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[Posted Monday, October 6th, 2003 13:45:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Eric Marth and Ray Suzuki report:
Renaissance man, Sonic Youth draft pick and my favorite genius Jim O'Rourke is up to a lot, per usual. According to Drag City's website, O'Rourke is simultaneously hard at work on a solo full-length as well as a second helping of Loose Fur, his ongoing collaboration with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche. As we reported back in January, O'Rourke has described his forthcoming solo opus as "ridiculously elaborate" and has mentioned that it features a full orchestra. As for the second Loose Fur outing, the mention on Drag City's site is actually the first we've heard of it-- and despite the wealth of unreleased Tweedy/O'Rourke material performed in various live settings, the project appears to still be in the writing/planning stages. We're told we can expect both albums next year.

Also on the horizon are a steady diet of O'Rourke reissues, beginning with Scend, a "tape composition" from 1992 that was recently given new life by Three Poplars Records. In 2004, expect re-ups of 1990's Two Organs on the Streamline label and Fey, a "rather noisy affair" from around 1987, on an as-yet undetermined label. O'Rourke has also booked a few dates this month, including an appearance at last week's Freedom From Festival and these upcoming gigs:

10-07 New York, NY - Tonic
10-10 New York, NY - Kenny Schachter ConTEMPorary
10-14 New York, NY - Tonic (John Fahey Tribute w/ Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht)