Description:	2CD reissue on Editions Mego CHEAP COPIES
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Experimental / Abstract
	Label:	Editions Mego
	Price:	£4.99
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

4
...according to our Phil on 21 January 2007.

Got both the vinyl and CD of the new Jim O Rourke album on Mego in. It's very much like Phillip Glass. In fact it's a dead ringer. Ambient repetetive loops, cyclical melodies and swooshing all over the place. You won't find a better review of what it sounds like and in so few words..... I'm Happy And I'm Singing is out on LP and CD

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What their label says...

Disc One:
i’m happy
and i’m singing
and a 1, 2, 3, 4

Disc Two
let's take it again from the top
getting the vapors
he who laughs

Total Time: 01:43:53

Recorded 1997-1999 in NY, Osaka, Tokyo, Toronto and Malmö

Originally released on Mego in 2001

Of course, Jim O’Rourke needs no introduction being well known as a performer, producer and all round top chap, as well membership of various pop and rock combos for more than two decades.
‘Im Happy, and I’m Singing, and a 1, 2, 3, 4’ was called by many common folk Jim’s laptop record or his powerbook album. We prefer the simple term computer when referring to the instrument used for the creation of this milestone album.
Equal parts - schizoid pop, cracked minimalism, concrete drama and melancholic contemplation. It strikes us as a highly personal release. Given the nature of this warm beast, it seems likely to appeal across the board - electronic nuts, indie rock kids and yes, even the good folk of the established experimental world may take pleasure in the delicate nuances of Jim's hard drive.
This reissue is long overdue (the album being out of print for 5 years), and comes with a bonus disc featuring unreleased material from same period sourced from Jim’s vast archive, as well as new artwork.
File under 'handsome'
This album will not be available as a download.