Jim O'Rourke

Jim ORourke is a Tokyobased American musician composer and record producer. He has released albums across varied genres including singersongwriter music postrock ambient noise music and tape experiments. He was associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene when he relocated to New York City in 2000. He now currently resides in Japan. ORourke is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative music projects many of which are entirely instrumental and for his tenure as a member of Sonic Youth from 1999 to 2005.