John Gosling (Psychic TV musician)

Biography

John Gosling (born c.1963, Brighton), currently known as Mekon is a British big beat and industrial musician and electronica producer.

Gosling is well known as a member of Psychic TV. Gosling founded the group Zos-Kia,Psychic TV (during 1984),23 Skidoo, and Bass-o-Matic (with William Orbit) before recording as Mekon. and teamed up with Coil for the album Transparent. He has also done extensive remixing work under the name "Sugar J".

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.

John Gosling (cricketer, born 1921)

John William Gosling (born 1921 in Suva, Fiji - 1994 ) was a Fijian cricketer. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948. Eight years later, he was a key part of the Fijian team that gained an upset 28 run win over the Test-playing West Indians, taking six wickets, including that of Garfield Sobers.

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The Kinks

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1963 by brothers Dave and Ray Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. The band emerged in 1964 during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the US until their touring ban in 1965. Their third single, the Ray Davies penned "You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States. Between the mid-1960s and early 1970s, the group released a string of hit singles; studio albums drew good reviews but sold less than compilations of their singles. They gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' observational writing style. Albums such as Face to Face, Something Else, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround and Muswell Hillbillies, along with their accompanying singles, are considered among the most influential recordings of the period.

John Gosling (cricketer, born 1833)

John Frederick Gosling (19 February 1833 – 16 October 1882) was an English cricketer. Gosling's batting style is unknown. He was born at North Cray, Kent, and was educated at Rugby School.

Gosling made a single first-class appearance for Kent against England in 1858 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Kent won the toss and elected to bat first, making 85 all out, with Gosling being stumped by Tom Lockyer off the bowling of Edward Drake for 2 runs. England responded in their first-innings by making 66 all out, with Kent then making 103 all out in their second-innings, with Gosling being dismissed for a duck by Jem Grundy. Set a target of 123 for victory, England reached their target with five wickets to spare. This was his only major appearance for Kent.

He died at Bream, Gloucestershire, on 16 October 1882.

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