THEN · ARCHIVE SOURCE
nuRide awayvocals
The old vocal/source file. Rough, but real.
← Call Me Daddy
OLD FILES
OLD FILES → 2026 REWORKS
OLD FILES
NEW TOOLS
Old recordings beside what I can make from them now. Some aged better than others.
Oldest here
NURIDE AWAY.
My oldest surviving recording in this set. A friend who rapped told me it wasn't his style, but he could see why people would like it. I remembered that.
More story
After moving out west I bought a keyboard twice trying to get back into making music. Constant moving and downsizing meant I had to get rid of both. The old files survived anyway.
NOW · 2026 REWORK
nuRide AwayHeavyweight Dubstep Mix
Same idea. Much heavier.
THEME
Ride away. See another side.
NOW · SECOND 2026 PASS
nuRide AwayVocal Fix Cut
A cleaner vocal-focused pass.
THEME
Same ride-away idea, cleaner vocals.
Later old idea
ROUND THE BEND
BECAME CROCODILE SHOES.
Round the Bend was the rough-copy name for what became Crocodile Shoes.
More story
By then I had spent years composing and recording. In 2010 I took music business and home recording while using FL Studio and learning Pro Tools with an Mbox 2. The Pokémon theme was definitely somewhere in the inspiration.
THEN · ROUGH COPY
round the bend roughcopy
One otherwise-perfect AI pass said cookie instead of kooky. I had to reroll it. That's AI. 😂
SONG IDENTITY
Crocodile Shoes
Same song family. Better shoes.
2026 REWORKSTHE OLD IDEA GETS BETTER SPEAKERS.
NOW · 2026 REWORK
Crocodile ShoesLate-Night Warehouse Dub Remix
The old song pushed into a darker warehouse mix.
THEME
Swagger, movement, old idea, new room.
NOW · 2026 REWORK
Crocodile Shoes2015 Special / 2026 Remix
The old “2015 special” filename carried into a 2026 remix.
Why keep the rough files?
Because “look what AI can do” is more interesting when you can hear what it had to work with.