Jim O'Rourke
Jim O’Rourke epitomizes the explosion of musical diversity in the 1990s. He dabbled in as many styles and approaches as you can imagine, and he smeared a number of them together to create fabulous new aural soundscapes. His work with Gastr del Sol was tremendous — they’re the definitive example of the Chicago post-rock scene — and as a producer he helped shaped the direction of experimental music for a decade. As a musician, he’s peerless, a savant. Tony Conrad needed a sideman? O’Rourke taught himself how to play like Conrad. This is the most singularly rigorous performance idiom on the planet, and O’Rourke just sort of picked it up. Ditto with John Fahey. O’Rourke gets into Fahey, whose steel-string... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Experimental
- Birthdate:
- 01/18/1969
