Twin Infinitives

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Twin Infinitives
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Studio album by
Royal Trux
ReleasedDecember 15, 1990
RecordedOctober 1989 (1989-10)–June 1990 (1990-06)
StudioLowdown Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre Noise music, experimental rock, avant-garde
Length63:37
Label Drag City
Producer Neil Hagerty, Jennifer Herrema
Royal Trux chronology
Royal Trux
(1988)		Twin Infinitives
(1990)		 Royal Trux
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME 9/10 [2]
Select 4/5 [3]
Uncut 9/10 [4]

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.

Contents

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema.

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
6."Chances Are the Comets in Our Future"6:22
7."Yin Jim Versus the Vomit Creature"5:27
8."Osiris"3:52
9."(Edge of the) Ape Oven"14:32
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Twin Infinitives – Royal Trux". AllMusic . Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Royal Trux: Twin Infinitives". NME . February 5, 1994. p. 40.
  3. ↑ Morrison, Dave (February 1994). "Royal Trux: Twin Infinitives". Select . No. 44. p. 80.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Jason (July 2017). "How to Buy... Royal Trux". Uncut . No. 242. p. 39.



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