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Jim O'Rourke

Insignificance
Born
18 January 1969, Chicago, IL, United States
Currently
Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
Member of
Bonjintan, Brise-Glace, Chris Connelly and The Bells, Delivery Health, Diskaholics Anonymous Trio, Elvis Messiahs, Fenn O'Berg, Gastr del Sol, Illusion of Safety, Indicate, Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke & Oren Ambarchi, Loose Fur, ..., Mimir, Miss High Heel, Original Silence, Osorezan, Plastic Palace People, The Red Krayola, Sonic Youth, The Supreme Indifference, Yona-Kit, カフカ鼾 [Kafka's Ibiki]
Notes
Founder of Moikai; co-founder of Dexter's Cigar
Also Known As
James Bernard O'Rourke, James O'Rourke, James "Diamond Jim" O'Rourke, Jim "Hard Rock" O'Rourke
Genres
Drone, Ambient, Electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, EAI, Noise Rock
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Works

Discography

431
Credits 462 Filmography 28

Album

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+2
3.19
207
2
207
2
Cover art: Tamper
Tamper
1991
+3
3.40
410
2
410
2
Cover art: Disengage
Disengage
1992
+1
3.02
234
3
234
3
Cover art: Terminal Pharmacy
Terminal Pharmacy
1995
+1
3.48
752
12
752
12
Cover art: Happy Days
Happy Days
1997
+2
3.83
3,759
29
3,759
29
Cover art: Bad Timing
Bad Timing
1997
+1
3.08
903
16
903
16
Cover art: Invito al ĉielo
Invito al ĉielo
1998 • Sonic Youth / Jim O'Rourke
Sonic Youth
Jim O'Rourke
 
3.59
215
5
215
5
Cover art: Treatise
Treatise electronics
1999 • Cornelius Cardew • Art Lange / Jim Baker / Carrie Biolo / Guillermo Gregorio / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Jim O'Rourke
+6
3.83
6,860
65
6,860
65
Cover art: Eureka
Eureka
1999
+4
3.85
5,378
62
5,378
62
Cover art: Insignificance
Insignificance
2001
+3
3.62
1,533
20
1,533
20
Cover art: The Visitor
The Visitor
2009
+1
2.73
187
1
187
1
Cover art: In Stereo
In Stereo
2010 • Fenn O'Berg
 
3.21
471
471
-
Cover art: Behold
Behold
2015 • Oren Ambarchi & Jim O'Rourke
+3
3.44
2,143
23
2,143
23
Cover art: Simple Songs
Simple Songs
2015
+1
3.24
184
4
184
4
Cover art: すっ飛び篭 (Flying Basket)
すっ飛び篭 (Flying Basket)
2015 • Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke With Chikamorachi & Merzbow
Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi
Jim O'Rourke
Merzbow
+2
3.42
1,186
1
1,186
1
Cover art: It's Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry
It's Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry
2016 • Christian Fennesz & Jim O'Rourke
Fennesz
Jim O'Rourke
+2
3.23
283
283
-
Cover art: Wakes on Cerulean
Wakes on Cerulean
2017 • Kassel Jaeger & Jim O'Rourke
 
3.33
371
3
371
3
Cover art: Sleep Like It's Winter
Sleep Like It's Winter
2018
+1
3.07
252
252
-
Cover art: Hence
Hence
2018 • Oren Ambarchi & Jim O'Rourke
+1
3.47
699
3
699
3
Cover art: Shutting Down Here
Shutting Down Here
2020
 
3.46
99
2
99
2
Cover art: Hands That Bind
Hands That Bind [film score]
2023
 
3.28
43
43
-
Cover art: Steamroom 61
Steamroom 61
2023
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Live Album

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EP

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3.24
66
1
66
1
Cover art: Rules of Reduction
Rules of Reduction
1993
 
3.08
46
1
46
1
Cover art: Please Note Our Failure
Please Note Our Failure
1998
+3
3.94
4,101
41
4,101
41
Cover art: Halfway to a Threeway
Halfway to a Threeway
1999
 
3.40
38
38
-
Cover art: He Who Laughs
He Who Laughs [film score]
2002
 
3.47
26
26
-
Cover art: North Six
North Six
2004 • Carlos Giffoni / Lee Ranaldo / Jim O'Rourke
 
3.09
57
1
57
1
Cover art: Released!
Released! [live]
2012 • Fire! with Jim O'Rourke
Fire!
Jim O'Rourke
 
3.29
59
59
-
Cover art: The Supreme Indifference Live
The Supreme Indifference Live [live, archival]
2020 • Kim Gordon, Jim O'Rourke & Alan Licht
+1
2.64
18
18
-
Cover art: In All Due Deference
In All Due Deference
2020
 
2.97
24
24
-
Cover art: Gametophyte 4 IX
Gametophyte 4 IX
2023

Single

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3.55
18
18
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Cover art: Muni / Michel Piccoli
Muni / Michel Piccoli
1993
 
4.28
43
43
-
Cover art: Therefore I Am
Therefore I Am
2002
 
3.46
105
2
105
2
Cover art: Despite the Water Supply
Despite the Water Supply
2008
 
3.02
2
2
-
No cover art available
NAMM Weekend Pass [remixes]

Music video

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4.00
2
2
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Cover art: A Man's Mind Will Play Tricks on Him (Edit)
A Man's Mind Will Play Tricks on Him (Edit) [motion picture soundtrack]
2023

DJ Mix

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2.83
16
16
-
Cover art: ねむって
ねむって
2017
 
3.31
9
9
-
Cover art: Week-End Mixtape #18
Week-End Mixtape #18
2021
 
2
2
-
Cover art: 19th February 2021
19th February 2021
2021
 
3.42
18
18
-
Cover art: Tokyo, 20.01.22
Tokyo, 20.01.22
2022
 
3.73
9
9
-
Cover art: Tokyo, 17.02.22
Tokyo, 17.02.22
2022
 
3.72
8
8
-
Cover art: 19th May 2022
19th May 2022
2022
 
3.58
8
8
-
Cover art: 230223
230223
2023
 
4.02
7
7
-
Cover art: 30th November 2023
30th November 2023
2023
 
3.00
2
2
-
Cover art: 28th December 2023
28th December 2023
2023
 
1
1
-
Cover art: 250124
250124
2024
 
2.50
2
2
-
Cover art: 220224
220224
2024
 
3.50
2
2
-
Cover art: 210324
210324
2024
 
1
1
-
No cover art available
180424
2024

Appears On

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+2
3.26
374
10
374
10
Cover art: Rien
Rien
1994 • Album • Faust
 
3.69
456
9
456
9
Cover art: Ambient 4: Isolationism
Ambient 4: Isolationism
1994 • Album • Various Artists
+1
3.05
950
17
950
17
Cover art: Goodbye 20th Century
Goodbye 20th Century performer, guest, producer
1999 • Album • Christian Wolff,John Cage,Pauline Oliveros,Takehisa Kosugi,Yoko Ono,Steve Reich,George Maciunas,James Tenney,Nicolas Slonimsky,Cornelius Cardew • Sonic Youth
+1
3.37
184
4
184
4
Cover art: All Kinds of People ~Love Burt Bacharach~
All Kinds of People ~Love Burt Bacharach~
2010 • Album • Various Artists
 
3.00
2
2
-
Cover art: NE351: TimeSwamp (Atomoxetine Mix #2)
NE351: TimeSwamp (Atomoxetine Mix #2)
2023 • DJ Mix • patten
 
3.00
1
1
-
Cover art: The Early Bird Show
The Early Bird Show
2023 • DJ Mix • Jack Rollo & Blue Lake
 
3.00
2
2
-
Cover art: The Early Bird Show
The Early Bird Show
2024 • DJ Mix • Jack Rollo
 
4.05
8
8
-
Cover art: 94 Diskont
94 Diskont
1995 • Album • Oval
 
4.14
30
30
-
Cover art: Under the Bushes Under the Stars
Under the Bushes Under the Stars
1996 • Album • Guided by Voices
 
2.97
7
7
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Cover art: Suspension
Suspension
2002 • Album • Oren Ambarchi
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Compilation

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3.53
26
26
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Cover art: Steamroom 11
Steamroom 11
2014
 
3.23
21
21
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Cover art: Steamroom 21
Steamroom 21
2015
 
3.21
17
17
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Cover art: Steamroom 22
Steamroom 22
2015

V/A Compilation

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Bootleg / Unauthorized

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+1
4.16
1,474
21
1,474
21
No cover art available
Live at Japan 2002.9.16 [live]
 
3.86
339
2
339
2
Cover art: Peel Session
Peel Session
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