Trex - A Caustic Gutter (1989-1990)

  1. Screwing Around [0:03] 1989-??-?? - 1989-??-??
  2. Moody Guitar [0:56] 1989-??-?? - 1989-??-??
  3. Moody Guitar False [0:26] 1989-??-?? - 1989-??-??
  4. Moody Guitar Long [6:17] 1989-??-?? - 1989-??-??
  5. Moody Guitar Double [6:55] 1989-??-?? - 1989-??-??
  6. Christmas in Cancun (original) [0:36] 1989-1?-?? - 1989-1?-??
  7. Christmas in Cancun (demo) [4:46] 1989-1?-?? - 1989-1?-??
  8. My Stupid Song [2:53] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  9. First Filler [2:25] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  10. Panorama Bridge [2:41] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  11. Schnell and Noodling [1:27] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  12. Drummed Down [3:33] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  13. Kiss the Devil Drums [25:09] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  14. Patient Piano Practice [16:38] 1990-??-?? - 1990-??-??
  15. You Run (demo) [5:04] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??

This is a mix of mostly acoustic stuff recorded in late 1989 and early 1990. The only keyboard songs are the demos for "Christmas in Cancun" and "You Run". The rest of the tracks focus on acoustic guitar, drums, and piano. It's all pretty horrid, and will likely try your patience.

The title is a pun on "acoustic guitar" and refers to the fact that Trex's caustic experiments felt like a musical side-bar (or "gutter") to my other projects. IPECAC was at its peak and the Anchovies had formed. Visions of playing live were in my head and I didn't see how Trex fit in anymore.

After this album I quit doing Trex for six years. It wasn't IPECAC or the Anchovies that killed it; it was Tripecac. In mid-1990 I got a keyboard workstation (Yamaha SY55). I was infatuated with it, and forgot all about Trex until 1996, when I started moving and travelling too much to keep using the SY55. We'll discuss those days on the next album...