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 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, eclectic, and cinematic blend of jazz-infused grooves, Italian library exotica, dreamy ambient, and international sophistication. Side A flows from smooth Latin jazz guitar and immersive oceanic ambient into playful whimsy and breezy Mediterranean funk. Side B continues with glowing minimalism, mysterious library cues, elegant Japanese big band jazz, soulful intimacy, and ends on cosmic, hazy downtempo beauty. Overall mood: Sophisticated, sun-drenched, and gently adventurous with a strong retro-cinematic charm. It feels like a stylish summer evening — starting with golden-hour cocktails on the terrace and slowly drifting into starry, reflective night-time wanderings. Cool, groovy, and pleasantly dreamy. 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. 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 Gábor Szabó, The California Dreamers – Guantannamera Smooth, groovy jazz guitar take on the classic with warm Latin rhythms and dreamy West Coast cool. Elegant and seductive. 00:03:50 Matt Chamberlain, Viktor Krauss, and Dan Phelps – Ocean Shelf Deep, immersive ambient jazz with rich textures and vast underwater serenity. Expansive and cinematic. 00:12:05 Play Time – Open The Door, Joey Whimsical, playful electronic pop with charming melodies and gentle quirkiness. Light-hearted and colourful. 00:17:42 Piero Umiliani – Orgasmo Seq. 1 (easy-living) Classic Italian library funk with breezy, seductive grooves and effortless cool. Sunny and sensual. 00:19:14 Shakali – Rihmastossa Misty, atmospheric Nordic ambient with soft organic layers and ethereal calm. Dreamy and immersive. Side B 00:27:57 Mason Bee – Lumito Gentle, glowing ambient with luminous textures and delicate beauty. Warm and sparkling. 00:31:16 Augusto Martelli – I Misteri di Pitcairn Mysterious, adventurous Italian library piece with exotic tension and cinematic flair. 00:32:34 Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union Orchestra – Ga = 雅 Elegant Japanese big band jazz with refined grace and sophisticated swing. Beautifully poised. 00:34:37 Mike Casey – Faith (WPAA TV Session) Soulful, heartfelt jazz with live warmth and emotional sincerity. Intimate and expressive. 00:36:51 Ryu Oshi – Denizen 4 — Terminus Dark, atmospheric electronic with terminal melancholy and subtle sci-fi edge. Haunting and immersive. 00:38:41 Euglossine – Eternal Mouse Surreal, playful electronic with whimsical textures and psychedelic charm. Curious and offbeat. 00:41:03 Oronzo De Filippi – Architettura industriale Industrial-tinged Italian library with mechanical grooves and retro futuristic feel. Bold and rhythmic. 00:43:08 Maston – Jet Lag Dreamy, hazy exotica with warm analogue glow and travel-weary nostalgia. Smooth and atmospheric. 00:45:18 Steve Cobby – It’s Raining Diamonds On Neptune Cosmic, sparkling downtempo with rich textures and otherworldly beauty. Enchanting closer.
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.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at the coordinates ///clean.builder.door—Episode 127 of The Virtual Cassette Library. A title, a signal, a portal. The track you’re hearing is available for pre-order on Bandcamp, already whispering through YouTube, it sets the tone for what’s to come. These mixes are 90-minute genre bending drifts through curated frequencies—designed for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and quiet communion with the cosmos. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. Styles include sci-fi, ambient, idm, new age, berlin school, hauntology, folktronica and more. The A side contains an exclusive track by Eric Angelo Bessel, titled Clearing, from the album, Mirror at Night, dropping October 31 on the Lore City Music label. The B side also contains one exclusive track by me and it’s titled Diagram Mobile Cartoons from my upcoming album TVCL 06. The track titles are also geographical locations where the videos for each track were captured. All available on the Trevlad Youtube channel. You’ve maybe noticed that I’m also releasing my first compilation for digital release. Which will be dropped on the 6th of November. Check out the socials if you want to get involved. 💌 Send your art to trevlad@gmail.com. Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s Mixcloud timeline. 🎶 Pre-order the 6th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Subscribe and unlock 854 archived shows. 🧙♂️ Shout out to Nanogod, whose alchemical words add dimension to the Mixcloud timeline. Every comment, every like, every vibration helps keep the channel alive. 🚀 So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.
Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve tuned into Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library, Episode 119—Falls Mailing Initial. A name, a signal, and a location: ///falls.mailing.initial. Drop it into What3Words and you’ll find the coordinates of this episode’s visual transmission. Tonight, we embark on a 90-minute journey through sound—crafted for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and quiet communion with the cosmos. No commentary between tracks. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. 🌌 The path begins with Fu Kaisha’s Hjalli, gliding into Micado’s Landscapes with Gemstones, and Trevlad’s Expansive Waves 3. From Odin Kaban’s search to Sankt Otten’s shadowed brew, the frequencies ripple outward. Field Lines Cartographer, Sessa, and The Soulless Party guide us deeper into the fold. 🌀 At the metaphysical halfway mark, the signal flips. Side B opens with Dark Fidelity Hi Fi’s Sunlight Child, then stretches across the expanse with Fingerwolf, Cartas de Japón, and Larry Toadman. From Isien’s spooky entanglement to Teeth Of The Sea’s Artemis, the journey crescendos into Exit Chamber’s In the Darkness, Hope, and Christian Wittman’s Threshold of Silence. 💌 Want to be part of the transmission? Send your art, your sound, your signal to trevlad@gmail.com. Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s timeline. 🎶 Support the signal: Pre-order the 6th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 17 tracks. Subscribe for just $3/month and unlock 845 archived shows—over 1,200 hours of sonic exploration. 🧙♂️ And don’t forget to join Nanogod, the wizard of words, on the Mixcloud timeline. Every comment, every like, every vibration helps keep the channel alive. 🚀 So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.
Trevor here, transmitting from home base Sollentuna, Sweden. This is your gateway to another immersive expedition through sound—Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 087. 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: Old Technology, Bathysphere Records, DRONARIVM, Fonodroom, Viaduct Promotions, Mahorka, Four Flies Records, whitelabrecs, Cyclical Dreams, and, Audiobulb.
Sponsoring artist: The Green Kingdom.
Special thanks to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can do that on the time line. Don’t be shy.
💌 Want to be part of the transmission? Send your vibrations to: trevlad@gmail.com Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked at the top of each show.
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Virtual Cassette Library—a series of 90-minute expeditions, punctuated by a transition at the midpoint. Perfect for wandering, reflecting, and knowing just when to turn homeward. 🔮 Today’s journey is partially sponsored by visionary labels: whitelabrecs, Mahorka, Imaginary North, Bricolage, Mystery Circles, Downstream Records, Ingrown Records, and, Bathysphere Records . 🚀 Our sponsoring artist bringing transmissions to life: Augen, The Metamorph, and, mRn.
Today’s show features 2 exclusive tracks. The first you’ll only hear here as it was sort of made for the show by Sergio Mariani, also known as, mRn and is called Sempre which is the Spanish word for always. So thank you always Sergio. The other exclusive is from Fragile X who of course is John Gorecki artist and label curator of the amazing Glasgow based Bricolage label. You can pre order the limited edition cassette now on Bricolage. You’ll have to wait til June 27 to catch the rest of the album.
Special thanks to the force ensuring chosen frequencies find their way here—✨ Free Album Codes.
🌞 Shoutouts to the listeners shaping today’s odyssey aeon music, Iso Brown, and as always Otis🌿. for the likes and comments. You all are legends in my eyes.🌿 The tracks played are marked in the timeline—dive in, comment your favorites and leave your imprint on the mix. 🔹 Artists, experimenters, visionaries—send forth your sonic offerings: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹
The listener who answered the call for this special episode is Steve Browne. Who suggested John Haughey who this entire mix is based upon. Steve and I both discovered John through the now, sadly defunct, Werra Foxma label, curated by the wonderfully charming Frazer Brown and his better half I believe. John Haughey hails from Craigavon, Northern Ireland and has also released works with one of my favourite labels Waxing Crescent Records. Check them out on Band Camp they are Name Your Price gems. Sponsoring labels: Mahorka, Projekt Records, and, ARCHIVES. Sponsoring artists: Marius Leicht, The Metamorph, and, Krakenkraft.
The rest of the show is filled with recent finds and releases. Shoutouts to passengers: Otis and aeon music.. 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
08.05.2024. This weeks episode is more downtempo than usual and features an exclusive from the upcoming Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan album “Your Community Hub”. which will be released on Castles In Space 24 May.