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Tag: Jim O’Rourke
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 71 and 72
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inMusic
Kassel Jaeger and Jim O’Rourke take us on a journey with In Cobalt Aura Sleeps
In 2017, Paris-based electroacoustic composer Kassel Jaeger (born François Bonnet) and Chicago-born multi-instrumentalist Jim O’Rourke joined forces for Wakes on Cerulean, a kaleidoscopic duo recording filled with shape-shifting electronics and field recordings. On their brand-new second collaborative album, In Cobalt Aura Sleeps (Editions Mego), they aim to convey a similarly rapturous experience, but the piece […]
Posted inMusic
Slo ‘Mo DJ Tess Kisner on the antidote to terrible mainstream radio
Current musical obsessions of Slo ’Mo DJ Tess Kisner, MC Rita J, and Reader digital content editor Tal Rosenberg
Posted inMusic
Guitarist Ryley Walker lets go of the reins on the unruly but pastoral Primrose Green
He’s tried punk, noise, and Fahey-style fingerpicking, but he’s about to reach his biggest audience yet with the jazzy, open-ended folk-rock on his new album.
Posted inMusic
Lily Allen’s almost annoyingly catchy Sheezus and 15 more record reviews
This month’s stack of record reviews will get you better acquainted with Ben Frost’s defibrillating body music, Dawn Golden’s alchemical electro-pop, and lots more.
Posted inMusic
David Grubbs on the meaning of records
David Grubbs on why the experimental music of the 1960s was so rarely recorded at the time—and what changes when we listen to it today.
Posted inBlogs
12 O’Clock Track: “Low Bow,” new music from Jim O’Rourke
The musician, now based in Tokyo, contributes a new composition to the forthcoming compilation Air Texture Volume III.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Music School for Graduating Contemporary Jazz Greats
Not everyone on this list graduated, but there’s no disputing the talent and vision of the players.
Posted inMusic
Deerhunter’s dreamily scuzzy Monomania and 14 more record reviews
Reviews of 15 current releases from all over the world of music: Deerhunter, Altar of Plagues, and lots more
Posted inBlogs
12 O’Clock Track: The summery, engrossing instrumental guitar of William Tyler’s “Cadillac Desert”
The second track off of Impossible Truth, the sophomore album from the instrumental guitarist, who plays at the Hideout Fri 4/26.
Posted inFilm
Our guide to the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Our coverage of the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Posted inBlogs
The radiant sound world of Oren Ambarchi
The latest studio effort from Australian guitarist Oren Ambarchi displays his rich sound world in all its splendor
Posted inBlogs
Mats Gustafsson launches Discaholic Corner
Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson shares his obsessive love of obscure records with a new website.
Posted inBlogs
Pavement Tour Diary: Nagoya, Japan
Sayonara, Japan! Pavement’s monitors engineer describes the last days of the band’s Japanese tour and finds the best soba noodles he’s ever had. Plus, robocop.