| Transmutation Live | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Zurich, Switzerland, June 21, 1996 | |||
| Genre | avant-garde, rock, experimental, heavy metal, electronic music | |||
| Length | 60:05 | |||
| Label | Douglas | |||
| Praxis chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   1 |
Transmutation Live is a live album by experimental rock band Praxis, recorded during a performance in Zurich, Switzerland, in the summer of 1996.2
The album features the lineup of bassist Bill Laswell, guitarist Buckethead, drummer Brain and Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the Bay-Area collective of turntablists DXT, Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, Shortkut, and DJ Disk.
The album's four tracks are labeled simply as Movements 1 to 4 and are predominantly ambient soundscapes that frequently give way to heavy metal grooves.1
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Movement 1" | 15:25 |
| 2. | "Movement 2" | 14:05 |
| 3. | "Movement 3" | 15:30 |
| 4. | "Movement 4" | 15:05 |
Personnel
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar
- Buckethead – electric guitar
- Brain – drums, percussion
- Invisible Scratch Pickles – turntables, samples
Production staff
- Bacon – design
- Cimarron – design
- O'Brien – design
- Oz Fritz – engineer
- James Koehnline – cover art
- Bill Murphy – liner notes
- Robert Musso – production, mastering
References
References
- Daniel Gioffre. "Transmutation Live review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- Tony Green (January 3, 1999). "Transmutation Live Review by JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 7, 2019.