Lost Dance Mantra
Good day to you listeners, wherever you are. This is Trevor.
Welcome once again to one of these spontaneous episodes – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that appears somewhere inside the set itself. This episode titled Lost Dance Mantra is based on the track Sum Dance by Steve Zydek aka Wavefiler, from the split EP Area Flood, which comes out on May 15 via a label very dear to me Mystery Circles. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe.
So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it. If you can subscribe, even if it’s just for the month it would be a great help.
Right then… here we go.
00:00:00 The Eyes and the Mistoids – The Neolithic Period
Atmospheric electronic piece evoking ancient, misty landscapes. It blends subtle experimental textures with a haunting, prehistoric feel, fitting the artist’s weirdly beautiful electronic style on Waxing Crescent Records.
00:06:26 Spooqs – Prosopon (Demo)
Dreamy electronic impressionism from Asheville-based artist Spooqs. Moody, instrumental soundscapes designed for imaginary spaces, with fluid, introspective vibes from a 2026 mixtape.
00:07:51 Ryan J Raffa & Sam Prekop / Wavefiler – Wavefiler – Sum Dance
Synth-driven track from the Area Flood split, inspired by Milwaukee’s historic flooding. It captures nature’s power through rhythmic, communal electronic grooves and atmospheric synth work.
00:10:14 The New Human – Proximity Mantra
Hypnotic, mantra-like electronic composition with intimate, repetitive motifs. It explores closeness and sonic meditation on Glasgow’s Bricolage label.
00:12:47 Payta – Soul Connection
Also on Bricolage, warm, flowing electronic track from the Samsara album. It emphasizes spiritual or emotional linkage through textured, underground beats and melodic layers.
00:15:04 Urban Meditation – Pale Blue Dot
Ambient/trance-infused piece reflecting on Carl Sagan’s famous view of Earth. It blends IDM, neo-classical, and spacey atmospheres for a contemplative, cosmic journey.
00:23:03 Andrea Castiglioni – Somewhere on Earth Stories from Far Away Places
Cinematic, documentary-style ambient/electronic track. It paints evocative, worldly sound narratives with gentle melodies and distant, storytelling textures.
00:25:51 Biogen – Lost
Melancholic IDM/electronic cut from an Icelandic ambient techno compilation. It features drifting, emotional layers that capture a sense of disorientation and introspection.
00:29:51 Fallen – A Scented Signal of Decadence
Darkly atmospheric ambient/electronica with IDM and chillout elements. It conjures luxurious decay through textured, immersive sound design from Italian artist The Child of A Creek/Fallen.
00:31:53 Orghanon – Tame
Restrained yet dynamic electronic work from the Future in Motion album. It balances controlled rhythms with evolving, organic textures in a thoughtful ambient/IDM style.
00:36:01 Wilks – Break The Cycle
Driving track with focused beats and atmospheric depth. It delivers a sense of urgency and renewal from the Left Hand Drive EP.
00:40:11 Ellis Clasper – Auriel
Gentle, atmospheric electronic opener from the Periapsis album. It features delicate textures and introspective melodies, showcasing the UK artist’s subtle, emotionally resonant style on Waxing Crescent Records
00:42:16 CIALYN – Tolbiac Garden Floor
Dreamy, short-wave-inspired electronica from the 2016 album A Night Of A Short Wave Listener. It evokes mysterious, nocturnal garden atmospheres with soft, nostalgic synth layers and a hazy, lo-fi feel from the French artist.
00:45:56 Sick Robot – Journey to Mars
Retro-futuristic synth track from the A Field In Yorkshire album. It blends warm analog tones with a sense of cosmic exploration and electronic propulsion, characteristic of the Sunderland-based producer’s playful, IDM-tinged style.
00:49:55 Time Rival – Wax Delights
Short, shimmering electronic piece from Reaction Vol. 3. It delivers crisp, cross-genre textures with ambient and electroacoustic elements, reflecting the Chicago-area artist’s experimental yet accessible approach.
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 085
Sonic Ritual.
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Trevor here, transmitting once again from home base—Sollentuna, Sweden. This is your gateway to another immersive expedition through sound: Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 085.
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: 🌐 Mahorka, DRONARIVM, Downstream Records, Cyclical Dreams, Sonor Music Editions, Mystery Circles, Preston Capes, and Error Prone Records. Special thanks to our sponsoring artists: Tommy Perman and Everyday Dust.
Shoutouts to Otis for keeping the comments section alive, Gareth Evans, Wahn, and fflwcs for chiming in, and aeon music and Outapace for the likes. And of course, gratitude to Free Album Codes—always fueling the episodes with Bandcamp gems. 🙏
📼 A-Side Exclusive: “Canción del Adiós” 🎧 From the forthcoming album Songs for the Mist Forest by Morgan Szymanski & Tommy Perman Tommy kindly sent me an advance copy, and I’m honored to share this track with you. It’s a farewell—but not a quiet one. Vocals from Morgan, Tommy, Fernanda González, Juan Cordova, and Juan Pablo Ortíz rise like mist from the undergrowth, weaving through classical guitar and delicate electronics.
Born in the mist forests of Valle de Bravo, Mexico, this track mourns the loss of fireflies, birds, crickets, and the endangered Abronias—small, dragon-like reptiles now on the red list. But it also carries hope. A call to listen. A call to act. The full album releases July 18, 2025. This one’s for the dragons.
🔁 Virtual B-Side Exclusive: “^We Dance” by vx/hope 🎧 From the upcoming album the hungry will always choose a full belly over a full mind 🕯️ Sponsored by Woodford Halse’s sister label, Preston Capes Neil Whitehead and Pete Hope return with a track that misleads with its title—offering not celebration, but confrontation. Gravel-voiced poetry over pummeling beats and abstract textures. Dance music for the disenchanted. The full album drops August 1, 2026. “^We Dance” appears only in the digital edition—slightly extended and fully unhinged.
🎶 Also featuring: Backpullver, Shamanez, gribbles, Trevlad, Tim Six, Flux Of Sensations, John Scott Shepherd, Jamie Zarfas, Bartosz Dziadosz, The Flashbulb, Sandro Brugnolini, eardrops, Tim Koch, Waldgrenze, Chaircrusher, Fred Thomas, Philippe Neau, LR Friberg, Christian Kleine, Wavefiler, x.y.r., Suncastle, and no1uknw.
I won’t be commenting between the tracks. You can do that on the timeline. Don’t be shy. Tracks played are marked with purchase links at the start of each episode or on the homepage: 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. 🚀✨
Intro – 00:00
Backpullver + Shamanez – Overnight – 04:34
*Morgan Szymanksi and Tommy Perman – Canción del Adiós – 07:45
gribbles – Skipping – 11:10
Trevlad – Magistic Calm – 13:31
Tim Six – Alpine Valley (Day) – 15:52
Flux Of Sensations – Secret Door – 24:52
John Scott Shepherd & Jamie Zarfas – Tents in Space – 29:03
Bartosz Dziadosz – Horizon Variations – 35:35
The Flashbulb – Visitor Lifepath – 39:30
Sandro Brugnolini – Bacharàchico – 40:57
eardrops – approaching twilight – 42:30
Side B – 49:38
Tim Koch + Waldgrenze – Air From Other Planets – 50:22
Chaircrusher – Pineapple – 54:50
Fred Thomas – They Were Leaning Against the Clocktower, It Was Early, Maybe in March or April – 56:57
Philippe Neau + LR Friberg – Operation Sugar Rush (Emoji Soup) – 1:00:15
Christian Kleine – Wonder Var – 1:02:46
Everyday Dust – Make No Bones – 1:06:35
Wavefiler – Inlets – 1:10:46
x.y.r. – ghostwalker – 1:18:58
*vx/hope – ^We Dance – 1:24:02
Suncastle – Dragon Drop – 1:28:29
no1uknw – Immaculate Constellation – 1:29:51
Outro – 1:35:44
*tracks are yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library Listeners Choice 02
🌌 Welcome, seekers of hidden frequencies—your vessel has arrived at the edge of the cosmic fold. Step beyond perception and surrender to the spiral of auditory prophecies, bending time and space in their wake.
Listener who answered the call for this special episode is Asha Patera who is a wonderful ambient, drone artist in his own right, If you like this mix I suggest you check out Ashas Band Camp page all his releases are name your price gems. Asha suggested Loscil who this entire mix is based upon. loscil is Vancouver based artist Scott Morgan. He’s been on the scene since the late nineties. If you’re by some unknown reason not familiar with Scotts work I suggest you check out his 2006 masterpiece Plume.
🔮 The sponsoring labels guiding today’s episode are: Mystery Circles, Moolakii Club Audio Interface, rohs! records, whitelabrecs, Projekt Records, Woodford Halse, Imaginary North, and, Cyclical Dreams.
🚀 The sponsoring artists of today’s transmission: Pietro Zollo, and, uncle nofun.
Also the benevolent force that ensures chosen frequencies find their way home: ✨ Free Album Codes
Welcome to a soundscape that defies language—a passage through the unseen. We, mere surfers atop an infinite wave.
🌞 Shoutouts to passengers: Mykel Boyd, John Haughey, Otis, Steve Browne, and, Aingeal Ceol, for the recent follows, love, comments and support.🌿.
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. 🔹
🔮 Prepare for immersion. Secure your headphones. Let time dissolve, and let the frequencies claim you. 🚀✨
Trevs Intro – 00:00
Wavefiler – Akin – 02:26
NOSNAR – Douce Innocence – 05:35
Federica Deiana – Forward – 12:09
Audio Obscura – A Tree Without Leaves – 14:17
Saloop – Þrī – 18:01
Time Rival – Rememberance – 24:01
numün – Opening – 30:58
Macrogramma – Catedral – 35:55
Glåsbird – Bjortskalar – 40:38
Pietro Zollo – introspection – 42:38
B Side – 46:23
Scanner – Walk Gently Through The World – 47:11
uncle nofun – Devs – 52:47
Mind over MIDI – Towards The Sea – 56:40
Navaja Opinel – The Good Godfather – 59:07
Yann Novak – We Went out, Not with a Whimper, but a Whisper… (Madeleine Cocolas Remix) – 1:02:05
Field Lines Cartographer – Irradiance – 1:05:18
Loscil – Umbel – 1:11:18
Kilometre Club – Ms. Inabu Mah – 1:17:28
Mathias Grassow & Heikki Lindgren – Stück 5 – BÅGASKÄR – 1:18:08
Drifts In Autumn – Nighthaak – 1:20:42
Trevs Outro – 1:26:39
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