Global Goon
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Global Goon's Jonathan Hawk is a former programmer from Lydiate
who earned a recording contract with Rephlex Records before moving to London and being Richard D. James' (aka Aphex Twin
)'s housemate. He had been making electronic music using SoundEdit 16 while supporting himself with various programming jobs. After moving into a shared house with James, Tom Jenkinson
, Chris Jeffs
and Grant Wilson-Claridge, he released his first album Goon
on Rephlex in 1996. Rumors that Goon actually was an alias for Aphex Twin persisted even after the release of Cradle of History
two years later. After releasing Vatican Nitez
four years later, he left the Rephlex label and started his own label J-HOK records, which he released 3 albums on. He also released one album on Audio Dregs
, and two albums and one EP
on WéMè.
Global Goon has also released 5 acid records under the alias Syntheme on both Planet Mu
and WéMè between 2007 & 2009.
Music critics have characterized Global Goon's style as ambient music
and as "easy listening fusion
". From Bessemer Cocktail
and after, his music took a turn towards acid house
rather than the easy listening downtempo
.
EPs and Singles
Lydiate
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who earned a recording contract with Rephlex Records before moving to London and being Richard D. James' (aka Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
)'s housemate. He had been making electronic music using SoundEdit 16 while supporting himself with various programming jobs. After moving into a shared house with James, Tom Jenkinson
Squarepusher
Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
, Chris Jeffs
Cylob
Cylob is the alias of UK electronic music maker Chris Jeffs. A trombone player in his youth, he progressed to experimenting with electronic music and recording in his late teens.-Career:...
and Grant Wilson-Claridge, he released his first album Goon
Goon (album)
Goon is an IDM/techno album by Johnny Hawk under the recording name of Global Goon. It is his debut album and first release on Rephlex Records. It was released in 1996.- Track listing :# "St...
on Rephlex in 1996. Rumors that Goon actually was an alias for Aphex Twin persisted even after the release of Cradle of History
Cradle of History
Cradle of History is an IDM/techno album by Johnny Hawk under the recording name of Global Goon. It is his second full album and third release on Rephlex Records...
two years later. After releasing Vatican Nitez
Vatican Nitez
Vatican Nites is an album by Global Goon released on Rephlex Records.-Track listing:# "Business Man" – 3:28# "Jerky Dharma" – 3:47# "On The 73" – 4:54# "Kreem Ballet" – 5:35# "Ray Krebs Drives A Car" – 1:28# "Stan's Slaves" – 3:30# "!" – 3:09...
four years later, he left the Rephlex label and started his own label J-HOK records, which he released 3 albums on. He also released one album on Audio Dregs
Audio Dregs
Audio Dregs is an independent record label run by electronic musicians and brothers E*vax and E*rock. It is based in Portland, Oregon and has released records from artists such as Ratatat and Global Goon.- Artists :* O.Lamm* Lullatone* Melodium* Kinn...
, and two albums and one EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on WéMè.
Global Goon has also released 5 acid records under the alias Syntheme on both Planet Mu
Planet Mu
Planet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas . It was based in Worcester until March 2007, then moved to London and has recently relocated to Broadstairs, Kent...
and WéMè between 2007 & 2009.
Music critics have characterized Global Goon's style as ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and as "easy listening fusion
Fusion (music)
A fusion genre is music that combines two or more styles. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided...
". From Bessemer Cocktail
Bessemer Cocktail
Bessemer Cocktail is an album by Global Goon, released in 2005. There is a turn in style and genre from his previously releases, with new acid house influences. It only available on LP, no official CD is available.-Track listing:...
and after, his music took a turn towards acid house
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
rather than the easy listening downtempo
Downtempo
Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
.
Discography
Albums| Title | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Goon Goon (album) Goon is an IDM/techno album by Johnny Hawk under the recording name of Global Goon. It is his debut album and first release on Rephlex Records. It was released in 1996.- Track listing :# "St... |
1996 | Rephlex |
| Cradle of History Cradle of History Cradle of History is an IDM/techno album by Johnny Hawk under the recording name of Global Goon. It is his second full album and third release on Rephlex Records... |
1998 | Rephlex |
| Vatican Nitez Vatican Nitez Vatican Nites is an album by Global Goon released on Rephlex Records.-Track listing:# "Business Man" – 3:28# "Jerky Dharma" – 3:47# "On The 73" – 4:54# "Kreem Ballet" – 5:35# "Ray Krebs Drives A Car" – 1:28# "Stan's Slaves" – 3:30# "!" – 3:09... |
2002 | Rephlex |
| Family Glue Family Glue Global Goon's Family Glue was Johnny Hawk's first DIY record, released on J-HOK Records in 2004. It was well received, and Hawk continues to release records by himself... |
2004 | Audio Dregs Audio Dregs Audio Dregs is an independent record label run by electronic musicians and brothers E*vax and E*rock. It is based in Portland, Oregon and has released records from artists such as Ratatat and Global Goon.- Artists :* O.Lamm* Lullatone* Melodium* Kinn... , J-HOK |
| Junior Glue Junior Glue Junior Glue is the fifth full-length album from electronic music producer Global Goon. It was rare, as there were only 100 official copies made. It was released in on September 9th, 2004, on his self-run label, J-HOK.-Track listing:# "Gong Farmer"# "Reeve"... |
2004 | J-HOK |
| Bessemer Cocktail Bessemer Cocktail Bessemer Cocktail is an album by Global Goon, released in 2005. There is a turn in style and genre from his previously releases, with new acid house influences. It only available on LP, no official CD is available.-Track listing:... |
2005 | WéMè |
| Pure Rock Pure Rock Pure Rock is the seventh full-length album from electronic music producer Global Goon. It was limited to 50 copies, with handmade numbering for each album in the bottom-right corner... |
2005 | J-HOK |
| Saint Aime Saint Aime (album) Saint Aime is an album by Global Goon. It was released in 2008, and continues to follow the acid house style similar to that of his past few releases, different from his usual downtempo style. It was only released on vinyl, no official CD release is available.-Track listing:Saint Aime is an album... |
2008 | WéMè |
| Earwhig | 2010 | Myuzyk |
| Quones | 2011 | J-HOK |
| Everything Is Connected | 2011 | J-HOK |
| Carbon Carbon Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds... |
2011 | UpItUp |
EPs and Singles
| Title | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Afterlife | 1997 | Rephlex |
| Chimay | 2008 | WéMè |
| Quonesha | 2011 | J-HOK |
External links
- Global Goon Official Site at J-Hok.com
- Discography at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Syntheme at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...