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Jim O'Rourke

Date of birth: 1969-01-18

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for: Sound

Also known as: ジム・オルーク

Jim O'Rourke

Biography

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

Movie Credits

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
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Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

2000-01-01

This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its histor

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

2003-04-12

Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the internat

In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session
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In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

2005-12-26

With Herzog's direction, Richard Thompson leads a small group of musicians into creating Grizzly Man

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
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Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

2016-06-01

Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker/musician/composer/arti

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
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Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

2003-09-18

Quintessential alternative rockers, Sonic Youth, celebrate free-form experimentalism while reinforci

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
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Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

2019-03-12

In May 1997, Tim Taylor, creative force behind the beloved Dayton, Ohio rock weirdos BRAINIAC, was o

Noise
2.4

Noise

2006-06-15

Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne

Kikoe
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Kikoe

2009-01-25

Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews w

Her Noise - The Making Of
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Her Noise - The Making Of

2006-11-26

Her Noise was an exhibition which took place at South London Gallery in 2005 with satellite events a

Prisoner/Terrorist
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Prisoner/Terrorist

2007-02-02

During a suicide attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunction

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
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Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

2000-10-19

The band performs at the Free Jazz Festival

Muhlifein
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Muhlifein

2007-07-25

A concert focusing on the NUNKI album, with additional songs from Trapéziste and Larme de Crocodile.

Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
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Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002

2002-07-11

July 11, 2002 E-Werk Cologne, Germany

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
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Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

2005-07-03

Sonic Youth's 2005 performance at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort festival, one of France's largest rock