Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 200
Melancholic layers glow with hope and impending shadow—profoundly atmospheric.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the 200th episode 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 “People Say I’m a Dreamer” by friend of the channel Neil Stringfellow, also known as Audio Obscura. Available on the upcoming album “Dream States”. Dropping June 12. Neil also just entered a track for my upcoming compilation “The Mystery of the Night” Applications are still open. Get your piece in by June 24. All info on the album page on Bandcamp.
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.
Please, if you can, subscribe — even if it’s just for a month, it makes a real difference.
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 Phexioenesystems – Poringland Extract
Subtle, textural field-recording ambient drawn from the Norfolk countryside. Gentle rustles, distant horizons, and organic drones create a beautifully restrained, place-specific immersion.
00:05:35 The Metamorph – The Unlimited Dream Company
Expansive, psychedelic-tinged ambient inspired by J.G. Ballard. Dreamy, shape-shifting layers and cosmic warmth evoke boundless imagination and surreal inner worlds.
00:07:35 Rival Consoles – If Not Now
Driving, emotionally charged electronic ambient from Ryan Lee West. Pulsing rhythms and luminous synths build a sense of urgency and beautiful tension—now or never.
00:10:17 Mikael Lind, Johanna Sjunnesson – Remnants Unveiled
Delicate, haunting ambient that slowly reveals hidden layers. Fragile textures and soft resonances feel like uncovering forgotten memories in dust and light.
00:15:45 Felipe Ayres – Turmoil
Turbulent yet controlled ambient exploring inner unrest. Swirling drones and restless movement capture emotional chaos while maintaining an elegant undercurrent.
00:20:44 Wil Bolton – Quiet Sunlight
Gentle, luminous ambient bathed in soft, filtered light. Warm tones and peaceful stillness evoke a perfect moment of tranquil, golden-hour calm.
00:28:09 Paulina Fae – The Space Inbetween (Instrumental)
Ethereal, floating ambient focused on the liminal. Airy pads and crystalline details create a weightless sense of existing in the beautiful gap between moments.
Side B
00:32:14 Christian Wittman – The Light Before the Dark (Edit. From the album “The Light Before the Dark”
Poignant, cinematic ambient exploring the fragile transition of dusk. Rich, melancholic layers glow with hope and impending shadow—profoundly atmospheric.
00:37:34 Ludovico Einaudi – Primavera
Graceful, flowing piano-led neoclassical piece. Delicate melodies and gentle swells capture the fresh energy and blossoming beauty of spring with quiet emotional depth.
00:44:08 The British Stereo Collective – Silicon Street (From the Yesterday Children)
Retro-futuristic synth ambient with a hazy 80s cinematic feel. Warm analogue tones and nostalgic melancholy paint a portrait of memory-drenched digital streets.
00:46:59 Audio Obscura – People Say I’m a Dreamer
Drifting, introspective ambient with a soft, wistful character. Cloud-like textures and piano voices create a beautiful, slightly detached dream-state.
00:49:42 Dr Atmo – Hunted Rain
Moody, atmospheric ambient capturing rain as both pursuer and refuge. Wet, pulsing textures and dark elegance evoke being chased through a storm.
00:55:38 Cate Brooks – The Frame
Meticulous, minimal ambient centered on structure and restraint. Clean lines and thoughtful silence create a contemplative, almost architectural listening experience.
00:58:29 Luke Howard Trio – Self Preservation
Intimate, heartfelt modern classical/jazz-tinged ambient. Thoughtful piano, subtle brushes, and warm resonance explore protection, vulnerability, and inner strength.
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 106
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Welcome to Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library episode 106 Jotting Hero Mystery. Which is not only the soundtrack in the background but a geographical location according to What3words with its own video. Pre order the album on Bandcamp to support the channel, it gets released when it reaches the Mixcloud subscriber count which is currently 16. Of course if you do subscribe there’ll not only be an extra track but you’ll also get all my albums for the monthly subscription price of 3 dollars. These episodes are 90-minute musical journeys. This episode is a spectral drift through modular hauntology, Sardinian piano reveries, and aquatic synth rituals. woven together into two, uninterrupted, 45 minute virtual cassette sides, with a metaphysical flip halfway through. A lovingly warped mixtape for dusk listeners, headphone wanderers, and those who find comfort in the crackle of forgotten formats. The shows are designed for a walk, a mental wander, or a quiet moment alone with the universe.
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can join Nanogods’ poetic visualizations on the time line. Don’t be shy.
If you want to be part of future transmissions? Send your art to: trevlad@gmail.com Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode.
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Jiri Jiri – Gino – 02:10
Daniel Tashian – Underwater – 05:34
Clemens Acidus – Along the Line – 07:26
Ruaridh Law, Debbie Armour, James Papademetrie & Orphax – The Fool – 12:56
Trevlad – EXPANSIVE WAVES 11 – 14:09
Federica Deiana – Petrichor – 18:26
Lee Hannah – Opacity – 20:41
Meemo Comma – Meditation – 22:58
Jason Singh – Norfolk Pine – 25:35
Ed Herbers – Triumphant Rays – 31:35
Prairiewolf – Wheel of Persuasion – 33:05
Richard Griffiths – Aquila Cadens – 37:14
Buried Marie – The Ghost You Will Be VIII – 40:31
Side B – 43:19
Mikael Lind, Johanna Sjunnesson – Wave Cycle – 44:05
Receptor Modulator – Aura – 48:56
Trevlad – Forbidden Signal – 53:12
autumna – 3 of dawn – 56:04
Interconnected – Sockelgeschoss – 1:01:45
Sideral – Mare Nostrum – 1:09:03
Vandus – Cavernous Depths – 1:14:40
human mesh dance – Infinity – 1:17:13
Ümlaut – Until We Became Nothing – 1:21:06
*Eric Angelo Bessel – Coming Around – 1:25:29
Outro – 1:29:48
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Episode track:
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 055
🌌 Welcome, seekers of hidden frequencies, I’m Trevor, your host for the episode here at Trevlad Sounds, recorded in All tunes on studios here in Sollentuna Sweden. —your sonic vessel has arrived at the edge of the cosmic fold. Step beyond perception and surrender to the spiral of auditory prophecies, bending time and space in their wake.
I’m back with a regular episode of my Virtual Cassette Library. A 90 minute outing with two sides and a side change in the middle. Perfect for taking a walk in one direction and knowing when you’re halfway so you can head home.
🔮 The sponsoring labels guiding today’s episode are: Mahorka, whitelabrecs, Imaginary North, Clay Pipe Music, Mystery Circles, Projekt Records, Passed Recordings, Castles In Space, Subexotic Records, and, Lo Recordings.
🚀 The sponsoring artists of today’s transmission: Audio Obscura, Pietro Zollo, and, Willebrant,
Also the benevolent force that ensures chosen frequencies find their way home: ✨ Free Album Codes
Today’s show features 2 exclusive tracks. First from a top artist on the channel, Cate Francesca Brooks and the opening track, North, from her latest album Lofoten, available for pre release via Clay Pipe Music. The other exclusive track is by Tim Didymus & Foster Neville, and the track, Sky, from the album, Ulla. Dropping 13 June on channel supporting Subexotic records.
The rest of today’s show is filled with recent finds and releases.
Welcome to a soundscape that defies language—a passage through the unseen. We, mere surfers atop an infinite wave.
🌞 Shoutouts to passengers: Mykel Boyd, John Haughey, aeon, and Otis 🌿. You make all the difference.
Links to all the material played are in the timeline where everyone is invited to leave a mark—comment your favorites, etch your presence into the mix.
🔹 Artists, experimenters, visionaries—send forth your sonic offerings: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹
🔮 Prepare for immersion. Secure your headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Trevs Intro – 00:00
Audio Obscura – As long as gravity persists on holding me to this earth – 03:01
Tomosla – Above Dunestal – 07:02
Hayden Pedigo – The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored – Live – 13:05
Fan Club Orchestra – Parking – 17:59
marine eyes – suddenly green – 18:45
Mikael Lind, Johanna Sjunnesson – In Rest and Motion – 21:39
Gears In The Rain – Nipigon Trail Rediscovered – 28:20
*Cate Francesca Brooks – North – 32:18
Wil Bolton – Sun Tree Trail – 35:50
Lullatone – Snow Petals – 40:21
Pietro Zollo – Kosmische und irdische Zeit – 42:51
B Side – 47:53
Mentat – Sun – 48:39
Nova Cat Purring Sounds / Sam Rosenthal – the Next Day – 52:11
dogg jaw – SW Sunset Tunnel – 59:52
Willebrant – Scott was here (a Saturday night rendition) – 1:04:49
On Idyl – Enlichenment (Exit Chamber’s Highland Dawn Remix) – 1:06:48
Listening Center – Possessions Drawer – 1:13:01
*Tim Didymus & Foster Neville – Sky (vinyl edit) – 1:15:05
Correlations – Duophonic I – 1:24:22
Francis Morning – Essence – 1:32:34
Trevs Outro – 1:34:08
*tracks areis yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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