Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here. Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 256. 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. An eclectic, atmospheric journey blending whimsical dawn grooves, northern flows, and ancient mystical energies. Side A moves from sardine sunrises and titanium explorations into nodal precision, soft focus, and prime matter. Side B shifts through metropolitan gothic, leaping sorcery, seasonal transformation, and ancient tumuli. Overall mood: Playful yet contemplative, warm, and mysterious with a mix of light whimsy and deeper resonance. Perfect for adventurous listening, golden-hour drives, or late-night immersion. Episode 256 is based, appropriately, on the bubbling track “Hylé” by “Denis Violet” from the release “Connection: sculpting silence” out on Paris based Hylé Tapes label. Shout out to Richard Francés who has sent me a load of releases from his label this week. Thanks also to Paul Beaudoin, and Substak for sending me your latest works I’ll be featuring you very soon. In this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by unmistakeably Polish artist Marek Kwiatkowski, An artists that has gone under the radar for years is the UK based Mark Ellery Griffiths. If you’re into vintage synths then dive into his vast name your price catalogue on Bandcamp. Mark gives us some brutalist electronica. Another regular of the episodes is Rick Jones aka DARK FIDELITY HIFI with Orb flavoured Idm out on his sight and sound label. Also London based Rodrigo Passannantis’ latest I can’t seem to get enough of those soaring synth lines lately. From the Cyclical Dreams label. Ivo Petrovs Mahorka label is almost always included. This time with quirky dub vibes from Mülheim, Germany based Record Of Tides. The B side opens with the 27 minute track showing us what the Nord Modular G1 can do by Switzerland based Rupert Lally. This track would have made it onto an Expansive Waves episode but I’ve decided to discontinue those due to lack of motivation. Clarinet based braindance from Berlin duo Meier & Erdmann. Then Leeds based Ethiopian Jazz flavours from The Source on ATA records. Then my friend Gavin Brick aka The Metamorph chills us out with live sci-fi injected ambient. Ending episode 256 is the great combo of Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate with a haunted finale via Subexotic Records. But setting the tape rolling today is an almost avant-garde Idm setting with Liryc303, here as, Cylander together with friend of the channel Fluffy Inside and their track Sardine Sunrise the Fluffy Inside’s Cloudy Dawn Mix. Available through the Neo Ouija label. 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 Cylander & Friends – Sardine Sunrise (Fluffy Inside’s Cloudy Dawn Mix) Playful, sardine-tinged ambient with cloudy dawn warmth and quirky, fluffy textures. Light and whimsical. Artist Bio: Cylander & Friends create here playful, collaborative ambient works with whimsical and dawn-inspired themes. 00:09:40 Marek Kwiatkowski – Łazikiem po Tytanie Polish-tinged ambient with urban exploration and titanium-like metallic sheen. Adventurous and atmospheric. Artist Bio: Marek Kwiatkowski is a Polish ambient artist exploring urban and material-inspired soundscapes. 00:15:04 Mark Ellery Griffiths – Node Precise, nodal ambient with interconnected points and subtle, linking resonance. Focused and geometric. Artist Bio: Mark Ellery Griffiths is a UK ambient composer creating cosmic and textural works often inspired by space and nature. 00:16:50 DARK FIDELITY HIFI – soft focus Warm, blurred ambient with soft-focus glow and gentle, emotional diffusion. Comforting and hazy. Artist Bio: Dark Fidelity Hi Fi (Rick Jones) is a Manchester producer blending electronic atmospheres with emotional depth and personal reflection. 00:21:34 Rodrigo Passannanti – End Motion Minimal, motion-ending ambient with final, decelerating textures and quiet closure. Reflective and still. Artist Bio: Rodrigo Passannanti is a London-based Italian electronic composer known for immersive, time-focused ambient works and vintage synth explorations. 00:26:04 Denis Violet – Hylé Prime matter ambient with raw, elemental hylé textures and philosophical depth. Primal and contemplative. Artist Bio: Denis Violet is an ambient artist exploring prime matter, elemental, and philosophical themes. 00:35:07 Record Of Tides – The Beach Crate Beach-found ambient with tidal memories and crate-like discovered warmth. Nostalgic and organic. Artist Bio: Record Of Tides is an ambient project focused on tidal, beach-found, and nostalgic sound discoveries. Side B 00:42:28 Rupert Lally – Nord E Northern, directional ambient with cold elegance and steady, eastward flow. Crisp and expansive. Artist Bio: Rupert Lally is a UK, Swiss based, ambient artist creating directional, northern, and elegant electronic works. 01:09:32 Meier & Erdmann – Nosferatu Metropolitain Gothic, metropolitan ambient evoking Nosferatu in a city with dark, dramatic tension. Artist Bio: Meier & Erdmann create cinematic, gothic, and urban-inspired ambient soundtracks. 01:13:25 The Sorcerers – He Who Kills with One Leap Mystical, leaping funk-jazz ambient with powerful, sorcerous energy and ritualistic drive. Artist Bio: The Sorcerers are a psychedelic jazz-funk group known for mystical, energetic, and ritualistic grooves. 01:17:36 The Metamorph – Spring into Summer Seasonal, transforming ambient capturing the shift from spring to summer with lush growth. Artist Bio: The Metamorph is an analogue electronics project exploring scifi synth and transformation. 01:21:11 Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate – Tumulus Ancient, burial-mound ambient with barrow-like resonance and mystical, earthen depth. Artist Bio: Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate collaborate on ancient, mystical, and folklore-inspired ambient works.
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?
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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.
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Welcome to Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 181, broadcasting from the enigmatic coordinates of Stockholm Sweden. ///prickly.solved.sweated, is the episodes subtitle. This is also a coordinate where shadows stretch long over Stigbergs Fot, a wonderful Stockholm craft beer joint I highly recommend. It’s a crisp February 27, 2026 here. Picture this: a dimly lit attic stacked with glowing tape decks, reels spinning like forgotten galaxies, pulling you into a sonic odyssey for the curious explorer. Subscribe to the channel to hear these shows whenever you please. Subscribers also get mix versions of the episodes without the talky bits. Just a quick shout out to the latest followers Toneshift who is An artist-curated podcast focused on global hybrids and other acquired tastes. Also souljazzfunksters aka Dj Alan Ritchie playing just what the name suggests. Thanks guys.
We kick off in a vast, 9 minute, echoing void with Small Chief’s The Silent Zone, evoking cracked earth under a moonless sky, whispers of wind carving canyons in the quiet. From the album Zero Movement out on Cyclical Dreams. So headphones on, let time dissolve and let the frequencies claim you.…
Next Tornado Wallace summons Asahi Ga Yondeiru featuring Courtney Bailey, like dawn rays piercing misty rice fields, steam rising from dew-kissed leaves in a serene call to awaken. Fist pumping electronica here. From the EP Left At Sunset, out on the Running Back label.
Now, Consumed Triumphant & Pavel Blumkin ignite Invisible Fire, flames dancing unseen in a dense forest at midnight, embers glowing through fog-shrouded branches. From the conceptual EP The Chariot.
Next d’Voxx haunts with Phantom (Nosferatu the Vampyre), a crumbling castle turret where caped figures glide across cobblestone, echoes of eternal night in the stone. From the album HERZOG: A Retrospective out on the great DiN label.
Coming up Lorenzo Montanà invites us into Mirrors’ Den, reflections fracturing in a labyrinth of glass, endless hallways mirroring starlit illusions. From the NYP album Velan out on Projekt Records. Go add this to your collection.
And now I Trevlad stir Easy Begun Meals, a cluttered kitchen at sunrise, pots simmering with unexpected spices, steam curling like improvised melodies. From the ninth collection of episode background soundtracks. If you can’t subscribe to the Mixcloud channel please consider purchasing an album on Bandcamp.
Next, the longest outing on this episode clocking in at 9 minutes 36 seconds. Jake Soffer & Brent Carmer open The Room Where We Met, faded wallpaper peeling in a sunlit chamber, dust motes swirling in golden beams of memory. From the album Imaginary Rooms. Another Projekt Records NYP release.
Now, Shrimpnose lifts us to Hovering, clouds parting over a floating city, gentle drifts in an aerial ballet of soft geometries. From the album Aureolin Winter out on La’s Friends Of Friends label.
The penultimate track for this side of the virtual cassette. Kavalcade unleashes DECAY 01, rusted machinery grinding in an abandoned factory, sparks flying from corroded gears under flickering neon. From the EP SIGNAL which drops May 1 on Machine Records.
We end the first half with Philippe Petit who drapes Tropicalism in an Empire wardrobe, velvet curtains parting on a colonial ballroom overgrown with vines, exotic blooms tangling with faded grandeur. The shortest piece at only 49 seconds. From the album The Acoustic Cornet, an hommage to Leonora Carrington out on Mahorka.
Flipping to the B side, Nadia Struiwigh modulates MOD1, circuit boards humming in a sterile lab, pulses syncing like neural fireworks in chrome reflections. From a compilation I’ve played extensively on the channel, connected #3, from the great label i u we records.
Next, a show exclusive. The Eyes and the Mistoids trail Snails That Failed, slimy paths glistening on rain-slicked garden stones, slow spirals unraveling under overcast skies. From the album The Beware Gallery which will drop on March 20 on Waxing Crescent Records.
Now, Brass Clouds, Fog Net, & Volcanic Pinnacles plunge into Subduction, tectonic plates shifting beneath ocean depths, bubbles rising from volcanic vents in abyssal gloom. From the album Dive 2: Sonoluminescence out on Bathysphere Records.
Coming up, Erik Wøllo charts North Trek, snow-capped peaks piercing arctic twilight, auroras weaving ribbons across frozen expanses. From the album, Snow Tides. Yet another NYP release from Projekt Records.
Next, Helyg Weidenbach erects Dream Scaffold I, ethereal ladders climbing into cloud realms, mist-shrouded rungs leading to surreal vistas. From the album, Traumgerüst, also a NYP album courtesy of The Dream Journal Institute.
Now, Amanda Whiting wanders Mary Over There, a foggy meadow at dusk, wildflowers nodding in the haze of distant horizons. Most recently released on the NYP compilation album Two Syllables Volume Twenty Two. Released by First Word Records.
Next, Louis Sarno captures Bayaka women singing yeyi in the forest (Central African Republic), ancient trees canopying harmonious calls, leaves rustling in rhythmic unity with hidden streams. From the compilation A Century of Sounds out on Cities and Memory.
Now, Japanese artist Yasutaka Sato aka Virgo blooms Zoophyte, underwater gardens swaying in currents, coral tendrils unfurling like living sculptures in turquoise light. From the album, Roots of Memories (Remastered- Deluxe Edition), out on Neo Ouija.
Next we switch it up. Psyché brews another exclusive track, Yagé, jungle vines twisting around a ceremonial fire, visions flickering in the smoke of ritual embers. From the album Psyché II dropping on Four Flies Records on March 20.
And we’ve reached the final track. Thanks for sticking around for this virtual mix show, twenty artists lighting up the unknown. No rigid timetable, just raw devotion to the waves. Subscribe for anytime access, including babble-free mixes. Drop your sounds at trevlad@gmail.com, and trace the trails at trevor.se. And finally The Gaye Device flows with Ebb And Flow, tidal pools reflecting shifting skies, waves lapping at barnacle-encrusted rocks in perpetual motion. From couple of places, the latest being, the Sounds for the Soul label compilation – Ocean Compilation 2. Cheerio…
“Greetings all. Episode one-five-two of the Virtual Cassette Library. Subtitled Tactical Flagged Happen. That’s the track you hear underneath, and it’s also a location you can find on a map. I filmed it—it’s up on YouTube if you’re curious. I’m Trevor. Ninety minutes, two virtual sides, fifteen tracks each. In this episode you’ll hear Dude, Finn Rees, Cognition Delay on Mahorka, elders from Driftworks, and Warmth on Archives. Later, The Black Dog, Hélène Vogelsinger, Sven Wunder, and my own track Plank Glides Enigma drift through the mix. Everyday Dust, Ndorfik, and Gollden on Imaginary North carry us into the B side. Labels orbiting here include Neo Ouija, Leaving Records, and Intellitronic Bubble. Styles range from ambient and IDM to vaporwave, kosmische, and spiritual jazz. These transmissions stretch across places—Melbourne, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Sheffield—woven into the resonance of the library. The eighth TVCL album is on Bandcamp for pre‑order—it drops when we hit sixteen tracks. Every comment, every like, every subscription keeps the frequencies flowing. So—headphones on, let time dissolve, and let the music claim you.”
Welcome, wanderers of invisible frequencies to a new transmission, a cosmic unfolding. Listen and surrender to the spiral of auditory prophecies. This episode is a bit more energetic and uplifting than usual. We all need that from time to time. 🔮 The sponsoring labels on todays episode are— Woodford Halse, Moolakii Club Audio Interface, Moniker Eggplant, Binaural Space, Triplicate Records, Buried Treasure, Neo Ouija, and, Ingrown Records. 🚀 The sponsoring artists are – Simon Heartfield, Vic Mars, . 🎭 As per usual The benevolent sponsoring force—Free Album Codes— ensuring chosen frequencies find their way home. Welcome to a soundscape beyond language. Reality wavers, sound bends, and we are merely surfers on the infinite wave.
🔹 Artists, experimenters, visionaries—cast your offerings my way: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹 Don’t forget to leave your timestamp upon the celestial mixtape. 🔮 Prepare for immersion. Secure your headphones. Let’s dissolve time together. 🚀✨
A brand new look and new intro for the show. Same concept. One hour of music containing, or relating to, our feathered companions. The idea being that if the channel gets enough subscribers to cover the costs of production then I’ll start buying birdseed to reimburse our avian friends for the royalties they probably never received.