In 1976 Simonds and Mellow Candle drummer William Murray moved to New York, at one point playing in a band with Carter Burwell and Stephen Bray.

[10] That same year, the album Virgin Prophet, consisting mostly of recordings for Deram by a pre-drums line-up of Mellow Candle, was licensed to UK label Kissing Spell.

[13] Between 2005 and 2007, under the name Fovea Hex, she released 3 EPs, collectively entitled Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent,[14] featuring Michael Begg, Carter Burwell, John Contreras, Roger Doyle, Brian Eno, Roger Eno, Robert Fripp, Percy Jones, Cora Venus Lunny, Dónal Lunny, Andrew M. McKenzie of The Hafler Trio, Sarah McQuaid, Colin Potter of Nurse with Wound, Lydia Sasse, Laura Sheeran, and Steven Wilson.

[15] In 2011, Fovea Hex released the album Here is Where we Used to Sing, produced by Colin Potter, featuring Laura Sheeran, Michael Begg, Cora Venus Lunny, Brian Eno, Kate Ellis, Julia Kent and John Contreras.

[20] As a performing unit, Fovea Hex comprises Simonds, Laura Sheeran, Cora Venus Lunny, Michael Begg and Colin Potter, with either Julia Kent, Kate Ellis or John Contreras on cello.