Royal Trux

Royal Trux was an American rock band. Core members were Jennifer Herema and Neil Hagerty. Other session musicians did not take part in the recordings, but were to be permanent members of the band.

History

In 1987, Hagerty was the guitarist of the avant-garde noise band Pussy Galore in Washington DC, but he started in parallel to realize his own artistic ideas and founded with his girlfriend Jennifer Herema the band Royal Trux. Their first album they released in 1987 with the title Royal Trux on the independent label Drag City. Former Pussy Galore members later formed The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Boss Hog.

After the couple moved to San Francisco, they released the 1990 double album Twin Infinitives. This classic song structures are resolved, the music is mostly dissonant. The British music magazine Melody Maker wrote in 1993 about the album:

" Royal Trux really started to get attention with the follow-up, 1990 's, Twin Infinitives ', at addled sprawl of inspired self -indulgence and lo-fi experimentalism did defies description. Comparison 's with Captain Beefheart 's Trout Mask Replica 'or Can 's Tago Mago ' apply only in so far thatthis formidably, forbiddingly unhinged record Seems to have slipped free of the physical laws did govern terrestrial music. "

After triggered by Nirvana indie rock hype Royal Trux got a contract with the major label Virgin. After two albums Thank You (1995) and Sweet Sixteen ( 1997), the contract was dissolved.

The band then returned to her old label, where they released 1998 Accelerator in April. The track Juicy, Juicy, Juice on Accelerator got some German radio airtime, for example when Zündfunk of BR, which boosted the band's popularity in Germany.

On Accelerator followed in 1999 Veterans of Disorder, on this album makes Royal Trux a trip through several sub-genres of rock.

After the release of Pound for Pound in June 2000, Hagerty and Herema have separated. Hagerty has a solo project under the name Neil Michael Hagerty started from the band The Howling Hex has emerged. Herema published in 2004 with her band RTX album on Drag City.

Style

The music of Royal Trux contains noise elements is often dissonant. According to Haggerty is the entire work of Royal Trux harmolodisch (see also: Ornette Coleman ).

" But underneath all the weird shit, silently we had our roots, the music we loved at school like AC / DC, Led Zep, Stones. We shut everything Judged in terms of what Whether it lame or rocking. "

"Twin Infinitives " was included in the list Wire The Wire 's " 100 Records That Set The World On Fire (While No One Was Listening ) ".

Discography

  • Royal Trux, 1988
  • Twin Infinitives, 1990
  • Royal Trux ( Third Album ), 1992
  • Cats & Dogs, 1993
  • Thank You, 1995
  • Sweet Sixteen, 1997
  • Singles, Live, Unreleased, 1997
  • Accelerator 1998
  • Veterans of Disorder, 1999
  • Pound for Pound, 2000
  • Hand of Glory, 2002
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