Week-End Mixtape:
https://www.mixcloud.com/weekendfest/week-end-mixtape-18-jim-orourke/
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 10:16 (three years ago) link
That's a fantastic mix, thanks for posting. When I first opened it in Mixcloud the tracklist was available when swiping, but it now seems only available for premium members. The blurb describes the tracks to an extent, it's neither in order nor complete though.
Włodzimierz Kotoński "Time Captives" by Kingdom ComeAutechre "Sinistrail Sentinel” Jaap Vink “Stroma” Sand “Helicopter”Frank ZappaJulius EastmanXenakis’s saxophone quartet “Xas”Wim Mertens “Circles”
― willem, Thursday, 11 February 2021 14:19 (three years ago) link
Hmm... yes, I'm sure the tracklist was visible on desktop also, but now it's gone. Should've copypasted it.
― jvc, Thursday, 11 February 2021 14:43 (three years ago) link
apologies for horrible formatting:
#TimeSongArtist01no timeAntiphonaeWlodzimierz Kotonski02no timeXasIannis Xenakis03no timeListen to the SilenceGeorge Russell04no timeStromaJaap Vink05no timeHelicopterSand06no timeSinistrel SentinelAutechre07no timeShun XHino Terumasa08no timeWait Until DayLoren Connors09no timeTime CaptivesKingdom Come10no timeLow Budget Music for OrchestraFrank Zappa11no timeJoy BoyJulius Eastman12no timeCirclesWim Mertens
― toby, Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:07 (three years ago) link
(via https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mixcloud-with-tracklist/jgghogcekaldifaiifpnbfnpmmpiengb?hl=en)
― toby, Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:09 (three years ago) link
Thanks toby!
― willem, Thursday, 11 February 2021 15:26 (three years ago) link
Seconded, thanks Toby! There really is an addon for everything :)
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 11 February 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
attention! jim o'rourke is doing an online event monday mar 1! part of this series, there is a fb event but i didn't want to link to it https://ess.org/option
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 13 February 2021 15:26 (three years ago) link
Cool, thanks for the heads up!
― J. Sam, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
Jim had a guest spot at NTS on the 19th, playing an hour of minimal/experimental cuts. The show can be found here (tracklist is included)
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 25 February 2021 10:20 (three years ago) link
That live convo La Lechera mentioned is happening now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8AUUVq6Wck
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 01:30 (three years ago) link
Making Eureka, telling Vandermark "Play stupider! Stupider! Saturday Night Live! More like David Sandborn!" And Vandermark says "I can't do it!" And he says, "That's why I want you to do it!"
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 02:02 (three years ago) link
That was so great. Very interesting to learn that everything on Loose Fur's Born Again In the USA--except for vocals--was recorded with Shure SM57 mics. Just because he wanted to see how it would sound!
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 02:32 (three years ago) link
^ Love the sound of (and songs on!) that second Loose Fur album--sort of as much the unofficial sequel to Insignificance as to LF1 in certain ways.
I also found it very subtly telling how when O'Rourke demurs that he's not the most social person, Vandermark counters with "Well, you are and you aren't"...
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 03:19 (three years ago) link
Ha, I've always loved that anecdote about Eureka, which was the subject of a blog post I wrote 18 (!!!) years ago.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 03:20 (three years ago) link
Interesting review on All About Jazz (!!) of the Another Timbre-release.
― EvR, Wednesday, 10 March 2021 18:51 (three years ago) link
I've *finally* got through this interview. It's kind of interesting to see how Jim handles his uh... divorce from the USA (recording engineer, Roeg/Drag City records, Sonic Youth, Wilco, Loose Fur, etc) and never really returned.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 11 March 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
My rationale for posting this every so often in a few different places is to increase the chance that I or the world won't forget it exists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJWxkYu8WgU
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 16 March 2021 20:43 (three years ago) link
anyone wanna recommend their favorite steamrooms? i have 40, 50, and 53. all great.
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Saturday, 20 March 2021 01:11 (three years ago) link
I've only heard 52 and 53 so far. The latter blew my mind, just a sublime marriage of ambient compositional principles and so-called contemporary classical, whereas the former was decent enough, but a bit nondescript in comparison. If RYM is anything to go by, they seem to highly rate nos. 4, 5, 17, 30, 46, 47 & 50. I wouldn't mind making my way through the whole series in chronological order, but that's quite the commitment.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 20 March 2021 01:23 (three years ago) link
46 is as good as cosmic synth music gets imo
― J. Sam, Saturday, 20 March 2021 03:17 (three years ago) link
nice
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Saturday, 20 March 2021 18:32 (three years ago) link
Jim O'Rourke - Too Compliment lp announcement
― EvR, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 07:29 (three years ago) link
pretty epic write-up / review of Too Compliment towards the bottom of this feature. it's the very last review in the series. nice DG interview, too-https://toneglow.substack.com/p/tone-glow-065-david-grubbs
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 22:54 (three years ago) link
*epic, or obnoxious, depending on how you're feeling. i can't help but calboti (chuckling a little bit on the inside, man) at the fact that JOR doesn't put this stuff out on cd, forcing me to listen to his output on mp3 (or flac), often on laptop speakers. is vinyl really superior for this type of music? Too Compliment recalls the vibe of some of the more dense, percussive Steamroom releases.. harsh, alien world -sounding, synthesized environments. maybe it's more dynamic and concise. i suppose that i'm in the minority of listeners, desiring a CD release (or any physical format, for that matter) for this stuff
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Thursday, 27 May 2021 22:43 (three years ago) link
always think vinyl is pretty dumb for this stuff, too, fwiw
― massaman gai (front tea for two), Friday, 28 May 2021 12:22 (three years ago) link
Interesting point, I was thinking the same thing. I can't help but thinking vinyl is a very expensive luxury product compared to cd's and downloads. Shipping vinyl is also not cheap, adding to the price of the product. With small quantities being released to cover the production costs, it's no surprise that vinyl releases such as this new O'Rourke album sell out quickly.
― EvR, Friday, 28 May 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
I'm with you, I haven't bought a new O'Rourke record physically since Simple Songs. I continue to be bummed by all of this being vinyl only, but we are in the minority. While some niche labels are sticking with the format, others are sprinting away from it. Numero Group is already done with the format completely and less than half of the 2021 releases Drag City have announced have gotten CD releases. I kinda get it, but then when I see they get cassette releases (ffs!), I really don't get the economics that drive which particular allegedly dead format gets a release and which doesn't.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:04 (three years ago) link
CDs will be cool again eventually
― brimstead, Friday, 28 May 2021 18:21 (three years ago) link
Ironically, I've always felt O'Rourke's production/mix style lent itself more to digital formats? which would seem to go against his own assessment. I own several latter day albums on vinyl but the dynamics of the music ("Shutting Down Here", "The Visitor", "Simple Songs") make it a more pleasurable listen via Tidal. I keep the vinyl out of affection for the format and the artist
― what's fgti up to these days? nothing. she's fake (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 28 May 2021 18:44 (three years ago) link
there is not one album in existence that better on CD than on vinyl is there?
― Fauna Sukkot (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 29 May 2021 05:13 (three years ago) link
― brimstead, Friday, May 28, 2021 7:21 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
thankfully not yet, they're still cheap! used cd shops are a fucking boon right now.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 29 May 2021 14:54 (three years ago) link
Going the Wu Tang, one-of-one edition route
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 13 August 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
one million dollars
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Saturday, 14 August 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
$5k pharmabros be perkin'
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Saturday, 14 August 2021 04:20 (two years ago) link
Jim O’Rourke has something like 50 billion albums out there and 49 billion ninety-hundred ninety-nine million of them are ambient/experimental bollocks. I like acoustic folk guitar stuff like Bad Timing and The Visitor. Does he have anything else like that?
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 16 August 2021 23:11 (two years ago) link
closest is his song albums, eureka, insignificance and simple songs
― ufo, Monday, 16 August 2021 23:18 (two years ago) link
I like Eureka a lot, didn’t much care for Insignificance, sounded a bit too rock band-ish for me. Simple Songs I haven’t heard. Will definitely check out. Thanks!
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 16 August 2021 23:45 (two years ago) link
The Halfway to a Threeway EP is my favorite in that folk/acoustic vein. The two Loose Fur albums have some songs (real songs) in that style, too.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 08:15 (two years ago) link
xps as opposed to those of his regular releases which were only bought by one person, but not by design
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 08:44 (two years ago) link
i was listening to either robert wyatt's rock bottom or ruth is stranger than richard the orther day thinking, this is very eureka. i think somewhere ilx jim fans agree that mid-late period Gorky'S zygotic mynci (spanish dance troupe onwards) is very jimo. or i guess you could try those ralph towner / john abercrombie duo discs or abercrombie's "characters"this: https://laloi.bandcamp.com/album/feed-a-pigeon-breed-a-rat or other zach phillips has a comparable tangled proggy bacharach vibe.
― massaman gai (front tea for two), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 09:23 (two years ago) link
oh yeah the first loose fur album is one of the best things both o'rourke & tweedy have done
― ufo, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 09:50 (two years ago) link
xp thanks for mentioning that Zach Phillips album; I had been meaning to check it out. "Tangled proggy Bacharach vibe" is right, and I love the avant radio show concept. So good
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
I have spent most of today listening to Bad Timing, Halfway to Threeway and Eureka. He is ridiculously good. I swear 'The Workplace' is like walking through the world, only with six inches of air in the soles of one's shoes.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
Steamroom 57 is up on the Bandcamp, and it's an absolute trip. The piece is titled "between 2 and 6 a.m." and it sounds to me like the soundtrack to a series of dreams one might have during those hours
― J. Sam, Friday, 3 December 2021 22:38 (two years ago) link
https://www.nts.live/shows/jim-o-rourke
― just sayin, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 05:52 (two years ago) link
once a month he picks tunes I see.
Also this-from March - playing on Drive My Car soundtrack
https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/03/25/eiko-ishibashi-drive-my-car/
Much like the film, Ishibashi’s soundtrack is diametrically opposite to the prevailing cinematic trends in Japan. “Japanese film soundtracks are just wall-to-wall cloying emotional music,” she says. “It always sounds like a continuous trailer.” To which O’Rourke adds: “The way the Japanese film industry works, you have very little time to do the soundtrack. There’s very little real instrumental music in Japanese films now. Most soundtracks are done by one person on a keyboard. Eiko’s soundtrack is so different that people here overlook it. It doesn’t operate in telling you what your emotions are.”
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 19:47 (two years ago) link
eiko ishibashi also has a semi-regular nts show btw:
https://www.nts.live/shows/eiko-ishibashi
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 26 April 2022 19:56 (two years ago) link
I watched Drive My Car last week and was excited to discover that he played on the soundtrack. It's worth a listen, even if you haven't seen the movie.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 21:43 (two years ago) link
x-post -- oh nice
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 April 2022 20:45 (two years ago) link