Cradle of History

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Cradle of History
Cradle of History by Global Goon.jpg
Studio album by Global Goon
Released April 6, 1998
Genre IDM
Label Rephlex Records
Producer Johnathon Taylor
Global Goon chronology
Goon
(1996)
Cradle of History
(1998)
Vatican Nitez
(2002)
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Cradle of History is an IDM/techno album by Johnny Hawk (Johnathon Taylor) under the recording name of Global Goon. It is his second full album and third release on Rephlex Records. It was released in 1998.

Intelligent dance music is a form of electronic music originating in the early 1990s which was regarded as "cerebral" and better suited to "home listening" than dancing. Emerging from electronic and rave music styles such as techno, acid house, ambient music, and breakbeat, IDM tended to rely upon individualistic experimentation rather than adhering to characteristics associated with specific genres. Prominent artists associated with the genre include Aphex Twin, μ-Ziq, the Black Dog, the Orb, the Future Sound of London, Autechre, Luke Vibert, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares and Boards of Canada.

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States during the mid-to-late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno in reference to a specific genre of music was in 1988. Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of sub-genres have been built.

Global Goon is a former British programmer from Lydiate, England who earned a recording contract with Rephlex Records before moving to London and being Richard D. James' '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 three albums on. He also released one album on Audio Dregs, and two albums and one EP on WéMè.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sloe Intro" – 5:10
  2. "Funkydrunk" – 4:45
  3. "Jazz Intro" – 4:00
  4. "Long Whiney" – 3:54
  5. "Dum Dar Dee" – 4:53
  6. "Quirkytill" – 1:52
  7. "Duck Soup" – 2:14
  8. "Dx" – 4:48
  9. "Afterlife" – 4:28
  10. "Grand Piano" – 5:21
  11. "Prince" – 4:59
  12. "Snare Rush" – 3:50
  13. "Mim" – 3:32
  14. "Rockford" – 4:03
  15. "Vocal Loop" – 1:03
  16. "Bassy Hip Hop" – 4:30
  17. "Ready to Roll" – 1:40
  18. "Hardcore Symphony" – 2:25
  19. "Open Hyhatt" – 3:49
  20. "Gallery" – 5:27

Personnel

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