Melt (compilation album)
| Melt | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 67:30 | |||
| Label | Work in Progress | |||
| Fifth Colvmn Records chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) 1996 reissue cover | ||||
Melt (or Dissolve: A Work in Progress Compilation) is a various artists compilation album released in 1992 by Work in Progress. It was later reissued on May 7, 1996 by Fused Coil, a division of Fifth Colvmn Records.
Reception[edit]
In their review of the re-issue of Melt , Aiding & Abetting said "many of these tracks are immaculately and meticulously produced sets of noise" and "you can feel the texture and luxuriate in the quality."[1]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hymn L'Amour" | Beequeen | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Fragment 1" | Antonym | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Russolo" | Another Headache | 9:56 |
| 4. | "The Long Whip of Persuasion" | Master/Slave Relationship | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Drift 4" | Lee Ranaldo | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Soft and Close By Me" | Zoviet France | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Millbrook" | dROME | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Lodestar" | Husk | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Shit Eater" | Whiteslug | 2:56 |
| 10. | "I Fuck Therefore I Am" | Earth Mother Fucker | 3:21 |
| 11. | "2,000 Amplified Sunshine" | Hanatarash | 5:19 |
| 12. | "The Reward of Cruelty" | Hydra | 5:52 |
| 13. | "Anal Beethoven" | The Gerogerigegege | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Suzunne Erica Is Sunohara Yuri" | Merzbow | 10:19 |
| 15. | "Sad Song" | Fat Hacker | 0:54 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Melt liner notes.[2][3]
- Andrew Firman – cover art, illustrations
- Freek Kinkelaar – cover art
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1992 | Work in Progress | CD | WIP 002 |
| United States | 1996 | Fused Coil | 9868-63222 |
References[edit]
- ^ Worley, Jon (June 10, 1996). "Various Artists: Dissolve: A Work in Progress Compilation". Aiding & Abetting (111). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Melt (booklet). Various artists. London, United Kingdom: Fused Coil. 1992.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Dissolve a Work in Progress Compilation (booklet). Various artists. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records. 1996.
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