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.
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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 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 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.
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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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