Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 179
23 February 2026
Virtual mixtape radio for the sonically adventurous. 20 artists. Drops about three times a week. No schedule, just a passion for independent music.
Good evening, or morning, or whatever fragment of time you’ve found yourself in. This is Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 179. I’m Trevor — your host, your guide, your occasional sonic conspirator.
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.
So, settle in. Let the kettle boil. Let the cat sleep. Let the world spin without you for a while.
A quick shout out to the new followers Mitxoda a Belgian based independent music project, Solar Eclipse who does massively popular techno sets. Carlostanos a Derbyshire beats and HipHop DJ. and Nick May who has just started a Mixcloud project called The Cinematic Ambient Chillout Show, which is exactly what it is and it’s great. Cheers guys.
We float tonight through pools of ambient electronic, modular wanderings, synthwave echoes, some cosmic angles, Modern classical inflections, drone undertows, and the odd burst of contemporary jazz. Labels flicker such as: Moolakii Club Audio Interface, Guruguru Records, whitelabrecs, and Third kind Records just to name a few. Places scattered from Craigavon to Baltimore, Portland to Marseille.
The longest stretch in the selection comes from Willebrant. His track clocking in at 11 and a half minutes. The shortest by dogs versus shadows snaps past in a flash.
We start off with a piece from TVCL 09 by me, called Decay Cars Suffice which is a What3Words coordination to a spot in the backyard of a flat in Dublin where I spent my teens. The album compiles 16 tracks of surreal ambient electronics drawn from episodes 157–171 of my Virtual Cassette Library series, delivering hypnotic drift of genre-bending textures for introspective listening.
That was me under my alter ego / childhood nickname Trevlad and the track, Decay Cars Suffice.
Next from the album Harvard Sentences 5 by Moray Newlands which got my album of the day recently, transforms ten classic phonetically balanced test sentences from the 1940s Harvard Sentences list into concise, two-minute pentatonic piano sketches, each built from just five notes and five looping patterns with subtle effects for a minimalist, meditative charm. The result is a quietly intriguing and elegant series of pieces that blend the surreal neutrality of standardized speech phrases with gentle, repetitive piano elegance, creating a hypnotic and rewarding listen ideal for focused contemplation or background serenity.
I’ve chosen the track A king ruled the state in the early days.
That was Moray Newlands with A king ruled the state in the early days.
Now, All Roads Lead to Polesworth by Imogen Baker also known as Enofa is a vibrant 15-track journey through gently psychedelic futurism, blending half-remembered 90s ecstasy clubland euphoria with retrofuturist electronic pulses, hi-NRG rhythms, and effortless melodies that feel like a rediscovered mixtape drifting through a lucid dream. From fervent acid-tinged dancefloor anthems to chillaxed ambient comedowns, the album weaves an eclectic yet cohesive tapestry of IDM, ambient house, and experimental textures, highlighted by quirky titles and a nostalgic yet forward-looking energy that’s both invigorating and deeply immersive. Out on Third Kind Records
Here is the opening track Anti-Entropic Chamber
That was Enofa with Anti-Entropic Chamber
Next a new track yet a dive into my musical past. In my teens my Dad and I would go to Jazz clubs in Dublin and this next piece is the kind of jazz we bonded over. The kind of jazz that deserved a pint. Anyway The Description Is Not The Described by Nathaniel Cross is a soulful four-track debut EP that fuses sophisticated contemporary jazz arranging with vibrant threads of bruk, calypso, dancehall, neo-soul, hip hop, gospel, afro-cuban, and West African influences, drawing deeply from his British-Caribbean roots to create an instrumental sound that’s both groove-rich and emotionally resonant. Tracks like the grief-tinged “Goodbye For Now” and uplifting “Light In The Darkness” showcase terrific horn writing, lovely solos, and a warm collective energy, delivering a thoughtful exploration of loss, resilience, positivity, and inner validation beneath the Krishnamurti-inspired title’s reminder that labels can never capture true essence. Out on First Word Records
This is the opener Goodbye For Now
That was Nathaniel Cross – Goodbye For Now
Next from one of the labels that has been supporting this channel with releases for years, the always outstanding Woodford Halse. Errata by John Haughey & Tarotplane is the latest offering on the label. A captivating 9-track collaboration of kosmische-leaning ambient electronics, weaving lush synths, keys, guitars, and bass into expansive, drifting soundscapes that evoke weightless drift, spiraling echoes, and a gentle promise of transcendence amid cold introspection. Tracks like the title piece, “Pulling the Cosmos Closer,” and “Begetting Green” build hypnotic layers of delay-drenched textures and rhythmic subtlety, blending Baltimore’s Tarotplane guitar-infused cosmic pulses with John’s Northern Irish electronic warmth for an immersive, otherworldly listen that’s both meditative and quietly radiant—perfect for surrendering to loops of light and space.
This is the track Impossible Vistas
That was John Haughey & Tarotplane – Impossible Vistas
Now. Who’s To Say? by Thought Bubble (Chris Cordwell, Peter Gelf, and Nick Raybould) is a beguiling 7-track electro-psych adventure that fuses electronica, analogue percussion, and sharp songwriting into expansive, genre-stretching soundscapes, evoking the heady psychedelic sprawl of early ’70s cosmic rock while staying firmly anchored in contemporary themes of fractured reality, media distortion, and surreal resilience. With tracks like the luminous “Let The Light,” satirical “Your Call,” and mind-bending “Lightfoot” / “A Man Split In Two” delivering out-there yet alluring grooves, lyrical depth, and a seamless blend of electronics with live instrumentation, the album emerges as an irresistibly immersive and thought-provoking listen that’s both nostalgic in its expansiveness and strikingly present in its edge.
I give you Let The Light by Thought Bubble out on Moolakii Club Audio Interface
That was Thought Bubble with Let The Light
Next Soft Shakes by Go Kurosawa marks his captivating first solo album, a self-produced, instinct-driven collection of 8 tracks where the ex-Kikagaku Moyo drummer/vocalist plays every instrument—from motorik pulses and Kraftwerkian synths to acoustic loops, gentle vocals (in English and Japanese), marimba, trumpet, and more—in a playful, subconscious jam-session spirit that bridges East-West, electronic, and organic textures. From the luminous, Suicide-like opener “moon, please” through the lush, building “green thing,” rhythmic “autowalk,” and breezy closer “cloud rock,” the album unfolds as a loose, alive sketchbook of surprising, layered grooves and emotional warmth, evoking psychedelic minimalism, ambient drifts, and ritualistic joy that’s both introspective and irresistibly danceable in solitude— a fresh, “WOW”-inducing gem of personal freedom post-band life. Out on Guruguru Brain
I give you the track sada no umi.
That was Go Kurosawa* with sada no umi
Next, a regular of the show. Willebrant. The Knight Seas (the ambient field drone project of Naarm/Melbourne bassist and producer Karl Willebrant) is a deeply somnolent 5-track collection of slowed + reverb reworkings from his 2020 release A Knight on a Boat plus a reimagined “A Night Crossing,” transforming original bass, synth, ebow guitar, and electronic elements into vast, hazy drone-ambient expanses tagged with dark ambient, minimalist, meditation, and soundscape vibes. Tracks like the epic 16-minute “The Valiant at Arms (slowed and reverb)” and the oceanic “A Knight on a Boat (slowed and reverb)” evoke knightly voyages across misty seas through layered, echoing textures and gentle drift, creating an atmospheric, introspective immersion that’s profoundly calming, subtly melancholic, and ideal for late-night contemplation or dreamlike surrender.
This is Willebrant – The Gathered Few (Lakeside Fire Mix – slowed and reverb)
That was The Gathered Few (Lakeside Fire Mix – slowed and reverb) by Willebrant
Now Dramatis Personae by Saïph (aka Pablo Diarra) is a poetic six-track digital LP released December 1, 2025, on Songe Anima Records, clocking in at around 29 minutes of introspective, surreal soundscapes that blend aquatic dream logic, nostalgic drifts, and minimalist electronic textures across pieces like the title track, multi-part “Psyché du figurant” variations, and the wistful “Nostalgia.” With French-titled evocations of submerged landscapes, trout-spirited guidance, and offerings to tomorrow’s scouts—paired with high-fidelity 24-bit mastering by Neel/Enisslab and artwork by William Jones—the album unfolds as a hushed, enigmatic meditation on inner roles, silence, and submerged revelation, perfect for deep-listening immersion in twilight reverie or quiet self-exploration.
This is Dramatis personae – Saïph
That was Saïph with Dramatis personae
Next Andromeda [CYD 0148] by Christian Wittman is a majestic 10-track space ambient voyage released January 2, on Cyclical Dreams, featuring Berlin School-inspired electronics, deep drones, and cosmic sound design that conjure vast interstellar voids, static-tinged shadows, and eternal whispers of forgotten galaxies through tracks named after stars, constellations, and nebulae like “Upsilon Persei,” “Mirach,” and “Blue Snowball Nebula.” Clocking in at over 54 minutes of timeless, expanding atmospheres—recorded in Paris across late 2024—the album masterfully evokes a sense of infinite drift and subtle darkness, where every tone feels like a dying signal flickering in the black between stars, delivering an immersive, meditative experience of profound depth and quiet grandeur ideal for stargazing contemplation or late-night cosmic surrender.
This is Upsilon Persei by Christian Wittman
That was Christian Wittman with Upsilon Persei.
Now to end the first half from Sven Laux.
Shades is a meticulously curated compilation marking Whitelabrecs’ 10-year anniversary, curated by label founder Harry Towell and pressed on striking green vinyl, serving as both a celebratory snapshot and conceptual milestone that traces the label’s evolution from handmade CDr beginnings to refined ambient artistry. Spanning deep drones, fractured tape loops, synth-clarinet interplay, and electro-acoustic sprawls on Side A before shifting to enveloping modern classical strings, atmospheric piano, trombone, and radio-tinged closers on Side B—featuring contributions from Low Altitude, blochemy, Clariloops, Andrew Heath, Sven Laux, Adrian Lane, Gustav Davidsson, and Glåsbird—the album weaves a cohesive tapestry of tonal contrast, quiet escapism, and immersive beauty that’s meditative, textural, and profoundly evocative of the label’s signature serene yet expansive soundworld.
This is When Rain Didn’t Come by Sven Laux
Opening side B. Electronic Phantoms by maya ongaku is the Fujisawa, Japan-based trio’s vibrant second EP (following their 2023 debut Approach to Anima), a six-track collection released in 2024, that channels live-jam energy from extensive touring into dancefloor-ready grooves blending synths, drum machines, fluid guitars, ethereal woodwinds, and organic percussion like maracas and flute. Tracks such as the hypnotic opener “Iyo no Hito,” driving “Anoyo Drive,” tender “Love with Phantom,” and the multi-part meditative “Meiso Ongaku” series explore human-machine symbiosis amid AI-era phantoms—fusing krautrock pulses, psychedelic warmth, and subtle unease into an uplifting, body-moving sound that’s both spiritually reflective and irresistibly rhythmic, perfectly capturing the band’s desire to make listeners dance while jamming in harmony with electronic “phantoms.”
This is the track Anoyo Drive by maya ongaku available on the Guruguru Brain label.
That was maya ongaku with Anoyo Drive
Hollow Headaches by dogs versus shadows aka Lee Pylon is a concise 16-track collection of experimental lo-fi hip hop and 90s-influenced electronica released August, 2024, on Third Kind Records, shifting from his earlier dark radiophonic hauntings to a unified set of beat workouts and atmospheric soundscapes that evoke the quiet magic of British urban liminality—night buses, empty sidings, wet subways, and forgotten corners. Short, evocative pieces like “Sprawlopoly,” “Back Of The Bins,” “Rizla Brollie,” and the title track conjure colourful, everyday grime through lo-fi textures, subtle hauntology nods, and enigmatic grooves, making it an ideal headphone companion for wandering ordinary streets and discovering hidden inspiration in the mundane, with bonus vinyl-mastered side-long mixes adding extra immersion. Out on Third Kind Records.
This is the track The Lovely Eye by dogs versus shadows
That was dogs versus shadows with The Lovely Eye.
I Can Guide You Through the Maze by schalter.exe (released February 13, on Moniker Eggplant) is an 8-track digital EP (~29 minutes) built entirely on the custom OPLoid FM-Synthesizer emulating the iconic OPL2/OPL3 chips of MS-DOS era sound cards, channeling raw, lo-fi FM tones into vivid sonic portraits of fictional computer games—from dense tactical realms and dystopian shadows to humorous, lighthearted excursions. Tracks like “welcome_1.mid,” “Emotional Main Title Theme,” “Skeletons rule the Earth,” and “Maze Corridors” revive the nostalgic charm of 8-bit adventure soundtracks with direct digital grit, experimental IDM/braindance flair, and a uniform yet richly varied palette that blends vaporwave haze, ambient drift, and retro-techno pulses into an immersive, text-parser-evoking journey that’s both playfully retro and intriguingly modern—perfect for late-night nostalgia dives or pixelated daydreams. Available via the Moniker Eggplant label.
This is Skeletons rule the Earth by schalter.exe.
That was schalter.exe with Skeletons rule the Earth
Now Nine Breaths by theAdelaidean (aka Sean Williams, #1 New York Times-bestselling author and award-winning poet) is a serene 10-track ambient/drone/minimalism opus released January 16, on Projekt Records, crafting soft, intricate beds of sustained drones and gently evolving synths to capture fleeting moments of everyday stillness—like dust in sunlight, rain-dancing leaves, or forest birdsong—while drawing conceptual inspiration from haiku’s single-breath brevity to explore profound emotional and visceral shifts in brief spans of time. With tracks ranging from concise meditations like “Loss” and “Spiraling Thought” to the vast, hour-long closer “Horizon,” accompanied by Williams’ own poems, the album creates safe, resonant sonic spaces of layered textures and subtle nuances that invite deep, lingering contemplation of the ordinary’s hidden depths, resulting in a hauntingly beautiful, introspective listen ideal for quiet reflection, late-night unwinding, or falling asleep to its gentle, shimmering embrace.
I give you the track Spiraling Thought by theAdelaidean.
That was theAdelaidean with Spiraling Thought.
Next Subvert Yourself by No Arrival is a six-track EP from 2019 on the Bricolage label, delivering his signature blend of atmospheric rhythmic electronics and fragmented experimental soundscapes through warm melodic pulses, odd time signatures, sputtered bass, staggered percussion, splintered samples, vocal fragments, and organic backdrops that evoke digital disorder with an underground edge. Tracks like “New U,” “Group Flow,” “Play,” and “Universal Echo” create a bold, curious, and subculturally resonant affair—perfect for intelligent dancers seeking shifting directions, subtle unease, and immersive, ever-evolving grooves that feel both intimate and defiantly off-kilter.
This is Play by No Arrival
That was No Arrival with Play
Hey, before we move on, don’t forget to check out my new show Chord Confessions. Real stories, important music, relatable events. Get involved and send in your tales. Now back to the show. the strange night out – a mystical horrorstory EP by rikardfvs (an ambient artist from Uppsala, Sweden) is a concise four-track digital EP released January 9, 2026, on Sounds for the Soul Records, clocking in at roughly 22:40 minutes of evocative, shadowy soundscapes that unfold like a cryptic nocturnal tale through titles—”strange night,” “the kiosk,” “oh the hidden knife,” and “confused afterward”—suggesting an eerie progression from unsettling encounter to lingering disorientation.
This is the track the kiosk by rikardfvs
That was rikardfvs with the kiosk
A Point Blank Dream by The Home Current (Martin Jensen, the prolific Luxembourg-based Danish electronic artist) is a vibrant 14-track return to form—his first full album since 2024’s Tales From The Leisure League—released February 6, on Subexotic Records, bursting with chunky melody lines, bass-driven grooves, trademark twists and turns, and an “inner-city alien gang thriller” conceptual vibe that channels old-school THC energy akin to his early Poly Youth or Static Caravan eras. From punchy openers like “High Priests Of Nothing” and “Chew Unseen” to the evocative title track, the album delivers toe-tapping, grey-matter-tickling electronic excursions full of stylistic range, post-industrial echoes (with nods to Cabaret Voltaire’s fluid period), and playful yet thoughtful production—mastered and artworked by Dan Seville of Subexotic, with sleeve notes by Moonbuilding’s Neil Mason—making it a fresh, invigorating blast of vintage-yet-vital experimental electronica ideal for nocturnal drives or focused headphone immersion.
This is the track Dexter by The Home Current
That was The Home Current with Dexter
Winding down the show now with the penultimate track Sunday by Le Code (Alexandre de Charrin), released back in July, 2023, on Toronto’s Imaginary North label, is a gentle five-track ambient EP (~22 minutes) that captures the languid essence of a restful day through soft, drifting synths, subtle textures, and warm, unhurried atmospheres in pieces like the title track, “Lazy Day,” “Long Morning,” and “Last Quiet Minutes,” plus a dreamy Raphah rework of the latter. Mastered by Chad Skinner with artwork by Mitch Burke, this name-your-price digital release delivers concise, meditative serenity—evoking slow mornings, quiet reflection, and effortless calm—ideal for unwinding, background focus, or savoring the simple beauty of ordinary stillness in pure, imagination-fueled ambient form.
Here’s the title track Sunday by Le Code
That wasLe Code with Sunday
Before we head back to regular life. I’d just like to mention that there is about a Month left to get your entries in for the next compilation I’m putting together called Puzzles of the Psyche Exploring the intricate and enigmatic workings of the human mind, with tracks that delve into the depths of thought, emotion, and imagination. does that trigger a creative thought?
Getting enough subscribers to keep this channel going is frustrating. I’m always one subscriber away from the minimum for a Mixcloud payout. When I get one new subscriber I loose two. A gain two, I loose one. So the compilations are a help. I put in the time and the effort which makes sense but the fact that I still pay to do it doesn’t. So subscribe to the Mixcloud channel you get access to music only versions of the shows before they get released as well as the full back catalogue of 929 shows and mixes or grab a compilation on Bandcamp.
Now back to the show. To end this week Bones by Jogging House (Frankfurt-based ambient artist) is a warm, warbly eight-track collection released February 17, on Seil Records, crafted in single-take recordings straight to 1/4″ tape using a minimal setup of Digitakt II, Korg MS20, Cocoquantus, and other cozy analog gear like Solid Felt, Mood, Meraki, Bim & Bam. Tracks such as “Tourism,” “Janitor,” “Cement,” “Lantern,” “Upwind,” “Parker,” “Thread,” and “Know” unfold as glowing, airy ambient loops that gently waver like tidal drifts, fringed with soft analogue buzz and tape warmth, creating soft, cozy, meditative soundscapes that evoke intimate hardware-filled rooms and spontaneous, in-the-moment serenity—perfect for grounding daily life, quiet reflection, or sinking into lush, dreamy textures with subtle downtempo and lo-fi edges.
I leave you with the track Lantern by Jogging House Thanks for joining us. Cheerio…
Intro – 00:00
Trevlad – Decay Cars Suffice – 01:55
Moray Newlands – A king ruled the state in the early days – 05:21
Enofa – Anti-Entropic Chamber – 07:29
Nathaniel Cross – Goodbye For Now – 11:13
John Haughey & Tarotplane – Impossible Vistas – 18:51
Thought Bubble – Let The Light – 25:27
Go Kurosawa – sada no umi – 33:11
Willebrant – The Gathered Few (Lakeside Fire Mix – slowed and reverb) – 38:50
Saïph – Dramatis personae – 49:12
Christian Wittman – Upsilon Persei – 54:34
Sven Laux – When Rain Didn’t Come – 1:00:01
B Side – 1:06:29
maya ongaku – Anoyo Drive – 1:06:45
dogs versus shadows – The Lovely Eye – 1:12:37
schalter.exe – Skeletons rule the Earth – 1:15:32
theAdelaidean – Spiraling Thought – 1:19:57
No Arrival – Play – 1:25:18
rikardfvs – the kiosk – 1:31:54
The Home Current – Dexter – 1:37:44
Le Code – Sunday – 1:41:53
Jogging House – Lantern – 1:46:37
Outro – 1:53:40
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