Towards Thee Infinite Beat

Towards Thee Infinite Beat
Studio album by Psychic TV
Released	1990
Label	Temple Records

Towards Thee Infinite Beat is an album by Psychic TV. It was followed by the remix album Beyond Thee Infinite Beat.

Contents 1 Album liner notes 2 Personnel 3 Track listing 3.1 CD version 3.2 12" vinyl version

Album liner notes

• Towards the Infinite Beat was recorded at The Beat Farm, London, from thee 1st ov January 1990 to thee 23rd ov January 1990. It was pre-recorded at Time Square, London in December 1989.

In actuality, most of the basic tracks were recorded at Time Square Studio in Chiswich, London sporadically throughout late 1988-1989 with engineer Richard Schiessl. Final overdubs and mixing was done at the Beat Farm, London in January 1990 with engineer Andy Falconer.

• Cut at The Exchange, London.
• Photos by Andrew Rawling.

• "Bliss" features thee music ov Hadj Abdesalam Attar, Master Musician Ov Jajouka, father ov Bachir Attar present Master Musician Ov Jajouba ov thee Kingdom ov Morocco with kind.

Personnel

• Drums, Keyboards - Matthew Best
• Guitars, Drum Programming By Sampler, Keyboards - Fred Giannelli
• Engineer [The Beat Farm] - Andy Falconer
• Engineer [Time Square] - Richard Schiessl
• Keyboards - Daniel Black
• Keyboards [Additional], Sampler [Additional] - Dave Ball (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9)
• Mixed By - Andy Falconer , Fred Giannelli , Genesis P-Orridge, Matthew Best
• Photography - Andrew Rawling (Fred Giannelli does not appear in the photograph of the UK version of this release but does appear in the photograph on the US licensed released by Wax Trax Records, Chicago, USA. Genesis P-Orridge claimed he had done this to protect Fred Giannelli's identity because, as a US citizen, he was sneaking into the UK to work on recordings and live dates with Psychic TV without work papers.
• Producer - Fred Giannelli , Genesis P-Orridge
• Vocals, Sampler, Violin [Electric], Keyboards - Genesis P-Orridge
• Vocals, Tape, Sampler - Paula P-Orridge

Track listing

CD version

1. "Infinite Beat"
2. "Bliss"
   • Featuring: Hadj Abdesalam Attar, the Master Musicians of Joujouka
3. "Drone Zone"
4. "S.M.I.L.E." voice sound is tape recording of Paula P-Orridge giving birth to second daughter Genesse.
   • Violin: Gini Ball
5. "I.C. Water" voice at intro is Ian Curtis.
6. "Black Rainbow" vocal: Paula P-Orridge voice: George C. Scott from the Stanley Kubrick film, "Dr. Strangelove".
7. "A Short Sharp Taste Ov Mistress Mix"
8. "Horror House"
   • Violin: Gini Ball
9. "Jigsaw"
10. "Alien Be-In"
11. "Stick Insect"
12. "Money For E..."
    • Vocals: Peter Getty, Jordi Valls, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Timothy Leary

"Money For E..." was written entirely by Fred Giannelli but a deal was struck between the two writers when Genesis P-Orridge tried to greedily claim 60% of the song publishing of the song "I.C. Water" which was chosen as a single, therefore having the potential to earn more publishing royalties. Fred Giannelli proposed a sharing of all songs 50/50 on principle knowing that giving P-Orridge 50% of "Money for E.." was worth less than 10% of "I.C. Water".

12" vinyl version

Side A

1. "Infinite Beat"
2. "Bliss"
3. "Drone Zone"
4. "S.M.I.L.E."
5. "I.C. Water"

Side B

1. "Black Rainbow"
2. "A Short Sharp Taste Ov Mistress Mix"
3. "Horror House
4. "Jigsaw"
5. "Alien Be-In"

All songs written by Fred Giannelli & Genesis P-Orridge except "Black Rainbow" written by Fred Giannelli & Paula P-Orridge.