And now for some Synthpop

Next: the first Tangerine Dream album I ever heard, and still one of my favourites: Exit

On now: Tangerine Dream, Rubicon, widely considered their finest.

Up next: This absolute masterwork.

First up, a bit of Foxx.

Indulging my love of classic synth music with this little selection of classics from @noiseannoys78.bsky.social

This is not our cat. He's the Tux-a-like who regularly visits our garden, making us think Tux (who is an indoor cat) has got out. He's also a complete tart, it seems 😆

Here's the new video to promote the next album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUCq...

Lovely morning at the Japanese Gardens with the birthday girl Rose Also went to see the Irish National Stud (not sure why, as she had the Welsh National Stud with her! 🤣)

10km Race for Life today (Mrs J did the 5km). After the HM last week decided to just run for fun and enjoy the beautiful warm weather. Managed in 56:12 which I'm really pleased with as it felt quite relaxed!

Sumi's 4th birthday today! Plenty of treats, cuddles, and naps on the cards.

Beautiful day out in Beddgelert with Mrs J today!

On Sunday 5th July, Rose and I will both be running the Race For Life in Rhyl - Rose will be doing the 5km and I will be doing the 10km. My legs are recovering well from the half marathon, so hopefully will be able to habe a good run! fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/ians-ra...

Nova Coast Half Marathon done! Boy what a challenge- wind was way stronger than forecast (they had to take down the start/finish arch because it was blowing away!) so the first half into the headwind really sapped the energy. Enjoyed it, a beautiful place to run and great support around the course.

All set for the Nova Coast Half Marathon in Prestatyn tomorrow morning. 16 weeks of training done and dusted, kit prepared, had a good carb heavy few days with lots of hydration, and ready for an early night. Everything that is in my control is sorted.

Just found out it was Terry Riley's 91st birthday the other day, so had to put this on!

Came last at parkrun today... 1 hour and 2 minutes. But it's ok, I was volunteering as Tailwalker! 😁 (Got a half marathon race tomorrow morning)

Lovely day out to Llandudno today, boiling hot though!

Black Keys up next- this follows the Coral album brilliantly! Almost seamless.

Got to love a bit of Coral.

Lovely run with St Asaph City Striders tonight, took it nice and easy because of the heat. Last run before the race on Sunday. Post run fuelling: I am a firm believer that salads are only boring if you make them so!

Only one way to go after that... gotta lean in to the fun.

Spot of Sergio. And another Girl From Ipanema 😃

A change of vibe, but really suits a nice cool drink in the shade.

Bit of Harmonia this morning.

A @piccadillyrecs.bsky.social compilation next up.

I drew a picture of Rose on my phone while on the train the other day. It's a bit like a Hockney, if he hadn't gone to art school. And used his left foot. With the shoe still on.

Next up on Joycey's Jukebox, X-Ray Spex little known second album (yes, there was a follow up, 17 whole years after Germfree Adolescents). Less angsty but still great. I mean, it's Poly Styrene so of course it's great.

Charlatans up next (another one of Mrs J's purchases). Not a band I ever got into at the time, but actually liking what I hear so far. Good bit of organ work.

Time for some more optimistic upbeat pop!

The Special AKA Absolute classics, but really depressing how relevant some of the lyrics remain nearly 45 years later (War Crimes and Racist Friend especially)

New Coral album. Got some cool Trojan reggae/ska vibes about it. Perfect in the hot weather!

Very very cool comp of late 70s / early 80s DIY synth pop- not the usual chart toppers.

Train cans in our @piccadillyrecs.bsky.social mugs on the way home to Wales, after going in for "a few" records 😁

As someone who looks like the bastard lovechild of Starmer and Burnham, I think today is going to be a difficult one... 🤓

After being reminded the other day just how much I love Underworld, I had to treat myself and get this classic on vinyl!

A bit of noise on the flat roof, and Tux starts chattering away. But it's not the usual crowd of pigeons who are at the window...

Cheeky speed session this morning (6x 400m critical velocity intervals) which was great fun, and also tipped me over 1000km run this year!

Watching this old clip of Underworld live. Had forgotten just how committed they are to the joy of repetition, setting up a belter of a groove and just running with it for as long as it wants, with the lightest embelishments to keep it from getting stale. Banger: www.youtube.com/watch?v=80sh...

Lunchtime experiment: Goats cheese and black tahini on olive bread, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with chia, hemp, and black sesame seeds. Next time, I would toast the bread for a bit more textural contrast, and add a sliced cornichon for some zing. Tasty though.

Local parkrun cancelled because of wind and high tide, so perfect weather for my 3x 2km threshold intervals! Used the tailwind for the intervals, and ran into the wind for rests. Nailed the pacing, but got sandblasted!

"Sounds like a piano, ill-prepared by John Cage falling asleep on the sofa in a chill out room, having electric dreams" audioobscura.bandcamp.com/album/dream-...

During a session demonstrating my synths to my friend Tom, we ended up with a very promising start... so I developed it today into a full track. Intro section is a nod to early 90s Clannad simply because he was showing me Clannad videos on YouTube 😆 www.subvert.fm/ikjoyce/trac...

Another great trip to @noiseannoys78.bsky.social If anyone needs me, I will be drinking the six litres of cheap Sangria that is needed before putting this gem of a record on... It's basically like being stuck inside a Spanish Oktoberfest tent. Confusing as hell, and probably great fun when drunk.

Started up with a sore throat on Thursday night. Managed to run ok Friday and yesterday (easy running only) and got a few days before next planned run. Only 3 weeks to the Nova Coast Half, could really do without this! Sounded like Barry White yesterday morning, but more like Macy Gray by bedtime!

4 days off running for my birthday weekend weekend with family, legs are itching to go for tomorrow's threshold interval session! Just got to shift the last of the hangover!

I may be here some time...

Got up earlier today, to beat the heat. Had a 15km progression run (17km with warm up and cool down), legs were quite fatigued but managed it ok. Went straight into the sea afterwards for a cooling dip, lovely!

It's already 19 degrees here- I got up at 6:30 for my run thinking it would be cooler... i'm sweatier than prince Andrew's pizza. 3x 2km threshold intervals in this heat are definitely type 2 fun. Managed the first at pace, could hardly stay inside the pace range for other two. Walked the rests.

Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone.