John Gosling (Psychic TV musician): Difference between revisions

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| birth_dateorigin = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|10|16}}

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| genre label = [[Electronica]],Wall [[bigof beat]],Sound [[trip(record hop]],label)|Wall [[electro-industrial]], [[alternativeof danceSound]]

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'''John Gosling''' (born c.1963, [[Brighton]]),<ref name="Inde">"HOW WE MET: Alexander McQueen & John Gosling 'We were walking the same way. I had no idea he was stalking me'", ''[[The Independent]]'', 24 September 2000, retrieved 5 February 2010</ref> currently known as '''Mekon''', is an English [[big beat]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] musician and [[electronica]] producer.<ref name="Bush">Bush, John "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p227224/biography|pure_url=yes}} Mekon Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 5 February 2010</ref><ref name="Newham">"[http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/whatson/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=whatsonclubmix&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=whatsonnewham&itemid=WeED14%20Sep%202006%2010%3A15%3A06%3A033 Mekon takes no prisoners]", ''[[Newham Recorder]]'', 14 September 2006, retrieved 5 February 2010</ref>

Gosling is well known as a member of [[Psychic TV]].<ref>Keenan, David. ''England’s Hidden Reverse: A Secret History of the Esoteric Underground'' (MIT & Strange Attractor Press, 2016)</ref><ref name="Strong2003">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The great indie discography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HJfGtREyuSAC&pg=RA12-PT249|accessdate=31 July 2010|date=31 October 2003|publisher=Canongate U.S.|isbn=978-1-84195-335-9}}</ref> Gosling founded the group [[Zos Kia]],<ref name="Strong1" /> [[Psychic TV]] (during 1984),<ref name="Strong1">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 466</ref> [[23 Skidoo (band)|23 Skidoo]], and [[Bass-o-Matic]] (with [[William Orbit]]) before recording as Mekon.<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0252-6}}, p. 220</ref> and teamed up with [[Coil (band)|Coil]]<ref>[https://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/biog/goslingj.php?site=coil08] Gosling Bio Blurb</ref><ref name="Buckley2003">{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The rough guide to rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT222|accessdate=31 July 2010|date=28 October 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-105-0|pages=221–222}}</ref> for the album ''[[Transparent (Coil album)|Transparent]]''. He has also done extensive remixing work under the name "Sugar J".<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sugar+J Sugar J discography]</ref>

In the mid-to-late-Nineties he was a core member of the group [[Agent Provocateur (band)|Agent Provocateur]] along with [[Matthew Ashman]] (originally of [[Bow Wow Wow]]), [[Dan Peppe]], [[Danny Saber]] (of [[Black Grape]]) and [[Cleo Torez]].

He has worked with artists such as [[Schoolly D]] (on the ''Skool's Out'' album), [[Roxanne Shanté]] ("Yes Yes Y'All"), [[Marc Almond]] ("Delerious"), [[Bobby Gillespie]], [[Alan Vega]], and [[Afrika Bambaataa]].<ref name="Newham" /><ref name="SMH">Sasson, Chloe (2006) "[http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd-reviews/something-came-up/2006/11/21/1163871376393.html Something Came Up]", ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 21 November 2006, retrieved 5 February 2010</ref> His third album, ''Something Came Up'', featured artwork by fashion designer [[Alexander McQueen]].<ref name="SMH" /><ref name="RA">"[http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=7843 Mekon's third artist album out through Wall Of Sound]", [[Resident Advisor]], 8 May 2006, retrieved 5 February 2010</ref>

Mekon's [[remix]] of the infadelsInfadels single, "Can't Get Enough", appeared on an episode of ''[[Hex (TV Series)|Hex]]'', a hit show originally shown on [[Sky One]] in the UK, and later on [[BBC America]]. It also featured on the ''[[FIFA 07]]'' soundtrack. His song "What's Going On" is featured on the [[PlayStation 2]] game ''[[ATV Offroad Fury 2]]'' as well as the video game ''[[Amplitude (2003 video game)|Amplitude]]''.

*''[[Rape/Thank You]]'' on 7" vinyl (1984)

*''[[Be Like Me]]'' on 12" vinyl (1985)

*''[[Rape (Zos Kia album)|Rape]]'' on 12" vinyl (1985)

*''[[That's Heavy Baby]]'' (with '''Sugardog''') on 7" and 12" vinyl (1987)

*[[Live at Thee Ritz]] (LP) Temple Records (1989)

*[[ Those Who Do No]]Not (1997)

*[[Godstar (song)|Godstar]]: Thee Director's Cut]] (2004)

*"asMekong"on[[A Brief History of Ambient Volume 2: [[Imaginary Landscapes]] and [[C & S Street Jazz Presents Give 'Em Enough Dope Volume Two]]

*''SomethingSome Thing Came Up'' ([[PIAS Recordings]]) – 2006

*[[Amplitude (2003 video game)|''Amplitude'' (video game)]]

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