Blue Gene Tyranny has recently updated his website with a brief video section containing a more recent live piano excerpt, a tune from CBCD, and this piece from 1976, “Taking Out the Garbage,” a sort of music of chance, visual score with a soundtrack.

Jim O’Rourke I’m Happy and I’m Singing and a 1,2,3,4 (2009 edition)

Fenn O’Berg Magic Sound and Return of… (2009 edition)

Editions Mego is re-pressing some of their classic titles in new, expanded editions.  Perhaps most notably is Jim O’Rourke’s post-minimalist cum 21st-century-digital masterwork I’m Happy and I’m Singing and a 1,2,3,4.  The album is indeed classic and this new set offers a bonus disc containing a digital version of the limited-edition, one-sided-LP track “He Who Laughs”, originally issued by NEON Gallery of Sweden, as well as the period pieces “Let’s take it again from the top” and “Getting the Vapors”.  Of course, the Japanese are never to be easily outdone in the bonus department and one can find yet another bonus track  – “ts baby” – on the P-Vine label’s edition.

Also, keep a look out for the Christian Fennesz, Jim O’Rourke, Peter Rehberg collaboration collection as Fenn O’Berg coming in June.  Their second album, The Return of Fenn O’Berg, included in the 2CD set in remastered form also comes highly recommended.

I’m Happy and I’m Singing and a 1,2,3,4 is available right now via Forced Exposure.