Stinkfist (EP)

Stinkfist is a collaborative EP by Clint Ruin (a.k.a. J. G. Thirlwell) and Lydia Lunch. This outing from the ex-Immaculate Consumptive bandmates was originally released as a 12" in 1987 on Lunch's Widowspeak label.

This article is about the Clint Ruin and Lydia Lunch recording. For the Tool song, see Stinkfist.
Stinkfist
EP by
Clint Ruin and Lydia Lunch
Released1987
RecordedEldorado, Los Angeles (April 1, 1986) and B.C., New York (Dec 12–13, 1987)
GenreIndustrial
Length20:39
LabelWidowspeak
ProducerClint Ruin
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Ramrod
(1987)		 Stinkfist
(1987)		 Thaw
(1988)
Lydia Lunch chronology
Honeymoon in Red
(1987)		 Stinkfist
(1987)		 Drowning in Limbo
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Content

The album cover shows Lunch and Ruin—lovers at the time—in a coital embrace.

Release

Stinkfist was released in 1987 by record label Widowspeak. A 1989 CD version added "The Crumb", a single by Lunch and Sonic Youth leader Thurston Moore.

Reception

Trouser Press wrote "Stinkfist could be the first joint effort [Lydia Lunch] doesn't dominate [...] Lots of noise and energy but nothing new, especially for the already Foetusized."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin, except "The Crumb" co-written by Thurston Moore.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Stinkfist"6:57
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Meltdown Oratorio" (I: The Reckoning/II: The Crack/III: The Meltdown)8:55
2."Son of Stink"3:47
CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
4."The Crumb"5:39

Personnel and production

"Stinkfist" and "Son of Stink":

"Meltdown Oratorio":

"The Crumb":

  • Thurston Moore – guitars, voice
  • Lydia Lunch – voice
  • Clint Ruin – loops, treatments, production
  • Bass/drums - "grafted and transplanted from eternity." Bass and drums are reworked from Lydia Lunch's "Dead in the Head" on her Honeymoon in Red album. Though uncredited, the original performance is by Ruin.
  • Martin Bisi – engineering

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 18[3]

References
  1. "Stinkfist". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  2. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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