American post-classical composer, JIM O'ROURKE played a decisive role in the emergence of American and European experimental avant-garde music. Exploring all genres from jazz to rock, from ambient to electro-acoustic music, he has always known how to create bridges between them to achieve a unique sound. Best known for his collaborations with SONIC YOUTH, GASTR DEL SOL, SMOG or TORTOISE, Jim returns alone with The Visitor, a 38-minute instrumental album featuring a single track. His first album in 8 years, recorded in Tokyo, The Visitor offers hypnotic and mysterious music composed of multiple layers of instruments, arrangements and sonically brilliant and always masterfully pop sound material.