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 279. 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 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 1,108 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.
Side A
Volcanic snow dogs race across a mountain ridge under shifting digital skies. Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid – Volcan Snow Dogs. Ship-to-shore light pours over butterfly towers and shaman shoes. Moshi moves through deep-breathing valleys where digital synth motifs drift in soft waves. Wood-workshop percussion rises with new-age swells and bit-crushed vocal haunts, carrying the entire 12th Isle landscape forward in continuous playful motion.
Dawn breaks across layered South Indian folk tones and electronic drums. Sunken Cages – Darantee (with Kuza). Dark synths and industrial textures open into wide deconstructed fields. Kuza’s voice rises as a ghostly aria through the glowing circuitry, the whole surface expanding in resynthesized global club light.
Distant piano figures stretch across a cinematic horizon of dense electronics and layered guitar. Simon Heartfield – Ultimate Creature. Fractured voices drift through insistent percussion and powerful rhythms. The landscape unfolds in patient continuous transformation, every layer of time gathering into one vast evolving field.
Broken synths and scratched CDs release soft electrical pulses across a tired piano from Cornwall. Dave Clarkson – The Age of Static. Warped tapes and power surges open into unexpected luminous forms. The entire space fills with the quiet magic of imperfect signals moving in steady chance patterns.
Growth expands outward from within a single luminous centre. f5point6 – Endogenesis. Jazz roots, Detroit techno currents and ambient electronica rise together in visual colour. Plugins generate intricate patterns that drift like sand across an endless desert or calm water along a deep lake shore, the whole sequence suspended in continuous immersive motion.
Small fires glow in warm intimate circles across a Polish winter landscape. Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Enter the Spiral. Organic tones unfold in unhurried flow. The session opens as a continuous spiral of soft ambiance, each sound tending the fire in quiet shared light.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
Side B
Deep water at the bottom of Lake Mead holds a long continuous recording. Nosferatupac – Capitalism Only Works If It Completely Strips You Of Any Sense Of Dignity Or Self Worth. The lake floor opens into dense submerged textures that keep expanding in slow underwater currents.
Minimal circuits pulse across a wide open field of four instruments. Alex Ringess – State Of Emergency. Corrupted signals, escape trajectories and crystal-clear frequencies rise in continuous sequence. Heat waves and collective cognitive fields stretch outward in steady luminous patterns.
A soft voice holds the line in endless floating space. luxury elite – please stay on the line. The tone remains open and continuous, the entire channel glowing in quiet sustained presence.
Waves move through a cosmic ocean of harmonium, space sounds, guitar, gong, singing bowls, ocean drum, chimes, bass, cello, drums and percussion. Monks Pond – Waves in the Cosmic Ocean. Every instrument expands into the same vast watery light, the whole surface rolling forward in continuous cosmic motion.
Surface tension holds quirky emotive harmonies across twenty years of detailed glitch. Planet Boelex – Surface tension. Small luminous details rise and settle in steady mildly glitched waves, the entire field recommended for headphones in continuous close listening.
Aerospace corridors open across late-seventies industrial horizons of Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn. Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Bonus: Aerospace. Prophet synths and gallons of reverb carry the landscape in continuous nostalgic electronica. Workers and industry glow in soft infinite decay, the whole new-town field expanding in quiet forward light.
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.
Side A 00:00:00 Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid – Volcan Snow Dogs Volcanic snow dogs race across a mountain ridge under shifting digital skies. Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid – Volcan Snow Dogs. Ship-to-shore light pours over butterfly towers and shaman shoes. Moshi moves through deep-breathing valleys where digital synth motifs drift in soft waves. Wood-workshop percussion rises with new-age swells and bit-crushed vocal haunts, carrying the entire 12th Isle landscape forward in continuous playful motion. 00:09:13 Sunken Cages – Darantee (with Kuza) Dawn breaks across layered South Indian folk tones and electronic drums. Sunken Cages – Darantee (with Kuza). Dark synths and industrial textures open into wide deconstructed fields. Kuza’s voice rises as a ghostly aria through the glowing circuitry, the whole surface expanding in resynthesized global club light. 00:12:18 Simon Heartfield – Ultimate Creature Distant piano figures stretch across a cinematic horizon of dense electronics and layered guitar. Simon Heartfield – Ultimate Creature. Fractured voices drift through insistent percussion and powerful rhythms. The landscape unfolds in patient continuous transformation, every layer of time gathering into one vast evolving field. 00:16:46 Dave Clarkson – The Age of Static Broken synths and scratched CDs release soft electrical pulses across a tired piano from Cornwall. Dave Clarkson – The Age of Static. Warped tapes and power surges open into unexpected luminous forms. The entire space fills with the quiet magic of imperfect signals moving in steady chance patterns. 00:23:15 f5point6 – Endogenesis Growth expands outward from within a single luminous centre. f5point6 – Endogenesis. Jazz roots, Detroit techno currents and ambient electronica rise together in visual colour. Plugins generate intricate patterns that drift like sand across an endless desert or calm water along a deep lake shore, the whole sequence suspended in continuous immersive motion. 00:26:51 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Enter the Spiral Small fires glow in warm intimate circles across a Polish winter landscape. Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Enter the Spiral. Organic tones unfold in unhurried flow. The session opens as a continuous spiral of soft ambiance, each sound tending the fire in quiet shared light. Side B 00:33:35 Nosferatupac – Capitalism Only Works If It Completely Strips You Of Any Sense Of Dignity Or Self Worth Deep water at the bottom of Lake Mead holds a long continuous recording. Nosferatupac – Capitalism Only Works If It Completely Strips You Of Any Sense Of Dignity Or Self Worth. The lake floor opens into dense submerged textures that keep expanding in slow underwater currents. 00:35:19 Alex Ringess – State Of Emergency Minimal circuits pulse across a wide open field of four instruments. Alex Ringess – State Of Emergency. Corrupted signals, escape trajectories and crystal-clear frequencies rise in continuous sequence. Heat waves and collective cognitive fields stretch outward in steady luminous patterns. 00:40:07 luxury elite – please stay on the line A soft voice holds the line in endless floating space. luxury elite – please stay on the line. The tone remains open and continuous, the entire channel glowing in quiet sustained presence. 00:40:37 Monks Pond – Waves in the Cosmic Ocean Waves move through a cosmic ocean of harmonium, space sounds, guitar, gong, singing bowls, ocean drum, chimes, bass, cello, drums and percussion. Monks Pond – Waves in the Cosmic Ocean. Every instrument expands into the same vast watery light, the whole surface rolling forward in continuous cosmic motion. 00:45:22 Planet Boelex – Surface tension Surface tension holds quirky emotive harmonies across twenty years of detailed glitch. Planet Boelex – Surface tension. Small luminous details rise and settle in steady mildly glitched waves, the entire field recommended for headphones in continuous close listening. 00:49:09 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Bonus: Aerospace Aerospace corridors open across late-seventies industrial horizons of Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn. Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Bonus: Aerospace. Prophet synths and gallons of reverb carry the landscape in continuous nostalgic electronica. Workers and industry glow in soft infinite decay, the whole new-town field expanding in quiet forward light.
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 274. 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 textured, slightly nocturnal ambient journey through quiet intensity, natural shifts, and digital calm. Side A moves from prowling glass and sea changes into moonlight grass, barrel flowers, reduced beats, and deep geological time. Side B drifts through wormeries, rushing ascent, liquid amber circles, grid edges, digital meditation, and ends on an old road. Overall mood: Contemplative, atmospheric, and gently dynamic — blending organic warmth with subtle tension and quiet modern stillness. Perfect for late-evening listening, deep focus, 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 1,101 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 the sprawling and inventive side-project of Suncastle’s George Evans and Kristofer Thomas aka Paris Texas who together call themselves Glass Roots. Yes it’s an older release from 2020 but as it’s on Triplicate records it means that it’s Name Your Price on Bandcamp. Which suits my unimployed world. Anyway the track is a stomping Idm piece titled “Panther Loud” from the album “The Idiot”. Go grab it for as little as you can. Then a dose of slapped bass in a wonderful track titled “Sea Change” by friend of the shows Emily Sobool, aka Socool who has teamed up with Paul Griffin and released a collection of tunes under the name “Dreams & Riddles” Next, another team up with Elizabeth Joan Kelly aka Orca and David Rodriguez aka Attack! with a highly original piece titled “Grass In The Moonlight” which is a great name so I think I’ll title this episode after it. It’s from a release out on the Mortality Tables label called, yes “Grass In The Moonlight”. This will be followed by, would you believe it?, another duo in the form of Ali O’May and Frazer Brown as Dohnavùr and a captivating synth adventure titled “Flowers In The Barrel” from their latest release “We Owe Each Other Everything” which you can get on vinyl from that Castles In Space that’s in everyones library. After that, not a another duo, o no, a Leeds based act of unknown numbers. Active between 1993-1994 called Adel Music Club. You’ll be treated to some sweet drum breaks and bongos or highly tuned congas in the track titled “Break Beats Nothing” from the release called “Golden Acres” out on the channel supporting FRBH Recordings. Closing Side A is of course another duo. A name all of you know and are probably a bit tired of after this release. It is of course Boards of Canada with the wonderfully wobbly track “Deep Time” from their latest gem “Inferno”. That’s on vinyl in my collection and is available through Warp Records. But first, to set the vibe: Glass Roots and Panther Loud. 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 a founder of Triplicate Records, Mr. Michael Southard aka Time Rival and an exclusive, I dare say, from his Bandcamp subscription library titled “Rush Up” from the album “stay safe out there“ which has an official release on the 2nd of October. Then, speaking of Triplicate Records and their amazing back catalogue I’m playing Belial Pelegrim and an enchanting track titled “Circle of Liquid Ambers”. from the 2020 album “Torus”. Next. No episode of TVCL would be complete without a dose of modular tweakings. We head to another channel supporting label Paris based Hylé Tapes and the artist Aurel Val with the track “Grid’s End” from the album “Mods-1”. Go grab one of the 7 remaining cassettes on Hylé Tapes. Near the end we travel to Genoa, Italy with a downtempo summer vibe piece by artist Brioskj titled “Digital Meditation” from the EP The Persuaders! And that’s another Name Your Price release from Finlands finest label: Kahvi Collective. And finally, a real exclusive track from a true friend of the show. A gentleman fond of words and espicially dialects. Mr. Graham Thorpe who of course is better know as gribbles at least for now. Keep an eye out for upcoming stuff in his own name. Anyway I’m playing a Lemon Jelly flavoured track titled “Owd Roa (Part)” from an upcoming release titled “Agatewards” dropping on boutique label Yellowbelly Records on the 4th of September. Keep an eye out for that. But first, another exclusive, that makes three for this episode! That deserves a subscription from someone out there does it not? Anyway, this is an amazing piece of audio art by Imogen Haley Baker who calls herself Enofa, and a rather haunted track titled “The Wormery” from an album called “Small Modernist House in Woodland Setting” which was sent to me by the wonderful Dan Seville, who runs the equally wonderful Subexotic Records. That will be released on double LP black vinyl from the 14th of August. According to the blurb for this release, Imogen made close to a hundred different pieces of music. A lot of htem, she says, will probably stay on her hard drive for decades. Well if you’re listening Imogen, yoou could enter one in for my quiet figures compilation. Anyway Enjoy…
Side A 00:00:00 Glass Roots – Panther Loud Bold, prowling ambient with glass-edged intensity and quiet predatory presence. Atmospheric and sleek. 00:08:06 Paul Griffin x Socool – Sea Change Transformative, oceanic ambient with shifting tides and collaborative depth. Fluid and reflective. 00:11:25 Orca, Attack! – Grass In The Moonlight Nocturnal, moonlit ambient with soft grass textures and quiet natural wonder. Serene and evocative. 00:14:18 Dohnavùr – Flowers in the Barrel Stark, bittersweet ambient placing fragile blooms against hard containers. Poignant and restrained. 00:19:27 Adel Music Club – Break Beats Nothing Playful, rhythmic ambient that reduces breaks to their quietest essence. Minimal and quirky. 00:21:09 Boards of Canada – Deep Time Classic BoC deep-time haze with warped nostalgia and geological patience. Hypnotic and timeless. Side B 00:28:01 Enofa – The Wormery Earthy, composting ambient with slow organic breakdown and quiet soil life. Grounded and curious. 00:32:17 Time Rival – Rush Up Urgent, ascending ambient with quickening motion and soft forward pull. Dynamic and hopeful. 00:35:00 Belial Pelegrim – Circle of Liquid Ambers Warm, circular ambient with molten amber flow and elegant, looping beauty. Rich and immersive. 00:38:58 Aurel Val – Grid’s End Precise, terminal ambient reaching the edge of structured space. Clean and contemplative. 00:41:04 Brioskj – Digital Meditation Quiet, screen-soft ambient designed for digital stillness and soft focus. Calm and modern. 00:45:25 gribbles – Owd Roa (Part) https://www.yellowbellyrecords.co.uk/ Regional, weathered ambient with old-road character and gentle English texture. Nostalgic and grounded.
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
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 265. 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 buoyant, mystical, and exploratory ambient journey through waters, secrets, astral chaos, and mythical islands. Side A bobs from playful buoys and secret gardens into opening transformations and riverine flows. Side B plunges into black holes, astral disasters, fuzzy warmth, lost islands, and skyway travels. Overall mood: Contemplative, whimsical, and wondrous with a mix of cosy warmth and cosmic mystery. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night 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 1 087 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 Michael Evill who a lot of us know as Shambolic and here in his moniker of “The Music Liberation Front Sweden” with the wonderfully personal track “Edward’s Secret Garden” from the album “This Is The New Record By…” which is available on the Mortality Tables label which I’ll be playing more from in the show. Another label I’ll be playing a couple of tunes from is a favourite of mine. Mystery Circles, here with the Berlin artist arc rae and a piece titled “Lo and Behold” from the album “Bow and Arrow”. After that a spanking new release by Rennes, France based artist Wahn. and the track “Something Opens (Genda Remix)” from the album “Re: Echo Mist Light”. Out on another label who features a couple of times in this episode and in most of my shows. Bulgarias finest, Ivo Petrov curated, Mahorka label. The penultimate track of the first side of the virtual cassette is by Lelystad, Netherlands based outfit TV-99-AD and the tune simply titled “Kess” from the album “Sounds from the Sea Bottom 1995-2000” out on Japanese label FORM@ RECORDS. Finishing off the first half is a track from the album “Aurora In Georgian Bay” by Chris Moore aka Light Vortex. You’ll hear the track “Riverine”. You can still get a CD copy via the Mortality Tables label. But first, to set the vibe is Toronto, Ontario based R&D with the live improvised piece titled “Bobbing for Buoys” from their self released outing “Periscope Depth”. 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 Yzymyr in a piece titled “Astral Disaster” from the album “Ø” which is out on Mahorka. Then off to Nashville, Tennessee and the drifting synth lines of Mike Petruna in the piece “The Fuzz” from the album “Special Herbal Remedies Collection” and that’s out on Labile Records. After that Nottingham, UK based George Evans better known as Suncastle with the 2020 stomper “Hy Brasil” from the nyp album Platformer. Released by Triplicate records. Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based experimental musician Tyler Pursel with an exclusive track titled “Buselik” from the album “In the Pasture of Obsolete Suns” which is being released on the 24th of July on the Mystery Circles label. Finishing us off is Buffalo, New York based legend Survey Channel and the track “Via Skyway” from the remastered version of his fantastic release “Along the Wind Spear” available in a few places like Triplicate records and Rabbithole Club. But first, Finnish artist, Planet Boelex, and a track from the nyp album “Twenty” which is out on the Kahvi Collective label, this is the track“Blackholes”, Enjoy…
Side A 00:00:00 R&D – Bobbing for Buoys Buoyant, playful ambient with bobbing motion and watery, analogue charm. Light and hypnotic. 00:16:42 The Music Liberation Front Sweden – Edward’s Secret Garden Mysterious, secret-garden ambient with eccentricity and hidden, lush wonder. Whimsical and atmospheric. 00:19:54 arc rae – Lo and Behold Surprising, beholden ambient with clean lines and gentle, revelatory elegance. Focused and serene. 00:20:56 Wahn – Something Opens (Genda Remix) Opening, transformative ambient with expanding layers and remixed, genda-like flow. Dynamic and hopeful. 00:25:09 TV-99-AD – Kess Retro-futurist, Kess-inspired ambient with sleek, channelled precision and mysterious energy. 00:29:04 Light Vortex – Riverine Flowing, river-like ambient with liquid motion and gentle, current-driven serenity. Side B 00:32:37 Planet Boelex – Blackholes Vast, gravitational ambient drawn into black holes with swirling, cosmic pull. Dark and immersive. 00:37:05 Yzymyr – Astral Disaster Celestial, disaster-themed ambient with astral chaos and profound, starry turmoil. 00:41:21 Mike Petruna – The Fuzz Warm, fuzzy analogue ambient with soft, distorted charm and relaxed, nostalgic haze. 00:42:35 Suncastle – Hy Brasil Mythical, island-inspired ambient evoking Hy Brasil with sunny, lost-world wonder. 00:46:09 Tyler Pursel – Buselik Turkish makam-inspired ambient with buselik mode elegance and warm, modal beauty. 00:49:59 SURVEY CHANNEL – Via Skyway Skyway-travelling ambient with elevated, highway-like motion and open, aerial freedom.
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?
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 254. 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. Episode 254 is a short, cosy, quirky, and atmospheric ambient journey through frost, awakenings, domestic warmth, and mysterious valleys. Side A moves from chilly pockets and tonal precision into planetary awakening and bedroom authority. Side B drifts through affectionate playfulness, Lovecraftian bicycle rides, plastic rain, and misty rotations. Overall mood: Warm, contemplative, and slightly eccentric with a blend of cosiness, mystery, and gentle wonder. Perfect for relaxed listening, morning reflection, or peaceful evenings. It’s based on the track ”Bedroom Authority” by “Hz & Fisty Kendal” from the release “Now What?” which is available through Third Kind Records. Also on the show is French artist Domotic with a release on Astra Solaria Recordings. A Castles in Space release from Danalogue. Time Rival with a track from a Triplicate Records release. Linear North with a self release which also appears on the community-led magazine MEANS. Protuberance from the Mahorka stable. The B Side blesses us with Glasgow artists Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid from a 12th Isle release. Fellow Swede dweller rikardfvs with a self release that also appears on a Sounds for the Soul Records compilation. Light Vortex with a track from their Mortality Tables release. Finlands Planet Boelex with a track that appears on the Kahvi Collective. And ending the show with an exclusive track from a Mystery Circles release due out on the 24th of July. By Tyler Pursel. First off we have Scottish duo Ali O’May and Frazer Brown also know as Dohnavùr with their piece Frost Pockets from their latest outing “We Owe Each Other Everything” and that’s of course out on Biggleswades shining label Castles in Space. Enjoy…
Side A 00:00:00 Dohnavùr – Frost Pockets Chilly, pocketed ambient with frosty textures and quiet, wintry isolation. Crisp and atmospheric. Artist Bio: Dohnavùr is an ambient duo Ali O’May and Frazer Brown creating cold, landscape-inspired works with Nordic and wintry themes. 00:05:29 DOMOTIC – The Four Tones Precise, tone-focused ambient with four distinct layers and elegant, harmonic balance. Clean and hypnotic. Artist Bio: DOMOTIC is a French electronic/ambient artist known for precise, tonal, and minimalist compositions. 00:06:12 Danalogue – Awakening On The Planet Cosmic, awakening ambient with planetary wonder and gentle, morning-like emergence. Expansive and hopeful. Artist Bio: Danalogue is a cosmic jazz/ambient artist known for exploratory, awakening-themed electronic works. 00:07:37 Time Rival – Cottage Pie Cosy, domestic ambient evoking hearty cottage meals with warm, comforting textures. Nostalgic and inviting. Artist Bio: Time Rival is Richmond, Illinois based Michael Southard, ambient artist incorporating field recordings and natural sounds into peaceful, location-based compositions. 00:09:40 Linear North – the sacred pattern Sacred, geometric ambient with northern precision and profound, patterned stillness. Meditative and structured. Artist Bio: Linear North is an ambient artist exploring open, wild, and northern landscapes through sound. 00:12:22 Protuberance – Dark grey morning Overcast, grey-toned ambient capturing a somber, early-morning mood with subtle tension. Moody and realistic. Artist Bio: Protuberance is an ambient artist from the Mahorka label stable creating moody, atmospheric works inspired by everyday natural phenomena. 00:15:55 Hz & Fisty Kendal – Bedroom Authority Intimate, authoritative ambient with bedroom warmth and playful, personal dominance. Quirky and close. Artist Bio: Hz & Fisty Kendal collaborate here with quirky, intimate, and playful ambient electronic works. Side B 00:20:07 Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid – Moshi Likes It Playful, cat-approved ambient with gentle, affectionate textures and light-hearted charm. Artist Bio: Glaswegian artists Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid collaborate here with playful, nature- and animal-inspired ambient pieces. 00:22:53 rikardfvs – Bicycling in the Miskatonic Valley Adventurous, Lovecraftian-tinged ambient with bicycle motion and mysterious valley atmosphere. Quirky and evocative. Artist Bio: rikardfvs is a Swedish ambient artist creating quirky, location-inspired works with literary and adventurous themes. 00:27:17 Light Vortex – Plastic Rain Synthetic, plastic rain ambient with artificial droplets and shimmering, unnatural beauty. Artist Bio: Light Vortex is an ambient artist here exploring synthetic and unnatural weather phenomena. 00:30:46 Planet Boelex – Double standards Psychedelic, dual-layered ambient exploring contradictions with swirling, boelex-like patterns. Artist Bio: Finlands Planet Boelex is an ambient artist creating psychedelic, dual-natured, and pattern-based soundscapes. 00:35:03 Tyler Pursel – Mist Rotations Rotating, misty ambient with soft, cyclical fog and gentle, turning motion. Dreamlike and serene. Artist Bio: Philadelphia-based experimental musician and visual artist Tyler Pursel is an ambient artist known for favoring slow pressure over spectacle.
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.
Based on the track “MIZUBURO” by “silentwave” from the release “TSURUKAME NIGHT”. Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. A dreamy, cosmic, and introspective ambient journey through weird dreams, vast time scales, and organic wonder. Side A drifts from surreal quirkiness and water fluidity into absolute stillness and orbital grace. Side B expands into geological eons, warped nostalgia, polished sea glass, and microscopic cellular life. Overall mood: Contemplative, whimsical, and expansive with a blend of warmth, mystery, and quiet wonder. Perfect for deep listening, relaxation, or late-night immersion. 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.
Side A 00:00:00 Brioskj – A Weird Dream Surreal, dreamlike ambient with quirky, off-kilter textures and gentle absurdity. Playful and immersive. Artist Bio: Brioskj is an ambient artist creating quirky, surreal, electronic soundscapes. 00:05:19 Mike Petruna – Why Not Laid-back, exploratory ambient with warm analogue tones and a casual, philosophical curiosity. Relaxed and inviting. Artist Bio: Mike Petruna is an ambient musician known for warm, exploratory, and thoughtful analogue works. 00:09:46 silentwave – MIZUBURO Fluid, water-inspired ambient with smooth, bubbling textures and deep, meditative calm. Serene and liquid. Artist Bio: silentwave is an ambient artist specializing in meditative soundscapes. 00:13:58 Dark Fidelity Hi Fi – Floatations Buoyant, uplifting ambient with glowing electronics and a sense of emotional levitation. Warm and hopeful. Artist Bio: Dark Fidelity Hi Fi (Rick Jones) is a Manchester producer blending electronic atmospheres with emotional depth and personal reflection. 00:17:00 Yzymyr – Absolute Pure, absolute ambient with stark minimalism and profound, unadorned stillness. Clean and contemplative. Artist Bio: Yzymyr is an ambient artist focused on pure, minimal, and sonic explorations. 00:21:20 Olio Flux – Orbiting Graceful, orbital ambient with smooth circular motion and cosmic, weightless beauty. Artist Bio: Olio Flux is an ambient project exploring cosmic motion through textured electronics. Side B 00:23:57 Thaneco – Billion Year Cycles Are Moments Vast, geological ambient compressing eons into fleeting moments with deep time resonance. Epic and humbling. Artist Bio: Thaneco is an ambient artist creating space-themed, narrative-driven electronic works. 00:29:49 Boards of Canada – I Saw Through Platonia Eerie, warped nostalgia with classic BoC analogue haze and a glimpse into an uncanny realm. Mysterious and hypnotic. Artist Bio: Boards of Canada are the iconic Scottish duo known for warped nostalgia, analogue warmth, and eerie electronic soundscapes. 00:31:58 Noodle Therapy – Sea Glass Smooth, tumbled ambient with polished, sea-worn textures and gentle, healing calm. Soothing and beautiful. Artist Bio: Noodle Therapy is an ambient artist crafting smooth, healing, and nature-inspired soundscapes. 00:36:39 Mark Barrott – Variation (III) Subtle, Balearic-tinged ambient with warm variation and gentle, land-inspired elegance. Artist Bio: Mark Barrott is a Balearic and ambient producer known for warm, earthy, and sun-drenched soundscapes. 00:40:07 Solar Phasing – Cell Division Organic, microscopic ambient capturing the wonder of cellular life with luminous, dividing patterns. Artist Bio: Solar Phasing is an ambient artist focused cosmic reflection. 00:44:30 Grant Beasley – Subspace Deep, dimensional ambient exploring hidden subspaces with rich, layered textures and cosmic depth. Artist Bio: Grant Beasley is a Sunderland-based ambient musician creating space-inspired, expansive soundscapes with analogue warmth.
Based on the track “Amber (feat. Itamar Ziegler)” by “Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed” from the album “Reverie”. Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. A warm, groovy, and cinematic journey through jazz-funk, psychedelic grooves, French electronic cool, and sunrise optimism. Side A blends raw Afrobeat energy with sophisticated library jazz and spiritual fusion. Side B cruises with laid-back psych-funk, quirky electronica, and feel-good house before ending on radiant, dreamy highs. Overall mood: Stylish, sun-kissed, and soulful with a strong retro-cinematic flair. Perfect for golden-hour drives, warm evenings, or chilled dancing. Highly groovy and immersive. 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.
Side A 00:00:00 Nu Guinea, Tony Allen – Howls Funky Afrobeat groove powered by Tony Allen’s legendary rhythms and warm electronic jazz-psych energy. Alive and infectious. 00:04:55 Air – How Does It Make You Feel? Smooth, seductive French electronic with breathy vocals, lush production, and late-night sensual charm. Cool and hypnotic. 00:09:17 Dos Palos – Lady Of The Westway [Andi Hanley Rework] Laid-back Northern Soul rework with deep grooves, warm bass, and breezy Westway sunshine. Groovy and nostalgic. 00:16:20 Mahavishnu Orchestra – Pastoral Epic jazz-fusion beauty with soaring guitar, intricate rhythms, and spiritual, pastoral majesty. Transcendent. 00:19:26 Brian Bennett – The Prowler Sleazy, cinematic library funk with tight breaks and shadowy, prowling menace. Cool and characterful. 00:20:56 Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed – Amber (feat. Itamar Ziegler) Smoky, deeply grooving jazz with rich reeds, warm bass, and soulful Middle Eastern flavour. Immersive and swinging. Side B 00:24:23 Domenique Dumont – Quasi Quasi Playful, quirky French electronic pop with charming melodies and light, bouncy grooves. Delightful and whimsical. 00:28:11 Khruangbin – Mr. White Psychedelic, dub-tinged instrumental funk with deep bass, shimmering guitar, and laid-back swagger. Hypnotic. 00:32:19 Jimi Tenor – Moonfolks Cosmic, eccentric jazz-electronica with quirky synths and interstellar lounge vibes. Weird and wonderful. 00:37:00 Breakbot – Another Dawn (feat. Irfane) Slick French house/funk with smooth vocals, funky bass, and optimistic sunrise energy. Feel-good and danceable. 00:40:32 Albin – Vinterkassetten Chilled, wintry Swedish electronic with warm cassette tones and cozy, melancholic grooves. Atmospheric and intimate. 00:44:25 Tycho – Sunrise Projector Lush, shimmering electronic with dreamy guitars, pulsing beats, and golden sunrise glow. Beautiful and uplifting.
Based on the track “Minilogue 2” by “Nick May” from the album “Sketches: Ambient Works”. Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. A deeply personal and introspective ambient journey centered on nostalgia, home, memory, and inner reflection. Side A opens with warm, tape-saturated domestic quietude before drifting into airy lightness, submerged depths, and gentle sorrow. Side B moves inward with meditative loops, nocturnal mystery, and ghostly Aphex Twin beauty, ending on serene harbour echoes and minimal elegance. Overall mood: Nostalgic, melancholic, and intimately comforting with subtle darkness and quiet wonder. It feels like sitting alone in an empty childhood home on a warm afternoon, lost in thought. Perfect for deep listening, meditation, reflection, or unwinding in solitude. 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.
Side A 00:00:00 Akira Film Script – N3-71 Intimate, nostalgic ambient captured in a childhood home using field recordings, cassette tape, and warm analogue hiss. Quiet reflections filled with distant prop planes, birds, clock chimes, and soft domestic silence — deeply personal and comforting. 00:07:59 Intact Veils – Imago of Air Light, airy ambient portrait of wind and atmosphere with delicate, flowing textures. Ethereal and weightless. 00:12:26 phorme – drowning myself in poison Dark, immersive ambient with heavy, intoxicating drones and a sense of sinking surrender. Brooding and hypnotic. 00:13:27 applecore – deepwater Submerged, liquid ambient with muffled depths and gentle underwater movement. Calm and enveloping. 00:20:02 Arcane Trickster – Homeworld (Ambient Mix) Warm, expansive homecoming ambient with soft glowing layers and comforting familiarity. Peaceful and welcoming. 00:24:02 Blank Embrace – Sorrow Melancholic, minimalist ambient wrapped in gentle sorrow and emotional restraint. Poignant and tender. Side B 00:29:53 Ghostloop – Inside Introspective, looping ambient exploring inner spaces with soft, repetitive warmth. Meditative and cocooning. 00:35:53 Belial Pelegrim – 214 Sparse, nocturnal ambient with subtle tension and cinematic distance. Cool and mysterious. 00:38:23 Aphex Twin – #7 Classic Aphex Twin weirdness — delicate, shifting ambient with ghostly melodies and subtle unease. Beautifully unsettling. 00:44:41 Solace Road – Echoes of Moment Gentle, echoing ambient capturing fleeting moments with warm resonance and quiet reflection. 00:49:32 David Cordero – El Rincón Del Puerto Atmospheric, harbour-side ambient with nautical melancholy and soft coastal textures. Evocative and serene. 00:55:00 Nick May – Minilogue 2 Minimal, refined ambient with subtle melodic touches and patient, flowing elegance. Graceful closer.
Based on the track “Fratelli” from the album “Fourrure Sounds Vol. 3 to 6” by “DOMOTIC”. Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. A warm, eclectic, and nature-infused ambient journey that blends cosmic exploration with earthly intimacy and gentle nostalgia. Side A flows from soulful analogue psych-jazz and wide-open horizons into playful textures, misty mountains, celestial arrivals, and deep mythological atmospheres. Side B shifts toward cosy, reflective minimalism — featuring modular whimsy, vintage warmth, cabin-bound peace, and tidal serenity. Overall mood: Hopeful, contemplative, and gently psychedelic with a strong organic warmth. It feels like a sunlit walk through forests and fields that slowly transitions into star-gazing at dusk. Perfect for relaxed deep listening, daytime dreaming, or evening unwinding. 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.
Side A 00:00:00 Misha Panfilov – Deep Breath Warm, soulful analogue psych-jazz with rich grooves and a deep, cleansing exhale. Hypnotic and immersive. 00:02:04 Scholars of the Peak – Eyes On The Horizon, Ears Tuned To The Deep Expansive, contemplative ambient with wide-open horizons and subtle oceanic undercurrents. Serene and attentive. 00:05:36 gribbles – bouce (beatless) Floating, rubbery ambient with gentle bounce and playful, weightless textures. Light and charming. 00:08:17 Vic Mars – Picws Du (long version) Misty, mountainous Welsh ambient with brooding beauty and long, atmospheric development. Dramatic and evocative. 00:14:24 Happy Hearts – Nature Playing With Birds Bright, joyful ambient celebrating birdsong and natural playfulness. Sunny and uplifting. 00:16:52 Caught In Joy – Surface Halo Glowing, radiant ambient with shimmering halos of light and celestial warmth. Beautiful and luminous. 00:17:51 Danalogue – Arrival at Rho Ophiochi Cosmic jazz-fusion journey with interstellar wonder and smooth propulsion. Adventurous and dreamy. 00:19:26 The Metamorph – Volatile Power Unstable, shape-shifting analogue electronics with raw energy and tension. Dynamic and unpredictable. 00:22:37 Camp of Wolves – Amongst Firs Dark, forested ambient with pine-scented mystery and earthy ritualistic tones. Atmospheric and wild. 00:23:39 deepspace – Arcadia=Geographica=Hydros Vast, mythological ambient merging land, water, and utopian dreams. Deep, flowing, and cinematic. Side B 00:29:07 Günter Schlienz – Trinkbrunnen Gentle, bubbling modular ambient inspired by a drinking fountain. Playful, refreshing, and minimal. 00:33:48 Barigozzi Group – White Neck Elegant, vintage Italian library jazz with sophisticated grooves and smooth sophistication. 00:36:11 4T Thieves – Unconventionality Quirky, off-kilter ambient with experimental charm and subtle rhythmic intrigue. 00:40:21 Omni Gardens – Sunday Robe Cosy, lazy Sunday ambient with soft synths and intimate, robe-wrapped comfort. Warm and relaxed. 00:42:37 Synthetic Villains – Burying the Time Capsule Nostalgic, slightly eerie ambient reflecting on time, memory, and buried futures. Reflective and poignant. 00:43:09 Visible Light – Cabin Song Intimate, cabin-bound ambient with warm wooden tones and peaceful isolation. Cosy and heartfelt. 00:46:30 DOMOTIC – Fratelli Melodic, brotherly electronic warmth with gentle grooves and emotional connection. 00:48:32 Andrea Castiglioni – Before Sailing – an Ecology of Mind Thoughtful, pre-departure ambient with ecological awareness and calm anticipation. Mature and serene. 00:53:13 Vandus – Tidepools Gentle, tidal ambient exploring small ecosystems with delicate movement and marine calm. Detailed and meditative.
Open-hearted, wistful, and emotionally rich with a strong cinematic feel.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to episode 207 of the 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 tracks “At One With The Woods” by CommsBreakdown and “A Moonlit Crop Circle Timelapse” from the upcoming compilation album “The Mystery of the Night” curated by yours truly. Shout out to John, Steve and all the artists so far to contribute to what’s looking to be a fantastic collection. Also a massive thank you to Audio Obscura for sharing his upcoming album “Dream States”. Labels Mystery Circles, Machine Records, Castles In Space, and See Blue Audio for sponsoring the channel with material. A dreamy, atmospheric journey through cosmic ambient, gentle electronica, and cinematic textures with a strong sense of wonder and introspection. Side A moves from vast space-castle dreams and delicate minimalism into warm dub bliss, rain-streaked melancholy, and nostalgic instrumental storytelling. Side B expands into brainwave cosmic pulses, forest immersion, mysterious moonlit visions, and intricate winding electronics. Overall mood: Ethereal, contemplative, and subtly adventurous. It feels like drifting between inner worlds, rainy windows, starry skies, and hidden forest clearings — perfect for late-night listening, focused work, or quiet escapism. Warm, immersive, and pleasantly hypnotic throughout. 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. 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 Audio Obscura – I Once Dreamt of Building Castles in Space Expansive, dreamy ambient with soaring cosmic textures and wide-eyed wonder. Beautifully spacious and uplifting. 00:05:21 david rothbaum – four Minimal, delicate ambient with gentle piano-like tones and quiet introspection. Sparse and luminous. 00:06:54 Subordinate Clause – Only Mine Radio Edit Smooth, melodic electronic pop with warm grooves and subtle emotional pull. Catchy and atmospheric. 00:11:45 Dubberrookie – Dub-bliss Warm, rolling dub-ambient with blissful basslines and echoing textures. Deeply relaxed and immersive. 00:19:11 Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop / Wavefiler – Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop – Rain Windows Gentle, rain-streaked ambient with soft pulsing layers and melancholic beauty. Intimate and soothing. 00:21:37 Time Rival – Adapter Precise, rhythmic electronic minimalism with clever sequencing and subtle drive. Focused and hypnotic. 00:24:21 Stereo Minus One – Lifetimes In-Between (instrumental) Cinematic, nostalgic instrumental with warm analogue tones and emotional storytelling. Reflective and heartfelt. Side B 00:28:28 Danalogue – Theta Wave Convergence Cosmic, brainwave-inspired ambient with deep pulsing drones and transcendent flow. Hypnotic and expansive. 00:34:59 CommsBreakdown – At One With The Woods Organic, forest-immersed ambient with rich natural textures and peaceful grounding. Lush and meditative. with a dash of sax 00:39:25 f5point6 – La femme au port Atmospheric, cinematic electronic with French elegance and misty harbour melancholy. Stylish and evocative. 00:45:03 Masefield Labs – A Moonlit Crop Circle Timelapse Mysterious, nocturnal ambient with shimmering otherworldly tones and subtle wonder. Enchanting and eerie. 00:49:08 Planet Boelex – Rabbitholes Intricate, winding IDM/electronic with playful complexity and deep listening reward. Quirky and absorbing. 00:52:24 Rhombus Index – Digital Anemone (NRV Remix) Flowing, organic electronic remix with pulsing rhythms and sea-creature fluidity. Dynamic and elegant closer.
Open-hearted, wistful, and emotionally rich with a strong cinematic feel.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to episode 205 of the 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 “mabel” by Linear North from the album “We Thought It Was Normal”. Shout out to Linear North for sending me the album. Also shoutouts to Mystery Circles, Mahorka, Cyclical Dreams, Imaginary North and Rupert Lally for sponsoring the channel with material. Also thanks to CommsBreakdown for being the latest artists to appear on the upcoming compilation The Mystery of the Night. There’s still time to get yours in. June 24th is the deadline. This is a flowing mix of expansive ambient, emotional introspection, and gentle cinematic storytelling. Side A opens with wide-open airy landscapes and healing warmth before moving through melancholic waltzes, intricate rhythms, and reflective urban tones. Side B brings playful quirkiness, hazy nostalgia, romantic filmic moments, and closes with darker, ritualistic depth. Overall mood: Open-hearted, wistful, and emotionally rich with a strong cinematic feel. It shifts from bright, spacious hopefulness into warmer nostalgia and subtle darkness — ideal for thoughtful listening, road trips, or evening reflection. Intimate yet expansive with lovely emotional range. 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. So settle in, turn it up a bit, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it. No breaks, just the music.
Side A 00:00:00 Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop / Wavefiler – Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop – Wide Open Spaces Expansive, breezy ambient with wide cinematic pads and airy openness. Light, hopeful, and spacious. 00:05:16 Tom Bragl – Exposed to be healed Gentle, healing ambient with warm evolving textures and soft emotional release. Tender and restorative. 00:10:41 Fallen – Our Neverending Waltz Melancholic, looping ambient waltz with graceful sadness and infinite repetition. Poignant and hypnotic. 00:15:03 Time Rival – Four in Hand Intricate, rhythmic electronic minimalism with subtle drive and clean layering. Precise and engaging. 00:18:14 Linear North – mabel Warm, melodic ambient with gentle northern light and nostalgic softness. Intimate and comforting. 00:18:59 MiDi BiTCH – Barbican Centre [London] Atmospheric, urban-inspired ambient with concrete resonance and subtle architectural depth. Cool and reflective. Side B 00:24:31 SUUB – Straight In No Kissin’ Playful, quirky electronic groove with cheeky energy and offbeat charm. Fun and characterful. 00:28:16 CRSY – Reminiscence Nostalgic, hazy ambient with warm reminiscing tones and soft emotional glow. Dreamy and heartfelt. 00:33:07 Zerfranzt – Edward Darkly elegant electronic with mysterious undertones and subtle cinematic tension. Atmospheric and refined. 00:38:21 Kilometre Club – Open Roads (with Raphah) [Splinter Forceps Remix] Road-trip ambient with expansive horizons, warm textures, and gentle forward motion. Open and liberating. 00:46:05 Rupert Lally – If This Was A Movie (We’d Be Together) Romantic, filmic ambient with wistful beauty and emotional storytelling quality. Tender and cinematic. 00:49:28 Stewart Keller – Blood Stained Cauldron Dark, ritualistic ambient with occult warmth and simmering intensity. Mysterious and immersive closer.
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.
Based on the track “Ectoplasmically Yours” by a great friend of the channel, a super chap and one of my few subscribers Gareth Evans also known as “HDRF”. This is a live set from Stafford EMOM on May 8. 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.
00:00:00 HDRF – Ectoplasmically Yours Ghostly, swirling ambient techno with ethereal textures and subtle rhythmic undertow. Haunting and hypnotic. 00:16:30 Lo Five – Depths You Will Never Fathom Dark, submerged ambient with heavy low-end drones and oceanic mystery. Deep, claustrophobic, and immersive. 00:22:05 Dollkraut – La Banda Dello Scorpione SEQ. 2 Pulsing, retro-futurist synthwave with Italian horror soundtrack vibes. Sleazy, driving, and cinematic. 00:23:41 Urulu – 9045XY Minimal deep house with crisp percussion and warm, rolling basslines. Smooth, late-night groover. 00:28:54 Arovane – Woven Delicate, intricate IDM/ambient with fragile melodies and organic electronic weave. Beautifully detailed. 00:30:35 Darren Nye – A View From The 4Th Dimension (Version 2) Floating, multi-dimensional ambient with spacious synths and gentle movement. Expansive and weightless. 00:36:33 John Louis Kluck – Rising Orb Warm, glowing ambient electronics with slow-building cosmic light. Radiant and meditative. 00:41:06 Koresma – Clouds Downtempo chill with soft beats, dreamy pads, and airy atmosphere. Floating and serene. 00:44:17 Moray Newlands – A Love Of Books Intimate, literary ambient with warm analogue tones and quiet nostalgia. Cozy and reflective. 00:47:30 Pabellón Sintético – Metamorfosis Evolving synthetic soundscapes with organic transformation and rich textures. Hypnotic and alive. 00:50:47 Payta – Passing Time Gentle, time-dissolving ambient with soft pulses and melancholic warmth. Patient and comforting. 00:52:41 Salvatore Mercatante – Le Corne Mysterious, ritualistic electronics with dark, horn-like resonances. Atmospheric and slightly ominous. 00:53:07 SiP – Hard Times Laid-back global grooves with soulful, resilient melodies. Warm and quietly uplifting. 00:58:45 Kilometre Club – Lowered Slow, tape-saturated ambient drift with warm, lowered horizons. Hazy and deeply relaxing. 00:59:16 The Future Sound Of London – Cascade Classic FSOL liquid ambience with flowing textures and futuristic melancholy. Immersive and timeless. 01:05:02 Ernest Hood – At The Store Lo-fi environmental jazz with zither, field recordings, and gentle small-town nostalgia. Warmly intimate. 01:10:59 Christian Wittman – Stellar Winds Cosmic ambient with sweeping stellar drones and celestial movement. Vast and windswept. 01:14:13 Jeremiah Chiu – Nineteen Delicate, minimalist ambient with subtle piano-like tones and tender emotion. Quietly luminous. 01:15:33 IDTiL – Fractal Anomaly Glitchy, fractal IDM/ambient with twisting patterns and digital unease. Intricate and mind-bending. 01:21:13 Cub-cub – Salvia Time Distortion Psychedelic, time-warping ambient with salvia-inspired surrealism. Trippy and disorienting. 01:21:57 Duke Hugh – Your Number Laid-back, jazzy electronic soul with warm chords and mellow grooves. Smooth and heartfelt. 01:26:50 Sababa 5 – Dreams of Love – (Instrumental) Dreamy Middle Eastern psych-funk with hypnotic melodies and gentle propulsion. Blissful and transportive.
Good day to you listeners, wherever you are. This is Trevor. Welcome once again to one of these spontaneous episodes – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that appears somewhere inside the set itself. This episode titled Finite Prophecy World is based on the track Prophecy At 1420 MHz by Boards of Canada, from the album Inferno, which comes out on May 29 via Warp Records. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe. So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it. If you can subscribe, even if it’s just for the month it would be a great help. Right then… here we go.
00:00:00 Boreal Network – Radio North Nostalgic Boards of Canada-style IDM/ambient with warm, detuned synths and hazy downtempo grooves. Northern, melancholic, and beautifully analogue. 00:04:23 Loopatronica – Part 3. Megaheadphoneboy Hive Of Morpheus Remix Dreamy, hypnotic remix with swirling electronics and deep, immersive layers. Psychedelic and sleep-inducing in the best way. 00:11:19 Hyperlink Dream Sync – Hyperlink Dream Sync Glitchy, retro-futurist synthwave/IDM with vaporwave nostalgia. Bright, digital, and playfully syncopated. 00:16:10 Jetfire Prime – Medieval Knievel (Unreleased Demo) Energetic, adventurous electronic with a bold, stuntman spirit. Raw demo energy full of character. 00:18:14 Simon Heartfield – Summer Paintings Warm, melodic ambient/electronic with gentle, impressionistic layers. Sunny, reflective, and painterly. 00:21:03 Eafhm – Luzne (Part ll) Atmospheric, flowing electronic with organic textures and serene progression. Hypnotic and immersive. 00:24:19 CIALYN – Sunset birds ballet Delicate, avian-inspired ambient with graceful melodies and twilight warmth. Light, balletic, and enchanting. 00:27:18 DaoLogic – Single Malt Sunset Smooth, warming downtempo with rich, whisky-like tones. Mellow, golden-hour vibes and gentle grooves. 00:29:44 Erothyme – Pinpoint Sol Cosmic, star-gazing electronic with crystalline synths and expansive feel. Bright, focused, and celestial. 00:34:08 Giants of Discovery – Living In A Monochromatic World Reflective, monochrome-hued ambient/electronic with subtle emotional depth. Introspective and atmospheric. 00:38:35 Faex Optim – Finite Forms Crisp IDM with intricate rhythms and clean, geometric structures. Precise, playful, and intellectually satisfying. 00:41:25 Boards of Canada – Prophecy At 1420 MHz Eerie, mid-tempo groove with ominous narration and signature warped nostalgia. Cosmic, unsettling, and instantly recognisable. 00:45:18 Panama Fleets – Bounty & Mutiny Adventurous, nautical-tinged electronic with rolling grooves and pirate spirit. Swashbuckling and immersive. 00:49:23 Sulci – Epoch Deep, geological ambient with textured layers and sense of vast time. Ancient, resonant, and contemplative. 00:52:58 Koett – Giberboreya Hypnotic, northern-inspired electronica with mythic, wintry atmosphere. Cold beauty and subtle propulsion. 00:57:56 Bison – Familiar Stranger (Baldelli & Diongi Remix) Cosmic disco/italo remix with warm, funky bass and dreamy textures. Groovy, expansive, and balearic. 01:03:47 Arda (io) – 45×41:www Experimental, electronic with intricate, coded patterns. Abstract, digital, and curiously hypnotic.
Music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that appears somewhere inside the set itself. This episode titled Right Balance Mirage is based on the track You Are On The Right Track by Danalogue, from the album Teleportations, which comes out on May 29 via the channel champion label Castles In Space. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe. So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it. If you can subscribe, even if it’s just for the month it would be a great help. Right then… here we go.
00:00:00 Synthetic Villains – Once is Nothing Off-kilter electronic track from the Smoker’s Children album. It features dinky beats, vintage bleeps, and quirky textures characteristic of the UK artist’s playful, slightly experimental synth style. 00:01:09 The South Coast Synth Ensemble – Blackbird Synth-driven piece from the Modern Electronics Volume 1 library on the Castles in Space Subscription Library. It delivers warm, melodic electronic tones with a nostalgic, retro-futurist feel. 00:03:40 Danalogue – You Are On The Right Track Uplifting track from the Teleportations solo album by Dan Leavers (The Comet Is Coming / Soccer96). It blends shimmering kosmische, liquid jazz-funk, and euphoric space-disco elements into a warm, transformative journey. 00:06:10 Lovelock – Washington Park Atmospheric electronic cut from Steve Moore’s Washington Park album. It evokes introspective, cinematic moods with the award-winning composer’s signature synth work. 00:10:06 Christopher Fantasy – Out of Balance Ambient electronic piece inspired by the film Koyaanisqatsi (“life out of balance”). It contrasts organic beauty with mechanistic structures through chillout, microhouse, and melodic techno textures. 00:16:43 Martin Stürtzer – Callisto Orbiter Deep ambient / space music from the Lander Modules album. It offers drifting, atmospheric layers evoking orbital journeys around Jupiter’s moon. 00:26:02 Dan Hastie, Terin Ector – Mirage Exotic, lush funk library track from Crows Height (Madlib Invazion series). It continues in the vein of groovy, cinematic 70s-inspired grooves by the Orgone members. 00:27:19 Dan Ubick – The Villa Dramatic soul / library piece from Magnetic Fields (Madlib Invazion). It delivers rich, cinematic funk with emotional depth from the Connie Price & The Keystones contributor. 00:28:37 Caught In Joy – Cassiopean Waves Immersive analog electronic journey from the Cassiopea album. It features real-time composed, hypnotic textures designed for deep listening and cosmic flow. 00:35:11 Frequency Control Centre – Two.Seven.Four Precise, analog-infused electronic track from Analogs of Traces. It explores controlled frequencies and subtle evolving patterns in a minimalist electronic style. 00:40:31 Alexander R. Cargill Esq. – A Word From The Chairman Of The Parish Council Hauntological electronic oddity from the WF 85 – Bromham release. It channels quirky, retro British public information film vibes with a surreal twist 00:41:25 dogs versus shadows – Nightwatch Liminal, hauntological drone/electronica from Oscilloghost. It creates uncanny, space-distorting atmospheres with a nocturnal, unsettling edge. 00:42:37 Stiletti-Ana – Auto Beats Mechanical, rhythmic electronic track from Automat Musik. It blends quirky beats and Helsinki-based experimental flair into hypnotic grooves. 00:46:34 gribbles – Interplay Short, eclectic electronic piece from the Tomorrow E.P.. It showcases playful, home-recorded textures in a concise, eclectic style. 00:47:54 HDRF – Spectralis Part One Hypnotic, spectral electronic exploration from the Spectralis album. It features immersive, otherworldly textures from the prolific UK artist and good friend of the channel. 00:50:53 The GulfFire – First Hour Atmospheric soundtrack-style track from Mission Tapes Vol. I. It builds tense, cinematic electronic moods perfect for late-night immersion. 00:53:00 Misha Panfilov – Pear Blossoms Warm, psychedelic analog groove from Frutaria Electrónica. It blends soul, jazz, and hypnotic repetition with the Estonian artist’s signature cinematic touch. 00:56:31 Belbury Poly – Cantalus Ghost Box hauntological classic from The Belbury Tales. It delivers whimsical, retro British electronic storytelling with a folk-tinged, mysterious charm. 00:59:16 Synthetic Villains – Thrice is Twice Too Many Quirky, from Smoker’s Children. It continues the artist’s signature mix of vintage synths, and offbeat electronic charm. 00:59:38 Thomas Clausen – Bio Rhythm No.3 Vintage 1970s library music funk / soul piece. It offers short, energetic, and groovy rhythms typical of classic production music catalogs.
00:00:00 Nu Guinea, Tony Allen – Howls Funky Afrobeat reworking of Tony Allen’s rhythms with electronic jazz-psych energy. Groovy, percussive, and full of life. 00:04:25 Wax Machine – Face Of All Psychedelic folk-rock with dreamy, wandering grooves and hazy textures. Warm, exploratory, and gently hypnotic. 00:06:09 Okay Temiz – Denizalti Rüzgarlan Vibrant Turkish percussion and cosmic jazz fusion. Energetic, rhythmic, and joyfully eclectic. 00:09:14 Misha Panfilov – Eureka Warm analog psych-jazz with soulful grooves and hypnotic repetition. Cinematic, funky, and deeply immersive. 00:17:58 Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart – No Change Is Sexy Dub-infused post-punk with heavy bass and world rhythms. Raw, hypnotic, and politically charged. 00:21:38 Mong Tong – Jou-Tau Sample-based Taiwanese psychedelic trip with swirling textures and ritualistic energy. Mysterious and propulsive. 00:25:58 SiP – Malabar Laid-back global grooves with sunny, melodic charm. Breezy and effortlessly digable. 00:33:31 Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 – Entrance Psychedelic rock with Eastern-tinged hypnosis and fuzzy warmth. Trippy, immersive, and beautifully meandering. 00:35:25 Skyjelly – I Know (Brainquake remix) Dreamy, warped electronic remix with floating textures and subtle glitch. Ethereal and mind-bending. 00:39:48 Bobby Oroza, El Michels Affair – Losing It Soulful retro vibes with tight horns, lush production, and heartfelt vocals. Smooth and heartfelt. 00:42:40 Amin Payne x Hari Sivanesan – Intraditional Fusion of traditional Indian elements with modern beats and global grooves. Intricate, respectful, and vibrant. 00:44:55 La Chooma – Lonely Atmospheric, melancholic electronic with subtle tropical undertones. Intimate and reflective. 00:48:41 Sababa 5 – Descent Middle Eastern psych-funk grooves with driving rhythms and hypnotic melodies. Funky and transportive. 00:49:12 El Michels Affair, Bobby Oroza – Stack The Deck Tight, cinematic soul with swaggering horns and cool vocals. Vintage-inspired and instantly catchy. 00:52:22 MARINERO – Through the Fog Misty, atmospheric Latin-tinged folk with dreamy production. Haunting and poetic. 00:55:33 CV Vision – Tropical (Drop Out) Lo-fi tropical psych with hazy, sun-soaked grooves. Relaxed and blissfully detached. 00:56:46 Ivan Von Engelberger’s Asteroid – Thought Forms Spacey, improvisational jazz-rock with cosmic exploration. Trippy and expansive. 01:00:44 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Crossing Drifting Sands Ambient desert soundscapes with drifting textures and subtle tension. Evocative and cinematic. 01:04:21 Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Lobbo Saharan blues meets lush psych grooves. Warm, hypnotic, and beautifully collaborative. 01:08:02 Dr. Quandary – Linear A Mysterious, sample-heavy beats with ancient script vibes. Abstract, head-nodding, and intriguing. 01:10:14 Elite Beat – Budget Dancehall Playful, lo-fi dancehall with raw energy and cheeky charm. Fun, bouncy, and infectious. 01:13:48 Arp – Folding Water Ambient electronic minimalism with fluid, rippling textures. Meditative and serene. 01:18:33 Gábor Szabó, The California Dreamers – White Rabbit Psychedelic jazz guitar take on the classic—elegant, groovy, and enchantingly trippy. 01:20:39 Monsters At Work – Magic Morning Uplifting, whimsical electronic folk with bright melodies. Feel-good and sparkling. 01:22:34 Chocolate Hills, The Orb – Cracking Kraken Dubby, oceanic ambient with The Orb’s signature weirdness. Deep, immersive, and playful. 01:24:41 Psyché – Angizia Dreamy psych-pop with lush layers and emotional depth. Enchanting and cinematic. 01:28:02 Siti Muharam – Pakistan Powerful taarab-inspired vocals with rich East African grooves. Soulful and culturally resonant. 01:34:00 Tapes – Silence Please Minimal ambient tape loops and gentle textures. Quiet, spacious, and perfectly calming.
A place to let loose. A short break from the ambience that usually dominated the channel.
Back with another outing of Alone on the Dance Floor.
This series comes out whenever I can make the time to create them. Like all my shows. I am not affiliated with any station and do not get paid for this work. I rely entirely on labels and artists sending me material, an unquenchable thirst for sharing great sounds, a handful of Mixcloud subscribers and a few sales from Bandcamp.
Hey everyone… Trevor here, welcome. I’ve always wanted to be a café DJ — you know, the kind who reads the room, feels the energy, and lets the music flow with whatever vibe the people bring in that day. Life took me down so many beautiful roads, but this particular dream… well, it’s still waiting to come true. So today, I’m bringing a little piece of that dream right here for you. This is my series of café and lounge-flavoured sounds — smooth, soulful grooves made for chilling, for unwinding, for good conversations and even better silences. Whether you’re sipping coffee, working on your laptop, curled up on the couch, or just needing a moment to breathe… Let these tracks wrap around you like warm sunlight through the café window. You’re listening to Trev’s Virtual Café. Pull up a seat… and let’s chill.
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Hey. Welcome back… or maybe you just crawled in through a crack in the drywall. This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Episode one-eight-nine. We’re still pretending it’s a radio show for the sonically adventurous, but really it’s just me and the frequencies arguing in an empty apartment while the world outside forgets I exist. Headphones on. Let time dissolve. And let the frequencies claim you. We’re bunching it tonight – four transmissions at a time, like weird little dreams stitched into the set. No schedule. Just the mood and the margins.
FIRST CLUSTER Four signals crawling out of the high passes and the liberation fronts. Sonic-Soma – Kinnaur Calling – Cities and Memory, Nepal field recordings turned into sonic soma. The Music Liberation Front Sweden – Astra Shambotica – Submarine Broadcasting, astral jazz revolution. Grosso Gadgetto – Quadrata Dodus Act 2 – Bulgarian label Mahorka, who might be the reason for me not doing these episodes for a few days. Keep an eye and ear out for future Planck Tone episodes I may be guesting. Willebrant – Dell – atmospheric drone from down under. Birds in the rain. A must. You just survived the first transmission: Sonic-Soma, The Music Liberation Front Sweden, Grosso Gadgetto, and Willebrant. The space between us is definitely thinner now.
SECOND CLUSTER Brain shells cracking open, hits amended, voids flattered, dust explained. Zerfranzt – Hirnschale – which means skull or, the nicer translation of, Brain case from Kaiseki Digital, who I’ve been playing lately as Free Album Codes has provided me with codes for some early releases from 2018. German synaptic spill. Trevlad – Hits Enjoyable Amended – self-released soundscape from the episode of the same name. A repeat name from the spot where I try and sleep most nights. This one’s from the album TVCL 10 and has nothing to do with the track of the same name from TVCL 09. Puscha – Sycophanatic – NEN, Melbourne cinematic hypnosis. Provided by Fonodroom. Everyday Dust – Without Explanation – Dustopian Frequencies, Scottish drone stories that evaporate.
You just floated through Zerfranzt, Trevlad, Puscha, and Everyday Dust. Halfway mark is creeping up. I’m starting to feel that metaphysical flip? The universe just winked at you and kept walking.
THIRD CLUSTER (pre-B Side) Edges blurring, bodies floating. phorme – blur – Kaiseki Digital, Australian meditative haze from NSW. Also from 2018. Takashi Kusano – Floating – Sounds for the Soul, Japanese levitation. And then comes the B Side… phorme and Takashi Kusano just lifted you clean out of gravity. Now the bench is empty and the cats are from hell.
FOURTH CLUSTER (B Side) Empty benches, hellcat beats, half-human wires, clinical worms. Substak – Empty Bench – Daydreamers, Greek meditative park-bench snippet. Le Morte d’Abby – Nyanko No Jigoku Beat – dark electro from the neon underworld. Jilk – Half-Human – Bricolage, Glasgow idm hybrid soul. The Foot & Leg Clinic – Worms 2 – alternative rock diagnosis under fluorescent lights. You just sat on Substak’s Empty Bench, got bitten by Le Morte d’Abby’s hellcats, glitched with Jilk, and received a full worm examination from The Foot & Leg Clinic. Your body is now 40% frequency.
FIFTH CLUSTER Appetizers of life, grace with nothing, tidal animation tags, Nordic sea breath. The Appetizers – The Life – Italian roots reggae funk from Rome. Rejoicer – Grace Was Happy (I Found Nothing) – LA epiphany of joyful emptiness. Sounds as if Weather Report did music for film. Record Of Tides – Yoshimoto Animation Tag – Mahorka hauntological Japanese cels on the tide. Glitchy 8-bit crackles. Albin – Havet – Paltunes, Swedish sea inhaling your thoughts. Everything Albin Johansson touches glows with a nostalgic warmth I can never get enough of. You just tasted The Appetizers, let Rejoicer’s Grace smile at nothing, rode Record Of Tides’ animation waves, and sank into Albin’s Havet. The apartment is underwater now.
FINAL CLUSTER Rain shelter geometry and half-a-day London melt. Kikagaku Moyo – Amayadori – Guruguru Brain, psychedelic Tokyo forest clearing. ff8282 – london / half the day – 4000 Records, fractured electronic daydreams. You just sheltered with Kikagaku Moyo and melted through half a London day with ff8282. That’s the whole set. Thanks for floating here with me. I hope the journey sends you in the direction of these artists. All the links, and purchase paths are illuminated at trevor.se and marked in the timeline. If you’re still listening… you’re in the club. No meetings. No rules. Just dust and frequencies. Send files, confessions, whatever, to trevlad@gmail.com. Send stories for Chord Confessions. I’ll read them in my sleep-voice. See you in the next crack in the drywall. Cheerio…
END OF BROADCAST Stream free for 7 days on Mixcloud. Background track: Trevlad’s TVCL 11. A sonic 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
Welcome to Ibiza Nocturne in Real Time—your midnight-to-dawn drift through the endless Balearic pulse.
Close your eyes for a moment. Feel the warm limestone still holding the day’s heat underfoot. Hear the distant lap of waves folding into limestone coves, the soft sequencer heartbeat threading through salt air thick with jasmine and possibility. This isn’t a playlist; it’s a state of mind, a slow orbit where anything can slide in next—guitar lines sun-bleached and lazy, Rhodes chords sighing like lovers, saxophones tasting of ripe fruit, thunder rumbling low like a bass drop that never quite lands.
No rules, no hurry—just the freedom to play whatever feels right, whatever pulls us deeper into the glow.
So pour something cold, let the terrace doors stay open, and allow the island to breathe through the speakers.
Heat clings. Salt air slides across skin like liquid mercury. Waves fold in slow motion below white limestone cliffs, each crest catching moonlight then releasing it in silver fragments. Feet bare on warm tile, toes curling against the uneven surface of the terrace. Soft clicks, gentle hi-hats like distant rain on palm leaves. The body knows the rhythm before the mind catches up. Eyelids heavy, yet vision sharpens: climbing plants spilling purple over whitewashed walls, a gecko frozen mid-scurry, the faint glow of a cigarette held by someone on the next balcony.
Sky bruises suddenly violet. Wind arrives carrying wet jasmine. Palm leaves thrash like flags in surrender. Lightning veins the horizon, silent at first, then thunder rolls in low and lazy, a bassline dragged across sand. Rain starts in fat isolated drops—plop against shoulder, plop on forehead—then accelerates into white noise. Clothes stick, cool now, hair plastered in dark ropes. Laughter erupts from somewhere down the path, bodies running toward shelter yet not quite reaching it. The storm plays percussion on terracotta roofs, syncopated, teasing. Feet splash through shallow rivers forming on flagstones. Lightning again—everything bleached white for an instant: grinning faces, raised arms, open mouths catching rain.
Dawn arrives soft, apologetic. Coffee steam curls upward, mingling with sea mist. A spoon clinks against porcelain, slow circles. Yesterday’s salt still crusts at the hairline. Someone hums off-key, half-remembered melody from the night before. Sandals slap gently along the road to the bakery; the same dog waits at the same corner, tail sweeping dust. Oranges roll across a wooden table, bright against sun-bleached grain. A child pedals past on a too-big bicycle, bell ringing once, twice. The day unfolds without hurry—linen drying on a line, shadows lengthening then shortening again, voices overlapping in three languages over cold beer at noon.
Moonlight pours through open shutters, pooling silver on the tiled floor. A woman stands at the balcony rail, backlit, hair moving slightly even though the air feels still. Her silhouette curves like the bay below. Bass notes glide beneath skin, warm and low, traveling up the spine. She turns, face half in shadow, eyes reflecting distant boat lights. The room smells of amber and sea-damp cotton. Fingers trail along the edge of a glass tabletop, leaving faint streaks. Somewhere a Rhodes piano sighs, chords stretching like taffy. Time becomes elastic—minutes stretch into hours, hours collapse into seconds. She smiles at nothing in particular, at everything.
Guitar line slinks in, lazy and sunburned. Bass rides underneath like warm current pulling at your ankles. Drums tap out a rhythm that feels remembered rather than played. A dirt road curves toward the sea, dust rising in golden clouds behind the scooter. Hair whips, eyes half-closed against the glare. Radio crackles—old soul, Thai funk, something wordless and ecstatic. Hills roll past dotted with white cubes of houses, each one a tiny promise of shade. Madness here is gentle: the urge to stop the bike, kick off sandals, walk straight into turquoise water without thinking.
Waves hush against hull. Boat rocks in cradle of its own making. Stars above, are reflected below—two skies mirrored. Voice low, over soaring strings. “And then you came…” the phrase hangs. Wind carries salt spray across lips. Hand dips into black water, trailing phosphorescence. The sentence never completes; it does not need to. Night folds around the moment like warm cotton.
Vinyl crackles before the beat drops. Disco hi-hat opens a door to last summer. Memory arrives in flashes: wet footprints across marble, empty bottles glinting in morning light, a dress left draped over a chair. The groove pulls backward and forward at once. Laughter echoes in the mind’s empty rooms. Someone dances alone on a terrace, arms raised, eyes closed. The track loops inside the skull, familiar yet always slightly different.
Colors have temperature. Saxophone line tastes of ripe mango. Bass drum thump registers behind the navel. Fingers see sound—rippling outward in peach and violet waves. The body becomes an instrument: skin vibrates with congas, spine curves to the flute’s arc. Synapses fire in citrus bursts. A hand brushes another hand; contact blooms into marimba shimmer. Everything touches everything else.
Voice soft, almost speaking. Worth it. The phrase drifts across still water. Guitar figures loop like vines climbing trellis. A cigarette burns down between fingers, ash falling unnoticed. Moon path on the sea leads nowhere and everywhere. The question answers itself in the swaying of fronds, in the slow blink of harbor lights.
Curtains billow inward on salt breeze. Room empty except for the bed, the fan turning overhead, the low throb of sub-bass through floorboards. Headphones on, world reduced to stereo field. Eyes closed: pink stucco villa, infinity pool spilling into horizon, no one else present. This privacy feels devotional. Keys ripple like water disturbed by a falling frangipani blossom. Paradise requires no witnesses.
Trumpet cries once, clean and bright, then fades into reverb tail. Memory arrives wearing her perfume—jasmine, sunscreen, something metallic underneath. The feeling sits in the chest like a held chord. No words, only the shape of her laugh caught in the bell of the horn. Night air cools; gooseflesh rises along forearms. Love remains, quiet now, stored in minor key.
Voice floats, weightless. “I am the sun, you are the moon.” The line hangs between them like a silver thread. Drums brush soft across cymbals. Sunrise bleeds pink at the edge of the world. Two bodies lie tangled in white sheets, breathing in counterpoint. Light touches skin, turns it gold. The moon lingers, pale and stubborn, refusing to leave quite yet. Everything is orbit. Everything is pull. The track drifts on, carrying them both into morning.
00:00:00 Patricia Wolf – The Grotto (from the album See-Through) Balmat records. Soft emerald light filters through a hidden cave entrance, illuminating dripping stalactites that gleam like wet crystals. Shadows shift gently across moss-covered stone walls as faint ripples spread across a shallow turquoise pool. Pale vines curl downward, touching the water’s surface, while distant echoes suggest unseen chambers opening further in.
00:02:54 marine eyes – suddenly green (from the album to belong) Past Inside the Present. Early morning fog lifts from rolling hills, revealing fresh blades of grass sparkling with dew under a pale sky. Sunlight breaks through in soft patches, turning the landscape a vivid, almost luminous shade of spring green. Distant wildflowers sway lightly, and the air feels newly alive with quiet renewal.
00:05:50 IKSRE – Granite (from the album Solar Return: Golden Hour Mix) Imaginary North. Ancient rock faces rise stark against a vast, open sky at dusk, their rough surfaces etched with veins of quartz that catch fading golden light. Wind moves across the stone, carrying subtle grains of dust, while the horizon blurs into warm amber tones, evoking timeless solidity and quiet endurance.
00:09:01 Panic Girl – Feathers Of Hope (from the album Memories) i u we records. Delicate white feathers drift slowly downward through golden afternoon light, catching gentle currents in an open meadow. They settle softly on tall grass stems, some twirling upward again before landing, surrounded by distant wild blooms and a sense of uplifting lightness.
00:11:26 Volker Rapp – Out of my Mind (from the album Blade Runner 2099) Cyclical Dreams. Neon reflections shimmer across rain-slicked streets in a futuristic cityscape at night, with towering holographic billboards flickering in electric blues and pinks. Distant flying vehicles streak overhead, their lights trailing like comets, while the scene pulses with synthetic glow and detached introspection.
00:11:58 Andrea Cichecki – Different Step (from the album Drawn Into The Edge Effect) Castles In Space. Footsteps trace an irregular path along a narrow coastal ledge at twilight, where waves crash below against dark rocks. Mist rises from the sea, blending with soft purple hues in the sky, and small stones shift underfoot, marking a deliberate yet wandering rhythm.
00:15:24 glo – kenóō (from the album associated with experimental/ambient contexts, often standalone or mix-featured) Empty temple halls stretch into dim distance, lit only by faint lanterns casting long shadows on wooden floors. Incense smoke curls lazily upward, dissolving into stillness, while subtle echoes of distant chimes linger in vast, open space.
00:21:22 Sachi Kobayashi – Healing (from the album Weathervane) Stereoscenic Records. Gentle sunlight filters through a canopy of leaves in a quiet forest clearing, dappling the ground with moving patterns of gold. A soft wind stirs wild grasses and small white flowers, carrying a sense of calm restoration that spreads outward like slow-spreading warmth.
00:24:31 Amorphous Androgynous – Meadows (from the album associated with their ambient/electronic works, often A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble series context) Wide open fields stretch under a vast blue sky, dotted with clusters of wildflowers swaying in a warm breeze. Butterflies drift lazily between blooms, and distant tree lines shimmer in heat haze, evoking endless peaceful expanse.
00:27:42 the black Albumen – provokovieff (from the album associated with Buried Treasure releases) Buried Treasure. Abstract geometric shapes float in deep black void, slowly rotating and intersecting with faint glowing edges in crimson and violet. Forms distort and reform like liquid metal, creating tension through precise yet unpredictable motion.
00:30:09 Pogo – Alice (Extended) (from the album Broken Beats & Magic Snacks or extended rework context) Vibrant cartoon woodlands come alive with swirling colors: oversized mushrooms glow in neon pinks and blues, teacups float mid-air, and checkerboard paths twist into impossible loops. Madcap elements whirl together in playful, accelerating chaos.
00:33:13 Emily A. Sprague – Horizon (from the album Mount Vision) RVNG Intl. A flat, endless ocean meets a pale sky at dawn, with thin layers of pastel clouds drifting low. Subtle waves lap forward, reflecting soft rose and lavender tones that gradually brighten, holding a meditative line of infinite calm.
00:39:13 Scott Gilmore – Subtle Vertigo (from the album Subtle Vertigo) Spiraling staircases ascend into misty heights within an old tower, their steps worn smooth and bathed in diffused light from narrow windows. Shadows curve along curved walls, inducing a gentle, disorienting pull upward.
00:43:35 Cate Brooks – Curig (from the album Horizons or related Ghost Box-inspired works) Rolling Welsh hills under overcast skies, with ancient stone walls dividing emerald fields. Sheep graze quietly, and faint mist clings to distant ridges, evoking rural solitude and timeless pastoral quiet.
00:48:38 Tim Shiel – Between Ends (feat. Lonelyspeck) (from the album Glowing Pains: Music From The Gardens Between) Spirit Level Twilight bridges connect shadowy urban fragments, suspended over dark water where city lights reflect in fractured lines. Echoing vocal fragments drift across the scene, marking a liminal space of transition and unresolved emotion.
00:50:09 Dean Honer, Supreme Vagabond Craftsman – I Saw The Frogman (from the album Frogman) A surreal pond at midnight, illuminated by moonlight: a humanoid figure with frog-like features emerges halfway from the water, wearing an old coat, staring curiously. Reeds sway around lily pads, blending whimsy with eerie folklore.
00:53:11 Hong Kong In The 60s – Disintegration, The Advisory Circle Reshape (from the album Disintegration or reshape series) Old film reels flicker with decaying 1960s Hong Kong street scenes: neon signs buzz and blur, crowds dissolve into grainy static, and colors bleed outward in slow analog decay, reshaped into haunting nostalgia.
00:56:08 Anita Tatlow – in hallowed spaces (from the album the farthest star) slow echo. Sunlight streams through tall arched windows in an empty cathedral, illuminating dust motes dancing in golden beams. Stone pillars rise into shadow, and faint reverb carries the sense of sacred, resonant emptiness.
00:59:34 Lisa Bella Donna – Big Briar Cove (from the album *Moogmentum (Presented by the Bob Moog Foundation) *) Thick briar thickets encircle a hidden cove along a rugged coastline, where tangled vines climb over weathered rocks. Waves roll in gently below, and wildflowers peek through thorns, creating a secluded, overgrown sanctuary.
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Good evening, or morning, or whatever sliver of the clock you’ve drifted into. This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode one hundred and seventy-three. I’m Trevor, turning the reels in the quiet hours.
We approach this one as always—with the old cassette in mind. Side A first, then the satisfying clunk of the flip midway through. Twenty artists tonight, drawn from the shelves where the quieter signals live. Expect drifts of drone and deep ambient, patches of electroacoustic haze, touches of field-recorded exotica, slow-unfolding modular pulses, and the occasional submerged melody that surfaces like something half-remembered from another room. Places flicker through too: underwater trenches, Los Angeles highways at off-hours, Mediterranean dream coasts, vast starry processions, the interior of mechanical bird boxes, and the soft geometries of winter rooms.
No rush. No hooks to grab you. Only the slow uncoiling of sound.
Side A – 00:00
We begin with Nelson, British Columbia based Codedekay and out of place, from Vol. 9 – The Struggle on (We Are The New Underground) Weatnu Records. A patient unfolding of displaced tones, edges softened by time and repetition.
Then an old pseudonym of the artist Time Rival is Supply Fi who brings Unruly Cascade, taken from Unruly Predation on Triplicate Records who I believe Michael Southard, Time Rivals, Supply Fi’s real name, helped create. Cross-genre currents here—ambient electronics that fold and fracture without ever quite settling. Grab this, it’s a name your price release.
I know we’re all over the Christmas vibe already. But at least here in Sweden the snow lies thick. So here’s Omni Gardens with Winter Wonderland, from the Christmas release on Moon Glyph. Familiar seasonal shapes viewed through gauze, Moog warmth and mellotron drift turning the usual into something hushed and interior.
Now one of the channels favourites with some 90s vibe Lounge. I get a hint of Lemon Jelly wafting through this one. THE GAYE DEVICE offers Argent Echo from Routes. Silvered reflections in electronic form, routes that loop back on themselves with deliberate calm.
This next one is the opening track on my second compilation release. This is Ursula’s Cartridges who submerges us in Mighty Underwater Adventure (UC’s Challenger Deep Remix), from Resonances from the Depths. Dubbed echoes refracted through deep pressure, bubbles rising slow.
Things fall apart now with Dissolved who arrives with Alveolate Minds, Exposure Fields on Mahorka. Grainy, fragmented atmospheres—drone and broken beats meeting in alveolar spaces, porous and breathing.
Belgian artist MICADO gives us An Afternoon Reflection from Mindscapes on Argentinian label Cyclical Dreams. Gentle modular lines catching light, a pause where the day leans back.
Now to help us into the zone is Dormance who closes the first side with Dormance 14, from II on Mahorka. Pure dormancy—Squeaky toys, dub tones, and a spoon in a tumble dryer do half the work.
Flip the tape. Listen for the mechanism.
Opening the B side is channel champion brain, melting, Stephen James Buckley aka, Polypores opens the reverse with The Body Is The Spaceship, Hungry Vortex. The longest track of the episode clocking in at 11:30. Organic electronics as vessel, pulsing inward and outward in equal measure. Get everything Stephen releases and thank me later.
Now a haunting melody of the free by Kilmarth feat. Silly Shadow with A Paradox So Cruel from Cherophobia on Adventurous Music. Paradox held lightly—shadows and light in tender opposition.
Next the shortest track of the episode at 1:36 Elijah Fox drifts through Her Palace from Ambient Works for the Highways of Los Angeles. Highway-side reveries, palace built from exhaust and sunset haze.
Now into the darkness with Autonomаton who present Endless stars procession from Collected Not Lost 2015-2025 Vol. 1 on Mahorka. Dub Drones tracing constellations in slow parade.
Next up Michal Turtle & HOVE with Only Sawdust Remains from Sawdust Dreams. Sawdust as memory material, fragile and aromatic. A pumping beat over tribal vibes.
Friend of the show now and a short one. Not the artist but the track. I have no idea what Dave Clarkson’s height is. Here he conjures Mechanical Bird Box Exotica from The Ghosts of Christmas Past and the Effects on Mental Health on Mortality Tables. Clockwork birds singing through antique mechanisms, exotica tuned to melancholy.
Here’s an adventurous outing by Edward Givens with Rapid Eye Movement (a Dance) from the album, Terra. Dream-state pagan motion, eyes flicking beneath lids.
Here an offering of my own. This is Trevlad with EXPANSIVE WAVES 20 (Airtime Text Reacting) from TVCL-08. Airtime caught in reactive loops—waves folding back on their own transmission.
Now French synth miestro Alex Ringess with the final track And Now Let’s Play This New Game from Asynchronicity. Asynchronous invitation, rules written in delay and overlap.
Next an odd one by Catharæ with In my world from Dreams of the Mediterranéant on Adventurous Music. Mediterranean shores remade as interior landscape, trails tracing the mind.
And now the penultimate piece some deep bass tones from Christian Kleine who brings Slow from the 2025 Label Compilation mixed by Todos on A Strangely Isolated Place. Deliberate tempo, everything given room to breathe.
And now, as the tape nears the end, a few words before the leader. Thanks for staying with it. These programmes aren’t built for playlists or quick consumption, and neither are the ears that find them. Support the artists when you can—buy the music, name their work in quiet corners. It matters more than algorithms admit. This episode streams free for a week on Mixcloud, links and credits at trevor.se and in the comments. Say something if the mood takes you. Or let the silence hold. Both are welcome. I leave you with the wonderful Sussex Telecom who signs off with Kendophaz from the 2022 release Creator Warehouse on channel sponsoring Third Kind Records. Phased signals from some coastal telecom exchange, wires humming in the wind. Until the next wind or the next run-out groove—stay resonant, stay expansive. Let the frequencies find their own way back to you. Cheerio…
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Good evening, or morning, or whatever sliver of the clock you’ve managed to carve out for yourself. This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode one hundred and seventy. I’m Trevor, pulling another virtual tape from the imaginary shelf, blowing off the fantasy dust, and sliding it into the dreamed up deck. Cassette tapes have two sides, of course. We’ll play through Side A, then flip it—virtually, mind you—and carry on with Side B. Twenty artists tonight, drawn from various corners, various decades in some cases, but all of them worth the time. No rush. The show runs as long as the tape does. Styles drift across ambient swells from northern latitudes, submerged electronics that sound like sonar pings in forgotten wrecks, sparse house pulses, field-recorded quietudes, kinetic experiments, and a few moments of outright joyful confusion. Places echo through too: underwater depths around the MV Creteblock, Japanese winter clear skies in fuyubare which is Japanese and means just that, clear winter skies. We have snow-covered expanses in Stella Rossa territory, and various abstracted laboratories of sleep and decryption. Side A kicks off with Berlin based, Metric System 1981 – Diffusion – Solar Return: Gollden Hour Mix – out on Toronto based ambient label – Imaginary North. A slow unfurling of synthetic haze, layers peeling back like morning mist over still water. Patient, golden-hour glow without the need for resolution. Don’t be fooled by this chilled opening Now we ramp up the party with Oh Mr James – The Acid Riddle – Extracellular Gig Ticket Promo CD I’ve been ranting about on the past couple of episodes – Buried Treasure. Acid lines twist through a riddle of percussion and odd vocal fragments. Something peculiar and insistent lurks here, half-buried in the mix. Taking us back down now, to a much darker place is Warmfield – Wreck of the MV Creteblock – Resonances from the Depths – Which is my own compilation album released on the Trevlad Bandcamp page. Pick it up for a buck. It’s got 24 Stellar artists. And a reminder to get your entries in for the next compilation dropping at the end of March. Deep submersion piece, creaking hulls and distant bubbles. Feels like listening from inside a sunken freighter somewhere in cold northern seas. Warmfield with Wreck of the MV Creteblock Now we’re entering Electro world with Revok – No Reflection – Mirror – A digital Bandcamp self release. Mirrors without reflections: stark, echoing electronics that fold in on themselves. Minimal surfaces, maximum unease. Over we drift to Lawrence – Spark – Spark EP – Ghostly International, which dropped way back in 2004. A gentle house flicker, warm and understated. Spark as in ignition, but slow-burning, Detroit lineage felt in the restraint. And now an absolute belter. This will have you on your feet in no time. In fact I featured it on my new series called Alone on the dance floor along with that Revok piece I played earlier. This is Baxter Dury – with the title track from the album Allbarone – Out on London based Heavenly Recordings. Spoken-edged narratives over loose grooves. Pub philosophy meets off-kilter funk, delivered deadpan. Shuffling up the genres again now. So how about some psych-surf rock? This is The Hamiltones – Suit Up – In Space – A name your price release on Buffalo, New York based Swimming Faith Records. Cosmic soul strut, horns and tight rhythms lifting off into orbit. Feels like getting dressed for a mission beyond the atmosphere. Now for some super fresh Electro stabs from SubDan – You – Moments of Joy – Out on Nottingham, UK based Remnants records. Quiet joy in electronic form, soft pads and subtle shifts. A moment caught and held. Now some gorgeous IDM from Djrum – Waxcap – Under Tangled Silence – Out on London label Houndstooth. Mycelial rhythms, fungal growth in sound. Percussion that breathes, field recordings woven into the undergrowth. The penultimate track of the A side brings the bliss with Luis Miehlich – 冬晴 (Fuyubare) – Verses – Out on the Dewtone label. Winter clear sky translated to tones: crystalline, open space, Japanese seasonal precision in ambient form. We end the A side in field recording teratory Lorebound – Tales of Decryption – AvRPG – Available on South Korean label Prekursor Encrypted narratives unlocked layer by layer. RPG ambience with cryptic melodies emerging from static.
B Side
We open with some pretty wild jazz from Ljubljana, Slovenia based Etceteral – Minus – Kimatika – Out on Glitterbeat Records. Subtraction as composition: negative space filled with sparse tones and distant pulses. Next an old favorite of mine in the form of Benge – Five Fifty Eight – Orgoustic Plus 30. Modular drift, clockwork precision meeting organic warmth. Time marked in subtle increments. Now Tom Bragl – Tidal Force – Pielesh – Out on name your price Finnish label Kahvi Collective Gravitational pull in electronic waves, tides rising slow and inevitable. Next up Alexander Caminada aka Phonosonic – The Drifting Quiet – Sleeplaboratory60 – Whitelabrecs. Quiet that drifts rather than settles. Field recordings and gentle drones in a sleep lab haze. I’ve played a lot from this compilation so go grab it on whitelabrecs. While we’re on this record let’s take another dip with Tides – Light Veils – Veils of light over water, translucent layers shimmering. Companion piece feel, same whitelabs stillness. Now we head back to Buried treasure and that amazing Extracellular exclusive this time from Gong Girl – Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic – Extracellular Gig Ticket Promo CD. Kinetic energy in perpetual motion, circling without landing. So what’s missing from the episode? Ah, flutes and xylophones I hear you cry. Well I’ve got you covered. Not me personally but Dual Dialect – Conglomerate III – Meme-leak Mosaic – Conglomerate EP – out on Aussie label 4000 records. Mosaic of leaking fragments, dialect collisions in glitch and rhythm. Chaotic assembly. Lovely stuff there from Dual Dialect. Now to the penultimate track of episode 170 from mate of the channel. Simon Heartfield – Across The Snow – Stella Rossa – all live hardware stuff zero computers. Featuring a vocal samples by Isle of Wight artist Roberta Fidora. Snowfield traversal: cold expanse, distant horizons in melodic ambient strokes. To end this episode we bliss out with two artists I’ve played in previous outings but not together. Well here they are. Anita Tatlow & Runaway Horses – with the opening piece from their 5 track EP – The Shore from Above – The his is – confused and happy – out on Echoes Blue Music. Shoreline vantage, happiness tangled with confusion. Voices and strings adrift on the edge. Outro – And then the tape will wind to the end. Thanks for staying with it. These selections aren’t chasing trends or filling slots—they’re simply pieces I wanted to hear in sequence. Support the artists where you can: Bandcamp pages, physical releases if they exist, or at least send a whisper of appreciation their way. It all travels further than you think. This episode streams on Mixcloud for a short while, links and full credits at trevor.se, comments open if anything strikes you. Or stay quiet. Quiet has its own frequency. Until the next tape calls—stay curious, stay listening. Here is Anita Tatlow & Runaway Horses with confused and happy.