As postrocks grey eminence, jim orourke has played on some of the genres most adventurous albums, including masterpieces by gastr del sol and briseglace. Insignificance 2001 when jim orourke released the boogiedup and distortionslathered insignificance back in 2001, it was an abrasive shock to. As a producer his skills have brought out a mahogany toned richness in the work of smog, wilco and sonic youth to name his more mainstream clients. View jim o rourke s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Insignificance sees jim fronting what is effectively the orourke allstars. Steamroom 1 by jim orourke, released 31 august 20 1. The music here is a sort of bestcase scenario for the kind of solo record that would have emerged from this period of orourkes career, combining the scuffedup rock style of sonic youth with orourkes whimsical musichallfolk musings. I seriously hope not and wish that mr o rourke would at least record another loose fur album.
American indie rock and avantgarde musician, composer and producer jim o rourke born january 18, 1969, in chicago has been a key component in the increasing overlap of the american and european experimental music avantgarde, working in everything from jazz and rock to ambient and electroacoustic and building many a bridge in between. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Insignificance by jim o rourke, released 19 november 2001 1. It peaked at number 35 on the uk independent albums chart. Jim orourke the visitor lyrics and tracklist genius. The visitor is an instrumental album by american musician jim orourke.
Hear the talk of the nation program for january 26, 2010. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Jims favorite culturallysensitive slogans and mottos. Jim orourke songwriter, producer, guitar, jeremy lemos assistant engineer, konrad strauss mastering, jim newberry photography. Clairol introduced the mist stick, a curling iron, into german only to find out that mist is slang for manure. As steady as orourke after years of pushing back musical boundaries with his improvisational work, jim orourke has discovered a new musical challenge. When the big o pulls no punches, you know you were punched with a punch unpulled. The top ranked albums by jim orourke are eureka, insignificance and bad timing. All pretensions of modesty and allusions to nicholas roeg films aside, insignificance, jim o rourke s third solo album for drag city, reaffirms that he is not only a fine composer, arranger, and producer, but a gifted, creative songwriter as well. Heres another few sides of longago and faraway jim orourke back on vinyl for the first time since way back.
Insignificance is a 2001 studio album by jim orourke, originally released on drag city. Jim orourke may not always be likable, but insignificance makes him real. Jim orourkes drag city albums released digitally for first time. Insignificance by jim o rourke released in 2001 via drag city. As far as renaissance men go jim o rourke could handle the patronage of a very extended medici family. Eureka is a 1999 studio album by jim orourke, originally released on drag city. As a lifelong midwesterner just back from my first trip to new york my mind all abuzz with comparisons, my. Exceeded rookie limits during 1872 season full name. He first came to prominence as a founding member of the louisville, kentucky, usabased hardcore outfit squirrel bait. Ah, when james michael was just a wee lad, he sang all the time, with a lovely little lilt to his voice, like all the children do. Insignificance sees jim fronting what is effectively the o rourke allstars. Life goes off and we thought our man in manhattan was keepin it real before. Jim orourkes classic run of drag city albums including bad timing, eureka, insignificance and more have been made available digitally for.
Insignificance is the third drag city album by american musician jim orourke. Media in category jim orourke the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. Jim orourkes backward journey from deconstructed noise to straightforward songcraft has left him in the worst kind of bind. Imagine my surprise when not only does jim orourke produce this album, but play on it, to the point where it might as well be a jim orourke record with beth on vocals. Though as he has turned his back on chicago for japan this looks unlikely though we can wish. Insignificance by jim orourke, released 19 november 2001 1. Heres another few sides of longago and faraway jim o rourke back on vinyl for the first time since way back.
Thats my first impression of jim o rourke, and its an abiding one. In 2001, orourke released insignificance, and album featuring appearances by guitarist jeff tweedy and glenn kotche of wilco. Halfway to a threeway by jim orourke ep, chamber pop. Sep 18, 2009 the reluctance of orourke and drag city to release the visitor as a digital download, for instance, rebels against our need for instant gratification.
Orourke uses drag city for his more conventional work. Bad timing 1998, eureka 1999, halfway to a threeway 1999. Originally released as a tour cd for the christoph heemann. Jim o rourke born january 18, 1969 is an american musician and record producer. O rourke uses drag city for his more conventional work. May 11, 2015 enigmatic songwriter jim orourke will return with a brand new album entitled simple songs on may 19th through drag city records. Its the halfway to a threeway 12 back to set turntables aspinnin. Eight years after insignificance, jim orourke released the visitor, a captivating, 38minute instrumental piece. Drag city reissue orourkes timeless fusion of bossapop, folk, classic rock and jazz. In 2001, orourke released insignificance, and album. View jim orourkes page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos.
He was long associated with the chicago experimental and improv scene. Jim o rourke s backward journey from deconstructed noise to straightforward songcraft has left him in the worst kind of bind. As steady as orourke after years of pushing back musical boundaries with his improvisational work. Jim orourke biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The label also released orourkes 2001 solo laptop album im happy, and im singing, and a 1, 2, 3, 4. Jim orourke s insignificance dates from 2001, which means that he was also in sonic youth at the time that it was made. Eight years after insignificance, jim o rourke released the visitor, a captivating, 38minute instrumental piece. Jim orourke finally releases his catalog digitally, streams simple.
The album was intended to be a continuation of three of his previous albums. Imagine my surprise when not only does jim o rourke produce this album, but play on it, to the point where it might as well be a jim o rourke record with beth on vocals. The reluctance of orourke and drag city to release the visitor as a digital download, for instance, rebels against our need for instant gratification. Insignificance is the third drag city album by american musician jim o rourke. Insignificance by jim orourke 781484020219 vinyl lp. It marks his first proper studio album in eight years since insignificance. Nov 19, 2001 oddly the final track roars out into with an electronic white noise storm as if jim was telling us his singersongwriter part of his career was over. American indie rock and avantgarde musician, composer and producer jim orourke born january 18, 1969, in chicago has been a key component in the increasing overlap of the american and european experimental music avantgarde, working in everything from jazz and rock to ambient and electroacoustic and building many a bridge in between. Insignificance 2001 when jim o rourke released the boogiedup and distortionslathered insignificance back in 2001, it was an abrasive shock to the senses. The top rated tracks by jim orourke are prelude to 110 or 220 women of the world, ghost ship in a storm, eureka.
Buy jim orourkes album titled insignificance to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Thats my first impression of jim orourke, and its an abiding one. All of his idionsyncrasies from his solo career appear on here, to the point where songs like rectify could have appeared on his insignificance album without feeling out of place. Alongside his sometime colleague jim orourke, grubbs is one of the leading figures on americas independent music scene. All the great songs and lyrics from the insignificance album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource. Orourke used to routinely piss us all off by never releasing any of his pretty uniformly awesome, newfangled records digitally because he assumed that wed just all exploitatively download them for nothing from and shovel em absentmindedly onto. Insignificance by jim orourke released in 2001 via drag city. All pretensions of modesty and allusions to nicholas roeg films aside, insignificance, jim orourkes third solo album for drag city, reaffirms that he is not only a fine composer, arranger, and producer, but a gifted, creative songwriter as well. Coors put its slogan, turn it loose, into spanish, where it was read as suffer from diarrhea. Insignificance is a 2001 studio album by jim o rourke, originally released on drag city.
Jim o rourke songwriter, producer, guitar, jeremy lemos assistant engineer, konrad strauss mastering, jim newberry photography. Media in category jim o rourke the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. Nov 27, 2001 jim o rourke may not always be likable, but insignificance makes him real. Includes unlimited streaming of insignificance via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Enigmatic songwriter jim orourke will return with a brand new album entitled simple songs on may 19th through drag city records. Fans of his eureka and insignificance albums not to mention jim s tomfoolery as part of the loose fur band will.
Yes, simple songs is an album of songs sung by jim orourke all the way through. Drag city reissue o rourke s timeless fusion of bossapop, folk, classic rock and jazz. As far as renaissance men go jim orourke could handle the patronage of a very extended medici family. William winant, jim orourke, takehisa kosugi, christian wolff, coco hayley gordon. Fans of his eureka and insignificance albums not to mention jims tomfoolery as part of the loose fur band will. Some other people might concentrate on his reputation as the da vinci of experimental music, pointing to the fact that although hes only 25, hes already released ten full albums, been involved in countless others, and worked with take a deep breath henry kaiser, illusion. I seriously hope not and wish that mr orourke would at least record another loose fur album. Oddly the final track roars out into with an electronic white noise storm as if jim was telling us his singersongwriter part of his career was over. It has been ten years since jims voice rang out from a new album.
Jim orourke insignificance lyrics and tracklist genius. Jim orourke born january 18, 1969 is an american musician and record producer. Jim orourke insignificance vinyl lp shop music direct. It is named after the nicolas roeg film of the same name. The visitor by jim orourke released in 2009 via drag city. Around 2000, he relocated to new york before moving on to tokyo, japan, where he currently resides. Left to himself, he has indulged in difficult works of avantgarde music that have gained him precious few fans, although at least the monumental disengage stands out as one of postrocks.