Jim O’Rourke is one of those behind-the-curtain masterminds; he recorded and mixed Joanna Newsom’s remarkable sophomore album, Ys, and mixed what remains, in my opinion, Wilco’s best album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. You can hear his emphasis on recording and mixing practices across any number of the avant-garde or noise or “experimental” albums that he’s released, […]
Stereogum — Jim O’Rourke is one of those behind-the-curtain masterminds; he recorded and mixed Joanna Newsom’s remarkable sophomore album, Ys, and mixed what remains, in my opini... more info