Tornevalls Neural Ensemble says hello!

Say hello to Tornevalls Neural Ensemble – an unruly playground where Thomas Tornevall lets algorithms jam with analog instincts. What began as a tongue-in-cheek “front cover” is now a fully fledged side-project that files every stray idea he cannot squeeze into Rhythm Shifter or his other aliases.

The concept surfaced publicly with the single “Bloody Cornflakes” on 12 July 2025 (Tornevalls Neural Ensemble: Bloody Cornflakes), yet its roots stretch back to countless late-night experiments inside his DevOps workstation (Thomas Tornevall – The DevOps DJ).

What the project is – and isn’t

Tornevalls Neural Ensemble is not a band, a duo or an alias. It is a container – a Catch-All folder where Thomas tests how far he can bend genres by splicing AI-generated stems with painstaking hand-programmed arrangements. Many tracks rely on neural networks for vocals, textures or raw MIDI sketches, but nothing leaves the DAW before he has rewritten, re-timed and re-EQ’d every pixel of audio.

Crucially, the Ensemble is not an “AI only” pipeline. While no track will ever be 100 percent human, most releases are DAW-reprocessed and handcrafted. All vocals are AI-generated, but the extent of neural input varies – some tracks rely heavily on machine-generated elements, others just borrow a spark. Occasionally, a track proves too complex or chaotic to fit a full DAW workflow – and in those cases, Thomas may release the piece in its rawer state, often by public request. Purity tests are pointless – the end result decides whether a stem survives.

Why split it from his main catalogue?

Thomas already juggles multiple monikers – Rhythm Shifter for drum & bass, The Housifyer for club edits, and so on. By parking the AI-heavy work under its own banner he avoids alienating listeners who expect a specific vibe, while granting himself full license to throw paint against the canvas without mercy. Some tracks released under the Ensemble label might not be fully DAW-processed – not out of laziness, but because the material is too curious, raw or emotionally charged to ignore, even if it lacks the polish of his regular workflow. Another reason for the split is practical: remix culture often requires a clear remixer identity. Especially on platforms like SoundCloud, having separate artist names helps keep attribution clean. While Thomas may not stay on SoundCloud forever, this approach makes it easier to manage and publish collaborative or reworked tracks in the meantime.

What to expect next

• Regular drops that blur breakbeat science with glitchy choral fragments
• Studio write-ups showing the exact prompts, synth patches and revision chains behind each piece
• Occasional releases that ditch AI completely, just to keep you guessing

If you like your music half-cyborg, half-coffee-fuelled chaos, keep an eye on this feed. The neural circus has barely started.