NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jim O'Rourke (musician)

Jim O'Rourke (born 1969) is an American musician and producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene. In late 2001, he moved to New York City. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x2400, 323 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Jim ORourke (musician) User:Andersju/gallery ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x2400, 323 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Jim ORourke (musician) User:Andersju/gallery ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... Experimentalism can refer to the state of philosophy, or a particular music style. ... Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste of the musicians involved, and not in any particular style. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...

Known for his idiosyncratic tastes, and regarded as something of an expert on modern experimental music, he has released albums of jazz, electronica, noise and guitar rock music. O'Rourke has collaborated with the likes of Derek Bailey, Stereolab, Saint Etienne, Weasel Walter, Fennesz, Darin Gray, Flying Saucer Attack, Keith Rowe, and most recently produced and appears on the forthcoming album from Beth Orton. Experimentalism can refer to the state of philosophy, or a particular music style. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Noise music is music that uses sounds regarded as unpleasant or painful under normal circumstances. ... Derek Bailey pictured at the Vortex Club, Stoke Newington, 1991. ... Stereolab are a UK-based band whose style, mixing 1950s-1960s pop and lounge music with the motorik beat of krautrock, was one of the first to which the term post-rock was applied. ... Saint Etienne may mean: Saint Etienne, a UK band Saint- tienne, a commune of France AS Saint- tienne, a football (soccer) team This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Creator of the free glam aesthetic, along with other members of To Live and Shave in L.A. 2 including Liz Armstrong and Rat Bastard, and one of the reigning scene kings of the Chicago noise scene during the 90s and early 00s. ... Christian Fennesz (born December 25, 1962) is an Austrian musician who uses guitar and computer to create his electronic compositions. ... Flying Saucer Attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Keith Rowe (born March 16, 1940 in Plymouth UK) is a British free improvisation guitarist. ... Beth Orton performs live in Seattle, Washington, 2002. ...

He has produced albums by artists as varied as John Fahey and Tony Conrad. He mixed Wilco's very successful Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album, which made many reviewers' top ten lists for 2002, and was hired by the band to co-produce their 2004 album, A Ghost is Born. During the recording of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, O'Rourke collaborated with Wilco members Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche under the name Loose Fur. Their self-titled debut was released in 2003. He contributed a remix of the song 'Thrones and Dominions' by the band Earth to their recent compendium, released in 2005. John Fahey ( February 28, 1939â€“2001) was an American guitarist and composer, and one of the first guitarists to perform solo instrumental steel-string acoustic guitar. ... Tony Conrad, (born Anthony S. Conrad in 1940), is an avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician/composer, sound artist, teacher and writer. ... Wilco is an American contemporary rock band. ... Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a 2002 album by Wilco. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Ghost Is Born is an album by the band Wilco. ... Jeff Tweedy (born August 25, 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, United States) is an American songwriter, musician, and poet best known for his work with the genre-bending group Wilco. ... Glen Kotche is an American drummer, best known for his involvement in Wilco. ... Loose Fur is an American rock band comprised of Wilco members Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche, and musician/producer Jim ORourke. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earth are an American drone metal band formed in 1990 in Olympia, Washington by Dylan Carlson, Slim Moon and Greg Babior. ...

O'Rourke has released a large number of albums and was once a member of Gastr Del Sol with songwriter David Grubbs. From 2000 he played bass guitar, guitar and synthesizers with New York City band Sonic Youth; he quit as a full member in 2005 to pursue his interest in filmmaking, but may record with Sonic Youth again [1]. Gastr del Sol is an oft-cited stalwart of what is sometimes termed the post-rock movement of the 1990s. ... Brooklyn-based guitarist/pianist/vocalist David Grubbs has played among others with Jim ORourke in Gastr Del Sol Categories: Stub ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... A guitar is a stringe musical instrument. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Sonic Youth is a rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ...

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Categories: 1969 births | Living people | Bass guitarists | Chicago musicians | Irish-Americans Sonic Youth is a rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Gordon in 2005 Kim Gordon (born April 28, 1953) plays bass and guitar in the rock band Sonic Youth. ... Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer and lead guitarist for Sonic Youth. ... Lee Ranaldo at Ilosaarirock 2003 Lee Ranaldo (b. ... Steve Shelley is a drummer born 23 June 1963 in Midland, Michigan. ... Jim Sclavunos is a rock music drummer and percussionist. ... Richard Edson has acted in over 35 movies and was the earliest drummer of Sonic Youth, from 1981 to 1982. ... Bob Bert is the lovable Fozzy Bear-esque Zelig-like drummer of American indie post-whatever. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Sonic Youth is the debut album by Sonic Youth. ... Confusion Is Sex is Sonic Youths second album, first released in 1983. ... Sonic Death is a live album by Sonic Youth, released in 1984. ... Bad Moon Rising is the third album by the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, first released on Homestead Records in 1985. ... EVOL is a Sonic Youth album, released in 1986. ... Sister is an album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released in 1987 on SST Records. ... The Whitey Album is a 1988 album by Ciccone Youth, a side project of Sonic Youth. ... Daydream Nation is one of the most highly regarded albums by alternative rock band Sonic Youth. ... Goo is an album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 26, 1990. ... Dirty is an album by Sonic Youth that was originally released on July 21, 1992. ... Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is an album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, first released in May 1994. ... Screaming Fields of Sonic Love is a compilation of songs culled from Sonic Youths various releases from the 1980s. ... Front-loading washing machine. ... Made in USA is an album by Sonic Youth, and is the soundtrack to the 1986 film of the same name. ... A Thousand Leaves is an album by Sonic Youth. ... SYR5 is a 2000 album by Sonic Youth. ... Tracklist Free City Rhymes Renegade Princess Nevermind (what was it anyway?) Small Flowers Crack Concrete Side2side StreamXsonik Subway NYC Ghosts & Flowers Lightnin Categories: Album stubs | Sonic Youth albums ... Murray Street (2002) is an album by Sonic Youth. ... Sonic Nurse is an album by Sonic Youth, released on June 7th, 2004. ... Sonic Life is the tentative title of the forthcoming album by Sonic Youth, to be released in 2006. ... An example of EP, Mint Car from The Cure released in 1996. ... Kill Yr Idols is an EP by the rock band Sonic Youth, originially released only in Germany. ... Silver Session for Jason Knuth is a 1998 EP by Sonic Youth. ...

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