Mekon biography
John Gosling (born c.1963), better known as Mekon is a British big beat musician and electronica producer.
Biography
Brighton-born Gosling was a member of Zos-Kia, 23 Skidoo, and Bass-o-Matic (with William Orbit) before recording as Mekon. 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.
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. His third album, Something Came Up featured artwork by fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
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. 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
- Welcome to Tackletown (Wall of Sound) - 1997
- Relax with... Mekon (Wall of Sound) - 2000
- Something Came Up (PIAS Recordings) - 2006
See also
- ATV Offroad Fury 2
- Amplitude (video game)
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