Melt (compilation album)

Melt
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	1992 (1992)
Genre	Electronic noise
Length	67:30
Label	Work in Progress
Fifth Colvmn Records chronology
Melt (1992) Frenzied Computer Resonance (1994)
Alternative cover
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

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."

Track listing

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

Adapted from the Melt liner notes.

• Andrew Firman – cover art, illustrations
• Freek Kinkelaar – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1992	Work in Progress	CD	WIP 002
United States	1996	Fused Coil		9868-63222

External links

• Melt at Discogs (list of releases)