Jim O'Rourke 100922

[@justinford1734]

jim is probably the most underrated musician of this century, he's magic on the guitar

[@thomasczerpak1283]

He gives just enough that your hooked and leaves you feeling like you needed more.

[@TheReactorSings]

Jim O'Rourke's American Primitive Green Sweater is available from the online store for the low, low price of $2 o/n/o.

[@mccabbq]

"Dry Bones In The Valley (I Saw The Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round)" is the closing track on Upgrade & Afterlife by Gastr del Sol performed by Jim O'Rourke (acoustic guitar) and guest artist, Tony Conrad (violin), initially released in 1996 on the Drag City label based in Chicago, Illinois. "Dry Bones In The Valley (I Saw The Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round)" is a cover version of "Dry Bones In The Valley", written and performed by John Fahey. The subtitle, "I Saw The Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round" is an embellishment of the original title by Gastr del Sol for their version. The most notable artistic liberty taken by Gastr del Sol however, is the inclusion of a violin in the second half of the arrangement when the theme changes tempo to a minimal drone. "Dry Bones In The Valley" is the closing track on Old Fashioned Love (perhaps the inspiration for its sequence on Upgrade & Afterlife) by John Fahey and His Orchestra, originally released in 1975 on the Takoma label (a now defunct record label co-founded by Fahey in late 1950's, formerly based in Berkeley, California). Old Fashioned Love was the third, and final, release of scattered mid-1970's albums credited to Fahey's short-lived "Orchestra", of which less than only half of the tracks actually feature any ancillary musicians. The few ensemble arrangements, in terms of Fahey's existing oeuvre, are unprecedented Dixieland-style jazz compositions. Regardless of their originality, I find those tracks remarkably mediocre. However, the solo works; "Dry Bones In The Valley" and particularly, another original number called "Marilyn", that would serve as a staple at Fahey's future live performances (under an assortment of alternate titles-a bizarre tendency of his in the latter half of his career), are absolutely sensational, personal favorites. Needless to say, Gastr del Sol does "Dry Bones In The Valley" more than justice. The track is only one of the many highlights of Upgrade & Afterlife; a pinnacle in an unfortunately brief career.

[@asdu4412]

The subtitle was already there, it wasn't added by Gastr del Sol.

[@stevenmarcato]

Thanks.

[@mccabbq]

Thank you. I stand corrected. Should have referred to the Fahey record before I fired off this posting. Wow, this was 8 years ago.

[@belovedconsole]

This was weirdly meditative, I dug this, found it accidentally after "Women of the World" which I found because I remembered a friend showed it to me, years ago. I think it's very prescient.

[@fuphanwang9134]

man i thank you so much for this. this is like a must to understand gastr del sol discography. this performance.. thank you again, love from anatolia

[@houstonsaft]

It's called "Dry bones in the valley" and you can find it on the great "upgrade & afterlife" by Gast del Sol (1996).

[@MattHerrettMusic]

A truly great musician. Thanks for posting this.

[@ICAndrei]

it's a john fahey song

[@Darren-D.C-Cross]

super cool!

[@JusticeConstantine]

Thank you for posting this.

[@asktheanswer424]

psychedelic healing

[@steeping]

genius

[@mattobenvenuto]

in this video a 12strings taylor guitar.

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

J O R

[@yeahyeahyaha2]

¿is 100922 the name of the song?

[@sundriedturd]

This took place on September 22, 2010 in Japan where that date is notated 100922