Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to episode 202 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 “Café Frappé” by Bolbec. Available on the amazing library music inspired album “Foutu Félin”. Released May 8 on the wonderful channel supporting Batov Records. This Mix is a vibrant, retro-flavoured journey through 70s library inspired music, cinematic funk, psychedelic grooves, and dusty Balearic electronics. Side A moves from playful alpine funk and sunny Tahitian exotica into hypnotic desert psych and cruising electronic energy. Side B shifts into raw dusty beats, warped library psychedelia, Ethiopian-jazz tension, and motorik drive before closing on a haunting ambient note. Overall mood: Sunny, groovy, slightly sleazy, and cinematic with strong 70s/80s library nostalgia. Playful yet atmospheric — perfect for warm evenings, road trips, or crate-digging sessions. Energetic in places but never loses its cool, hazy charm. I’ve been getting loads of material during the week so I’ve decided to add this segment called “Shout outs from The Inbox” Which go to Dave Clarkson, Sick Robot, Exit Chamber, Audio Obscura, Stray Wool and Linear North. As well as channel supporting labels Batov Records, Castles in Space, See Blue Audio, Mortality Tables, Clay Pipe Music, Discus Music, whitelabrecs and Synonym Music. Also promotional champions fonodroom and free album codes. This episode contains music from Castle If, HDRF, Mike Dickinson, Piero Umiliani, Pulselovers and many more.
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, if you can, subscribe — even if it’s just for a month. I put in the work you could buy me the equivalent of 18% of a coffee. As it stands I’m 1 subscriber short of myself or the artists getting anything. 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 Dressel Amorosi – Skipass Bouncy, snowy library funk with playful percussion and retro alpine groove. Light-hearted and energetic. 00:08:52 Alessandro Alessandroni – Tahiti Joint (From ‘Emanuelle A Tahiti’) Exotic 70s soundtrack gem with sunny Latin rhythms, whistling, and tropical lounge vibes. Pure escapism. 00:11:38 HDRF – Mechanoid Sleek, robotic electronica with mechanical precision and cold futuristic edge. Hypnotic and driving. 00:15:13 Castle If – Fifth Gear Upbeat, cruising electronic with retro synths and road-trip momentum. Fun and propulsive. 00:19:43 Bolbec – Café Frappé Chilled French-style electronic lounge with smooth grooves and café terrace cool. Breezy and sophisticated. 00:22:43 La Chooma – Huachuma Psychedelic, cactus-inspired desert grooves with mystical, hypnotic flow. Warm and mind-expanding. 00:26:04 ATA Records – Dunaway’s Eyes Cinematic soul-funk with lush horns and moody 70s detective swagger. Smooth and evocative. 00:29:06 Mike Dickinson – Patterning Intricate, layered electronic minimalism with subtle rhythmic patterns. Precise and hypnotic. Side B 00:33:30 J-Zone – Nasty Popcorn Ceiling Raw, dusty hip-hop funk with gritty drums and lo-fi attitude. Playful and characterful. 00:34:44 The Lighthouse – Distorting Mirrors Warped, psychedelic library electronics with swirling mirrors and disorienting charm. 00:37:48 Surprise Chef – Over The Moon Funky, jazz-fuelled instrumental hip-hop with tight grooves and cosmic uplift. Joyful and groovy. 00:40:55 Rocchi, Godi, Chiarosi – Imprevedibile Dramatic Italian library piece with unpredictable shifts and vintage cinematic flair. 00:42:59 Piero Umiliani – Magical Moonlight Dreamy exotica with soft percussion, harp-like tones, and enchanting nocturnal mood. 00:45:44 Whatitdo Archive Group – Mirage Psychedelic desert funk with swirling organ and hazy, mirage-like grooves. Transportive. 00:48:30 Falk & Klou – Race Day 21 (Ring Knutstorp) High-octane, motor-sport synthwave with racing adrenaline and retro 80s drive. 00:50:31 The Sorcerers – Pinch of the Death Nerve Dark, cinematic Ethiopian-jazz funk with heavy grooves and occult tension. Powerful. 00:54:52 Golden Bug, In Fields – Blind Hypnotic, motorik-tinged electronic with pulsing rhythms and shadowy allure. 00:58:15 Pulselovers – Orphans (Lo Five Remix) Haunting, ghostly ambient remix with emotional depth and spacious melancholy. Beautiful closer.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 143 of The Virtual Cassette Library. Plank Glides Enigma is the episodes subtitle, as well as the track you’re hearing in the background and its geographical location which I’ve filmed and can be experienced on YouTube. I’m Trevor and I curate these 90-minute genre bending drifts through frequencies from around the globe. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. Two, 45 minute mixes, 15 tracks per set with a side change half way. Imagine the listening experience like being at a music festival where the artists play on a rotating stage. Each act is allotted time for their piece and as it ends the next act takes over rotating into view. Styles for this episode range from beats to nature, from funk to new classical. The musical keys in focus are G sharp / A flat and F minor. In this episode we’re joined by some new friends of the channel like Sævar Jóhannsson and Red Stars Over Tokyo. As well as some familiar names like THE GAYE DEVICE, Mike Dickinson and Listening Center as well as supporting labels like Cyclical Dreams, Buried Treasure, Moolakii Club Audio Interface, Ingrown Records, Mahorka, Castles in Space and many more. All the artists and labels are the soul of this show.
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Trevor here, transmitting from home base Sollentuna, Sweden. This is your gateway to another immersive expedition through sound—Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 094 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: whitelabrecs, Mahorka, Ingrown Records, Adventurous Music, and, oscarson.
Artists on the show who have sent me material: Trem 77, and, The British Stereo Collective.
Special thanks to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
Also shout outs to, aeon music, Max Williams, and Fonodroom, for the follows, likes and comments.
Today’s episode includes two exclusive tracks from upcoming releases. On the A side the track The Fifth Compass Point Dub from the single The Fifth Compass Point by Bristol outfit Trem 77. Inspired by the concept of the fifth compass point. An idea beyond directional coordinates. Through the center point of the compass rose runs an axis that can be imagined as an array of transecting lines running through that point. More than a center point, it is an intersection that could include time running forward and backward in all directions away from the two dimensional compass plane. In this sense, it might be the truest symbol of the here and now. Is it the heart center, a jumping off point for experiencing all that there is, or both simultaneously? The B side features an upcoming release from the Italian composer and multi instrumentalist Bruno Bavota. Here with the track, when we collide, from the album, I’m losing you, which will be released on German label oscarson on September 19. The record showcases Bruno’s signature combination of acoustic piano and subtle electronics, now enriched with expressive string arrangements performed by violinist Laura Masotto. The album is a meditation on loss in its many forms — from absence and nostalgia to quiet acceptance. Through looping piano motifs, gently pulsing electronics, and emotionally resonant strings, I’m Losing You invites listeners into a vulnerable, immersive world of sound and feeling. With this release, Bavota further refines his neoclassical voice, offering a moving and cinematic work that speaks to both personal emotion and universal experience.
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🌌 Welcome, seekers of hidden frequencies—your 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.
🔮 The sponsoring labels guiding today’s episode are: Imaginary North, Cyclical Dreams, Woodford Halse, Subexotic Records, Binaural Space, Lo Recordings, and, Waxing Crescent Records. 🚀 The sponsoring artists of today’s transmission: Mike Dickinson, ThorF, and, Hiram. Also the benevolent force that ensures chosen frequencies find their way home: ✨ Free Album Codes Today’s transmission features 1 exclusive piece from, Tim Didymus & Foster Neville, titled, Hidden, from the album, Ulla, which comes out on the great Subexotic Records label on June 13. The rest of the 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: Otis and aeon music. Your relentless listening to the channel makes me worry for your health. Perhaps you have transcended. Perhaps you have become one with the signal itself.🌿.
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