''Eureka'' is an album by
Jim O'Rourke, originally released on February 25, 1999 by
Drag City. It is named after the
Nicolas Roeg
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film of the
same name. Several of the track titles references pieces and performances by artist
Chris Burden
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. ''
NME
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'' named it the 16th best album of 1999. In 2012, ''
Fact
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'' placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bells
* Brian Calvin – backing vocals (1)
* Jeff Stafford – backing vocals (1)
* Jennifer Peterson – backing vocals (1)
* Maureen Loughnane – backing vocals (1)
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Edith Frost – backing vocals (6)
* Teria Gartelos – backing vocals (6)
* Julie Pomerleau – violin (1, 3, 4, 6), viola (1, 3, 4, 6)
*
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello (1, 4, 5)
* Joan Morrone – French horn (2, 5, 8)
*
Jeb Bishop
Jeb Bishop (born 1962) is an American jazz trombone player.
Biography
Bishop grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He has studied music (classical trombone performance) at Northwestern Universit ...
– trombone (3, 5, 6, 7)
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Rob Mazurek – cornet (3, 5)
*
Bob Weston – trumpet (3, 7)
* Mike Colligan – clarinet (4)
*
Ken Vandermark – saxophone (4)
* Richard Skabbs – organ (1)
*
Darin Gray – bass guitar (2, 5, 8)
* Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 8), piano (2, 5, 8)
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Rian Murphy – drums (4)
*
Glenn Kotche – drums (1, 2, 5, 8), percussion (3)
* Tim Barnes – percussion (1, 2, 5)
* Steve Butters – percussion (4)
References
External links
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1999 albums
Jim O'Rourke (musician) albums
Drag City (record label) albums
Domino Recording Company albums
P-Vine Records albums