Transmutation Live

1997 live album by Praxis

Transmutation Live

Live album by

Praxis

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

Live in Poland
(1997)

Transmutation Live
(1997)

1984
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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

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