Zos Kia
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Zos Kia was a British musical group initially formed by John "Zos Kia" Gosling
along with John Balance and Min. This trio, along with Peter Christopherson on sound, and sometimes other guests, recorded and performed several concerts in 1982 and 1983 under the names Zos Kia and Coil, and some of this material is available on the Coil/Zos Kia release Transparent
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In 1983, Balance and Christopherson left to concentrate on Coil
full-time. All material released under the Zos Kia name alone was primarily the work of John Gosling. After retiring the Zos Kia name, Gosling went on to record with Sugardog and Psychic TV
and to work solo as Sugar J and Mekon.
The name "Zos Kia" is derived from the Zos Kia Cultus
, a system of magic devised by British artist Austin Osman Spare
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John "Zos Kia" Gosling
-Biography:John Gosling , currently known as Mekon is a British big beat and Industrial musician and electronica producer....
along with John Balance and Min. This trio, along with Peter Christopherson on sound, and sometimes other guests, recorded and performed several concerts in 1982 and 1983 under the names Zos Kia and Coil, and some of this material is available on the Coil/Zos Kia release Transparent
Transparent (album)
Transparent is the first release by the band Coil. It was a collaboration with Zos Kia and credited to "Zos Kia/Coil".The cassette version was released in 1984 on Nekrophile Rekords with catalogue number NRC 05. The CD version was released in 1997 on the label "Threshold House" with catalogue...
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In 1983, Balance and Christopherson left to concentrate on Coil
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...
full-time. All material released under the Zos Kia name alone was primarily the work of John Gosling. After retiring the Zos Kia name, Gosling went on to record with Sugardog and Psychic TV
Psychic TV
Psychic TV or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music...
and to work solo as Sugar J and Mekon.
The name "Zos Kia" is derived from the Zos Kia Cultus
Zos Kia Cultus
Zos Kia Cultus may refer to*a system of magic developed by Austin Osman Spare, see Austin_Osman_Spare#Influence_on_Chaos_magic*an album by the blackened death metal band Behemoth, see Zos Kia Cultus...
, a system of magic devised by British artist Austin Osman Spare
Austin Osman Spare
Austin Osman Spare was an English artist who developed idiosyncratic magical techniques including automatic writing, automatic drawing and sigilization based on his theories of the relationship between the conscious and unconscious self...
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Discography
- TransparentTransparent (album)Transparent is the first release by the band Coil. It was a collaboration with Zos Kia and credited to "Zos Kia/Coil".The cassette version was released in 1984 on Nekrophile Rekords with catalogue number NRC 05. The CD version was released in 1997 on the label "Threshold House" with catalogue...
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 on 12" vinyl (1985)
- That's Heavy Baby (with Sugardog) on 7" and 12" vinyl (1987)