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Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke

Born January 18, 1969 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene. Around 2000, he relocated to New York before moving on to Tokyo, Japan, where he currently resides. O’Rourke is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative projects, many of which are entirely instrumental, and for his tenure as a member of Sonic Youth from 1999 to 2005. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sound 32

2020s

  1. 2026

    The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones

    Music

  2. 2025
  3. 2023

    Hands That Bind

    Original Music Composer

  4. 2021
  5. ML-AP

    Music

  6. 2020

    from my kitchen window the building was blinking

    Sound

2010s

  1. 2018

    Hitokara ヒトカラ

    Music

  2. Until First Light

    Original Music Composer

  3. 2017

    On Generation and Corruption

    Music

  4. 2014

    The Creeping Garden

    Original Music Composer

  5. 2013
  6. 2012

    Magnetic Reconnection

    Music

  7. Generator

    Music, Sound Designer

  8. 2010

    Sketches of Kaitan City

    Original Music Composer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Still in Cosmos

    Music, Sound Designer

  2. The World

    Original Music Composer

  3. 2008

    The Seasons

    Music

  4. 2007

    H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories

    Original Music Composer

  5. Elements of Nothing

    Music

  6. 2006

    No is E

    Music

  7. 2005
  8. 2002

    Love Liza

    Original Music Composer

  9. Gambling, Gods and LSD

    Original Music Composer

  10. 2001

    Things Behind the Sun

    Original Music Composer

  11. Desert Moon

    Original Music Composer

  12. Mongoland

    Original Music Composer

Acted in 6

2000s

  1. 2009

    Kikoe

    Movie

  2. 2007

    Prisoner/Terrorist

    Movie

  3. 2005

    Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

    Movie

  4. 2003

    Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

    Performer

  5. Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

    Movie

  6. 2000

    Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

    Movie

Directed 1

2020s

  1. 2020

    from my kitchen window the building was blinking

    Director

Produced 1

2010s

  1. 2016

    The Thing That Stalks the Fields

    Associate Producer

Appearances6

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2016

    Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2007

    Muhlifein

    Himself

  2. 2006

    Noise

    Self

  3. 2005

    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

    Self

  4. 2000

    Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

    Self