Meltdown (Massacre album)

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]

Meltdown
Live album by Massacre
Released	November 2001 (2001-11)
Recorded	June 17, 2001
Venue	Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Genre	Avant-rock, free improvisation
Length	67:33
Label	Tzadik (United States)
Producer	Massacre
Massacre chronology
Funny Valentine (1998) Meltdown (2001) Lonely Heart (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[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

• Fred Frith – guitar
• Bill Laswell – bass guitars
• Charles Hayward – drums, voice, melodica

Sound

• Oz Fritz – engineer
• Massacre – producer

Source: Discogs.[2]

References

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