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.

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 don't. Not even close. The latest example - my personal favorite - came from an exchange with a couple of AI-wannabe musicians who tried to argue that a…

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 2:200/213) - late nights at the computer, curiosity, and the feeling that anything you made was worth saving just because it existed.

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 almost 50,000 SEK on ads, two-factor authentication did nothing, and every attempt to reach support led nowhere. Twenty years of posts, contacts and personal history disappeared overnight.

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. (SoundCloud) Headline changes Distribution service fee removed. Off-Platform Distribution now pays 100% of Net Revenues to the artist, and SoundCloud states it will not retain any “so-called distribution fee” for its own benefit.

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 those who hold the line and refuse to give up. The title nods to our shared reality - "There is no Planet B" - and the music honors the ones who fight to keep our world livable.

It’s not often that I step outside my comfort zone in the House and Drum & Bass genres, but I felt it was finally time to experiment, now that Suno - as they claim - has achieved near-perfect sound quality. So I asked Suno to create a song with a clear connection to Gaza and Palestine. Music from the Middle East and southern latitudes has always been close to my heart, which is why Latin Tech House and Tribal Tech House are neighboring genres I love to explore.

Falska profiler på Facebook ökar just nu, ofta från användare som ser ut att vara dina gemensamma vänner – men något skaver. Namn med mystiska vågtecken, symboler och bindestreck i smeknamnen dyker upp överallt. Vad betyder de egentligen, och varför just nu? Det handlar inte om en ny trend eller ett språkfenomen. Symbolerna – tecken som 〰, ≋ eller ⁓ – är ett effektivt knep för att kringgå Facebooks regelverk om unika namn.

Låten "Magdalena" ingår i musikserien "Ballader För Det Bruna Sverige" och kommer ligga på volym 2. Serien är en musikalisk satir över svensk politik, där flera tidigare låtar fungerat som rena roasts av högerregeringen. Ursprungligen var idén att volym 2 skulle bli en slags "woke-version" av första volymen - en ironisk vändning där flera högerpolitiker plötsligt vaknade upp, insåg sin egen upplysning och började klä sig i batik.

Spotify has recently admitted to removing over 75 million spammy, AI-generated tracks in the past year. This information is being circulated by both legitimate and half-dis-informative sources - but most explanations are vague. Many people panic, thinking their own shitty produced tracks are under threat. Unfortunately - they are not. In reality, the purge is aimed at large-scale spam and fraud, not personal experiments or low-quality indie crap.

No! Unfortunately, we didn’t have the honor of being at the Tug of War World Championship this year either - otherwise, I probably would have been the photographer there too… or not. After all, it’s a worldwide competition, and it doesn’t really work the same way as it does here at home. At national competitions in Sweden, it usually works out to get permission to go onto the field, especially when the referees are Swedish and the crowd is smaller.

Tornevall now offers a Spotify integration service that makes it easy to both link to playlists with clean, shareable URLs and export them into structured formats. I've been missing this myself for a long time now, and sometimes it is easier to share embedded urls at Facebook than through the open-spotify-url, as thumbnails and marketing sometimes fails in that format. So here they are...

The World Championship in Nottingham, England, became for us a remote experience. Thanks to good friends on-site, and the material generously shared by Tug of War Memorie, we could still feel the pulse of the competition. One moment etched itself in particular: the Swiss supporters, whose mighty cowbells transformed the stands into a rhythmic instrument. Although we were prevented from participating ourselves, either as athletes or as spectators, the inspiration still reached us.

“Shampoo” is a track written out of pure frustration, much like my earlier releases Anger Management and Managed Anger. It’s about scents and how they can affect mood and desire - sometimes in ways that feel intrusive or even disturbing. The whole idea started when my partner bought a cedar-scented shampoo. That smell completely messed with my head and even kept me awake an entire night.

Tornevall's Neural Ensemble presenterar stolt - Ballader För Det Bruna Sverige - ett litet projekt som växte fram ur något helt annat (som vanligt). Det började med en text om Joakim Lamotte - där vi gjorde narr av ännu ett av hans självförvållade vansinnes-utspel - och det eskalerade snabbt till att bli en "ballad". Samtidigt växte det fram en annan text om Jimmie Åkesson, med temat att han i grund och botten inte vet någonting.

On the morning of August 25th, I noticed an email that initially slipped past filters and remained in my inbox – it had already been flagged and moved to the spam folder, but on the webmail server it was only marked as deleted. The message claimed to originate from the U.S. law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, supposedly acting on behalf of Universal Music Group in a copyright case.

TMM was a provocative abbreviation for Team Maktmissbruk. But what did it really stand for, beyond just a term? This is the full story of the rise and fall of "TMM".

In 2009, TMM began his first experiments with Spotify and digital music releases. For him, music production was still very much in its infancy. During the 1990s, he had worked exclusively with FastTracker (versions 1 and 2), but with support from Kristian "Miazma" Olofsson he eventually transitioned to Cakewalk and on the long road also acquired a Yamaha synth.

As my personal development alongside ChatGPT has progressed, there have been moments when it felt easier to create a "personalized" AI that goes somewhat beyond my own profile criteria on OpenAI. I've kept most of these GPTs open, but only accessible via direct link from me. Now, however, I’ve made a change that allows more people to access the GPTs I use myself (often on a daily basis).

Motion till riksdagen 2025/26:YYY av Anders Holmkvist (FPF) Reglering av namnanvändning för personer med namnet ”Jimmie Åkesson” Förslag till riksdagsbeslut Riksdagen ställer sig bakom det som anförs i motionen om att införa nationella regler för var och när namnet ”Jimmie Åkesson” får användas, samt särskilda bestämmelser för Gotland, och tillkännager detta för regeringen. Riksdagen beslutar vidare att införa ett vite om 750 000 kronor per överträdelse av reglerna, i enlighet med vad som anförs i motionen.

Some tracks don’t just get buried - they’re songs that were never marketed. Not because they’re bad, but simply because there was never enough time. Managed Anger is one of those cases - and there are more like it, which now deserve to be added to the website. And what better moment to do that than when it has just been published by The Strive?

Inspired by a remix call for Isabella Lovestory’s Telenovela, this marks my first remix on Fadr.

Originally written by Ingela Karlsson in 2009, "Jennifer’s Song" has now been reimagined by Rhythm Shifter as a Drum & Bass remix. This release honours her melodic legacy, her impact on The MINT Experiment, and the recent passing of her mother. Read the story behind the remix and its emotional journey.

SoundCloud offers powerful tools for indie musicians - until you try to fix a release. Thinking of hitting “distribute”? Read this first. From remix rules to approval hell, here’s what no one tells you until it’s too late.

The long inconvenient story about AI continues... AI should never be your brain. Be your own brain - unless you enjoy looking like a moron in front of everyone.