Andy Simmons
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Andy Simmons
@retrojectarts.bsky.social
Abstract painter, noisebiant and psychedustrial musician, sonic experimentalist. Seattle based. Aurickleere.bandcamp.com fathomthevoid.bandcamp.com lethethirtythree.bandcamp.com
The easiest DIY build I’ve ever done is giving me the most issues. I got an Audrey II kit on the b stock sale and it doesn’t work. I’ve tried everything and I’m sad now. Hopefully I can get it but I’ve now point to point wired it in the board and it still doesn’t work.
April 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
That moment when you’re watching Temptation Island with your wife (her choice) and you realize @kurtis-conner.bsky.social was on this season.
March 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My Modified #trogotronic Antidodes. 2 antidotes with 10 turn potentiometer mod in 1 enclosure. I also brought up Pot legs to be cross patched via banana jacks. Added random resistors to 1 side to temper the signal to make patching work. Had to shave the PCB’s to fit and do some trace jumping.
March 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
With different racks now on different sides of my desk, how could I send signals to my mixer rack? I figured I’d use long cables, but that would be a mess. Found black noise pipe kits for super cheap. 8 signals over Ethernet. Easy build, great price, perfect solution. Got 1u for mixer rack as well.
March 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Got everything mounted again. Some final placement things but pretty much ready for sound making. Bottom empty spot is for the Audrey II when I get the euro power mod wired in and a header soldered.
March 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If you listen to FTV’s Memory lane the deep drones at the beginning was feedback from a Jomox T-Rackonizer. I sold it and missed it. I was able to get a Synthux Audrey II b stock from their surprise sale and I’m so stoked to have that expanded feedback exploration. Time to build it!
March 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
That’s kind of neat. #instruo #lowserialnumber #eurorack
March 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I have spent all the time since I have been in music trying to #circuitbend or modify #trogotronic gear in any way. The only successful way I have found to change them, is to swap potentiometers for 10 turn pots. It brings them to levels of insanity no one thought possible- direct quote from W.T.
March 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
After a lot of thinking and time away. My project Fathom The Void is coming to an end. Full statement in album description. This is the original go at our album The Mirror #conceptualart #bandcamp #eurorackmusic #harshnoise

fathomthevoid.bandcamp.com/album/the-mi...
The Mirror (2018 original), by Fathom The Void
9 track album
fathomthevoid.bandcamp.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Always cool to find a rarity. Especially one I’ve been hunting for for quite a while. #eurorack #subconsciouscommunicaton #voicetail
February 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Anxiously awaiting the @makenoisemusic.bsky.social MultiMod to finish this out and for the Make Noise Knobs from Detroit Modular to arrive to make the non Make noise stuff fit the top. #makenoise #system #eurorack #erd #esotericplayground #afterlateraudio #adventurecase
February 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Almost there. Pretty close to making a @makenoisemusic.bsky.social system for the top half. Obviously there is a Forge TME VHIKK X in there for lots of fun. Pre ordered a MultiMod and got a Wrong sound stage 2 for mixing both halves. Also got a Zorx 1u mult to put in place of the CV bus fiasco.
February 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
When you make a plan and find out that the @makenoisemusic.bsky.social #cvbus is pulp logic. 😭
February 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#afterlateraudio Adventure Case with top expander. This is the best #eurorack metal case I’ve seen. A couple minor things but it’s built like a tank and the included feet make me happy. Super affordable for the setup. Excited to start messing around with it.
February 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Combined my ERD system and my Alters to create an esoteric sandbox into 1/2 o the Afterlater Audio adventure case. Doing the conversion for the lid to make something else. #eurorack #modularsynth #esoteric #experimentalmusic
February 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
New place. New things hopefully. 2025 has been a ride. I got married way before it was supposed to happen. My now wife had a stroke right before the year and now I’m thinking about making music. I might have to bring back an old project for this one.
February 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM