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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 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> |
'''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> |
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Gosling is well known as a member of [[Psychic TV]].<ref name="Strong2003">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The great indie discography|url=http://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, at which time he was known as Jordi Vallis),<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 name="Buckley2003">{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The rough guide to rock|url=http://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 (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> |
Gosling is well known as a member of [[Psychic TV]].<ref name="Strong2003">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The great indie discography|url=http://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, at which time he was known as Jordi Vallis),<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 name="Buckley2003">{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The rough guide to rock|url=http://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> |
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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" /> |
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" /> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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*''[[Transparent (album)|Transparent]]'' as ''Zos Kia/Coil'' on CD, CS, 12" vinyl (1984) |
*''[[Transparent (Coil album)|Transparent]]'' as ''Zos Kia/Coil'' on CD, CS, 12" vinyl (1984) |
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*''[[Rape/Thank You]]'' on 7" vinyl (1984) |
*''[[Rape/Thank You]]'' on 7" vinyl (1984) |
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*''[[Be Like Me]]'' on 12" vinyl (1985) |
*''[[Be Like Me]]'' on 12" vinyl (1985) |
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John Gosling
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Also known as | Joan D'Arc, Mekon, Sugar J, Zoskia |
Born | 1963 |
Genres | Industrial |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
John Gosling (born c.1963, Brighton),[1] currently known as Mekon is a British big beat and Industrial musician and electronica producer.[2][3]
Gosling is well known as a member of Psychic TV.[4] Gosling founded the group Zos-Kia,[5] Psychic TV (during 1984, at which time he was known as Jordi Vallis),[5] 23 Skidoo, and Bass-o-Matic (with William Orbit) before recording as Mekon.[6] and teamed up with Coil[7] for the album Transparent. He has also done extensive remixing work under the name "Sugar J".[8]
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.[6]
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 (ofBlack 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][9] His third album, Something Came Up featured artwork by fashion designer Alexander McQueen.[9][10]
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.
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