Clear Spot

In 1998, Johns had formed the short-lived band, Clear Spot, with My Bloody Valentine drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig. They released a 7" vinyl single Moonman Bop on Duophonic Records

Duophonic Records

Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks Limited, known as Duophonic Super 45s, is a London based independent record label formed by the British pop group Stereolab...

 in 1998.

Stereolab

Johns joined Stereolab

Stereolab

Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...

 as their bass player in 1999. As a one-time project, he formed Europa 51, with Stereolab members Mary Hansen, Andy Ramsay, and Dominic Jeffery. Their album, Abstractions, was released in 2003 on Duophonic.

Imitation Electric Piano

Johns is a founding member of Imitation Electric Piano

Imitation Electric Piano

Imitation Electric Piano is a British post-rock band, that originally formed in 1999 by Stereolab bassist Simon Johns and Andrew Blake on guitar.-History:They recorded their eponymous instrumental first EP for Duophonic Records' 'Super 45s' series in 1999....

. The band has released three albums on Duophonic between 1999 and 2006. The band has been on hiatus since Johns has relocated to Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

 in 2007.

He currently has a programme on Istanbul independent radio station Acik Radyo 94.9FM

Acik Radyo

Açık Radyo 94.9 , is an independent radio station broadcasting from Istanbul, Turkey to the metropolitan Istanbul area and its environs with an output comprising news, music, and talk...

.