Posts Tagged ‘Jim O’Rourke’

O’Rourke/Carpenters

May 5, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

Jim O’Rourke covering Burt Bacharach, aka The Carpenters.  He turns it into a warped song of self-love. Of course:
Jim O’Rourke – Close to You by user2072932
It’s like a combination of these two posts.
More on the record here.
Update: Well, hmmn, Soundcloud took it down (and it’s posted a lotta places).  Hear it here.

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Jim O’Rourke

March 19, 2010Henry Baum 3 Comments »

It’s like watching my guitar teacher when I was nine – his fingers could do things mine couldn’t do.

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The Sound of Science

March 2, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

Jim O’Rourke is turning into Frank Zappa.  Less of a snarker, but the same kind of ambition.  This whole thing is amazing:

More science:

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Women of the World Take Over

February 10, 2010Henry Baum 4 Comments »

This song by Jim O’Rourke is everything I want to do musically and thematically with my soundtrack.

Original here:

Jim O’Rourke on the song:
Q: What about Eureka’s first track? That’s a loaded line you’re singing there ["Women of the world, take over. [...]

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