17 October 2025
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Welcome, sonic wanderers. You’ve arrived at Episode 131 of The Virtual Cassette Library. Engine Puppets Balloons 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. These mixes are 90-minute genre bending drifts through curated frequencies. No commentary. No interruptions. Just pure sonic immersion. 15 tracks per side with a side change in the middle. Styles take us through folktronica, new age, ambient, berlin school, modern classical and more. 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. Subscribe and unlock 859 archived shows. Shout out to Nanogod, whose alchemical words add dimension to the Mixcloud timeline. Every comment, every like, every follow, subscription, album purchase keeps the frequencies flowing. So now—secure those headphones. Let time dissolve. Let the frequencies claim you.
Intro – 00:00S. Costa – Moss Gathering – 01:52Philippe Deschamps, Relief – Hazy Chorus – 05:00Trevlad – Evolving Atoms Traffic – 07:24Luigi Morleo, David John & Thomas Piercy – MIGRANTI IKIGAI – 10:53Sheer Zed – Xenogender Initial Meditation – 14:07Belial Pelegrim – 240 – 16:58Europe in Flames – Seal the images in an envelope and say nothing – 20:03Grover Krantz – Wood For The Trees – 23:04Ümlaut – Subsequent – 25:49Tzii & Baldruin – The future realm of irrationality – 29:11Ramirez – On a trail – 32:19Europe in Flames – Nocturne – 34:50Stereolab – Vermona F Transistor – 37:49Autechre – The Plc lCp C – 40:19Scanner – Banana, Designation – 43:30B Side – 46:52Bowing – Beside The Lagoon – 47:22Joe Higham – Hasselling – 50:33Ramirez – Gestures – 53:51Trevlad – Misfits Honey Defeated – 57:35Kenny Ueda – Terrazzo Floor – 59:49Anantakara – Still Time – 1:02:26Anantakara – Inspiring Breath – 1:06:05Bluetech – Azurite Waterfalls – 1:09:06Reisselpud – Nebula – 1:12:00MikeKSmith – Less Concepts – 1:15:30Ümlaut – Expatriates – 1:17:09Carlisle City Council – Prior Slee’s Gateway – 1:20:50Binaural Space – Intro – 1:22:14Saloop – The Descent – 1:24:51Maps and Diagrams – the fragile balance – 1:28:00Outro – 1:31:52
*track is yet to be released at the date of episode recording.
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October 17, 2025 | Categories: Mix shows , Music , Music podcast | Tags: abstract , acoustic , Adventurous Music , alternative , ambient , ambient electronic experimental , ambient music , Anantakara , aotearoa , Astra Solaria Recordings , Audiobulb , Aural Films , Autechre , avant-garde , Ümlaut , Baldruin , bedroom pop , Belgium , Belial Pelegrim , berlin school , bigfoot , Binaural Space , Bluetech , Bowing , Bristol , Brussel , Brussels , buchla , camping music , Carlisle City Council , cassette , cinematic , comfy synth , composer , Connecticut , Cruel Nature Records , dark ambient , David John , deep listening , DiN , Driftworks , drone , drone ambient , electro , electro-acoustic , electronic , electronic music , electronica , electrorganic , Europe in Flames , experimental , experimental electronic , film noir , folk , folk rock , folktronica , France , free jazz , free jazz improvisation , Germany , Glasgow , Grover Krantz , Handstitched* , idm , improvised , indie pop , Japan , jazz , Joe Higham , Kenny Ueda , kosmische , krauty , Lancashire , Las Vegas , leftfield , Leipzig , lofi , London , Luigi Morleo , Maps and Diagrams , meditation , melodic , microsound , MikeKSmith , minimal , modern classical , modular synth , mountain music , Mystery Circles , Neotantra , Nevada , new age , New Zealand , Newcastle Upon Tyne , noise , noise ambient , Nouvelle-Aquitaine , Paris , Peak , Philippe Deschamps , piano , Poland , pop , post-rock , psychedelic , Ramirez , Reisselpud , Relief , rock , Rouen , S. Costa , Saloop , sasquatch , Scanner , Sheer Zed , Sheffield , Sollentuna , soundscape , soundtrack , space music , Stereolab , Stroud , Sunderland , Sweden , synthesis , synths , techno , Thomas Piercy , trevlad , Tzii , UK , vintage synths , Warp Records , Wiesbaden , Wormhole World , Yokohama | Leave a comment
Let the spices simmer: a smoky, percussive ride through jazz-funk, global psychedelia, library oddities, and rhythm-rich worlds. > No script, just instinct—world grooves, dubbed textures, and heat-shimmering fusion stitched into a sun-dazed soundscape. > > Featuring: Afrodisax, Odin Kaban, Louie Zong, Shay Hazan, Piero Umiliani, Sven Wunder, The Hologram People & more. > > Filed under: library funk, global percussion, BBQ psych, jazz-fusion stew, tropical oddities. 🥁🌍🔥
Afrodisax – On a Winter’s Day (A Love Song) – 00:00Odin Kaban – El baile de la pita – 05:15Romano – Guzleme – 09:24Piero Umiliani – Orgasmo Seq. 2 (jazz pour l’action) – 12:14Arnau Obiols, KAYYAK – Faith – 14:42Misha Panfilov – Island Byrd Improv – 19:54Tegu – 2×1 – 21:54Chrisma – Amore – 25:20Kenny Ueda – Mexican Restaurant – 29:58Larry Manteca – Tuareg Road – 33:04Louie Zong – Meeting of Waters – 36:03Shay Hazan – Bob Dealer – 37:43Lunar Cambridge – Fuchsia Storm – 40:05Sven Wunder, Drumetrics – Rock Formation – 44:37The Hologram People – Afternoon Sniper – 48:01Aura Safari, Jimi Tenor – Bewitched By The Sea – 50:27Herandu – An Incident In The Theater – 54:36Yusuf Ahmed – Bambyu – 57:45
June 29, 2025 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: african jazz , afro , Afrodisax , ambient , Arnau Obiols , Aura Safari , avant-garde , balearic , bamboo , Batov Records , BBE , big band , boogie , Brighton , California , Chrisma , Cinco Ciclos Records , Colorado , Colorado Springs , Compost Records , disco , downtempo , DREAMLORD RECORDINGS , drum & bass , drum electronica , Drumetrics , electro , electronic , electronica , Estonia , ethnic , ethnojazz , experimental , experimental dance , experimental electronic , field recording , Finland , folk , Four Flies Records , free jazz , funk , fusion , Germany , grooves , hard bop jazz , Hell Yeah Recordings , Helsinki , Herandu , Hive Mind Records , idm , improvisation , improvised , indie pop , instrumental , Israel , Italy , Japan , jazz , jazz-funk , jazz-rock , jazzfunk , Jimi Tenor , KAYYAK , Kenny Ueda , kosmische , kosmische musik , krautrock , Larry Manteca , Las Vegas , leftfield , library music , lofi , London , Louie Zong , lounge , Lunar Cambridge , Madrid , Maps for Getting Lost , middle eastern music , Misha Panfilov , Munich , Mystery Circles , Nevada , Not Not Fun Records , Novosibirsk , Odin Kaban , organic , percussion , Piano Piano Records , Piero Umiliani , psych , psychedelic , rare groove , Romano , Russia , Shay Hazan , soul , soundtrack , Spain , spiritual jazz , Stockholm , Sven Wunder , Sweden , synth , synthpop , Tallinn , Tegu , Tel Aviv Yafo , The Hologram People , UK , Webelotrax , wood , world , Yokohama , Yusuf Ahmed | Leave a comment
10.01.2025
CIALYN – Green sun phosphenes – 00:00odd person – kingdom of the resplendent crow – 04:36Voyage Futur – Entering the Grotto – 08:42Kenny Ueda – Mexican Restaurant – 14:02Wil Bolton – Quiet Sunlight – 16:56Willebrant – Inlet II – 23:53Common Saints feat. Taloula – Dream On – 35:20Audio Obscura – Coasting – 38:36Lunar Cambridge – The Head Wizard Puts On His Waterproof Oculus – 42:51Drew Mulholland & Garden Gate – Tumulus – 46:11Lyonel Bauchet – Paranoïd Birds – 48:35Daou – Red flock – 52:35Contours, Yadava – Bike Shed – 55:46
Be the 8th soul to save the Spotify playlist based on For the Birds. Updated weekly. Present count 264 songs. 22hr 52min.
January 7, 2025 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: alternative , ambient , analog synthesizer , atmospheric , Audio Obscura , Australia , berlin school , broken-beat , chill-out , chillwave , CIALYN , Colorado , Colorado Springs , Common Saints , Contours , Daou , downtempo , Drew Mulholland , DRONARIVM , drone , electro acoustic , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , experimental , field recordings , France , Garden Gate , hauntology , house , idm , indie pop , Ingrown Records , Japan , jazz , Kenny Ueda , Las Vegas , Lille , lofi , London , Lunar Cambridge , Lyonel Bauchet , Manchester , meditation , Melbourne , minimal , modern classical , modular , Music From Memory , Mystery Circles , nature , Netherlands , Nevada , new age , New York , North Carolina , odd person , Paris , percussive , post-classical , psych , psychedelic , psychedelic soul , sound art , soundscapes , Subexotic Records , synth , synthwave , Taloula , The Netherlands , UK , Voyage Futur , Webelotrax , Whitelabrecs , Wil Bolton , Willebrant , Yadava , Yokohama | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00 Jesse-Motion Klubb 01:17 silentwave-KONJIKI 06:27 Benge-Adam-Age Loneliness 09:34 Aura Safari, Jimi Tenor, Toimi Tytti-My Bluebell 16:08 Red Vortical Stripes-Hypnosis 202 22:36 Autumn Of Communion & Árni Grétar-End (Sunrise For Claudio) [Futuregrapher Mix] 27:24 Scanner, Neil Leonard-Time Code 36:13 Arfon Harry Williams & Laf-Suddenly I See 45:33 Space Dimension Controller-Tiraquon’s Final Quest 49:29 Florian Förster-cellroot 54:09 The Lighthouse-Litmus Test 57:07 Fluffy Inside-Hideaway 1:01:23 Metamatics-Beautiful Mutations 1:07:02 Louie Zong-Hidden Mangrove 1:15:32 Mordant Music-Cloud-Based Cretins 1:17:27 Ardent Chrome-After Al 1:19:01 Outro 1:24:20
August 25, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: abstract , afro , ambient , analog , Ardent Chrome , Arfon Harry Williams , Aura Safari , Aus Music , Autumn Of Communion , Árni Grétar , balearic , balearic beat , Belfast , Benge , boogie , California , Castles In Space , cinematic soundscape , Colander , drone , dub , dubtechno , electro , electronic , electronica , experimental , Finland , Florian Förster , Fluffy Inside , Frome , funk , Gothenburg , Hastings , Höga Nord Rekords , heiladans , Hell Yeah Recordings , Helsinki , Hiss Noise Records , house , Hydrogen Dukebox Records , Iceland , idm , Intellitronic Bubble , Italy , Japan , jazz , jazzfunk , Jesse , Jimi Tenor , Laf , London , Los Angeles , Louie Zong , Móatún 7 , Metamatics , Moolakii Club Audio Interface , Mordant Music , Neil Leonard , psychedelic rock , Red Vortical Stripes , Scanner , sci-fi , silentwave , soul , soulful , Space Dimension Controller , Spain , Sweden , synthesizer , Tálknafjörður , techno , The Lighthouse , Toimi Tytti , UK , Wirral , world music , Yokohama | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00 David Cordero-Zhangjiajie 01:37 marine eyes, IKSRE-Rainforest Dawn 04:04 Poemme-watchful chickadee 08:46 Kenny Ueda-Garden 15:40 Orbitalpatterns-Utah 18:26 Fallen-Birds Are Leaving 21:17 Arkaean-Ring Cairn Aurora 26:52 Floating World Pictures with Ocean Moon-Soft Dusk Rising 34:24 Polypores-The Fair Folk 43:56 Ozbolt-Dreamstate Baby 46:39 Go Outside-things we keep 57:39 Outro 1:00:42
August 6, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: ambient , ambient techno , Amsterdam , Arkaean , Artificial Owl Recordings , atmospheric , avant-garde , Cádiz , Cleveland , dark ambient , David Cordero , deep techno , drone , drone ambient , dub techno , electronic , electronica , experimental , Fallen , field recordings , Floating World Pictures , Go Outside , IKSRE , Indiana , Indianapolis , indie pop , Italy , Japan , Kenny Ueda , Las Vegas , Lo Recordings , lofi , London , marine eyes , meditation , Mystery Circles , Neotantra , Netherlands , Nevada , new age , New York , Ocean Moon , Ohio , Orbitalpatterns , Ozbolt , Past Inside the Present , Poemme , Polypores , Preston , psychedelic , Shimmering Moods Records , Silent Season , soundscapes , spacemusic , Spain , Stereoscenic Records , UK , Valley View Records , VAYSE , Vermont , Yokohama | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00 Karl Marx Stadt-Stoik 01:23 Matt Lowery-Gifts 04:35 Apifera-Plaistow Flex Out 07:38 Nonkeen-be a 13:23 Jon Shuemaker-Starlight 20:35 Neil Frances-Little heartbeat, 23:39 Revbjelde-Specific Cohort 26:49 Gaussian Blur-House Black Metal 29:21 Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren-Dynamo Dance 33:37 HEBA-T10 (Kommissar Keller’s Dub Interpretation) 39:30 Steve Cobby-Chūgi 44:29 The Lighthouse-Animal Furniture 48:06 Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima-Blue Universe 51:57 Multi-Surface-One Rat 56:14 Secret Circuit-Light On The Sand – Andrei Rusu’s Prickly Ash Remix 59:10 Kenny Ueda-Pomona Summer 1:08:35 Outro 1:11:39
July 28, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: acoustic , alternative , ambient , Apifera , Barcelona , bass music , Batov Records , beats , Berlin , British Columbia , Bulgaria , Buried Treasure , California , cosmic disco , dance , Déclassé , drone , echopedic , electro , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , experimental , funk , fusion , Gaussian Blur , Germany , Glasgow , groove , HEBA , Hull , Iceland , idm , indie pop , Intellitronic Bubble , Invisible Inc. , Japan , jazz , Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren , Jon Shuemaker , Karl Marx Stadt , Las Vegas , LEITER , library , Lo Recordings , London , Los Angeles , Mahorka , Matt Lowery , meditation music , middle eastern music , modular-synth , Multi-Surface , Mystery Circles , Neil Frances , Nettwerk , Nevada , new age , Nonkeen , Not Not Fun Records , Oklahoma , Oklahoma City , piano , post-rock , psych , psychedelic , Revbjelde , Sababa 5 , Secret Circuit , Spain , Steve Cobby , Stones Throw , Sweden , techno , The Lighthouse , UK , Vancouver , vintage synths , world , Yamaguchi , Yokohama , Yurika Hanashima | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00Kenny Ueda –Office 00:48 Edward Hopper – Office in a Small City Roland Juno-6 Casio SK-1 Chapter 1 03:52Giants of Discovery –Heather Island On The Marsh (lying-holmr) 09:41RINGS MARBLES ARBHAR Valhalla FX Soma Terra
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The story of the eBow Moolakii Club Audio Interface events Hymns for Robots Point Surrender –echoes 12:41 Original Point Surrender “echoes” Youtube Sequential Morpho x4 Behringer Neutron Electron Digitakt Steinberg Cubase DAW Cyclical Magazine Chapter 2 16:50Time Rival –Creased 19:44Inaction album Star Mother EP Robert F. Young TC Parmelee Time Rival IG
Triplicaterecords Kiasmos, Ólafur Arnalds, Janus Rasmussen –Grown 22:35Kiasmos (first album) Chapter 3 28:00Go Outside –on a sunny day 33:40Go Outside IG Koen Holtkamp –Atmos Four 36:58 Chapter 4 38:25Francesca Heart, Polonius –Flux Faux 43:06
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sMhr55qqEKeeokQ0nTwbv?si=83332119f26b4e01
July 27, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music , Music podcast | Tags: ambient , Argentina , atmospheric , Australia , Ólafur Arnalds , berlin school , Brooklyn , Buenos Aires , California , chill out , Cyclical Dreams , devotional , drone , electronic , electronica , England , Erased Tapes , field recordings , Francesca Heart , Giants of Discovery , Go Outside , Iceland , idm , Illinois , indie pop , Italy , Janus Rasmussen , Japan , Kenny Ueda , Kiasmos , Koen Holtkamp , Las Vegas , LEAVING RECORDS , lofi , London , Los Angeles , meditation , Milan , Mystery Circles , Nevada , new age , New York , Perth , Point Surrender , Polonius , psychedelic , Reykjavík , Richmond , soundscape , space music , synthwave , techno , Time Rival , UK , Valley View Records , Vermont , Woodford Halse , Yokohama | Leave a comment