Halfway to a Threeway

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Halfway to a Threeway
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 22, 1999
RecordedJanuary – August 1999
Genre
Length21:21
Label Drag City [1]
Domino
Producer Jim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Eureka
(1999)
Halfway to a Threeway
(1999)
Insignificance
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10 [3]

Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke. [4] [5] It was released by Drag City in 1999. [6]

Contents

The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again," by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You .

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the EP "one of Jim O'Rourke's true crowning achievements," writing that it "shows the 'Chicago sound' at the height of its powers." [7] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fuzzy Sun"2:34
2."Not Sport, Martial Art"6:51
3."The Workplace"7:42
4."Halfway to a Threeway"4:14
Total length:21:21

Personnel

Main personnel
Technical personnel

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References

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  2. "Halfway to a Threeway - Jim O'Rourke | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Jim O'Rourke: Halfway to a Threeway EP: Pitchfork Record Review". April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14.
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  5. Dansby, Andrew (April 11, 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Curse of the Noise Monger". Rolling Stone.
  6. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. December 13, 1999 via Google Books.
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  8. "Jim O'Rourke: As steady as O'Rourke". The Independent. March 10, 2014.