Twin Infinitives

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Twin Infinitives
Studio album by
Royal Trux
ReleasedDecember 15, 1990
RecordedOctober 1989 (1989-10)–June 1990 (1990-06)
StudioLowdown Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreNoise music, experimental rock, avant-garde
Length63:37
LabelDrag City
ProducerNeil Hagerty, Jennifer Herrema
Royal Trux chronology
Royal Trux
(1988) 		Twin Infinitives
(1990) 		Royal Trux
(1992)

Twin Infinitives is the second studio album by Royal Trux. It was released as a double LP in 1990 by Drag City, then reissued on CD and cassette in 1994. Twin Infinitives is the first full-length album released under Chicago independent label Drag City.

Twin Infinitives is noted for its deconstructed arrangements, unorthodox vocals and dense production; all were extremes rarely visited to the same degrees on Royal Trux's later releases.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound5/10[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
NME9/10[4]
Select[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[6]
Uncut9/10[7]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Solid Gold Tooth"2:01
2."Ice Cream"3:30
3."Jet Pet"4:24
4."RTX-USA"2:21
5."Kool Down Wheels"2:19
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Chances Are the Comets in Our Future"6:22
7."Yin Jim Versus the Vomit Creature"5:27
8."Osiris"3:52
Side C
No.TitleLength
9."(Edge of the) Ape Oven"14:32
Side D
No.TitleLength
10."Florida Avenue Theme"1:03
11."Lick My Boots"4:27
12."Glitterbust"3:42
13."Funky Son"2:48
14."Ratcreeps"2:48
15."New York Avenue Bridge"3:42
Total length:63:37

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Neil Hagerty – vocals, guitar, percussion, production
  • Jennifer Herrema – vocals, organ, percussion, production
  • Greg Freeman – engineering

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Twin Infinitives – Royal Trux". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Ward, Mark. "Album Review: Royal Trux – Reissues". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (November 1998). "Royal Trux". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. VI (3rd ed.). London: Muze UK Ltd. pp. 4672–4673. ISBN 0-333-74134-X – via the Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Royal Trux: Twin Infinitives". NME. February 5, 1994. p. 40.
  5. ^ Morrison, Dave (February 1994). "Royal Trux: Twin Infinitives". Select. No. 44. p. 80. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Simon (1995). "Royal Trux". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 338. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  7. ^ Anderson, Jason (July 2017). "How to Buy... Royal Trux". Uncut. No. 242. p. 39.

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