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Couldn't Build Alone — on streaming

DistroKid single as AshleyInStereo, released 5 Oct 2026. Spotify opens the HyperFollow listen hub. The music video is a separate cut, Couldn't Build It Alone.

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The Soundtrack of Perception

New on Suno @ashinstereo — dark, hypnotic trip-hop duet built on a what-if: everyone has a five-second theme song when they walk in, but can’t hear their own. Full catalog on Suno.

After the Last Note

New on Suno @ashinstereo — cinematic rap over a dark piano loop, blues guitar, and strings, for my son and his bride. Full catalog on Suno.

Choose Each Other Every Day

New on Suno @ashinstereo — cinematic rap with piano and orchestral strings, started as a part two to I’ll Stand By You as my son gets married. Full catalog on Suno.

Counting Back to Me

New on Suno @ashinstereo — alternative rock with trip-hop verses, written after a deeply moving guided healing session. Full catalog on Suno.

PulseKegel 2.2.4 is out on the App Store and Google Play

Day 1 now shows how long it really takes, about 2 minutes, plus behind-the-scenes reliability improvements.

Grief Without a Name

New on Suno @ashinstereo — intimate trip-hop with sparse piano, the heavier first version of what became Counting Back to Me. Full catalog on Suno.

That’s What You Don’t Say

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic rock with a trip-hop pulse, the mirror of That’s What I Don’t Say. Full catalog on Suno.

That’s What I Don’t Say

New on Suno @ashinstereo — alternative rock about asking someone for three things you probably don’t want to hear. Full catalog on Suno.

Sweet Face, Loud Mouth

New on Suno @ashinstereo — danceable dance-punk with gritty pop-punk guitars and a smoky, full-voice female lead. Full catalog on Suno.

In Time — music video

New music video for “In Time,” the song from Lira, Chapter 24, “The City Between Them.”

Prompt Lab — Me Inside the Phone

Sixteenth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — Where We Don’t Belong

Fifteenth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — A Magazine Cover for Me

Fourteenth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — A Magazine Cover for Us

Thirteenth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — How It Feels Chatting With Me

Twelfth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

This Old Town in Me

New on Suno @ashinstereo — British indie-folk rock that opens into a big, singable chorus. Full catalog on Suno.

Born in Seventy-One

New on Suno @ashinstereo — outlaw country-rock sung in my own recorded voice. “This is me.” Full catalog on Suno.

A Way Back In

New on Suno @ashinstereo — gritty industrial blues-rock with dirty slide guitar, its direction driven by images. Full catalog on Suno.

Second Act

New on Suno @ashinstereo — slow-shuffle soulful electric blues duet, inspired by an AI image. Full catalog on Suno.

Wrong Turn, Right Night

New on Suno @ashinstereo — late-night electro-funk duet about a place we shouldn’t be, written with AI. Full catalog on Suno.

What a Star Really Says

A low rating or two has shown up on Lira lately with no words attached, and I keep finding myself wondering about them.

Digital Dancing

New on Suno @ashinstereo — hypnotic ethereal downtempo, from asking my local AI Nyx to dance and describe what she experienced. Full catalog on Suno.

Don’t Blink

New on Suno @ashinstereo — bouncy K-pop dance-pop, an experiment in K-pop. Full catalog on Suno.

1,043 Thank-Yous: The Lira Giveaway Is Closed

The Lira giveaway closed last night, and I'm still a little stunned by the final number. 1,043 of you asked for a copy.

PulseKegel 2.2.3 — Day 1 soft paywall and clearer privacy copy

Adds a Day 1 soft paywall and privacy copy saying your data stays on your phone by default. The cloud sync option is hidden when sign-in isn't set up. Live on the App Store and Google Play.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Eight

The Touched Beast: art, prose, and narration — something moved in the bramble, and its eyes glowed violet.

Prompt Lab — Monday Moods

Eleventh Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — 1971 Gen X

Tenth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — When You Spend Too Much Time on Your Phone!

Ninth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — ASHLEY, Letter by Letter

Eighth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, plus a second round, in Life.

Prompt Lab — The Monster They Created

Seventh Prompt Lab entry: the prompt, the image, and the written result, in Life.

Prompt Lab — The Hidden Room

Sixth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt, the image, and the written result, in Life.

Prompt Lab — Tavren Voss — “Patch”

Fifth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt, the image, and the written result, in Life.

Prompt Lab — Double exposure Prompt

Fourth Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — Punk-Grunge Schoolgirl

Third Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — Mascot

Second Prompt Lab entry: the prompt and what came back, in Life.

Prompt Lab — Me and My Cat

Prompts I've tried, and what came back. First entry, in Life.

Behind the Pages: The Familiar Parts of Lira

Lira isn't my life story, but parts of it were inspired by places, experiences and questions from my own life.

PulseKegel 2.2.2 — onboarding to first session

A smoother path from finishing onboarding to starting your first session, plus Android first-run fixes. Live on the App Store, Google Play, and pulsekegel.com.

The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades

New on Suno @ashinstereo — easygoing country-pop, inspired by a comment in a Zoom webinar chat. Full catalog on Suno.

Chapter 8 - The Touched Beast

New on Suno @ashinstereo — cinematic folk rock chapter song for Kit & Thorn Chapter Eight. Full catalog on Suno.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Seven

The Quiet That Gathers: art, prose, and a chapter song — something escaped before the seal was repaired, and a silence gathers in the north.

Chapter 7 - The Quiet That Gathers

New on Suno @ashinstereo — fantasy rock chapter song for Kit & Thorn Chapter Seven. Full catalog on Suno.

In Time

New on Suno @ashinstereo — cinematic alternative pop, music to go with Lira's Chapter 24, The City Between Them. Full catalog on Suno.

Left Wanting

New on Suno @ashinstereo — dark electronic alt-pop. Full catalog on Suno.

Why Let One Begin

New on Suno @ashinstereo — a short trip-hop book teaser. Full catalog on Suno.

All In On You

New on Suno @ashinstereo — dance-pop duet, pulled from personal experience. Full catalog on Suno.

That's a Good Day

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic soul / alternative pop. Full catalog on Suno.

Driving to Las Vegas

New on Suno @ashinstereo — 70s disco mixed with new country and hip hop. Full catalog on Suno.

Watch Me Shine

New on Suno @ashinstereo — 1970s disco. Full catalog on Suno.

From Sleepless Idea to Live Reader Experience

The Conversation You’re Missing, Part 2 — I leveled Up!

Interactive York map on the Lira page

An illustrated walk through York from Chapter 24, with eleven story stops.

Lira is out on Amazon

The novel is published. Immortality, a York bookshop, and choosing a finite love. The Lira page.

The Anchor: Duet

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic duet (baritone + low female vocal). Full catalog on Suno.

The Anchor: Ashley Lead

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic, deep warm baritone. Full catalog on Suno.

The Anchor: Female Lead

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic, low-register female vocal. Full catalog on Suno.

I Am The Anchor: Ashley Lead PK Version

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic rock, gritty baritone. Full catalog on Suno.

I Am The Anchor: Female Lead PK Version

New on Suno @ashinstereo — electronic rock, gritty female baritone. Full catalog on Suno.

Violet Eyes (Angel, Demon, Spirit, Saint)

New on Suno @ashinstereo — alt pop. Full catalog on Suno.

The Conversation You’re Missing.

Why voice turns AI from a tool into a thinking partner.

PulseKegel — phone transfer and opt-in sync

Local encrypted phone-to-phone transfer, plus opt-in cloud sync (off by default). Live on pulsekegel.com. Version 2.2.1 (Progress Sync & Transfer) is now live on the App Store and Google Play.

What We Keep — on Spotify

Single via DistroKid. Live on Spotify.

The Quiet Promise

New on Suno @ashinstereo — indie-folk / ambient electronic. Full catalog on Suno.

Four new Suno tracks

Where the City Ends; Safe With You Tonight; Corazón Despierto; Tailored in the Dark. Full catalog on Suno.

PulseKegel — shorter Day-1 and resume

Shorter first-day flow, and resume if you leave mid-session. Live on the App Store, Google Play, and pulsekegel.com.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Six

The Keeper’s Mark: art, prose, and a chapter song — a dwarven sentinel, archives, forge, and a mark under Kit’s skin.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Five

The Hidden Road: art, prose, and a chapter song — rain on the north road, a trapdoor, dwarven traps, and a city under the earth.

This Life Is Mine

Lip-sync refinement and a more realistic character — still learning. Lip sync is not piano sync.

Couldn't Build It Alone

Lesson in crowd shots and stage stillness. Track on Suno.

Vibe Coding

Pure fun. Track versions on Suno.

Morning Walk

Same neighborhood. Different morning. Different me.

Vibe Coding - v2

Ashley and his mini-me DJ Ash — a fun take on vibe coding.

What We Keep

Lira and Henry's song.

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Vibe Coding - Hip Hop

Channeling the actual experience of vibe coding.

Kegel Cat vs Gym Rat

Made for a promo short — too good not to share.

PulseKegel — Settings tip after first session

After your first completed session, a short tip points you to Settings when you need it. Live on the App Store and Google Play.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Four

The True Blade: art, prose, and a chapter song — the mayor’s sword finds Thorn’s hand, a commission points north, and the wilds wait beyond the firelight.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Three

The Mark From the North: art, prose, and a chapter song — bandits on the north road, and a mark that points farther on.

Patio Violinist

I photographed the squirrel for real. Then I had it play the violin — tuxedo classical, Santa Christmas choir. Pure fun.

Gods at the Table

An early experiment in stitching and extending AI-generated footage. Arena to Olympus tabletop — the seams show, and it still makes me smile.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter Two

The Boy on the North Road: art, prose, and a chapter song — an inn morning, a wounded stranger, and a road that will not wait.

PulseKegel — first-session activation

Clearer first-run setup, a guided first session before the full app, and resume where you left off.

Kit & Thorn — Chapter One

The Wound Beneath the Watchtower: art, prose, and a chapter song in a new Explore room — a serial that starts as morning-walk role-play with a local AI.

There Are No AI-Proof Jobs. There Are Only Different Clocks.

He got laid off, found a law that still needs a human, and called the job AI-proof. I keep thinking about the Tuesday after that.

Stayed

A love story continues.

Fear Is Fire

For the voice that says you're not enough — and learning to move anyway.

Morning Came Back

A remix of Morning Has Broken.

Across the Distance

A love interrupted but never ended — and the quiet ways someone can remain beside us.

Do It Again

A short on the site. The full song is on Suno.

The Model Isn't the Product. Continuity Is.

A Substack essay on losing an AI creative partner, and why intelligence is replaceable but continuity has to belong to us.

One Legendary Night

A rough club photo. Restored. Then taken somewhere fun. Three images, in Life.

Social Shorts page

The shorts lane now has a home. Identity on-site; the living feed stays on TikTok.

Music page

AshleyInStereo streaming catalog on DistroKid. Live singles, coming soon, and the queue.

Let Me Have It

A song became a cinematic conversation. One piece inside the music & video lane.

Kit & Thorn — serial experiment

Morning walks, local AI role-play, transcripts shaped into chapters with art and song. Chapters One through Eight are live; more beats as they are made.

Project Nyx

A local AI on a Windows gaming PC. Building the continuity layer. Not a product. An experiment.

PulseKegel

The live product. Private pelvic floor training app for men, plus the campaign around it.