- Global Goon
Infobox musical artist
Name = Global Goon
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jonne Hawke
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Born = 1967
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Origin =Merseyside , UK
Genre =Electronic music
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Years_active = 1988–present
Label =Rephlex ,Audio Dregs ,J-HOK ,WeMe
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URL = http://www.globalgoon.comGlobal Goon's Jonathan Taylor is a former programmer from
Lydiate who earned a recording contract with Rephlex Records [cite news| last =| first =| title =And the rest, New releases, Compilations and reissues| page =68| publisher ="The Observer "| date =2003-11-16| ] before moving to London and being Richard D. James' (akaAphex 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 andGrant Wilson-Claridge , he released his first album "Goon" onRephlex 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 releasingVatican Nitez four years later, he left theRephlex label and started releasing his albums on his own labelJ-HOK records [J-HOK Discography http://www.discogs.com/label/J-HOK+records] , as well asAudio Dregs andWeMe .Music critics have characterized Global Goon's style as
ambient music and as "easy listening fusion". [cite news| last =Pride| first =Dominic| title =London| page =45| publisher ="Billboard"| date =1997-03-22| ]Discography
Albums
EPs and Singles
References
External links
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Global+Goon Discography] at
Discogs
* [http://www.globalgoon.com Artist Website]
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