Less Than Halfway to a Guide to Jim O'Rourke
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7/10
Instrumental solo guitar album of four lengthy tracks, in the “American Primitivist” style of John Fahey, completely beautiful would def recommend working to.
Instrumental solo guitar album of four lengthy tracks, in the “American Primitivist” style of John Fahey, completely beautiful would def recommend working to.
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8.5/10
The last (and best) album from O’Rourke’s Chicago experimental rock/folk group Gastr del Sol. Mix of beautiful folk, jazz, bossa nova, ambient.
The last (and best) album from O’Rourke’s Chicago experimental rock/folk group Gastr del Sol. Mix of beautiful folk, jazz, bossa nova, ambient.
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8.5/10
Year of Release:
1999
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972
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8/10
Really haunting folk rock EP released the same year as Eureka. Finishes with the devastating title track which is ballad about loving someone who is in a vegetative state.
Really haunting folk rock EP released the same year as Eureka. Finishes with the devastating title track which is ballad about loving someone who is in a vegetative state.
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8/10
The cover art suggests a connection to Eureka, but this is a more traditional take on folk rock, albeit with typical weird O’Rourke inflections (the beautiful final track fades out with the percussion becoming progressively more menacing and prominent). Think if Neil Young wanted to make something deliberately off-kilter. “Memory Lame” and “Get a Room” are particularly brilliant.
The cover art suggests a connection to Eureka, but this is a more traditional take on folk rock, albeit with typical weird O’Rourke inflections (the beautiful final track fades out with the percussion becoming progressively more menacing and prominent). Think if Neil Young wanted to make something deliberately off-kilter. “Memory Lame” and “Get a Room” are particularly brilliant.
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8/10
Incredible ambient/noise album, that really shows off his versatility as an artist. This was released the same year as Insignificance!
Incredible ambient/noise album, that really shows off his versatility as an artist. This was released the same year as Insignificance!
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6/10
Year of Release:
2002
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612
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8/10
Building off I’m Happy…, this was a collab project with Fennesz and Peter Rehberg, where the trio made some incredible ambient/noise music. Honestly Jim’s run from 1997-2002 is unbelievable
Building off I’m Happy…, this was a collab project with Fennesz and Peter Rehberg, where the trio made some incredible ambient/noise music. Honestly Jim’s run from 1997-2002 is unbelievable
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7/10
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6/10
Year of Release:
2016
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Less Than Halfway to a Guide to Jim O'Rourke composition
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| 1990s | 4 | 40% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 50% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Jim O'Rourke | 6 | 60% | |
| Gastr Del Sol | 1 | 10% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 10% | |
| Fenn O'Berg | 1 | 10% | |
| Christian Fennesz & Jim O'Rourke | 1 | 10% |
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