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30 December 2025
Tornevall
- Stories from Reality -
Musician | Bedroom DJ | Tug of War | Photographer | DevOps
Thomas blends a passion for music, photography, and technology. With a background in 1990s dance music, his journey evolved from early experiments with FastTracker 2 to becoming a DJ and competitor in tug of war. His creative output includes documenting tug of war competitions across Sweden, while also working as a systems developer focusing on WordPress and e-commerce platforms.
2025
A bit serious Articles and docs Everything Featured Posts Honey, I made my stupid AI brain bleed Tech-stuff
People are predicting Suno’s death – how likely is it?
Not long ago, Udio effectively took the “fine, we’ll license it” route: it reached a strategic agreement with Universal Music Group around a new licensed AI music platform planned for 2026. That came after the 2024 lawsuits became the main...
29 December 2025
The Struggle: Transcribe stuff for free with Whisper and WSL/Linux – With a GTX 1060
I’ve been struggling with transcription issues for quite some time, for a variety of reasons. Examples: I need a text transcribed to be pasted into Suno, that only exists as a m4a-file (i.e. music, that sometimes has hardcoded subtitles that...
23 December 2025
A bit serious EDM, House, Techno, Trance, Etc Everything Featured Posts It ain't political Moral Collapses Music & Production Produced
The main purpose of the tech house track “Magdalena”
The lyrics for “Magdalena” are intentionally written in another language to mask the literal meaning and shift focus away from local political rhetoric. This choice also supports the musical direction of the track, giving it a more exotic Latin tech house character and allowing the vocal elements to function as texture and energy rather than explicit messaging.
13 December 2025
Articles and docs Everything Featured Posts Honey, I made my stupid AI brain bleed Music & Production Tech-stuff
Things “Prompt Pushers” Thought They Understood About DAWs – But Are Completely, Utterly Wrong About
Every now and then, especially in groups where “AI-generated music” is the hot topic, I encounter a parade of self-declared “AI creators” who seem absolutely convinced they understand how AI, DAWs, plugins, audio engines and production workflows operate. Spoiler: they...
5 December 2025
FWSC FastTracker Music – Personal History
The musical side of FWSC was probably never planned, structured or even meant to become a “project”. It was very much about learning applications. The name grew naturally out of the same world as FreeWare Data and FreeWare Data/2 (FidoNet...
30 November 2025
FWSC – The mid 90s developer project
During the mid 1990s, roughly between 1994 and 1999, I ran a bulletin board system called FreeWare Data. I got into the BBS world during my upper secondary school years (Swedish “gymnasium”) through new friends who introduced me to FidoNet,...
30 November 2025
DJ Set: The Experimental Minimix from 2022 that saved me from pain
The year was 2023 March 2023 became one of the hardest crashes of my online life. My main Facebook account was hijacked through a malware-infected Chrome extension, renamed to “Lily Collins” and permanently shut down. The attackers attempted to burn...
29 November 2025
SoundCloud monetization terms update: what’s new and what matters
SoundCloud has posted a new “SoundCloud Monetization Terms of Service” for both On-Platform Monetization and Off-Platform Distribution. The terms page shows “Last Updated: October 31, 2025”. SoundCloud’s notice to artists says the update will take effect on November 24, 2025....
6 November 2025
Drum & Bass, Jungle and stuff EDM, House, Techno, Trance, Etc Featured Posts Music & Production Own Productions Preparations, Experiments, DJ-stuff Produced Svenskt content
“Planet B” – Several releases this friday!
On Friday, 7 November 2025, several new tracks drop – and “Planet B” takes the spotlight. This is a latin tech house journey. A tribute to the ones who dare to keep pushing when optimism feels fragile. Planet B represents...
6 November 2025
