Mekon – SIDE-LINE https://www.side-line.com Industrial, electro, EBM, post-punk, darkwave news Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:32:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.side-line.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-side-line-logo-png-32x32.png Mekon – SIDE-LINE https://www.side-line.com 32 32 Mekong launches title track from ‘Danse Danse’ album as single and video – Out now https://www.side-line.com/mekong-launches-title-track-from-danse-danse-album-as-single-and-video-out-now/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:33:01 +0000 https://www.side-line.com/?p=52400 Following the release of the post-punk/dark-wave album “Danse Danse” by Mekong on the 3rd of...]]>

Following the release of the post-punk/dark-wave album “Danse Danse” by Mekong on the 3rd of May 2024, the third single, also titled “Danse Danse”, is now live.

The track comes accompanied by a music video directed by Pedro Viernes which stars Liudmyla Radyk continuing her role from the previous two singles’ videos “Going Numb” and “Ice Cold”. The track is now streaming on all major platforms and the video is available below.

Mekong is a Kraków, Poland-based act which crosses post-punk with a glimpse of 80’s goth culture.

You can download the album below.

]]> Coil fans get ready for the Zos Kia album ’23’ out as a 2CD digibook https://www.side-line.com/coil-fans-get-ready-for-the-zos-kia-album-23-out-as-a-2cd-digibook/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:30:56 +0000 http://www.side-line.com/?p=12483 Zos Kia was formed by John Gosling (Mekon), John Balance (Coil) and Min augmented with...]]>

Coil fans get ready for the Zos Kia album '23' out as a 2CD digibook

Zos Kia was formed by John Gosling (Mekon), John Balance (Coil) and Min augmented with guest Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle). Their one and only long-play album “Transparent” was released in August 1983 on cassette by the now-defunct Nekrophile label in Austria. These were the first released recordings of both Coil and Zos Kia. It was re-issued years later by Coil (Threshold House / Eskaton) in an edited edition and just of recent, the entire recordings were reissued on CD and Vinyl which is available here.

But besides of “Transparent”, Zos Kia released 2 EPs on vinyl and recorded several tracks for compilations, as well as about an hour of unreleased material, which was recently found in John Gosling’s archives. Now the final and complete anthology of Zos Kia recordings are being released for the first time ever in a luxury digibook 2CD edition holding 23 tracks, which represents more than 2 hours of material in various styles.

Included are well-known tracks which are being offered in different forms, unknown, rare and unreleased compositions and much more. The 2 CD set comes in a deluxe digibook including some pages with informations & exclusive archive pictures. You can order this excellent set right here.

]]> Zos Kia / Coil album ‘Transparent’ finally out for the very 1st time on CD on 2 vinyl LP since 1983 cassette release https://www.side-line.com/zos-kia-coil-album-transparent-finally-out-for-the-very-1st-time-on-cd-on-2-vinyl-lp-since-1983-cassette-release/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:57:03 +0000 http://www.side-line.com/?p=8008 Back in 1983, Zos Kia – a project formed by John Gosling (Mekon), John Balance...]]>
Zos Kia / Coil album 'Transparent' finally out for the very 1st time on CD on 2 vinyl LP since 1983 cassette release Back in 1983, Zos Kia – a project formed by John Gosling (Mekon), John Balance (Coil) and Min – was formed. The same year, on August 23rd, they released their one and only album, “Transparent” in a cassette only edition on the now defunct Nekrophile label based in Austria. The tape constituted the first released recordings of both Coil and Zos Kia (with guest Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson from Throbbing Gristle fame). The tape was reissued years later by Coil via Threshold House / Eskaton in an edited edition but never saw a proper CD or vinyl release, until now…. 33 years after their initial release, the entire recordings are being released via Cold Spring on CD/vinyl for the first time in a very limited edition (which you can buy right here). All of the tracks were completely remastered from the unedited tapes and two previously unreleased bonus tracks by Ake (pre-Zos Kia) were added. The album comes as a double vinyl edition (black vinyl with download card) in a gatefold sleeve with 12″ booklet of unseen images and can be ordered right here. A CD edition is also available here and comes presented in a 6-panel digipak with booklet containing unseen images. Here are 2 tracks from this cult release:

Read the review of ‘Transparent’.

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