Jim O'Rourke - Eureka [Full Album]

[@TheTheavenger23]

Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World (0:00) Ghost Ship in a Storm (8:46) Movie on the Way Down (12:41) Through the Night Softly (20:19) Please Patronize Our Sponsors (25:06) Something Big (28:11) Eureka (31:25) Happy Holidays (40:37)

[@jackmcmuscles]

the music is way more accessible and pleasant than the cover lets on

[@lollofunky]

oh my i listened to this album many many times and this is the first time i actually noticed what is going on, on the cover!!!

[@infolepsy6512]

the lyrics are way less accessible and pleasant than the music lets on

[@GG57]

@@lollofunky HOW?!!

[@jonathanwistow6845]

Good cover art

[@overtonwindowshopper]

Lol weak

[@choppa-vj1en]

Guys, if you liked this album, especially song 'Eureka', i strongly recommend watching by Aoyama Shinji. In interview, he actually wrote its screenplay after he listened to 'Eureka'. It's long film, about 3 hours and half, but seriously, it can change your entire life. I experienced that before, and if you're reading this, just write about this down somewhere and watch it if you somehow depressed or need something to encourage you. Long story short, it's a great movie.

[@user-zb3jc6zl6h]

i thought it was inspired by roeg's eureka ?

[@sakalak]

@@user-zb3jc6zl6h This album's title was taken from Roeg's Eureka; Aoyama's film was inspired by this record. The latter also features a great scene featuring a listening session of Albert Ayler's "Ghosts".

[@mj_dj]

@@user-zb3jc6zl6h I think he meant Shinji was inspired by listening to the album, whereas O'Rourke took the title from the Roeg film

[@user-zb3jc6zl6h]

@@mj_dj i must have misread!

[@rivaldilla__]

Thank you random KZbin commenter, this looks stupendous!

[@tannerin]

jim o'rourke is one of those guys I've heard about everywhere but never actually heard until now and this is fantastic

[@lightning860]

You're one of those guys who I see leaving comments on so many great albums

[@seanmurphy7733]

If you haven't already, be sure to also check out his EP from the same year as Eureeka (1999). It's called Halfway To A Threeway.

[@ephre]

Yeah Threeway for sure, and Upgrade and Afterlife by Gastr Del Sol, that album is magickal.

[@RustinChole]

Insignificance, the follow up album to this is also masterful, very different but beautifully composed. Good Times is a song to end all songs.

[@PEGGLORE]

Bound to make an appearance in the list of top 100 Hipster albums.

[@woosh2055]

This is fucking incredible. I'm crying tears of joy. This is already in my top 5 albums of all time. Jesus christ... I can't even express how amazing it is. Just listen to it and you'll see.

[@romeov.w9972]

hehe i saw your identical ish comment on rym

[@tgefykrgbegy]

hehe i saw your identical ish comment on rym [2]

[@woosh2055]

tgefykrgbegy Well, it truly is one of the greatest pieces of music ever made

[@mhabro8384]

what are the other 4?

[@jconny65]

i, too, would like to know the other 4 albums.

[@adrianjohnson2287]

Jim O'Rourke is one of those guy who's musically fluid. He can plant one foot in the pop musical landscape and with the other the uninhibited world of avant garde music. I call that genius and he has been on my musical radar for years and he's a fellow Chicagoan. Now in Japan.

[@rileyschwarcz6322]

Damn I look GOOD in this pic

[@DipwillisBored]

Wow. My favorite film of all time is shinji aoyoma's eureka. Hearing the song eureka in this made me tear up, I did not even know that this album and Aoyoma's eureka had any connection. The scene near the end of the movie that is on the beach where the song eureka plays is one of the most powerful and cathartic scenes of all time.

[@BlueKephra]

the title was initially a reference to the Nic Roeg film, same as many other O'Rourke albums from this time

[@burritogamer3984]

yes that scene is phenomenal, so simple in its presentation yet it holds such heavy feelings in the context of the film and what the characters went through

[@proliferonuncensoreduncens1009]

After listening to countless songs & experiencing numerous genres, a certain belief had precipitated that music may no longer capture my imagination. And as they say, the only limitation is what we create, here is a beautiful album that has been reaching out to me since better part of last week. I am so glad for my crooked beliefs! (especially the songs - "Women of the World", "Something Big", "Eureka" ) As the album ends, I tear up again, as I remember how long it's gonna be till I come across something this pure. But I'm gonna hang around, if not for myself, at least for creations such as this where I discover myself much more than what I find when I look into the mirror.

[@SattaDonDada]

one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@nefm]

when u know youre gonna love an album 21 seconds in

[@rodthomas8750]

I love the fact Lionel Richie sang back up vocals on the record and no one knew!

[@Official8thEntity]

which songs?

[@dancingheroes]

source? i just checked on discogs and he's not listed... LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@m_crowley6674]

@@dancingheroes nono hes on there, just pay attention

[@jonathancooper1991]

I wasnt completely sold on that first track but when it all builds up oh my gOd

[@classicpinball9873]

ikr goosebumps every time

[@youngcansuela8327]

It’s honestly perfect. The harmonies.....the swelling instrumentation.....this man is special.

[@teijironishii8841]

青山真治監督に、捧げます。ありがとうございました。

[@xxturbodonk555xx]

Listening for the first time ever in 2017. I'm in love.

[@unhxlysilver1688]

Listening for the first time ever in 2021. I'm also in love.

[@daikaizen1231]

"Eureka" inspired Shinij Aoyama to make his four-hour-long movie with the same title. It´s about three survivors of a massacre in a bus, who try to go on living after their traumatic experience. If you give it a chance, the film might really stick with you.

[@weakenedvampire]

Weird, this album is already named after a movie. 'Eureka' by Nicolas Roeg. Incidentally, he's also made films named 'Insignificance' and 'Bad Timing'. ;-)

[@daydreamcon]

Dai Kaizen yeah it’s one of the best films ever made

[@rafalvarenga]

i saw it in a festival in the early 2000!!! great movie!!!! all other movies showing were out of tickets, so i went to see it. really liked it, and had never seen anyone mention it elsewhere.

[@rafinasrullah8533]

Listening "Through The Night Softly" on vinyl is crazzyyyy, oh god...🙏🏻

[@enoughvincent]

Just bought mine, can't wait to put it on

[@alegalle89]

Great sound, for a quiet sunday afternoon.

[@Supadavhaze]

loved this album for a long time.. opened me up to more great stuff around this time. wack cover art.. pulled me in

[@seanmurphy7733]

If you enjoy this, be sure to check out his Halfway to a Threeway EP released the same year (1999).

[@poudetinta607]

This is fucking amazing.I have never found anything like this on the web. It is both pure and insane, it has as readings and feelings attached as souls on the planet.Great hugs to everyone. :)

[@andrewharrison4155]

it sucks that people are too focused on the cover cause this is a fucking tight pop record this album is something big man

[@lancegeorge71]

I found this because of the cover

[@aaronpaul899]

it really does *suck*

[@KitchenJames]

@@aaronpaul899 yeah the cover really put me off when i was in like middle school or something surfing youtube.

[@raypark6013]

hehehe, something big

[@the-np4mr]

Covers the best part man

[@gergsar]

he used to play with Sonic Youth, which is very cool - but he's a genius who had to go off on his own

[@NA-oo4ls]

He also produced Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

[@bubbabubberson2702]

@@NA-oo4ls mixed it. Produced A Ghost is Born. Definitely involved with Wilco though 👍

[@lobstergirl]

​@@bubbabubberson2702 he did a collaboration band with Jeff Tweedy and his drummer at the time Glenn Kotche called Loose Fur

[@michelebravin2248]

The change at 10.46 in Ghost Ship in a Storm shows how brilliant and talented is this guy.

[@emilianoponzelli1263]

Este disco hace 20 años que no para de enamorarme, es musica en todo su esplendor, emocion pura. Gracias JIM

[@apefury3929]

wow i bought this record when it came out and it still sounds fresh and classic at the same time masterpiece

[@Pellizoti]

"Something Big" is a real piece of art. Gets better with every listen.

[@dunesayaka485]

イージーライダーと西部劇を足してはちみつレモン掛けた感じだ。。心の草葉をそわそわする。素敵

[@chelmi2794]

let's not talk about the artwork, the sound is good

[@connorchapman1232]

This is honestly so beautiful holy smokes

[@ondaride777]

The most creative composer ever existed on this planet!

[@gregorymitarsarovich113]

If you don't like the design you're free to write, record, and produce your own full length album and put Fabio on the cover

[@chrishickman6160]

+Mi Tar no kidding man. O'Rourke is a multi-talented genius.

[@captainhardon]

i agree with you, but dont drag fabio into this

[@m_crowley6674]

@@captainhardon he dragged that poor goose with him and look where his career went

[@PopotFabio]

Who's Fabio?😅

[@TYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Did O’Rourke paint this cover himself?

[@sonicregurgitation]

Underrated and truly great

[@OldMoneyAudition09]

title track is gorgeous and long

[@claudenobbbs6224]

amazing music the image compliments it perfectly....quirky humorous and eccentric etc etc thanks for this dagelask !!

[@Bäääääzl]

Damn spotify wont let me listen to this

[@retinalcircus]

I don't get the salty comments here tbh. O'Rouke has earned his place in the musical landscape - his stuff with Bobby Conn alone is genius, the many productions, his influence on super furry animals (which is extremely evident and tbh the only reason I ever knew about this album at all!) his session work , he was integral to Sonic Youth becoming so huge. Could go on. It's not like he's blagged anything and it's not like he's over rated remotely. Salty muzos get on my goddamn nerves. If you don't like something jog on and let us enjoy it you petty nihilistic trolls. You call anything that obtains a shred of cult notoriety "hipster" because your own musical taste is likely so vanilla and beige. Good for you. Enjoy your noise and dribble. Lol but this is objectively gorgeous. It's a masterpiece of an album and comparable to Moondog at his most anthemic.

[@andreanicole7394]

sabía que debía escuchar este álbum desde hace tiempo pero la portada me creaba cierta perspectiva incómoda que ahora traduzco como ingresar visualmente a la parte más errática del consciente de jim o'rourke que me habla a la vez de la profundidad musical contenida en este álbum folk. así que agradezco haber aterrizado de una vez por todas !

[@paologazzarini9384]

Capolavoro, quasi paragonabile ai migliori album dei beatles. Epocale quanto loro. La musica va avanti sempre.

[@edwardcutler6263]

Ivor cutler wrote women of the world! Lennon admired Cutlers work and offered him a role in the Beatles film magical mystery tour. His screen name was buster blood vessel! 1980’s ska band “Bad manners “ frontman stole the stage name!

[@anuel3780]

what

[@edwardcutler6263]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJeyf6t3mtqChsk

[@anuel3780]

@@edwardcutler6263 i did my research and you are correct. Damn.

[@shakinghell1318]

Awesome 😊

[@josecarlosbarroncope]

The best album ever

[@dasu88888]

I love music so much

[@chitoruvalcaba9867]

I found this by looking up Jim🅱️o on KZbin

[@strangerinthealps5874]

Absolutely phenomenal.

[@averfon]

Audio 10/10 Cover art 10/10

[@davemarshall7696]

Love the film 'Eureka' (2001, Shinji Aoyama?) which features the track 'Eureka' from this, you'll either love it or hate it

[@angeloronzoni]

Jim O'rourke actually named three albums with titles of Nic Roeg's movies (Bad Timing, Eureka, insignificance)

[@whiteduke75]

I hear a bit of Mike Oldfield (On Horseback), Pink Floyd (Great gig in the sky) and some Baccharach -influences in some songs... 😎🖒

[@solderofchr1st]

Something Big was actually written by Bacharach.

[@spontina]

Rudy Sijnke You nailed the influences in this recording. Bacharach comparison was outstanding.

[@mrollins4684]

Both his Floyd and Oldfield influences are highly evident throughout his previous, and IMHO best, release "Bad Timing". Noticeable particularly if you are familiar with Pink Floyd's embracingly pastoral "Zabriskie Point" sessions, and Oldfield's "Ommadawn" and "Hergest Ridge"

[@ThomasScottCarson]

god bless you

[@Abrahamhamham]

There is no evidence of God. Nailed it.

[@xanderdake]

happy 20th birthday eureka 💜🐰

[@youngcansuela8327]

xanderdake umm...excuse me....??? 🤯🤯

[@NESJ664]

eureka is japan anime character.

[@paulchandler9241]

I am old.

[@Kazukomaifuwaister]

Great Cover.

[@nath565656]

cover depicts a post-zootopia society

[@skellyboi6350]

fucking kek

[@geomusicmove]

You mean fat guys who can only have sex with animals?

[@dwiggzmasterflex]

this shit hits bruv, goddamn, blessed be Mr. O Rourke

[@Bicyclesidewalk]

Amazing music.

[@philipluddite5488]

i remember lovely days in the mountains north of kyoto

[@hillview73]

the album cover reminds me of the game LISA

[@andyk479]

Thank you.

[@davyboy649]

I know track 1 from an Ivor Cutler album. Cool to know that O rourke might have heard it

[@LudovicAnglade63]

Magnifique album.

[@atree88]

Jim has a singular sense of humour for sure

[@peteconrick8377]

he just said 'shut the $%# up', and 'shut the $%# up'........and 'shut the $%# up'....ba ba ba ba baaaaa!!!! perfect song, the best ever, I think Jim O'Rourke is just tryin to play music so we can all shut up. instead of shut up, let's just listen to......this

[@Melvins82]

I can sense a subtle influence of Masayoshi Takanaka "Oh, tengo tengo Suerte" on the opening track of this album. Aww I love Jim, I'm a Japanaphile too.

[@ITURTLECOOKIES]

Memes aside, this is one fantastic record.

[@julianogomes7800]

what a great album

[@phenomenlogische]

some of this reminds me of Sufjan Stevens. overall all quite pleasant listening

[@youngcansuela8327]

Yes I definitely agree. I would imagine that Sufjan was inspired by him.

[@tubodd]

Album is an actual masterpiece... it reminds me of Robert Wyatt and Frank Zappa...

[@blodwynswayze1531]

Wyatt maybe. Zappa not one little bit.

[@heckler73]

Well how about Van Dyke Parks? He played with the Mothers briefly in 1964 (and did some arrangements for him in 1973). This album can be compared to VDP's _Song Cycle_ (1968), which by a minor Conceptual Continuity hop in time leads back to Zappa. So if one can concede VDP's influence on Zappa, then one could say it is reminiscent of FZ's work, too.

[@mrollins4684]

Haha.. gotcha bitch!

[@omgitsjakenjames]

More albums like this? And yes I've listened to Sufjan

[@jonathancooper1991]

more jim O'Rourke, bad timing, insignificance, simple songs etc

[@jonathancooper1991]

yankee hotel foxtrot by wilco too

[@suncity22001]

James Sarlo kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5vQf32lmbekgqc

[@mickyfitz5037]

Judee Sill- Self Titled Stereolab-Dots and Loops Chris Cohen- As if Apart A little weirder, but Wendy Eisenberg-Auto

[@drgood124]

The artwork inspired me to listen.....

[@bsharp111]

i love this! the music is cool too i guess

[@roddy2body]

F*CK!! I'D FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS!

[@misterman7684]

Ghost Ship in a Storm's vibe sounds exactly like some of Superfluous Motor's songs. When I was listening to Superfluous Motor I suspected it was digitally made as some songs sounded identical, but now I hear the exact same timbres, I suspect Jim is using the same program.

[@perfectsystem5463]

its a pretty good album the first song is the best

[@skellyboi6350]

I have American Football vibes while listening to some of the tracks. Maybe because of the Trumpet-Guitar mix.

[@mitochondriaz]

Both originating from Chicago/Illinois, both got some of that 90's post-rock vibe forsure

[@robertelliott107]

guy's a friggin' genius.

[@LHJ3121]

Top 10 best cover of all time or top 10 worst cover of all time. whatever it is, it always belongs to top 10 cover of all time.

[@sleepingchildhood5640]

Happy Holidays is lovely

[@number7gracestreet]

Lovely. Everything. Arresting artwork, heartfelt music. Thank you. About twenty one point five minutes begins an Homage to Dark Side of the Moon (side 2, great gig in the sky). We all must brook the legacy of P. Floyd ( :-/ ) But this Album sounds as fresh now, as always.

[@BaRRicade120]

Kettenkarussell did what sounds like an interpretation of Through the Night Softly on "Of Course", it's pretty nice

[@poetryforjanevintage7379]

oh yes!

[@benapfel8792]

Track 1 would be one of the best Arcade Fire songs if it was written by them.

[@coffeebeancoffeebean]

i’m not sure they would write something which emphasises repetition so much, have they ever done something like that before?

[@benapfel8792]

@@coffeebeancoffeebean No, I don't think so, although I don't know all stuff from them, esp. the solo works of the group members. You are right, that aspect of O'Rourkes composition, which might be influenced by serial and minimal music composers like Steve Reich or P. Glass, is not what one would relate to Arcade Fire. (thank you for bringing up Jim O'Rourke to me on this sunny day..:)

[@coffeebeancoffeebean]

@@benapfel8792 that's ok! wow, what an insightful and detailed answer! thanks, i was worried i was being a little proddy and was about to get into an internet fight (the steve reich comparison seems right to me personally)

[@keltone]

@@coffeebeancoffeebean My Body is A Cage is repetitious while building on the theme and getting bigger like the first track. In the Backseat might also be a similar track? This is my first listen to Jim but I can hear the similarities to some early Arcade Fire.

[@bandadesuplentes8588]

muy buen disco

[@dokutako9001]

I like this

[@suncity22001]

sounds a bit like arto lindsey subtle body and the follow up

[@naturphilosophie1]

finally a record thats interesting

[@BlueCat7_]

RIP Shinji Aoyama😢

[@aryonhopkins6498]

you have to search for it to be here.

[@sleepingchildhood5640]

movie on the way down...down...and down

[@roddy2body]

FUCK!! I'D FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS!

[@09nob]

Anyone know why you can't get this album or Insignificance on Spotify?

[@madberlin]

Because Spotify sucks ass and they pay nearly nothing to the artist. Buy vinyl!

[@carlcruysberghs2298]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@crosleybendix97]

R.I.P Shinji Aoyama.

[@SUSLTD]

like, jim o'rourke, with his history of really intriguing but unapproachable electroacoustic work, just decided at some point to make his own goddamned pet sounds to ring in the new millennium.

[@ianjaudo9663]

good music

[@DrKennyWang]

Freshman year in college for me on my old iPod

[@adammorby1739]

through the night softly was on a cd compilation that came with a music magazine around 1999/2000, can anyone remember which one it was?

[@jsh281]

might've been cmj

[@charles3264]

magnet?

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@shawnsmith8558]

I guess im one of those few weird people that actually find the album cover.. nice and pleasant? Looks like the guy is enjoying himself, warm feels. I find this more attractive than traditionally "pretty art" in some ways. Im an artist and while i love drawing nude men who are athletic/muscled, its fun to do illustrations of people outside the idealized form, fat, wrinkles and all and even make it erotic

[@jean-christopheheilmann391]

The Rabbit Is Like Our Childhood... Quiet And Peaceful... my Congratulations And Keep Drawing, Painting, Creating Shawn Smith -:)

[@unhxlysilver1688]

no actually same i think the cover and the whole colour scheme is pleasant and warm

[@247naomi]

yeah its a cute cover! its funny and makes me smile

[@Sapsche]

There's my Chippy

[@jujubones]

Impactful to say the least

[@carmenocola]

31:25 R.I.P. AOYAMA Shinji

[@thewraith93]

Philip Seymour Hoffmann - sniffing gassy rags - waddling through the traffic.

[@sonicregurgitation]

Love Lisa , great movie

[@gabigab5849]

Mon esprit est souillé