Hi folks and welcome to episode 347 of my Virtual cassette library. Sorry for the background disturbance, the neighbourhs are having roofwork done. Now I’ve been too busy for the past couple of days, not that anyone has noticed. What’s been happening? Well I went to see Bitchin Bajas on Wednesday which was a mind bender in the best sense. Krautrock lives! I’ve been also asked a bunch of life reflective questions by the wonderful Brian Roach who does a great Q&A series on Substack. Our musical compatability level is off the charts. So if you like this series I recommend you check his interviews out. Also this week Robin Rimbaud, Mr. Scanner is in my neck of the woods playing with Klang Systematiek. really looking forward to that. It’s Bandcamp Friday as if your inbox hasen’t reminded you. Go grab everything on that wishlist. Especially the pre-release for the new compilation I’m hosting called Hidden Kingdoms, which is available for two quid and already has 13 artists with still plenty of time before the release at the end of the year. I’m also sending actual mix tapes to new subscribers or tip givers which myself and Gareth Evans aka HDRF thought was a cool idea I’ve done two cassettes and so far have only managed to lose a subscriber. Anyway on to the show and the first side which will include Portland Vows, an exclusive track by Richard Francés who is the curator of the amazing Hylé Tapes with a track from that Hidden Kingdoms compilation that everyone’s talking about. Also Department of Light, Aiko Takahashi together with Scattered Light, luxury elite and finally Shakali. Side B will flip itself like a polite pancake so no effort needed. Shout outs to the followers that have favourited the shows and to Graham Thorpe and MoiCflo for commenting. First off is Brian Omen with “Litany for ARP 2600” Enjoy…
Welcome to the intermission or the flip side. You just heard the track “thank you for calling” by luxury elite. Remember If you make music, run a label, or hold a private archive of material that has not yet found a place, send links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. Every submission is considered. The next set will feature Green-House, Spectrical. An exclusive track Consumer Electronics from an upcoming compilation titled “Motifs 2” on the rather excellent WHI Recordings label due out on November 20. Also Hiroaki Yamamoto and finally Cells Interlinked. But first Shakali with the track “Minium”. Enjoy…
These are not playlists. Each episode is structured as a pair of continuous sets: six tracks on each side, mixed and stitched so the joins sit almost inside the grain. The sequence is the form. If you make music, run a label, or hold a private archive of material that has not yet found a place, send links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. Every submission is heard. The episodes remain free for the first week. After that they move into the Mixcloud subscriber archive. Subscribers also receive Veil Frequencies, the ongoing series of three-hour transmissions—extended traversals rather than selections, moving through a curtain of sound that occasionally seems to register the listener in return. Mind the flip.
Side A Mood mist: a litany for an ARP 2600, a December that arrives with a cuckoo, a self that decolonises itself, a main theme from the dream journal, an autumn veil in corduroy, a thank you for calling that means it.
Side B Mood mist: a minium red enough to count as a second nature, a farewell to a little island, a slow stream through Litchfield, a ray that traces itself, an empty that hangs in the wind, a water wheel that keeps its own time.
00:27:38 Shakali – Minium https://shakali.bandcamp.com/track/minium Album: Toinen Luonto. Label: Not Not Fun Records The minium already red. The second nature already in place. 00:31:36 Green-House – Farewell, Little Island https://green-house.bandcamp.com/track/farewell-little-island Album: Hinterlands. Label: Ghostly International The island already waved. The farewell already soft. 00:33:47 Spectrical – Slow Stream https://perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/track/slow-stream Album: Litchfield. Label: Perceptual Tapes The stream already slow. The perceptual already patient. 00:40:00 Consumer Electronics – Raytracing (Exclusive track) Album: Motifs 2. Label: WHI Recordings https://whirecordings.bandcamp.com/ The ray already traced. The motif already repeating. 00:42:05 Hiroaki Yamamoto – Empty https://driftworks.bandcamp.com/track/empty Album: Suspended in the Wind. Label: Driftworks The empty already full. The suspension already kind. 00:43:56 Cells Interlinked – Water Wheel https://cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/track/water-wheel Album: Cold Spring Notes [CYD 0158]. Label: Cyclical Dreams The wheel already turning. The water already cooperating.
That was another episode of the Virtual Cassette Library. If the sequence stayed with you, share it, favourite the show, and follow the channel so the next reel finds you. Tips keep the reels turning. Better still, subscribe: the Mixcloud archive now holds more than eleven hundred past episodes, waiting whenever the next listening session calls. Travel safely between the frequencies. Cheerio.
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 coastal, living-system ambient journey through sea-stares, underwater spheres, and second natures. Side A watches the sea from Sausage Studios, then drifts across unnamed water, residual cellar vectors, tape-warm circles, dancing offertorio light, and one-take Maenporth fall. Side B opens a hidden kantele harmony, mixes smoke and sound in real time, breathes under Yiddish trees, sits with an oracle, walks Sanibel’s helix, and comes back to the world. Overall mood: Gentle, organic, and quietly luminous — full of water, weather, and small living systems. Perfect for morning listening, nature walks, or sitting still while things fall out of the sky.
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 Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Staring at The Sea – V1 Demo Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Staring at The Sea – V1 Demo. Mrs Moore still climbs the desks as Space-bat-Angel-Dragon. Microkorg, Maschine, Odyssey and Minilogue voice the outsider at Sausage Studios. 00:05:28 Mensa Group International – Pokoponesia Mensa Group International – Pokoponesia. Ailanthus colours drift across unnamed water. 00:07:16 Altus – Residual Vector Drift Altus – Residual Vector Drift. Mike Carss works eight tracks in the Green Cellar through January and February. 00:13:53 Foam and Sand – Circle 66 feat. Priscilla Ahn Foam and Sand – Circle 66 feat. Priscilla Ahn. Analog synths, live vibraphone, chimes and bells pass through tape warmth. Robot Koch keeps the invitation quiet. 00:17:57 Salamanda – Offertorio Salamanda – Offertorio. Bubbles, refracting light and dancing underwater spheres. Profits from physical Sphere copies travel to the Korean Women’s Hotline. 00:20:47 Fran Carlyon – Sometimes (they just fall out of the sky) remaster Fran Carlyon – Sometimes (they just fall out of the sky) remaster. Guitar recorded overlooking Maenporth waves. Kosmische keys overdubbed later in Hockley, one take.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:22:14 Shakali – Toinen Luonto Shakali – Toinen Luonto. Thirty-six-string kantele, bowls, bells, reeds, wind and water. Julian Overall’s soprano, Timo’s udu, Roy Werner’s sequencers and Les Halles’ flute simmer in hidden harmony. 00:29:02 Perrache – Schall und Rauch Perrache – Schall und Rauch. Two Fostex four-tracks mix in real time. Doubled layers nod toward Spector and open a spaghetti-western theme. Names prove transitory. 00:32:22 Beymer – Otemen (Breathe) Beymer – Otemen (Breathe). Daniel Field’s Yiddish trees. Calming recordings and simple synths gather beneath the canopy. 00:34:14 Lillies For Ever – Oracle III Lillies For Ever – Oracle III. Captivation arrives as peace. 00:43:55 Green-House – Sanibel Green-House – Sanibel. Named for a Florida island of first nature-walks. Melody and harmonics helix. Kaleidoscopic guitar and bubbling synths mimic a larger living system. 00:45:55 Hunter Complex – Back to the World Hunter Complex – Back to the World. Flute, trumpet, acoustic guitar and harmonica join lush piano. Inner peace uses weather and water as metaphor.
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 297. Travel safely between the frequencies. I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the new Virtual Cassette Library – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that sets the tone for the set. This is a 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. If and when I get a couple more subscribers then I’ll go back to doing 90 minute versions, complete with commentary. This episode is based on the track “They Are Coming Back! (Possibly Maybe)” by friend of the channel Uncle Fido. Available through his alter ego Binaural Space. Dropped May 1. If you make music 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. And if you’re enjoying the channel, please consider subscribing — even if it’s just for a month, it makes a real difference. So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it. No breaks, just the music.
Side A 00:00:00 Graham Reznick – Mulwray Drive Atmospheric, filmic ambient with noir-ish tension and subtle cinematic movement. Moody and immersive. 00:04:29 Uncle Fido – They Are Coming Back! (Possibly Maybe) Playful, slightly paranoid electronic whimsy with quirky synths and light-hearted unease. Fun and offbeat. 00:06:27 Binaural Space – Contentment Warm, spacious ambient drift focused on calm and gentle resonance. Soothing and centred. 00:07:20 Furio Di Castri, Paolo Fresu – Brooklyn Intimate, smoky jazz ballad with lyrical trumpet and warm bass. Reflective and beautifully understated. 00:09:08 Marc Codsi – The Wait Sparse, emotionally charged ambient with patient tension and minimalist beauty. Haunting and poignant. 00:12:04 Omni Gardens – Grassland Gentle, sun-dappled ambient with soft synths and organic, pastoral calm. Lush and serene. 00:14:13 TALsounds – Slides Dreamy, fluid vocal-electronic layers with shifting, slippery textures. Hypnotic and otherworldly. 00:20:34 4T Thieves – The Empty Quarter Vast, desolate ambient desert soundscapes with warm drones and subtle wind-like motion. Expansive and isolating. 00:24:39 Sven Wunder – Deep Sea Lush, cinematic exotica/jazz with rich percussion and underwater mystique. Groovy and immersive. 00:27:17 Syrinx – Hollywood Dream Trip Psychedelic 70s library-inspired trip with swirling analogue warmth and dreamy haze. Nostalgic and hypnotic. 00:32:05 Elijah Fox – Never Let Me Go Tender, melancholic piano-led piece with intimate emotion and soft jazz warmth. Heartfelt and delicate. Side B 00:34:41 Paul Ellis – Internal External Expansive, flowing ambient with rich harmonic layers and profound spatial depth. Meditative and majestic. 00:39:30 Oscar Rocchi, Franco Godi – Pseudomistica Mysterious Italian library music with occult-tinged melodies and vintage charm. Enigmatic and atmospheric. 00:41:17 Moon Mullins – The Slip Loose, slippery ambient jazz with gentle grooves and hazy, nocturnal feel. Relaxed and smoky. 00:42:49 Alexis Delozanne – trig Precise, minimalist electronic study with clean lines and subtle rhythmic intrigue. Elegant and focused. 00:45:46 The New Honey Shade – Taaffeite Crystalline, gem-like ambient with shimmering textures and quiet luminosity. Delicate and precious. 00:46:12 Green-House – Lichen Maps Organic, botanical ambient with soft synths and earthy, growing warmth. Nurturing and detailed. 00:49:22 Mark Ellery Griffiths – The Meadow Peaceful, sunlit pastoral ambient with gentle field-like openness. Calm and verdant. 00:53:49 Gilroy Mere – The Downs Evocative English landscape ambient with nostalgic, rolling countryside warmth. Pastoral and wistful. 00:57:14 Michael J. York – And They Shall Have Stars Celestial, ritualistic ambient with cosmic drones and transcendent beauty. Majestic and starlit.
Virtual mixtapes for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists, two sets. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
“Evening all. Episode one-five-zero of the Virtual Cassette Library. Subtitled Nothing Them Myth. That’s the track you can hear underneath, and it’s also a location you can find on a map. I filmed it—it’s up on YouTube if you’re curious. I’m Trevor. Ninety minutes, two sides, fifteen tracks each. Tonight you’ll hear Enofa, Mint Deluxe, and my own piece Isolated Elastic Ripples. Andrew Spackman, Akira Film Script on whitelabrecs, and Talkdemonic are in the mix. Later on, Harald Grosskopf, Polypores, and Please Close Your Eyes bring their worlds of ambient, kosmische, and experimental electronics. Labels orbiting here include Third Kind Records, Kahvi Collective, Ingrown, Imaginary North, and Projekt. On the B side: amble, Toxic Chicken, Rob Dobson, Sun Rain, and Moray Newlands. Genres drift from drone and ambient to leftfield folk textures and cosmic synth explorations. The eighth TVCL album is on Bandcamp for pre‑order—it drops when we hit sixteen tracks. Every comment, every like, every subscription keeps the frequencies flowing. So—headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the music claim you.”
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A 90-minute journey with a metaphysical flip at the halfway mark—perfect for a long walk, a mental wander, or a quiet moment alone with the universe. 💌 Want to be part of the transmission? Send your vibrations to: trevlad@gmail.com Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked at the top of each show.
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Here’s a not so original idea for a show, but us nerdy radio profiles get a lot of music through our channels. Quite a bit of it is long form which is not so suited for radio shows. It takes up too much time which means they get left unplayed. I know DJ Space Terrapin hosts Continental Drift but why should he have all the fun? Here’s my version. 8 tracks that have to be at least 12 minutes long. For how ever long that takes. In this episode that being over 2 and a half hours.