Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 286
https://www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-286/
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 286. 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.
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A tender, slightly wondrous ambient journey through closed-eye geometries, night markets, living systems, and working-class fanfares.
Side A rearranges itself behind the eyelids, then drifts through Toronto lanterns, cello architecture, space-IDM bloom, pre-language fingertips, and a well of the world. Side B opens with Ramsgate vocal collage and gentle signs, holds the line, raises a fanfare for the working man, conjures pagan stones among the Weaver Hills, and ends with a star-song demo from the cliff top.
Overall mood: Warm, curious, and quietly celebratory — mixing intimate care, city-night haze, and nostalgic industrial glow. Perfect for late evenings, headphones, or sitting still while things change behind closed eyes.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,117 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:03:39 Soundshift – When I Close My Eyes Things Change
Eyelids close and the air rearranges itself. Soundshift – When I Close My Eyes Things Change. Colours fold inward, surfaces soften, and new geometries rise in the dark behind the lids.
00:07:48 Drones Over Dufferin – Night Market
Night market stalls glow under Toronto streetlamps. Drones Over Dufferin – Night Market. Ambient currents drift between lanterns and late-hour voices, each tone shaped by the city’s quiet corners.
00:10:41 arc rae – I See You
Cello and voice fragments reassemble into living architecture. arc rae – I See You. Improvised performances become collaged motifs, generative textures and tactile beats discovering their own shape in real time.
00:12:47 Andy Wiseman – Thrust
Thrust carries seventeen space-IDM voices into one amorphous bloom of earcandy. Andy Wiseman – Thrust. Composition after composition opens in phantasmic sequence, each reason to listen arriving already luminous.
00:19:45 Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Fingertips
Fingertips brush the first possible encounter with sound. Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Fingertips. Tenderness and experiment meet as lullaby, ambient composition and care, music made to accompany a listener before language.
00:22:50 Green-House – Well of the World
A well of the world opens in joyous layered synthesis. Green-House – Well of the World. Melody and harmonics helix together. Kaleidoscopic guitar, bubbling synths and orchestral radiance mimic larger living systems, droplets magnifying Yosemite and Inyo into auditory microcosms of wonder.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:29:59 Lone Bison – Vocal Collage
Voices sampled and sung form a collage beside the Ramsgate sea. Lone Bison – Vocal Collage. Hydrasynth textures pack into concise songs, wonky piano loops and groove-based jams rising from park recordings and garage-rock guitar.
00:33:53 Mea Poulpa – Signs
Gentle rhythms and textured samples settle into signs. Mea Poulpa – Signs. Slow tempos, subtle electronics and acoustic guitar create relaxing soundscapes for concentration and meditation.
00:36:02 luxury elite – thank you for holding
Hold music stretches into open waiting space. luxury elite – thank you for holding. Soft tones remain on the line, glowing in patient presence.
00:37:16 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Fanfare for the Working Man
A fanfare rises for the working man among late-seventies chimneys. Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Fanfare for the Working Man. Prophet synths and reverb celebrate coal, chemicals and cars. Industry glows in nostalgic electronica looking forty years forward.
00:38:05 Geology Disco – Distant Point
Distant points appear among Weaver Hills and dark woods. Geology Disco – Distant Point. Harmonium, accordion, woodwinds, guitar and percussion mix with electronics and field recordings. Monolithic stones and ancient caves conjure pagan memory in Wootton under Wever.
00:45:12 Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Song of The Stars (Demo)
The Iron Man reaches the cliff top while stars begin their song. Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Song of The Stars (Demo). Microkorg, Maschine, Odyssey and Minilogue voices soundtrack the outsider who saves the world, Mrs Moore’s desk-climbing dragon still vivid in the telling.
The visions complete their circle.
The oxide continues its quiet journey until the end of the spool.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, release date 26 September.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that stir anything?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work.
Deadline: 24 September.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 286.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 226
Friends Manufacturing Space
Based on the track “Man and Manufacturing” from the album “People & Industry Special Edition” by “Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan”.
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 thoughtful and emotionally layered ambient journey moving between hope, nostalgia, and darkness.
Side A offers gentle optimism and delicate beauty, while Side B drifts into warped nostalgia, hauntological melancholy, and ends in deep, dramatic intensity.
Overall mood: Melancholic, reflective, and slightly eerie with moments of warmth and wonder. It has a strong sense of introspection and temporal retreat — perfect for late-night listening or quiet, focused 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.
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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 Hverheij – Un
Minimal, introspective ambient with sparse textures and quiet emotional restraint. Clean and contemplative.
00:06:29 Interstellar Messenger – Sunrise Solitude
Warm, glowing ambient capturing the peaceful solitude of dawn in deep space. Hopeful and radiant.
00:14:40 The Music Liberation Front Sweden – I Hope We Will Be Friends One Day Soon
Gentle, optimistic electronic with heartfelt warmth and subtle quirky charm. Tender and endearing.
00:18:01 Antonin De Bemels – ReCOMPTINE Une
Delicate, re-composed piano and electronic piece with fragile beauty and subtle movement. Poetic and graceful.
00:23:53 Kasia Gawlik – Echo 4
Haunting, reverberant ambient with soft echoing layers and emotional distance. Ethereal and melancholic.
Side B
00:28:42 Boards of Canada – You Retreat In Time And Space
Classic BoC warped nostalgia with eerie melodies and retreating analogue haze. Dreamlike and unsettling.
00:34:08 Hello Meteor – Species of Special Concern
Smooth, cinematic downtempo with ecological undertones and lush textures. Warm and reflective.
00:37:10 Electric Supply Station – The Lander (Reimagination)
Atmospheric, exploratory electronic with a sense of landing and discovery. Spacious and immersive.
00:41:02 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Man and Manufacturing
Brutalist hauntology with retro-futurist synths and industrial melancholy. Stark and atmospheric.
00:46:34 DOMOTIC – Irisé
Iridescent, shimmering electronic with fluid melodic layers and colourful warmth.
00:47:53 Audio Obscura – Is it true we only dream in Black and White?
Dreamy, questioning ambient with soft monochrome textures and subtle wonder.
00:53:25 worriedaboutsatan – And You in the Lowest Depths of Hell
Dark, powerful post-rock/ambient with heavy emotional weight and brooding intensity. Dramatic closer.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 216
Crystal Dream Exposure
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 serene, minimalist, and deeply atmospheric ambient journey focused on introspection, nature, and emotional subtlety.
Side A drifts from sparse elegance and remote wilderness sounds into ritualistic mystery, crystalline shimmer, dreamy states, and dramatic natural forces. Side B warms slightly with nostalgic memories, hopeful release, and gentle coastal waters.
Overall mood: Calm, contemplative, and quietly melancholic. It has a strong sense of stillness and inner space — like observing vast landscapes, fading memories, or personal reflection in solitude. Perfect for focused listening, meditation, reading, or late-night wind-down. Intimate and immersive with beautiful restraint.
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 philippe neau – N
Minimal, restrained ambient with delicate tones and quiet introspection. Sparse and elegant.
00:05:02 Drune – Tierra del Fuego Sessions II
Vast, windswept ambient capturing remote southern landscapes. Cold, earthy, and immersive.
00:07:40 Teatre – The Call
Haunting, ritualistic ambient with subtle urgency and emotional depth. Mysterious and compelling.
00:09:50 Rhucle – Keeper Of Time
Gentle, time-suspended ambient with soft evolving layers and patient beauty. Meditative and warm.
00:12:01 Vel Raine – Crystal Vibes
Shimmering, crystalline ambient with bright, high-frequency sparkle and luminous clarity.
00:18:04 Audio Obscura – Dream States #1
Soft, floating dreamscape ambient with blurred edges and subconscious drift. Hypnotic and serene.
00:22:37 Tim Stebbing – Osorno Eruption
Dramatic, rumbling ambient inspired by volcanic force with deep textures and tension.
Side B
00:27:59 Akira Film Script – N8-99
Cinematic, minimalist ambient with subtle narrative tension and filmic restraint.
00:37:11 SanelliX & SpoonBeats – memories together
Warm, nostalgic lo-fi ambient with intimate textures and sentimental glow.
00:38:09 Ed Herbers – A Way Out
Hopeful, spacious ambient with gentle forward movement and emotional release.
00:43:00 Jo Johnson – Deluded Them All
Subtle, slightly uneasy ambient with clever layering and quiet psychological edge.
00:48:58 C-Shape – Brittany Pt. II
Coastal, breezy ambient with soft regional character and peaceful fluidity.
00:53:21 Peter Davidson – Waiting Waters
Calm, flowing ambient with deep aquatic resonance and patient stillness. Beautiful closer.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 127
8 October 2025
///clean.builder.door.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at the coordinates ///clean.builder.door—Episode 127 of The Virtual Cassette Library. A title, a signal, a portal.
The track you’re hearing is available for pre-order on Bandcamp, already whispering through YouTube, it sets the tone for what’s to come.
These mixes are 90-minute genre bending drifts through curated frequencies—designed for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and quiet communion with the cosmos. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion.
Styles include sci-fi, ambient, idm, new age, berlin school, hauntology, folktronica and more. The A side contains an exclusive track by Eric Angelo Bessel, titled Clearing, from the album, Mirror at Night, dropping October 31 on the Lore City Music label.
The B side also contains one exclusive track by me and it’s titled Diagram Mobile Cartoons from my upcoming album TVCL 06. The track titles are also geographical locations where the videos for each track were captured. All available on the Trevlad Youtube channel.
You’ve maybe noticed that I’m also releasing my first compilation for digital release. Which will be dropped on the 6th of November. Check out the socials if you want to get involved.
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🚀 So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.
Intro – 00:00
James Stevens – 8M3 We Only Need Have Asked – 02:24
kelly moran – Prism drift – 03:51
Warmth – Dimmed – 07:28
Michele Di Martino – Finale – 09:46
Robohands – The Gymnasium – 14:54
deepspace – A q u a s u n D e p t h s ♆ – 18:46
René Najera – Ancestral Remnant – 23:41
Point Surrender – presence – 26:14
Hainbach & Simon Spiess – From Loss We Came – 31:53
*Eric Angelo Bessel – Clearing – 35:53
Kayla Painter – Transmission Isa Lei – 37:56
Side B – 41:46
2muchachos – Birds (Hovering Over The Pine Tops) – 42:32
Markus Reuter, Ian Boddy – Linger – 50:01
Ed Herbers – Cruising Altitude – 55:23
*Trevlad – Diagram Mobile Cartoons – 1:00:20
Rick Sanders – Crystal Trace – 1:04:19
Ann Annie – Cottonwood – 1:11:47
Oceanographer – Romeo – 1:13:42
Andrea Castiglioni – Birds of Passage, Through the Skies – 1:18:41
Outro – 1:21:43
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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