Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 292
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-292/
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Twelve-track virtual cassettes that flips themselves at the halfway mark.
If you make music, or run a label, and fancy a place in the library, send your links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I read every one. Promise.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
A seasonal, slightly restless ambient journey through summer heat, stored sequences, and coastal gaps.
Side A opens in Indiana solstice light and green energy, then moves through overloaded London rooms, shifting Quiet Figures, 1980s earthshine slowness, and warped inner-weather shelves. Side B holds Mediterranean headland water, rusty robot dreams, Mersey light, Tokyo sequences from some other time, a choked dub-techno pulse, and ends at Hope Gap under Ravilious colours.
Overall mood: Warm, nostalgic, and quietly unstable — full of stored time, coastal air, and communities hanging together. Perfect for late-summer listening, train windows, or sitting with what the season still holds.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have over eleven hundred other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:00:00 odd person – all skeletons come from indiana
odd person – all skeletons come from indiana. Solstice heat marks part two of four seasons. Spirit faces south at zenith. The sun arrives in recorded summer light.
00:04:11 Rai Mondo – Green Energy
Rai Mondo – Green Energy. Austrian grandeur opens into fusion and progressive colour on Art Form 5. FORM@ gathers submissions into one shared compilation breath.
00:09:50 The Both And – we have this
The Both And – we have this. Programmable systems meet live intervention. Edges overload and new rooms appear. Communities of musicians and workers hang together in London rooms.
00:14:26 philippe neau – payysages.mouvements.
philippe neau – payysages.mouvements. Quiet Figures gather as nobodiosundz drift through shifting terrain.
00:17:55 Erik Wøllo – Fast and Slow
Erik Wøllo – Fast and Slow. Earthshine lights the unseen face. Four-track and eight-track machines return 1980s slowness. Drones and sequencer pulses rise and subside across twenty short crossings.
00:20:56 SPTW – Shelves
SPTW – Shelves. Warped loops, liquefied vocals and analog tape textures sit beside pencils, desks and bottles. Two collagists keep their heads above water in a time-capsule of inner weather.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:23:21 Neglect – Cap De Creus (original mix)
Neglect – Cap De Creus (original mix). Headland light and Mediterranean water hold the coast.
00:29:16 Autonomaton – Rusty robots dream
Autonomaton – Rusty robots dream. Collected work from 2015 to 2025 moves from noise and drone toward fluffy ambient, then into dub and breakz. Hardware and computer share the same long sleep.
00:33:04 autumna – helen and her cousin
autumna – helen and her cousin. Capstone festival days give way to quieter corners. Light over the Mersey and street sound set the pace.
00:36:41 Nekomachi – Some Other Time
Nekomachi – Some Other Time. Fifteen years of stored sequences run through effects and samples in Tokyo rooms, no DAW required.
00:38:09 Yunze Ou – Choke Array
Yunze Ou – Choke Array. One hundred and seventy BPM carries dub-techno depth and halftime pulse. Ableton layers expand the loop into personal language.
00:42:23 Gilroy Mere – Hope Gap
Gilroy Mere – Hope Gap. Forty-mile train journeys from St Leonard’s feed laptop sketches. Ravilious colours become texture and tempo. Clarinet, flute, trumpet and voice join the laundry-studio air.
The visions complete their circle.
The oxide continues its quiet journey until the end of the spool.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, release date 26 September.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that stir anything?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work.
Deadline: 24 September.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 292.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 286
https://www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-286/
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 286. Twelve-track virtual cassettes that flips themselves at the halfway mark.
If you make music, or run a label, and fancy a place in the library, send your links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I read every one. Promise.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
A tender, slightly wondrous ambient journey through closed-eye geometries, night markets, living systems, and working-class fanfares.
Side A rearranges itself behind the eyelids, then drifts through Toronto lanterns, cello architecture, space-IDM bloom, pre-language fingertips, and a well of the world. Side B opens with Ramsgate vocal collage and gentle signs, holds the line, raises a fanfare for the working man, conjures pagan stones among the Weaver Hills, and ends with a star-song demo from the cliff top.
Overall mood: Warm, curious, and quietly celebratory — mixing intimate care, city-night haze, and nostalgic industrial glow. Perfect for late evenings, headphones, or sitting still while things change behind closed eyes.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,117 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
00:03:39 Soundshift – When I Close My Eyes Things Change
Eyelids close and the air rearranges itself. Soundshift – When I Close My Eyes Things Change. Colours fold inward, surfaces soften, and new geometries rise in the dark behind the lids.
00:07:48 Drones Over Dufferin – Night Market
Night market stalls glow under Toronto streetlamps. Drones Over Dufferin – Night Market. Ambient currents drift between lanterns and late-hour voices, each tone shaped by the city’s quiet corners.
00:10:41 arc rae – I See You
Cello and voice fragments reassemble into living architecture. arc rae – I See You. Improvised performances become collaged motifs, generative textures and tactile beats discovering their own shape in real time.
00:12:47 Andy Wiseman – Thrust
Thrust carries seventeen space-IDM voices into one amorphous bloom of earcandy. Andy Wiseman – Thrust. Composition after composition opens in phantasmic sequence, each reason to listen arriving already luminous.
00:19:45 Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Fingertips
Fingertips brush the first possible encounter with sound. Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Fingertips. Tenderness and experiment meet as lullaby, ambient composition and care, music made to accompany a listener before language.
00:22:50 Green-House – Well of the World
A well of the world opens in joyous layered synthesis. Green-House – Well of the World. Melody and harmonics helix together. Kaleidoscopic guitar, bubbling synths and orchestral radiance mimic larger living systems, droplets magnifying Yosemite and Inyo into auditory microcosms of wonder.
The cassette reaches its midpoint and turns.
00:29:59 Lone Bison – Vocal Collage
Voices sampled and sung form a collage beside the Ramsgate sea. Lone Bison – Vocal Collage. Hydrasynth textures pack into concise songs, wonky piano loops and groove-based jams rising from park recordings and garage-rock guitar.
00:33:53 Mea Poulpa – Signs
Gentle rhythms and textured samples settle into signs. Mea Poulpa – Signs. Slow tempos, subtle electronics and acoustic guitar create relaxing soundscapes for concentration and meditation.
00:36:02 luxury elite – thank you for holding
Hold music stretches into open waiting space. luxury elite – thank you for holding. Soft tones remain on the line, glowing in patient presence.
00:37:16 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Fanfare for the Working Man
A fanfare rises for the working man among late-seventies chimneys. Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Fanfare for the Working Man. Prophet synths and reverb celebrate coal, chemicals and cars. Industry glows in nostalgic electronica looking forty years forward.
00:38:05 Geology Disco – Distant Point
Distant points appear among Weaver Hills and dark woods. Geology Disco – Distant Point. Harmonium, accordion, woodwinds, guitar and percussion mix with electronics and field recordings. Monolithic stones and ancient caves conjure pagan memory in Wootton under Wever.
00:45:12 Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Song of The Stars (Demo)
The Iron Man reaches the cliff top while stars begin their song. Mike Dickinson – Bonus Track – Song of The Stars (Demo). Microkorg, Maschine, Odyssey and Minilogue voices soundtrack the outsider who saves the world, Mrs Moore’s desk-climbing dragon still vivid in the telling.
The visions complete their circle.
The oxide continues its quiet journey until the end of the spool.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, release date 26 September.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that stir anything?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work.
Deadline: 24 September.
This has been The Virtual Cassette Library, episode 286.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 277
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-277/
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve just pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 277. A twelve-track virtual cassette that flips itself at the halfway mark, whether you’re ready or not.
If you make music, or run a label, and fancy a place in the library, send your links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I read every one. Promise.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
I’m trying something new by not introducing the artists, but instead incorporation their work into an incatation of sorts.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,104 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers receive the expanding series of 3 hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
A dreamlike, luminous ambient journey through nameless cities, rising rain, forgotten trails, and golden light.
Side A drifts from violet fog and modular labyrinths into voltage nests, Apalachee trails, hauntological villages, deep indigo night, and lost map coordinates. Side B lifts with rain falling upward, vast interlocking machines, Bach-coloured bird calls, sideways golden rays, wide unknowable valleys, and a single golden earring turning in zero gravity.
Overall mood: Contemplative, otherworldly, and quietly radiant — full of soft wonder, spectral warmth, and gentle expansion. Perfect for deep listening, late-night immersion, or drifting through imagined landscapes.
Side A
00:00:00 Almost Random – Night at the Nameless city
A city without name rises from violet fog. Docks of Celephais stretch into endless water the colour of old mercury. Towers lean at angles that fold inward. Almost Random – Night at the Nameless City. Modular currents braid through the streets. A single lead voice climbs like a pale recorder note, threading the labyrinth where colours bloom outside the spectrum and a lecturer’s silhouette watches from every window at once.
00:05:07 LOULA YORKE – Broody
The roof opens. A nest of voltage and feathers pulses with heat. LOULA YORKE – Broody. Shared-system circuits glow amber and emerald. Nestlings open their beaks in perfect rhythm with the rising sequences. The air fills with starling-shaped waveforms that scatter across the studio ceiling and reform as constellations.
00:07:57 Dionisaf – Forgotten Trails of the Apalachee (ft. Liesbet Leroy)
Cotton fields unroll under a sky of molten copper. An ageing horse moves through tall grass that whispers in kalimba tones. Dionisaf – Forgotten Trails of the Apalachee. Liesbet’s flute drifts above the restored guitar like river mist carrying the scent of magnolias and dry October leaves. Forest trails glow with soft bioluminescence. Seven years of Mississippi light gather into a single warm horizon that keeps expanding.
00:10:03 Belbury Poly – The People
A village appears between the hedges, built entirely of library jingles and children’s television ghosts. Belbury Poly – The People. Minimoog laughter curls through the lanes. Melodica and psaltery ring from open windows. Vines part to reveal Pan’s Garden where the InterCity 125 glides past in slow silver arcs and every face in the square turns toward the listener with the same knowing smile.
00:13:34 Euan Alexander Millar & Henrik Meierkord – Shades Of Night
Night gathers in layers of deep indigo and charcoal. Euan Alexander Millar & Henrik Meierkord – Shades Of Night. Cello tones stretch into long translucent ribbons. Spoken words rise from within the drones and dissolve back into them. The entire field breathes at the pace of a single sustained note.
00:17:19 maps and diagrams – Echo.atlas-B2 [lost.wav]
A map unfolds made of missing coordinates. maps and diagrams – Echo.atlas-B2 [lost.wav]. Waves of pure signal drift across blank paper, leaving faint luminous traces that rearrange themselves into new continents every few seconds.
Side B
00:23:01 Spirituals – Rain Falling Up
Rain lifts from the ground in slow silver columns and continues upward into a sky the colour of candle flame. Spirituals – Rain Falling Up. Pedal steel and vibraphone form soft glowing orbs that float beside the rising water. Field recordings and voice memos drift through the air as tiny points of warm light, each one a living candle carried through the open dark.
00:27:18 Dadanaut – Interferenzen
Gears the size of towers interlock across a black-and-gold cityscape. Dadanaut – Interferenzen. Workers and superiors move inside the same vast machine. Sparks of freedom leap between the teeth of the wheels. The entire structure hums with the low frequency of relief seeking its shape.
00:32:09 Pointe du Lac – Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV617)
An empty living room fills with the calls of exotic birds that exist only as samples. Pointe du Lac – Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV617). Simple arpeggios cross and shift like interlocking stained-glass windows. Bach harmonies rise through Sun Ra colours. The ceiling opens into a progressive lake of pure harmonic light.
00:35:04 Timo Kuusi – Crepuscular Rays
Crepuscular rays pour sideways across the room in thick golden beams. Timo Kuusi – Crepuscular Rays. Each ray carries its own instructional geometry. The beams expand until the whole space becomes a single radiant exercise in pure illumination.
00:42:39 The Green Kingdom – Vale of the Unknowable
Evening settles in airy layers of soft violet and pearl. The Green Kingdom – Vale of the Unknowable. Piano motifs drift through reverb-soaked guitar lines. The landscape opens into a wide still valley where every sound has room to unfold at its own unhurried pace.
00:44:52 Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Golden Earring
A golden earring turns slowly in zero gravity, catching and releasing light in perfect circles. Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Golden Earring. The sound arrives as the first sensation of hearing itself: tender, experimental, shaped for the earliest possible listener. Everything remains open, unguarded, and newly born.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 277
Script – Trevor
Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape.
Trevor here. You’ve pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 277. Twelve-track virtual cassettes that flips themselves at the halfway mark.
If you make music, or run a label, and fancy a place in the library, send your links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I read every one. Promise.
Tips and subscriptions keep the reels turning. Every little helps the library stay open after dark.
I’m trying something new by not introducing the artists, but instead incorporating their work into a vision of sorts.
The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,105 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
The tape unspools its visions.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 265
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-265/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 265. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
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.
A buoyant, mystical, and exploratory ambient journey through waters, secrets, astral chaos, and mythical islands.
Side A bobs from playful buoys and secret gardens into opening transformations and riverine flows. Side B plunges into black holes, astral disasters, fuzzy warmth, lost islands, and skyway travels.
Overall mood: Contemplative, whimsical, and wondrous with a mix of cosy warmth and cosmic mystery. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night immersion.
I’ll introduce Side A now and Side B in the intermission. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few Mixcloud subscribers who get to enjoy the 1 087 other shows whenever they like.
As a subscriber you also get access to my new series Veil Frequencies based on a fictional world I’ve created called The Resonant Veil Enclave. Each episode is around three hours and recorded from one of the floors of the 24 buildings in the veil. You can read about it on my Substack page. Mixcloud subscribers also get the ever expanding version of the upcoming compilation titled Quiet Figures.
On this TVCL episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Michael Evill who a lot of us know as Shambolic and here in his moniker of “The Music Liberation Front Sweden” with the wonderfully personal track “Edward’s Secret Garden” from the album “This Is The New Record By…” which is available on the Mortality Tables label which I’ll be playing more from in the show.
Another label I’ll be playing a couple of tunes from is a favourite of mine. Mystery Circles, here with the Berlin artist arc rae and a piece titled “Lo and Behold” from the album “Bow and Arrow”.
After that a spanking new release by Rennes, France based artist Wahn. and the track “Something Opens (Genda Remix)” from the album “Re: Echo Mist Light”. Out on another label who features a couple of times in this episode and in most of my shows. Bulgarias finest, Ivo Petrov curated, Mahorka label.
The penultimate track of the first side of the virtual cassette is by Lelystad, Netherlands based outfit TV-99-AD and the tune simply titled “Kess” from the album “Sounds from the Sea Bottom 1995-2000” out on Japanese label FORM@ RECORDS.
Finishing off the first half is a track from the album “Aurora In Georgian Bay” by Chris Moore aka Light Vortex. You’ll hear the track “Riverine”. You can still get a CD copy via the Mortality Tables label.
But first, to set the vibe is Toronto, Ontario based R&D with the live improvised piece titled “Bobbing for Buoys” from their self released outing “Periscope Depth”.
Now 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.
Welcome to the B side. Six tracks down and six to go.
You’ll hear Yzymyr in a piece titled “Astral Disaster” from the album “Ø” which is out on Mahorka.
Then off to Nashville, Tennessee and the drifting synth lines of Mike Petruna in the piece “The Fuzz” from the album “Special Herbal Remedies Collection” and that’s out on Labile Records.
After that Nottingham, UK based George Evans better known as Suncastle with the 2020 stomper “Hy Brasil” from the nyp album Platformer. Released by Triplicate records.
Then the penultimate track for today comes in the form of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based experimental musician Tyler Pursel with an exclusive track titled “Buselik” from the album “In the Pasture of Obsolete Suns” which is being released on the 24th of July on the Mystery Circles label.
Finishing us off is Buffalo, New York based legend Survey Channel and the track “Via Skyway” from the remastered version of his fantastic release “Along the Wind Spear” available in a few places like Triplicate records and Rabbithole Club.
But first, Finnish artist, Planet Boelex, and a track from the nyp album “Twenty” which is out on the Kahvi Collective label, this is the track“Blackholes”, Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 R&D – Bobbing for Buoys
Buoyant, playful ambient with bobbing motion and watery, analogue charm. Light and hypnotic.
00:16:42 The Music Liberation Front Sweden – Edward’s Secret Garden
Mysterious, secret-garden ambient with eccentricity and hidden, lush wonder. Whimsical and atmospheric.
00:19:54 arc rae – Lo and Behold
Surprising, beholden ambient with clean lines and gentle, revelatory elegance. Focused and serene.
00:20:56 Wahn – Something Opens (Genda Remix)
Opening, transformative ambient with expanding layers and remixed, genda-like flow. Dynamic and hopeful.
00:25:09 TV-99-AD – Kess
Retro-futurist, Kess-inspired ambient with sleek, channelled precision and mysterious energy.
00:29:04 Light Vortex – Riverine
Flowing, river-like ambient with liquid motion and gentle, current-driven serenity.
Side B
00:32:37 Planet Boelex – Blackholes
Vast, gravitational ambient drawn into black holes with swirling, cosmic pull. Dark and immersive.
00:37:05 Yzymyr – Astral Disaster
Celestial, disaster-themed ambient with astral chaos and profound, starry turmoil.
00:41:21 Mike Petruna – The Fuzz
Warm, fuzzy analogue ambient with soft, distorted charm and relaxed, nostalgic haze.
00:42:35 Suncastle – Hy Brasil
Mythical, island-inspired ambient evoking Hy Brasil with sunny, lost-world wonder.
00:46:09 Tyler Pursel – Buselik
Turkish makam-inspired ambient with buselik mode elegance and warm, modal beauty.
00:49:59 SURVEY CHANNEL – Via Skyway
Skyway-travelling ambient with elevated, highway-like motion and open, aerial freedom.
Also in the works, the latest compilation titled Quiet Figures which will be released September 26.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that trigger a creative thought?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 263
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-263/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 263. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
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.
A varied, atmospheric ambient journey blending mystical folklore, northern chill, and intimate warmth.
Side A moves from relaxing breaks and cliff-hanging tension into union commentary and mosaic beauty. Side B drifts through coastal calm, wizardly myths, hyperborean ice, sinister clouds, sunny winds, and communal glass.
Overall mood: Contemplative, mystical, and gently dynamic with a mix of dark mystery and hopeful warmth. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night immersion.
As of now I’ll introduce Side A now and Side B in the intermission. as I’ve put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few Mixcloud subscribers who get to enjoy the 263 episodes as well as the 820 plus other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for 3 quid anymore. It used to be a coffee.
As a subscriber you also get access to my new series Veil Frequencies based on a fictional world I’ve created called The Resonant Veil Enclave. Each episode is around three hours and recorded from one of the floors from the 24 buildings in the veil. Mixcloud subscribers also get the ever expanding version of the upcoming compilation titled Quiet Figures.
On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by the collaboration of Analogue Path & channel friend Akira Film Script with the track “Lamkin” from volume two of the fantastic compilation series “The Silent Harvest” which you should really add to your collection if you haven’t already. They’re out on the Manchester based label FOLK POLICE RECORDINGS.
Then an artist that contacted me recently, fellow Irishman, Kilkenny based, Sean Grimes who goes bye the alias “NQUAUS” with the shortest track of the episode with the longest title “Rushe Cuts- NEW START- May 26- Vol. 1 – 15 – v.1.2 -Cliff Hanger” from the self released EP “Rushe Cuts vol.1 (Teaser)”.
After that Gordon Chapman-Fox an artist who is no stranger to the channel. A man with his noggin in the right place. “Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan” with the soaring track “Part of the Union” from the album “People & Industry Special Edition” with 4 bonus tracks from the 2021 original album, and you can grab that from the Castles In Space label.
This is followed by the Auckland, New Zealand artist Jim Marjoram and another piece from “The Silent Harvest Volume Two” FOLK POLICE RECORDINGS release the dark track is called “Lass of Lochroyan”.
Finishing off the first half is Berlin-based French musician arc rae and the stunning track “Mosaic” from the album “Bow and Arrow” and that’s out on long time channel supporter Las Vegas based Mystery Circles.
But first, to set the vibe is a collaboration I played on the last episode by Third Kind Records label curator Nicholas Langley together with university buddy Stephen Cousins. They are collectively known as Hz & Fisty Kendal here with the track “Relaxing Break” from the album “Now What?”
Now 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.
Welcome to the B side. Six tracks down and six to go.
Starting us off is Liverpool based artist Borchardt with the bubbling piece titled “Hanko” from the self titled, self released album and also on the outstanding periodical magazine from Wirrals finest Moolakii Club Audio Interface.
Then another artist I played on the previous episode, Bristol based HAWKSMOOR with a medieval inspired “Myrddin Wyltt” from the album “Yclept Thorn” which you can obtain via the Library Of The Occult label.
After that an album I’ve played a lot lately and one of my favourite of the year so far “Petite Constellations” by Seattle based Bluetech here with the superb track “Hyperborealis”. You can grab the album from Bluetechs Bandcamp page, also Evans own label Behind The Sky on vinyl and Ian Boddy curated DiN Records for your CD version.
Then I’ve gone back to 2017 and a track from channel friend Belial Pelegrim titled “Followed by a Sinister Cloud” from the compilation release “Do You” from the, now defunct, Mangled Music Co., who were an affiliate of Triplicate Records.
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of the 2014 track “Sun wind” by Protuberance from an album I’ve also played from in the previous episode “Recollections” go and grab a name your price version on the Bulgarian Mahorka label.
Finishing us off is UK duo Suncastle & Paris Texas known as Glass Roots with the soothing piece “Now Everybody” from their 2020 Triplicate Records release “The Idiot”.
But first Borchardt and Hanko. Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Hz & Fisty Kendal – Relaxing Break
Casual, break-time ambient with playful, relaxing vibes and intimate, bedroom warmth. Light-hearted and cosy.
00:08:29 Analogue Path & Akira Film Script – Lamkin
Nostalgic, folk-tinged ambient with tape-warmed textures and storytelling intimacy. Haunting and comforting.
00:14:53 NQUAUS – Rushe Cuts- NEW START- May 26- Vol. 1 – 15 – v.1.2 -Cliff Hanger
Dramatic, cliff-hanging electronic with urgent, new-start energy and raw, rushing tension. Intense and cinematic.
00:17:04 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Part of the Union
Brutalist, union-themed hauntology with retro-futurist synths and social commentary edge. Stark and evocative.
00:21:25 Jim Marjoram – Lass of Lochroyan
Traditional folk-ambient reimagining with misty, loch-side melancholy and gentle, ballad warmth.
00:25:07 arc rae – Mosaic
Fragmented, mosaic-like ambient with pieced-together beauty and delicate, colourful patterns.
Side B
00:29:01 Borchardt – Hanko
Finnish?-inspired ambient with cold, coastal Hanko textures and northern, minimalist calm.
00:32:10 Hawksmoor – Myrddin Wyltt
Mystical, Merlin-inspired ambient with occult British folklore resonance and ancient, wizardly depth.
00:35:27 Bluetech – Hyperborealis
Hyperborean, northern synth with icy, mythical beauty and vast, polar wonder.
00:38:09 Belial Pelegrim – Followed by a Sinister Cloud
Dark, cloud-followed ambient with sinister shadows and brooding, cinematic tension.
00:43:34 Protuberance – Sun wind
Warm, wind-blown ambient with solar energy and flowing, sunny movement. Radiant and dynamic.
00:49:53 Glass Roots – Now Everybody
Communal ambient with transparent, collective warmth and uplifting unity.
Also in the works, the latest compilation titled Quiet Figures which will be released September 26.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that trigger a creative thought?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 262
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-262/
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 262. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
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.
A mystical, quirky, and emotionally varied ambient journey through alchemy, jungles, societal decay, and warrior cries.
Side A moves from occult geometry and evening bonsoirs into fragile qualia, jungle scans, and solipsistic isolation. Side B shifts through tungsten pillows, multiple ways, lonely days, crying warriors, and fried naptime whimsy.
Overall mood: Atmospheric, contemplative, and eccentric with a mix of dark mystery, gentle warmth, and playful chaos. Perfect for late-night immersion, reflective listening, or adventurous evenings.
I’ll do all the talking now, in the intro, as I’ve put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. There is just one break halfway through to give the “virtual cassette” title a meaning. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my very few Mixcloud subscribers who get to enjoy the 262 episodes plus the 826 other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for 3 quid. It used to be a coffee.
As a subscriber you also get access to my new series Veil Frequencies based on a fictional world I’ve created called The Resonant Veil Enclave. Each episode is around three hours and recorded from one of the floors from the 24 buildings in the veil. Mixcloud subscribers also get the ever expanding version of the upcoming compilation titled Quiet Figures.
This episode of The Virtual Cassette Library is inspired by the track “Naptime” by an artist with the fantastic name “Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota” from the album “Music for Babies” which is out on the channel sponsoring Mystery Circles label.
Also on this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Paris, France based modular artist Aurel Val in the rather housey track “Bonsoir” from the latest release on Hylé Tapes titled Mods-1.
Then I’ve dived into the crates a bit with a 2020 track by Glasgow based Fragile X and the track “Qualia” from a fantastic Trip FM compilation called “Red Shift”. It also appears on the Fragile X album Hive.
After that another Hylé Tapes release this time from the 2024 album Biodiverse by Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster. I’ve chosen the rather fun 9 minute track “Jungle Scan”.
Ending the A side with some braindance techno is Craig Murphy aka Solipsism and the track “Sierra Oscar Kilo” from the latest release on the Mighty Force label.
Starting off Side B is Buffalo, New York based Matt Donatelli aka SURVEY CHANNEL with an older track originally from 2020 the lovely wonky “Tungsten Pillow” from the 2025 Remastered album Along the Wind Spear.
After that Limoges, France based Mea Poulpa and the chilled bass lines and beats of the track “Ways” from the album Beyond Glass which is out on Camembert Électrique
Then some Eastern block Jungle from Plovdiv based Jawhinge and the track “post_soc” from the album WeirdWired out on Bulgarian label Mahorka.
This leads into some trip hop stylings from a Protuberance remix of the Discknocked feat. Montse track “Lonely day” taken from the 2014 album Recollections also out on Mahorka.
We continue with another piece from this great album, the super chilled beat driven Protuberance track “Crying Warrior”.
Then the penultimate piece for today comes in the form of the episode inspired piece “Naptime” by Seattle, Washington based duo Julia Shapiro and Samur Khouja who call themselves Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota.
Finishing us off is the rather funky “Permafried” by another duo in the form of Hz & Fisty Kendal who are Nicholas Langley and Stephen Cousins. this is from the album Now What? which is out on Langley curated label Third Kind Records.
But first, to set the vibe is a friend of the show from Bristol, UK, James McKeown aka Hawksmoor with a Teenage Engineering medieval folksy new creation from the album “Yclept Thorn” this is the track “Trismosin”.
Now 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 Hawksmoor – Trismosin
Mystical, alchemical ambient with Trismosin-inspired esoteric resonance and dark, occult elegance. Haunting and immersive.
00:08:56 Aurel Val – Bonsoir
Gentle, evening ambient with French “good evening” warmth and soft, twilight textures. Peaceful and intimate.
00:14:06 Fragile X – Qualia
Delicate, subjective-experience ambient with qualia-like textures and emotional vulnerability. Introspective and tender.
00:17:08 Biodiverse, Anee Molly & Canblaster – Jungle Scan
Dense, biodiverse ambient with scanning jungle rhythms and vibrant, layered life. Lush and exploratory.
00:25:56 Solipsism – Sierra Oscar Kilo
Solipsistic, military-coded ambient with isolated, phonetic intensity and stark, personal focus.
Side B
00:33:33 SURVEY CHANNEL – Tungsten Pillow
Metallic, pillow-soft ambient with tungsten strength and dreamlike, resting contrast. Quirky and atmospheric.
00:38:14 Mea Poulpa – Ways
Organic, path-exploring ambient with gentle, “poulpa” (octopus-like) fluidity and multiple ways. Curious and flowing.
00:40:25 Jawhinge – post_soc
Post-societal ambient with hinge-like transitions and mechanical, societal decay textures. Stark and reflective.
00:42:34 Discknocked feat. Montse – Lonely day (Protuberance Hawk spirit chill mix)
Chill, lonely-day ambient with hawk-spirit chill and emotional, knocked-out resonance. Melancholic and soothing.
00:47:55 Protuberance – Crying Warrior
Emotional, warrior-like ambient with crying intensity and powerful, protruding strength. Dramatic and cathartic.
00:52:18 Guest Bartender Deborah Toyota – Naptime
Cosy, nap-time ambient with playful, bartender whimsy and gentle, relaxing vibes. Light-hearted and comforting.
00:55:31 Hz & Fisty Kendal – Permafried
Permanently fried, glitchy ambient with permanent, hazy distortion and quirky, fried energy. Eccentric and chaotic.
Also in the works, the latest compilation titled Quiet Figures which will be released September 26.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that trigger a creative thought?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 254
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 254. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
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.
Episode 254 is a short, cosy, quirky, and atmospheric ambient journey through frost, awakenings, domestic warmth, and mysterious valleys.
Side A moves from chilly pockets and tonal precision into planetary awakening and bedroom authority. Side B drifts through affectionate playfulness, Lovecraftian bicycle rides, plastic rain, and misty rotations.
Overall mood: Warm, contemplative, and slightly eccentric with a blend of cosiness, mystery, and gentle wonder. Perfect for relaxed listening, morning reflection, or peaceful evenings.
It’s based on the track ”Bedroom Authority” by “Hz & Fisty Kendal” from the release “Now What?” which is available through Third Kind Records.
Also on the show is French artist Domotic with a release on Astra Solaria Recordings.
A Castles in Space release from Danalogue.
Time Rival with a track from a Triplicate Records release.
Linear North with a self release which also appears on the community-led magazine MEANS.
Protuberance from the Mahorka stable.
The B Side blesses us with Glasgow artists Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid from a 12th Isle release.
Fellow Swede dweller rikardfvs with a self release that also appears on a Sounds for the Soul Records compilation.
Light Vortex with a track from their Mortality Tables release.
Finlands Planet Boelex with a track that appears on the Kahvi Collective.
And ending the show with an exclusive track from a Mystery Circles release due out on the 24th of July. By Tyler Pursel.
First off we have Scottish duo Ali O’May and Frazer Brown also know as Dohnavùr with their piece Frost Pockets from their latest outing “We Owe Each Other Everything” and that’s of course out on Biggleswades shining label Castles in Space. Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Dohnavùr – Frost Pockets
Chilly, pocketed ambient with frosty textures and quiet, wintry isolation. Crisp and atmospheric. Artist Bio: Dohnavùr is an ambient duo Ali O’May and Frazer Brown creating cold, landscape-inspired works with Nordic and wintry themes.
00:05:29 DOMOTIC – The Four Tones
Precise, tone-focused ambient with four distinct layers and elegant, harmonic balance. Clean and hypnotic. Artist Bio: DOMOTIC is a French electronic/ambient artist known for precise, tonal, and minimalist compositions.
00:06:12 Danalogue – Awakening On The Planet
Cosmic, awakening ambient with planetary wonder and gentle, morning-like emergence. Expansive and hopeful. Artist Bio: Danalogue is a cosmic jazz/ambient artist known for exploratory, awakening-themed electronic works.
00:07:37 Time Rival – Cottage Pie
Cosy, domestic ambient evoking hearty cottage meals with warm, comforting textures. Nostalgic and inviting. Artist Bio: Time Rival is Richmond, Illinois based Michael Southard, ambient artist incorporating field recordings and natural sounds into peaceful, location-based compositions.
00:09:40 Linear North – the sacred pattern
Sacred, geometric ambient with northern precision and profound, patterned stillness. Meditative and structured. Artist Bio: Linear North is an ambient artist exploring open, wild, and northern landscapes through sound.
00:12:22 Protuberance – Dark grey morning
Overcast, grey-toned ambient capturing a somber, early-morning mood with subtle tension. Moody and realistic. Artist Bio: Protuberance is an ambient artist from the Mahorka label stable creating moody, atmospheric works inspired by everyday natural phenomena.
00:15:55 Hz & Fisty Kendal – Bedroom Authority
Intimate, authoritative ambient with bedroom warmth and playful, personal dominance. Quirky and close. Artist Bio: Hz & Fisty Kendal collaborate here with quirky, intimate, and playful ambient electronic works.
Side B
00:20:07 Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid – Moshi Likes It
Playful, cat-approved ambient with gentle, affectionate textures and light-hearted charm. Artist Bio: Glaswegian artists Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid collaborate here with playful, nature- and animal-inspired ambient pieces.
00:22:53 rikardfvs – Bicycling in the Miskatonic Valley
Adventurous, Lovecraftian-tinged ambient with bicycle motion and mysterious valley atmosphere. Quirky and evocative. Artist Bio: rikardfvs is a Swedish ambient artist creating quirky, location-inspired works with literary and adventurous themes.
00:27:17 Light Vortex – Plastic Rain
Synthetic, plastic rain ambient with artificial droplets and shimmering, unnatural beauty. Artist Bio: Light Vortex is an ambient artist here exploring synthetic and unnatural weather phenomena.
00:30:46 Planet Boelex – Double standards
Psychedelic, dual-layered ambient exploring contradictions with swirling, boelex-like patterns. Artist Bio: Finlands Planet Boelex is an ambient artist creating psychedelic, dual-natured, and pattern-based soundscapes.
00:35:03 Tyler Pursel – Mist Rotations
Rotating, misty ambient with soft, cyclical fog and gentle, turning motion. Dreamlike and serene. Artist Bio: Philadelphia-based experimental musician and visual artist Tyler Pursel is an ambient artist known for favoring slow pressure over spectacle.
Also in the works, the latest compilation titled Quiet Figures which will be released September 26.
Uncover the narratives whispered by the silent, ever-present figures that shadow us, through compositions that unravel their hidden mysteries.
Does that trigger a creative thought?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 246
Based on the track “In The Heart Of Spring (Tim Hopkins Remix)” by “CommsBreakdown” from the release “Dadtronica Remixes”.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 12 track virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.
A warm, organic, and emotionally resonant ambient journey through nature, time, and inner reflection.
Side A moves from spring renewal and riverine depths into geometric structures and soul-reaping darkness. Side B dives into oceanic drones, mysterious realms, timeless flow, rainful nostalgia, and ends on hopeful star-gazing and prairie calm.
Overall mood: Grounded yet expansive, gently melancholic with hopeful warmth and subtle enchantment. Ideal for nature connection, reflective listening, or peaceful evenings.
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 CommsBreakdown + Tim Hopkins – In The Heart Of Spring (Tim Hopkins Remix)
Lush, springtime ambient with blooming textures and gentle, hopeful renewal. Warm and vibrant. Artist Bio: CommsBreakdown (Steve Ash) is a British-Australian producer blending ambient, electronica, and house; Tim Hopkins is known for atmospheric remixes and electronic works.
00:07:23 arc rae – Nope
Minimal, defiant ambient with clean lines and a quiet sense of refusal. Stark and focused. Artist Bio: arc rae is a French-born, Berlin-based musician blending acoustic and electronic textures in generative ambient soundscapes.
00:08:52 Tim Stebbing – Rio Negro
Deep, riverine ambient evoking the dark waters of the Rio Negro with rich, flowing textures. Immersive and mysterious. Artist Bio: Tim Stebbing is a veteran UK electronic musician with a long history in Berlin-school and melodic synth music, now creating expansive ambient works.
00:18:53 Grosso Gadgetto – Quadrata Dodus Act 1
Geometric, structured ambient with square-like precision and dramatic development. Bold and architectural. Artist Bio: Grosso Gadgetto is a French artist blending dark ambient, experimental hip-hop, and movie soundtrack influences.
00:24:25 Hverheij – Reaper Of Souls
Dark, ritualistic ambient with solemn weight and a sense of inevitable transition. Haunting and powerful. Artist Bio: Hverheij is a Canadian composer and recording artist creating diverse ambient and electronic works that transpose consciousness into sound.
00:27:42 Stewart Keller – Moving Trees
Organic, wind-swept ambient capturing trees in motion with gentle, natural flow. Peaceful and alive. Artist Bio: Stewart Keller is a US composer known for ambient, electronic, and video game soundtrack work with organic and emotional depth.
Side B
00:31:31 deepspace – Hydrospheric Extraction Drones Class Ⲑ
Vast, underwater drone ambient with deep oceanic pressure and mechanical extraction themes. Immersive and cinematic. Artist Bio: deepspace is an ambient project focused on vast, oceanic, and space-inspired drone soundscapes.
00:34:23 Belial Pelegrim – Interamnia
Mysterious, inter-realm ambient with subtle tension and otherworldly elegance. Cool and enigmatic. Artist Bio: Belial Pelegrim is an ambient artist creating mysterious, cinematic works with dark and elegant atmospheres.
00:39:24 THE GAYE DEVICE – Time Beyond Captured
Expansive, time-transcending ambient with warm analogue layers and a sense of eternal flow. Artist Bio: THE GAYE DEVICE is a Leeds based ambient artist exploring time, memory, and expansive electronic soundscapes.
00:50:05 MDA Analog – Rainful Memories
Nostalgic, rain-soaked analogue ambient with warm, memory-drenched textures. Melancholic and comforting. Artist Bio: MDA Analog is an ambient artist creating nostalgic, tape-warmed works focused on emotion.
00:53:55 Veryan – Step Forward To The Seven Stars
Ascending, star-bound ambient with hopeful progression and celestial wonder. Uplifting and expansive. Artist Bio: Veryan is an ambient artist crafting hopeful, celestial, and exploratory soundscapes.
00:57:41 Time Rival – Dakota Bridge + Birdsong (Prairie Trail 4-13-23)
Field-recording-rich ambient blending bridge sounds and birdsong with prairie tranquility. Peaceful and grounded. Artist Bio: Time Rival is an ambient artist incorporating field recordings and natural sounds into peaceful, location-based compositions.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 244
Based on the track “Eyes Closed” by “James Bernard” from the release “In A Small Room, Decades Ago”.
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, and deeply personal ambient journey through memory, nature, and quiet emotion.
Side A drifts from intimate remembrance and humid atmospheres into seasonal transitions and dawn-lit hope. Side B expands into majestic grandeur, childhood nostalgia, woodland paths, and gentle blue rain.
Overall mood: Introspective, melancholic, and warmly comforting with a strong sense of place and emotional intimacy. Perfect for deep relaxation, morning reflection, or peaceful 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.
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 Clariloops – Drifting, Fleeting
Gentle, looping ambient with soft, ephemeral textures and a sense of quiet transience. Delicate and meditative. Artist Bio: Clariloops is a UK ambient artist known for delicate, looping soundscapes that explore memory and impermanence.
00:04:54 James Bernard – Eyes Closed
Intimate, eyes-closed ambient with warm pads and deep personal reflection. Calm and immersive. Artist Bio: James Bernard is an ambient composer creating introspective, emotionally rich works often focused on mindfulness and inner states.
00:08:15 Camp of Wolves – Old Paws
Rustic, weathered ambient with earthy tones and a sense of aged wilderness. Warm and nostalgic. Artist Bio: Camp of Wolves is an ambient project blending organic textures and soundscapes.
00:09:05 Anubis Rude – Planetary Arcade
Anubis Rude – Planetary Arcade Playful, retro-futurist electronic with arcade-like energy and cosmic oddity. Quirky and vibrant. Artist Bio: Anubis Rude is an electronic artist crafting playful, cosmic, and retro-inspired sound worlds. Also curator of Ingrown Records.
00:10:39 Bahrambient, Retland, Kilometre Club – Rays of Light (Applefish Rework)
Luminous, reworked ambient with glowing rays and soft, hopeful textures. Radiant and uplifting. Artist Bio: Collaborative ambient project blending light, hope, and gentle electronic warmth; Applefish is known for uplifting reworkings.
00:15:28 The Volume Settings Folder – Burning Waters Pt 2
Intense, fiery aquatic ambient with dramatic, burning waves and emotional depth. Powerful and evocative. Artist Bio: The Volume Settings Folder is an ambient artist exploring elemental forces and emotional intensity through textured soundscapes.
Side B
00:21:04 Lorna Dune – Persistence of Memory
Dreamlike, memory-infused ambient with soft, surreal textures and emotional persistence. Haunting and tender. Artist Bio: Lorna Dune creates dreamy, memory-focused ambient works with a strong emotional and surreal edge.
00:23:22 SanelliX & SpoonBeats – Dreams in Ruin
Melancholic, ruined dream ambient with fragmented beauty and quiet sorrow. Atmospheric and poignant. Artist Bio: SanelliX & SpoonBeats collaborate on dark, emotional ambient exploring ruined dreams and melancholy.
00:25:06 Brass Clouds, Fog Net, & Volcanic Pinnacles – Collapsing Realm
Dramatic, collapsing ambient with volcanic tension and brass-like resonance. Epic and unsettling. Artist Bio: Collaborative project blending brass, fog, and volcanic imagery into dramatic, collapsing sound worlds.
00:28:17 Felix Machtelinckx – Ossa
Minimal, bone-like ambient with stark, skeletal textures and quiet intensity. Raw and contemplative. Artist Bio: Felix Machtelinckx is a Belgian ambient artist creating stark, minimal works with organic and skeletal themes.
00:30:57 Jogging House – Canary
Gentle, canary-inspired ambient with light, melodic warmth and everyday serenity. Charming and peaceful. Artist Bio: Jogging House is a German ambient artist known for warm, everyday, and melodic soundscapes.
00:34:12 Sævar Jóhannsson – Kalkvistur
Icelandic ambient with crisp, calcified textures and northern, stony calm. Cool and grounded. Artist Bio: Sævar Jóhannsson is an Icelandic ambient composer creating cool, textural works inspired by landscapes and geology.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 239
Based on the track “Récits Terre” by “Saïph” from the EP “Récits Terre”.
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.
An emotional and atmospheric ambient journey moving through isolation, memory, and inner landscapes.
Side A drifts from liberated lightness and planetary solitude into grounded storytelling and sun-drenched haze. Side B shifts between delicate minimalism, intense grief, playful quirkiness, and luminous oscillator textures.
Overall mood: Contemplative, melancholic, and subtly hopeful with strong emotional range. It feels like wandering through personal and cosmic reflections — ideal for deep listening, introspection, or late-night 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 Caught In Joy – Run Without Shadows
Light, liberated ambient with glowing textures and a sense of weightless freedom. Radiant and joyful.
00:09:17 x.y.r. – alone on the planet
Lonely, expansive ambient capturing isolation on a vast, empty world. Melancholic and immersive.
00:12:26 The British Stereo Collective – Seeding
Warm, organic analogue ambient with patient growth and hopeful potential. Nurturing and detailed.
00:17:16 Saïph – Récits Terre
Earth-bound storytelling ambient with rich, grounded layers and narrative depth. Atmospheric and rooted.
00:19:39 Olio Flux – Drowning
Heavy, submerging ambient with emotional overwhelm and dense, liquid textures. Intense and enveloping.
00:22:25 CommsBreakdown – Lazing In The English Sunshine (Slow)
Relaxed, sun-drenched ambient with slow, hazy (Aussie) British pastoral warmth. Blissful and laid-back.
Side B
00:29:43 Alex Ringess – Tableau #4
Minimal, painterly ambient creating a static yet emotionally rich sonic tableau. Subtle and refined.
00:37:13 Glass Roots – Little Island
Intimate, isolated ambient evoking a small, self-contained world with delicate beauty.
00:38:09 Desprecio Nauseabundo – The Last Embrace in the Rain Among the Garbage & Finding Death – The Cry of a Father Repenting of his Anger
Dark, visceral ambient drenched in grief, regret, and cinematic emotional turmoil. Powerful and haunting.
00:49:58 Lorna Dune – Cha-cha-channel
Playful, channel-surfing electronic ambient with quirky rhythms and retro charm.
00:52:11 Bluetech – A Study In Vapors
Delicate, vaporous psybient with misty, dissolving textures and intricate detail. Ethereal and hypnotic.
00:55:58 Marius Leicht – Chor der Oszillatoren
Vibrant, choral oscillator ambient with rich, oscillating layers and dynamic movement. Luminous and expressive.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 235
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.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 222
Beginning Future Empathy
Based on the track “Somewhere Right Now In The Future” from the album “Inferno” by “Boards of Canada”.
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 gentle, introspective, and emotionally nuanced ambient journey with touches of melancholy and warmth.
Side A moves from delicate, fragile beauty and shimmering guitar textures into dreamy Balearic atmospheres, dark cyclical tension, and quiet personal reflection. Side B shifts between urban solitude, sparse haunting moments, and organic warmth before landing on pastoral serenity and nostalgic analogue haze.
Overall mood: Melancholic yet comforting, dreamy, and subtly nostalgic. It feels intimate and emotionally honest — like late-afternoon light turning into twilight. Perfect for reflective listening, quiet evenings, 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 Wavefiler – Brief Saga
Short, sweeping ambient with gentle melodic arcs and emotional warmth. Poignant and beautifully concise.
00:03:26 The Durutti Column – Beginning
Delicate, shimmering guitar-led ambient with Vini Reilly’s signature fragile beauty. Intimate and graceful.
00:04:40 Philippe Brown – Podenca Dreamscape
Dreamy, sun-soaked Balearic ambient with light percussion and hazy Mediterranean glow. Blissful and relaxed.
00:07:47 Luke Requena – Metallic Plastic
Glossy, synthetic electronic textures with a cool, modern edge. Sleek and slightly surreal.
00:13:38 worriedaboutsatan – Zyklus
Dark, cyclical post-rock/ambient with brooding intensity and slow-building tension. Atmospheric and powerful.
00:16:09 Glenn Fallows, Mark Treffel – Remember Empathy
Warm, melodic ambient with gentle grooves and heartfelt emotion. Nostalgic and comforting.
00:17:59 Lord Of The Isles – Solo
Minimal, introspective house-ambient with soft pads and quiet emotional resonance. Tender and spacious.
Side B
00:23:58 Heaton Norris Light Vessel Automatic – Berlin
Cold, atmospheric electronic evoking urban isolation and European melancholy. Moody and cinematic.
00:33:53 Surkid – When There Is No One Left to Follow
Sparse, haunting ambient with a sense of solitude and quiet desolation. Deeply introspective.
00:38:04 Binaural Space – Where’s My Guitar
Playful, slightly eccentric electronic with warm analogue charm and light-hearted quirkiness.
00:38:43 Fabiano do Nascimento – Das Nuvens
Gentle Brazilian acoustic ambience with soft guitar and floating, cloud-like serenity. Warm and organic.
00:41:42 The Zenmenn – The Invisible Landscape
Lush, pastoral ambient with beautiful melodic layers and dreamlike tranquility. Timeless and soothing.
00:50:33 Adrian Lane – Repent At Leisure
Reflective, melancholic ambient with subtle emotional weight and elegant minimalism.
00:53:16 Felbm – Phi
Smooth, jazzy downtempo with warm percussion and breezy, golden-hour vibes. Relaxed and groovy.
00:54:47 Boards of Canada – Somewhere Right Now In The Future
Classic BoC warped nostalgia with eerie melodies and analogue haze. Mysterious and hypnotic.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 210
Cool, sophisticated, and slightly mysterious with a strong retro cinematic flair.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 210 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 “Amber (feat. Itamar Ziegler)” by Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed from the stunning upcoming album “Reverie” which drops on the 12th of June via the Batov Records label. Also a massive thank you to Four Flies Records, The Dream Journal Institute, Batov Records and Mystery Circles for sponsoring the episode with material.
A stylish, cinematic, and eclectic trip through 70s Italian library grooves, jazz-funk, psychedelic exotica, and warm ambient textures.
Side A blends sleazy thriller funk and sunny Mediterranean rhythms with mystical desert drones and playful adventure themes. Side B shifts into nocturnal jazz-funk, delicate minimalism, soulful grooves, and ends with loose, exploratory jazz energy.
Overall mood: Cool, sophisticated, and slightly mysterious with a strong retro cinematic flair. It feels like a warm Mediterranean evening that slowly turns into a smoky, late-night jazz club session — groovy, atmospheric, adventurous, and effortlessly stylish. Perfect for cruising, golden-hour listening, or relaxed evening 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.
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 Berto Pisano, Elsio Mancuso – STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER
Dark, sleazy 70s Italian library funk with tense rhythms and cinematic thriller vibes. Seductive and dangerous.
00:05:10 Atabasca – Khettara
Mysterious desert ambient with North African influences, dusty textures, and hypnotic flow. Ancient and atmospheric.
00:09:16 The Sound Catelouge – Final Questions
Sparse, questioning ambient with subtle tension and philosophical weight. Minimal and introspective.
00:11:47 Banda Maje – Costa Sud
Sunny Italian Mediterranean groove with warm percussion and coastal dolce vita charm. Breezy and joyful.
00:15:21 FOREVER PAVOT & MELCHIOR – LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN (GENERIQUE)
Playful, adventurous psych-pop reinterpretation of the classic Tintin theme. Fun, colourful, and nostalgic.
00:18:47 gribbles – Ancient Answer
Mystical, earthy ambient with ancient resonances and subtle ritualistic warmth. Timeless and contemplative.
00:23:17 Kronstad 23 – Stratosfæren
Floating, stratospheric ambient with cool Nordic synths and high-altitude serenity. Crisp and elevated.
Side B
00:27:59 Albin – Flöjten
Gentle, melodic flute-led piece with soft Scandinavian warmth and folk-like intimacy. Peaceful and lyrical.
00:31:04 Wojciech Golczewski – Transmission 14
Dark synthwave/ambient with retro horror vibes and pulsing tension. Cinematic and brooding.
00:34:21 ATA Records – Walter In Gabardine
Cool, rainy-day library jazz-funk with sophisticated grooves and detective swagger. Stylish and mellow.
00:36:33 EKT – Postman
Quirky, offbeat electronic with characterful rhythms and subtle humour. Playful and distinctive.
00:39:04 East Side Supply – Delicatessen
Tasty, swinging jazz-funk with rich grooves and deli-counter cool. Groovy and appetising.
00:42:45 Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed – Amber (feat. Itamar Ziegler)
Warm, glowing jazz fusion with rich tones and emotional depth. Smooth and luminous.
00:45:43 Agnes Martian – One
Delicate, minimalist ambient with soft fragility and quiet emotional resonance. Intimate and tender.
00:47:43 Surprise Chef – Blyth Street Nocturne
Soulful, nocturnal instrumental jazz with warm grooves and late-night atmosphere.
00:52:26 El Michels Affair – Shining (Instrumental)
Tight, cinematic soul-funk with lush horns and moody swagger. Vintage-inspired and powerful.
00:55:31 Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Wander In
Loose, exploratory jazz-rock with free-spirited energy and wandering spirit. Organic and adventurous closer.
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
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 207
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.
Youtube short version: https://youtu.be/8vyHTiCZAW4
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 205
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.
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.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 199
A sacred space for quiet reflection.
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.
Lost Karst Dreamers
Good day to you listeners, wherever you are. This is Trevor.
Welcome to one of these spontaneous episodes – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that appears somewhere inside the set. This episode titled Lost Karst Dreamers is based on the track “Karst” by “Tewksbury”, from the album “rust/wave”, which comes out on May 22 via channel supporting label Imaginary North. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe.
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 Pageant – Too Far
A drifting, melancholic ambient piece with soft, distant swells and a sense of emotional distance. Gentle textures unfold like regretful memories viewed from afar—intimate yet unreachable.
00:04:41 Rhucle – B2. Rew
Warm, tape-saturated ambient from Rhucle’s signature hazy style. Lo-fi loops and gentle field recordings create a nostalgic, rewound atmosphere full of quiet introspection and faded light.
00:07:40 Tewksbury – Karst
Geological ambient inspired by limestone landscapes. Crystalline tones, subtle cracks, and slow-dissolving textures evoke underground caves, dripping water, and hidden hollow spaces.
00:10:10 dropTable – Wanna ditch class and go to the mall
Playful, nostalgic lo-fi ambient with a carefree 90s/early 2000s teenage daydream vibe. Soft synths and muffled mall echoes paint a picture of skipping responsibilities for fluorescent-lit freedom.
00:18:23 Antonio Visual Project – Lost in space
Vast, weightless ambient journey through cosmic emptiness. Deep pads and floating melodies create a sense of peaceful disorientation among distant stars and endless void.
00:24:34 Joerg Dankert – What Is That
Curious, questioning ambient with shifting, uncertain textures. Subtle unease and wonder blend as unidentified sounds emerge from the shadows—mysterious and slightly surreal.
00:29:21 Pietro Zollo – Upward
Ascending, hopeful ambient with rising drones and luminous layers. It feels like gentle elevation—moving from grounded stillness toward light and open sky.
00:36:20 SYMBOL – Street Machines
Retro-futuristic synth ambient with mechanical pulse and nocturnal city energy. Neon-lit grooves and sleek textures capture cruising through empty streets at night.
00:38:18 Sacred Seeds – Rustic Memory
Earthy, organic ambient rooted in pastoral nostalgia. Warm acoustic elements and crackling textures evoke old wooden barns, soil, and half-remembered rural summers.
00:45:45 Glinca – We Shall Be Like Dreamers
Lush, surreal ambient that drifts between reality and reverie. Soft, cloud-like layers and gentle swells create a beautiful, immersive dream-state full of wonder.
00:54:05 Sad Graffiti – L’idiota
Poignant, introspective ambient with a touch of melancholy. Sparse and emotionally raw, it feels like the quiet reflection of Dostoevsky’s fool—vulnerable and strangely wise.
01:04:33 Ulises Labaronnie – Part III
Deep, evolving drone/ambient from the Argentine composer. Rich harmonic layers slowly unfold with a meditative, almost architectural sense of space and time.
01:11:55 Sulk Rooms – Details Are Important
Meticulous, micro-focused ambient highlighting tiny sonic details. Intimate and slightly obsessive, it rewards close listening with hidden textures and quiet emotional depth.
01:16:29 Elise Plans – Cantoo (Everything Lasts Forever…)
Bittersweet, expansive ambient exploring permanence and impermanence. Swelling drones and fragile melodies carry a philosophical weight—beautiful, haunting, and ultimately hopeful.
Lost Dance Mantra
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.
Raining Fêtes Urge
Good evening… or good morning, 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 Raining Fêtes Urge is based on the track Villages, Hamlets And Fêtes (version) by one of my all time favorite artists Matthew Davies better known as Vic Mars. It’s from the album From Different Landscapes, which came out yesterday Friday the 1st of May 2026. 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 Jacob Mann – Pier Walk
A breezy, melodic jazz-funk piece with warm keys and gentle grooves — perfect laid-back opener with sunny West Coast vibes.
00:04:17 Natureboy Flako – Roundelay
Atmospheric electronic beat with intricate sambaesque percussion and dreamy, wandering melodies — intimate and hypnotic.
00:05:27 Vic Mars – Villages, Hamlets And Fêtes (version)
Pastoral, nostalgic folktronica evoking English countryside scenes with soft synths and gentle rhythms.
00:07:56 Steve Cobby – Raining Pine Straw
Downtempo electronic with lush textures and a mellow, rainy-day introspection — beautifully atmospheric.
00:10:07 Animat – Liquid Fuel (Riccicomoto Lost in Jazz session)
Jazzy, liquid electronic grooves with deep bass and smooth, improvisational flair.
00:17:08 Cavern Cult – Of Hope (from Approach)
Post-rock/ambient build with emotional depth, shimmering guitars, and a sense of quiet optimism.
00:18:10 Wakan Tanka – Pinnacle
Ethereal ambient/drone with vast, spiritual landscapes — serene and elevating.
00:20:48 x.y.r. – bon voyage
Warm, tropical-tinged ambient with soft synths and a dreamy, exploratory feel.
00:24:18 Uncle Fido – They Love the Snickerdoodles
Playful, whimsical electronic/ambient with quirky charm and light-hearted textures.
00:25:10 Sam Wilkes & Jacob Mann – Soft Landing
Smooth, jazzy downtempo with tender melodies and a comforting, weightless groove.
00:26:48 ENTHEO – °⸰•. c r u s h .•⸰°
Glitchy, emotional electronic with heartfelt melodies and a crushing, intimate energy.
00:27:36 meeting by chance – She Is My Evening
Melancholic, cinematic electronic — intimate and reflective, like a quiet evening reverie.
00:30:32 Belial Pelegrim & GrevusAnjl – Inexplicible Urge
Dark, moody electronic with hypnotic rhythms and shadowy, driving tension.
00:37:18 Christopher Willits, Eduardo Castillo – Spiraling – Eduardo Castillo Remix
Ambient/experimental with swirling, immersive layers and graceful, spiraling motion.
00:41:36 Gilroy Mere – Christ’s Hospital
Nostalgic, evocative folktronica painting scenes of British history and landscape.
00:43:44 gribbles – Existence
Laid-back, quirky electronica with groovy, existential chill.
00:47:53 L’Eclair – Coke Mountain
Funky, psychedelic groove with live-band energy and hypnotic repetition.
00:55:26 Edward Givens – Ambrosia Generator
Mystical, neo-classical/ambient with lush, life-affirming textures.
00:58:50 Giants of Discovery – Nightfall Across the Assembly Fields
Cosmic, atmospheric electronic with modular depth and ancient, mythical vibes.
01:02:30 MYPD – Cathexis(Aftermath)
Deep, textural ambient/drone with emotional resonance and spacious aftermath calm.
01:07:25 D. Rothon – Lonesome Depot
Pedal steel-infused ambient/folk with warm, lonesome introspection.
01:09:18 Man as island – Automaton
Rhythmic, dramatic electronic with mechanical yet human pulse.
01:11:17 Sunhaus – Pleng
Textural, minimal ambient with colourful, spiralling fragments.
01:12:57 Aphex Twin – Untitled [Saw2 CD1 Track1] (Fourtet Remix)
Classic Aphex melancholy beautifully reworked by Four Tet into a lush, emotional journey.
01:19:11 Daniel Aged – 12.21
Smooth, contemporary jazz/electronic fusion with warm, introspective tones.
01:23:06 Tülpa – Want U
Intimate, yearning electronic with emotional pull and dreamy atmosphere.
Clear Beach Sanctuary
00:00:00 James Osland – From A Tiny Speck Life Begins
00:06:17 The Heartwood Institute – The Beach At Drigg – Rescued
00:08:40 Scholars of the Peak – Seashaken Sanctuary
00:12:01 Willebrant – Change
00:15:55 Boxed Dancer – Lost at C
00:19:25 Bahrambient, Retland, Kilometre Club – Moontides
00:21:43 CommsBreakdown – Kiama Skies
00:27:18 MICADO – The Crystal lake
00:33:56 Masefield Labs – Sonobuoy
00:40:06 Warm Aquarelle – Varna
00:46:47 *Lazy Summer Dogs and Dorraa – Clear Path
00:58:25 Tim Stebbing – Farewell Plymouth
01:05:05 rikardfvs – un morceau de débris marins
01:10:43 Alan Elettronico – Sirens
01:13:28 Deep Earth Network – Land 2
01:35:21 TOMC – You Are Balearic
01:37:46 micca – Rise in love
*Track is exclusive at time of release.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 191
09 April 2026
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…
Intro – 00:00
Vel Raine – Galactic Ocean Waves Flickering – 03:10
Fm Outt – Incomplete Kisses – 13:40
Trevlad – Caravan Grew Vaccines – 15:54
Sevensy – Moon Arch – 20:00
Stewart Keller – Swan Song – 25:30
Lee Evans – Bow Tel Banti – 27:30
Near Stoic – Kinematic Lights – 37:30
Foxwarren – Serious – 39:50
Time Rival – Also Yes – 41:55
Paul Beaudoin – Mercury’s Whisper – 44:45
B Side – 50:10
GODTET – Cantus – 51:00
TOMC – 18, Chasing the Sun (Part 1, 2 & 3) – 58:20
Portland Vows – Stone Children – 1:04:45
Erik Wøllo – Snow Tides – 1:11:00
El Michels Affair – Indifference (Instrumental) – 1:17:05
mytrip – annie – 1:19:40
Scott Orr – Scott – 1:22:40
Jackson Mico Milas – Sea, Interior – 1:24:45
Tim Story – Decelarate or Fasten – 1:26:20
Anubis Rude – Transmutation – 1:31:35
Outro – 1:36:16
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 186
21 March 2026
(Fasching Stockholm)
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…
Intro – 00:00
Tacoma Park – Untied – 02:10
RIKAAR – Chill Serum X – 07:00
Luder – London Nights – 11:20
Wizardmaster – Those With Legs – 12:30
Richard Norris – The Corn Is Coming – 18:55
Trevlad – Applied Crawled Wires – 22:45
DEE-KEY – Intermission – 26:05
Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio – Neon Mermaid – 29:10
MiDi BiTCH – Premabhai Hall [Ahmedabad] – 35:20
S.V.R.A – Melt Things Into a Blur – 41:03
Salamanda – Basil’s dream – 46:30
B Side – 49:17
Andrew Heath – Building Mountains – 49:35
Blochemy – Calythe – 56:55
Humbird – Blood Moon – 1:02:25
Dormance – Dormance 10 – 1:05:54
Masahiro Takahashi – Dreamies – 1:11:15
Haiku Salut & Meg Morley – Meine Beste Freundin – 1:15:39
Herne von Bòrmanvs – Etruscan Wave Odyssey – 1:19:25
bahía mansa & David Cordero – Espacios Imperfectos – 1:23:20
KILN – Crayola Skybox & Sandwasp – 1:30:03
Outro – 1:35:46
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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