Jim O'Rourke- Eureka (Side Two)

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Jim O'Rourke
Eureka (Side Two)
Released: February 25, 1999
Recorded: July 1997 – December 1998


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Eureka is an album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on February 25, 1999 by Drag City. It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name. Several of the track titles references pieces and performances by artist Chris Burden. NME named it the 16th best album of 1999. In 2012, Fact placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list. It also makde Pitchfork's Top 150 albums of the 1990's list.

Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician, instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative music projects, many of which are instrumental, and has been acclaimed for his music that spans varied genres, including avant-garde styles such as ambient, noise and minimalism, and styles of rock like indie rock and post-rock. He has been associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene, as well as with New York City when he relocated there in 2000 for his tenure as a member of American indie rock band Sonic Youth.
















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