-coloured light. Spirituals – Perpetual Mornings. Pedal steel and acoustic guitars drift with analog and virtual synths, vibraphone, cymbals, percussion, voice memos and field recordings. Each spontaneous composition rises as a glowing candle through the open air.
A postcard arrives carrying distant guitar tones and field-recorded air. Oberlin – Postcard #4. A Fernandes Telecaster voice moves through open landscape sounds recorded in May light, the whole surface expanding in quiet transmission.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
Bonnie banks stretch under soft folk-derived ambient skies. Arboresque – The Bonnie Banks. Traditional ballad imagery opens into new sonic forms. The entire field rises as a tribute landscape of shared creation flowing toward open environmental light.
Echolocation pulses move through dense underwater corridors. Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Echolocation. Sonic signals expand in mapping waves, each one revealing new luminous territories of shared presence.
A temple forms in dark sound. boycalledcrow – temple. Heavier beats and dub-inflected soundscapes rise around alien phenomena and personal memory. The entire space opens in immersive motion through grief-shaped and expansive fields.
Interplanetary time stretches across sparse electronic textures. TheAdelaidean – Interplanetary Time (featuring Lauren Jones). E-bow drones and heavily processed ambient recordings carry a passive traveller through prolonged motion. Voices whisper at the edge of consciousness while fractured melodies echo from distant harmonic turns, the whole journey unfolding in layered stillness.
Dismal radiance pours through liminal corridors of flowing memory. Philippe Blache – Through The Dismal Radiance. Meandering immersive textures and high emotional tones open into imaginary territories. The entire headspace expands in careful melancholic repetition and profound sonic depth.
Dual forms rise in mirrored light. Irène Blanc – Dual. Parallel tones move together across open space, each layer expanding the shared field in dual motion.
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 Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 281.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Side A
00:00:00 Simon Cacheux – Fog
Fog drifts in thick luminous layers across open museum halls. Simon Cacheux – Fog. Field recordings and synthesized tones rise with shakuhachi breath and cymbal resonance. The entire landscape holds the quiet presence of an event already unfolding, the air filled with contemplative motion.
00:08:39 Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken & Henrik Meierkord – Silence In The Dark
Silence expands through deep indigo space. Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken & Henrik Meierkord – Silence In The Dark. Cello tones stretch into long translucent ribbons while spoken words dissolve into the surrounding drones. Texture and language move together in steady measured waves, the whole field opening into reflective presence.
00:13:27 Florigenix – larval longing
Larval forms glow in soft emerging light. Florigenix – larval longing. Ambient and experimental tones sculpt the open spaces between notes into a melodic tapestry. Shared sonic connections rise in serene sequential layers, each one expanding the quiet field of reflection.
00:17:14 Aki Yli-Salomäki & Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä – Liian varhain
A single tone unfolds across violin and viola strings. Aki Yli-Salomäki & Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä – Liian varhain. Subtle synthesizer textures rise around the layered strings in slow structures. Resonance and timbre move in quiet dialogue, the entire space holding acoustic closeness and gentle emergence.
00:19:26 Spirituals – Perpetual Mornings
Perpetual mornings open in soft candle-coloured light. Spirituals – Perpetual Mornings. Pedal steel and acoustic guitars drift with analog and virtual synths, vibraphone, cymbals, percussion, voice memos and field recordings. Each spontaneous composition rises as a glowing candle through the open air.
00:21:28 Oberlin – Postcard #4
A postcard arrives carrying distant guitar tones and field-recorded air. Oberlin – Postcard #4. A Fernandes Telecaster voice moves through open landscape sounds recorded in May light, the whole surface expanding in quiet transmission.
Side B
00:25:32 Arboresque – The Bonnie Banks
Bonnie banks stretch under soft folk-derived ambient skies. Arboresque – The Bonnie Banks. Traditional ballad imagery opens into new sonic forms. The entire field rises as a tribute landscape of quiet shared creation flowing toward open environmental light.
00:31:38 Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Echolocation
Echolocation pulses move through dense underwater corridors. Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Echolocation. Sonic signals expand in mapping waves, each one revealing new luminous territories of shared presence.
00:38:14 boycalledcrow – temple
A temple forms in dark continuous sound. boycalledcrow – temple. Heavier beats and dub-inflected soundscapes rise around alien phenomena and personal memory. The entire space opens in steady immersive motion through grief-shaped and expansive fields.
00:40:57 TheAdelaidean – Interplanetary Time (featuring Lauren Jones)
Interplanetary time stretches across sparse electronic textures. TheAdelaidean – Interplanetary Time (featuring Lauren Jones). E-bow drones and heavily processed ambient recordings carry a passive traveller through prolonged motion. Voices whisper at the edge of consciousness while fractured melodies echo from distant harmonic turns, the whole journey unfolding in continuous layered stillness.
00:46:20 Philippe Blache – Through The Dismal Radiance
Dismal radiance pours through liminal corridors of flowing memory. Philippe Blache – Through The Dismal Radiance. Meandering immersive textures and high emotional tones open into continuous imaginary territories. The entire headspace expands in careful melancholic repetition and profound sonic depth.
00:51:48 Irène Blanc – Dual
Dual forms rise in mirrored continuous light. Irène Blanc – Dual. Parallel tones move together across open space, each layer expanding the shared field in steady dual motion.
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 Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 279.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 280
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-280/
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 280. 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.
As this is episode 280 that makes it a best of show. Where I’ve chosen 12 favourites from over the years.
The best of shows remain free but everything else slips quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers after 7 days. Subscribers currently have 1,109 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. They also receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies, and get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
On Side A you’ll hear Four Tet, Air, Little Dragon, Amorphous Androgynous, The Cinematic Orchestra and La bibliothèque de la bergerie.
On the flip side you’ll hear Billy Cobham together with Novecento and Bob Mintzer, ALB, Khruangbin, Apifera, Stiletti-Ana and finally GELBART.
This will be Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 280.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Four Tet – My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
00:07:19 Air – Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi
00:11:33 Little Dragon – Crystalfilm
00:15:22 Amorphous Androgynous – High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
00:18:38 The Cinematic Orchestra – Durian
00:25:15 La bibliothèque de la bergerie – Loterie solaire
Side B
00:29:25 Billy Cobham, Novecento, Bob Mintzer – Stratus
00:35:53 ALB – Walter Mouse
00:39:16 Khruangbin – Dern Kala
00:42:08 Apifera – I Love ECM
00:43:22 Stiletti-Ana – Slide to Automatic
00:50:25 GELBART – ECHOVILLE
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 278
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-278/
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 278. Twelve-track virtual cassettes that flips themselves 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.
I’m trying something new by not introducing the artists, but instead incorporating their work into an incantation of sorts.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,107 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.
A free-flowing, reflective ambient journey through sensory electronics, memory, and quiet personal growth.
Side A moves from biological-electrical parallels and anisotropic expansion into lo-fi peace, earth-toned experiments, momentary swells, and one-note joy. Side B drifts through early-synth sci-fi, molecular machinery, endless Ukrainian fields, youthful better ways, fluttering reassurance, and pleasant loss at C.
Overall mood: Contemplative, warm, and gently expansive — balancing scientific curiosity with emotional depth and soft analogue comfort. Perfect for deep listening, late-night reflection, or peaceful immersion.
Side A
Veins of living light pulse through a lattice of roots and circuit traces. The British Stereo Collective – Bloodrush. Biological pathways merge with electrical grids in a continuous glowing network. Neurological rivers flow into digital rivers. Sequencer patterns rise in free-form currents of sensory electronics, carrying the entire landscape forward in one unbroken surge of warm voltage.
Space stretches in every direction at unequal speeds. Ty Lumnus – Anisiotropic Expansion. Horizons lengthen into luminous corridors of shifting density. Particles drift along invisible axes, forming soft geometric clouds that keep expanding outward in quiet anisotropic bloom.
A solitary figure walks away from a city of fading neon into open starfields. LoveKrafty – Peace Out. Lo-fi cassette warmth coats every surface in soft analog grain. The path opens into a junkie space opera of surreal colour, where the traveller follows a new trajectory through swirling planetary dust and glowing debris fields.
Earth pigments swirl across an endless canvas of evolving texture. Analogue Path – Tempera Terra. Early exploratory tones layer themselves into rich mineral hues. The road ahead unfolds as a long sequence of warm analogue colours, each one revealing another stretch of open sonic ground.
A tide of soft harmony drifts across misted water. M. Cross Dougherty – Momentary. Melodic currents swell into pale horizons that dissolve at the edges. Every rise of the water carries deeper layers of luminous mist, the whole surface breathing in slow continuous motion.
A single pure note of C3 expands into thirty-one radiant nodes. aztechsounds – Nodes Of Infinite Joy. Each node blooms as its own complete world of infinite joy, all orbiting the shared frequency. The nodes rearrange themselves in endless new constellations, flowing seamlessly from one luminous form into the next.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
Side B
Vast synth environments open into deep-thought corridors of soft phosphorescence. Richard Francés – 2013. Early electronic clouds drift through sci-fi meditation chambers. Extraterrestrial light filters across Terry Riley-like cycles, creating a continuous pathway of inner and outer consciousness glowing in the same slow colour.
A complex molecular machine glides along a long strand of luminous code. Akinetic – Cryocoma. Protein structures read the intricate sequence with steady luminous precision. The entire cellular landscape unfolds as a quiet reading of infinite genetic light.
Endless fields stretch under a remembered Black Sea sky of liquid gold. Bohdan Stupak – endless fields. A low massive drone carries the horizon while high-pitched textures float above it in shifting emotional colours. Memory opens the fields into wider and wider expanses of warm drone light, ending in a soft closure of computer-generated bells and glowing crackles.
Small silent steps form a continuous path of fluid sound. hershel – Better way. Processed guitars and piano tones reshape themselves into new luminous forms. The landscape moves in gentle everlasting motion, each step revealing another layer of intimate hopeful atmosphere that keeps evolving forward.
A warm ambient blanket of soft fluttering echoes wraps the entire space. Ian Hawgood – Flutter Echo Refrain. Fourteen gentle layers of reassurance drift through the air in slow cascading waves. The echoes form a continuous field of transcendental calm that settles over everything in quiet luminous comfort.
The shared note of C expands into a pleasant drifting openness. BAK – Pleasantly lost at C. The frequency opens into wide soft territories where the listener floats among glowing harmonic islands, carried deeper into the pure tone with every slow turn of the current.
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 Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 278.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Side A
00:00:00 The British Stereo Collective – Bloodrush
Sensory electronic ambient drawing parallels between veins, roots, neural pathways and circuit boards. Intense, free-flowing, and richly textured.
00:05:19 Ty Lumnus – Anisiotropic Expansion
Expansive, directionally uneven ambient with subtle scientific tension and wide spatial growth. Cerebral and atmospheric.
00:12:15 LoveKrafty – Peace Out
Lo-fi, cassette-warmed ambient with surreal 70s/80s concept-album flavour and crunchy analogue comfort. Quirky and relaxed.
00:15:13 Analogue Path – Tempera Terra
Earth-toned exploratory ambient from early sonic experiments, soft and searching. Honest and grounded.
00:19:50 M. Cross Dougherty – Momentary
Drifting melodic ambient where soft harmonies blur into misty horizons. Gentle, swelling, and reflective.
00:22:15 aztechsounds – Nodes Of Infinite Joy
One-note ambient (C3) from a collective compilation, built around shared frequency and quiet joy. Minimal and uplifting.
Side B
00:27:30 Richard Francés – 2013
Early-synth ambient recalling Tangerine Dream and Terry Riley, with sci-fi meditation and extraterrestrial calm. Expansive and pioneering.
00:30:50 Akinetic – Cryocoma
Molecular, DNA-reading ambient imagining a complex protein machine at work. Precise, intricate, and quietly scientific.
00:35:28 Bohdan Stupak – endless fields
Emotional drone-ambient reflecting on lost places and memory’s tricks — tension, hope, and eventual soothing closure. Poignant and deep.
00:38:20 hershel – Better way
Intimate, youthful ambient shaped by personal growth and quiet transformation. Soft, hopeful, and melancholic in equal measure.
00:41:20 Ian Hawgood – Flutter Echo Refrain
Warm, reassuring ambient with fluttering echoes and gentle curative presence. Comforting and transcendental.
00:46:41 BAK – Pleasantly lost at C
Softly disoriented ambient circling the same note with pleasant, drifting ease. Light and free.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 277
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-277/
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 277. 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.
I’m trying something new by not introducing the artists, but instead incorporation their work into an incatation of sorts.
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 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 dreamlike, luminous ambient journey through nameless cities, rising rain, forgotten trails, and golden light.
Side A drifts from violet fog and modular labyrinths into voltage nests, Apalachee trails, hauntological villages, deep indigo night, and lost map coordinates. Side B lifts with rain falling upward, vast interlocking machines, Bach-coloured bird calls, sideways golden rays, wide unknowable valleys, and a single golden earring turning in zero gravity.
Overall mood: Contemplative, otherworldly, and quietly radiant — full of soft wonder, spectral warmth, and gentle expansion. Perfect for deep listening, late-night immersion, or drifting through imagined landscapes.
Side A
00:00:00 Almost Random – Night at the Nameless city
A city without name rises from violet fog. Docks of Celephais stretch into endless water the colour of old mercury. Towers lean at angles that fold inward. Almost Random – Night at the Nameless City. Modular currents braid through the streets. A single lead voice climbs like a pale recorder note, threading the labyrinth where colours bloom outside the spectrum and a lecturer’s silhouette watches from every window at once.
00:05:07 LOULA YORKE – Broody
The roof opens. A nest of voltage and feathers pulses with heat. LOULA YORKE – Broody. Shared-system circuits glow amber and emerald. Nestlings open their beaks in perfect rhythm with the rising sequences. The air fills with starling-shaped waveforms that scatter across the studio ceiling and reform as constellations.
00:07:57 Dionisaf – Forgotten Trails of the Apalachee (ft. Liesbet Leroy)
Cotton fields unroll under a sky of molten copper. An ageing horse moves through tall grass that whispers in kalimba tones. Dionisaf – Forgotten Trails of the Apalachee. Liesbet’s flute drifts above the restored guitar like river mist carrying the scent of magnolias and dry October leaves. Forest trails glow with soft bioluminescence. Seven years of Mississippi light gather into a single warm horizon that keeps expanding.
00:10:03 Belbury Poly – The People
A village appears between the hedges, built entirely of library jingles and children’s television ghosts. Belbury Poly – The People. Minimoog laughter curls through the lanes. Melodica and psaltery ring from open windows. Vines part to reveal Pan’s Garden where the InterCity 125 glides past in slow silver arcs and every face in the square turns toward the listener with the same knowing smile.
00:13:34 Euan Alexander Millar & Henrik Meierkord – Shades Of Night
Night gathers in layers of deep indigo and charcoal. Euan Alexander Millar & Henrik Meierkord – Shades Of Night. Cello tones stretch into long translucent ribbons. Spoken words rise from within the drones and dissolve back into them. The entire field breathes at the pace of a single sustained note.
00:17:19 maps and diagrams – Echo.atlas-B2 [lost.wav]
A map unfolds made of missing coordinates. maps and diagrams – Echo.atlas-B2 [lost.wav]. Waves of pure signal drift across blank paper, leaving faint luminous traces that rearrange themselves into new continents every few seconds.
Side B
00:23:01 Spirituals – Rain Falling Up
Rain lifts from the ground in slow silver columns and continues upward into a sky the colour of candle flame. Spirituals – Rain Falling Up. Pedal steel and vibraphone form soft glowing orbs that float beside the rising water. Field recordings and voice memos drift through the air as tiny points of warm light, each one a living candle carried through the open dark.
00:27:18 Dadanaut – Interferenzen
Gears the size of towers interlock across a black-and-gold cityscape. Dadanaut – Interferenzen. Workers and superiors move inside the same vast machine. Sparks of freedom leap between the teeth of the wheels. The entire structure hums with the low frequency of relief seeking its shape.
00:32:09 Pointe du Lac – Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV617)
An empty living room fills with the calls of exotic birds that exist only as samples. Pointe du Lac – Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV617). Simple arpeggios cross and shift like interlocking stained-glass windows. Bach harmonies rise through Sun Ra colours. The ceiling opens into a progressive lake of pure harmonic light.
00:35:04 Timo Kuusi – Crepuscular Rays
Crepuscular rays pour sideways across the room in thick golden beams. Timo Kuusi – Crepuscular Rays. Each ray carries its own instructional geometry. The beams expand until the whole space becomes a single radiant exercise in pure illumination.
00:42:39 The Green Kingdom – Vale of the Unknowable
Evening settles in airy layers of soft violet and pearl. The Green Kingdom – Vale of the Unknowable. Piano motifs drift through reverb-soaked guitar lines. The landscape opens into a wide still valley where every sound has room to unfold at its own unhurried pace.
00:44:52 Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Golden Earring
A golden earring turns slowly in zero gravity, catching and releasing light in perfect circles. Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Golden Earring. The sound arrives as the first sensation of hearing itself: tender, experimental, shaped for the earliest possible listener. Everything remains open, unguarded, and newly born.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 277
Script – Trevor
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 277. 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.
I’m trying something new by not introducing the artists, but instead incorporating their work into a vision of sorts.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,105 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.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 273
www.mixcloud.com/dashboard/my-shows/published/
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.
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 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
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 272
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-272/
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 272. 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 varied, slightly quirky ambient and electronic journey mixing French precision, personal storytelling, and hauntological grit.
Side A moves from kinetic speed machines and diary entries into monolithic atmospheres, cherry-sweet narratives, and limbic depths. Side B shifts through soapworks hauntology, glass colours, ticking pianos, translucent synths, and ends on questions of reception and what comes next.
Overall mood: Contemplative yet playful, with a mix of intimacy, nostalgia, and quiet curiosity. Perfect for focused listening, late-afternoon drives, or evening 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 Paris-based artist Stéphane Laporte, better known as DOMOTIC, and a track from an album I’ve been spinning a lot since its release. The album is Fourrure Sounds Vol. 3 to 6, and the track is “Bolide” (which translates as “Speed Machine”). It’s one of my favourite releases this year, and the 36-track cassette version is available through Astra Solaria Recordings.
Staying in France, we have artist and label curator Richard Francés with “12 Décembre 2024” from the album Afterwork III (Février 2024), out on his own Hylé Tapes — where you can still grab one of the five remaining cassettes.
Next, another Hylé Tapes artist, this time Tokyo-based Raphael Leray, with “Akurah” from the 2015 release MONOLITH.
Then something a little different: Salt Lake City singer-songwriter and indietronica artist Josaleigh Pollett, with her captivating storytelling on “Cherry” from the latest album If I Let It Quiet.
We’re back on Hylé Tapes for the title track from the 2024 album Biodiverse by the trio Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster.
Closing Side A is my Glaswegian mate Fragile X with “Limbic” from the 2021 album Hive (previously featured on the Trip FM compilation Blue Shift).
But first, to set the vibe, DOMOTIC with “Bolide”.
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 track by Glass Roots from the 2020 album The Idiot — an older Triplicate Records release I’ve been revisiting lately (and all their older material is name-your-price, which is where my broke self tends to hang out). This is “Reds Blue”.
Then back to France for Mea Poulpa and the wonderful piano-based (dare I say almost trip-hop) piece “Clock” from the album Beyond Glass, out on Camembert Électrique.
Next we head to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and BVSMV (co-founder of Triplicate Records) with the 2017 synthwave track “Translucent” from the album Skies, available via Cardiff’s TimeSlave Recordings among other places.
Near the end we’re treated to an exclusive from the forthcoming compilation The Synthesis Co-Op Volume One — an amazing collective of artists, many of whom have appeared on this channel over the years (The Earl of Dean, Pulsliebhaber, HDRF, Swimming Lesson, Visionary Lines and more). The compilation drops 4 September. Go follow tscoop.bandcamp.com to stay in the know. Here is “Are You Receiving Us?” by the always delightful Drew Huddart, aka Scholars of the Peak.
And finally we travel to Buenos Aires for Aughflair and the 2017 piece “What Comes Next” from the album Rewritten, also available via the presently defunct Triplicate side-label Mangled Music Co.
But first, our friend Paul Broome, better known as Warmfield, with a track from the Woodford Halse compilation Undulating Waters 10. Warmfield has contributed to my first two compilations and also appears on the new Synthesis Co-Op Volume One (which isn’t out yet but is already stunning). This is “Waterton vs Walton Soapworks”.
Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 DOMOTIC – Bolide
Sleek, kinetic electronic with speed-machine energy and polished French precision. Dynamic and driving.
00:07:02 Richard Francés – 12 Décembre 2024
Intimate, diary-like ambient capturing a specific December day with quiet, personal reflection. Soft and contemplative.
00:08:12 Raphael Leray – Akurah
Mysterious, monolithic ambient with Tokyo-tinged depth and restrained, atmospheric weight. Dark and focused.
00:12:18 Josaleigh Pollett – Cherry
Warm, storytelling indietronica with gentle vocals and bittersweet narrative charm. Intimate and captivating.
00:16:32 Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Biodiverse
Lush, layered ambient exploring living systems with rich, collaborative textures. Organic and immersive.
00:24:17 Fragile X – Limbic
Emotional, brain-centred ambient with subtle electronic pulses and quiet psychological depth. Reflective and textured.
Side B
00:29:45 Warmfield – Waterton vs Walton Soapworks
Hauntological, industrial-tinged ambient with soapworks grit and regional British character. Atmospheric and grounded.
00:34:21 Glass Roots – Reds Blue
Colour-shifting ambient with transparent, glass-like tones and soft emotional contrast. Delicate and evocative.
00:37:31 Mea Poulpa – Clock
Piano-led, almost trip-hop ambient with measured, ticking elegance and quiet tension. Stylish and measured.
00:39:30 BVSMV – Translucent
Synthwave-tinged ambient with soft, glowing translucency and 2010s nostalgia. Smooth and luminous.
00:43:30 Scholars of the Peak – Are You Receiving Us?
Communicative, exclusive ambient with questioning warmth and gentle signal-seeking. Friendly and intriguing.
00:47:13 Aughflair – What Comes Next
Forward-looking ambient with quiet anticipation and open-ended atmosphere. Thoughtful and expansive.
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
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 269
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-269/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 269. 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 quiet, transitional ambient journey through seasonal shifts, emerging light, and peaceful valleys.
Side A drifts between seasons, vast multitudes, falling chimes, and tape endings. Side B settles into valleys of peace, soft flocks, watchful ravens, precise night hours, fleeting warmth, and ends on a lonely dirt road.
Overall mood: Contemplative, gentle, and slightly melancholic — full of soft transitions and quiet spaces. Perfect 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 1 094 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 French composer Thomas Méreur under the name Heÿkla and the soothing drones of the track titled “There Might Be Millions Of Them” from the album “Echoes of Loneliness” out on the Driftworks label.
This is followed by a show exclusive cosmic floating track from maps and diagrams titled “tonal fall-Chime 2.0 [fragmnt]” from the upcoming release “beneath still stars“ dropping August 7 on the handstitched* label.
Then, Bristol’s finest, Jon Worsley, aka, Jilk and the textured atmospherics of the track “End Of Tape” from the album “Tetsuo II” out on Champion of Glasgow label Bricolage.
The penultimate track of the first side of the virtual cassette is by Manchester based artist Barry Smethurst aka Apta and a live take of his track “Emerge” from the 2025 release “Live @ Aviva Studios Manchester. 04/12/25” This track contains the only vocals on this episode, nice one Barry.
Finishing off the first half, friend of the airwaves, Cadis, Spain based, David Cordero and suspended atmospheres in the track titled “Segunda Linea” (Second Line) from the 2025 album “Numen” which means Divine Power in Latin.
But first, to set the vibe is the artist who got himself on this episode a few times by being super prolific, sending me material, and also by doing a collaboration with UK based artist Ian Hawgood, who mastered the previous played track and album. This is the blissful waves of Ian Hawgood & David Cordero in the piece “Between Seasons” from the album “Shifting Times” which is out on Davids’ own label Noray Records.
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 sonic travellers to the B side. Six tracks down and six to go.
You’ll hear the unmistakble sound of Jogging House in his track “Flock” from the 2025 album “Kiosk” out on artist currated super label Seil Records.
This is followed by Michael Cottone better known as The Green Kingdom and the guitar based ambient piece Raven from his stunning new release titled “Vespera” which means Evening in Esperanto. Thats out on a label that’s heavily on rotation here at the enclave. Whitelabrecs.
After that another live take this time by synth wizard Martin Stürtzer in the longest track of the episode clocking in at 21 minutes the space adventure piece “22:27” from the album “Dyson Sphere Beta“. A three hour live improvisation for Martins Birthday stream from 2025.
Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of another Noray Records release from the compilation album “Aunque llegue la mañana · Refracted” (Even If Morning Comes) where 11 artists reinterprete the album by Raúl Cantizano & David Cordero this is the piece “Fugaz” (Fleeting) by Agustín Mena aka Warmth.
Finishing us off is San Diego, California based Phil Geraldi and the multilinear track “Lifeless Down a Dirt Road” from his vinyl debut album “Rural Deceased Undiscovered” out on Not Not Fun Records.
But first, a track from 2018 by Bali, Indonesia based artist Blank Embrace and the vaporscape tones of the track “Valley of Peace” from the album “Ascension” out on the Kaiseki Digital label.
Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Ian Hawgood & David Cordero – Between Seasons
Liminal, transitional ambient capturing the quiet space between seasons with soft, shifting textures. Poetic and reflective.
00:08:14 Heÿkla – There Might Be Millions Of Them
Expansive, multitude-evoking ambient with a sense of vast numbers and quiet awe. Spacious and contemplative.
00:11:29 maps and diagrams – tonal fall-Chime 2.0 [fragmnt]
Fragmented, chime-driven ambient with tonal falling and delicate, broken-star beauty. Minimal and evocative.
00:15:47 Jilk – End Of Tape
Nostalgic, tape-end ambient with warm analogue hiss and a sense of final, fading moments. Intimate and melancholic.
00:17:22 Apta – Emerge
Gentle, emerging ambient with soft rising layers and a sense of quiet becoming. Hopeful and fluid.
00:24:26 David Cordero – Segunda Linea
Second-line ambient with subtle depth and restrained, emotional undercurrents. Elegant and understated.
Side B
00:29:58 Blank Embrace – Valley of Peace
Serene, valley-deep ambient offering quiet refuge and soft, embracing calm. Peaceful and restorative.
00:37:59 Jogging House – Flock
Warm, flock-like ambient with gentle communal movement and soft, everyday beauty. Comforting and light.
00:40:58 The Green Kingdom – Raven
Dark, avian ambient with raven-black tones and quiet, watchful presence. Atmospheric and grounded.
00:42:50 Martin Stürtzer – 22:27
Time-stamped ambient capturing a precise late-evening hour with deep, nocturnal stillness. Focused and immersive.
01:03:30 Warmth – Fugaz
Fleeting, Spanish-titled ambient with warm, transient glow and soft emotional resonance. Tender and ephemeral.
01:04:50 Phil Geraldi – Lifeless Down a Dirt Road
Stark, rural ambient following a lifeless dirt road with dusty emptiness and quiet desolation. Haunting 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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 267
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-267/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 267. 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 stylish, cinematic journey through hauntology, Italian library grooves, cosmic jazz, and dusty intrigue.
Side A offers ceremonial nostalgia, Arabian adventure, 1970s modernism, and space-age elegance. Side B shifts into psychedelic funk, flowing calm, low-orbit jazz, conspiratorial dust, fiery intensity, and extraction drama.
Overall mood: Retro-cinematic, groovy, and atmospheric — blending playful sophistication with subtle mystery. Perfect for golden-hour listening, stylish drives, or immersive evening sessions.
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 1 091 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.
If I mention the labels Four Flies Records, ATA Records, Batov Records, Buried Treasure or Sonor Music Editions you’ll instantly get the vibe for this episode. A cinematic journey through hauntology, Italian library grooves, cosmic jazz, and dusty intrigue.
On this TVCL episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by the hypnotic sequencing of Italian artist Giuliano Sorgini, in the track “Arabian Safari” from the 7” single titled “Savana Selvaggia” available through Four Flies Records.
Followed by friends of the show and one of my all time favourite outfits “The Twelve Hour Foundation” and the super recognisable retro moog sounds of their track “Roissy 1977” which is taken from the final Undulating Waters compilation, and Woodford Halses 100th release. Get it.
Then Sarnia, Ontario based “EKT” with a groovy synth outing in the piece “Pioneer Plaque” from a 32 track album called “Pura Vida” A fascinating release where almost all the tracks have super psychedelic videos. The album is also free to anyone who sends a screenshot or photo proof of them deleting Spotify and/or any social media app.
The penultimate track of the first side of the virtual cassette is by Eric Wetherell and the theme from the 1975 HTV series “Sky”. The shortest track of the episode at just 47 seconds. Suggestive and eerie. From the well sold out Album “Sky” on the Buried Treasure label.
Finishing off the first half, we go one year earlier with a track by Milan based Barigozzi Group and a bouncing library jazz track complete with cowbell from 1974 titled “Violet Lips” from the album Woman’s Colours where all the track names are a specific colour combined with a different part of the body.
But first, to set the vibe is the outstanding Jim Jupp aka Belbury Poly and the psychedelic organ infused track “Scarlet Ceremony” from his album “The Owl’s Map” which was originally released back in 2006 on the Ghost Box label.
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 sonic travellers to the B side. Six tracks down and six to go.
You’ll hear Lee Spreadbury better known as Gurulee and his wonderfully nostalgic prog-fusion jazz waltz infected track “Flo” from the EP “Into the Light” which is recorded at ATA Studios.
Followed by a group of artists that have probably sneaked their way into this episode in a few ways. Here is Leeds based, Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble, with the downtempo, sexy, flute injected, library piece titled “Low Orbit” from the album “The Kármán Line” which is out on ATA Records.
After that Nitzan Dana also known as Islands On Tape with a downtempo, hypnotic, cinematic and rimshot heavy piece “Dust Conspiracy” from the EP of the same name. Dropping October 16th on Batov Records.
Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of the psychedelic jazz-funk grooves of Italys Atabasca and the track “Hell Dorado”. Grab one of the last vinyls of the self titled album on Killer Grooves Records.
Finishing us off is the label that is also a band, Leeds based, “ATA Records” with a party lifter complete with handclaps and bongos in the track, “The Galata Extraction” from the must have album “The Library Archive Vol. 4”
But first, Miles Newbold who, I believe is the entire ensemble of The Natural Yogurt Band, with the busy, neo-library, psychedelic track titled “On The Other Side”. Get a vinyl copy of the album “Parasol” from Sonor Music Editions. Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Belbury Poly – Scarlet Ceremony
Hauntological library-inspired ambient with ceremonial warmth and scarlet, nostalgic glow. Whimsical and atmospheric.
00:10:33 Giuliano Sorgini – Arabian Safari
Exotic, cinematic Italian library music with desert adventure, swirling percussion, and 70s flair. Groovy and transportive.
00:12:34 The Twelve Hour Foundation – Roissy 1977
Retro-futurist ambient evoking 1970s airport modernism with sleek, institutional charm. Nostalgic and cool.
00:16:24 EKT – Pioneer Plaque
Space-age synth inspired by the Voyager plaque, with cosmic messages and interstellar wonder. Thoughtful and expansive.
00:19:06 Eric Wetherell – Sky – Main Theme
Classic library theme with soaring, open-sky melodies and bright, optimistic orchestration. Uplifting and cinematic.
00:19:51 Barigozzi Group – Violet Lips
Smooth, sensual Italian library jazz with violet-hued elegance and sophisticated grooves. Stylish and alluring.
Side B
00:25:05 The Natural Yogurt Band – On The Other Side
Psychedelic, organic funk-jazz with warm, other-side curiosity and playful analogue textures. Groovy and adventurous.
00:28:31 Gurulee – Flo
Flowing, fluid prog fusion with gentle movement and soft, continuous motion. Hypnotic and serene.
00:32:09 Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble – Low Orbit
Cosmic jazz with low-orbit float, spacey improvisation, and interstellar cool. Expansive and swinging.
00:38:00 Islands On Tape – Dust Conspiracy
Dusty, conspiratorial psychedelic groove with tape-worn textures and mysterious, island isolation. Atmospheric and intriguing.
00:40:32 Atabasca – Hell Dorado
Dark, gold-rush cinema with hellish heat and dorado intensity. Dramatic and fiery.
00:45:37 ATA Records – The Galata Extraction
Cinematic extraction-themed ambient with Galata intrigue and tense, narrative drive. Moody and evocative.
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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 264
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-264/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 264. 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 contemplative, atmospheric ambient journey through gravity, trapped moments, and fiery elements.
Side A drifts from weightless lapses and arcane nights into sinister awakenings, amber preservation, and circular comfort. Side B shifts through nostalgic postcards, patterned cosiness, collaborative warmth, and ends on flame and dated reflection.
Overall mood: Introspective, melancholic, and quietly wondrous with a blend of darkness and gentle warmth. Perfect for deep listening, late-night reflection, or peaceful immersion.
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 264 episodes as well as the 820 plus 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 from the 24 buildings in the veil. Mixcloud subscribers also get the ever expanding version of the upcoming compilation titled Quiet Figures.
On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by the trio of John Crombie, Christopher Innes, and Damiano Verna who together call themselves Arcane Trickster. I’ve chosen their latest single titled “Dead Of Night” which has just been released on Greek label Cosmicleaf Records.
This is followed by the track “Sinister Awakening” by Mantris from an album to get lost in titled “Echoes Of The Silver Screen” out on Bulgaria’s finest Mahorka label.
After that Edinburgh based modular artist Exit Chamber with the soothing piece “Trapped In The Amber Of This Moment” from the release “I Have Lied To You The Best I Can” which features remix work by some other channel friends including Asha Patera, Ed Herbers and Everyday Dust. Grab a digital copy on the Passed Recordings label.
The penultimate track of the first side of this virtual cassette is by French artist Anthony Elfort aka Toàn and the enchanting track “DEL 3” from the album titled “Solitarium” out on the fantastic whitelabrecs label.
Finishing off the first half is a track from the album Quieter by Robot Koch under his moniker Foam and Sand with a mix of analog synthesizers, live vibraphone, chimes, and bells in “Circle 62”. Get it at Jogging House curated label Seil Records.
But first, to set the vibe is Athens-based artist Kostas Staikos, better known as Substak with a deep and dark almost 15 minute piece titled “Gravity Lapse” which was made for Drone Day 2026 on grey clay radio.
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 an artist I know nothing about except they are on the fantastic Passed Recordings 31 track compilation album 130.81. Here is Poloma with minimalist piece “Calico”.
Also an exclusive track in the collaboration of ambient giants David Cordero & Aiko Takahashi with the piano piece “Arzino” from their upcoming album “Night’s End” which will be available through the wonderful Home Normal label from the 24th of July.
After that a master of sunset music, Mark Barrott, with the track “Variation (I)” from the album “The Exit Diaries” and that’s out on the Anjunachill label.
Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of the shortest piece of the show clocking in at just 1:31 seconds but showing the amazing sound of Hannah Peel in the track “All They Had Was Fire” from the film soundtrack album Underland, and that’s out on the Rivertones label.
Finishing us off is Hylé Tapes curator Richard Francés with some minimalistic drone bliss in the track “11 Février 2024” from the album Afterwork III (Février 2024).
But first hailing from Koblenz, Germany, Oberlin with his Fender Telecaster and field-recordings on the track “Postcard #7” from the album Ambient Postcards, Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Substak – Gravity Lapse
Weightless, falling ambient with gravitational pull and delicate, lapsed motion. Hypnotic and ethereal.
00:18:35 Arcane Trickster – Dead Of Night
Mysterious, nocturnal ambient with arcane shadows and quiet, trickster tension. Haunting and atmospheric.
00:22:14 Mantris – Sinister Awakening
Dark, awakening ambient with sinister undertones and gradual, ominous emergence. Tense and immersive.
00:23:56 Exit Chamber – Trapped In The Amber Of This Moment
Frozen, amber-preserved ambient with stillness and poignant captured beauty.
00:27:12 Toàn – DEL 3
Minimal ambient with clean lines and quiet restraint. Precise and reflective.
00:30:31 Foam and Sand – Circle 62
Lush, circular ambient with granular warmth and endless, comforting loops. Radiant and meditative.
Side B
00:35:40 Oberlin – Postcard #7
Nostalgic, postcard ambient with distant, scenic warmth and gentle, mailed intimacy.
00:37:45 Poloma – Calico
Soft, patterned ambient with calico-like textures and warm, fabric-woven calm. Cosy and detailed.
00:41:28 David Cordero & Aiko Takahashi – Arzino
Delicate, place-specific ambient with Italian-inspired warmth and subtle, collaborative beauty.
00:43:52 Mark Barrott – Variation (I)
Subtle, Balearic-tinged ambient with warm variation and gentle, land-inspired elegance.
00:46:52 Hannah Peel – All They Had Was Fire
Fiery, elemental ambient with passionate intensity and a sense of sole reliance on flame. Dramatic and luminous.
00:47:58 Richard Francés – 11 Février 2024
Date-specific ambient capturing a personal February moment with reflective, diary-like intimacy.
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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 260
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-260/
For some reason I can no longer embed the shows here
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 260. 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 groovy, cinematic, and eclectic journey blending indie folk introspection, global psychedelic funk, French electronic cool, post-rock elegance, and atmospheric psychedelia.
Side A cruises through cosmic weight, mechanical playfulness, and sun-drenched grooves. Side B percolates with jazzy structures, vaporous textures, and sleek professionalism before ending on a pointed, trippy note.
Overall mood: Stylish, nostalgic, and transportive with a strong retro-cinematic flair—warm, hypnotic, and playfully sophisticated. Perfect for golden-hour drives, late-night listening, or stylish background grooves.
I’ve gone back to doing more podcast style episodes but I’ll do all the talking now in the intro as I’ve put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. There is just one break halfway through the episode to give the “virtual cassette” title a meaning. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few subscribers who get to enjoy the 260 episodes plus the 822 other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for 3 quid. It used to be a coffee.
This episode is inspired by the key of G minor and based on the amazing retro synth runs of “A Study In Vapors” by “Bluetech” from a release that’s in my top 5 of the year so far “Petite Constellations”.
Every tenth episode I do a best of show. So all these tracks have probably been featured by me over the years and have a special place, for me, in some way. On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Berlin based legends To Rococo Rot with a track simply called “cars”. Originally released on the 1999 album “The Amateur View” which should be in everyone’s collection.
Naples based group Psyché grab our hips with “Cumbia Mahàre” from their debut Four Flies Records, self titled, 2023 release.
Then a trio that have infected me over the past few years, Khruangbin, here joined by the vocal stylings of Leon Bridges in the track “Chocolate Hills” from their 2022 EP Texas Moon.
After that Vincent Taeger aka Tiger Tigre together with, well, himself, in the track “Sport Mécanique” which takes me back to my childhood. My parents watch all sports on tv and this just puts me in that world of 80s sports jingles. It’s taken from the compilation album “ERR REC Library Vol.4 Physical Activity” from 2023.
Ending the A side is the Los Angeles, California based roots reggae infected Pachy García aka Pachyman and the track “Sunset Sound” from the album “The Return of…” released in 2021.
Starting off Side B with Vienna, Austria based synth maestro Dorian Concept and the track “Eigendynamik (Elevator Version)” from the 2020 album “The Jitters”.
Followed by my favourite Stockholm based artist of recent years Joel Danell better known as Sven Wunder. Here with the piece “Pop-Jazz Structures”. Every one of Joels tracks puts me in a happy space. This is from his 2023 album “Late Again”.
Then anyone who has followed the channel knows that I love odd time signatures and the track “Percolator” is in 5/8 and is by the one of a kind originals Stereolab. Taken from the 2025 album “Emperor Tomato Ketchup”.
This leads into the featured Seattle, Washington based, Evan Bartholomew, better known as, Bluetech track “A Study In Vapors”.
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of one of my all time go to artists Air with the track “Les Professionnels” from their debut 1997 EP Premiers Symptômes.
Finishing us off is Salvia Plath aka RUN DMT with nostalgic samples over a hypnotic acoustic guitar line in the track “Money” from the 2009 album BONG VOYAGE.
But first, to set the vibe is New Zealand based folk tinged artist whose voice just grips me Aldous Harding with the song “Weight of the Planets” from her fantastic third album “Designer” from 2019.
Labels to be mentioned are 4AD UK, City Slang, Four Flies Records, Dead Oceans, ERR REC, ATO, Brainfeeder, Piano Piano Records, Warp Records, Behind The Sky Music, DiN and Virgin Records.
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.
Side A
00:00:00 Aldous Harding – Weight of the Planets
Introspective indie folk with Aldous Harding’s elastic, shape-shifting voice, enigmatic lyrics, and a sense of cosmic weight and emotional depth. Haunting and beautifully unclassifiable.
Artist Bio: Aldous Harding (born Hannah Sian Topp in 1990 in Lyttelton, New Zealand) is an indie folk singer-songwriter known for her elastic voice, eccentric performances, and off-kilter indie pop/folk that blends chamber pop, art song, and subtle drama. She has released acclaimed albums on 4AD, including Party (2017) and Designer (2019).
00:09:17 To Rococo Rot – cars
Instrumental post-rock with electronic and analog elements—unmistakably digital yet 100% human. Hypnotic grooves, minimal structures, and a sense of mechanical elegance.
Artist Bio: To Rococo Rot were a Berlin-based trio (1995–2014) blending electronic and analog sounds into instrumental post-rock/IDM. Core members: Stefan Schneider (bass), brothers Robert Lippok (electronics/guitar) and Ronald Lippok (drums/effects). Their name is a palindrome.
00:11:43 Psyché – Cumbia Mahàre
Psychedelic groove with Mediterranean roots, sinuous rhythms, and improvisational flair. Evokes a mythical past with cosmic funk and desert-blues energy.
Artist Bio: Psyché is a band/project known for a unique mix of psychedelia, groove, and improvisation. Their music draws on Mediterranean roots and evokes visions of a mythical past; released on Four Flies Records.
00:15:23 Khruangbin – Chocolate Hills
Smooth, bass-heavy psychedelic funk with Thai funk influences, surf-rock cool, and global grooves. Laid-back yet hypnotic, with that signature Khruangbin warmth.
Artist Bio: Khruangbin is a Houston, Texas trio (Laura Lee on bass/vocals, Mark Speer on guitar/vocals, Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums) blending Thai funk, Iranian pop, dub, soul, and psychedelia. Their name means “airplane” in Thai.
00:18:26 Tiger Tigre & Taurelle – Sport Mécanique
Playful electronic track with mechanical rhythms and sporty, energetic flair—quirky and danceable.
Artist Bio: Tiger Tigre & Taurelle is Vincent Taeger delivering groovy, mechanical, and playful tracks.
00:22:38 Pachyman – Sunset Sound
Breezy dub reggae with Puerto Rican roots, vintage gear warmth, and smooth, freedom-seeking grooves. Sunny and rootsy.
Artist Bio: Pachyman (Pachy Garcia) is a Puerto Rico-born, Los Angeles-based dub reggae musician and producer. A dedicated craftsman in the lineage of King Tubby and The Scientist, blending dub with personal, forward-thinking takes on roots reggae.
Side B
00:26:40 Dorian Concept – Eigendynamik (Elevator Version)
Eclectic electronic with modal/free jazz, funk, hip-hop, and ambient elements. Self-dynamic and elevator-lifted—playful yet sophisticated.
Artist Bio: Dorian Concept (Oliver Thomas Johnson, born 1984 in Vienna, Austria) is a composer, producer, and keyboardist blending modal/free jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronic, ambient, and soundscape music. His stage name references the Dorian scale.
00:29:35 Sven Wunder – Pop-Jazz Structures
Lush pop-jazz with cinematic structures, warm grooves, and elegant orchestration. Sophisticated and transportive.
Artist Bio: Sven Wunder is a Swedish composer and musician known for cinematic pop-jazz and instrumental works that blend retro elegance with modern warmth.
00:32:36 Stereolab – Percolator
Hypnotic indie/electronic pop with singsong vocals, krautrock influences, and percolating rhythms. Mesmerizing and groovy.
Artist Bio: Stereolab (formed 1990) were a highly influential band led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier. Known for hypnotic rhythms, mesmerizing vocals, and blending 60s pop, krautrock, jazz, hip-hop, and lounge into a distinctive art-rock sound.
00:35:58 Bluetech – A Study In Vapors
Intricate psybient with organic textures, dissolving vapors, and luminous detail. Ethereal and hypnotic.
Artist Bio: Bluetech (Evan Bartholomew) is a veteran psybient/electronic artist known for intricate, organic, and mind-expanding soundscapes.
00:39:35 Air – Les Professionnels
Sleek French electronic with cinematic cool, smooth synths, and sophisticated lounge atmosphere. Effortlessly stylish.
Artist Bio: Air is a French duo from Versailles (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) known for downtempo/electronic music with influences from bossa nova, lounge, film scores, and 70s pop. Their debut Moon Safari (1998) was a global success.
00:43:16 RUN DMT – Money
Psychedelic/electronic track with trippy vibes and a playful yet pointed take on materialism. Groovy and irreverent.
Artist Bio: RUN DMT is an electronic/psychedelic project (associated with Salvia Plath) known for trippy, groovy, and irreverent electronic tracks.
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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 258
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Apologies for the sound quality today. I’m on holidays and find it hard to hard to get a spot quiet enough to record. Anyway…
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 258. 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 quirky, colourful, and atmospheric ambient journey through vintage whimsy, seasonal introspection, and urban environments.
Side A moves from posh timepieces and color seas into winter frost, fluid transference, cloud gazing, and returning light. Side B shifts through modular habitats, Trieste streets, secure institutions, and cinematic projections.
Overall mood: Playful yet contemplative, warm, and slightly uncanny with a mix of nostalgia and modern reflection. Perfect for adventurous listening or relaxed evenings.
I’ve gone back to doing more podcast like episodes but I’ll do all the talking now in the intro as I put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. There is just one break halfway through to give the “virtual cassette” meaning. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my too few subscribers who get to enjoy the 258 episodes plus the 820 other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for €3 anymore. It used to be a coffee.
Episode 258 is based on the track “Habitat 67” by my friends “The Twelve Hour Foundation” from the release “Expanded & Repurposed” coming out on their Bandcamp on July 27th.
On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Queens, New York based Chris Moore aka Light Vortex with the sound art track “Awash In A Sea Of Color” from the album “Aurora In Georgian Bay” out on Mortality Tables.
My friend of the channel Matthew Davies aka Vic Mars with the Chilled piece we all need right now “Winter II” from his collection of must have tracks “From Different Landscapes”.
A beat driven piece by Paris, France based Stephane Laporte aka Domotic from his amazing 36 track album which I’ve been playing a lot recently “Fourrure Sounds Vol. 3 to 6” out on Virtual Cassette supporting label Astra Solaria Recordings.
Then Canadian artist Grant Gard, who records as landtitles with the clarinet infused track “staring at the clouds” from the album “geographic beings, phosphorus mountains” out on whitelabrecs.
After that Tucson, Arizona based Kirk Markarian aka Neuro… No Neuro with the ambient swelling track “You Wasted Your Time” from the album “MemLoss” out on the Sheffield based Audiobulb label.
Then from the latest Cyclical Dreams label release comes the wonderfully stereo panned piece “The Light That Returns” by Adam Filip from the album “The Returning Circle”.
Ending the A side is Michael Plaster aka yttriphie with the Boards of Canada tinged “A Narrow Field of View” from the album “Solipsis” out on Projekt Records.
Starting off Side B is the inspiration for this episode and one of those bands that are instantly recognisable and just a good mood pill in general. They are of course Polly Hulse and Jez Butler collectively known as The Twelve Hour Foundation. With a track from their latest release “Expanded & Repurposed” with the track “Habitat 67” featuring the brilliant Alan Gubby of Buried Treasure / Revbjelde fame adding vibraphone to this classic.
This flows into Brutalist architecture inspired “Rozzol Melara [Triest]” by Fredy Engel aka MiDi BiTCH from another Cyclical Dreams release titled “Habitat”.
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of another favourite artist from the past few years Cate Francesca Brooks and the hypnotic piece “Secure Environments Ltd” from the album “For Your Security”.
And finishing us off is the 18 minute 25 second piece “Untitled 1 [a,b,c,d,e]” by The Projectionist from the rather special label The Dream Journal Institute whose artists don’t seem to actually exist yet they are not AI. This track would have ended up on an episode of Expansive Waves but I’m not doing them any more as they just aren’t worth it. Too much time equals too few listeners.
But setting the vibe for all of this is Portsmouth based legend Keith Seatman with his track “A Posh Hat and Timepiece” from the album “Counting To Ten Then Back Again” out on Castles In Space.
So 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.
Side A
00:00:00 Keith Seatman – A Posh Hat and Timepiece
Quirky, vintage hauntological ambient with dapper, timepiece charm and eccentric British whimsy. Playful and nostalgic. Artist Bio: Keith Seatman is a British hauntological artist known for quirky, vintage-inspired electronic works with eccentric charm.
00:10:20 Light Vortex – Awash In A Sea Of Color
Vibrant, colour-flooded ambient with swirling, immersive hues and luminous beauty. Joyful and psychedelic.
00:13:35 Vic Mars – Winter II
Cold, wintry ambient with frosty textures and quiet, seasonal introspection. Crisp and melancholic.
00:15:52 DOMOTIC – Transvaser
Flowing, transference ambient with smooth, vessel-like motion and elegant electronic transfer. Hypnotic and fluid. Artist Bio: DOMOTIC is a French electronic/ambient artist known for precise, tonal, and minimalist compositions.
00:22:44 landtitles – staring at the clouds
Dreamy, cloud-gazing ambient with soft, drifting forms and peaceful, open skies. Serene and contemplative.
00:23:57 Neuro… No Neuro – You Wasted Your Time
Glitchy, self-reflective ambient with fragmented rhythms and a sense of wry acceptance. Sharp and introspective.
00:26:08 Adam Filip – The Light That Returns
Hopeful, returning light ambient with warm, cyclical glow and gentle renewal. Uplifting and radiant.
00:32:44 yttriphie – A Narrow Field of View
Constrained, focused ambient with limited perspective and intimate, narrow beauty. Precise and thoughtful.
Side B
00:40:31 The Twelve Hour Foundation – Habitat 67
Brutalist, modular ambient evoking the iconic Habitat 67 with retro-futurist warmth and architectural charm. Artist Bio: The Twelve Hour Foundation is a British library-inspired electronic group creating retro-futurist and architectural works.
00:43:41 MiDi BiTCH – Rozzol Melara [Triest]
Urban, Trieste-inspired ambient with gritty, residential textures and local atmosphere. Grounded and evocative.
00:48:26 Cate Francesca Brooks – Secure Environments Ltd
Clinical, secure ambient with institutional cool and subtle, controlled tension. Stark and atmospheric.
00:51:44 The Projectionist – Untitled 1 [a,b,c,d,e]
Cinematic, projection-based ambient with shifting, untitled scenes and mysterious, filmic quality.
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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 253
A warm, gentle, and emotionally rich ambient journey through mornings, memories, and cosmic wonder.
Side A drifts from intimate closeness and summer radiance into delicate mornings and scattered light. Side B flows through lazy Sundays, recursive feathers, silent hours, heartfelt balm, and ends on an awe-inspiring Earthrise.
Overall mood: Serene, nostalgic, and hopeful with a strong sense of warmth and quiet beauty. Perfect for morning listening, deep relaxation, or peaceful reflection.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 253. 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.
So 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.
Today’s mix is based on the track “Recursive Plumage” by “Dionisaf” from the release “Fractals, Vol. 2” which just dropped on the wonderful Ambient Cat label of which the track by M. Cross Dougherty is also from. also in the mix is mate of the show Ed Herbers with a release on Passed Recordings. The legendary Eluvium is back with a release on Temporary Residence Ltd. Simon Cacheux with a release on Adventurous Music.
Aiko Takahashi together with Scattered Light has one out on David Corderos amazing ambient label Noray Records.
Foam and Sand have a release on Seil Records
Nick May with a self release.
Mate of the mine aeon with a track from my latest compilation The Mystery of the Night which you really should have in your collection.
Bålsam have one out on the fantastic Dutch label Le Mont Analogue
Olio Flux ends with a self release which I’ve been featuring loads on previous episodes.
To start us off though is the amazing Mark Barrott with a release on Anjunachill this is Closer, enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Mark Barrott – Closer
Warm, intimate Balearic ambient drawing the listener closer with soft, inviting textures. Gentle and comforting. Artist Bio: Mark Barrott is a Balearic and ambient producer known for warm, earthy, and sun-drenched soundscapes.
00:05:43 Ed Herbers – Summer Solstice
Bright, sun-drenched ambient capturing the longest day with luminous warmth and seasonal radiance. Joyful and expansive. Artist Bio: Ed Herbers is a Cincinnati, Ohio based ambient musician known for seasonal, textural works that capture natural atmospheres and emotional states.
00:08:38 M. Cross Dougherty – Undulated
Flowing, wave-like ambient with gentle undulations and soft, rolling motion. Hypnotic and serene. Artist Bio: M. Cross Dougherty is an ambient artist creating flowing, textural works with organic motion.
00:10:22 Eluvium – A.M.
Delicate, morning ambient with fragile beauty and quiet, early-light introspection. Tender and hopeful. Artist Bio: Eluvium (Matthew Cooper) is a renowned ambient composer known for delicate, emotionally rich piano and electronic works.
00:12:03 Simon Cacheux – Wasted
Melancholic, time-lost ambient with a sense of gentle regret and drifting emptiness. Poignant and atmospheric. Artist Bio: Simon Cacheux is a French ambient artist exploring melancholic and time-lost themes through atmospheric electronics.
00:14:30 Aiko Takahashi & Scattered Light – Cinq Heures Du Matin (16mm Color Film)
Dreamy, 5 AM ambient evoking early morning film grain with soft, scattered light and nostalgic warmth. Artist Bio: Aiko Takahashi & Scattered Light collaborate on cinematic, film-inspired ambient works with nostalgic and dreamy qualities.
00:22:30 Foam and Sand – Circle 70
Lush, circular ambient with granular warmth and endless, comforting loops. Radiant and meditative. Artist Bio: Foam and Sand is the ambient project of producer Robin Schut, blending granular synthesis and dreamy textures.
Side B
00:27:01 Nick May – Sunday Morning
Relaxed, lazy Sunday ambient with warm light and gentle, unhurried calm. Cosy and peaceful. Artist Bio: Nick May is an ambient artist known for gentle, nature-inspired works with warm, organic textures.
00:35:15 Dionisaf – Recursive Plumage
Intricate, feather-like ambient with recursive patterns and soft, avian elegance. Detailed and hypnotic. Artist Bio: Dionisaf is an ambient artist creating intricate, recursive, and nature-inspired soundscapes.
00:41:37 aeon – the silent hours
Vast, time-stretched ambient capturing the quiet hours with deep, eternal stillness. Profound and serene. Artist Bio: aeon is an ambient artist focused on vast, time-stretched, and silent explorations.
00:45:07 Bålsam – My Heart
Tender, heartfelt ambient with warm, balsam-like soothing and emotional openness. Intimate and healing. Artist Bio: Bålsam is an ambient artist creating tender, heart-centered works with warm, soothing qualities.
00:49:50 Olio Flux – Earthrise (Instrumental)
Majestic, orbital ambient viewing Earth from space with awe-inspiring wonder and cosmic perspective. Artist Bio: Olio Flux is an ambient project exploring themes of time, change, and cosmic motion through textured electronics.
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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 298
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-298/
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. 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 textured, slightly restless ambient and experimental journey through protected light, subway chaos, and quiet figures still gathering.
Side A opens in remixed German-Czech-Spanish frequencies and Bristol trio gravity, then moves through Chester grandmother light, Berlin bouncing patterns, whimsical DNA cheesecake, and limbs of sticks under Machen’s bridge. Side B settles into Salt LX thoughts carried by wind, absolute chaos circuits, dark-ambient lounge noise, simple guitar drones that wait for yes, submerged porcelain systems, and a Quiet Figures remix that percolates the filter open.
Overall mood: Contemplative, slightly dark, and richly layered — full of analogue edges, exclusive whispers, and slow openings. Perfect for late listening, deep immersion, or sitting with what keeps moving while the figures remain.
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.
00:01:17 Möe – Incierta (Høll Remix)
Möe – Incierta (Høll Remix). German, Czech and Spanish frequencies meet in protected digital light. Diego Castillo’s original gains new remix colour under Jorge Eafhm’s mastering.
00:08:06 Slate Trio – Hour of Zog
Slate Trio – Hour of Zog. Neil Smith’s guitar, Matthew Jones’s drums and Alex Heane’s bass lock into Bristol air. James King records and mixes. Rick Dowding masters.
00:14:25 (EXCLUSIVE) boycalledcrow – orb
boycalledcrow – orb. First exclusive of the episode. Carl M Knott’s sprawl approaches on 11 September. Heavier beats and dub-inflected soundscapes rise around Chester rooms and grandmother light.
00:16:51 Sebastian Arnold – Bits Keep Moving
Sebastian Arnold – Bits Keep Moving. One-man band of drums, percussion, synthesizers and live electronics. Bouncing patterns and tricky acoustic beats fill Tricone Studios at Funkhaus Berlin. Bewegung, Klang, Energie.
00:21:41 Daily Mail Comments Section – Estradiol Cheesecake
Daily Mail Comments Section – Estradiol Cheesecake. Imogen Hayley Baker’s whimsical alias carries DNA from Lucy, Evie, Christiane, Meghan, Heather and Shannon. Billie Bacon adds hammer.
00:23:10 Grey Malkin – Our Limbs Are Made Of Sticks
Grey Malkin – Our Limbs Are Made Of Sticks. Arthur Machen’s bridge of light spans the gulf. Alison O’Donnell, Burnt Paw, Alan Davidson, David Colohan, Speculum Bunny, Amanda Votta and the Liminal Choir join woodwind and voice. Tides of time come in.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:27:50 Jogging House – Roofer
Jogging House – Roofer. Salt LX phrases re-interpreted through Digitakt 2, Polyvera, modular and single takes to quarter-inch tape. Thoughts dwell. Winds carry.
00:32:42 Alex Ringess – Towards Absolute Chaos
Alex Ringess – Towards Absolute Chaos. Three or four instruments hold the space. Project files from Analog Abstractions carry the same mix. Glasgow subway photography gains retro sci-fi processing.
00:37:44 rikardfvs – Look, Betty (Dark Ambient Remix)
rikardfvs – Look, Betty (Dark Ambient Remix). Sixth Sound for the Soul compilation. Lounge noise, syphilitic exotica and raw ambient gather.
00:45:25 Aidan Baker – Everything Is Dark Until You Say Yes
Aidan Baker – Everything Is Dark Until You Say Yes. Solo electric guitar at Broken Spine Studios, Berlin. Drifting drones and noisy textures return to simple form. Guillermo Pizarro masters for Owl Totem.
00:51:59 Aleatory Music Systems – Up
Aleatory Music Systems – Up. Porcelain butter dish struck and submerged. Systems music meets chaotic edges. Time, change and movement open. Limited lathe-cut 7-inch exists on Short Cuts.
00:55:42 (EXCLUSIVE) Masefield Labs – On Her Own Quiet Figures remix
Masefield Labs – On Her Own Quiet Figures remix. Second exclusive of the episode. Silent ever-present figures whisper. Quantum foam gratitude cascades to the artists. Percolating electronica opens the cut-off filter.
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 298.
Travel safely between the frequencies.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
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