Massacre
Meltdown
LabelTzadikGenreJazz & Improvisation
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*In process of stocking. 2022 stock.* A blistering live performance by one of the greatest instrumental rock trios ever. Fred Frith, Bill Laswell and Charles Hayward have each been responsible for some of the greatest concerts in new music in the last twenty years, and collectively they take rock improvisation to ecstatic new heights. Beautifully recorded by longtime Laswell associate Oz Fritz at Robert Wyatt’s Meltdown Festival in London, 2001, Meltdown is one of the most exciting recordings by this dynamic supergroup.
Format
Fred Frith: Electric Guitar
Charles Hayward: Drums, Voice, Melodica
Bill Laswell: Electric Bass
Recorded live on June 17. 2001 at Robert Wyatt's Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. "Song for Che", Liberation Music Co., BMI.
Packaged in jewel case with a black obi around the spine and a 4-page booklet that includes credits, release information and tracklist.
Release notes
Recorded live on June 17. 2001 at Robert Wyatt's Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. "Song for Che", Liberation Music Co., BMI. Packaged in jewel case with a black obi around the spine and a 4-page booklet that includes credits, release information and tracklist.
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| 1.a | Up For It | ||
| 1.b | Song For Che | ||
| 1.c | Closing Circles And Loose End | ||
| 2 | Hover | 3:48 | |
| 3 | For Good And Scatter | 10:25 | |
| 4 | Figure Out | 25:23 | |
| 5 | The Empire Strikes Back | 2:06 | |
| 6 | Over | 5:14 | |
- Charles Hayward
- Drums, Voice, Melodica, Songwriter [Titles By] (1.a, 1.c to 6)
- Bill Laswell
- Electric Bass, Songwriter [Titles By] (1.a, 1.c to 6)
- Fred Frith
- Electric Guitar, Songwriter [Titles By] (1.a, 1.c to 6)
- Oz Fritz
- Engineer [Concert Sound], Recorded By [DRT Recording]
- Charlie Haden
- Songwriter [Titles By] (1.b)
