Twin Infinitives

Twin Infinitives
Studio album by Royal Trux
Released	December 15, 1990
Recorded	October 1989 (1989-10)–June 1990 (1990-06)
Studio	Lowdown, San Francisco, California
Genre	Noise music, experimental rock, avant-garde
Length	63:37
Label	Drag City
Producer	Neil 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	5/10 [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
NME	9/10 [4]
Select	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10 [6]
Uncut	9/10 [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
9.	"(Edge of the) Ape Oven"	14:32

Side D

No.	Title	Length
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

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Twin Infinitives – Royal Trux". AllMusic . Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
2. Ward, Mark (January 10, 2011). "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". The 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.

External links

• Twin Infinitives at Discogs (list of releases)