Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 257
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Apologies for the sound quality today. I’m on holidays and find it hard to hard to get a spot quiet enough to record. Anyway…
Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. Episode 257. 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.
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A mystical, elemental, and introspective ambient journey through light, water, time, and deep space.
Side A moves from beacon magic and burning waters into glade mornings, rising energy, and druidic sacredness. Side B rolls through time carpets, anchoring resilience, ocean overlooks, deeper dreams, and reduced space walks.
Overall mood: Contemplative, wondrous, and atmospheric with a strong sense of vastness and quiet power. Perfect for deep listening, nature connection, or late-night immersion.
I’ve gone back to doing more podcast like episodes but I’ll do all the talking now as I put a lot of love into making seamless segued mixes. There is just one break halfway through to give the “virtual cassette” meaning. The shows are free for the first week and then go to my too few subscribers who get to enjoy the 257 episodes plus the 819 other shows whenever they like all for the price of… I actually don’t know what you can buy for €3 anymore. It used to be a coffee.
Episode 257 is based on an exclusive soothing drone track “arc gap” by Tallinn, Estonia based “Paul Beaudoin” from the release “signal loss” coming out on Dragon’s Eye Recordings on the 10th of July.
On this episode you’ll be aurally pleasured by Italian artist M. Beckmann aka The Volume Settings Folder with his improvised stylings from a release on the one of a kind ambient whitelabrecs label.
Rays of light in the form of Bahram Bahrami, Ross Bartlett, and Daniel Field who are Bahrambient, Retland, and Kilometre Club respectively.
My Greek mate Substak with a lesson in field recordings from a Sounds for the Soul Records compilation.
The only beat driven track of the show from Belgian artist Felix Machtelinckx on celebration of the rising sun with Subexotic Records
Finishing the A side is a track from an album based on Risorgimento period samples clipped by Michele Andreotti out on Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series.
Side B gives us inner and out space exploration from Oregon based Modular Synth artist Bart Hawkins.
A meditative soundscape from Melbourne based friend Willebrant who’s sneaked into the mix twice.
Then after the inspired Paul Beaudoin track we drift into a legend of the scene and one I’ve never been able to make contact with. Lee Anthony Norris, here as one of his many alter egos Moss Garden It’s available on lots of places including Fantasy Enhancing, Neotantra and NATURE BLISS.
Penultimately from Trittau, Germany is Christian Fiesel with a release on Cyclical Dreams.
Ending the show is the drone collaboration of Sunil Kumar Sharma aka Suseti and Karl Willebrant again with a Willebrant self release from last year.
But Starting us off Rotterdam based artist Ard Bit is searching for a connection beyond the surface with the track “Fanal Magic” from the album “Juxtaposed”. Out on the Dutch Drunarium sub label Derde. Enjoy…
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 Ard Bit – Fanal Magic
Mystical, beacon-inspired ambient with magical, fanal-like glow and subtle, guiding light. Enchanting and atmospheric. Artist Bio: Ard Bit is an ambient artist creating clear, precise, and unambiguous soundscapes.
00:11:53 The Volume Settings Folder – Burning Waters Pt 1
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.
00:17:51 Bahrambient, Retland, Kilometre Club – Rays of Light
Luminous, hopeful ambient with glowing rays and soft, radiant textures. Uplifting and serene. Artist Bio: Collaborative ambient project blending light, hope, and gentle electronic warmth.
00:21:16 Substak – Morning in the Glade
Gentle, dawn-lit ambient in a woodland glade with fresh, dewy textures. Peaceful and organic. Artist Bio: Substak is an ambient artist creating minimal, poetic works often inspired by haiku and subtle natural phenomena.
00:23:34 Felix Machtelinckx – The Riser
Ascending, rising ambient with gradual lift and building, hopeful energy. Dynamic and inspiring. Artist Bio: Felix Machtelinckx is a Belgian ambient artist creating stark, minimal works with organic and skeletal themes.
00:28:49 Michele Andreotti – Luoghi Druidici
Mystical, druidic ambient evoking sacred places with ancient, wooded resonance. Ritualistic and solemn. Artist Bio: Michele Andreotti is an ambient artist creating mystical, druidic, and sacred place-inspired works.
Side B
00:33:59 Bart Hawkins – Roll Up The Carpet Of Time
Time-compressing ambient with rolling, carpet-like textures and a sense of folding history. Expansive and philosophical. Artist Bio: Bart Hawkins is an ambient artist exploring time, history, and expansive conceptual soundscapes.
00:45:03 Willebrant – Keep
Steady, anchoring ambient with a sense of holding on and quiet resilience. Grounded and comforting. Artist Bio: Willebrant is an Australian ambient artist known for grand, cinematic works inspired by landscapes and architecture.
00:49:21 Paul Beaudoin – arc gap
Precise, gap-focused ambient with arcing electronics and subtle, bridging tension. Clean and thoughtful. Artist Bio: Paul Beaudoin is an ambient artist creating precise, gap-exploring, and electronic works.
00:53:07 Moss Garden – Overlooking Oceans
Vast, cliff-top ambient overlooking endless seas with sweeping, panoramic calm. Majestic and serene. Artist Bio: Moss Garden is an ambient artist focused on vast, ocean-overlooking, and panoramic soundscapes.
00:59:18 Christian Fiesel – Deeper Dreamscape
Deep, immersive dream ambient with layered, subconscious textures and profound inner exploration. Artist Bio: Christian Fiesel is an ambient artist creating deep, dream-like, and immersive soundscapes.
01:07:23 Suseti/Willebrant – Deep (space walk reduction)
Reduced, deep space ambient with weightless drift and reduced, minimalist cosmic beauty. Artist Bio: Suseti & Willebrant collaborate on deep, space-walk-inspired ambient reductions.
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?
Send entries to trevlad@gmail.com
Include artist name, track name and link to other work.
Tracks due by September 24.
All the best,
Trevor
Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 204
Fragile, emotive ambient with lingering tones and a sense of hopeful suspension. Touching and vulnerable.
Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.
Welcome to episode 204 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 “Please Hold On” by Exit chamber out on the amazing Passed Recordings who are also featured with an Ed Herbers entry. Also shout outs to whitelab recs, Lo Recordings and 4000 records as well as free album codes for being awesome.
A deeply meditative and emotionally resonant ambient journey focused on introspection, space, and gentle melancholy.
Side A flows from soft, hazy summer drifts and weightless cosmic reductions into sun-baked road imagery and warm organic minimalism. Side B expands into vast harmonic depths, shadowy intimacy, fragile emotion, and powerful cosmic gravity.
Calm, spacious, contemplative, and quietly moving. Perfect for deep listening, late-night reflection, or moments of solitude. Intimate yet expansive, with a beautiful balance of warmth and ethereal distance.
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.
No breaks, just the music.
Side A
00:02:10 zerosummer – Perchance
Soft, drifting ambient with delicate textures and gentle summer haze. Intimate and wistful.
00:07:25 Suseti/Willebrant – electro buoy (space walk reduction)
Weightless ambient reduction with floating pads and subtle cosmic motion. Serene and spacious.
00:10:02 Francis Morning – Inner
Warm, introspective ambient with tender melodies and quiet emotional glow. Deeply personal.
00:11:31 Moray Newlands – The wide road shimmered in the hot sun
Dreamy, sun-baked ambient with shimmering heat-haze drones and road-trip melancholy. Evocative and cinematic.
00:13:17 encym, Wodwo – Mello
Mellow, organic electronic collaboration with soft layers and gentle psychedelic warmth. Laid-back and immersive.
00:19:46 Akira Film Script – D
Minimal, filmic ambient with sparse textures and subtle narrative tension. Elegant and restrained.
Side B
00:29:02 36 – Principle Dilution
Deep, expansive ambient with rich harmonic layers and slow-dissolving atmosphere. Majestic and meditative.
00:33:22 Dunya – I Noticed You in the Dark
Intimate, shadowy ambient with emotional warmth and quiet nocturnal beauty. Haunting and tender.
00:37:29 ff8282 – absence of violence
Clean, minimalist electronic ambient with peaceful clarity and soft digital serenity. Calm and reflective.
00:41:10 Exit Chamber – Please Hold On
Fragile, emotive ambient with lingering tones and a sense of hopeful suspension. Touching and vulnerable.
00:47:17 Ed Herbers – Gravity Well
Cosmic, gravity-pulling drones with deep spatial pull and celestial weight. Immersive and powerful closer.
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 068
Doctrine Sanctum.
🌌 Welcome. I’m Trevor, your host on this sonic voyage, broadcasting from All Tunes On Studios in Sollentuna, Sweden. You’ve arrived at the Virtual Cassette Library—a series of 90-minute expeditions with two sides, 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: Mystery Circles, Noray Records, Driftworks, Clay Pipe Music, Mahorka, Woodford Halse, Blackford Hill, Waxing Crescent Records, and, Ingrown Records. 🚀 Our sponsoring artist bringing transmissions to life: Hello Meteor, and, anthéne.
Today’s show features a whopping 6 exclusive tracks from upcoming or unreleased material. On the A Side, South Korean artist, Donghoon Han, aka, Mohani, and the track, Oxygen Mask, from the album, Seoul Static, using instruments we’d all like to have in our collection, Ciat-Lonbarde, Monome Norns, and OP-1. The album is available for pre order via Las Vegas based super label, Mystery Circles who I’ve realised over the years has a special affection for asian artists. David you are an absolute legend and the electronic community is forever grateful for your passion.
The second exclusive is from, German artist Andreas, aka, Polaroid Notes, and the track, In The Daylight Of Today, from the album, Inner Harmonies. Dropping on Stroud, UK based label, Driftworks on June 14th.
The third exclusive is another upcoming Mystery Circles release, from, Silence & The Unwinking Minds, and the track, Asterisk, from the album, Dawn Continuous. Dropping July 8. Pre order now. Link in the show notes.
The B Side also contains three exclusives. The legendary electronic duo Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond, aka, Ultramarine are back with some previously unreleased tracks from back in the day, Here’s the first single – Sunrise, from the album, Routine, dropping on Edinburgh, UKs, Blackford Hill July 18th. Pre order now.
Then, Waxing Crescent Records curator, Phil Dodds together with Jonas Geiger Ohlin call themselves, Allmanna Town, here with the track, Sample 30, reimagined by Stuart Smythe, aka The Eyes and the Mistoids. The ep drops on Waxing Crescent Records today June 13th.
The final exclusive from today’s episode is by Jilk who seem to be a sort of collective of artists put together by Jon Worsley. The track is unreleased and was featured in Jilks recent newsletter and goes by the name, Crystal Plumage Also Melting (premaster).
Special thanks to the force ensuring chosen frequencies find their way here—✨ Free Album Codes.
🌞 Shoutouts to the listeners shaping today’s odyssey Fonodroom, Aeon Music and Otis🌿. for the likes and comments. And welcome new explorer: Rick Murphy. 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. 🔹
Don’t forget that my 17-track album featuring the latest sounds behind my voice overs, available now on my Trevlad Bandcamp page. If subscribing to support the channel isn’t for you, perhaps you’d consider buying the album—every purchase helps me keep creating and justifies keeping the channel alive. Your support means everything.
Now, Prepare for immersion. Secure your headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Trevs Intro – 00:00
WDX – Discrete – 05:04
Hello Meteor – Recycling Via Elaborate Process – 09:03
*Mohani – Oxygen Mask – 12:13
Suseti/Willebrant – electro buoy – 15:01
David Cordero – El resplandor que no deja ver – 17:45
Claude Lavender – Easy Street – 22:33
*Polaroid Notes – In The Daylight Of Today – 24:29
anthéne – descendre – 34:59
*Silence & The Unwinking Minds – Asterisk – 38:32
Bus Kid – Cicada Om – 40:56
Bistro Boy – Chapter 06 – 42:33
The Baker Fields – I can see for Miles and Miles…. – 44:07
Moki Mcfly – Deviate – 47:50
B Side – 49:04
Polypores – Clockworms – 49:48
*Ultramarine – Sunrise – 51:37
*Allmanna Town – Sample 30 [The Eyes and the Mistoids Version] – 54:25
weareforests – the ponds (3.52) – 57:28
crystal corridors – Untitled II – 1:01:24
*Jilk – Crystal Plumage Also Melting (premaster) – 1:02:50
Plank & Ishq – Emog Agog – 1:06:30
lurp sheets – childhood skiing – 1:19:45
Trevs Outro – 1:30:37
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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