Transmutation Live

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Transmutation Live
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1997
RecordedZurich, Switzerland, June 21, 1996
Genreavant-garde, rock, experimental, heavy metal, electronic music
Length60:05
LabelDouglas
Praxis chronology
Live in Poland
(1997)
Transmutation Live
(1997)
1984
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Movement 1"15:25
2."Movement 2"14:05
3."Movement 3"15:30
4."Movement 4"15:05

Personnel[edit]

Production staff[edit]

  • Bacon – design
  • Cimarron – design
  • O'Brien – design
  • Oz Fritz – engineer
  • James Koehnline – cover art
  • Bill Murphy – liner notes
  • Robert Musso – production, mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Daniel Gioffre. "Transmutation Live review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Tony Green (3 January 1999). "Transmutation Live Review by JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 February 2019.