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Polymath bassist/producer Bill Laswell has worked with an awesome range; on this adventurous set, recorded at his Orange Music studio, Laswell’s irregular bass is joined by veteran avant-garde guitarist, Fred Frith, former This Heat drummer Charles Haywood, and former N?s front-man, Percy Howard, for a shape-shifting excursion skating the edges of experimental rock and free-form jazz. The excesses of “Frozen” builds crescendos of energy as Howard aims his voice ever higher; “Iurodivii” is a slow-jam with intricate picking from Frith, subdued cymbals and semi-tone jazz bass. Released in 1998 on Materiali Sonori, this first Meridiem experiment was a beautifully challenging beginning.