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{{short description| English electronic musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = John Gosling
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_namealias = Joan D'Arc, Mekon, Sugar J, Zoskia
| birth_place =▼
| alias = Joan D'Arc, Mekon, Sugar J, Zoskia
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|10|16}}▼
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| genre = [[Electronica]], [[big beat]], [[trip hop]], [[electro-industrial]], [[alternative dance]]▼
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| occupation = [[Musician]]▼
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▲| occupation = [[Musician]]
| label = [[Wall of Sound (record label)|Wall of Sound]]
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| associated_acts = [[Agent Provocateur (band)|Agent Provocateur]], [[East 8 State]], [[Psychic TV]], [[Zos Kia]], [[Röyksopp]]▼
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▲| associated_acts = [[Agent Provocateur (band)|Agent Provocateur]], [[East 8 State]], [[Psychic TV]], [[Zos Kia]], [[Röyksopp]]
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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 2010-02-05</ref> currently known as '''Mekon''',isaan BritishEnglish [[big beat]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] [[musician]] and [[electronica]] [[Record producer|producer]].<ref name="Bush">Bush, John "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p227224/biography|pure_url=yes}} Mekon Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 5 February 2010-02-05</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 2010-02-05</ref>▼
==Biography==
▲'''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 2010-02-05</ref> currently known as '''Mekon''' is a British [[big beat]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] [[musician]] and [[electronica]] [[Record producer|producer]].<ref name="Bush">Bush, John "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p227224/biography|pure_url=yes}} Mekon Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2010-02-05</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 2010-02-05</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=httphttps://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=httphttps://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>
 
His first single was "Phatty's Lunch Box", which was followed by "Revenge of the Mekon", which featured [[Frankie Fraser]]; Gosling met Fraser in [[Islington]] shortly after reading a biography of the former [[gangster]], and they subsequently recorded three hours of Fraser reminiscing on his past, excerpts of which were used on the single.<ref name="Larkin" />
 
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 2010-02-05</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 2010-02-05</ref>
 
Mekon's [[remix]] of the infadelsInfadels [[single (music)|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]]''.
 
==Discography==
'''Zos Kia'''
*''[[23 (Zos Kia album)|23]]'' as ''Zos Kia'' on 2CD, 2CS, 3x12" vinyl (2017)
*''[[Transparent (Coil album)|Transparent]]'' as ''Zos Kia/Coil'' on CD, CS, 12" vinyl (1984)
*''[[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)
'''with Psychic TV'''
*[[Berlin Atonal Vol. 1]] (1984)
*[[Berlin Atonal Vol. 2]] (1984)
*[[Unclean (Psychic TV album)|Unclean]] (1984)
*[[Descending (Psychic TV album)|Descending]] (1985)
*[[Themes 2]] (1985)
*[[Live in Heaven]] (1987)
*[[Live at Thee Mardi Gras]] (1988)
*[[A Real Swedish Live Show]] (1989)
*[[Live at Thee Ritz]] (LP) Temple Records (1989)
*[[Thee City Ov Tokyo/Thee City Ov New York]] (1990)
*[[Mein-Goett-In-Gen]] (1994)
*[[ Those Who Do No]]Not (1997)
*[[Godstar (song)|Godstar]]: Thee Director's Cut]] (2004)
*[[Mary Never Wanted Jesus]]
'''with Jam Nation'''
*"asMekong"on[[A Brief History Ofof Ambient Volume 2: [[Imaginary Landscapes]] and [[C & S Street Jazz Presents Give 'Em Enough Dope Volume Two]]
'''with Bassomatic'''
*[[Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass]] (1990)
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*''Welcome to Tackletown'' ([[Wall of Sound (record label)|Wall of Sound]]) – 1997
*''Relax with... Mekon'' (Wall of Sound) – 2000
*''SomethingSome Thing Came Up'' ([[PIAS Recordings]]) – 2006
 
==See also==
*[[ATV Offroad Fury 2]]
*[[Amplitude (2003 video game)|''Amplitude'' (video game)]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
[http://mekon.me/ Mekon Official Music Site]
*{{discogs artist|John Gosling|John Gosling}}
*{{discogs artist|Mekon|Mekon}}
 
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| NAME = John Gosling
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Zos-Kia, Jordi Vallis, Sugar J, Mekon, Joan D'Arc
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =rock musician
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1963
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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