Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 224
Sabi Plasma Faces
Based on the track “Sabi” from the album “Aware 哀れ” by “Tomotsugu Nakamura & David Cordero”.
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 refined and introspective ambient journey exploring inner psyche, nature, and cosmic fragility.
Side A moves through hypnotic electronics and vast plasma-like spaces into delicate nocturnal atmospheres and crisp winter serenity. Side B deepens into wabi-sabi impermanence, subtle natural textures, whispered intimacy, and restless nocturnal haze before ending on soft luminous veils.
Overall mood: Ethereal, melancholic, and quietly mysterious. It balances cosmic scale with tender, personal emotion — thoughtful and slightly haunting. Ideal for late-night listening, meditation, or focused deep 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.
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 Saïph – Psyché du figurant (125)
Rhythmic, hypnotic electronic with psychological undertones and steady propulsion. Focused and slightly unsettling.
00:06:52 Bluetech – The Plasma Chasm
Vast, swirling psybient with cosmic depth and glowing plasma-like textures. Immersive and otherworldly.
00:09:07 Glacis with Henrik Meierkord – Night Breathes On Me
Dark, breathing ambient featuring delicate strings and nocturnal melancholy. Intimate and cinematic.
00:13:15 Max Schreiber – Praying Mantis
Precise, insectoid electronic ambient with intricate detail and predatory patience. Sharp and fascinating.
00:17:51 Ryu Oshi – Sea of Faces
Dreamlike, drifting ambient evoking crowds and emotional distance. Fluid and haunting.
00:23:46 Luis Miehlich – 冬晴 (Fuyubare)
Crisp, wintry Japanese-inspired ambient with clear skies and quiet serenity. Beautiful and restrained.
Side B
00:27:16 Tomotsugu Nakamura & David Cordero – Sabi
Delicate wabi-sabi ambient celebrating imperfection and transience. Fragile and deeply poetic.
00:31:41 Adrian Lane – From Step to Step
Patient, minimal ambient with gentle forward movement and subtle emotional layering.
00:35:54 HDRF – Faithful
Ghostly, loyal ambient with warm yet eerie electronic textures. Introspective and atmospheric.
00:38:12 Julien Hauspie – Pine Needle Archive
Forest-floor ambient with detailed, archival natural textures and quiet intimacy.
00:40:17 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – New Found Whispers
Subtle field recordings and whispered electronics creating intimate, hidden conversations. Mysterious and close.
00:47:17 Ed Herbers – Insomnia
Restless, nocturnal ambient capturing the tension and haze of sleepless nights.
00:50:19 Tides – Light Veils
Gentle, flowing ambient with soft luminous layers and calming resolution. Ethereal closer.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 215
Little Sisters Curls
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, gentle, and introspective journey through pastoral folk, ambient guitar, and soft electronic textures with a strong sense of nature and nostalgia.
Side A blends intimate folk storytelling, dreamy coastal drifts, and lush emotional songwriting into earthy, organic soundscapes. Side B flows into shimmering downtempo, soulful introspection, neoclassical elegance, and playful folktronica before ending on a smooth, continuous ambient note.
Overall mood: Sunny yet melancholic, tender, and deeply comforting. It feels like a peaceful spring or early summer day — wandering through fields, sitting by the coast, or watching golden light fade in the evening. Warm, hopeful, and emotionally rich with a beautiful balance of folk heart and ambient serenity. Perfect for relaxed listening, quiet reflection, or gentle background accompaniment.
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 The Modern Folk – Two Sisters
Gentle, haunting folk with intimate storytelling and delicate melancholy. Warm and wistful
00:03:37 The Order Of The 12 – Eye Of A Lens
Hypnotic, swirling psychedelic electronica with rich analogue layers and cosmic focus. Mesmerizing.
00:07:50 Old Amica – To the Coastline
Dreamy, windswept ambient folk with soft textures and coastal longing. Peaceful and evocative.
00:11:37 Bon Iver – Second Nature
Warm, introspective indie-folk with lush production and emotional vulnerability. Beautifully tender.
00:15:28 Austin Potter – Springtime
Bright, hopeful ambient-folk with fresh spring-like clarity and gentle optimism.
00:17:52 Danny Paul Grody – Hidden Valley
Pastoral, fingerstyle guitar ambient with serene beauty and hidden valley tranquility. Gorgeous.
00:22:13 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Artemesia & Moringa
Organic, earthy improvisation with herbal textures and natural, wandering calm.
Side B
00:30:08 Tycho – Spectre (Bibio Remix)
Warm, shimmering downtempo with Bibio’s signature soft-focus charm and dreamy grooves.
00:34:26 Moses Sumney – Plastic
Soulful, artful indie-R&B with expressive vocals and clever, fluid arrangements.
00:36:46 North Americans – Classic Water
Sparse, glowing ambient guitar with wide-open spaces and quiet emotional depth.
00:40:39 North Sea Radio Orchestra – Arcade
Elegant, chamber-like neoclassical with warm orchestration and nostalgic charm.
00:43:37 Bibio – Curls
Playful, sun-dappled folktronica with intricate guitar work and joyful bounce.
00:46:42 Golden Brown – Little Rider
Whimsical, intimate electronic folk with gentle melodies and childlike wonder.
00:48:58 Julien Hauspie – Coda
Delicate, minimalist ambient closer with soft emotional resonance and graceful fade.
00:52:08 10.32 – Cornelius Drive
Atmospheric, driving electronic with subtle propulsion and nocturnal coolness.
00:56:12 tadoma – Continuum
Smooth, flowing ambient with seamless transitions and comforting continuity. Perfect ending.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 209
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.
Youtube short version: https://youtu.be/NsQW0sqZtpM
Crossing Through Thought
Groovy, warm, vibrant, cinematic, raw, mysterious, breezy, trippy, ethereal, smooth, intricate, intimate, transportive, vintage-inspired, haunting, relaxed, expansive, evocative, hypnotic, abstract, infectious, meditative, elegant, sparkling, immersive, enchanting, soulful, and spacious.
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.
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 086
Shadow Variations.
🚀✨ Welcome to Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 086. Trevor here—transmitting once again from the fog-fringed sanctuary of Sollentuna, Sweden. Welcome aboard episode 086 of Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library, your sonic vessel for deep immersion and metaphysical resonance.
Today, we drift through a 90-minute odyssey: a two-sided portal cut into time, perfect for long twilight walks, candlelit notebooks, and cosmic solitude. At the halfway mark, the tape flips—and so might your perspective.
🌀 Our astral sponsors today include the tone keepers of Whitelabrecs, Batov Records, rohs! records, Driftworks, Downstream Records, Mahorka, and Audiobulb—labels that keep the spiritual machinery oiled and humming.
Featured artists lending their frequencies to the air: 🎴 Warmfield, Sons Of Faust, and Patrick R. Pärk. Special blessings to James at Viaduct Promotions for the Jamie Lidell offering, to Graham Thorpe and Plank Tone for kind echoes on episode 085, and to aeon music and ray of hope 858—for lighting torches in the archive.
🎶 This episode holds a single shimmering exclusive track by Adrian Lane—“Swallowed by the World,” from the album Where Once We Danced. Born from BBC Radio 3 whispers and strung across piano, strings, and eroded collages, Adrian’s newest work is a timeworn spell—a mist-cloaked remembrance written in chords and texture. It’s his most classical offering yet, tempered by ambient edge and handcrafted melancholy.
Alongside Adrian’s piece, the forest grows deeper with sonic threads from: Noctyrn, Jiri Jiri, Warmfield, Trevlad, Michele Di Martino, Bryan Rohmer, Jamie Lidell, Sons Of Faust, Andrew Heath, Mark Ellery Griffiths, Fabio Keiner, BVSMV, Bowing, Jeff Gburek, Patrick R. Pärk, Eje Eje, LOULA YORKE, Rival Consoles, Wilfried Hanrath, and Marc Neys.
No spoken interludes from me—this transmission breathes in uninterrupted form. Speak through the timeline, whisper in the comments. I’ll be listening.
🛠️ Purchase links are carved into each episode’s opening minutes or etched on the homepage: trevor.se
🌀 Artists and labels—send your offerings to: trevlad@gmail.com
So Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Noctyrn – alone in the past – 03:46
*Adrian Lane – Swallowed by the World – 05:10
Jiri Jiri – Lumo Luvva – 08:17
Warmfield – Experiments with Rattlesnakes in Leeds – 11:59
Trevlad – Radiant Threads – 16:17
Michele Di Martino – Sempre – 18:34
Bryan Rohmer – mind and brain – 22:36
Jamie Lidell – Choraleme – 24:39
Sons Of Faust – On the Tenth of Always – 28:11
Andrew Heath – Mapping the Islands – 34:05
Mark Ellery Griffiths – A dream from no man’s land – 40:11
Fabio Keiner – Late Evening – 45:25
Side B – 48:04
BVSMV – Phantasmagoria – 48:51
Bowing – Drifting Away – 51:00
Jeff Gburek – Ousia Sonor – 55:44
Patrick R. Pärk – Mutation Dance – 1:00:02
Eje Eje – Horrorizon – 1:02:01
LOULA YORKE – Beautiful Things in Humble Places – 1:04:20
Rival Consoles – Gaivotas – 1:08:42
Wilfried Hanrath – Water Dance – 1:12:37
Marc Neys – Behind Door Nr. 12 – 1:22:50
Outro – 1:30:53
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 077
Dream Cabinet.
🌌 Welcome, sonic travellers—Trevor here, transmitting from Torrevieja, Spain. This is your gateway to another immersive expedition through sound—Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 077. A 90-minute journey with a metaphysical flip at the halfway mark—perfect for a long walk, a mental wander, or a quiet moment alone with the universe. Today’s flight is sponsored by the labels that keep our circuits humming: Audiobulb, Cyclical Dreams, oscarson, Mahorka, whitelabrecs, and, Downstream Records.
And of course, the sonic architects: Sankt Otten, Anita Tatlow, and, Hiram.
Special thanks to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
This episode includes 4 exclusive tracks that you’ll probably only hear here before they are officially released. On the A side we have Jacek Doroszenko & Autistici – Your Modal Realism – Familiarity Folded. A three-part sonic exploration by Autistici, featuring collaborations with Jacek Doroszenko, Russ Young, and Corey Gordon. This release unpacks the intimacy of remix culture—where melodies stretch, fold, and reshape into immersive, ambient architecture. Join the Listening Party 🗓 July 23, 2025 ⏰ 8:00 PM GMT+2 💻 Hosted by Autistici & Audiobulb. Experience the exclusive track “After Water Formed A Shape” now, and prepare for a release that transforms musical boundaries into emotional topographies. Remember this episode will only be available for non subscribers for 7 days.
On the B Side we have the remain 3 exclusives. First the shortest track I’ve ever had on the show clocking in at 9 seconds. Johnny Johnston – HTV Waterfall Ident- Sky : original HTV soundtrack. by Eric Wetherell Issued by Buried Treasure, this atmospheric release presents the eerie and evocative soundtrack to HTV’s 1975 cult sci-fi television series Sky, created by Doctor Who veterans Bob Baker and Dave Martin.
The Vinyl Release: Coming as a transparent ice blue 10″ LP, each copy includes a TV Times postcard and a stunning A3 poster of Sky’s original Look-In magazine cover, illustrated by Arnaldo Putzu.
The exclusive release date for this anticipated work is 1 August. The global release coming on the 5 of August.
Also on the B Side there is another exclusive from the wonderful Audiobulb label, Marc Neys – Behind Door Nr. 5 – Sanctuary. Step inside the silence… Marc Neys invites you into Sanctuary, a meditative sound journey woven from drones, piano fragments, and echoes of the natural world. 🎧 Join the Listening Party – July 4 @ 8PM GMT+2.
The last exclusive is from Matthew Hiram, simply known as Hiram. with the track ‘Seedlight’ is a bonus track on the Solarium Song! It’s available as the B side to the limited “Surfacing” lathe cut release, and it is included with the digital download of the full album with purchase through Bandcamp.
I’ve just, yesterday, released my second album of 17 pieces from my latest 17 shows, the backgrounds from my voiceovers without all this babbling nonsense. If subscribing to support this channel is not your thing then maybe purchasing the album on Bandcamp suits you more. Or do both I’ve provided Bandcamp codes in a subscriber post titled “some-free-bandcamp-codes” on the Mixcloud channel.
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can do that on the time line. Don’t be shy.
The tracks played are marked with links where you can purchase them at the start of each episode. or on the home page trevor.se🔹 Artists and labels—send your sonic offerings to: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
🌀 Side A – 00:00
Trevlad – Cosmic River – 05:21
*Jacek Doroszenko & Autistici – Your Modal Realism – 09:08
John Scott Shepherd & Jamie Zarfas – Crystal Space Caverns – 13:24
anthéne – respire – 18:29
Optionica – Disappointed [ENV(itre) Hope RMX] – 22:11
Caught In Joy – The Wind Always Blows Us Forward – 25:45
Chorchill – Tea Bags – 28:47
Substak – Stera – 30:35
Jeff Gburek – Crystal Cabinet – 33:34
The Gaye Device – The Celestial Spectrum – 38:30
rikardfvs – the emptiness inside Salyut 1 – 43:25
🌀 Side B – 49:25
Sankt Otten – Geweint Wird Nur Zum Schluss – 50:08
Savta – desyne (solis) – 59:18
Alexis Delozanne – pm – 1:02:30
*Johnny Johnston – HTV Waterfall Ident – 1:05:38
Bowing – Quiet Ceremony – 1:05:45
Ironic Hill – DOWNER – 1:09:47
Adi Goldstein & Anita Tatlow – νερό – 1:12:27
Henrik Meierkord, Marco Lucchi & Pawel Kobak – Tyngdloshet – 1:14:59
Le Morte d’Abby – Pigmentatious Stratification (chibi mix) – 1:23:27
*Marc Neys – Behind Door Nr. 5 – 1:25:06
The New Emphatic – Running Out of Time – 1:30:06
*Hiram – Seedlight – 1:32:08
Outro – 1:35:06
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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