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T h i s i s a n o l d r e v i s i o n o f t h i s p a g e , a s e d i t e d b y 6 7 . 2 5 4 . 2 5 0 . 4 ( t a l k ) at 0 2 : 2 6 , 1 6 J u l y 2 0 2 2 . T h e p r e s e n t a d d r e s s ( U R L ) i s a p e r m a n e n t l i n k t o t h i s r e v i s i o n , w h i c h m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h e c u r r e n t r e v i s i o n .
( d i f f ) ← P r e v i o u s r e v i s i o n | L a t e s t r e v i s i o n ( d i f f ) | N e w e r r e v i s i o n → ( d i f f )
Gosling is well known as a member of Psychic TV .[4 ] [5 ] Gosling founded the group Zos Kia ,[6 ] Psychic TV (during 1984),[6 ] 23 Skidoo , and Bass-o-Matic (with William Orbit ) before recording as Mekon.[7 ] and teamed up with Coil [8 ] [9 ] for the album Transparent . He has also done extensive remixing work under the name "Sugar J".[10 ]
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.[7 ]
In the mid-to-late-Nineties he was a core member of the group 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 .[3 ] [11 ] His third album, Something Came Up featured artwork by fashion designer Alexander McQueen .[11 ] [12 ]
Mekon's remix of the infadels single, "Can't Get Enough", appeared on an episode of 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 .
Discography
Zos Kia
23 as Zos Kia on 2CD, 2CS, 3x12" vinyl (2017)
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) on 12" vinyl (1985)
That's Heavy Baby (with Sugardog ) on 7" and 12" vinyl (1987)
with Psychic TV
with Jam Nation
as Mekong on A Brief History of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes and C & S Street Jazz Presents Give 'Em Enough Dope Volume Two
with Bassomatic
with Agent Provocateur
Other
as Mekon
See also
References
^ "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
^ Bush, John "Mekon Biography ", Allmusic , retrieved 5 February 2010
^ a b "Mekon takes no prisoners ", Newham Recorder , 14 September 2006, retrieved 5 February 2010
^ Keenan, David. England’s Hidden Reverse: A Secret History of the Esoteric Underground (MIT & Strange Attractor Press, 2016)
^ Strong, Martin Charles (31 October 2003). The great indie discography . Canongate U.S. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9 . Retrieved 31 July 2010 .
^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0 , p. 466
^ a b Larkin, Colin (1999) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0252-6 , p. 220
^ [1 ] Gosling Bio Blurb
^ Buckley, Peter (28 October 2003). The rough guide to rock . Rough Guides. pp. 221–222. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0 . Retrieved 31 July 2010 .
^ Sugar J discography
^ a b Sasson, Chloe (2006) "Something Came Up ", Sydney Morning Herald , 21 November 2006, retrieved 5 February 2010
^ "Mekon's third artist album out through Wall Of Sound ", Resident Advisor , 8 May 2006, retrieved 5 February 2010
External links
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gosling_(Psychic_TV_musician)&oldid=1098489736 "
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