Prox: What’s the scoop on your upcoming Grumpy Robot EP? How does the title and artwork relate to the sonics of the release?

Androcell: I am working on a third track right now, currently untitled, that I feel the EP needs in order to be a true Extended Play. The title track Grumpy Robot will hopefully be polished clean and a little menacing like the robot artwork on the cover.

The back cover will feature artwork of an old, chrome transistor radio at sunset in relation to the track Blistering Transistors.

Prox: Does it echo the vibes or sentiments of any your previous releases? How close is it to what you’d consider your best work?

Androcell: It definitely echoes what I’ve been doing since 2014 and hopefully expands on it. The Androcell project has wandered in different directions and styles over the years. So, it is really hard to consider what my best work is. Fans and listeners have their own opinions and that’s cool. I am continually just making the music that I want and feeling at the present time.

Prox: Are there any elements that you’d like to add into your tracks that you feel were missing before?

Androcell: I would really like to try working with and recording some quality female vocalists at some point.

Prox: Could you fill us in on any changes to your workspace? What is some gear and programs you’re using during your process?

Androcell: Things are pretty dialed in my humble studio, for the most part. I did acquire a Spectral Audio – Neptune 2 analog synth rack unit that delivered up an amazing bass line for the title track, Grumpy Robot. It’s a sweet little blue beast, for sure. I primarily produce in Ableton Live to sketch things out and then bounce everything into Logic Pro to do the engineering and final mixdown. Most of the soft synths and plugins I use are likely considered “ancient” by now but I still get by with them. I also mix in a decent amount of outboard signals from my dusty machines surrounding me and plug in a mic now and then. I pipe all the external signals through a Mackie Onyx 1640 mixer bus into a MOTU 24i connected to a Mac Pro. Everything then gets mixed down in the can.