Good day, listeners… or should I say, travellers of the tape. Trevor here. You’ve just pressed play on another fragile spool of the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 273. A twelve-track virtual cassette that flips itself at the halfway mark, whether you’re ready or not. 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 soft, slightly quirky ambient journey through floating persistence, growth, residual hope, and quiet promises. Side A drifts from stuffed repetition and first cultivations into remixes of light, machine minimalism, low flames, and mysterious beings. Side B moves through glitchy indexes, bubbling collaboration, woodland ghosts, emptiness, suspended paths, and ends on a gentle promise. Overall mood: Contemplative, warm, and gently playful — full of soft textures and quiet emotional space. Perfect for deep listening, late mornings, or peaceful immersion. I’ll introduce Side A now. Side B will wait for the intermission, as is tradition. The shows remain free for the first week, then slip quietly into the hands of my Mixcloud subscribers, who currently have 1,098 other episodes waiting for them whenever the mood strikes. Subscribers also receive the expanding series Veil Frequencies, recorded floor-by-floor inside the 24 buildings of a place called the Resonant Veil Enclave. They also get the ever-growing advance version of the forthcoming compilation Quiet Figures. Side A On this episode you’ll hear young Italian composer and producer Luciano Masala, better known as hershel, with the floating piece “Stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy” from his debut album silent steps for a better way, available on CD from Whitelabrecs. Then Estonia-based Paul Beaudoin invites us into adaptive drift with “1st Cultivation” from his brand-new release spores.dat, out on Sheffield’s Audiobulb. Next, Wahn appears via a remix: Dissolved’s reworking of “Not All Is Lost”, taken from the album Re: Echo Mist Light, in which 18 artists remix Wahn’s classic Echo Mist Light. The release celebrates Bulgarian label Mahorka’s 500th release. We’re back with Whitelabrecs for French composer Anthony Elfort (as Toàn) and the track “DEL 1”, created entirely on a single machine — the Deluge — from the album Solitarium. Staying with Harry Towell’s wonderfully prolific Whitelabrecs, we hear a guitar-based gem from Michael Cottone’s long-running project The Green Kingdom: “By Low Flame”, taken from the soothing album Vespera. Closing Side A is an exclusive from my upcoming compilation Quiet Figures: Brighton-based BUNKR with the vibrating “The Beings of Borde Hill”. The album currently features 11 artists including Anhnch, Cries from the LTN, Keith Seatman, BUNKR, The Gaye Device, HDRF, Simon Heartfield, The Earl of Dean, Graham Thorpe, Visionary Lines and Substak. There’s still time to submit — the window closes 24 September. But first, to set the vibe: hershel with “Stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy”. Now settle in. Turn it up just a little. Let’s see where the tape takes us. One side flip. Just the music. Side B Welcome back, sonic travellers. Six tracks down. Six still waiting. You’ll hear UK-based Bibio together with Vienna’s Dorian Concept on their bubbling collaboration single “Shame”, out on Warp Records. Then we revisit older Triplicate Records material with Nottingham’s George Evans (Suncastle) and the good-mood creation “Ghost in Trees” from the 2020 album Platformer. Next we head to one of my favourite labels — the one-of-a-kind Cyclical Dreams from Buenos Aires — for a minimal track titled “Into Emptiness” by Trittau, Germany’s Christian Fiesel, taken from his recent release On A Second Thought. Near the end we travel to Alfortville, France, for Japanese artist Hiroaki Yamamoto and the opening track “Paths” from his album Suspended in the Wind, the latest release on Driftworks. And finally, from the excellent cassette compilation Connection: sculpting silence on French label Hylé Tapes, I leave you with Ekin Fil and Dominic Coppola’s wonderfully soothing “Promise To Never Be Like Them”. But first, we return to 2020 and Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Richard Alfaro with the glitchy “Index”, taken from the Trip FM compilation Red Shift. Being six years old, it’s Name Your Price on Bandcamp — thank you to Triplicate Records for helping keep this channel sustainable. Enjoy…
Side A 00:00:00 hershel – Stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy stuffy Playfully repetitive, floating ambient with soft, stuffed-up textures and quiet persistence. Curious and hypnotic. 00:09:54 Paul Beaudoin – 1st Cultivation Patient, adaptive ambient exploring first growth and subtle digital spores. Organic and thoughtful. 00:13:46 Wahn – Not All Is Lost (Dissolved Remix) Hopeful, remixed ambient with residual light and a sense of recovery. Atmospheric and reassuring 00:18:10 Toàn – DEL 1 Minimal, single-machine ambient created on the Deluge, with clean deletion and precise restraint. Focused and pure. 00:22:22 The Green Kingdom – By Low Flame Gentle, guitar-led ambient with low flickering warmth and soft, evening glow. Soothing and intimate. 00:24:35 BUNKR – The Beings of Borde Hill Vibrating, exclusive ambient with quiet presence and mysterious garden-like inhabitants. Intriguing and textured. Side B 00:29:20 Richard Alfaro – Index Glitchy, indexical ambient with fragmented references and soft electronic scatter. Quirky and detailed. 00:31:30 Bibio & Dorian Concept – Shame Bubbling, collaborative electronic with playful rhythms and warm, slightly bashful charm. Groovy and engaging. 00:35:47 Suncastle – Ghost in Trees Good-mood ambient with spectral woodland presence and light, platformer energy. Bright and atmospheric. 00:40:31 Christian Fiesel – Into Emptiness Minimal, void-seeking ambient with patient descent into open space. Stark and contemplative. 00:43:31 Hiroaki Yamamoto – Paths Suspended, path-finding ambient with soft wind and quiet direction. Serene and exploratory. 00:47:06 Ekin Fil & Dominic Coppola – Promise To Never Be Like Them Soothing, collaborative ambient with gentle resolve and soft emotional clarity. Tender and restorative.
Also in the works: the next compilation, Quiet Figures, due 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? Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com Include artist name, track name, and a link to other work. Deadline: 24 September. All the best, Trevor
This episode titled Oracular Blank Dawn is based on the track Midnight Dawn by DTime, from the album Nightwoven , which comes out today May 8 via channel supporting label Cyclical Dreams. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe. If you’d like to be featured send file links or Bandcamp codes to trevlad@gmail.com If you can subscribe, even if it’s just for the month it would be a great help. 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 Metamatics – Evening Star A lush, starlit ambient track with warm, drifting synths and gentle melodic currents. Classic Metamatics (Lee Norris) style—immersive, slightly cosmic, and quietly emotional, like gazing at the first bright star of twilight. 00:04:29 Finlay Wright – Astex Minimal, crystalline ambient with sparse, precise textures and subtle movement. Cool, introspective, and beautifully restrained—evoking quiet focus and hidden depth. 00:09:04 Polypores – Blank Holiday Hypnotic modular synth work from Stephen James Buckley. Swirling, psychedelic layers create a disorienting yet captivating “blank” holiday atmosphere—playful weirdness meets deep immersion. 00:14:57 John Scott Shepherd – The Dreamer Dreamy, expansive ambient with soft, flowing pads and a sense of gentle wonder. Warm and cinematic, perfect for drifting through inner landscapes. 00:17:07 Ekin Fil – beni yok saysan da Delicate, haunting drone/ambient from the Turkish artist. Ethereal vocals and fragile textures weave a melancholic, intimate spell—poetic and deeply atmospheric. 00:21:27 Loneward – Oracular Cinematic, prophetic ambient with rich, silken layers and a sense of mystery. Graceful and majestic, like receiving quiet visions from beyond. 00:28:52 Mick Chillage – A Signal Of Virtues Warm, breathing ambient electronics with subtle melodic touches. Thoughtful and restorative, carrying a gentle, virtuous glow. 00:35:03 Taylor Deupree – Minism Microscopic, ultra-delicate sound design from the 12k master. Tiny gestures and quiet spaces create an intimate, minimalist meditation on smallness and presence. 00:37:23 Moss Garden – No Prayers For The Mosquito (The Green Kingdom Remix) Organic, shimmering ambient remix with lush textures and a touch of melancholy. Gentle rhythms and glowing tones evoke summer evenings and fragile life. 00:42:41 DTime – Midnight Dawn Transitional ambient capturing the liminal moment between night and day. Deep, resonant tones with a hopeful, slowly brightening atmosphere. 00:47:31 Satoshi & Makoto – Updraft Warm, breezy Casio CZ-5000 ambient with gentle, uplifting melodies. Airy and nostalgic, like rising thermals carrying memories upward. 00:49:14 Arin Aksberg – Virtuality Smooth, flowing electronic ambient exploring digital dreamscapes. Elegant and immersive, with a subtle sense of floating between realities. 00:53:37 Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren – Decompressed System (One Million Eyes Version) Expansive, rhythmic ambient with piano elements and wide-open spaces. Relaxing yet dynamic, designed for movement and deep listening alike.
“Hello all. Episode one-five-one of the Virtual Cassette Library. Subtitled Lands Lonely Uniform. 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 awakened souls, The Green Kingdom, Slow Dancing Society, and Ogle. The Cromagnon Band brings echoes of Hadley’s Hope, while Jason Singh and Dreamlake Mists drift into experimental soundscapes. On the B side, Prefaces, David Boulter, and my own track Cult Foam Cardiac appear alongside autumna and Sababa 5 with Canay Doğan. Labels like Neotantra, whitelabrecs, and Imaginary North are part of the orbit, carrying ambient, drone, and ethereal textures. Sounds move from shoegaze and dreampop to kosmische electronics and improvisational jazz. From London to Melbourne, Toronto to Beirut, these transmissions stretch across places and moods, shaping a library of resonance. 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, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 138 of The Virtual Cassette Library. Glare Belonged Reaction is the episodes subtitle, as well as the track you’re hearing in the background and it’s 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 side with a side change in the middle. Picture 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 asmr to techno, from Ambient to world jazz. The musical keys in focus are E major and C sharp minor, D flat minor. This episode contains some household names like Martin Stürtzer, The Black Dog and Neutral Milk Hotel. Some friends of the channel like The Green Kingdom, Ogle and Time Rival as well as some supporting labels like Fonodroom, Altus Music, Mahorka, Projekt Records, Woodford Halse, whitelabres, Cyclical Dreams and Triplicate Records. You are all 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 7th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Also the first channel compilation with 33 tracks so far will drop on the 8th of November, pre-orders are available. Subscribe and unlock 868 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 ///revival.brightly.debating—Episode 124 of The Virtual Cassette Library. A title, a signal, a portal. Drop it into What3Words and you’ll locate the visual echo of this transmission. The track you’re hearing—“Revival Brightly Debating”—isn’t just the name of the episode. It’s the pulse beneath my voice, the gravitational center of today’s journey. Available for pre-order on Bandcamp, already whispering through YouTube, it sets the tone for what’s to come. Today’s mix is a 90-minute drift through curated frequencies—designed for walking meditations, mental meanderings, and quiet communion with the cosmos. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. 🌀 Side A opens with Eje Eje’s “Oyun Çorbasi,” Warmfield’s “On Fresh Air,” and Ben Holton’s “The Silken Way.” Swoop and Cross bring us into an “Old Kind World,” before I land us in “Landed Embraced Deaf.” Ranga, Akira Film Script, and blochemy shape the middle arc, while The Green Kingdom and d’Voxx close the side with crystalline textures and modular echoes. 🌊 Side B flips the signal with Autistici & Russ Young’s “Dissolved In Light,” Barker’s “Stochastic Drift,” and KATE NV’s instrumental “Telefon.” autumna, Fred Thomas, and BVSMV stretch the spectrum, while Perry Frank and o[rlawren] bring us skyward and inward. Dolly Dolly & Fogroom, weareforests, Ida Urd & Ingri Høyland, and Philippe Neau guide us gently to the final fade. 💌 Want to be part of the transmission? Send your art to trevlad@gmail.com. Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked in each episode’s Mixcloud timeline. 🎶 Support the signal: Pre-order the 6th TVCL album on Bandcamp. It drops when we hit 16 tracks. Subscribe for just $3/month and unlock 851 archived shows—over 1,200 hours of sonic exploration. 🧙♂️ 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 to Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library episode 102 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 partially sponsored by these generous labels: Astra Solaria Recordings, Castles In Space, ARCHIVES, Error Prone Records, Moniker Eggplant, Sonor Music Editions, Bricolage, rohs! records, Mystery Circles,
As well as these artists who have sent me material: Augen, The Green Kingdom, Phil Dodds from Allmanna Town.
Much love to my Co-Host the poet, the Psychonaut, Nanogod, for his visualisations of what’s going on during the episodes.
Special thanks to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
Also shout outs to, aeon_music, and Ottervision, for the follows, likes and comments.
At least two of the tracks contain the Bucla Music Easel.
The A side contains “On The Waves Of Neptune” an exclusive from the album “Where Trees Go To Die” the latest offering from Stone Anthem, a hallucinatory journey through ambient textures, dense organic drones, and otherworldly frequencies. Layering field recordings, modular synthesis, and hushed vocals, the album was created in an attempt to maximise immersion and create a sonic field of bliss, a slow-evolving soundscape where perception bends and time dissolves. The album’s initial blueprint was created in a quiet hamlet in the Spanish mountains in 2023 with very little equipment. So the scenery of forests and mountains were a great influence on the album’s development. This is also from where all of the field recordings on the album were sourced.
Castles in Space is delighted to be working with this charismatic, vibrant and super-talented young artist. He’s just turned 18.
The B side contains an exclusive by colab who I know nothing about and I don’t believe are the Georgian Hard techno outfit. The track here, Troubled appears on the Bricolage labels 27 track compilation album X celebrating their 10th year of magical releases. It’s a ‘who’s who’ of the label past, present and future. Do check it out. Links to everything played are in the show notes and in the comments.
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can join nanogods poetic visualisations on the time line. Don’t be shy.
Do you want to be part of future transmissions? Send your art to: trevlad@gmail.com Purchase paths are always illuminated at trevor.se and marked at the top of each episode.
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and 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. 🚀✨
🌌 Welcome, sonic travellers—Trevor here, transmitting from Torrevieja, Spain. This is your gateway to another immersive expedition through sound—Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 078. 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: Clay Pipe Music, Adventurous Music, Downstream Records, whitelabrecs, Bathysphere Records, Altus Music, Blackford Hill, rohs! records, and, Ingrown Records.
And the sonic architect: HDRF.
Special thanks to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
This episode includes 3 exclusive tracks that you’ll probably only hear here before they are officially released. On the A side we have Hendekagon – Die Zeitzeit accompanies Die Verschiebung der Zeit, a German-language book of 22 humorous and philosophical essays by Corina Retzlaff exploring the concept of time. The volume is enriched with abstract artwork by Francis Théberge and an exclusive soundtrack by Hendekagon that echoes and expands the themes of the text. Released by Adventurous Music, a non-profit label based in Leipzig, this 108-page book is printed on recycled paper with climate-neutral methods. The included soundtrack adds a surreal sonic dimension to the reflective, often playful explorations of temporality. This is more than a book or an album—it’s a multimedia meditation on how we perceive and experience time, through words, images, and sound. Also on the A side. Supporter, subscriber and true friend of the show Gareth Evans also known as HDRF or Horror Dwarf sent me the track Memories of Dust which will appear on a desert themed compilation, out next month on the Aural Films label. The label that makes soundtracks for movies that do not exist. On the B Side there is an exclusive from Julia Gjertsen & Gustav Davidsson – Into The Rain – from the album – Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather, a meditative ambient collaboration between Norwegian pianist Julia Gjertsen and Swedish trombonist Gustav Davidsson. Created through a slow, cross-border exchange of musical sketches, the album blends expressive piano and atmospheric trombone into a series of compositions that evoke the passing moods of nature—shifting light, soft breezes, and drifting weather fronts. Rooted in classical training but embracing improvisation, the duo sculpt an intimate soundworld where melody and spontaneity coexist. Minimal electronics, Wurlitzer tones, and quiet pads enhance the organic interplay, while each piece captures the fleeting beauty of a moment. The result is a tranquil yet emotionally resonant suite that explores time, mood, and natural transformation—where weather becomes metaphor and sound becomes sanctuary. Coming out on Whitelabrecs on the 19 July.
Just a heads up. I’ve released my second album of 17 pieces from my latest 17 shows, the backgrounds from my voiceovers without all this babbling nonsense. If subscribing to support this channel is not your thing then maybe purchasing the album on Bandcamp suits you more. Or do both I’ve provided Bandcamp codes in a subscriber post titled “some-free-bandcamp-codes” on the Mixcloud channel.
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can do that on the time line. Don’t be shy. The tracks played are marked with links where you can purchase them at the start of each episode. or on the home page trevor.se🔹 Artists and labels—send your sonic offerings to: trevlad@gmail.com. 🔹
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure those headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨