Based on the track “Elsewhere (KapTep Pale Blue Dot Remix)” by “M. Cross Dougherty” from the album “Artemis II”. 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 and contemplative ambient journey through cosmic space, earthly textures, memory, and natural elements. Side A floats from ethereal space walks and mystical glades into weathered nostalgia and planetary reflection. Side B grounds the mix with ancient trees, tidal rhythms, and high clouds before ending in warm, fireside comfort. Overall mood: Peaceful, introspective, and gently melancholic with a strong sense of vastness and quiet beauty. It feels like drifting between inner reflection and outer wonder — perfect for deep relaxation, meditation, or late-night listening. 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 Dubberrookie – Etheral Space Walk Weightless, dreamy ambient with spacious synths and gentle cosmic drift. Serene and floating. 00:05:22 BUNKR – This Side Of Forever Deep, resonant electronic ambient with a sense of timelessness and warm, bunker-like intimacy. 00:09:27 On Idyl – Caliche Dry, earthy ambient inspired by desert soil with textured minimalism and quiet warmth. 00:13:26 Sylvain Henricksen – Akashic Glade Rest Area Lush, mystical ambient offering rest in an ethereal glade with soft, Akashic resonance. 00:17:49 M. Cross Dougherty – Elsewhere (KapTep Pale Blue Dot Remix) Vast, planetary ambient with pale blue cosmic beauty and distant, reflective melancholy. 00:21:28 Spheruleus – Defining Days Nostalgic, weathered ambient capturing fleeting moments with soft, defining emotional weight. Side B 00:26:50 Tim Stebbing – Baobab Ancient, grounded ambient evoking the mighty baobab tree with deep organic resonance. 00:30:59 Ian Hawgood & David Cordero – What Remains Fragile, poignant ambient exploring memory and impermanence with delicate beauty. 00:37:11 Earthborn Visions – Sea Wash Gentle, rhythmic ambient mimicking waves washing ashore with soothing, tidal calm. 00:42:02 Ed Herbers – Cirrus High, wispy ambient with cirrus cloud textures and airy, elevated serenity. 00:45:29 Unruly Disturbance – Acclamation Of C Major Bright, triumphant yet disturbed ambient celebrating C major with subtle chaos. 00:51:38 Eluvium – The Fires At Night Warm, glowing post-classical ambient with crackling fires and deep nocturnal comfort.
Based on the track “Oceanic” by “Fields of Few” from the compilation album “Music for Condensation”. 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 deep, introspective, and elemental ambient journey moving through water, inner worlds, decay, and vast landscapes. Side A flows from oceanic vastness into personal fragility and emotional submersion. Side B shifts across desert expanses, tropical warmth, ghostly seas, and subterranean spaces before ending on gentle, cyclical calm. Overall mood: Melancholic, immersive, and quietly contemplative with a strong sense of place and solitude. It feels like drifting slowly through different environments and emotional states — ideal for focused deep listening, meditation, or late-night reflection. 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 Fields of Few – Oceanic Vast, rolling ambient with deep aquatic textures and gentle wave-like motion. Immersive and serene. 00:04:30 f5point6 – World Within Our World Introspective, layered ambient exploring inner and outer realms with warm, detailed electronics. Thoughtful and expansive. 00:15:45 Veins Full Of Static – Ceaseless Collapse Dark, crumbling ambient with heavy static and relentless structural decay. Tense and atmospheric. 00:21:07 Federica Deiana – Sinking Gently submerging ambient with soft, dissolving textures and emotional weight. Delicate and melancholic. 00:23:18 Spirit Unwell – Inside Intimate, inward-focused ambient with fragile vulnerability and quiet emotional resonance. 00:24:30 Nick May – Minilogue 1 Minimal, refined ambient with subtle melodic touches and patient, elegant flow. Side B 00:28:15 David Strother – other desert cities Sparse, sun-bleached desert violin ambient with wide-open spaces and dry, haunting beauty. 00:31:01 landtitles – tropics of the sun Warm, geographic ambient evoking tropical landscapes with glowing pads and gentle heat haze. 00:32:59 Lines of Silence – The Ghost Ship Eerie, drifting nautical ambient with ghostly presence and foggy maritime mystery. 00:36:56 Carlos Ferreira – inconsistency Subtle, fluctuating ambient with fragile textures and quiet emotional uncertainty. 00:42:58 Stray wool – Under Subterranean, muffled ambient with soft pressure and buried introspection. 00:46:11 mRn – Cosas Del Mundo Gentle, worldly ambient steel guitar with organic warmth and reflective, everyday poetry. 00:48:49 life on marx – Gatava Dreamy, flowing ambient with subtle rhythmic undertow and emotional lift. 00:50:21 Foam and Sand – Circle 63 Lush, cyclical ambient with soft granular textures and meditative repetition. Calming closer.
Based on the track “Elland” from the album “The Mystery of the Night” by “Warmfield”. 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, organic, and nostalgic ambient journey connecting earth, memory, and cosmic wonder. Side A moves from soil-rich grounding and post-rain freshness into analogue nostalgia and bright radiance. Side B blends quirky hauntology, glacial serenity, and meditative calm before expanding into stellar energy and enchanted magic. Overall mood: Grounded yet expansive, gently melancholic with hopeful warmth and subtle enchantment. Ideal for reflective nature listening, golden-hour vibes, or late-evening 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 HDRF – Song of the Soil Earthy, organic ambient with deep resonant textures and grounded, living warmth. Rich and nurturing. 00:08:34 Teatre – Returning Gentle, cyclical ambient with a strong sense of homecoming and emotional resolution. Warm and comforting. 00:13:52 gribbles – After The Rain Fresh, glistening ambient capturing post-rain clarity and soft dripping textures. Clean and rejuvenating. 00:18:17 Mark Ellery Griffiths – Synthi Memory 15 Nostalgic analogue synth exploration with warm, memory-laden tones and subtle melancholy. 00:21:54 DOMOTIC – Ultra Bright, expansive electronic with shimmering layers and uplifting clarity. Radiant and dynamic. 00:25:47 Rob Dobson – Spectral Cartography Ghostly, map-like ambient charting invisible sonic territories with delicate precision. Side B 00:28:17 Keith Seatman – Molly Dolly Stain Glass Quirky, hauntological charm with colourful, stained-glass-like analogue textures. Playful and nostalgic. 00:31:27 Erik Wøllo – Glacial Veil Icy, majestic ambient with shimmering glacial layers and vast northern beauty. Crystalline and serene. 00:35:59 Neuro… No Neuro – Just let It Go Minimal, liberating electronic with glitchy detachment and calm release. Precise and freeing. 00:37:51 RIKAAR – Neutronical Sun Cluster Cosmic, high-energy ambient with stellar clusters and radiant solar warmth. Expansive and glowing. 00:45:11 maya ongaku – Meiso Ongaku 1 Dreamy, meditative Japanese ambient with subtle psych-folk haze. Hypnotic and introspective. 00:48:31 * Warmfield – Elland Regional ambient with textured melancholy and gentle English countryside nostalgia. 00:53:04 Boards of Canada – Into The Magic Land Enchanted warped nostalgia with magical melodies and analogue mystery. Spellbinding closer.
* Exclusive track. Not released at the time of recording.
Based on the track “Motionless (In Reality)” from the album “Farside Of The Sun” by “Sick Robot”. 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 varied electronic journey blending fragile nostalgia and quirky experimentation with sleek techno, healing warmth, and brooding intensity. Side A shifts from delicate decay through playful acid and driving retro-futurism into mechanical unease. Side B moves from dramatic weight into restorative grooves, luminous peaks, and ends on warm, human analogue comfort. Overall mood: Atmospheric, slightly uncanny, and emotionally contrasting — moving between tension, healing, and cosy nostalgia. Perfect for late-night drives, focused listening, or immersive background vibes. 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 Backwards Cavern – Paper Relic Fragile, dusty ambient with decaying textures and nostalgic relic-like warmth. Intimate and ephemeral. 00:06:11 Oh Mr James – The Acid Riddle Playful, riddle-like acid electronics with quirky grooves and mysterious charm. Fun and offbeat. 00:09:29 TV-99-AD – Technology Release (Darren Nye Remix) Sleek, futuristic techno with crisp percussion and retro-futurist drive. Clean and propulsive. 00:15:23 Revok – The Chauffeur Smooth, cruising electronic with darkwave edges and elegant forward motion. Stylish and hypnotic. 00:19:27 Sick Robot – Motionless (In Reality) Glitchy, robotic ambient/techno with frozen tension and mechanical unease. Stark and intriguing. Side B 00:25:19 Virtually J – Tribunal Severe, judicial electronic with heavy atmosphere and dramatic weight. Intense and cinematic. 00:32:13 Auscultation – Mend Healing, warm deep house/ambient with gentle rhythms and soothing textures. Tender and restorative. 00:37:20 Eden Grey – Zenith Peak, luminous ambient with glowing heights and celestial serenity. Radiant and expansive. 00:41:32 NDORFIK – Tervu Mysterious, textured electronic with Nordic-tinged atmosphere and subtle ritualism. Atmospheric and grounded. 00:44:58 Sussex Telecom – Incident At Idle Lake Eerie, narrative hauntology with quiet tension and lakeside mystery. Subtle and storytelling. 00:48:38 BUNKR – Rtaur Raw, experimental electronics with heavy, industrial-edged grooves. Uncompromising and visceral. 00:53:10 Rupert Lally – Warm Computers Cosy, analogue warmth with gentle synths and comforting digital humanism. Nostalgic and inviting.
Based on the track “Escape to Dream” from the album “Escape to Dream” by “Solace Road”. 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 tender, atmospheric ambient journey centered on introspection, escape, and emotional depth. Side A drifts through gentle dreamscapes, delicate melodies, and fragile, watery textures — evoking longing, memory, and quiet reflection. Side B expands into luminous, slowed, and alchemical territory before shifting toward vivid cosmic and dark energy realms. Overall mood: Dreamy, melancholic, and emotionally resonant with a strong sense of space and solitude. It feels intimate yet vast — like drifting between inner thoughts and the cosmos. Ideal for deep listening, late-night reflection, meditation, or 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. 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 Solace Road – Escape to Dream – Escape to Dream – 2026 Gentle, flowing ambient with soft pads and dreamy escapism. Warm, hopeful, and soothing. 00:08:30 Arbee & Kilometre Club – Once is not a habit – Once is not a habit – 2025 Minimal, tape-warmed ambient with delicate textures and quiet repetition. Intimate and reflective. 00:09:54 Garda – Likimas – Sąlyga – 2025 Atmospheric Lithuanian ambient with emotional depth and subtle cinematic tension. Melancholic and elegant. 00:14:57 Scyye – outside – 2018 Sparse, drifting electronic ambient with open space and gentle detachment. Calm and airy. 00:18:25 Woo – Celeste Light, whimsical ambient with charming melodies and signature Woo warmth. Playful and dreamy. 00:19:40 Spheruleus – Atlas Days – The Lost Catalogue – 2026 Subtle, weathered ambient with lost-catalogue nostalgia and soft decaying tones. Poignant and nostalgic. 00:23:43 Ekin Fil – bazille-water drop – Bora Boreas – 2025 Delicate, watery ambient with fragile beauty and emotional translucence. Ethereal and touching. Side B 00:26:43 Solar Phasing – Luminescence (432hz) – Electronic Patterns – 2025 Luminous, tuned ambient with soft glowing layers and healing calm. Radiant and meditative. 00:30:44 Willebrant – Emerge (slowed and reverb) – The Pilgrim – Slowed and Reverb – 2025 Deep, slowed ambient with heavy reverb and emotional emergence. Immersive and cinematic. 00:35:57 Paul Beaudoin – Prima Materia – Alchemies – 2025 Alchemical ambient exploring raw sonic matter with rich, evolving textures. Mystical and grounded. 00:40:28 SURVEY CHANNEL – Outside the Coding Region – Triplicate Tapes Vol. 2: Space Invaders – 2021 Glitchy, coded electronic ambient with sci-fi unease and digital drift. Abstract and intriguing. 00:45:03 Loneward – Crimson Canvas – Musings of a Painted Sky – 2025 Vivid, painterly ambient with warm glowing tones and emotional brushstrokes. Beautiful and expressive. 00:52:31 Substak – Dark Energy Singularity – Black Noise Constellation – 2025 Cosmic, low-frequency dark ambient with massive scale and gravitational pull. Deep and powerful.
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 cinematic blend of jazz-infused grooves, Italian library exotica, dreamy ambient, and international sophistication. Side A flows from smooth Latin jazz guitar and immersive oceanic ambient into playful whimsy and breezy Mediterranean funk. Side B continues with glowing minimalism, mysterious library cues, elegant Japanese big band jazz, soulful intimacy, and ends on cosmic, hazy downtempo beauty. Overall mood: Sophisticated, sun-drenched, and gently adventurous with a strong retro-cinematic charm. It feels like a stylish summer evening — starting with golden-hour cocktails on the terrace and slowly drifting into starry, reflective night-time wanderings. Cool, groovy, and pleasantly dreamy. 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 Gábor Szabó, The California Dreamers – Guantannamera Smooth, groovy jazz guitar take on the classic with warm Latin rhythms and dreamy West Coast cool. Elegant and seductive. 00:03:50 Matt Chamberlain, Viktor Krauss, and Dan Phelps – Ocean Shelf Deep, immersive ambient jazz with rich textures and vast underwater serenity. Expansive and cinematic. 00:12:05 Play Time – Open The Door, Joey Whimsical, playful electronic pop with charming melodies and gentle quirkiness. Light-hearted and colourful. 00:17:42 Piero Umiliani – Orgasmo Seq. 1 (easy-living) Classic Italian library funk with breezy, seductive grooves and effortless cool. Sunny and sensual. 00:19:14 Shakali – Rihmastossa Misty, atmospheric Nordic ambient with soft organic layers and ethereal calm. Dreamy and immersive. Side B 00:27:57 Mason Bee – Lumito Gentle, glowing ambient with luminous textures and delicate beauty. Warm and sparkling. 00:31:16 Augusto Martelli – I Misteri di Pitcairn Mysterious, adventurous Italian library piece with exotic tension and cinematic flair. 00:32:34 Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union Orchestra – Ga = 雅 Elegant Japanese big band jazz with refined grace and sophisticated swing. Beautifully poised. 00:34:37 Mike Casey – Faith (WPAA TV Session) Soulful, heartfelt jazz with live warmth and emotional sincerity. Intimate and expressive. 00:36:51 Ryu Oshi – Denizen 4 — Terminus Dark, atmospheric electronic with terminal melancholy and subtle sci-fi edge. Haunting and immersive. 00:38:41 Euglossine – Eternal Mouse Surreal, playful electronic with whimsical textures and psychedelic charm. Curious and offbeat. 00:41:03 Oronzo De Filippi – Architettura industriale Industrial-tinged Italian library with mechanical grooves and retro futuristic feel. Bold and rhythmic. 00:43:08 Maston – Jet Lag Dreamy, hazy exotica with warm analogue glow and travel-weary nostalgia. Smooth and atmospheric. 00:45:18 Steve Cobby – It’s Raining Diamonds On Neptune Cosmic, sparkling downtempo with rich textures and otherworldly beauty. Enchanting closer.
A captivating cosmic and atmospheric journey blending space ambient, cinematic electronics, and warm analogue nostalgia.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to episode 211 of the Virtual Cassette Library. This is a 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. This episode is based on the track “Ghosted” by Lone Cosmonaut from the name your price EP “Ghosted” which dropped on the 21st of May via The Committee for Sonic Research label. Also a massive thank you to Lone Cosmonaut, Ian Boddy at DiN Records, Pablo Bilbao at Cyclical Dreams and Colin Morrison at Castles in Space for sponsoring the episode with material. A captivating cosmic and atmospheric journey blending space ambient, cinematic electronics, and warm analogue nostalgia. Side A drifts through ethereal astral planes, lonely ghost transmissions, dark hypnotic voids, and stylish Italian evening grooves. Side B expands with bright hopeful radiance, grand orchestral Moog swells, intricate rhythms, and deep philosophical layers before closing on mysterious folkloric darkness. Overall mood: Dreamy, mysterious, and emotionally rich with a strong sense of wonder and solitude. It feels like floating through starlit skies, abandoned satellites, and warm summer nights — equal parts cosmic isolation and comforting analogue warmth. Perfect for late-night listening, stargazing, or immersive headphone sessions. 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 Claude Lavender – Astral Plane Floating, ethereal ambient with cosmic pads and weightless drift. Dreamy and transcendent. 00:05:59 The Lighthouse – Staring Into Black Light Dark, hypnotic ambient with deep voids and subtle glowing tension. Mysterious and immersive. 00:08:50 Lone Cosmonaut – Ghosted Haunting, lonely space ambient with faded transmissions and emotional isolation. Melancholic and atmospheric. 00:13:53 RIEUX – Ariel Incidents Cinematic, glitch-tinged electronic with subtle sci-fi unease and elegant tension. Intriguing and detailed. 00:19:26 d’Voxx – Julia Warm, melodic synth work with emotional depth and retro-futurist charm. Nostalgic and heartfelt. 00:25:04 Uomo Meccanico – Alle Sette di sera Italian-flavoured electronic with mechanical grooves and golden-hour warmth. Stylish and laid-back. Side B 00:31:04 Home – Sun Bright, radiant bedroom electronic with hopeful melodies and glowing warmth. Uplifting and nostalgic. 00:33:33 Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales – Law of the Lever Grand, orchestral Moog hybrid with rich analogue power and majestic sweep. Epic and sophisticated. 00:36:45 Time Rival – Bookworm Intricate, bookish IDM/electronic with clever rhythms and intimate focus. Quirky and absorbing. 00:38:39 Cartas de Japón – Chapadmalal Dreamy, distant ambient with warm South American haze and gentle melancholy. Evocative and peaceful. 00:45:55 Autumn Of Communion – Metacognition Deep, philosophical ambient with expansive layers and thoughtful resonance. Meditative and profound. 00:55:18 Salvatore Mercatante – The Night Battles (Benandanti) Mysterious, folkloric dark ambient with ritualistic undertones and nocturnal magic. Atmospheric and compelling.
Minimal and focused, it unfolds with quiet intensity and subtle structural beauty.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to episode 209 of the Virtual Cassette Library. This is a 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. This episode is based on the track “Lectures on Radio Telegraphy” by Andrew Heath from the upcoming album “Airships & Aeronauts” which drops on the 5th of June via the Driftworks label. Also a massive thank you to See Blue Audio, FOLK POLICE RECORDINGS, whitelabrecs, Mystery Circles, Imaginary North and Mahorka for sponsoring the episode with material. This is a gentle, introspective journey through soft melancholy and quiet wonder. It feels like a slow, overcast spring day — hazy light, light rain on umbrellas, fading golden-hour glow, and the comforting solitude of hidden places. There’s a pervasive sense of transition and impermanence (spring haze, last light, aftermath, phantom presence), balanced by moments of serene beauty and meditative calm. The atmosphere is warm yet wistful, organic and slightly ghostly, inviting deep reflection without ever becoming dark or heavy. 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 NRV – Harugasumi (Spring Haze) Warm, fuzzy Japanese ambient/drone with elegiac chords and soft, enveloping textures. Like a gentle spring mist that softens the landscape while hinting at renewal and quiet melancholy. 00:08:24 Pulselovers – Three Ravens Atmospheric, folk-tinged ambient/electronic work with a mysterious, narrative edge. Evokes ancient folklore and brooding English countryside through subtle pulses and haunting layers. 00:11:17 IDRA – Arcadia Idyllic, utopian ambient inspired by paradisiacal visions. Lush, flowing textures and serene tones create a sense of lost or imagined perfection—peaceful and glowing. 00:15:03 Spheruleus – Umbrella Days Intimate, reflective piece from The Lost Catalogue. Soft, rainy-day collages of field recordings and warm drones capture sheltered, contemplative moments under grey skies. 00:16:53 Julien Hauspie – Last Light Gentle, fading ambient with cinematic warmth. Delicate layers evoke the final golden rays of daylight—poignant, peaceful, and beautifully transient. 00:20:51 CRSY – Lattermath Minimal, precise ambient with a sense of aftermath and resolution. Clean textures and thoughtful spacing create a calm, post-climax stillness. 00:22:10 Wavefiler – Between Whether Modular synth ambient exploring uncertainty and transition. Fluid, wavering tones drift beautifully in the space between decision and doubt. 00:23:58 Chorchill – A Phantom Thing Ethereal, ghostly ambient with elusive, haunting qualities. Subtle shifts and shadowy textures feel like encountering something half-remembered or barely there. Side B 00:29:21 Lazy Summer Dogs and Dorraa – Secret Garden Long-form, meditative ambient inviting deep relaxation. Lush, verdant textures and gentle evolution create an immersive, hidden sanctuary of calm and wonder. 00:42:37 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Ensnared, Bewildered Organic, free-form improvisation blending acoustic instruments and experimental textures. Tangled, emotive layers evoke confusion, entanglement, and raw emotional immediacy. 00:46:20 The Merricks – bds3 Sparse, introspective ambient/electronic exploration. Minimal and focused, it unfolds with quiet intensity and subtle structural beauty. 00:51:21 Andrew Heath – Lectures on Radio Telegraphy Thoughtful, lower-case ambient built around piano, electronics, and field recordings. Evokes early wireless communication through crackling signals, distance, and historical resonance.
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.
Pastoral, folk-tinged hauntology with warm analogue tones and gentle countryside feel.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to episode 203 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 a continuation of my library mood at the moment. Warm, intimate, slightly surreal, and gently psychedelic. Think golden-hour light, quiet wonder, and analogue comfort — perfect for relaxed listening, daydreaming, or late afternoon/evening wind-down. Soft, charming, and emotionally tender with a strong sense of nostalgic beauty.
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 Golden Brown – Milton Banana Playful, summery electronic funk with bright grooves and tropical whimsy. Light and joyful. 00:03:22 D. Lord – Osmo Warm, flowing ambient electronics with gentle organic textures and soft movement. Calm and immersive. 00:06:27 Musette – How to Behave in Elevators Quirky, jazzy library-inspired piece with charming melodies and subtle humour. Delightful and offbeat. 00:08:18 Vic Mars – Mountain Centre Pastoral, folk-tinged hauntology with warm analogue tones and gentle countryside feel. 00:11:07 Under Allt – Heimlich / Bananas Playful, slightly surreal electronic with quirky rhythms and warm Swedish charm. 00:12:14 Omni Gardens – Nectar Grass Lush, botanical ambient with soft synths and dreamy, growing organic layers. Serene and verdant. 00:13:51 Foam and Sand – Circle 21 (ft. Circadian Delays) Deep, hypnotic ambient with slow-circling textures and meditative warmth. 00:16:31 Dean Honer – Ambient Dogfight Whimsical, cinematic ambient with playful tension and retro electronic flair. 00:17:33 Swansither – Flying Spoons Light, surreal electronic with floating melodies and gentle psychedelic lift. 00:23:18 Heron & Crane – Darq Qrystals Mysterious, crystalline ambient with dark sparkling textures and nocturnal beauty. 00:26:03 Sven Wunder – Natura Morta (Reprise) Elegant, cinematic exotica with rich analogue warmth and still-life serenity. Side B 00:28:19 Correlations – SEARCH SIGNAL Retro-futurist electronic with scanning synths and subtle broadcast nostalgia. 00:32:55 SiP/Prezzano – Pygmalion Smooth, melodic electronic groove with warm Mediterranean undertones and subtle swing. 00:39:49 Synthetic Villains – Susurrus Whispering, shadowy ambient electronics with intimate, slightly sinister textures. 00:40:34 Mark Ellery Griffiths – Cloud at a Stone’s heart Gentle, contemplative ambient with soft clouds of sound and emotional depth. 00:46:20 Sinj Clarke – I Still See Your Face Melancholic, dreamy electronic with nostalgic haze and tender emotion. 00:49:17 Piero Umiliani – Penombra Classic Italian library beauty — soft, shadowy exotica with elegant twilight mood. 00:51:59 Polypores – Moonhole Deep, cavernous ambient with lunar textures and hypnotic, otherworldly drift. Beautiful 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 “Tenebris” by friend of the channel Gareth Evans, also known as own as HDRF. Available on the upcoming compilation “The Mystery of the Night”. Dropping June 26 on my own Bandcamp page. There is still time for you to get your entries in. 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 Edward Givens – Somber Meditation A deeply introspective and solemn ambient piece with minimalist piano and subtle atmospheric layers. It creates a contemplative, almost sacred space for quiet reflection. 00:06:04 Talkdemonic – Two Weeks Cinematic ambient/post-rock from Kevin O’Connor. Driving yet melodic rhythms and evocative textures build a sense of emotional urgency and forward motion. 00:07:32 Ghostloop – Wired dialogue Minimal, melodic drone ambient with gentle, interconnected layers. It feels like a quiet conversation between electronic voices—intimate, thoughtful, and unfolding in real time. 00:11:37 Spheruleus – Olympus Days Warm, mythic ambient from The Lost Catalogue. Glowing drones and celestial textures evoke sunlit marble ruins and timeless, god-like serenity. 00:14:30 Silence & The Unwinking Minds – Conjure Textural, immersive ambient blending lush electronics with gritty, tape-saturated edges. A slow invocation that conjures unexpected beauty from tension and shadow. 00:17:45 36 – Symmetry Systems (Indigo) Elegant, crystalline ambient from Dennis Huddleston. Perfectly balanced harmonic layers in deep indigo hues create a sense of infinite symmetry and emotional clarity. 00:20:04 HDRF – Tenebris Dark, mysterious ambient exploring the enigma of night. Rich, shadowy drones and subtle nocturnal details draw you into the unknown. 00:23:43 Bahrambient, Retland, Kilometre Club – Cumulonimbus (Lauge Rework) Expansive, cloud-like ambient with soaring, stormy grandeur. Lauge’s rework adds depth and movement to these towering, atmospheric formations. Side B 00:26:48 OID – Rodn Intriguing, paradox-laden ambient with unique sonic character. Dense yet spacious, it rewards deep listening with hidden details and shifting perspectives. 00:34:50 Binaural Space – Artificial Storm Immersive, spatial ambient simulating a manufactured tempest. Binaural recording techniques place you inside swirling winds and electric tension. 00:37:15 Oberlin – (It Is A) Taboo Raw, underground ambient/electronic exploration. Bold and slightly transgressive textures push boundaries in a hypnotic, session-style recording. 00:46:51 Ed Herbers – Calculated Risk Cinematic, narrative-driven ambient with a sense of quiet peril. Tense yet beautiful layers evoke high-stakes decisions in unknown territory.
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 Lost Dance Mantra is based on the track Sum Dance by Steve Zydek aka Wavefiler, from the split EP Area Flood, which comes out on May 15 via a label very dear to me Mystery Circles. 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 The Eyes and the Mistoids – The Neolithic Period Atmospheric electronic piece evoking ancient, misty landscapes. It blends subtle experimental textures with a haunting, prehistoric feel, fitting the artist’s weirdly beautiful electronic style on Waxing Crescent Records. 00:06:26 Spooqs – Prosopon (Demo) Dreamy electronic impressionism from Asheville-based artist Spooqs. Moody, instrumental soundscapes designed for imaginary spaces, with fluid, introspective vibes from a 2026 mixtape. 00:07:51 Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop / Wavefiler – Wavefiler – Sum Dance Synth-driven track from the Area Flood split, inspired by Milwaukee’s historic flooding. It captures nature’s power through rhythmic, communal electronic grooves and atmospheric synth work. 00:10:14 The New Human – Proximity Mantra Hypnotic, mantra-like electronic composition with intimate, repetitive motifs. It explores closeness and sonic meditation on Glasgow’s Bricolage label. 00:12:47 Payta – Soul Connection Also on Bricolage, warm, flowing electronic track from the Samsara album. It emphasizes spiritual or emotional linkage through textured, underground beats and melodic layers. 00:15:04 Urban Meditation – Pale Blue Dot Ambient/trance-infused piece reflecting on Carl Sagan’s famous view of Earth. It blends IDM, neo-classical, and spacey atmospheres for a contemplative, cosmic journey. 00:23:03 Andrea Castiglioni – Somewhere on Earth Stories from Far Away Places Cinematic, documentary-style ambient/electronic track. It paints evocative, worldly sound narratives with gentle melodies and distant, storytelling textures. 00:25:51 Biogen – Lost Melancholic IDM/electronic cut from an Icelandic ambient techno compilation. It features drifting, emotional layers that capture a sense of disorientation and introspection. 00:29:51 Fallen – A Scented Signal of Decadence Darkly atmospheric ambient/electronica with IDM and chillout elements. It conjures luxurious decay through textured, immersive sound design from Italian artist The Child of A Creek/Fallen. 00:31:53 Orghanon – Tame Restrained yet dynamic electronic work from the Future in Motion album. It balances controlled rhythms with evolving, organic textures in a thoughtful ambient/IDM style. 00:36:01 Wilks – Break The Cycle Driving track with focused beats and atmospheric depth. It delivers a sense of urgency and renewal from the Left Hand Drive EP. 00:40:11 Ellis Clasper – Auriel Gentle, atmospheric electronic opener from the Periapsis album. It features delicate textures and introspective melodies, showcasing the UK artist’s subtle, emotionally resonant style on Waxing Crescent Records 00:42:16 CIALYN – Tolbiac Garden Floor Dreamy, short-wave-inspired electronica from the 2016 album A Night Of A Short Wave Listener. It evokes mysterious, nocturnal garden atmospheres with soft, nostalgic synth layers and a hazy, lo-fi feel from the French artist. 00:45:56 Sick Robot – Journey to Mars Retro-futuristic synth track from the A Field In Yorkshire album. It blends warm analog tones with a sense of cosmic exploration and electronic propulsion, characteristic of the Sunderland-based producer’s playful, IDM-tinged style. 00:49:55 Time Rival – Wax Delights Short, shimmering electronic piece from Reaction Vol. 3. It delivers crisp, cross-genre textures with ambient and electroacoustic elements, reflecting the Chicago-area artist’s experimental yet accessible approach.
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.
Skivcentrum in Uppsala where I bought Bitches Brew.
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Hey. Welcome. This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Episode one-nine-six. We’re still pretending it’s a radio show for the sonically adventurous. But really it’s just me and the frequencies in an empty apartment while the world outside forgets we exist. Stream it free for seven days on Mixcloud. The background track is available on Trevlad’s TVCL 11 on Bandcamp. The episodes are sonic journeys with metaphysical flips at the halfway mark—perfect for long walks, mental wanders, or quiet moments alone with the universe. No schedule. Just the mood and the margins. This episode is broadcasting from a record store in Uppsala where I bought Bitches Brew. Headphones on. Let time dissolve. And let the frequencies claim you.
A Side
Survey Channel – Jaa’abaní (Dustopian Frequencies, Celebrating The Bat Chapter 2: Into The Night, April 2026) A bat-radar pulse that maps the night sky in flickering code – Peel would’ve played this twice.
Justice – Repercussus (Dustopian Frequencies, Celebrating The Bat Chapter 2: Into The Night, April 2026) Echoes rebound like guilt in an empty church; dark, devotional techno.
Hamandra – Nocturnal Conundrum (Secuencias Temporales, various compilations circa 2020–2026) A puzzle wrapped in velvet dusk – hypnotic and slightly dangerous.
Tomoroh Hidari – Black Star Elevator (Mahorka, Music For Elevators Vol.4, December 2012) Rides the shaft between floors of reality; creaking, beautiful, eternal.
Recidivist – Characteristic Techniques (Mahorka, Eastern Depths IV, September 2020) Bulgarian underground grit that smells of solder and rain on concrete.
The Black Dog – Static Between Us (Dust Science / The Black Dog Bandcamp, Loud Ambient 2, April 2026) Sheffield static that feels like two old friends not quite touching.
Darkhalf – The Cave (Dustopian Frequencies – recent compilation appearance) Dripping limestone beats from somewhere far below the daylight world.
The Heartwood Institute – The Beach At Drigg – Rescued (Folk Police Recordings, Plague Dogs, April 2026) Haunting coastal elegy rescued from the tides of memory.
The Science – Farewells and hellos (Mahorka, Eastern Depths IV, September 2020) A two-minute postcard from the edge of goodbye and beginning.
*Photophobik – Coldchain (Woodford Halse – yet to be released) Frozen signal from a label that never misses; ice-cold future ambient.
B Side
Hexham Wolf – The Night Singer (Dustopian Frequencies, Celebrating The Bat Chapter 2: Into The Night, April 2026) A lone howl that turns the dark into velvet theatre.
Dogs Versus Shadows & Nicholas Langley – Substation Doll Gets Its Own Back (Strategic Tape Reserve, 16mm, April 2026) Cassette ghosts reclaiming the power grid – playful, eerie, perfect.
Phil Geraldi – Taos Hum (ChakraWhip / Not Not Fun, Rural Deceased Undiscovered, May 2026) That low eternal buzz you can’t unhear once the desert gets inside you.
*Farmacia – Cinco Cuartos (Woodford Halse – yet to be released) Warm, flickering quarters of analogue light from the Doncaster vaults.
RIKAAR – Raining Space Mellow X (Rikaar Bandcamp – recent) Space rain that tastes like melancholy and neon.
MiDi BiTCH – Genex Turm [Belgrad] (Cyclical Dreams – recent) Belgrade tower transmission beamed straight into the nervous system.
Tim Stebbing – Homeward (Cyclical Dreams – recent) Gentle propulsion toward whatever home means tonight.
E.U.E.R.P.I. – Left-Right (Mahorka – recent) Stereo panning that feels like walking through two parallel memories.
Salamanda – allez, pousse! (Salamanda Bandcamp – recent) French-tinged push into brighter, stranger territory.
OID – i-ph jz master (LO Recordings – recent) Glitchy phone-jazz from the wires between worlds.
[Outro] You’ve been listening to… well, everything. 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, on Trevor Lewis on Substack, and marked in the timeline like little glowing breadcrumbs. If you’re still listening… you’re in the club. No meetings. No rules. Just dust, frequencies and me. Send files, codes, whatever, to trevlad@gmail.com. See you in the next crack in the wall. Cheerio…
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.
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Hey. Welcome back… or maybe you just crawled in through a crack in the wall. This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library. Episode one-nine-one. 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. Stream free for seven days on Mixcloud. Background track tonight is available on Trevlad’s TVCL 11. The episode is 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 that definitely isn’t watching you back. Massive shout out to Ivo Petrov of Mahorka for pulling me into the Planck Tone series. Big love to my latest followers Andy InPhase. Check his mix Beautiful Nonsense. Cedric Wattergniaux (Kilmarth) who I played back on episode 173, Julian Kalchev ( Virtually J ) who I played on the latest Alone on the Dance Floor episode and Claudio Gasparini who has a massive following with less than ten mixes. You’re doing something right.
Anyway. Headphones on. Let time dissolve. And let the frequencies claim you. We’re bunching it tonight—three transmissions at a time. Like weird little dreams stitched into the set. No schedule. Just the mood and the margins. Tonight’s episode is broadcasting from… molars.blunt.notices. Which is the location of Miyakodori—a Japanese-style gastro bar here in Stockholm where the food probably whispers secrets when the lights go out. Let’s go.
First cluster incoming. The episodes longest piece at 11:24. Just making the 12 minute limit. Vel Raine drifts in like bioluminescent waves from some distant galactic tide—Galactic Ocean Waves Flickering. Anything over 12 minutes ends up on another series of mine EXPANSIVE WAVES. Then Fm Outt with that beautiful, futuristic sadness—Incomplete Kisses. Out on the Secuencias Temporales label. And closing the trio, yours truly with something off the old virtual shelf—Caravan Grew Vaccines. These three are about to melt into each other. Don’t fight it.
Still with me? Good. The walls are thinning.
Next transmission packet. Heading back to 2007 and Sevensy opens a glowing doorway with Moon Arch. Out on the Mahorka label. Who I’ve done a series of Planck Tone specials for. The first is available now. Stewart Keller follows with the, graceful exhale—Swan Song. Then another long one at 10:27. Lee Evans slides in sideways with Bow Tel Banti—because why not. Out on The Jewel Garden which is described as being part label, pure vanity Three more stitches in the dream.
Third and final cluster of the night. French artist, Near Stoic paints movement in light—Kinematic Lights. Out on Third Kind Records. Foxwarren gets not serious in Serious. And Time Rival affirms existence with Also Yes. Lean in. This one’s slippery.
One last track before the flip from Paul Beaudoin who goes plucky on Mercury’s Whisper. Out on Chitra Records sub label Ambient Cat. You know the drill. The frequencies don’t stop just because the clock does.
Side B
The lights are lower. The sounds are looser. Same rules: three transmissions stitched together like half-remembered dreams. First B Side packet. Going live now. GODTET brings in Cantus—big, orchestral, locked-in groove with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra riding shotgun. Out on La Sape Records TOMC follows with the 8 minute journey—18, Chasing the Sun (Part 1, 2 & 3). And Portland Vows closes it with Stone Children—haunting little shadows from the north. Out on Third Kind Records. Let these three pull you under.
Next cluster. Snow is falling sideways tonight. Erik Wøllo opens with Snow Tides—vast, Norwegian winter textures stretching out like frozen fjords. Out on Projekt records El Michels Affair slides in cool and cinematic with the Indifference (Instrumental). Out on Big Crown Records. I’m loving this release. Library music just fills a hole in me. Then mytrip whispers annie—a Mahorka ghost from the archive, quiet and close. Headphones tighter. This one’s cold and intimate.
Last trio of the night. Scott Orr with the simple, devastating Scott. Which I discovered from the recent Late-Night Tales release curated by Barry Can’t Swim Jackson Mico Milas takes us Sea, Interior. Also on That Late-Night Tales release. And Grammy-nominated Tim Story ends the main transmissions with Decelarate or Fasten—because sometimes you need both at once. One more cluster before we fade.
You just heard Tim Story’s Decelarate or Fasten, Jackson Mico Milas’ Sea, Interior, and Scott Orr’s Scott. One final transmission still to come… The great Anubis Rude closes the show with Transmutation. Out on artist curated label Ingrown Records.
That’s the whole set. You’ve been listening to… well, everything. But the last transmission you heard was Anubis Rude’s Transmutation pulling us through the veil. 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, on Trevor Lewis on Substack, and marked in the timeline like little glowing breadcrumbs. 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 wall. Cheerio…
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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…
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Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Welcome to Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 186, your virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. As per usual we’ll dive into 20 artists. All the shows have three word subtitles for places that have some meaning for me personally. These are also used as names for the background music in show intros and outros. This episodes’ subtitle is Worker Buffoon Exact which is the entrance to Stockholms legendary jazz club Fasching. If you’d like to be featured on the slowest growing show on the internet then send files or codes to trevlad@gmail.com This episode has a couple of exclusive tracks at the time of recording from Salamanda and Haiku Salut together with Meg Morley. Some of the labels that need an honourable mention are whitelabrecs, Mystery Circles, Mahorka, Cyclical Dreams and Lo Recordings to name a few. Styles featured include electronica, ambient, minimal, space music and more. Places worth mentioning are Bütgenbach, Belgium, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Seoul, South Korea, and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Please do send in your stories for the Chord Confessions series about a piece of music that has been pivotal in your life. You can record it yourself or I can tell it for you while promoting you and playing the most important music on the planet. A win, win, win concept. I’ve also started Trev Tales a new idea of mixing story telling with DJ sets where I do a story based on the tracks in the set. A shout out to my one new follower this week ‘TXH’. Great stuff…
We start with a preview track from an upcoming album by Tacoma Park – Untied Motorik kraut vibes with steel guitar. A pretty great opener I think… So headphones on, let time dissolve and let the frequencies claim you. Tacoma Park – ‘Untied’ from the album Baltimore which will be released on April 24th via the Centripetal Force label.
Next up a NYP release (for now) via Triplicate Records by Bütgenbach, Belgium based duo RIKAAR – Chill Serum X Wonky synths in space. RIKAAR – ‘Chill Serum X’ from the album Malin 1.
Now the shortest piece of the episode ‘London Nights’ by Luder. Retro synth beat manifesto. Luder – London Nights from the compilation album This is not the end: Music For Iklectik. where all proceeds went to helping Isa and Eduard who ran the sadly lost venue in London.
Next going long for almost 7 minutes but keeping it retro is Wizardmaster – Those With Legs. Wizardmaster – Those With Legs from the album ‘A Dwelling of the Mind Protruding Through the Head’ The tracks of which are described as being solid without a void.
Now with some deep kalimba and chimes the legendary Richard Norris – The Corn Is Coming. Richard Norris – The Corn Is Coming. A NYP single on the Republic of Music label and one of the few tracks by Richard that isn’t 20 minutes long.
Next drones and looping arppegio time with me as Trevlad – Applied Crawled Wires. Trevlad – ‘Applied Crawled Wires’, which, if you pop the name into What3words will give you the geolocation of a spot in a forest where I made the visuals for the piece. It’s from the album TVCL 9.
Now Dmitry Kiselev with some chilled Idm as DEE-KEY – Intermission. DEE-KEY – ‘Intermission’ from the album Wild Flowers out on Saint Petersburg label Local Gods who are pumping out some fantastic electronic releases.
Next it’s jazz time with Raquel Bell aka Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Neon Mermaid. Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Neon Mermaid from the album Wattzotica. Available from one of my all time favourite labels the fearless, Mystery Circles.
Now a recent piece by MiDi BiTCH – Premabhai Hall [Ahmedabad]. MiDi BiTCH – Premabhai Hall [Ahmedabad] from the conceptual album Habitat inspired by iconic Brutalist architecture around the world. Available on the incredible Cyclical Dreams label.
Next some deep space ambient S.V.R.A – Melt Things Into a Blur. S.V.R.A – Melt Things Into a Blur from the massive 50 track NYP compilation ‘Commemorative Compilation’ which is the 100th release of Mexico City based label, Secuencias Temporales
Now the first, or second exclusive of the episode, depending on how you look at it. And the final track of this virtual A side. sliding guitar notes and drones with Seoul-based left of centre ambient duo Salamanda – Basil’s dream. Salamanda – Basil’s dream from the album ‘Music To Watch Seeds Grow By 008: Salamanda (Basil)’ Check out the whole series of Music To Watch Seeds Grow By on Bandcamp. A great cassette label concept.
Kicking off Side B. The longest track of this episode @ 7:42. Ambient flute with Andrew Heath – Building Mountains. Andrew Heath – Building Mountains from the self released album ‘Quiet Noise’ and also available on the whitelabrecs stunning compilation ‘An Ambient Decade’.
Next up Staying in whitelsbrecs country. Guitar noodling with Blochemy – Calythe. Blochemy – Calythe from the must have compilation album Shades out on whitelabrecs.
Now some heart wrenching americana vocals with Humbird – Blood Moon Humbird with the single ‘Blood Moon’ available through the Nettwerk label.
Next we head back to ambient land with the French duo Sobria Ebrietas and Iliaque collectivly known as Dormance – Dormance 10 Dormance – Dormance 10 from the album ’II’ out on Bulgarian label Mahorka.
Now some spiritual jazz tones featuring Joseph Shabason. Toronto-based, Japanese-born Masahiro Takahashi – Dreamies. Masahiro Takahashi – Dreamies from the album ‘In Another’ out on telephone explosion records.
Next instrumental trio Haiku Salut together with pianist Meg Morley give us the exclusive track Meine Beste Freundin. *Haiku Salut & Meg Morley – Meine Beste Freundin from the album ‘The Lost Score’ dropping on Lo Recordings on March 27th.
Now a musical journey inspired by Jacobo Grinberg’s Sintergic Theory, where sound becomes a tool for the exploration of consciousness. Herne von Bòrmanvs – Etruscan Wave Odyssey. Herne von Bòrmanvs – Etruscan Wave Odyssey from the album ‘Synthergic’ out on LA based label Pénte.
Next the penultimate piece and another longer track at 7:15 from ambient greats Chilian artistbahía mansa & Spanish artist David Cordero – Espacios Imperfectos. bahía mansa & David Cordero and the single Espacios Imperfectos (Imperfect Spaces) available on David Cordero curated label Noray Records.
We’ve reached yet another virtual tape ending. Thank you all for listening, don’t forget to support all these wonderful artists and labels, as well as each other. Subscribe to the channel to listen to the 956 releases whenever you like. Do send in your favourite music stories for Chord Confessions and your own music for future Virtual Cassette Library shows. We finish off with the unmistakable sound of KILN – Crayola Skybox & Sandwasp. KILN with the NYP single Crayola Skybox & Sandwasp which is a two tracks in one file. which is cheating but I like it. cheerio…
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Welcome, sonic explorers, to Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 183, beaming out on this fine Bandcamp Friday of 06 March 2026. Our geo-tag subtitle today: visit.impressing.backup – punch that into what3words for a little location tied A stunning sculpture by my friend and colleague, Ylva Magnusson. It’s the background image for this episodes social media posts.
This is your virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. Twenty artists lined up, dropping about three times a week with no fixed schedule – just pure passion for independent music. Expect a sonic journey with a metaphysical flip at the halfway mark, ideal for a long walk, a mental wander, or a quiet moment alone with the universe.
If you want to be part of the transmission, send your vibrations my way at trevlad@gmail.com. Purchase paths are always lit up at trevor.se, and marked in the timeline of each show.
Big shoutouts to our latest followers: Jack D’Arcy, the artist behind Adventsong, and Zuki from Portugal. Cheers, guys – your support keeps the library spinning.
And hey, don’t forget: it’s Bandcamp Friday today. Head to the links in the comments for this episode or any other, and snag some tunes direct from the creators.
Headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you.
A dimly lit workshop cluttered with circuit boards and flickering screens, shadows dancing as digital pulses awaken forgotten machines. Kicking off Side A with my own self released alias. This is Trevlad’s “Tablet Stocks Mice” from the album TVCL 09.
A crumbling tower under stormy skies, echoes of shattered illusions raining down like fragmented glass. Next up, Юродивый (yurodivy) with “Fallen Expectations ll” from the 50 track NYP album Commemorative Compilation released by Secuencias Temporales.
Imagine a bustling market at dusk, spices mingling in the air as rhythmic grooves weave through the crowd like invisible threads. Here’s Kaidi Tatham’s “Any Flavour” from the album Two Syllables Volume Twenty Two, on First Word Records.
An endless void, stars collapsing inward, pulling you into a cosmic silence dotted with faint, haunting signals. Farazdeck brings “Void” from the album Animae Perdita (ST017), courtesy of Secuencias Temporales.
See gentle waves lapping at a forgotten shore, mist rising as melodies drift by like autumn leaves on the wind. Clariloops’ “Pass Me By” from the album The Quiet Below, released by whitelabrecs.
Frost-covered cliffs along a rugged coast, deer silhouettes against a winter sunset, horns echoing through the chill. Phexioenesystems’ “Coastal Winter Deerhorn” from Patterns in Condensate, on Lunar Module.
A quiet farewell at twilight, streetlights blurring in the rain as final words hang in the ether. Gareth Jones’ “parting / nosDa” from ElectroGenetic 2 – Nos Da, a Mortality Tables product.
A woven lattice of vines climbing ancient ruins, sunlight filtering through in golden patterns. storyinsoil’s “Lattice” from the album distillation, released by Ingrown Records.
A city skyline at night, lights twinkling like distant galaxies, synth waves shimmering across the horizon. Ryu Oshi’s “Sparkling Night” from Cityfield: Ten Duets for Electric Piano and Synthesizer, on The Dream Journal Institute.
A shadowy alley where friends rally in chaos, urgency pulsing like a heartbeat in the dark. T-toe’s “Shes our friend and she’s crazy, We have to help her!” from The Vale of Shadows, on Sounds for the Soul Records.
Afternoon light piercing through clouds, flashes illuminating hidden landscapes in surreal bursts. Stereolab’s “Flashes In The Afternoon” from the album Cloud Land / Flashes In The Afternoon, released by Warp Records.
A zero-point field, equations dissolving into nothingness, potentials collapsing in elegant decay. Simon Heartfield’s “Nilpotent” from the Noon State EP, on Limbic Production.
B Side
Imagine awakening from a vivid reverie, the veil lifting as reality reshapes itself in unexpected forms. worriedaboutsatan’s “The Dream Is Over” from No Knock No Doorbell, self-released.
Barren fields under gray skies, the first flakes descending in silent promise. “Waiting for Snow” by Andrew Heath and Mi Cosa de Resistance, from the album Land, on Driftworks.
Cavernous depths where echoes reverberate, low frequencies rumbling like earthbound thunder. gribbles’ “Lows” from BOSH!, self-released.
Ancient temples shrouded in mist, realizations dawning like forbidden revelations – this one’s an exclusive preview, not yet out in the wild. Glacis with Henrik Meierkord’s “I Have Worshipped The Wrong Gods” from the upcoming album We Gape and We Are Healed, on whitelabrecs.
A lush garden bathed in golden light, mythical fruits ripening under eternal watch. Yakuza Jacuzzi’s “Jade Emperor´s Peach Garden part 1” from Wabi-Sabi, released by Cyclical Dreams.
Sun-drenched streets alive with infectious beats, shadows swaying in harmonious flow. Sababa 5’s “Asunsan” from Ça va Ça va, on Batov Records.
Ethereal threads connecting distant realms, pulses syncing in harmonious trance. Avsluta & Primal Code’s “Sahatā” from Commemorative Compilation , released by Secuencias Temporales.
That’s the end of the tape for Episode 183. Thanks for tuning in – keep exploring those independent sounds. Until next time, let the universe echo back. Overgrown concrete structures reclaimed by nature, botanical forms emerging from urban decay. Wrapping up with Wil Bolton’s “Concrete Botany” from the album Concrete Botany, on Home Normal.
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Welcome to Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 180—your flickering beacon in the haze, where forgotten reels spin secrets and new ghosts whisper through the virtual cassette heads. We pause the fast-forward and let time stretch thin: imagine a single worn cassette shell cracked open on a sun-bleached dashboard at dusk, magnetic tape spilling like ribbon across cracked leather seats. Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, for the sonically adventurous, wherever it finds you. You’ve hit play so, let the tape hiss, and drift with us through these captured breaths. Subscribe to the channel to hear these shows whenever you please. Subscribers also get mix versions of the episodes without all my babbling. Just a quick shout out to the latest followers Edge Effect who you should check out on Bandcamp and fellow Irish person A New Forest who is a resident DJ on Dublin Digital Radio. Also a new subscriber that has me dangling in the edge of the channel getting a payout from Mixcloud imilleryes
We open with the song Sunshine Grove by SubDan. Golden afternoon light spilling through leaves onto a quiet wooden porch swing, where acid-tinged synths ripple like warm breezes and gentle breakbeat grooves sway in lazy contentment, capturing pure, unhurried joy suspended forever in a glowing breath. This is Sunshine Grove by SubDan from the album Moments of Joy out on Nottingham, UK’s Remnants label.
Now, The track time, running away from you by HUNGER A lone figure standing motionless on an empty midnight highway as the taillights of a departing car stretch into vanishing red threads, while slow, decaying synth drones and fractured rhythmic pulses chase each other in futile pursuit, freezing the ache of irreversible loss in a single, elongating breath of experimental electronic melancholy. This is HUNGER with the track time, running away from you from the album declined out on Leipzig, Germany’s Adventurous Music
Next, The track Tripping Soldiers 2 by Dark Fidelity Hi Fi (from Bricolage’s underground Glasgow electronic label) A squad of spectral soldiers marching in slow, hallucinatory lockstep through a fog-choked, neon-lit alley at 3 a.m., their boots echoing into warped, stuttering breaks and gritty, acid-flecked synth stabs that bend reality like melting film reels, freezing the surreal vertigo of a chemically unraveling night patrol in a single, looping breath of shadowy, tripped-out dubbed melancholy. This is Tripping Soldiers 2 by Dark Fidelity Hi Fi from a couple of places one of them being Bricolage’s Paradigm (10 Year Label Sampler)
Now Akira Film Script, Graham Seaman, Mosaicist, Percolator and Justin Amphlett – This Burnished Land The collaborative expanse of This Burnished Land A vast, sun-scorched prairie at golden hour where ancient mosaic fragments embedded in cracked earth glow like buried memories, while layered drones and subtle field-recorded winds weave a slow, collective breath of timeless, burnished serenity suspended in amber light. This Burnished Land by Akira Film Script, Graham Seaman, Mosaicist, Percolator and Justin Amphlett from the, must have, compilation album This Burnished Land out on whitelabrecs
Next aug16 by ff8282 A deserted summer rooftop at dusk in late August, empty cassette tapes scattered like fallen leaves as faint, lo-fi synth pulses and fragmented tape warbles drift upward into a fading orange sky, capturing the quiet, nostalgic drift of a single fleeting day dissolving into static eternity. From the stable of 4000 Records label ff8282 and the track aug16 from the album No Statue.
“A Wound Kisser by Dunya A dimly lit apartment at midnight, where soft ambient tendrils curl like gentle fingers tracing an old scar on pale skin, the slow-healing ache blooming into hushed, shimmering layers of forgiveness frozen in an intimate exhale of wounded light. From Vilnius, Lithuania’s Amulet of Tears label I give you Dunya with A Wound Kisser from the album **Pay It Forward **.
**Take Me There – Totte (a reflection on childhood) originally from the album *Nine Reflections: Music For Cats* “Totte (a reflection on childhood)” A sun-dappled backyard sandbox long abandoned, where a child’s forgotten toy cat sits amid drifting dandelion seeds and gentle, nostalgic drones that lap like warm summer memories against the porch steps, freezing the soft pang of innocence receding into quiet feline contemplation. This is Totte (a reflection on childhood) by Take Me There from a fantastic, and recommended, compilation The Passed Year 2025 out on Passed Recordings.
Land of the Endless by joe nora An unbroken horizon of rolling golden dunes under a perpetual twilight, where sparse, piano motifs and subtle string horizons stretch outward forever, locking the serene vertigo of boundless solitude in an unresolving breath of eternal drift. This is Land of the Endless by Joe Nora from the album Puzzle Face available through Los Angeles, California’s Friends Of Friends label.
uami step by raays A bioluminescent jungle clearing at cosmic dawn, where shimmering synth pads and off-kilter jazz-inflected beats pulse like fireflies in slow-motion syncopation, freezing the euphoric fusion of earthly roots and weightless space jungle levitation in glowing stride. This is raays with uami step from the EP Plaays out on LEAVING RECORDS.
desert ambient by applecore A lone saguaro silhouette against a blood-orange sunset over endless sand, where minimal, heat-warped drones and distant wind howls ripple like mirages across cracked earth, capturing the austere, meditative vastness of isolation distilled into scorching breath. applecore with desert ambient from the album contact at the deep bottom out on Bulgaria’s Mahorka label.
We end the first half and first side of this virtual cassette with Monolit K by Gelbart A colossal black obelisk rising from cracked concrete in an abandoned Eastern European industrial yard at dawn, its surface humming with deep, resonant modular synth throbs and metallic echoes that reverberate into infinity, freezing the enigmatic weight of forgotten futures in an unyielding pulse. Gelbart with Monolit K from the album Gelbart-TK-745 out on Berlin, Germany’s Kitchen Leg records. Catch you on the flip side.
Starting us off this half “Transmission 18 by Wojciech Golczewski A derelict satellite dish pointed skyward in a snowy midnight field, receiving faint, crackling cosmic signals through swelling retro-synth waves and distant static bursts, suspending the lonely vigil of interstellar longing in a glacial sweep. Wojciech Golczewski with Transmission 18 from the album End Of Transmission 3 available through Marseille, France’s Data Airlines label.
Väntan by Gustav Davidsson Frost-covered birch trees standing silent along a frozen Swedish lake at first light, where sparse, glacial ambient tones and soft harmonic swells drift like breath on glass, freezing the quiet anticipation of spring’s distant promise in a crystalline pause. This is Gustav Davidsson with Väntan from another great whitelbrecs compilation celebrating their 10-year anniversary Shades.
Pollinator Project Pt. 4 – Entomophily by Loopatronica. A sunlit wildflower meadow alive with bees in ecstatic slow-motion orbit, their wings blurring into intricate looping rhythms and organic electronic pulses that hum in symbiotic harmony, locking the vibrant dance of pollination into a nectar-drenched view. This is Loopatronica with Pollinator Project Pt. 4 – Entomophily from the album Pollinator Project out on Moolakii Club Audio Interface.
Let Me by Djrum Rain streaked city windows at 4 a.m., reflecting blurred neon as intricate breakbeats and soulful piano fragments plead through dense, atmospheric layers, capturing the intimate ache of unspoken desire suspended in rain-lashed heartbeats. This is Djrum with Let Me from the albumUnder Tangled Silence out on London, UK’s Houndstooth label.
Movement Implies Convergence by Substak + LR Friberg Converging railway tracks vanishing into a misty horizon at twilight, where pulsing modular sequences and converging field drones pull forward in relentless gravity, freezing the philosophical inevitability of paths uniting in a forward-leaning flow. Substak + LR Friberg with Movement Implies Convergence from the album The White Between Words another great release from the Mahorka label.
Blanket Song by Kikagaku Moyo A threadbare wool blanket spread under stars on a summer hillside, where psych-folk guitars wrap around soft, wandering melodies like shared warmth, capturing the simple comfort of stargazing companionship in an enveloping sigh. Kikagaku Moyo/幾何学模様 with Blanket Song from the album Masana Temples out on Fukuoka, Japan’s Guruguru Brain label.
Office Olympics by Dolphins of Venice Fluorescent-lit cubicles transformed into a surreal arena at after-hours, where quirky synth bounces and playful beats turn staplers into javelins and printers into hurdles, freezing the gleeful rebellion of corporate daydreams in a single, mischievous leap. This is Dolphins of Venice with Office Olympics from the album Captains of Industry another great Mahorka label release.
The penultimate track of the show now. Sub-Aura (2025 Remaster) by Ian Boddy & Chris Carter Underwater aurora lights shimmering through deep ocean currents at midnight, where vintage analog modular synth waves undulate in slow, hypnotic layers, locking the submerged glow of hidden electromagnetic realms in a breath of cosmic tranquility. Ian Boddy & Chris Carter with Sub-Aura (2025 Remaster) from the album Caged (25th Anniversary Edition) out on Ian Boddy curated label DiN.
So just one track to go and, before you do go, I need you to send me your stories for the Chord Confessions series. I need a song or piece of music that has meant something special to you for some reason. I’ll play the music and say nice things about you and tell your tale on the airwaves.
Spontaneous Reduction by Hverheij A falling snowflake caught mid-descent in a vast white void, where sparse, reductive tones and micro-shifts in texture gradually simplify into near-silence, capturing the elegant inevitability of everything distilling to essence in a vanishing exhale. Hverheij with Spontaneous Reduction