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Meltdown (Massacre album)

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Meltdown
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 2001 (2001-11)
RecordedJune 17, 2001
VenueQueen Elizabeth Hall, London
GenreAvant-rock, free improvisation
Length67:33
LabelTzadik (United States)
ProducerMassacre
Massacre chronology
Funny Valentine
(1998)
Meltdown
(2001)
Lonely Heart
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Meltdown is a live album by avant-rock, experimental power trio Massacre. The line-up for this album featured Fred Frith (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass guitar) and Charles Hayward (drums). It was recorded live at Robert Wyatt's 2001 Meltdown Festival in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on June 17, 2001.[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Massacre except where stated.

  1. "Up For It / Song For Che / Closing Circles and Loose End" (Massacre/Charlie Haden) – 20:37
  2. "Hover" – 3:48
  3. "For Food and Scatter" – 10:25
  4. "Figure Out" – 25:23
  5. "The Empire Strikes Back" – 2:06
  6. "Over" – 5:14

Source: AllMusic,[1] Discogs.[2]

Personnel

Massacre

Sound

  • Oz Fritz – engineer
  • Massacre – producer

Source: Discogs.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. "Meltdown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  2. ^ a b Meltdown at Discogs.