Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 280
www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/tvcl-280/
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 280. 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.
As this is episode 280 that makes it a best of show. Where I’ve chosen 12 favourites from over the years.
The best of shows remain free but everything else slips quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers after 7 days. Subscribers currently have 1,109 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. They also receive the expanding series of 3-hour adventures titled Veil Frequencies, and get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures.
On Side A you’ll hear Four Tet, Air, Little Dragon, Amorphous Androgynous, The Cinematic Orchestra and La bibliothèque de la bergerie.
On the flip side you’ll hear Billy Cobham together with Novecento and Bob Mintzer, ALB, Khruangbin, Apifera, Stiletti-Ana and finally GELBART.
This will be Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library, episode 280.
Travel safely between the tracks.
I’ll meet you on the other side of the next spool.
Enjoy…
Side A
00:00:00 Four Tet – My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
00:07:19 Air – Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi
00:11:33 Little Dragon – Crystalfilm
00:15:22 Amorphous Androgynous – High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
00:18:38 The Cinematic Orchestra – Durian
00:25:15 La bibliothèque de la bergerie – Loterie solaire
Side B
00:29:25 Billy Cobham, Novecento, Bob Mintzer – Stratus
00:35:53 ALB – Walter Mouse
00:39:16 Khruangbin – Dern Kala
00:42:08 Apifera – I Love ECM
00:43:22 Stiletti-Ana – Slide to Automatic
00:50:25 GELBART – ECHOVILLE
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 240
Based on the track “Amber (feat. Itamar Ziegler)” by “Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed” from the album “Reverie”.
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 warm, groovy, and cinematic journey through jazz-funk, psychedelic grooves, French electronic cool, and sunrise optimism.
Side A blends raw Afrobeat energy with sophisticated library jazz and spiritual fusion. Side B cruises with laid-back psych-funk, quirky electronica, and feel-good house before ending on radiant, dreamy highs.
Overall mood: Stylish, sun-kissed, and soulful with a strong retro-cinematic flair. Perfect for golden-hour drives, warm evenings, or chilled dancing. Highly groovy and immersive.
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.
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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 Nu Guinea, Tony Allen – Howls
Funky Afrobeat groove powered by Tony Allen’s legendary rhythms and warm electronic jazz-psych energy. Alive and infectious.
00:04:55 Air – How Does It Make You Feel?
Smooth, seductive French electronic with breathy vocals, lush production, and late-night sensual charm. Cool and hypnotic.
00:09:17 Dos Palos – Lady Of The Westway [Andi Hanley Rework]
Laid-back Northern Soul rework with deep grooves, warm bass, and breezy Westway sunshine. Groovy and nostalgic.
00:16:20 Mahavishnu Orchestra – Pastoral
Epic jazz-fusion beauty with soaring guitar, intricate rhythms, and spiritual, pastoral majesty. Transcendent.
00:19:26 Brian Bennett – The Prowler
Sleazy, cinematic library funk with tight breaks and shadowy, prowling menace. Cool and characterful.
00:20:56 Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed – Amber (feat. Itamar Ziegler)
Smoky, deeply grooving jazz with rich reeds, warm bass, and soulful Middle Eastern flavour. Immersive and swinging.
Side B
00:24:23 Domenique Dumont – Quasi Quasi
Playful, quirky French electronic pop with charming melodies and light, bouncy grooves. Delightful and whimsical.
00:28:11 Khruangbin – Mr. White
Psychedelic, dub-tinged instrumental funk with deep bass, shimmering guitar, and laid-back swagger. Hypnotic.
00:32:19 Jimi Tenor – Moonfolks
Cosmic, eccentric jazz-electronica with quirky synths and interstellar lounge vibes. Weird and wonderful.
00:37:00 Breakbot – Another Dawn (feat. Irfane)
Slick French house/funk with smooth vocals, funky bass, and optimistic sunrise energy. Feel-good and danceable.
00:40:32 Albin – Vinterkassetten
Chilled, wintry Swedish electronic with warm cassette tones and cozy, melancholic grooves. Atmospheric and intimate.
00:44:25 Tycho – Sunrise Projector
Lush, shimmering electronic with dreamy guitars, pulsing beats, and golden sunrise glow. Beautiful and uplifting.
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Superpitcher – Smile It’s A New Day – 00:00
Micky & Joyce – Ma’Jackson – 09:33
Rosa Beach Mason & Sean Conrad – Wished – 12:41
Kevin Ayers – Decadence – 2003 Remaster – 15:56
Sensations’ Fix – Fortune Teller (Coda) – 23:06
Sharon Tandy – Stay With Me – 25:13
Yesway – Winter Willing – 28:15
Prairiewolf – Roadside Bandit Type – 32:21
Kanot – Ping Pong – 35:53
Mia Doi Todd – My Room Is White – 38:39
Mark Saddlemire – Thermionic Woods – 41:38
HLM38 – Monochrome Western – 43:06
les halles – mystic of the great elevator – 46:07
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Mahine Me – 48:18
Porcelain Raft – A Dream I Had – 50:36
Tross – Synthesis – 54:02
Amorphous Androgynous – Osho – 57:19
Matty – BLOOD – 58:42
BALTHVS – Vapor Waves – 01:01:53
Heron & Crane – These Heretics – 01:05:26
Khruangbin – Lady and Man – 01:08:48
DF Tram – The Operating Room – 01:12:37
Bob Dylan – Visions Of Johanna (Locust Toybox Remix) – 01:16:48
Future Children – The Paranoids in Echo Courts – 01:18:58
Cosmic Analog Ensemble – The Contrast of Characters – Bonus Track – 01:20:25
Goat – Zombie – 01:22:07
Sedibus – Purgatory – 01:27:14
Glass Beams – Black Sand – 01:36:12
The Galaxy Electric & Droog Mulholland – Make You Happy – 01:40:28
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