How does Jim have the same outfit on in every picture/footage of him?
― grandavis, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
meh, was hoping this revive meant actual Jim stuff. Been rocking 'The Visitor' a bunch lately.
― Stormy Davis, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:13 (eleven years ago) link
Was listening to Kid Creole & the Coconuts' 'Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy' earlier today and that one sardonic couplet at the end of the chorus immediately made me think of Jim: "'Cos if I was in your blood / Then you wouldn't be so ugly"
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:50 (eleven years ago) link
Mego announces Old News #9:http://editionsmego.com/release/OLD-NEWS-9
― EvR, Friday, 27 September 2013 07:09 (eleven years ago) link
No idea how anyone is expected to keep up with the output from Mego these days...
― MikoMcha, Friday, 27 September 2013 08:55 (eleven years ago) link
@NikoMcha Having a Spotify account helps. Although they don't have all the new releases up, like Jim's.
― EvR, Friday, 27 September 2013 11:05 (eleven years ago) link
mego inevitably release what you just purchased but remastered & with extra tracks, the day after you purchase it.fuck any vinyl that is not €1 in my local Plattenkiste.
― massaman gai, Friday, 27 September 2013 11:33 (eleven years ago) link
I think I counted that from 2011 - 2012, counting all the reissue stuff and imprints, Mego released something like 55 vinyl records.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Saturday, 28 September 2013 05:12 (eleven years ago) link
A new addition apparently to the Steamroom albums: http://steamroom.bandcamp.com/album/steamroom-9
― EvR, Sunday, 27 October 2013 15:14 (ten years ago) link
no not the french horn again
― massaman gai, Sunday, 27 October 2013 15:22 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3z8twRBz24
― EvR, Friday, 29 November 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
Steamroom 10 up: http://steamroom.bandcamp.com/album/steamroom-10
― EvR, Monday, 3 February 2014 12:19 (ten years ago) link
heard this for the first time in years today, don't care much for Insignificance, but what atmosphere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aQf5h-6a5U
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 3 February 2014 19:22 (ten years ago) link
The Eiko Ishibashi record O'Rourke produced is pretty happening -- very much in the Eureka vein.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 19:04 (ten years ago) link
"resurrection" on that album is a monster jam
― adam, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 19:13 (ten years ago) link
yeah! the Kahimi Karie record is sounding pretty solid too, maybe a little less "O'Rourke" but very nice.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 20:07 (ten years ago) link
(sorry, just catching up with these)
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
jim o'rourke is a genius and Shame On All Of You Haters in 2001
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Sunday, 27 April 2014 06:32 (ten years ago) link
look what you did. you made him move to japan. JAPAN!!!!!!!!!
Really like the Eiko Ishibashi thing -- production is like 70s Joni filtered through Jim.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 16:36 (nine years ago) link
yeah car and freezer is great, i think she's a great songwriter (tho a lot of it is improv somehow?) and he's a good producer choice, i hope some of this vibe carries thru to his promised upcoming song-based record.
― adam, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
Steamroom 17 just released. As well as a new trio-lp on Black Truffle and a new duo-lp with Oren Ambarchi coming up soon on Editions Mego.
― EvR, Sunday, 25 January 2015 20:31 (nine years ago) link
https://youtu.be/tyEbxVZNXK4
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Thursday, 9 April 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
Boléro
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Thursday, 9 April 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link
Tracklist, etc.:
http://www.dragcity.com/products/simple-songs
― with HD lyrics (Eazy), Thursday, 9 April 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
http://www.dragcity.com/news/2015-05-05-flac-attack-the-jim-o-rourke-flac-atalog-is-here
smh
― markers, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 03:02 (nine years ago) link
great post. punish me jimbo
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
lolThey're FLAC files, baby! Lossless, bitches - know what that means? If so, please email us! Or you know what? Don't - just BELIEVE that these are the finest possible digitally-delivered representations of the O'Rourkian experience, reluctantly sanctioned by the man himself, who would prefer that you listen to his music on LP while residing in a cave sufficiently far from him that he never has to worry about seeing or hearing from you again! Don't disappoint him (further), take advantage of this uniquely exclusive experience today!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 17:31 (nine years ago) link
http://s22.postimg.org/jjxf15lox/jimorourkesimplesongs.jpg
― The Once-ler, Thursday, 7 May 2015 02:21 (nine years ago) link
oops, i put the thumb on the wrong side
― The Once-ler, Thursday, 7 May 2015 02:58 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhac0bWENY
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 7 May 2015 04:08 (nine years ago) link
good god @ that picture
― flappy bird, Thursday, 7 May 2015 06:37 (nine years ago) link
i have the poster from eureka on my bedroom door
― charva favela (clouds), Friday, 8 May 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link
Maybe you can appreciate my fan art? I updated my fan art to make it a little more realistic looking and to also better imitate Mimiyo Tomozawa's cartoons. There's only so much that I can, and am willing to do with a mouse and photofiltre freeware though.
― The Once-ler, Friday, 8 May 2015 21:55 (nine years ago) link
uhhh.. updated picture here
― The Once-ler, Friday, 8 May 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
http://s13.postimg.org/4w8e4czav/testetest.jpg
― The Once-ler, Friday, 8 May 2015 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Streamin':
http://www.npr.org/2015/05/10/404723495/first-listen-jim-orourke-simple-songs
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 May 2015 06:34 (nine years ago) link
thanks for the URL.
I hear lots of echos of "The Visitor" (which is good). Beautiful 12-string guitar parts in "Friends with Benefits".
― EvR, Monday, 11 May 2015 09:07 (nine years ago) link
dunno if it's my speakers but it sounds tinny as fuck.. is this the NPR stream quality. it sounds awfully trebly, sorta 'canned', 0 low end..
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Monday, 11 May 2015 14:43 (nine years ago) link
Sounded terrible through my laptop speakers, now listening with good headphones and it's really nice. "These Hands" especially - classic beautiful/pervy JOR.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 May 2015 15:00 (nine years ago) link
Yes, the stream is in low quality.
― EvR, Monday, 11 May 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
Even with the low quality stream, this album is hitting me hard. One for the year-end lists, I expect.
There's also a well-considered review that just appeared on the quietus site: http://thequietus.com/articles/17843-jim-orourke-simple-songs-review
― doug watson, Monday, 11 May 2015 17:50 (nine years ago) link
i dig your drawings once-ler, they just took me by surprise.
halfway thru first listen, sounds most like The Visitor and Eureka. wild guitar sound of Insignificance nowhere to be found. but that album was written and recorded in a week, and this took....eight years?
― flappy bird, Monday, 11 May 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
..."Simple Songs" places far fewer layers between Jim and the listener. O'Rourke doesn't invite you inside his home, but he does unlock the door.
Well said.
― EvR, Monday, 11 May 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
really wish i had the lyric sheet atm
― flappy bird, Monday, 11 May 2015 23:29 (nine years ago) link
no french horn ! yay!vdp honky tonk ! yay!no shoehorned "this one's for all you organum lovers" middle 8 in the wrong key ! yay !jim's singing voice. erm...
― massaman gai, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 08:44 (nine years ago) link
even though i get a strong "i'd really love to see you tonight" vibe from "friends with benefits", while listening to this song i have alternatingly loled nervously and thought "what a pretty song", totally love the endingthe old JOR magic!
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Thursday, 14 May 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
jim's singing voice. erm...i dunno, this album seems like he's finally comfortable singing...and yeah, even though this seems like maybe his "approachable" and friendly album, there are still plenty of nervous lols to be had!
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 May 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
yeah i think his singing voice is finei was listening to unreleased? with fire! (lol) this morning and found it remarkably good, so i decided to check out the new JOR and found it unnerving in a smooth and pleasant and familiar classically smooth JOR kind of way
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Thursday, 14 May 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
1999 Peel Session
― EvR, Thursday, 14 May 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link