Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 215
Little Sisters Curls
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, gentle, and introspective journey through pastoral folk, ambient guitar, and soft electronic textures with a strong sense of nature and nostalgia.
Side A blends intimate folk storytelling, dreamy coastal drifts, and lush emotional songwriting into earthy, organic soundscapes. Side B flows into shimmering downtempo, soulful introspection, neoclassical elegance, and playful folktronica before ending on a smooth, continuous ambient note.
Overall mood: Sunny yet melancholic, tender, and deeply comforting. It feels like a peaceful spring or early summer day — wandering through fields, sitting by the coast, or watching golden light fade in the evening. Warm, hopeful, and emotionally rich with a beautiful balance of folk heart and ambient serenity. Perfect for relaxed listening, quiet reflection, or gentle background accompaniment.
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 The Modern Folk – Two Sisters
Gentle, haunting folk with intimate storytelling and delicate melancholy. Warm and wistful
00:03:37 The Order Of The 12 – Eye Of A Lens
Hypnotic, swirling psychedelic electronica with rich analogue layers and cosmic focus. Mesmerizing.
00:07:50 Old Amica – To the Coastline
Dreamy, windswept ambient folk with soft textures and coastal longing. Peaceful and evocative.
00:11:37 Bon Iver – Second Nature
Warm, introspective indie-folk with lush production and emotional vulnerability. Beautifully tender.
00:15:28 Austin Potter – Springtime
Bright, hopeful ambient-folk with fresh spring-like clarity and gentle optimism.
00:17:52 Danny Paul Grody – Hidden Valley
Pastoral, fingerstyle guitar ambient with serene beauty and hidden valley tranquility. Gorgeous.
00:22:13 Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Artemesia & Moringa
Organic, earthy improvisation with herbal textures and natural, wandering calm.
Side B
00:30:08 Tycho – Spectre (Bibio Remix)
Warm, shimmering downtempo with Bibio’s signature soft-focus charm and dreamy grooves.
00:34:26 Moses Sumney – Plastic
Soulful, artful indie-R&B with expressive vocals and clever, fluid arrangements.
00:36:46 North Americans – Classic Water
Sparse, glowing ambient guitar with wide-open spaces and quiet emotional depth.
00:40:39 North Sea Radio Orchestra – Arcade
Elegant, chamber-like neoclassical with warm orchestration and nostalgic charm.
00:43:37 Bibio – Curls
Playful, sun-dappled folktronica with intricate guitar work and joyful bounce.
00:46:42 Golden Brown – Little Rider
Whimsical, intimate electronic folk with gentle melodies and childlike wonder.
00:48:58 Julien Hauspie – Coda
Delicate, minimalist ambient closer with soft emotional resonance and graceful fade.
00:52:08 10.32 – Cornelius Drive
Atmospheric, driving electronic with subtle propulsion and nocturnal coolness.
00:56:12 tadoma – Continuum
Smooth, flowing ambient with seamless transitions and comforting continuity. Perfect ending.
Ectoplasmically Woven Times
Based on the track “Ectoplasmically Yours” by a great friend of the channel, a super chap and one of my few subscribers Gareth Evans also known as “HDRF”. This is a live set from Stafford EMOM on May 8.
If you make music 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.
And if you’re enjoying the channel, please consider subscribing — even if it’s just for a month, it makes a real difference.
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 HDRF – Ectoplasmically Yours
Ghostly, swirling ambient techno with ethereal textures and subtle rhythmic undertow. Haunting and hypnotic.
00:16:30 Lo Five – Depths You Will Never Fathom
Dark, submerged ambient with heavy low-end drones and oceanic mystery. Deep, claustrophobic, and immersive.
00:22:05 Dollkraut – La Banda Dello Scorpione SEQ. 2
Pulsing, retro-futurist synthwave with Italian horror soundtrack vibes. Sleazy, driving, and cinematic.
00:23:41 Urulu – 9045XY
Minimal deep house with crisp percussion and warm, rolling basslines. Smooth, late-night groover.
00:28:54 Arovane – Woven
Delicate, intricate IDM/ambient with fragile melodies and organic electronic weave. Beautifully detailed.
00:30:35 Darren Nye – A View From The 4Th Dimension (Version 2)
Floating, multi-dimensional ambient with spacious synths and gentle movement. Expansive and weightless.
00:36:33 John Louis Kluck – Rising Orb
Warm, glowing ambient electronics with slow-building cosmic light. Radiant and meditative.
00:41:06 Koresma – Clouds
Downtempo chill with soft beats, dreamy pads, and airy atmosphere. Floating and serene.
00:44:17 Moray Newlands – A Love Of Books
Intimate, literary ambient with warm analogue tones and quiet nostalgia. Cozy and reflective.
00:47:30 Pabellón Sintético – Metamorfosis
Evolving synthetic soundscapes with organic transformation and rich textures. Hypnotic and alive.
00:50:47 Payta – Passing Time
Gentle, time-dissolving ambient with soft pulses and melancholic warmth. Patient and comforting.
00:52:41 Salvatore Mercatante – Le Corne
Mysterious, ritualistic electronics with dark, horn-like resonances. Atmospheric and slightly ominous.
00:53:07 SiP – Hard Times
Laid-back global grooves with soulful, resilient melodies. Warm and quietly uplifting.
00:58:45 Kilometre Club – Lowered
Slow, tape-saturated ambient drift with warm, lowered horizons. Hazy and deeply relaxing.
00:59:16 The Future Sound Of London – Cascade
Classic FSOL liquid ambience with flowing textures and futuristic melancholy. Immersive and timeless.
01:05:02 Ernest Hood – At The Store
Lo-fi environmental jazz with zither, field recordings, and gentle small-town nostalgia. Warmly intimate.
01:10:59 Christian Wittman – Stellar Winds
Cosmic ambient with sweeping stellar drones and celestial movement. Vast and windswept.
01:14:13 Jeremiah Chiu – Nineteen
Delicate, minimalist ambient with subtle piano-like tones and tender emotion. Quietly luminous.
01:15:33 IDTiL – Fractal Anomaly
Glitchy, fractal IDM/ambient with twisting patterns and digital unease. Intricate and mind-bending.
01:21:13 Cub-cub – Salvia Time Distortion
Psychedelic, time-warping ambient with salvia-inspired surrealism. Trippy and disorienting.
01:21:57 Duke Hugh – Your Number
Laid-back, jazzy electronic soul with warm chords and mellow grooves. Smooth and heartfelt.
01:26:50 Sababa 5 – Dreams of Love – (Instrumental)
Dreamy Middle Eastern psych-funk with hypnotic melodies and gentle propulsion. Blissful and transportive.
Oracular Blank Dawn
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.
For the Birds 036
17.01.2025
MO~DU – IN THE PARK III – 00:00
Mick Chillage – Winter stream – 06:49
Natural Empath – Heat Lamp I – 22:19
morimoto naoki – asa – 23:52
Letters From Mouse – Tidal Recollection – 26:31
Richard Norris – Chrome – 29:17
Lionmilk – talk to me – 48:38
Tycho – Spectre (Bibio Remix) – 49:59
Cole Pulice – Scry – 54:25
IKSRE – Deep Creek (Autumn, 2.33pm) – 528hz Meditation – 01:01:13
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Invisible Club 038
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Intro 00:00
Frunk29–Endless Siesta 00:59
Essential Key–Cold City 04:12
Tim Koch–Bloom 07:36
Severed+Said–Diminished Eternal 15:53
Ghostwerk & Zebra–Hm.It 21:43
VED–Univerb 25:14
Lyonel Bauchet–Ptix 30:37
The Utopia Strong–Lamp of Glory 34:13
Paddy Steer–Several Times 40:53
Clemens Acidus–Cold Cycles 45:38
Ekoplekz–Dirtbokz 50:37
The Cromagnon Band–Mandelbrot 55:27
Time Rival–Baltica 1:00:14
Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético–First light of the last day 1:04:37
Hidden Orchestra–Scatter 1:13:26
ATW–Wolfgang Dub 1:18:23
Outro 1:19:53
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