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?
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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 202
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 202 of the Virtual Cassette Library – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that sets the tone for the set. This is a 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark. If and when I get a couple more subscribers then I’ll go back to doing 90 minute versions, complete with commentary.
This episode is based on the track “Café Frappé” by Bolbec. Available on the amazing library music inspired album “Foutu Félin”. Released May 8 on the wonderful channel supporting Batov Records.
This Mix is a vibrant, retro-flavoured journey through 70s library inspired music, cinematic funk, psychedelic grooves, and dusty Balearic electronics.
Side A moves from playful alpine funk and sunny Tahitian exotica into hypnotic desert psych and cruising electronic energy. Side B shifts into raw dusty beats, warped library psychedelia, Ethiopian-jazz tension, and motorik drive before closing on a haunting ambient note.
Overall mood: Sunny, groovy, slightly sleazy, and cinematic with strong 70s/80s library nostalgia. Playful yet atmospheric — perfect for warm evenings, road trips, or crate-digging sessions. Energetic in places but never loses its cool, hazy charm.
I’ve been getting loads of material during the week so I’ve decided to add this segment called “Shout outs from The Inbox”
Which go to Dave Clarkson, Sick Robot, Exit Chamber, Audio Obscura, Stray Wool and Linear North. As well as channel supporting labels Batov Records, Castles in Space, See Blue Audio, Mortality Tables, Clay Pipe Music, Discus Music, whitelabrecs and Synonym Music. Also promotional champions fonodroom and free album codes.
This episode contains music from Castle If, HDRF, Mike Dickinson, Piero Umiliani, Pulselovers and many more.
If you make music, or are a label, and would like to be featured, send your file links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com. I’d love to hear what you’re working on.
Please, if you can, subscribe — even if it’s just for a month. I put in the work you could buy me the equivalent of 18% of a coffee. As it stands I’m 1 subscriber short of myself or the artists getting anything.
So settle in, turn it up a bit, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it.
No breaks, just the music.
Side A
00:00:00 Dressel Amorosi – Skipass
Bouncy, snowy library funk with playful percussion and retro alpine groove. Light-hearted and energetic.
00:08:52 Alessandro Alessandroni – Tahiti Joint (From ‘Emanuelle A Tahiti’)
Exotic 70s soundtrack gem with sunny Latin rhythms, whistling, and tropical lounge vibes. Pure escapism.
00:11:38 HDRF – Mechanoid
Sleek, robotic electronica with mechanical precision and cold futuristic edge. Hypnotic and driving.
00:15:13 Castle If – Fifth Gear
Upbeat, cruising electronic with retro synths and road-trip momentum. Fun and propulsive.
00:19:43 Bolbec – Café Frappé
Chilled French-style electronic lounge with smooth grooves and café terrace cool. Breezy and sophisticated.
00:22:43 La Chooma – Huachuma
Psychedelic, cactus-inspired desert grooves with mystical, hypnotic flow. Warm and mind-expanding.
00:26:04 ATA Records – Dunaway’s Eyes
Cinematic soul-funk with lush horns and moody 70s detective swagger. Smooth and evocative.
00:29:06 Mike Dickinson – Patterning
Intricate, layered electronic minimalism with subtle rhythmic patterns. Precise and hypnotic.
Side B
00:33:30 J-Zone – Nasty Popcorn Ceiling
Raw, dusty hip-hop funk with gritty drums and lo-fi attitude. Playful and characterful.
00:34:44 The Lighthouse – Distorting Mirrors
Warped, psychedelic library electronics with swirling mirrors and disorienting charm.
00:37:48 Surprise Chef – Over The Moon
Funky, jazz-fuelled instrumental hip-hop with tight grooves and cosmic uplift. Joyful and groovy.
00:40:55 Rocchi, Godi, Chiarosi – Imprevedibile
Dramatic Italian library piece with unpredictable shifts and vintage cinematic flair.
00:42:59 Piero Umiliani – Magical Moonlight
Dreamy exotica with soft percussion, harp-like tones, and enchanting nocturnal mood.
00:45:44 Whatitdo Archive Group – Mirage
Psychedelic desert funk with swirling organ and hazy, mirage-like grooves. Transportive.
00:48:30 Falk & Klou – Race Day 21 (Ring Knutstorp)
High-octane, motor-sport synthwave with racing adrenaline and retro 80s drive.
00:50:31 The Sorcerers – Pinch of the Death Nerve
Dark, cinematic Ethiopian-jazz funk with heavy grooves and occult tension. Powerful.
00:54:52 Golden Bug, In Fields – Blind
Hypnotic, motorik-tinged electronic with pulsing rhythms and shadowy allure.
00:58:15 Pulselovers – Orphans (Lo Five Remix)
Haunting, ghostly ambient remix with emotional depth and spacious melancholy. Beautiful closer.
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 143
14 November 2025
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 143 of The Virtual Cassette Library.
Plank Glides Enigma is the episodes subtitle, as well as the track you’re hearing in the background and its geographical location which I’ve filmed and can be experienced on YouTube.
I’m Trevor and I curate these 90-minute genre bending drifts through frequencies from around the globe. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. Two, 45 minute mixes, 15 tracks per set with a side change half way.
Imagine the listening experience like being at a music festival where the artists play on a rotating stage. Each act is allotted time for their piece and as it ends the next act takes over rotating into view.
Styles for this episode range from beats to nature, from funk to new classical. The musical keys in focus are G sharp / A flat and F minor.
In this episode we’re joined by some new friends of the channel like Sævar Jóhannsson and Red Stars Over Tokyo. As well as some familiar names like THE GAYE DEVICE, Mike Dickinson and Listening Center as well as supporting labels like Cyclical Dreams, Buried Treasure, Moolakii Club Audio Interface, Ingrown Records, Mahorka, Castles in Space and many more. All the artists and labels are the soul of this show.
If you’d like to be included on future episodes send your art to trevlad@gmail.com. Links to all the tracks are illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s Mixcloud timeline.
Pre-order the 8th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Also you can now grab the first compilation album Murmurs in the Mist with 45 artists. Subscribe to the Mixcloud channel and unlock 877 archived shows.
Remember, every comment, every like, every follow, subscription and, album purchase keeps the frequencies flowing.
So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you.
Intro – 00:00
Allmanna Town – Sample 23 – 02:42
Paddy Steer – Wool Roll – 03:31
Sophos – Pentameric symmetry – 06:08
Sam Prekop – Para – 08:32
Albin – MAFD – 11:02
Language Field – Ghosts Are Petty – 16:14
Synthotherapy – Medication Time – 19:16
THE GAYE DEVICE – Quantum Leaf – 22:26
Meemo Comma – The Soldier – 26:29
Leonardo Soundweaver – Air – 28:31
Zazie Productions – Moving in Perpetual Slumber – 32:44
seanderrickcoopermarquardt – Ode to the West Wind – 34:20
Fimnur – Caelestigris – 35:03
Hiro Ama – Find Me In The Nearest Forest – 38:25
Pariah – 3 + 0 – 41:12
B Side – 46:01
The Sorcerers – Moth – 46:33
DTime – Archive Of The Unseen – 49:43
Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético – Synonymous – 54:15
Chris Meyer’s Alias Zone – The Gathering Storm (ARP remix) – 56:56
Mike Dickinson – HI-REM – 1:00:33
David Baron – XAX – 1:04:03
Sævar Jóhannsson – Lighthouse Visits – 1:07:28
a mild wizard – cats we remember – 1:11:05
Austin Potter – Merrymakers – 1:15:19
Matthew Mirliani – Utopian Scholastic – 1:16:02
Hirotaka Shirotsubaki – After the Snow – 1:19:14
Listening Center – The Death Of Group D Meter – 1:22:33
Red Stars Over Tokyo – Avery Loop – 1:25:35
Federica Deiana – The Hour Between – 1:30:26
James Stevens – 3M4 Lee, I’ve Got To Talk To You – 1:32:03
Outro – 1:32:32
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 094
Collision Spell.
Trevor here, transmitting from home base Sollentuna, Sweden. This is your gateway to another immersive expedition through sound—Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 094 A 90-minute journey with a metaphysical flip at the halfway mark—perfect for a long walk, a mental wander, or a quiet moment alone with the universe. Today’s flight is sponsored by the labels that keep our circuits humming: whitelabrecs, Mahorka, Ingrown Records, Adventurous Music, and, oscarson.
Artists on the show who have sent me material: Trem 77, and, The British Stereo Collective.
Special thanks to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
Also shout outs to, aeon music, Max Williams, and Fonodroom, for the follows, likes and comments.
Today’s episode includes two exclusive tracks from upcoming releases. On the A side the track The Fifth Compass Point Dub from the single The Fifth Compass Point by Bristol outfit Trem 77. Inspired by the concept of the fifth compass point. An idea beyond directional coordinates. Through the center point of the compass rose runs an axis that can be imagined as an array of transecting lines running through that point. More than a center point, it is an intersection that could include time running forward and backward in all directions away from the two dimensional compass plane. In this sense, it might be the truest symbol of the here and now. Is it the heart center, a jumping off point for experiencing all that there is, or both simultaneously?
The B side features an upcoming release from the Italian composer and multi instrumentalist Bruno Bavota. Here with the track, when we collide, from the album, I’m losing you, which will be released on German label oscarson on September 19. The
record showcases Bruno’s signature combination of acoustic piano and subtle electronics, now
enriched with expressive string arrangements performed by violinist Laura Masotto.
The album is a meditation on loss in its many forms — from absence and nostalgia to quiet
acceptance. Through looping piano motifs, gently pulsing electronics, and emotionally resonant
strings, I’m Losing You invites listeners into a vulnerable, immersive world of sound and feeling.
With this release, Bavota further refines his neoclassical voice, offering a moving and cinematic
work that speaks to both personal emotion and universal experience.
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can do that on the time line. Don’t be shy.
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Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Cleeve Morris – The Sound of The Universe (Vaporwave) – 03:43
Tides – Softly So – 09:12
Wahn + Pandacetamol – No Tresspasing – 11:56
*Trem 77 – The Fifth Compass Point Dub – 16:34
Polypores – Untethered (Ascend Now) – 19:10
Leonardo Soundweaver – Air – 26:58
tttc – pool party – 30:30
Austin Williamson – Broken Radios and Scorched Sands – 33:38
Michael Moore – Holland – 36:59
Cognition Delay – Hand To Earth – 39:39
Side B – 47:40
Mitseliy – Here It Ends – 48:27
Mike Dickinson – HI-REM – 52:18
Sevensy + Roberto Vodanović Čopor – Step Back – 56:26
Jolanda Moletta – Dream Spell – 1:03:25
*Bruno Bavota – when we collide – 1:08:02
Knivtid – Breathwork – 1:10:32
Grauglanz – collaborations – 1:14:34
Trevlad – Forbidden Signal – 1:23:35
Andres Lopez Azpiri – Otra Época – 1:27:06
The British Stereo Collective – Subterranean Community – 1:27:47
Outro – 1:30:43
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 054
🌌 Welcome, seekers of hidden frequencies—your vessel has arrived at the edge of the cosmic fold. Step beyond perception and surrender to the spiral of auditory prophecies, bending time and space in their wake.
🔮 The sponsoring labels guiding today’s episode are: Imaginary North, Cyclical Dreams, Woodford Halse, Subexotic Records, Binaural Space, Lo Recordings, and, Waxing Crescent Records.
🚀 The sponsoring artists of today’s transmission: Mike Dickinson, ThorF, and, Hiram.
Also the benevolent force that ensures chosen frequencies find their way home: ✨ Free Album Codes
Today’s transmission features 1 exclusive piece from, Tim Didymus & Foster Neville, titled, Hidden, from the album, Ulla, which comes out on the great Subexotic Records label on June 13.
The rest of the show is filled with recent finds and releases.
Welcome to a soundscape that defies language—a passage through the unseen. We, mere surfers atop an infinite wave.
🌞 Shoutouts to passengers: Otis and aeon music. Your relentless listening to the channel makes me worry for your health. Perhaps you have transcended. Perhaps you have become one with the signal itself.🌿.
Links to all the material played are in the timeline where everyone is invited to leave a mark—comment your favorites, etch your presence into the mix.
🔹 Artists, experimenters, visionaries—send forth your sonic offerings: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹
🔮 Prepare for immersion. Secure your headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Trevs Intro – 00:00
Alan Graves – Phase Shear – 02:09
JICS – Rainfall In Limerick City: Ten Eight Twenty Four – 03:53
daily rituals – old names, adages, & hands – 06:20
Claude Lavender – Taster’s Choice – 14:53
C418 – Introduction – 16:30
Tsone – Compass North – 19:38
Anantakara – Tipping Point – 24:12
Apta – Jurema – 28:39
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi – Anima – Breath – 33:06
Kate Bollinger – To Your Own Devices – 37:45
Mike Dickinson – Full of Stars II – 40:24
Omni Gardens – Autumn Haze – 42:27
B Side – 45:53
ThorF – Haust / Fall – 46:41
Hayden Pedigo – Carthage – Live – 52:46
*Tim Didymus & Foster Neville – Hidden – 59:01
Uncle Fido – They Experience Adventures – 1:02:07
Francis Morning – Ground – 1:03:50
Ghost In The Loop – The Rêve Tape #1 – Partially Restored – 1:06:56
Hiram – Viburnum – 1:09:22
Carlos Ferreira – Utopia (SVLBRD Remix) – 1:11:39
Marcus Farley – Piano Piece 1 – 1:16:13
Lo Five – The Intimacy You So Desire – 1:17:37
Trevs Outro – 1:22:40
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
Spring Sun Road
31.01.2025
Battaglia – A New Home – 00:00
Listening Center – Transference One – 04:16
Roedelius – TB6 101 30 – 06:35
Andrea Castiglioni – Sun Road – 09:55
The Tin Box – Twilight Revive – 11:53
Moray Newlands – Wipe the grease off his dirty face – 14:39
Ogle – Yellow Road – 16:49
Ana Tuirán – Zorro Andino – 19:33
Consumer Electronics – Circuits Explained – 21:54
Mike Dickinson – The Palace of Green Porcelain – 28:01
4T Thieves – Monochromatic Memories – 32:04
Psycho Kick – The end of the fire – 35:43
The Lighthouse – Pushing Fog – 40:45
Polypores – Summer ‘O4 – 44:42
Scholars of the Peak – Spring in the Strings – 48:30
Crystal Voyager, UFOm – Angel from Spiritually Advanced Civilization – 52:13
For the Birds 029
Field gates open 12pm CET 29 November
Intro 00:00
Mike Dickinson–The Tree of Lives 01:09
Futuregrapher–Ringo Is High 06:31
Domotic–Part six 15:10
swanasa–Swan Song 19:48
Goat–All is One 25:24
Windstar Enterprises–Uniroyal 28:01
Parker Tichko–Gametophyte Green 32:04
Keigo Tatsumi–us 34:30
Rhucle & morimoto naoki–Kigi 40:22
Matthewdavid–Tract of Hidden Animalia 42:35
Invisible Club 031
Intro 00:00
Misha Panfilov–Formosa 01:24
Oberu–Green Kitty 05:56
µ-Ziq–Hastings 09:49
The Lighthouse–Dionysus 12:32
Beefus B–From Light into Darkness 16:24
Mike Dickinson–Torus 21:09
Apifera–Iris Is Neil 26:09
Ghost Power–Vertical Section 30:53
Black Moth Super Rainbow–Folks with Magik Toes 33:04
Lone Bison–Origin Story 33:32
Dark Fidelity Hi Fi–Soft Light for Re-entry 36:32
HEBA–T5 (Kommissar Keller’s Mountain Panorama Remix) 40:37
Time Is a Mountain–Alicetti 48:06
Moray Newlands–Hoist the load to your left shoulder 53:34
Vulfmon, Evangeline–Got To Be Mine 55:34
Heron & Crane–Crownbeard 58:36
Outro 1:02:20
Invisible Club 026
Intro 00:00
L’éclair-Suite No. 2 01:20
Oberu-I’ll Be Right Out 08:56
ICI MTN-Evanescia 12:44
Keith Seatman-hickelty pickelty 18:44
Gyazai Gyozo-Cat Coding Classic 21:33
Kosmischer Läufer-Spargelspiegel 24:25
Kiasmos-Bound 29:02
Space Dimension Controller-Cryfaze 35:13
Vulfmon-Disco Snails 41:03
Mike Dickinson-Blown Away 44:15
2muchachos-Symerki 48:10
Jesse-Portamentas 56:00
The Lighthouse-Skeletons 1:00:19
Apifera-L.O.V.E 1:02:39
Sophos-Relativität 1:06:33
Misha Panfilov-Crystals 1:12:14
Outro 1:16:33
Soothing Ambient Soundscape: Lost in the Grasslands, Living In The Paradox Of Consciousness | Music for Chillout
For the Birds 09.
Intro 00:00
Lee Hannah-Thermal Pool 00:08
Runaway Horses-Condensa 04:01
Mike Dickinson-Wreckage 06:54
Willebrant-Inlet I 11:20
Darren Harper-Trickle 21:01
Time Rival-Mill St. + Offset Sequencers (Prairie Trail 6-21-23) 22:27
Ruby Singh-Lost in the Grasslands 26:09
Bethany Ley-Cycles Renew 32:21
Simone Gatto-Living In The Paradox Of Consciousness 36:45
Hans Kammerer and Marston Mortaine-Species 44:35
lofield-internal whisper 50:32
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