Jim O'Rourke - Eureka

Title: Eureka Artist: Jim O'Rourke Release Date: 2/16/1999 Re-Released On: 8/11/2009 Label: Domino Recording Company USA, Drag City UPCs: 781484016229, 4995879185759, 5034202006220 Genre: Rock Styles: Post-Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Pastoral, Cerebral, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Quirky, Sophisticated, Trippy, Calm/Peaceful, Literate, Reserved, Wintry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World
2. Ghost Ship in a Storm
3. Movie on the Way Down
4. Through the Night Softly
5. Please Patronize Are Sponsers
6. Something Big
7. Eureka
8. Happy Holidays

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Domino Recording Company USA 62 1999 CD Drag City 162

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It's a good bet to expect the unexpected with Jim O'Rourke -- no matter which hat he's wearing (solo artist, bandmate, producer, remixer, etc.), each of the endlessly prolific projects that bears his name takes on a shape and identity all its own while retaining the originality and ingenuity that have become the hallmarks of his singular body of work. Eureka is perhaps his most stunning and surprising detour yet, a full-blown excursion into lush, melodic pop; granted, there's something inherently perverse about the very notion of O'Rourke and Chicago underground cronies like trombonist Jeb Bishop and cornetist Rob Mazurek tackling such classicist stuff, but instead the album is short on irony and long on affection -- in fact, its most subversive dimension is its very real mainstream appeal. What's most fascinating about Eureka is that its big, bright pop is actually the perfect showcase for O'Rourke's mastery of sound -- highlights like the epic opener "Women of the World" and a joyously schmaltzy cover of the Bacharach/David chestnut "Something Big" are crafted with remarkable care and depth, the former in particular building and blooming in truly majestic fashion. On a conceptual level, of course, it's easy to view Eureka as another in a long line of deconstructionist experiments, a reading more overtly avant songs like "Movie on the Way Down" and "Through the Night Softly" certainly bears out; on a deeper level, however, it's a true labor of love, and its sheer exuberance and creativity go further in re-shaping the pop aesthetic than any pure intellectual exercise ever could. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bob Weston Trumpet Brian Calvin Vocals (Background) Darin Gray Bass Edith Frost Vocals (Background) Feria Garteris Vocals (Background) Frederick Lonberg-Holm Cello Jeb Bishop Trombone Jennifer Peterson Vocals (Background) Jim O'Rourke Bass, Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Composer, Bells, Vocals, Hammond Synth, Lap Steel Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Multi Instruments Julie Pomerleau Violin, Viola Ken Champion Pedal Steel, Piano Ken Vandermark Saxophone Michael Colligan Clarinet Rian Murphy Drums Rob Mazurek Cornet Steven Butters Steel Pan Tim Barnes Percussion