《Meridiem》是一張由四位前衛與實驗音樂巨擘——人聲藝術家 Percy Howard、前衛搖滾鼓手 Charles Hayward、實驗吉他大師 Fred Frith 與神級貝斯手 Bill Laswell 共同交織出的非凡之作。

這張於 2020 年由 Tiger Bay 重新發行的雙開式黑膠（Gatefold LP），完美展現了前衛藝術搖滾（Art Rock）的深邃魅力。專輯中，Percy Howard 富有詩意的獨特嗓音，穿梭在 Bill Laswell 標誌性的渾厚 Fuzz 貝斯聲線之中；搭配 Charles Hayward 充滿張力的鼓擊，以及 Fred Frith 鬼斧神工的吉他、小提琴與電子噪音，構築出極具實驗性與迷幻氛圍的沉浸式音場。

從名曲〈Anesthesia〉的幽暗氛圍到長達 11 分鐘的史詩大作〈Crucible〉，四位大師打破了傳統搖滾的框架，將即興創作與前衛美學完美融合。這張作品不僅是四人音樂火花的極致展現，更是喜愛實驗搖滾與另類前衛音樂的樂迷們，絕對必須入手的珍貴黑膠收藏。

Percy Howard, Charles Hayward, Fred Frith, Bill Laswell ‎– Meridiem

Label: Tiger Bay ‎– TB6515, Materiali Sonori ‎– TB6515
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Italy
Released: 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Avantgarde, Art Rock

Tracklist
A1    The 7th
Words By – Attila Josef*
6:33
A2    Mingle    4:10
A3    Interference
Electronics [Radio] – Frith*
3:57
A4    Frozen
Electronics [Radio] – Frith*
7:07
A5    Iurodivii (Fool For God)
Acoustic Guitar, Organ – Frith*
5:50
B1    Votive Rhythm
Cowbell, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Hayward*
Organ – Frith*
3:35
B2    Lunarsa    5:55
B3    Anesthesia    5:01
B4    Crucible
Bass [Fuzz] – Laswell*
11:33

Companies, etc.
Published By – Materiali Sonori Edizioni Musicali
Recorded At – Orange Music (5)
Mixed At – Orange Music (5)

Credits
Artwork, Design – Ernest Thornton
Bass – Laswell*
Concept By [Generated By], Producer – Percy Howard III*
Drums – Hayward*
Engineer, Mixed By – Oz Fritz
Guitar – Frith* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9)
Mastered By – Giampiero Bigazzi, Lorenzo Tommasini
Music By – Laswell* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8), Hayward* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8), Frith* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8), Howard* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9)
Percussion – Hayward* (tracks: 5, 7 to 9)
Production Manager [Album] – Francesca Pieraccini, Giampiero Bigazzi
Violin – Frith* (tracks: 6, 7, 9)
Vocals – Howard* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9)
Words By – Percy Howard (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9)